| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Luther Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Keim (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Smith (fresh) PF - John Adams (fresh) 8 pts. C - Nicholas McKune (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bence (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge is hacked by James Keim - foul #1 on James Keim, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Chester Panos (PF), Carl Alexander (C) Christopher Bash, Alexander Lillibridge, John Bence, Barry White | |
| 19:31 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 19:29 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 19:00 | Memphis | John Adams comes up short on the runner in the lane | 22-29 |
| 18:59 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Brandon Cox | 22-29 |
| 18:54 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 18:27 | Memphis | John Adams makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Smith and the foul's on Brandon Cox - foul #2 on Brandon Cox, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Alexander Lillibridge (SG), John Bence (PF), Barry White (C) Brandon Cox, Rudolph Linehan, Chester Panos, Carl Alexander | |
| 18:27 | Memphis | John Adams makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Barry White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 18:03 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Luther Wyatt | 25-31 |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from James Keim and the foul's on Alexander Lillibridge - foul #1 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG) Christopher Bash | |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:21 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge is fouled on the floor by Gerald Smith - foul #2 on Gerald Smith, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Loiselle (PF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) John Adams, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:04 | Western Carolina | John Loiselle steals the ball from Brandon Cox | 28-31 |
| 16:36 | Memphis | Gerald Smith double dribbles | 28-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (PG), Robert Carroll (SF) Luther Wyatt, Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Carl Alexander (C) Brandon Cox, Barry White | |
| 16:15 | Western Carolina | James Keim swats the dunk try by Randall Williams | 28-31 |
| 16:14 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 15:45 | Memphis | James Keim clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 15:44 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ivan Mikulski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Keim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Loiselle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bence (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Alexander (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge is fouled on the floor by James Keim - foul #2 on James Keim, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Smith (SF), John Adams (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) James Keim, John Loiselle, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Chester Panos (PF), Barry White (C) Christopher Bash, Alexander Lillibridge, John Bence, Carl Alexander | |
| 15:26 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan loses the dribble to Nicholas McKune | 28-31 |
| 14:57 | Memphis | Robert Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG) Ivan Mikulski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Alexander Lillibridge (SG), John Bence (PF), Carl Alexander (C) Brandon Cox, Rudolph Linehan, Chester Panos, Barry White | |
| 14:48 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams can't finish the layup | 28-31 |
| 14:46 | Western Carolina | John Bence hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 14:29 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Nicholas McKune | 30-33 |
| 14:07 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:47 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Carroll and the foul's on Alexander Lillibridge - foul #2 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF) Robert Carroll, Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Chester Panos (PF), Barry White (C) Christopher Bash, Alexander Lillibridge, John Bence, Carl Alexander | |
| 13:47 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:47 | Western Carolina | Barry White pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:26 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 13:25 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 12:56 | Memphis | James Keim connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Luther Wyatt | 34-33 |
| 12:47 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rudolph Linehan | 34-36 |
| 12:26 | Memphis | James Keim is fouled on the floor by Randall Williams - foul #3 on Randall Williams, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Smith (SF), John Loiselle (PF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Fadey Muraski, John Adams, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Alexander Lillibridge (SG), John Bence (PF) Brandon Cox, Rudolph Linehan, Chester Panos | |
| 12:07 | Memphis | James Keim hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | 37-36 |
| 11:49 | Western Carolina | John Bence is fouled on the floor by Luther Wyatt - foul #1 on Luther Wyatt, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (PG) Luther Wyatt | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander (C) Barry White | |
| 11:35 | Western Carolina | John Bence's floater is tipped away by Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | 37-36 |
| 11:33 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Loiselle | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ivan Mikulski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Keim (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Smith (fresh) PF - John Loiselle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Bence (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Alexander (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Memphis | James Keim comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alexander Lillibridge - foul #3 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Barry White (C) Christopher Bash, Carl Alexander | |
| 11:04 | Memphis | James Keim makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:04 | Memphis | James Keim misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:04 | Western Carolina | John Bence pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:53 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams buries a shot in the paint | 38-38 |
| 10:32 | Memphis | James Keim is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | John Loiselle grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 10:04 | Memphis | Gerald Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | Barry White grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 09:47 | Western Carolina | James Keim is called for the reach on Randall Williams - foul #3 on James Keim, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), Robert Carroll (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), John Adams (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Ivan Mikulski, James Keim, Gerald Smith, John Loiselle, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Chester Panos (PF), Carl Alexander (C) Brandon Cox, Alexander Lillibridge, John Bence, Barry White | |
| 09:32 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (SG) Rudolph Linehan | |
| 09:08 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chester Panos - foul #2 on Chester Panos, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Bence (PF), Barry White (C) Alexander Lillibridge, Chester Panos, Carl Alexander | |
| 09:08 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:08 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 08:52 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 08:41 | Memphis | John Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 08:40 | Western Carolina | Barry White grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 08:18 | Western Carolina | John Bence comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 08:16 | Western Carolina | Barry White tips it home | 40-43 |
| 07:48 | Memphis | John Adams buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Luther Wyatt | 42-43 |
| 07:28 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams lays it in and the foul's on Luther Wyatt - foul #2 on Luther Wyatt, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Robert Carroll, Fadey Muraski, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Alexander Lillibridge (SG), Chester Panos (PF), Carl Alexander (C) Christopher Bash, Rudolph Linehan, John Bence, Barry White | |
| 07:28 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:28 | Memphis | John Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Luther Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Keim (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Smith (fresh) PF - John Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Panos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Alexander (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Memphis | Gerald Smith's pass is intercepted by Alexander Lillibridge | 42-45 |
| 06:57 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge lays it in | 42-47 |
| 06:37 | Memphis | Randall Williams is called for the reach on Gerald Smith - foul #4 on Randall Williams, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (PG), John Loiselle (PF) Luther Wyatt, John Adams | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Bence (PF) Chester Panos | |
| 06:37 | Memphis | Gerald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:37 | Memphis | Gerald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:15 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 06:13 | Western Carolina | John Bence tips it but misses | 44-47 |
| 06:12 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Loiselle | 44-47 |
| 05:59 | Memphis | James Keim can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Carl Alexander - foul #1 on Carl Alexander, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas McKune (C) Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Chester Panos (PF), Barry White (C) Brandon Cox, John Bence, Carl Alexander | |
| 05:59 | Memphis | James Keim makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:59 | Memphis | James Keim makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:59 | Memphis | James Keim misses the 3rd free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:59 | Western Carolina | Barry White snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge is whistled for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG) Ivan Mikulski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:26 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 05:25 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:07 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 05:05 | Memphis | James Keim grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Alexander Lillibridge is called for the reach on James Keim - foul #4 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Adams (PF) John Loiselle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), John Bence (PF), Carl Alexander (C) Christopher Bash, Chester Panos, Barry White | |
| 04:36 | Memphis | James Keim makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | James Keim makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:14 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 03:50 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune double dribbles | 48-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (PG), Robert Carroll (SG), Fadey Muraski (SF), Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (C) Luther Wyatt, James Keim, Gerald Smith, Nicholas McKune | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG) Alexander Lillibridge | |
| 03:31 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-49 |
| 03:30 | Memphis | Wanjohi Ashalintubbi snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ivan Mikulski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fadey Muraski (fresh) PF - John Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Wanjohi Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Williams (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Bence (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Carl Alexander (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Carroll | 51-49 |
| 02:52 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander misses the shot in the paint | 51-49 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | John Adams snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (PG), James Keim (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), Nicholas McKune (C) Ivan Mikulski, Robert Carroll, Fadey Muraski, Wanjohi Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (PG), Alexander Lillibridge (SG), Barry White (C) Brandon Cox, Rudolph Linehan, Carl Alexander | |
| 02:32 | Memphis | John Adams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Bence - foul #1 on John Bence, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Chester Panos (PF) John Bence | |
| 02:32 | Memphis | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:32 | Memphis | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:12 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 02:11 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 01:56 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash travels with the ball | 53-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Bence (PF) Chester Panos | |
| 01:37 | Memphis | John Adams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Bence - foul #2 on John Bence, team foul #11 | 53-49 |
| 01:37 | Memphis | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:37 | Memphis | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Western Carolina | John Bence loses the dribble to Luther Wyatt | 55-49 |
| 01:23 | Memphis | James Keim banks in the layup on a great pass from Luther Wyatt | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:10 | Western Carolina | Barry White misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 01:08 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Memphis | Randall Williams is called for the reach on Nicholas McKune - foul #5 on Randall Williams, team foul #12 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF) Randall Williams | |
| 01:04 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:04 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Western Carolina | Barry White makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Alexander Lillibridge | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Memphis | Alexander Lillibridge is called for the reach on Gerald Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #13 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG) Alexander Lillibridge | |
| 00:55 | Memphis | Gerald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:55 | Memphis | Gerald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:50 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 00:48 | Western Carolina | Barry White pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:46 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan is whistled for a carry | 60-51 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune is hacked by Christopher Bash in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Bash, team foul #14 | 60-51 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:39 | Western Carolina | John Bence is whistled for traveling | 61-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Chester Panos (PF), Carl Alexander (C) Christopher Bash, John Bence, Barry White | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Memphis | John Adams blows the layup | 61-51 |
| 00:12 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas McKune | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt runs out the clock | 61-51 |