| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), David Hayes (PF) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) William Smith | |
| 19:40 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:40 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 19:19 | Memphis | David Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:03 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Chadwick Klingenberg and he's hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roy Gibson (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Matthew Rafferty, David Hayes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:03 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 33-28 |
| 18:27 | Memphis | Warren Ruck swats the short shot by Jacob Manning | 33-28 |
| 18:26 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses the tip | 33-28 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Chadwick Klingenberg is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Chadwick Klingenberg, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty (SF), David Hayes (PF) Roy Gibson, Jacob Manning | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 33-28 |
| 17:45 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 17:18 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Hayes | 35-28 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Jason Leishman (SG), Jacob Manning (PF) Chadwick Klingenberg, Frank Sutton, David Hayes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Lawrence Moffett (PF) Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 16:47 | Memphis | Warren Ruck is called for the reach on Hugh Wittig - foul #3 on Warren Ruck, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG) Jimmie Lyon | |
| 16:30 | Memphis | Jacob Manning is hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #4 on Warren Ruck, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Warren Ruck | |
| 16:08 | Memphis | Jacob Manning is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #5 | 35-28 |
| 15:59 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig buries a floater from the right block set up by Jason Leishman and the foul's on Tracy Williams - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #6 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Smith (SF) Tracy Williams, Ronald Brown | |
| 15:59 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 15:30 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Matthew Rafferty | 38-28 |
| 15:13 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock is whistled for traveling | 38-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), David Hayes (PF) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chadwick Klingenberg - foul #3 on Chadwick Klingenberg, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Jason Leishman (SG), Roy Gibson (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Chadwick Klingenberg, Frank Sutton, Matthew Rafferty, David Hayes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 14:00 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Leishman | 40-29 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jimmie Lyon | 40-31 |
| 13:18 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses the dunk attempt | 40-31 |
| 13:17 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock hits the follow up shot | 42-31 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 12:54 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 12:45 | Memphis | Jacob Manning misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-31 |
| 12:44 | Memphis | Roy Gibson can't tip it in | 42-31 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmie Lyon | 42-33 |
| 11:54 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #7 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), David Hayes (PF) Hugh Wittig, Jason Leishman, Roy Gibson, Jacob Manning | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Ronald Brown (SF), Warren Ruck (PF), William Smith (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Lawrence Moffett | |
| 11:54 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Sutton (fresh) SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Warren Ruck (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Ronald Brown loses the dribble to David Hayes | 42-33 |
| 11:08 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Sutton | 44-33 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 44-35 |
| 10:32 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses the easy layup | 44-35 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Carlos Murdock takes the ball from William Smith | 44-35 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 09:52 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is fouled on the floor by Carlos Murdock - foul #3 on Carlos Murdock, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Jason Leishman (SG), Jacob Manning (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Frank Sutton, David Hayes, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Lawrence Moffett (PF) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Warren Ruck | |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 09:04 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 08:41 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Smith | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is hacked by Jacob Manning - foul #1 on Jacob Manning, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Carlos Murdock (C) Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Ronald Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 08:04 | Memphis | Jimmie Lyon is called for the reach on Jason Leishman - foul #3 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #8 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Arthur Lovelady (C) Hugh Wittig, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) William Smith | |
| 08:04 | Memphis | Jason Leishman makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:04 | Memphis | Jason Leishman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Warren Ruck comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jacob Manning - foul #2 on Jacob Manning, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Carlos Murdock (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Jason Leishman, Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Ronald Brown | |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:38 | Memphis | Jacob Manning gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-38 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 06:30 | Memphis | Jacob Manning pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 06:28 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Jason Leishman (SG), Arthur Lovelady (C) Hugh Wittig, Frank Sutton, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), William Smith (C) Richard Boettcher, Warren Ruck | |
| 06:23 | Xavier | William Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 06:21 | Memphis | Jacob Manning snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Jacob Manning connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Chadwick Klingenberg and the foul's on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #9 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Carlos Murdock (C) Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF) Jimmie Lyon, Lawrence Moffett | |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Jacob Manning misses the free throw | 52-38 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Jason Leishman picks off the pass by Richard Smith | 52-38 |
| 05:45 | Memphis | Jason Leishman misses the dunk | 52-38 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Ronald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-38 |
| 05:22 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty knocks in the floater near the basket | 54-38 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Tracy Williams | 54-40 |
| 04:54 | Memphis | Jason Leishman loses the dribble to Ronald Brown | 54-40 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Tracy Williams buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-43 |
| 04:32 | Memphis | Tracy Williams takes the ball from Chadwick Klingenberg | 54-43 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 04:08 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty blows the wide open layup | 54-46 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski comes up short on the runner from the right block | 54-46 |
| 03:51 | Memphis | Jacob Manning gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-46 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Leishman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Rafferty (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Tracy Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Jason Leishman gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 03:05 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #10 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), David Hayes (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Jason Leishman, Jacob Manning, Carlos Murdock | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Lawrence Moffett (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, William Smith | |
| 03:05 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:05 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Warren Ruck drills a shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Brown | 56-48 |
| 02:35 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty buries a runner in the lane set up by Hugh Wittig | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Xavier | David Hayes is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon - foul #1 on David Hayes, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roy Gibson (SF) Matthew Rafferty | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Roy Gibson denies the turnaround by Richard Boettcher | 58-48 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Ronald Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Warren Ruck connects on the turnaround in the paint | 58-50 |
| 01:24 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady is fouled on the floor by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #11 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Frank Sutton, Roy Gibson, David Hayes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher, Lawrence Moffett | |
| 01:24 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:24 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the tip | 60-50 |
| 01:05 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jason Leishman | 60-50 |
| 00:39 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Jacob Manning and the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #12 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Carlos Murdock (C) Arthur Lovelady | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:39 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig makes the free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski blows the wide open dunk | 63-50 |
| 00:31 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Hugh Wittig | 66-50 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Richard Smith scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig runs out the clock | 66-52 |