| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Corey Roseman (fresh) SG - Edward Allee (fresh) SF - Robert Howell (fresh) PF - Brian Freed (fresh) C - Jeffrey Eveland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) SF - Edwin Simpson (fresh) PF - James Hunter (fresh) C - Lewis Worley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Lewis Worley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Kansas | James Hunter snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Kansas | James Hunter clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Eveland - foul #1 on Jeffrey Eveland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Kansas | James Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Kansas | James Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Memphis | Robert Howell clanks a jumper from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:53 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:32 | Kansas | Lewis Worley misses the easy open layup | 0-1 |
| 18:31 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:10 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 18:08 | Kansas | Lewis Worley tips it in | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Memphis | Corey Roseman buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Kansas | Richard Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Roseman - foul #1 on Corey Roseman, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (PG), Thomas Moye (SF), Basil Callahan (C) Richard Gill, Edwin Simpson, Lewis Worley | |
| 17:33 | Kansas | Corey Roseman steps in front of the James Hunter pass | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Memphis | Corey Roseman banks in the layup | 5-3 |
| 17:28 | Kansas | Thomas Moye is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Edwin Simpson (SF) Thomas Montgomery, James Hunter | |
| 17:20 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | Kansas | Basil Callahan snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:59 | Kansas | Edwin Simpson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Gill | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | Memphis | Brian Freed misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:37 | Memphis | Robert Howell grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Memphis | Brian Freed is hacked by Thomas Moye - foul #1 on Thomas Moye, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Donald Poirier (SG), John Hankins (PF) Corey Roseman, Edward Allee, Brian Freed | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), James Hunter (PF), Lewis Worley (C) Richard Gill, Edwin Simpson, Basil Callahan | |
| 16:06 | Memphis | Donald Poirier clanks a runner from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:05 | Kansas | Charles Grimes grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:36 | Kansas | James Hunter can't finish the layup | 5-6 |
| 15:34 | Memphis | Robert Howell snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fresh) SG - Donald Poirier (fresh) SF - Robert Howell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Hankins (fresh) C - Jeffrey Eveland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Charles Grimes (fresh) SG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) SF - Thomas Moye (fairly fresh) PF - James Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lewis Worley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 15:28 | Kansas | Charles Grimes snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:15 | Kansas | Charles Grimes is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Montgomery | 5-8 |
| 15:08 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons misses the floater from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 15:06 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:50 | Kansas | Charles Grimes hits a shot from the left side set up by Thomas Montgomery | 5-10 |
| 14:42 | Memphis | John Hankins hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 5-10 |
| 14:40 | Memphis | Robert Howell hits the follow up shot | 7-10 |
| 14:27 | Kansas | Lewis Worley misses the driving attempt in the lane | 7-10 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Robert Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:22 | Memphis | Thomas Montgomery steals the ball from Charles Fitzgibbons | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | Kansas | James Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by John Hankins - foul #1 on John Hankins, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Edward Allee (SG), Michael Brewer (SF), Brian Freed (PF), Jerrell Porter (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, Donald Poirier, Robert Howell, John Hankins, Jeffrey Eveland | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Edwin Simpson (SF), Basil Callahan (C) Thomas Montgomery, James Hunter, Lewis Worley | |
| 14:07 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | Edward Allee snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:02 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter is hacked by Basil Callahan - foul #1 on Basil Callahan, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Lewis Worley (PF) Charles Grimes | |
| 13:53 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 7-10 |
| 13:52 | Kansas | Richard Gill grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:27 | Kansas | Lewis Worley is whistled for a carry | 7-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), James Hunter (PF) Thomas Moye, Lewis Worley | |
| 13:10 | Memphis | Michael Brewer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 13:09 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 13:07 | Kansas | Richard Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:45 | Kansas | Brian Freed picks off the pass by Basil Callahan | 7-10 |
| 12:33 | Memphis | Corey Roseman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Brian Freed gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:18 | Memphis | Richard Gill picks off the pass by Corey Roseman out of a doubleteam | 7-10 |
| 12:14 | Kansas | Edwin Simpson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Donald Poirier (SG), Robert Howell (SF), John Hankins (PF), Jeffrey Eveland (C) Corey Roseman, Edward Allee, Michael Brewer, Brian Freed, Jerrell Porter | |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (SG), Thomas Moye (PF), Lewis Worley (C) Thomas Montgomery, James Hunter, Basil Callahan | |
| 12:04 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Poirier | 9-10 |
| 11:42 | Kansas | Edwin Simpson is hacked by Donald Poirier - foul #1 on Donald Poirier, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), James Hunter (PF) Richard Gill, Edwin Simpson | |
| 11:26 | Kansas | Lewis Worley scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Charles Grimes and he's hacked by Jeffrey Eveland - foul #2 on Jeffrey Eveland, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerrell Porter (C) Jeffrey Eveland | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Edwin Simpson (SF) Thomas Montgomery, James Hunter | |
| 11:26 | Kansas | Lewis Worley misses the free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:26 | Memphis | John Hankins grabs the board | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fresh) SG - Donald Poirier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hankins (fresh) C - Jerrell Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Grimes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Moye (fairly fresh) C - Lewis Worley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:07 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Brewer (SF) Jerrell Porter | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), James Hunter (PF) Charles Grimes, Edwin Simpson | |
| 10:57 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 10:47 | Memphis | Robert Howell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 10:46 | Kansas | Thomas Moye grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:18 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Moye and he's fouled by Donald Poirier - foul #2 on Donald Poirier, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Edward Allee (SG), Brian Freed (PF), Jerrell Porter (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, Donald Poirier, John Hankins, Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (PG), Edwin Simpson (SF) Richard Gill, James Hunter | |
| 10:18 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses the free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:18 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:58 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter is fouled on the floor by Lewis Worley - foul #1 on Lewis Worley, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Owen White (SF) Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), James Hunter (PF), Basil Callahan (C) Thomas Montgomery, Thomas Moye, Lewis Worley | |
| 09:49 | Memphis | Owen White is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Freed | 11-16 |
| 09:34 | Kansas | Charles Grimes misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Allee - foul #1 on Edward Allee, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Howell (SF) Owen White | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Thomas Moye (PF), Lewis Worley (C) Richard Gill, James Hunter, Basil Callahan | |
| 09:34 | Kansas | Charles Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:34 | Kansas | Charles Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:14 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Corey Roseman | 13-18 |
| 08:49 | Kansas | Lewis Worley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Grimes | 13-20 |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Edward Allee is whistled for a carry | 13-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Owen White (SG), Michael Brewer (SF), John Hankins (PF) Corey Roseman, Edward Allee, Brian Freed, Jerrell Porter | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), James Hunter (PF), Basil Callahan (C) Charles Grimes, Edwin Simpson, Lewis Worley | |
| 08:39 | Kansas | Richard Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Owen White - foul #1 on Owen White, team foul #8 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Edwin Simpson (SF) Thomas Moye | |
| 08:39 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:39 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:25 | Memphis | John Hankins is fouled on the floor by Basil Callahan - foul #2 on Basil Callahan, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerrell Porter (C) Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (SG), Thomas Moye (SF), Lewis Worley (C) Thomas Montgomery, Edwin Simpson, Basil Callahan | |
| 08:13 | Memphis | Lewis Worley denies the turnaround by John Hankins | 13-22 |
| 08:11 | Kansas | Thomas Moye grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 08:06 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Moye | 13-25 |
| 07:56 | Memphis | John Hankins scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Fitzgibbons and the foul's on Charles Grimes - foul #1 on Charles Grimes, team foul #5 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Edwin Simpson (SF) Charles Grimes, Thomas Moye | |
| 07:56 | Memphis | John Hankins misses the free throw | 15-25 |
| 07:56 | Kansas | James Hunter pulls down the rebound | 15-25 |
| 07:41 | Kansas | James Hunter hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 15-25 |
| 07:39 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Owen White | 15-25 |
| 07:34 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Hankins and he's fouled by Richard Gill - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Allee (SG), Brian Freed (PF), Robert Howell (C) Owen White, John Hankins, Jerrell Porter | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Moye (PF) Lewis Worley | |
| 07:34 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:13 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery slams it home set up by James Hunter | 18-27 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Allee (fresh) SF - Michael Brewer (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Freed (fresh) C - Robert Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Simpson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Moye (tiring) 2 reb. C - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Memphis | Edward Allee slams it home set up by Michael Brewer | 20-27 |
| 06:50 | Kansas | Richard Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Corey Roseman (PG), Jerrell Porter (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (SG), Lewis Worley (C) Thomas Montgomery, James Hunter | |
| 06:35 | Memphis | Lewis Worley swats the short shot by Jerrell Porter | 20-27 |
| 06:34 | Kansas | Richard Gill grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 06:17 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 06:15 | Memphis | Edward Allee grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:10 | Memphis | Corey Roseman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Richard Gill snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 05:47 | Kansas | Edwin Simpson is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Donald Poirier (SG), Owen White (SF), John Hankins (PF), Jeffrey Eveland (C) Edward Allee, Robert Howell, Brian Freed, Jerrell Porter | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), James Hunter (PF) Richard Gill, Edwin Simpson | |
| 05:24 | Memphis | Corey Roseman comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Lewis Worley - foul #2 on Lewis Worley, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Brewer (SF) Owen White | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Edwin Simpson (SF) Charles Grimes, Lewis Worley | |
| 05:24 | Memphis | Corey Roseman makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:24 | Memphis | Corey Roseman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:18 | Kansas | John Hankins steals the ball from Thomas Montgomery in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | Donald Poirier misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 05:01 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 04:36 | Kansas | Thomas Moye hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Gill | 22-29 |
| 04:14 | Memphis | Corey Roseman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Poirier | 25-29 |
| 03:57 | Kansas | James Hunter makes the fadeaway in the paint | 25-31 |
| 03:53 | Memphis | Edwin Simpson is called for the reach on Michael Brewer - foul #1 on Edwin Simpson, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons (PG), Owen White (SG), Brian Freed (PF), Robert Howell (C) Corey Roseman, Donald Poirier, John Hankins, Jeffrey Eveland | |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Grimes (PG), Lewis Worley (C) Richard Gill, Thomas Moye | |
| 03:53 | Memphis | Michael Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:53 | Memphis | Michael Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:51 | Kansas | Michael Brewer is called for the reach on Edwin Simpson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Brewer, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland (C) Michael Brewer | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 03:51 | Kansas | Edwin Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:51 | Kansas | Edwin Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:51 | Memphis | Brian Freed grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 03:38 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland misses long on a shot in the lane | 27-32 |
| 03:36 | Kansas | James Hunter gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 03:13 | Kansas | James Hunter connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Fitzgibbons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Owen White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Freed (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Eveland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Charles Grimes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Montgomery (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Simpson (tired) 4 pts. PF - James Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Worley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Memphis | Owen White misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 02:59 | Memphis | Charles Fitzgibbons tips it but misses | 27-34 |
| 02:58 | Kansas | Edwin Simpson pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 02:29 | Kansas | Owen White is called for the reach on Charles Grimes - foul #2 on Owen White, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Edward Allee (SG) Owen White | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (PG), Thomas Moye (SF) Thomas Montgomery, Edwin Simpson | |
| 02:29 | Kansas | Charles Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:29 | Kansas | Charles Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:29 | Memphis | Brian Freed grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 02:20 | Memphis | Edward Allee knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Eveland | 29-35 |
| 02:06 | Kansas | Lewis Worley makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Gill | 29-37 |
| 01:47 | Memphis | Jeffrey Eveland is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeffrey Eveland, team foul #11 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Donald Poirier (PG), Michael Brewer (SF), John Hankins (PF), Jerrell Porter (C) Charles Fitzgibbons, Robert Howell, Brian Freed, Jeffrey Eveland | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SG), Basil Callahan (C) Charles Grimes, James Hunter | |
| 01:23 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses the floater from the left block | 29-37 |
| 01:21 | Kansas | Lewis Worley grabs the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 01:06 | Kansas | John Hankins steals the ball from Basil Callahan | 29-37 |
| 00:49 | Memphis | Edward Allee's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Worley | 29-37 |
| 00:48 | Memphis | Jerrell Porter tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 00:22 | Kansas | Thomas Moye's pass is intercepted by Edward Allee | 31-37 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | John Hankins misses the easy layup | 31-37 |
| 00:03 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses the halfcourt shot | 31-37 |