| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Nelson Shumaker (fresh) SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) SF - Mark Hart (fresh) PF - Carl Burk (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Stephen Sherrod (fresh) SG - Lynn Conyers (fresh) SF - Justin Oliver (fresh) PF - Frank Dwyer (fresh) C - Dennis Overton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | William Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Memphis | Michael Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Alabama A&M | Justin Oliver snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Alabama A&M | Frank Dwyer's pass is intercepted by Carl Burk | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Memphis | Dennis Overton steals it from Carl Burk | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Alabama A&M | Nelson Shumaker steals the ball from Stephen Sherrod in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Memphis | William Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Nelson Shumaker | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Alabama A&M | Stephen Sherrod makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Memphis | Carl Burk drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Alabama A&M | Stephen Sherrod is whistled for a carry | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | Memphis | Michael Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | Alabama A&M | Frank Dwyer pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Alabama A&M | Dennis Overton lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Sherrod | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | Memphis | Carl Burk misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Memphis | Mark Hart tips it in | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Alabama A&M | Frank Dwyer is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Justin Oliver - foul #1 on Justin Oliver, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Chavis (SG), Ross Williamson (SF), Robert Caouette (PF), Robert Macy (C) Michael Jackson, Mark Hart, Carl Burk, William Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Donald Shive (SG), Dale Hatcher (SF), Philip Grant (PF), Willy Shults (C) Lynn Conyers, Justin Oliver, Frank Dwyer, Dennis Overton | |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:48 | Alabama A&M | Stephen Sherrod misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:46 | Memphis | Robert Caouette gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:29 | Memphis | Philip Grant is called for the reach on Robert Caouette - foul #1 on Philip Grant, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG) Nelson Shumaker | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 16:13 | Memphis | Ross Williamson makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Jones | 10-5 |
| 15:58 | Alabama A&M | Dale Hatcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 15:57 | Alabama A&M | Philip Grant hits the follow up shot | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Chavis (fresh) SF - Ross Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) C - Robert Macy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Stephen Sherrod (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Shive (fresh) SF - Dale Hatcher (fresh) PF - Philip Grant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willy Shults (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Memphis | Robert Macy hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Terry Jones | 12-7 |
| 15:31 | Alabama A&M | Stephen Sherrod hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 15:29 | Memphis | Robert Caouette pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 15:24 | Memphis | Terry Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Jackson (SG), Carl Burk (PF), William Smith (C) William Chavis, Robert Caouette, Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers (SG), Frank Dwyer (PF), Dennis Overton (C) Stephen Sherrod, Philip Grant, Willy Shults | |
| 15:14 | Alabama A&M | Donald Shive's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Burk | 12-7 |
| 15:13 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Ross Williamson | 12-7 |
| 15:00 | Memphis | Ross Williamson buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Jones | 14-7 |
| 14:46 | Alabama A&M | Ross Williamson is called for the reach on Dale Hatcher - foul #1 on Ross Williamson, team foul #1 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker (PG) Terry Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Justin Oliver (SF) Dale Hatcher | |
| 14:31 | Alabama A&M | Frank Dwyer misses the jumper in the paint | 14-7 |
| 14:29 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers tips it back up and in | 14-9 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | William Smith lays it in on a great pass from Nelson Shumaker | 16-9 |
| 13:46 | Alabama A&M | Dennis Overton is whistled for traveling | 16-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Chavis (SG), Mark Hart (SF), Robert Macy (C) Michael Jackson, Carl Burk, William Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Stephen Sherrod (PG), Dale Hatcher (PF), Philip Grant (C) Donald Shive, Frank Dwyer, Dennis Overton | |
| 13:30 | Memphis | William Chavis connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Nelson Shumaker | 18-9 |
| 13:16 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers is hacked by William Chavis - foul #1 on William Chavis, team foul #2 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG) Nelson Shumaker | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Willy Shults (C) Justin Oliver | |
| 13:11 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 18-9 |
| 13:09 | Alabama A&M | Philip Grant misses the tip | 18-9 |
| 13:07 | Alabama A&M | Willy Shults misses the tip | 18-9 |
| 13:05 | Memphis | William Chavis pulls down the rebound | 18-9 |
| 13:01 | Memphis | William Chavis connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Jones | 20-9 |
| 12:42 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (SG), Robert Caouette (PF), William Smith (C) William Chavis, Ross Williamson, Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 12:20 | Memphis | William Smith misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Sherrod - foul #1 on Stephen Sherrod, team foul #3 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Jackson (SG), Nelson Shumaker (SF) Harold Beckett, Mark Hart | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Donald Shive (SG), Frank Dwyer (PF) Lynn Conyers, Dale Hatcher | |
| 12:20 | Memphis | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 12:20 | Memphis | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 12:01 | Alabama A&M | Philip Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Hart (SF) Terry Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Justin Oliver (SF), Dennis Overton (C) Philip Grant, Willy Shults | |
| 11:54 | Memphis | Justin Oliver picks off the pass by William Smith | 22-9 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Nelson Shumaker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Stephen Sherrod (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Shive (fresh) SF - Justin Oliver (fresh) PF - Frank Dwyer (fresh) C - Dennis Overton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Alabama A&M | Dennis Overton loses the ball out of bounds | 22-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ross Williamson (SF) Mark Hart | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 11:19 | Memphis | Michael Jackson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-9 |
| 10:58 | Alabama A&M | Stephen Sherrod misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 25-9 |
| 10:56 | Memphis | Robert Caouette grabs the defensive rebound | 25-9 |
| 10:49 | Memphis | William Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 25-9 |
| 10:47 | Memphis | Robert Caouette grabs the offensive board | 25-9 |
| 10:38 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker is fouled on the floor by Frank Dwyer - foul #1 on Frank Dwyer, team foul #4 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), William Chavis (SG), Carl Burk (PF), Robert Macy (C) Nelson Shumaker, Michael Jackson, Robert Caouette, William Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers (SG), Dale Hatcher (SF), Philip Grant (PF), Willy Shults (C) Stephen Sherrod, Justin Oliver, Frank Dwyer, Dennis Overton | |
| 10:19 | Memphis | Robert Macy misses the easy layup | 25-9 |
| 10:17 | Alabama A&M | Philip Grant grabs the board | 25-9 |
| 10:11 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Chavis - foul #2 on William Chavis, team foul #3 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (SG), Mark Hart (SF) William Chavis, Ross Williamson | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Stephen Sherrod (PG) Donald Shive | |
| 10:11 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers makes the 1st free throw | 25-10 |
| 10:11 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-11 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Robert Macy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-11 |
| 09:53 | Alabama A&M | Philip Grant pulls down the rebound | 25-11 |
| 09:32 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-14 |
| 09:11 | Memphis | Mark Hart lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Jones and the foul's on Dale Hatcher - foul #1 on Dale Hatcher, team foul #5 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), William Smith (C) Terry Jones, Harold Beckett, Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Donald Shive (PG), Frank Dwyer (PF), Dennis Overton (C) Stephen Sherrod, Philip Grant, Willy Shults | |
| 09:11 | Memphis | Mark Hart misses the free throw | 27-14 |
| 09:11 | Alabama A&M | Dennis Overton snags the defensive board | 27-14 |
| 08:49 | Alabama A&M | Frank Dwyer scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Donald Shive | 27-16 |
| 08:36 | Memphis | Mark Hart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nelson Shumaker | 29-16 |
| 08:17 | Alabama A&M | Donald Shive is fouled on the floor by Carl Burk - foul #1 on Carl Burk, team foul #4 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ross Williamson (SF), Robert Caouette (PF) Mark Hart, Carl Burk | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Justin Oliver (SF) Lynn Conyers | |
| 07:56 | Alabama A&M | Justin Oliver is called for 3 seconds | 29-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Stephen Sherrod (PG), Philip Grant (PF), Willy Shults (C) Dale Hatcher, Frank Dwyer, Dennis Overton | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Nelson Shumaker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Williamson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Stephen Sherrod (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Shive (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Oliver (fresh) PF - Philip Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Shults (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Memphis | Michael Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 29-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Macy (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 07:20 | Alabama A&M | Philip Grant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 07:19 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Macy | 29-16 |
| 07:06 | Memphis | Robert Macy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Macy, team foul #5 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), Harold Beckett (SG) Michael Jackson, Robert Caouette | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers (SG) Donald Shive | |
| 06:56 | Alabama A&M | Philip Grant can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 29-16 |
| 06:54 | Memphis | Robert Macy grabs the board | 29-16 |
| 06:49 | Memphis | Harold Beckett connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Nelson Shumaker | 31-16 |
| 06:37 | Alabama A&M | Ross Williamson picks off the pass by Justin Oliver | 31-16 |
| 06:20 | Memphis | Ross Williamson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Philip Grant - foul #2 on Philip Grant, team foul #6 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Carl Burk (PF), William Smith (C) Nelson Shumaker, Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Dale Hatcher (SF), Frank Dwyer (PF), Dennis Overton (C) Justin Oliver, Philip Grant, Willy Shults | |
| 06:20 | Memphis | Ross Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 06:20 | Memphis | Ross Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 05:57 | Alabama A&M | Dennis Overton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harold Beckett - foul #1 on Harold Beckett, team foul #6 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Jackson (SG), Mark Hart (SF) Harold Beckett, Ross Williamson | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Donald Shive (SG) Lynn Conyers | |
| 05:57 | Alabama A&M | Dennis Overton makes the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 05:57 | Alabama A&M | Dennis Overton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-17 |
| 05:57 | Memphis | Carl Burk pulls down the rebound | 33-17 |
| 05:41 | Memphis | Mark Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Howard Fulcher (PG) Terry Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 05:25 | Alabama A&M | Dennis Overton's floater is tipped away by William Smith | 33-17 |
| 05:24 | Alabama A&M | Dale Hatcher hits the follow up shot | 33-19 |
| 05:15 | Memphis | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Frank Dwyer - foul #2 on Frank Dwyer, team foul #7 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker (PG) Howard Fulcher | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | James Pickering (PF) Frank Dwyer | |
| 05:15 | Memphis | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 05:15 | Memphis | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 05:04 | Alabama A&M | Stephen Sherrod can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-19 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | William Smith gets the rebound | 35-19 |
| 05:01 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker is hacked by Stephen Sherrod in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Sherrod, team foul #8 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Justin Oliver (SF) Stephen Sherrod | |
| 05:01 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker makes the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 05:01 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 04:48 | Alabama A&M | James Pickering is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Caouette (PF) Carl Burk | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers (SG) Dennis Overton | |
| 04:48 | Alabama A&M | James Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 04:48 | Alabama A&M | James Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 04:37 | Memphis | William Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Caouette and he's hacked by Lynn Conyers - foul #1 on Lynn Conyers, team foul #9 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (SG), Ross Williamson (SF) Michael Jackson, Mark Hart | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Willy Shults (C) James Pickering | |
| 04:37 | Memphis | William Smith misses the free throw | 39-21 |
| 04:37 | Alabama A&M | Willy Shults grabs the defensive rebound | 39-21 |
| 04:21 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-21 |
| 04:19 | Memphis | Harold Beckett gets the rebound | 39-21 |
| 03:55 | Memphis | Ross Williamson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 39-21 |
| 03:54 | Alabama A&M | Donald Shive grabs the board | 39-21 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Nelson Shumaker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Beckett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ross Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Donald Shive (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lynn Conyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Justin Oliver (fairly fresh) PF - Dale Hatcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Willy Shults (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-21 |
| 03:47 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Nelson Shumaker | 39-21 |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Harold Beckett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-21 |
| 03:41 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker tips it but misses | 39-21 |
| 03:39 | Alabama A&M | Dale Hatcher grabs the board | 39-21 |
| 03:25 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-21 |
| 03:24 | Memphis | William Smith grabs the board | 39-21 |
| 03:00 | Memphis | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 39-21 |
| 02:58 | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker grabs the offensive rebound | 39-21 |
| 02:42 | Memphis | Ross Williamson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-21 |
| 02:40 | Memphis | Ross Williamson grabs the offensive board | 39-21 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Lynn Conyers steps in front of the Ross Williamson pass | 39-21 |
| 02:11 | Alabama A&M | Donald Shive is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Shive, team foul #10 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Mark Hart (SF), Carl Burk (PF), Robert Macy (C) Nelson Shumaker, Harold Beckett, Ross Williamson, Robert Caouette, William Smith | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Stephen Sherrod (PG), Philip Grant (SG), James Pickering (SF), Frank Dwyer (PF), Dennis Overton (C) Donald Shive, Lynn Conyers, Justin Oliver, Dale Hatcher, Willy Shults | |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Frank Dwyer - foul #3 on Frank Dwyer, team foul #11 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Donald Shive (SG) Frank Dwyer | |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-21 |
| 01:43 | Alabama A&M | Dennis Overton misses the easy layup | 40-21 |
| 01:42 | Alabama A&M | Philip Grant snags the offensive board | 40-21 |
| 01:34 | Alabama A&M | Philip Grant is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-24 |
| 01:16 | Memphis | Mark Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-24 |
| 01:04 | Alabama A&M | Donald Shive misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-24 |
| 01:02 | Memphis | Michael Jackson snags the defensive board | 40-24 |
| 00:53 | Memphis | Carl Burk misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Pickering - foul #1 on James Pickering, team foul #12 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers (SG) Donald Shive | |
| 00:53 | Memphis | Carl Burk makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 00:53 | Memphis | Carl Burk misses the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 00:53 | Alabama A&M | Dennis Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 00:37 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Pickering | 41-27 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Carl Burk hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lynn Conyers - foul #2 on Lynn Conyers, team foul #13 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nelson Shumaker (PG), William Smith (C) Terry Jones, Robert Macy | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Justin Oliver (SF), Dale Hatcher (PF) Philip Grant, James Pickering | |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Carl Burk makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Carl Burk misses the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 00:13 | Alabama A&M | Dale Hatcher grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 00:03 | Alabama A&M | Lynn Conyers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-27 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | Carl Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Carl Burk misses long on a fullcourt shot | 42-27 |