| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Curtis Barras (fresh) SG - Robert Davis (fresh) SF - Ricky Chiesa (fresh) PF - Gerald Taylor (fresh) C - Matthew Killingsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Ralph Thomas (fresh) SG - Michael Darr (fresh) SF - Alberto Zepeda (fresh) PF - Aaron Widner (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | James Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda's pass is intercepted by Ricky Chiesa | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Memphis | James Smith swats the layup by Robert Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Southern Methodist | Robert Davis picks off the pass by James Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Memphis | Michael Darr is called for the reach on Gerald Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Darr, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 19:16 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas is hacked by Curtis Barras in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Barras, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 19:00 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:58 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | Robert Davis misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Aaron Widner - foul #1 on Aaron Widner, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Widner clanks a runner from the right block | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Matthew Killingsworth | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | Memphis | Robert Davis misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Southern Methodist | James Smith grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:59 | Southern Methodist | James Smith is denied on a layup by Matthew Killingsworth | 5-0 |
| 17:57 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Widner grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | Southern Methodist | Michael Darr is hacked by Curtis Barras - foul #2 on Curtis Barras, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Smith (PG), Jeremy Stephens (SG), Alex Pelzer (SF), Robert Anderson (PF), Tim Tomberlin (C) Curtis Barras, Robert Davis, Ricky Chiesa, Gerald Taylor, Matthew Killingsworth | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland (PG), Cecil Young (SG), Alfonso Garcia (SF), Joseph McGillivray (PF), Timothy Knauss (C) Ralph Thomas, Michael Darr, Alberto Zepeda, Aaron Widner, James Smith | |
| 17:26 | Southern Methodist | Alfonso Garcia is hacked by Alex Pelzer - foul #1 on Alex Pelzer, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| 17:17 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 17:15 | Memphis | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:10 | Memphis | Larry Smith knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 7-0 |
| 16:55 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Timothy Knauss | 7-3 |
| 16:51 | Memphis | Larry Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 16:50 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Alfonso Garcia | 7-3 |
| 16:46 | Southern Methodist | Alfonso Garcia hits a wide open jumper from the right side | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Memphis | Timothy Knauss is called for the reach on Tim Tomberlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Knauss, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa (PG), Thomas Girardi (PF), Matthew Killingsworth (C) Jeremy Stephens, Alex Pelzer, Tim Tomberlin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Reid Wilson (PG), Alberto Zepeda (SF), Aaron Widner (PF), Owen Foster (C) Joseph Strickland, Alfonso Garcia, Joseph McGillivray, Timothy Knauss | |
| 16:34 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:33 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Widner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Taylor (PF) Thomas Girardi | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:25 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Darr (SG) Cecil Young | |
| 16:07 | Southern Methodist | Gerald Taylor denies the turnaround by Aaron Widner | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Southern Methodist | Owen Foster hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Memphis | Larry Smith loses the dribble to Reid Wilson in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Widner connects on the open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Darr | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ricky Chiesa (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Killingsworth (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Reid Wilson (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Darr (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Alberto Zepeda (tiring) PF - Aaron Widner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Owen Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Memphis | Owen Foster swats the short shot by Ricky Chiesa | 7-9 |
| 15:31 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:29 | Southern Methodist | Michael Darr is hacked by Larry Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Smith, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG) Gerald Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland (PG), Cecil Young (SG), Alfonso Garcia (SF), Joseph McGillivray (PF), James Smith (C) Reid Wilson, Michael Darr, Alberto Zepeda, Aaron Widner, Owen Foster | |
| 15:11 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 7-11 |
| 15:09 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Knauss (C) James Smith | |
| 14:44 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Alfonso Garcia | 7-13 |
| 14:33 | Memphis | Robert Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 14:32 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa misses the tip | 7-13 |
| 14:31 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Knauss pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:27 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Cecil Young | 7-16 |
| 14:08 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 7-16 |
| 14:06 | Southern Methodist | Alfonso Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:53 | Southern Methodist | Alfonso Garcia hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 7-16 |
| 13:51 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 13:48 | Memphis | Timothy Knauss picks off the pass by Robert Davis in the backcourt | 7-16 |
| 13:36 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-16 |
| 13:34 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:28 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa loses the ball out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeremy Stephens (SG), Alex Pelzer (SF), Gerald Taylor (PF), Tim Tomberlin (C) Larry Smith, Robert Davis, Robert Anderson, Matthew Killingsworth | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas (PG), Michael Darr (SG), Alberto Zepeda (SF), Aaron Widner (PF), James Smith (C) Joseph Strickland, Cecil Young, Alfonso Garcia, Joseph McGillivray, Timothy Knauss | |
| 12:59 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline set up by Ralph Thomas | 7-18 |
| 12:41 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Stephens | 9-18 |
| 12:39 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 9-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Smith (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Eric Coulson (SF), Matthew Killingsworth (C) Ricky Chiesa, Jeremy Stephens, Alex Pelzer, Tim Tomberlin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Owen Foster (PF) Aaron Widner | |
| 12:29 | Memphis | Eric Coulson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa (PG) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 12:05 | Southern Methodist | Owen Foster travels with the ball | 9-18 |
| 12:05 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 9-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG), Robert Anderson (SF) Larry Smith, Eric Coulson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Reid Wilson (PG) Ralph Thomas | |
| 11:54 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Davis | 11-18 |
| 11:39 | Southern Methodist | Reid Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-18 |
| 11:37 | Southern Methodist | James Smith grabs the offensive board | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ricky Chiesa (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Robert Davis (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Anderson (tired) PF - Gerald Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Killingsworth (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Reid Wilson (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Darr (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Alberto Zepeda (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Owen Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Methodist | James Smith can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 11-18 |
| 11:25 | Southern Methodist | Owen Foster hits the follow up shot | 11-20 |
| 11:07 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa is hacked by Alberto Zepeda - foul #1 on Alberto Zepeda, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Smith (PG), Jeremy Stephens (SG), Eric Coulson (SF) Ricky Chiesa, Robert Davis, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas (PG), Cecil Young (SG), Alfonso Garcia (SF), Aaron Widner (PF) Reid Wilson, Michael Darr, Alberto Zepeda, Owen Foster | |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Larry Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa (PG), Robert Davis (SG) Larry Smith, Jeremy Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 10:41 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young hits a wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 11-22 |
| 10:32 | Memphis | The short jumper by Matthew Killingsworth is denied by James Smith | 11-22 |
| 10:30 | Southern Methodist | James Smith snags the defensive board | 11-22 |
| 10:12 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ricky Chiesa - foul #1 on Ricky Chiesa, team foul #6 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeremy Stephens (SG), Robert Anderson (SF) Robert Davis, Eric Coulson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland (PG), Alberto Zepeda (SF), Timothy Knauss (C) Ralph Thomas, Alfonso Garcia, James Smith | |
| 10:12 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:12 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young misses the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:12 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Matthew Killingsworth | 11-23 |
| 10:03 | Memphis | Cecil Young picks off the pass by Robert Anderson | 11-23 |
| 09:38 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda blows the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Chiesa - foul #2 on Ricky Chiesa, team foul #7 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Curtis Barras (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Tim Tomberlin (C) Ricky Chiesa, Jeremy Stephens, Matthew Killingsworth | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 09:38 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda misses the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 09:38 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 09:23 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor drills a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Aaron Widner - foul #2 on Aaron Widner, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Eric Coulson (SF), Thomas Girardi (PF), Matthew Killingsworth (C) Curtis Barras, Robert Anderson, Tim Tomberlin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas (PG), Michael Darr (SG), Alfonso Garcia (SF), Joseph McGillivray (PF) Joseph Strickland, Cecil Young, Alberto Zepeda, Aaron Widner | |
| 09:23 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor misses the free throw | 13-24 |
| 09:23 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Knauss grabs the board | 13-24 |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-24 |
| 08:59 | Southern Methodist | Timothy Knauss grabs the offensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:49 | Southern Methodist | Joseph McGillivray is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph McGillivray, team foul #7 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Curtis Barras (PG), Alex Pelzer (SF), Robert Anderson (PF) Gerald Taylor, Eric Coulson, Thomas Girardi | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland (PG), James Smith (C) Ralph Thomas, Timothy Knauss | |
| 08:20 | Memphis | Robert Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Darr - foul #2 on Michael Darr, team foul #8 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Taylor (PF), Tim Tomberlin (C) Alex Pelzer, Matthew Killingsworth | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young (SG), Alberto Zepeda (SF), Owen Foster (PF) Michael Darr, Alfonso Garcia, Joseph McGillivray | |
| 08:20 | Memphis | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:20 | Memphis | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:59 | Southern Methodist | Tim Tomberlin is called for the reach on Alberto Zepeda - foul #1 on Tim Tomberlin, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeremy Stephens (SG), Matthew Killingsworth (C) Robert Davis, Tim Tomberlin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas (PG) Joseph Strickland | |
| 07:59 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:59 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:49 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth's layup is rejected by Owen Foster | 14-24 |
| 07:47 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:43 | Southern Methodist | Jeremy Stephens is called for the reach on Cecil Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Stephens, team foul #9 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG), Eric Coulson (SF), Thomas Girardi (PF) Jeremy Stephens, Robert Anderson, Gerald Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Reid Wilson (PG), Joseph McGillivray (PF) Ralph Thomas, Owen Foster | |
| 07:43 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Eric Coulson gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:41 | Memphis | Curtis Barras is hacked by Reid Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reid Wilson, team foul #9 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Anderson (SF) Eric Coulson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:41 | Memphis | Curtis Barras makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:41 | Memphis | Curtis Barras makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:22 | Southern Methodist | James Smith lays it in and he's fouled by Matthew Killingsworth - foul #1 on Matthew Killingsworth, team foul #10 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeremy Stephens (SG), Alex Pelzer (SF), Gerald Taylor (PF) Robert Davis, Robert Anderson, Thomas Girardi | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas (PG), Alfonso Garcia (SF) Reid Wilson, Alberto Zepeda | |
| 07:22 | Southern Methodist | James Smith makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Curtis Barras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Pelzer (fresh) PF - Gerald Taylor (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Killingsworth (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Ralph Thomas (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Young (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfonso Garcia (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph McGillivray (tiring) C - James Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Cecil Young - foul #1 on Cecil Young, team foul #10 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG), Eric Coulson (SF), Thomas Girardi (C) Curtis Barras, Jeremy Stephens, Alex Pelzer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland (SG), Owen Foster (PF), Timothy Knauss (C) Cecil Young, Joseph McGillivray, James Smith | |
| 07:08 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:08 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:55 | Southern Methodist | Alfonso Garcia hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 18-27 |
| 06:53 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Knauss | 18-27 |
| 06:39 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 06:37 | Memphis | Eric Coulson gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:32 | Memphis | Robert Davis scores on a jumper from the left side | 20-27 |
| 06:29 | Southern Methodist | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Joseph Strickland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #11 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Curtis Barras (PG), Jeremy Stephens (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Tim Tomberlin (C) Matthew Killingsworth, Robert Davis, Eric Coulson, Gerald Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young (SG), Alberto Zepeda (SF), Joseph McGillivray (PF) Ralph Thomas, Alfonso Garcia, Owen Foster | |
| 06:29 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:29 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:21 | Memphis | Alberto Zepeda is called for the reach on Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Alberto Zepeda, team foul #11 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG), Alex Pelzer (SF), Gerald Taylor (PF), Matthew Killingsworth (C) Curtis Barras, Jeremy Stephens, Thomas Girardi, Tim Tomberlin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Reid Wilson (PG), Alfonso Garcia (SF), James Smith (C) Joseph Strickland, Alberto Zepeda, Timothy Knauss | |
| 06:21 | Memphis | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:21 | Memphis | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:21 | Southern Methodist | Joseph McGillivray grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 05:58 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 05:57 | Southern Methodist | Joseph McGillivray grabs the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 05:44 | Southern Methodist | James Smith is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Reid Wilson | 21-31 |
| 05:22 | Memphis | Robert Davis loses the dribble to Joseph McGillivray | 21-31 |
| 05:22 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Curtis Barras (PG), Jeremy Stephens (SG), Thomas Girardi (PF), Tim Tomberlin (C) Robert Davis, Alex Pelzer, Gerald Taylor, Matthew Killingsworth | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas (PG), Joseph Strickland (SG), Owen Foster (PF), Timothy Knauss (C) Reid Wilson, Cecil Young, Joseph McGillivray, James Smith | |
| 05:06 | Southern Methodist | Alfonso Garcia connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #12 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth (C) Tim Tomberlin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 05:06 | Southern Methodist | Alfonso Garcia makes the free throw | 21-34 |
| 05:02 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth's pass is intercepted by Joseph Strickland in the backcourt | 21-34 |
| 04:44 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 21-36 |
| 04:41 | Memphis | Joseph Strickland steps in front of the Thomas Girardi pass in the backcourt | 21-36 |
| 04:40 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland hits the finger roll | 21-38 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Timothy Knauss blocks the jumper by Matthew Killingsworth | 21-38 |
| 04:35 | Southern Methodist | Owen Foster snags the defensive board | 21-38 |
| 04:33 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Barras - foul #3 on Curtis Barras, team foul #13 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Eric Coulson (SF), Gerald Taylor (PF) Curtis Barras, Jeremy Stephens, Robert Anderson, Thomas Girardi | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young (SG), James Smith (C) Joseph Strickland, Timothy Knauss | |
| 04:33 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 21-38 |
| 04:33 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 04:33 | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 04:22 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Cecil Young - foul #2 on Cecil Young, team foul #12 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin (C) Matthew Killingsworth | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland (SG) Cecil Young | |
| 04:22 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 04:22 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 04:02 | Southern Methodist | Alfonso Garcia banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Strickland | 23-42 |
| 03:57 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa lays it up and in | 25-42 |
| 03:29 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Thomas | 25-44 |
| 03:14 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa lays it in on a great pass from Tim Tomberlin | 27-44 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ricky Chiesa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Davis (very tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Coulson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald Taylor (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Tomberlin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Ralph Thomas (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Strickland (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfonso Garcia (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Owen Foster (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Smith (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Southern Methodist | Eric Coulson steps in front of the Alfonso Garcia pass | 27-44 |
| 02:56 | Memphis | Eric Coulson is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Strickland - foul #1 on Joseph Strickland, team foul #13 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Smith (SG), Robert Anderson (PF), Matthew Killingsworth (C) Robert Davis, Gerald Taylor, Tim Tomberlin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Reid Wilson (PG), Michael Darr (SG), Alberto Zepeda (SF), Aaron Widner (PF), Timothy Knauss (C) Ralph Thomas, Joseph Strickland, Alfonso Garcia, Owen Foster, James Smith | |
| 02:56 | Memphis | Eric Coulson makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 02:56 | Memphis | Eric Coulson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 02:56 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 02:51 | Southern Methodist | Eric Coulson steals it from Michael Darr | 28-44 |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Larry Smith is hacked by Michael Darr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Darr, team foul #14 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Taylor (PF) Eric Coulson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young (SG) Michael Darr | |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 02:45 | Southern Methodist | Reid Wilson loses the dribble to Larry Smith in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 02:10 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young makes the shot from the left block set up by Alberto Zepeda and the foul's on Matthew Killingsworth - foul #2 on Matthew Killingsworth, team foul #14 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Girardi (PF) Gerald Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:10 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young misses the free throw | 30-46 |
| 02:10 | Memphis | Thomas Girardi gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 01:59 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Larry Smith | 32-46 |
| 01:42 | Southern Methodist | Alberto Zepeda clanks a shot from close range | 32-46 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 01:38 | Memphis | Reid Wilson is called for the reach on Thomas Girardi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reid Wilson, team foul #15 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Strickland (PG), James Smith (C) Reid Wilson, Timothy Knauss | |
| 01:38 | Memphis | Thomas Girardi makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 01:38 | Memphis | Thomas Girardi misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 01:38 | Southern Methodist | James Smith snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 01:30 | Southern Methodist | James Smith buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Strickland | 33-48 |
| 01:20 | Memphis | Matthew Killingsworth's pass is intercepted by Alberto Zepeda | 33-48 |
| 01:17 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Widner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Alex Pelzer (SF), Gerald Taylor (PF) Robert Anderson, Thomas Girardi | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 01:05 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 01:04 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor tips it but misses | 33-48 |
| 01:03 | Memphis | Alex Pelzer snags the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 00:43 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 00:41 | Southern Methodist | Larry Smith steps in front of the Joseph Strickland pass in the backcourt | 33-48 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Strickland - foul #2 on Joseph Strickland, team foul #16 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Anderson (SF) Alex Pelzer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ralph Thomas (PG), Joseph McGillivray (C) Joseph Strickland, James Smith | |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #3 on Larry Smith, team foul #15 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Knauss (C) Joseph McGillivray | |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Young makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Ricky Chiesa comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 35-50 |