| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Smalls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vlade Zeitz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Winkler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Melvin Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Maitland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Patrick Winkler inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Memphis | Patrick Winkler connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Smalls | 26-22 |
| 19:09 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 26-24 |
| 18:53 | Memphis | Paul Smalls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 18:29 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the shot from the right side set up by Ervin Kendall and the foul's on Paul Smalls - foul #1 on Paul Smalls, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 18:29 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:06 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz double dribbles | 26-27 |
| 17:49 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 17:30 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 17:28 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Eddie Bird | 26-29 |
| 17:06 | Fairfield | Patrick Winkler is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Patrick Winkler, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerry Luckett (SF) Patrick Winkler | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Adam Harris (C) Donald Maitland | |
| 16:47 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 16:46 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:29 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 16:27 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Paul Smalls | 26-29 |
| 16:21 | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros is whistled for a carry | 26-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama (PG), Allan Upshaw (SF), Ben Hirschman (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Eddie Bird, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 16:04 | Fairfield | Darrell Medeiros is called for the reach on Mathew Lezama - foul #3 on Darrell Medeiros, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Carner (C) Darrell Medeiros | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Horton (SF) Ervin Kendall | |
| 15:41 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama clanks a jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 15:40 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Smalls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vlade Zeitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Luckett (fresh) PF - Melvin Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Carner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) SF - Frank Horton (fresh) PF - Adam Harris (fresh) C - Ben Hirschman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Memphis | Robert Carner is fouled on the floor by Ben Hirschman - foul #1 on Ben Hirschman, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Patrick Winkler (SF), Darrell Medeiros (C) Jerry Luckett, Robert Carner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Donald Maitland (PF) Frank Horton, Ben Hirschman | |
| 14:57 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Darrell Medeiros | 28-29 |
| 14:55 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Mathew Lezama, Allan Upshaw, Adam Harris | |
| 14:38 | Memphis | Paul Smalls can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 14:36 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 14:07 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Vlade Zeitz - foul #2 on Vlade Zeitz, team foul #4 | 28-29 |
| 14:07 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:07 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:07 | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 13:43 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 13:43 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 13:43 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:25 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 30-30 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | Patrick Winkler gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 12:57 | Memphis | Eddie Bird is called for the reach on Vlade Zeitz - foul #2 on Eddie Bird, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerry Luckett (SF) Patrick Winkler | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama (PG), Allan Upshaw (SF), Adam Harris (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Eddie Bird, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 12:36 | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Mathew Lezama - foul #1 on Mathew Lezama, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ben Hirschman (C) Donald Maitland | |
| 12:36 | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 12:36 | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:13 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Darrell Medeiros - foul #4 on Darrell Medeiros, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Zinkievich (SG), Robert Carner (C) Vlade Zeitz, Darrell Medeiros | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Horton (SF) Ervin Kendall | |
| 12:13 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:13 | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 11:45 | Memphis | Robert Carner scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Simpson | 34-31 |
| 11:27 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw drills a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Smalls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Zinkievich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Luckett (fresh) PF - Melvin Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Carner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Horton (fresh) PF - Adam Harris (fresh) C - Ben Hirschman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Memphis | Robert Carner is fouled on the floor by Allan Upshaw - foul #3 on Allan Upshaw, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz (SG), Patrick Winkler (SF) David Zinkievich, Jerry Luckett | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Donald Maitland (C) Mathew Lezama, Allan Upshaw, Frank Horton, Adam Harris, Ben Hirschman | |
| 10:43 | Memphis | Paul Smalls can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 10:42 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 10:40 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed is hacked by Paul Smalls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Smalls, team foul #6 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Zinkievich (PG), Bradly Shaw (PF) Paul Smalls, Melvin Simpson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 10:16 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ervin Kendall | 34-37 |
| 09:51 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 09:49 | Memphis | Bradly Shaw snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 09:32 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz misses long on a jumper from the right block | 34-37 |
| 09:30 | Memphis | Bradly Shaw tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 09:06 | Fairfield | Patrick Winkler steals it from Ervin Kendall | 36-37 |
| 08:38 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 08:13 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Smalls (PG), Yevgeny Polchinski (SG), Jerry Luckett (SF), Melvin Simpson (PF) David Zinkievich, Vlade Zeitz, Patrick Winkler, Robert Carner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SG), Adam Harris (PF), Ben Hirschman (C) Ervin Kendall, Dikembe Abdelal, Donald Maitland | |
| 07:44 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Paul Smalls and he's fouled by Ben Hirschman - foul #2 on Ben Hirschman, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros (C) Bradly Shaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mathew Lezama (SG) Eddie Bird | |
| 07:44 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 07:21 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-37 |
| 07:20 | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Smalls (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Yevgeny Polchinski (fresh) SF - Jerry Luckett (fresh) PF - Melvin Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Medeiros (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Lezama (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Harris (fresh) C - Ben Hirschman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Smalls | 43-37 |
| 06:36 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 43-40 |
| 06:22 | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Yevgeny Polchinski | 45-40 |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | Paul Smalls takes the ball from Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 06:19 | Memphis | Paul Smalls lays it in | 47-40 |
| 05:58 | Fairfield | Yevgeny Polchinski is called for the reach on Allan Upshaw - foul #1 on Yevgeny Polchinski, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz (SG), Patrick Winkler (SF) Yevgeny Polchinski, Jerry Luckett | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Donald Maitland (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Mathew Lezama, Adam Harris, Ben Hirschman | |
| 05:58 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:58 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:58 | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:30 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson is whistled for a carry | 47-41 |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Vlade Zeitz | 47-41 |
| 05:02 | Memphis | Patrick Winkler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| 04:41 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ervin Kendall | 47-44 |
| 04:15 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 03:46 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal clanks a turnaround in the lane | 49-44 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 03:34 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Upshaw | 49-44 |
| 03:18 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 03:17 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Smalls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vlade Zeitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Winkler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Melvin Simpson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Medeiros (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allan Upshaw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Maitland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson misses the lay-in | 49-44 |
| 02:53 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 02:29 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland loses the dribble to Vlade Zeitz | 49-44 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz is hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerry Luckett (SF), Bradly Shaw (PF) Patrick Winkler, Melvin Simpson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Mathew Lezama (SG), Frank Horton (SF), Adam Harris (PF), Ben Hirschman (C) Allan Upshaw, Ervin Kendall, Eddie Bird, Dikembe Abdelal, Donald Maitland | |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:05 | Fairfield | Ben Hirschman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 02:05 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| 01:42 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 01:42 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Patrick Winkler (SF), Melvin Simpson (PF) Jerry Luckett, Bradly Shaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Donald Maitland (C) Mathew Lezama, Frank Horton, Adam Harris, Ben Hirschman | |
| 01:27 | Memphis | Patrick Winkler double dribbles | 50-46 |
| 00:59 | Fairfield | Paul Smalls steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelwahed | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Memphis | Paul Smalls misses the easy layup | 50-46 |
| 00:36 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelwahed | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland travels with the ball | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Paul Smalls is fouled in the backcourt by Ervin Kendall - foul #3 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Paul Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Paul Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:21 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eddie Bird | 52-49 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Ervin Kendall is called for the reach on Darrell Medeiros in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Darrell Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:12 | Fairfield | Donald Maitland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz is hacked by Ervin Kendall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ervin Kendall, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SG) Ervin Kendall | |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Vlade Zeitz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Melvin Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Paul Smalls runs out the clock | 56-49 |