| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Janofsky (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Prescott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SF - Thomas Girardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Tomberlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott loses the dribble to Robert Anderson | 41-32 |
| 19:18 | Memphis | Robert Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Paul Prescott - foul #2 on Paul Prescott, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 19:18 | Memphis | Robert Anderson misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Prescott | 41-34 |
| 19:04 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Taylor picks off the pass by Dennis Janofsky | 41-34 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Robert Davis can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Willie Schaper - foul #3 on Willie Schaper, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher (C) Willie Schaper | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:17 | Memphis | Paul Prescott steps in front of the Robert Davis pass | 41-35 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Tim Tomberlin is called for the reach on Paul Prescott - foul #1 on Tim Tomberlin, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 17:50 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-35 |
| 17:49 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher tips it in | 43-35 |
| 17:21 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor misses the fadeaway in the lane | 43-35 |
| 17:20 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 17:13 | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:56 | Memphis | Nole Porter steps in front of the Gerald Taylor pass | 43-35 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter can't finish the layup | 43-35 |
| 16:51 | Memphis | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:47 | Memphis | Robert Davis hits the finger roll set up by Robert Anderson | 43-37 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei (SG), Van Phillips (SF), Boris Wolinski (PF) Nole Porter, Dennis Janofsky, Paul Prescott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeremy Stephens (SG), Alex Pelzer (SF) Robert Davis, Thomas Girardi | |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Boris Wolinski | 45-37 |
| 16:08 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 45-39 |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips is hacked by Gerald Taylor - foul #2 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Quinlan (SF), Willie Schaper (C) Raymond Swain, Thomas Fletcher | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (PG) Jeremy Stephens | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Van Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Mei (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Curtis Quinlan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Boris Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alex Pelzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Tomberlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Boris Wolinski | 47-39 |
| 15:25 | Memphis | Robert Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Boris Wolinski pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:09 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Quinlan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 15:07 | Memphis | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 14:38 | Memphis | Robert Davis hits the finger roll set up by Alex Pelzer | 47-41 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper clanks a floater from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Quinlan snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 14:10 | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Wolinski | 47-41 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roger Mei and the foul's on Alex Pelzer - foul #1 on Alex Pelzer, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain (PG), Nole Porter (SG), Dennis Janofsky (SF), Paul Prescott (PF) Van Phillips, Roger Mei, Curtis Quinlan, Boris Wolinski | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Girardi (SF), Jeremy Stephens (PF) Alex Pelzer, Tim Tomberlin | |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:45 | Memphis | Jeremy Stephens comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:37 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Anderson steals it from Willie Schaper | 50-41 |
| 13:33 | Memphis | Robert Anderson blows the layup | 50-41 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Prescott | 50-41 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by Dennis Janofsky | 50-41 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | Robert Davis jams it on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 50-43 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Nole Porter | 52-43 |
| 12:31 | Memphis | Robert Anderson drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Davis | 52-45 |
| 12:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Stephens takes the ball from Willie Schaper | 52-45 |
| 11:58 | Memphis | Robert Anderson loses the dribble to Nole Porter | 52-45 |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nole Porter | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Janofsky (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Prescott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Schaper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Girardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Gerald Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 11:28 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky loses the dribble to Thomas Girardi | 54-45 |
| 10:44 | Memphis | Robert Davis misses the fadeaway from the left side | 54-45 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Paul Prescott and he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei (SG), Van Phillips (SF), Boris Wolinski (PF) Nole Porter, Dennis Janofsky, Paul Prescott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin (PF), Alex Pelzer (C) Robert Davis, Gerald Taylor | |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 10:14 | Memphis | Robert Anderson comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 57-45 |
| 10:12 | Memphis | Jeremy Stephens tips it in | 57-47 |
| 10:01 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Van Phillips | 60-47 |
| 09:33 | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Van Phillips - foul #2 on Van Phillips, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Quinlan (SF), Thomas Fletcher (C) Raymond Swain, Willie Schaper | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Taylor (C) Thomas Girardi | |
| 09:33 | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:33 | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips is hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter (SG), Paul Prescott (PF) Roger Mei, Boris Wolinski | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Taylor takes the ball from Curtis Quinlan | 60-49 |
| 08:45 | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-49 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher is denied on a layup by Gerald Taylor | 60-49 |
| 08:22 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:17 | Memphis | Jeremy Stephens makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Alex Pelzer and he's fouled by Paul Prescott - foul #3 on Paul Prescott, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain (PG), Dennis Janofsky (SF) Van Phillips, Curtis Quinlan | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 08:17 | Memphis | Jeremy Stephens makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:00 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Prescott | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:32 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 07:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nole Porter (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Janofsky (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Prescott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Pelzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Tomberlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Prescott misses the jumper from the left side | 62-52 |
| 07:07 | Memphis | Alex Pelzer grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei (SG), Boris Wolinski (PF) Nole Porter, Paul Prescott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (PG), Thomas Girardi (SF) Robert Anderson, Gerald Taylor | |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei's floater is knocked away by Robert Davis | 62-52 |
| 06:22 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher tips it back up and in | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:09 | Memphis | Robert Davis misses the floater in the paint | 64-52 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 06:02 | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 05:42 | Memphis | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 05:41 | Memphis | Robert Davis hits the follow up shot | 64-54 |
| 05:29 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alex Pelzer - foul #2 on Alex Pelzer, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips (PG), Nole Porter (SG), Curtis Quinlan (SF), Willie Schaper (C) Raymond Swain, Roger Mei, Dennis Janofsky, Boris Wolinski | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Anderson (SG), Gerald Taylor (C) Jeremy Stephens, Thomas Girardi | |
| 05:29 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:29 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:11 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-54 |
| 05:10 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Quinlan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-54 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper snags the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 04:51 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper misses short on a floater near the basket | 66-54 |
| 04:49 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:33 | Memphis | Robert Davis comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 66-54 |
| 04:31 | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin tips it but misses | 66-54 |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper misses badly on a floater from the left side | 66-54 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher can't tip it in | 66-54 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper tips it in | 68-54 |
| 04:14 | Memphis | Robert Davis makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Anderson | 68-56 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Nole Porter is called for traveling | 68-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain (PG), Dennis Janofsky (SF), Paul Prescott (PF) Van Phillips, Curtis Quinlan, Thomas Fletcher | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Girardi (SF), Jeremy Stephens (PF) Alex Pelzer, Tim Tomberlin | |
| 03:52 | Memphis | Paul Prescott steps in front of the Robert Davis pass | 68-56 |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Swain scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Schaper | 71-56 |
| 03:33 | Memphis | Robert Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Swain - foul #1 on Raymond Swain, team foul #5 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei (SG) Nole Porter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin (PF) Jeremy Stephens | |
| 03:33 | Memphis | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:33 | Memphis | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Raymond Swain (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Mei (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Janofsky (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Prescott (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Willie Schaper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 30 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Anderson (tired) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Girardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Tomberlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerald Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Schaper buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Janofsky | 73-57 |
| 02:53 | Memphis | Robert Davis can't finish the layup | 73-57 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | Thomas Girardi tips it in | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Janofsky misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 73-59 |
| 02:37 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 02:29 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor loses the dribble to Roger Mei | 73-59 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Raymond Swain | 76-59 |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Robert Davis connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 76-61 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #8 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips (PG), Curtis Quinlan (SF), Boris Wolinski (PF), Thomas Fletcher (C) Raymond Swain, Dennis Janofsky, Paul Prescott, Willie Schaper | |
| Subs | Memphis | Alex Pelzer (SF), Jeremy Stephens (PF) Thomas Girardi, Tim Tomberlin | |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Gerald Taylor | 76-61 |
| 01:57 | Memphis | Roger Mei steals the ball from Robert Anderson | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Anderson - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #9 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Girardi (SF), Tim Tomberlin (PF) Alex Pelzer, Jeremy Stephens | |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Mei misses the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:55 | Memphis | Gerald Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:34 | Memphis | Robert Anderson misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Roger Mei - foul #2 on Roger Mei, team foul #6 | 77-61 |
| 01:34 | Memphis | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 01:34 | Memphis | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Curtis Quinlan | 79-63 |
| 01:01 | Memphis | Thomas Girardi loses the dribble to Thomas Fletcher | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Quinlan is whistled for traveling | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Tim Tomberlin misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 79-63 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Van Phillips runs out the clock | 79-63 |