| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luciano Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilbert Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Nolan Fray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert McGuirt | 23-33 |
| 19:16 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is called for 3 seconds | 23-33 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Alec Shelton | 23-35 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Luciano Costa out of a doubleteam | 26-35 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Luka Zier can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 26-35 |
| 18:13 | Memphis | John Lashbrook pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:56 | Memphis | Darrell Sneller picks off the pass by Nolan Fray | 26-35 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton hits the finger roll set up by Darrell Sneller | 26-37 |
| 17:37 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-37 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Darrell Sneller | 26-39 |
| 17:03 | Memphis | Luciano Costa misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Winkler - foul #1 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark McCown (SF), William Roberts (C) John Lashbrook, Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| 17:03 | Memphis | Luciano Costa misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:03 | Memphis | Luciano Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson misses the tip | 27-39 |
| 16:30 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 16:13 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Luciano Costa is called for the reach on John Nam - foul #1 on Luciano Costa, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG), John Lashbrook (SG), Mark Toney (SF), Nolan Fray (C) Louis Fowler, Luciano Costa, Mark McCown, Wilbert Suggs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Luka Zier (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) Alec Shelton, George Staats, John McGrath, Terrell Gustafson | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Michael Wass (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Nolan Fray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - John Nam (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is fouled on the floor by Mark Toney - foul #4 on Mark Toney, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark McCown (SF) Mark Toney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Luka Zier is hacked by William Roberts - foul #1 on William Roberts, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt drills a shot from the baseline set up by Darrell Sneller and he's fouled by Nolan Fray - foul #1 on Nolan Fray, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luciano Costa (SG), Wilbert Suggs (PF) Mark McCown, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Robert (SG) John Nam | |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 14:18 | Memphis | Luciano Costa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-42 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Anthony Winkler is denied by Wilbert Suggs | 27-42 |
| 14:10 | Memphis | Nolan Fray pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 14:05 | Memphis | Michael Wass clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Winkler - foul #2 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark McCown (SF) John Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alec Shelton (SG) Eric Robert | |
| 14:05 | Memphis | Michael Wass makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:05 | Memphis | Michael Wass misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller is called for traveling | 28-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG) Michael Wass | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Staats (SF), John McGrath (C) Anthony Winkler, Robert McGuirt | |
| 13:26 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 13:25 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs grabs the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 13:06 | Memphis | Luciano Costa evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Luka Zier grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Wilbert Suggs blocks the short jumper by George Staats | 28-42 |
| 12:39 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 12:15 | Memphis | Luciano Costa is hacked by Alec Shelton - foul #1 on Alec Shelton, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Lashbrook (SG), William Roberts (C) Luciano Costa, Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) Darrell Sneller, George Staats, Luka Zier | |
| 11:58 | Memphis | Louis Fowler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-42 |
| 11:57 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs grabs the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 11:36 | Memphis | Louis Fowler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 11:34 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Mark McCown | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Louis Fowler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark McCown (fresh) PF - Wilbert Suggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. C - William Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alec Shelton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Memphis | Robert McGuirt blocks the short jumper by Wilbert Suggs | 28-42 |
| 11:17 | Memphis | John Lashbrook snags the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 11:12 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is fouled on the floor by John Nam - foul #2 on John Nam, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luciano Costa (SG) Mark McCown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Robert (SG) Alec Shelton | |
| 11:03 | Memphis | Luciano Costa works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Eric Robert misses the 3 from straight away | 28-42 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Luciano Costa evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Lashbrook | 31-42 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | John Lashbrook swats the dunk try by Robert McGuirt | 31-42 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 09:45 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Louis Fowler | 31-42 |
| 09:31 | Memphis | William Roberts hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Luciano Costa out of a doubleteam | 33-42 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Eric Robert is hacked by John Lashbrook - foul #2 on John Lashbrook, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG), Mark McCown (SF), Nolan Fray (C) Louis Fowler, John Lashbrook, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), George Staats (SF), Luka Zier (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) John Nam, Eric Robert, Anthony Winkler, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 08:40 | Memphis | Michael Wass pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 08:35 | Memphis | Luciano Costa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Luka Zier grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Luciano Costa - foul #2 on Luciano Costa, team foul #6 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ryan Oliveira (SG) Luciano Costa | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 07:58 | Memphis | Mark McCown is fouled on the floor by George Staats - foul #2 on George Staats, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Toney (SF) Ryan Oliveira | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:51 | Memphis | Michael Wass comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-44 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses the dunk attempt | 33-44 |
| 07:29 | Memphis | Nolan Fray pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Michael Wass (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark McCown (fresh) SF - Mark Toney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Wilbert Suggs (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. C - Nolan Fray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Staats (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Terrell Gustafson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-44 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Staats | 35-47 |
| 06:34 | Memphis | George Staats is called for the reach on Nolan Fray - foul #3 on George Staats, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Louis Fowler (PG), Luciano Costa (SG), William Roberts (PF) Michael Wass, Mark McCown, Wilbert Suggs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) George Staats, Terrell Gustafson | |
| 06:16 | Memphis | Mark Toney's pass is intercepted by Alec Shelton | 35-47 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt hits the follow up shot | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane | 35-49 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Louis Fowler - foul #2 on Louis Fowler, team foul #7 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Lashbrook (SF) Mark Toney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Eric Robert (SG) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton | |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 05:08 | Memphis | Louis Fowler is called for traveling | 35-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Wass (PG), Mark McCown (SF) Louis Fowler, Luciano Costa | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (PF) Luka Zier | |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Eric Robert is hacked by Michael Wass - foul #1 on Michael Wass, team foul #8 | 35-51 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Eric Robert makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Eric Robert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 04:23 | Memphis | William Roberts misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 35-53 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler clanks a runner from the right block | 35-53 |
| 04:02 | Memphis | John Lashbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 03:46 | Memphis | William Roberts buries a jump hook from the baseline | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt is hacked by Mark McCown - foul #2 on Mark McCown, team foul #9 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs (PF) Nolan Fray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), George Staats (SF), Luka Zier (PF) John Nam, Eric Robert, Anthony Winkler, John McGrath | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Michael Wass (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark McCown (fresh) PF - Wilbert Suggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Staats (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Memphis | Michael Wass misses the lay-in | 37-55 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | George Staats pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | William Roberts steals the ball from George Staats in the backcourt | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Memphis | Michael Wass drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-55 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Darrell Sneller | 39-57 |
| 02:15 | Memphis | Wilbert Suggs evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Luka Zier | 39-57 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Darrell Sneller | 39-60 |
| 01:45 | Memphis | William Roberts drills a driving attempt from the right block | 41-60 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #10 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nolan Fray (C) Wilbert Suggs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF) George Staats | |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 01:17 | Memphis | Michael Wass misses the floater from the left side | 41-62 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Winkler | 41-62 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 00:47 | Memphis | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Memphis | William Roberts misses the lay-in | 41-62 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Luka Zier gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the dunk | 41-62 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller runs out the clock | 41-62 |