| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gregory Short (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Acri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Lovell (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hai Xie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Oscar Lopez inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Memphis | Thomas Williams can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 24-19 |
| 19:30 | Memphis | Thomas Williams can't tip it in | 24-19 |
| 19:28 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Short | 24-19 |
| 19:10 | Memphis | Gregory Short lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 26-19 |
| 18:55 | UMass | Michael Larue is hacked by Dikembe Acri - foul #1 on Dikembe Acri, team foul #1 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (PF) Wiley Stevens, Hai Xie | |
| 18:31 | UMass | Gustavo Martin connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Wadkins | 26-21 |
| 18:08 | Memphis | Charles Darley takes the ball from Dikembe Acri | 26-21 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Gustavo Martin buries a turnaround from the right block | 26-23 |
| 17:32 | Memphis | Oscar Lopez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Thomas Williams denies the turnaround by Gustavo Martin | 29-23 |
| 17:09 | Memphis | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 16:44 | Memphis | Gregory Short is fouled on the floor by Michael Larue - foul #3 on Michael Larue, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski (SG) Dikembe Acri | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Alfredo Ortiz (SG) Michael Larue, Stanley Wadkins | |
| 16:21 | Memphis | Thomas Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Alex Bogdanski | 31-23 |
| 16:13 | UMass | Gregory Short steals the ball from Charles Darley | 31-23 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Gregory Short banks in the layup | 33-23 |
| 15:52 | UMass | Charles Darley's floater is tipped away by Thomas Williams | 33-23 |
| 15:51 | Memphis | Jeffrey Lovell grabs the board | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gregory Short (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alex Bogdanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Lopez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Lovell (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Ortiz (fresh) SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Darley (fairly fresh) C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Memphis | Thomas Williams is called for traveling | 33-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dikembe Acri (SG) Alex Bogdanski | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), James Reeves (SF), Roger Bobb (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, Brian Gildersleeve, Charles Darley | |
| 15:08 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 33-23 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Gustavo Martin tips it in | 33-25 |
| 14:46 | Memphis | Thomas Williams's floater is tipped away by Roger Bobb | 33-25 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Michael Larue gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Wiley Stevens buries a shot in the paint | 33-27 |
| 14:01 | Memphis | Roger Bobb swats the short shot by Gregory Short | 33-27 |
| 14:00 | UMass | Roger Bobb grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 13:40 | UMass | Jeffrey Lovell picks off the pass by Roger Bobb | 33-27 |
| 13:16 | Memphis | Gregory Short drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Lopez | 35-27 |
| 12:56 | UMass | Roger Bobb is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Roger Bobb, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski (SG) Dikembe Acri | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve (SF), Charles Darley (PF), Hai Xie (C) James Reeves, Roger Bobb, Gustavo Martin | |
| 12:39 | Memphis | Oscar Lopez is hacked by Charles Darley - foul #3 on Charles Darley, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG) Wiley Stevens | |
| 12:14 | Memphis | Thomas Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Gildersleeve - foul #1 on Brian Gildersleeve, team foul #4 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz (SG), James Roberto (SF) Gregory Short, Oscar Lopez | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG) Alfredo Ortiz | |
| 12:14 | Memphis | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 12:14 | Memphis | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 11:47 | UMass | Charles Darley knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Wiley Stevens and he's hacked by Thomas Williams - foul #2 on Thomas Williams, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez (SF), Gregg Harris (C) Thomas Williams, Jeffrey Lovell | |
| Subs | UMass | Gustavo Martin (C) Hai Xie | |
| 11:47 | UMass | Charles Darley makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Alex Bogdanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Delapaz (fresh) SF - Mauricio Suarez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Roberto (fresh) C - Gregg Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Larue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Darley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz is fouled on the floor by Charles Darley - foul #4 on Charles Darley, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hai Xie (PF) Charles Darley | |
| 11:18 | Memphis | Michael Larue steals it from Alex Bogdanski | 37-30 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Hai Xie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Delapaz - foul #2 on Christopher Delapaz, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Short (PG), Dikembe Acri (SG), Oscar Lopez (SF) Alex Bogdanski, Christopher Delapaz, Mauricio Suarez | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG) Wiley Stevens | |
| 10:50 | UMass | Hai Xie misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 10:50 | UMass | Hai Xie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 10:45 | Memphis | Gregory Short is hacked by Alfredo Ortiz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfredo Ortiz, team foul #6 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jeffrey Lovell (C) Gregg Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:27 | Memphis | Oscar Lopez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 10:25 | UMass | Hai Xie gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 09:58 | UMass | Dikembe Acri blocks the jumper by Hai Xie | 37-31 |
| 09:57 | Memphis | James Roberto grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 09:37 | Memphis | Oscar Lopez scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Short | 40-31 |
| 09:15 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 09:13 | Memphis | Jeffrey Lovell snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 08:44 | Memphis | Gregory Short knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Acri | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:22 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Dikembe Acri - foul #2 on Dikembe Acri, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski (PG), Christopher Delapaz (SG), Thomas Williams (PF), Gregg Harris (C) Gregory Short, Dikembe Acri, James Roberto, Jeffrey Lovell | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), James Reeves (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, Michael Larue, Hai Xie | |
| 08:22 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve makes the 3rd free throw | 42-33 |
| 08:03 | Memphis | James Reeves steals the ball from Oscar Lopez | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:47 | UMass | Gustavo Martin can't connect on a runner from the right block | 42-33 |
| 07:45 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Oscar Lopez | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Alex Bogdanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Delapaz (fresh) SF - Oscar Lopez (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregg Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Gildersleeve (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Reeves (fresh) C - Gustavo Martin (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Memphis | Oscar Lopez is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 07:15 | Memphis | Thomas Williams tips it back up and in | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:05 | UMass | Oscar Lopez steps in front of the Brian Gildersleeve pass | 44-33 |
| 07:02 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Oscar Lopez | 46-33 |
| 06:52 | UMass | Gustavo Martin is fouled on the floor by Gregg Harris - foul #1 on Gregg Harris, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Short (PG), Dikembe Acri (SG), James Roberto (SF), Jeffrey Lovell (C) Alex Bogdanski, Christopher Delapaz, Oscar Lopez, Gregg Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), Roger Bobb (PF), Charles Darley (C) Brian Gildersleeve, James Reeves, Gustavo Martin | |
| 06:25 | UMass | Charles Darley can't finish the layup | 46-33 |
| 06:23 | Memphis | Jeffrey Lovell snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 06:18 | Memphis | Gregory Short hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Dikembe Acri and the foul's on Wiley Stevens - foul #1 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #7 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve (SF) Stanley Wadkins | |
| 06:18 | Memphis | Gregory Short makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:01 | UMass | Roger Bobb misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Williams - foul #3 on Thomas Williams, team foul #6 | 49-33 |
| 06:01 | UMass | Roger Bobb misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 06:01 | UMass | Roger Bobb makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 05:33 | Memphis | Gregory Short is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Acri | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:29 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wiley Stevens | 51-37 |
| 05:00 | Memphis | Thomas Williams makes the contested jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Wiley Stevens - foul #2 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #8 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski (SG), Oscar Lopez (SF) Dikembe Acri, James Roberto | |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF), Gustavo Martin (C) Brian Gildersleeve, Charles Darley | |
| 05:00 | Memphis | Thomas Williams misses the free throw | 53-37 |
| 05:00 | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski snags the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 04:38 | Memphis | Gregory Short misses long on a jumper in the paint | 53-37 |
| 04:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to Gustavo Martin | 53-37 |
| 04:31 | UMass | Michael Larue comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-37 |
| 04:29 | UMass | Roger Bobb tips it in | 53-39 |
| 04:12 | Memphis | Thomas Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 04:10 | Memphis | Thomas Williams grabs the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 03:47 | Memphis | Thomas Williams loses the dribble to Michael Larue | 53-39 |
| 03:42 | UMass | Michael Larue hits the finger roll | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gregory Short (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Bogdanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Lopez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Lovell (tiring) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Larue (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Gustavo Martin (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Memphis | Thomas Williams connects on the open floater from the baseline set up by Alex Bogdanski | 55-41 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Michael Larue drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wiley Stevens | 55-44 |
| 02:44 | Memphis | Oscar Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dikembe Acri (SG), Mauricio Suarez (SF), James Roberto (PF), Gregg Harris (C) Gregory Short, Oscar Lopez, Thomas Williams, Jeffrey Lovell | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SF), Charles Darley (C) Wiley Stevens, Stanley Wadkins, Gustavo Martin | |
| 02:37 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alfredo Ortiz | 55-46 |
| 02:37 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Oscar Lopez (SF), Thomas Williams (PF) Mauricio Suarez, James Roberto | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:08 | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski buries a floater in the paint set up by Oscar Lopez | 57-46 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Alex Bogdanski is called for the reach on Alfredo Ortiz - foul #2 on Alex Bogdanski, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Short (PG), Jeffrey Lovell (C) Alex Bogdanski, Gregg Harris | |
| Subs | UMass | Gustavo Martin (C) Charles Darley | |
| 01:51 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:51 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Oscar Lopez | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Memphis | Oscar Lopez is hacked by Alfredo Ortiz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfredo Ortiz, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski (SG) Dikembe Acri | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG) Alfredo Ortiz | |
| 01:49 | Memphis | Oscar Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:49 | Memphis | Oscar Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #10 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Roberto (SF) Oscar Lopez | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Memphis | Michael Larue is called for the reach on Alex Bogdanski - foul #4 on Michael Larue, team foul #11 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dikembe Acri (SG), Oscar Lopez (SF) Gregory Short, James Roberto | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:12 | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:12 | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:03 | UMass | Gustavo Martin can't finish the layup | 61-46 |
| 01:02 | Memphis | Jeffrey Lovell snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Michael Larue is called for the reach on Alex Bogdanski - foul #5 on Michael Larue, team foul #12 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF) Michael Larue | |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UMass | Gustavo Martin can't finish the layup | 63-46 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Gustavo Martin tips it in | 63-48 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Alex Bogdanski runs out the clock | 63-48 |