| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Henry McCague (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Legault (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McMillan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Price (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Armitage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dean Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Johnnie Wicks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. C - Andrew Paul (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Greg Armitage takes the ball from Henry Larson | 39-39 |
| 19:17 | Memphis | James Price hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Henry Larson | 39-39 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Larson | 39-41 |
| 18:47 | Memphis | Henry McCague misses the wide open floater from the right block | 39-41 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dean Smith | 39-44 |
| 18:04 | Memphis | Henry McCague drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Legault | 42-44 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Johnnie Wicks and he's hacked by Michael Legault - foul #2 on Michael Legault, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Cornell Cearley (SG), Steven Love (SF), John Jones (C) Henry McCague, Michael Legault, Christopher McMillan, Greg Armitage | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Dean Smith, Henry Larson | |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts misses the free throw | 42-46 |
| 17:55 | Memphis | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Steven Love travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG) Lester Roberts | |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Paul | 42-49 |
| 16:40 | Memphis | James Price buries a shot in the lane set up by John Jones | 44-49 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 16:20 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 15:58 | Memphis | James Price can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 15:57 | Memphis | James Price hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fairly fresh) SG - Cornell Cearley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Price (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dean Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Wicks (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Tatro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Paul (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Steven Love steps in front of the Johnnie Wicks pass | 46-49 |
| 15:29 | Memphis | Steven Love misses the lay-in | 46-49 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Andrew Paul is denied by James Price | 46-49 |
| 15:09 | Memphis | John Jones snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry McCague (PG), Michael Legault (SG), Christopher McMillan (SF), Greg Armitage (C) Rufus Land, Cornell Cearley, Steven Love, John Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Henry Larson (SF), Lester Roberts (PF) Dean Smith, Johnnie Wicks, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Greg Armitage swats the layup by Lester Roberts | 46-49 |
| 14:29 | Memphis | Henry McCague snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 14:13 | Memphis | Henry McCague misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 14:11 | Memphis | Greg Armitage snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 13:42 | Memphis | Michael Legault misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Kessler | 46-52 |
| 13:14 | Memphis | Michael Legault hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Henry McCague and he's hacked by Andrew Paul - foul #3 on Andrew Paul, team foul #1 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Love (PF) James Price | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks (SG), Gary Gaddis (C) Shawn Tatro, Andrew Paul | |
| 13:14 | Memphis | Michael Legault makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Kessler | 49-54 |
| 13:03 | Memphis | Michael Legault throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson is open and scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Wicks | 49-56 |
| 12:21 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 12:20 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Armitage | 49-56 |
| 11:58 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-56 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts grabs the board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Henry McCague (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Legault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher McMillan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Greg Armitage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnnie Wicks (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Larson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lester Roberts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Gaddis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher McMillan - foul #1 on Christopher McMillan, team foul #2 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Cornell Cearley (SG), John Jones (C) Henry McCague, Michael Legault, Greg Armitage | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Paul (C) Gary Gaddis | |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 11:33 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 49-58 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Johnnie Wicks | 49-58 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Kessler | 49-60 |
| 10:47 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher McMillan | 52-60 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Steven Love blocks the short jumper by Andrew Paul | 52-60 |
| 10:29 | Memphis | Rufus Land gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 10:00 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cornell Cearley | 54-60 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Cornell Cearley - foul #3 on Cornell Cearley, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry McCague (PG), Michael Legault (SG), James Price (PF), Greg Armitage (C) Rufus Land, Cornell Cearley, Steven Love, John Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG), Shawn Tatro (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Gary Gaddis (C) Jerry Kessler, Johnnie Wicks, Lester Roberts, Andrew Paul | |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 09:30 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan loses the ball out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (SF) Henry Larson | |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Gary Gaddis clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 54-61 |
| 09:03 | Memphis | James Price pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:59 | Memphis | Michael Legault throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts (PF) Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 08:37 | Memphis | Greg Armitage gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:17 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Legault | 56-61 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Gaddis tips it home | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Henry McCague (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Legault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher McMillan (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Price (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Armitage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dean Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kessler (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Tatro (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lester Roberts (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Gaddis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Memphis | James Price can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 56-63 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 07:18 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Christopher McMillan | 56-63 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Gary Gaddis denies the turnaround by Henry McCague | 56-63 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Gary Gaddis is fouled on the floor by Greg Armitage - foul #2 on Greg Armitage, team foul #4 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Cornell Cearley (SG), Steven Love (SF), John Jones (C) Henry McCague, Michael Legault, Christopher McMillan, Greg Armitage | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks (SG), Henry Larson (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Andrew Paul (C) Dean Smith, Shawn Tatro, Lester Roberts, Gary Gaddis | |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 56-63 |
| 06:34 | Memphis | Steven Love grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 06:11 | Memphis | John Jones banks in the wide open layup | 58-63 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang is whistled for traveling | 58-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher McMillan (SF) James Price | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG), Lester Roberts (PF) Jerry Kessler, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 05:45 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Andrew Paul is open and scores on a shot from close range set up by Dean Smith | 58-65 |
| 05:22 | Memphis | Rufus Land is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Paul - foul #4 on Andrew Paul, team foul #2 | 58-65 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | John Jones misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Paul - foul #5 on Andrew Paul, team foul #3 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry McCague (PG), Michael Legault (SG) Rufus Land, Cornell Cearley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Gaddis (C) Andrew Paul | |
| 05:03 | Memphis | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lester Roberts | 58-65 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | John Jones is called for the reach on Henry Larson - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Price (PF), Greg Armitage (C) Christopher McMillan, John Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Shawn Tatro (SG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Dean Smith, Johnnie Wicks, Lester Roberts | |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro is whistled for traveling | 58-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG), Johnnie Wicks (SG), Lester Roberts (PF) Jerry Kessler, Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 04:06 | Memphis | Henry McCague misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dean Smith - foul #3 on Dean Smith, team foul #4 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Shawn Tatro (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF) Dean Smith, Henry Larson, Lester Roberts | |
| 04:06 | Memphis | Henry McCague makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:06 | Memphis | Henry McCague misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Gary Gaddis snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-65 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Gary Gaddis tips it in | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Henry McCague (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Legault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Love (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Price (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Armitage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnnie Wicks (tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Tatro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Gaddis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Memphis | Cheng-Gong Wang is called for the reach on Michael Legault - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Wang, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Cornell Cearley (SG), Christopher McMillan (SF) Henry McCague, Michael Legault, James Price | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Smith (PG), Henry Larson (SF), Lester Roberts (PF) Johnnie Wicks, Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 03:03 | Memphis | Steven Love scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Greg Armitage | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the shot from the free throw line | 61-69 |
| 02:47 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Legault (SG), John Jones (C) Cornell Cearley, Greg Armitage | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Johnnie Wicks (SG) Jerry Kessler | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Memphis | Michael Legault misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 02:32 | Memphis | Michael Legault pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 02:12 | Memphis | Steven Love connects on the jump hook in the lane | 63-69 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson scores on a floater from the left block set up by Johnnie Wicks | 63-71 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry McCague (PG), James Price (PF), Greg Armitage (C) Rufus Land, Steven Love, John Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:48 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan is called for 10 seconds | 63-71 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Henry McCague steps in front of the Henry Larson pass | 63-71 |
| 01:33 | Memphis | Michael Legault lays it in on a great pass from Henry McCague | 65-71 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts is hacked by James Price - foul #3 on James Price, team foul #6 | 65-71 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher McMillan steps in front of the Dean Smith pass | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Michael Legault is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry McCague | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Henry McCague is called for the reach on Gary Gaddis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry McCague, team foul #7 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SF) Henry Larson | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Gary Gaddis makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Gary Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Memphis | Michael Legault misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lester Roberts | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts is hacked by Henry McCague in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry McCague, team foul #8 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Larson (SF) Shawn Tatro | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Michael Legault misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson grabs the board | 68-75 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Legault - foul #3 on Michael Legault, team foul #9 | 68-75 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Henry Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | Michael Legault can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-77 |
| 00:06 | Memphis | James Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-77 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Henry McCague comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 68-77 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts pulls down the rebound | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lester Roberts runs out the clock | 68-77 |