| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Steven Morency (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Rieger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Jasmin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Jason Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Memphis | James Allen is denied on a dunk by Chad Smith | 36-28 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Jason Williams snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Parks - foul #2 on Joseph Parks, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Dwight Jones (SF) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux | |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 18:28 | Memphis | Steven Morency comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-28 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 17:51 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Morency | 39-31 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | A charge is called on David Myers - foul #3 on David Myers, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Paul Mathieu, Dwight Jones, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 17:15 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger loses the ball out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Guth (PF) James Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses the runner from the right block | 39-31 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Hines | 39-31 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 16:25 | Memphis | Steven Morency hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Parks | 42-34 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | David Myers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Steven Morency (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Rieger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Jasmin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Sheard (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Memphis | Joseph Parks clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 15:40 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:31 | Memphis | Steven Morency misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 15:08 | Memphis | 3 seconds is called on Joseph Parks | 42-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), Arthur Dansereau (SF), James Allen (PF), David Smith (C) Steven Morency, Joseph Parks, Stephen Rieger, Timothy Guth, Michael Jasmin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses the dunk | 42-38 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton tips it home | 42-40 |
| 14:17 | Memphis | James Allen hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bruce Mehaffey and the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Dwight Jones (PF) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| 14:17 | Memphis | James Allen misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:17 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | James Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux can't finish the layup | 44-40 |
| 13:38 | Memphis | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:27 | Memphis | Floyd Malone can't finish the layup | 44-40 |
| 13:25 | Memphis | David Smith tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 13:05 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 13:01 | Memphis | Floyd Malone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shawn Breaux | 46-40 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by James Allen | 46-40 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is hacked by Floyd Malone - foul #1 on Floyd Malone, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Morency (PG), Joseph Parks (SG), Stephen Rieger (SF), Timothy Guth (PF), Michael Jasmin (C) Bruce Mehaffey, Floyd Malone, Arthur Dansereau, James Allen, David Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Dwight Jones | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the finger roll | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Steven Morency (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Rieger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Jasmin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton tips it home | 46-44 |
| 11:26 | Memphis | Steven Morency double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG) Bradley Dunning | |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Timothy Guth swats the layup by Thomas Hamilton | 46-44 |
| 11:07 | Memphis | Timothy Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 11:03 | Memphis | Joseph Parks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Hamilton | 46-44 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Michael Jasmin | 46-44 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Timothy Guth's layup is rejected by Shawn Breaux | 46-44 |
| 10:07 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Rieger | 46-44 |
| 09:53 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin is hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #4 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Allen (PF) Timothy Guth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 09:40 | Memphis | James Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Jason Williams's pass is intercepted by James Allen | 46-44 |
| 08:57 | Memphis | James Allen is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG) Joseph Parks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), Arthur Dansereau (SF), David Smith (C) Steven Morency, Stephen Rieger, Michael Jasmin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:20 | Memphis | David Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Hines | 46-44 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 07:57 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SF - Arthur Dansereau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (tiring) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Memphis | Floyd Malone is called for a charge - foul #2 on Floyd Malone, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Parks (SG), Stephen Rieger (SF) Floyd Malone, Arthur Dansereau | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Morency (PG), Michael Jasmin (C) Bruce Mehaffey, David Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray | |
| 07:08 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin travels with the ball | 46-44 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 06:43 | Memphis | The rebound goes to James Allen | 46-44 |
| 06:36 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by Steven Morency is blocked by Chad Smith | 46-44 |
| 06:34 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Parks - foul #3 on Joseph Parks, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Guth (PF) James Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF) David Myers, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:13 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:01 | Memphis | Timothy Guth misses the floater near the basket | 48-45 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Randall Murray snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 05:54 | Memphis | Timothy Guth snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 05:38 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 05:37 | Memphis | Timothy Guth pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:30 | Memphis | Randall Murray steals it from Stephen Rieger | 48-45 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Stephen Rieger takes the ball from Bradley Dunning | 48-45 |
| 05:02 | Memphis | Joseph Parks lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Rieger | 50-45 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-45 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Murray | 50-48 |
| 04:21 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 04:19 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger tips it home | 52-48 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is whistled for traveling | 52-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), Arthur Dansereau (SF), James Allen (PF), David Smith (C) Steven Morency, Joseph Parks, Stephen Rieger, Timothy Guth, Michael Jasmin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Bradley Dunning, Bryan Espey, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines | |
| 03:46 | Memphis | Floyd Malone misses long on a floater from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 03:44 | Memphis | Floyd Malone pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SF - Arthur Dansereau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hamilton (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Memphis | David Smith misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #4 on Chad Smith, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Jones (PF) Chad Smith | |
| 03:35 | Memphis | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:35 | Memphis | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Myers | 54-51 |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Dwight Jones blocks the short jumper by James Allen | 54-51 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux knocks in the floater from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 02:57 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Morency (PG), Joseph Parks (SG), Stephen Rieger (SF), Michael Jasmin (C) Bruce Mehaffey, Floyd Malone, Arthur Dansereau, David Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Dwight Jones | |
| 02:38 | Memphis | Steven Morency is fouled on the floor by David Myers - foul #4 on David Myers, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 02:28 | Memphis | Joseph Parks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | James Allen gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 01:52 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Mathieu - foul #2 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG) Paul Mathieu | |
| 01:52 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:52 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 01:18 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin's pass is intercepted by Thomas Hamilton | 57-55 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | David Myers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the contested 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 00:41 | Memphis | Shawn Breaux is called for the reach on Michael Jasmin - foul #2 on Shawn Breaux, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| 00:41 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:41 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Joseph Parks steps in front of the Bryan Espey pass | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Memphis | David Myers is called for the reach on James Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Myers, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) David Myers | |
| 00:14 | Memphis | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | James Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Joseph Parks gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Joseph Parks is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #5 on Chad Smith, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF) Chad Smith | |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Joseph Parks makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Joseph Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Stephen Rieger picks off the pass by Thomas Hamilton | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | James Allen is hacked by Bradley Dunning in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | James Allen misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the halfcourt shot | 63-58 |