| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) SG - Joe Bever (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Michael Harness (fresh) C - Keith Abbott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fresh) SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) SF - Christopher McMillan (fresh) PF - Daniel Crader (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Michael Harness wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | DePaul | Joe Bever misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Memphis | Rufus Land grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Keith Abbott hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Daniel Crader | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Joe Bever takes the ball from John Jones | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Carmelo Castillo is called for the reach on Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #1 on Carmelo Castillo, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | DePaul | Arthur Wells is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Memphis | John Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | DePaul | Joe Bever snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | DePaul | Joe Bever evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:12 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 5-3 |
| 17:10 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Memphis | John Jones can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Abbott - foul #1 on Keith Abbott, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), John Clarke (PF), William Knight (C) Joe Bever, Dikembe Ahmadi, Michael Harness, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 16:44 | Memphis | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Memphis | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | DePaul | The rebound goes to William Knight | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | DePaul | John Jones steps in front of the John Clarke pass | 5-4 |
| 16:05 | Memphis | Rufus Land is fouled on the floor by John Clarke - foul #1 on John Clarke, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SF) Arthur Wells | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:52 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan travels with the ball | 5-4 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Harness (SF) Joe Bever | |
| Subs | Memphis | Greg Armitage (PF) Daniel Crader | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Hunter (fresh) SG - Merlin Morris (fresh) SF - Michael Harness (fresh) PF - John Clarke (fresh) C - William Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fresh) SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher McMillan (fresh) PF - Greg Armitage (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:33 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 15:32 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:18 | Memphis | Rufus Land is fouled on the floor by Charles Hunter - foul #1 on Charles Hunter, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Keith Abbott (C) Michael Harness, William Knight | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:59 | Memphis | John Jones drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Rufus Land | 5-6 |
| 14:37 | DePaul | Arthur Wells makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Hunter | 7-6 |
| 14:19 | Memphis | Greg Armitage makes the jumper from the left block | 7-8 |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Charles Hunter clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher McMillan - foul #1 on Christopher McMillan, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SG), Michael Harness (SF), William Knight (C) Arthur Wells, Merlin Morris, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Cornell Cearley (SG), Peter Portis (SF), Daniel Crader (PF) Rufus Land, Carmelo Castillo, Christopher McMillan, John Jones | |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Charles Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Charles Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:46 | Memphis | Daniel Crader misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 9-8 |
| 13:45 | DePaul | John Clarke grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 13:24 | DePaul | Michael Harness's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Keith Abbott (C) John Clarke, William Knight | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley buries a turnaround from close range | 9-10 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Joe Bever is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 12:37 | Memphis | Daniel Crader snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:13 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman is called for 3 seconds | 9-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), John Clarke (PF), William Knight (C) Arthur Wells, Joe Bever, Michael Harness, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Christopher McMillan (SF), John Jones (C) Christopher Hickman, Cornell Cearley, Peter Portis, Greg Armitage | |
| 11:52 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carmelo Castillo - foul #2 on Carmelo Castillo, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Joe Bever (SF), Michael Harness (PF), Keith Abbott (C) Charles Hunter, Dikembe Ahmadi, John Clarke, William Knight | |
| Subs | Memphis | Cornell Cearley (SG), Matthew Sims (PF) Carmelo Castillo, Daniel Crader | |
| 11:52 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:52 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:52 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Abbott | 9-10 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Merlin Morris (fresh) SF - Joe Bever (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Harness (fresh) C - Keith Abbott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cornell Cearley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher McMillan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Sims (fresh) C - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | DePaul | Joe Bever loses the ball out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG) Merlin Morris | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 11:25 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Michael Harness grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 10:58 | DePaul | Michael Harness loses the dribble to Rufus Land | 9-10 |
| 10:55 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan blows the dunk | 9-10 |
| 10:54 | Memphis | John Jones hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 10:34 | DePaul | Michael Harness makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Wells | 11-12 |
| 10:08 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan misses the 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 10:07 | DePaul | Michael Harness snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:03 | DePaul | Joe Bever is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Sims - foul #1 on Matthew Sims, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), John Clarke (PF), William Knight (C) Arthur Wells, Michael Harness, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Daniel Crader (PF) Matthew Sims | |
| 10:03 | DePaul | Joe Bever makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:03 | DePaul | Joe Bever makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | Daniel Crader hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher McMillan | 13-14 |
| 09:13 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Merlin Morris (SG), Keith Abbott (C) Charles Hunter, Joe Bever, William Knight | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Portis (SF), Greg Armitage (C) Christopher McMillan, John Jones | |
| 09:13 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:13 | DePaul | John Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:47 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley is fouled on the floor by Merlin Morris - foul #1 on Merlin Morris, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), Michael Harness (PF) Merlin Morris, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 08:34 | Memphis | Peter Portis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 08:32 | DePaul | Michael Harness gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:15 | DePaul | The short jumper by Keith Abbott is denied by Greg Armitage | 14-14 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Michael Harness grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 08:00 | DePaul | Arthur Wells makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Hunter | 17-14 |
| 07:39 | Memphis | Peter Portis misses the easy layup | 17-14 |
| 07:38 | DePaul | Michael Harness pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Michael Harness (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Abbott (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cornell Cearley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Portis (fresh) PF - Daniel Crader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Armitage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | DePaul | Arthur Wells is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Wells, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (SG), Joe Bever (SF), John Clarke (PF), William Knight (C) Charles Hunter, Dikembe Ahmadi, Michael Harness, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Christopher McMillan (SF), John Jones (C) Rufus Land, Peter Portis, Daniel Crader | |
| 07:19 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley double dribbles | 17-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Harness (C) William Knight | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Greg Armitage blocks the short jumper by Michael Harness | 17-14 |
| 07:10 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Jones | 17-14 |
| 07:03 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 07:02 | Memphis | Greg Armitage tips it back up and in | 17-16 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | John Jones swats the short shot by Arthur Wells | 17-16 |
| 06:41 | DePaul | Arthur Wells hits the follow up shot | 19-16 |
| 06:16 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 06:01 | DePaul | Greg Armitage steps in front of the John Clarke pass | 19-19 |
| 05:40 | Memphis | Greg Armitage makes the shot from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 05:26 | DePaul | Merlin Morris is hacked by Cornell Cearley - foul #1 on Cornell Cearley, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), William Knight (PF), Keith Abbott (C) Arthur Wells, Joe Bever, John Clarke, Michael Harness | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG), Daniel Crader (PF) Christopher Hickman, Cornell Cearley, Greg Armitage | |
| 05:14 | DePaul | Keith Abbott lays it in set up by Charles Hunter and he's hacked by Rufus Land - foul #1 on Rufus Land, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG) Merlin Morris | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 05:14 | DePaul | Keith Abbott makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:50 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Carmelo Castillo | 22-24 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Arthur Wells is whistled for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (SG), Joe Bever (SF), Michael Harness (PF) Arthur Wells, Dikembe Ahmadi, William Knight | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 04:09 | Memphis | John Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 04:08 | DePaul | Michael Harness gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 03:52 | DePaul | Merlin Morris's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Crader | 22-24 |
| 03:51 | Memphis | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 03:35 | Memphis | John Jones hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Christopher McMillan | 22-26 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merlin Morris (fresh) SF - Joe Bever (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Harness (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McMillan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Crader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | DePaul | The short jumper by Keith Abbott is denied by Daniel Crader | 22-26 |
| 03:19 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Daniel Crader | 22-26 |
| 02:53 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 02:52 | Memphis | John Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:34 | Memphis | John Jones connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Rufus Land | 22-28 |
| 02:16 | DePaul | Michael Harness misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 02:15 | DePaul | Charles Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Keith Abbott buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Charles Hunter | 24-28 |
| 01:32 | Memphis | John Jones can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Keith Abbott - foul #2 on Keith Abbott, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), John Clarke (PF), William Knight (C) Merlin Morris, Joe Bever, Michael Harness, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Cornell Cearley (SG), Peter Portis (SF), Greg Armitage (PF) Rufus Land, Carmelo Castillo, Christopher McMillan, Daniel Crader | |
| 01:32 | Memphis | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:32 | Memphis | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | William Knight hits a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Sims (PF) John Jones | |
| 01:24 | DePaul | William Knight makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:04 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Hickman and the foul's on Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SG), Keith Abbott (C) Charles Hunter, William Knight | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 01:04 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:44 | DePaul | Joe Bever evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-33 |
| 00:42 | DePaul | John Clarke hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Greg Armitage misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Keith Abbott - foul #3 on Keith Abbott, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), William Knight (C) Joe Bever, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Carmelo Castillo (SG) Christopher Hickman, Cornell Cearley | |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Greg Armitage misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Greg Armitage makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | William Knight scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Arthur Wells and the foul's on Greg Armitage - foul #1 on Greg Armitage, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Harness (PF) John Clarke | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:05 | DePaul | William Knight makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Michael Harness grabs the board | 32-34 |