| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) SF - John Townsend (fresh) PF - David Halpern (fresh) C - James Ybarra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Morris Johnson (fresh) SG - Edward Schiefelbein (fresh) SF - Ralph Wilkins (fresh) PF - Dustin Schantz (fresh) C - Lee Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Lee Hall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Morris Johnson | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz buries a runner near the basket | 3-4 |
| 18:42 | Memphis | John Townsend can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 18:40 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | Memphis | James Ybarra grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Memphis | John Townsend snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:23 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David Halpern - foul #1 on David Halpern, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (PG), Roland Bradford (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), Roy Fierro (PF), Paul Crews (C) David Williams, Paul Tweedy, John Townsend, David Halpern, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 17:23 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Jim Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Memphis | Roy Fierro tips it home | 5-6 |
| 16:46 | The Citadel | Paul Crews is called for the reach on Edward Schiefelbein - foul #1 on Paul Crews, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:41 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 16:37 | Memphis | Paul Crews pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Memphis | Roland Bradford misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:58 | The Citadel | Paul Crews denies the turnaround by Dustin Schantz | 5-6 |
| 15:57 | Memphis | Roy Fierro grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jim Carter (fresh) SG - Roland Bradford (fresh) SF - Gregg Winn (fresh) PF - Roy Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Crews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Morris Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schiefelbein (fresh) SF - Ralph Wilkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Schantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Hall (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Memphis | Gregg Winn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:33 | The Citadel | Lee Hall pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:28 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 15:27 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Paul Crews | 5-6 |
| 15:21 | Memphis | Roy Fierro misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 15:19 | Memphis | Gregg Winn tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Gregg Winn - foul #1 on Gregg Winn, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), Paul Tweedy (SG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF), James Ybarra (C) Jim Carter, Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro, Paul Crews | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Owen Partain (SG), Alan Reaves (SF), Philip Dew (C) Edward Schiefelbein, Ralph Wilkins, Lee Hall | |
| 15:12 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:12 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 14:32 | The Citadel | Owen Partain drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Morris Johnson | 10-11 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | David Williams loses the dribble to Dustin Schantz | 10-11 |
| 13:46 | The Citadel | Paul Tweedy steps in front of the Morris Johnson pass | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Memphis | David Williams can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 13:21 | The Citadel | Philip Dew grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:12 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:10 | Memphis | David Halpern pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:43 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Morris Johnson - foul #1 on Morris Johnson, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), Roy Fierro (PF) David Williams, John Townsend, David Halpern | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Norman Draper (PG), Edward Schiefelbein (SG), Ralph Wilkins (SF), Lee Hall (C) Morris Johnson, Owen Partain, Alan Reaves, Dustin Schantz | |
| 12:43 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:43 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:43 | The Citadel | Lee Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:18 | The Citadel | Norman Draper drills a 3 from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 11:50 | Memphis | James Ybarra's floater is tipped away by Ralph Wilkins | 10-14 |
| 11:48 | Memphis | Roy Fierro can't tip it in | 10-14 |
| 11:46 | The Citadel | Edward Schiefelbein snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Roland Bradford (fresh) SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregg Winn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Norman Draper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Schiefelbein (fresh) SF - Ralph Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Dew (fresh) C - Lee Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | The Citadel | Lee Hall drills a jumper from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 11:16 | Memphis | Philip Dew swats the short shot by James Ybarra | 10-16 |
| 11:15 | Memphis | Roy Fierro snags the offensive board | 10-16 |
| 10:58 | Memphis | James Ybarra scores on a jumper from close range and the foul's on Lee Hall - foul #1 on Lee Hall, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF) Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Morris Johnson (PG), Jimmy Moses (PF) Norman Draper, Philip Dew | |
| 10:58 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:46 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Wilkins | 13-19 |
| 10:21 | Memphis | John Townsend knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Williams | 15-19 |
| 09:59 | The Citadel | Jimmy Moses is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jimmy Moses, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roy Fierro (C) James Ybarra | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz (PF) Jimmy Moses | |
| 09:30 | Memphis | David Halpern can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dustin Schantz - foul #1 on Dustin Schantz, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (SG) Paul Tweedy | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Alan Reaves (SF), Philip Dew (C) Ralph Wilkins, Lee Hall | |
| 09:30 | Memphis | David Halpern makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:30 | Memphis | David Halpern misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:30 | The Citadel | Alan Reaves gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:26 | The Citadel | Philip Dew is hacked by Roy Fierro - foul #1 on Roy Fierro, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG) Roland Bradford | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 09:20 | The Citadel | Philip Dew misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 09:19 | The Citadel | Edward Schiefelbein hits the follow up shot | 16-21 |
| 08:58 | Memphis | John Townsend knocks in the shot in the paint set up by David Williams | 18-21 |
| 08:46 | The Citadel | Edward Schiefelbein scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Morris Johnson | 18-24 |
| 08:21 | Memphis | John Townsend is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Townsend, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (SG) Paul Tweedy | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Owen Partain (SG), Ralph Wilkins (SF), Lee Hall (C) Edward Schiefelbein, Alan Reaves, Philip Dew | |
| 07:59 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 07:58 | Memphis | Roy Fierro grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:38 | Memphis | John Townsend drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Roland Bradford | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roland Bradford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Halpern (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roy Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Morris Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Owen Partain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Schantz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lee Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | The Citadel | John Townsend is called for the reach on Ralph Wilkins - foul #2 on John Townsend, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), James Ybarra (C) David Williams, John Townsend, David Halpern | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Edward Schiefelbein (SG) Owen Partain | |
| 07:06 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins is whistled for a carry | 20-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Philip Dew (PF) Dustin Schantz | |
| 06:44 | Memphis | Roland Bradford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 06:43 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roland Bradford - foul #1 on Roland Bradford, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF) Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Alan Reaves (SF), Dustin Schantz (PF) Ralph Wilkins, Lee Hall | |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:03 | Memphis | James Ybarra drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Paul Tweedy | 22-26 |
| 05:56 | The Citadel | Edward Schiefelbein knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 05:29 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses badly on a shot in the lane | 22-28 |
| 05:28 | Memphis | John Townsend tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| 05:06 | The Citadel | Morris Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 05:05 | Memphis | James Ybarra gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:45 | Memphis | John Townsend can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Philip Dew - foul #1 on Philip Dew, team foul #5 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Roy Fierro (PF) David Williams, David Halpern | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Norman Draper (PG), Ralph Wilkins (SF), Lee Hall (C) Morris Johnson, Alan Reaves, Philip Dew | |
| 04:45 | Memphis | John Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:45 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:21 | The Citadel | Edward Schiefelbein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 04:20 | Memphis | James Ybarra snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:56 | Memphis | Norman Draper steals it from John Townsend | 25-28 |
| 03:39 | The Citadel | Lee Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 03:38 | The Citadel | Norman Draper grabs the offensive board | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Roland Bradford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Tweedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Townsend (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Norman Draper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Schiefelbein (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Schantz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lee Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | The Citadel | Norman Draper drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 03:24 | Memphis | Roland Bradford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), David Halpern (PF) Roland Bradford, John Townsend, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Morris Johnson (PG), Owen Partain (SG), Philip Dew (PF) Norman Draper, Edward Schiefelbein, Dustin Schantz | |
| 03:14 | The Citadel | The jumper by Owen Partain is denied by David Halpern | 25-31 |
| 03:12 | Memphis | The rebound goes to David Halpern | 25-31 |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Roy Fierro drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Halpern | 27-31 |
| 02:35 | The Citadel | Philip Dew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-31 |
| 02:33 | The Citadel | Owen Partain snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | Owen Partain is fouled on the floor by Gregg Winn - foul #2 on Gregg Winn, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (SG), John Townsend (SF), James Ybarra (C) Paul Tweedy, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Alan Reaves (SF), Jimmy Moses (C) Ralph Wilkins, Lee Hall | |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | Owen Partain makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | Owen Partain misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:12 | Memphis | James Ybarra snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 01:50 | Memphis | Roland Bradford's pass is intercepted by Philip Dew | 27-32 |
| 01:34 | The Citadel | Jimmy Moses is whistled for traveling | 27-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), Gregg Winn (SF) Roland Bradford, John Townsend | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Edward Schiefelbein (SG), Dustin Schantz (PF) Owen Partain, Jimmy Moses | |
| 01:22 | Memphis | Alan Reaves steps in front of the Paul Tweedy pass | 27-32 |
| 01:18 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alan Reaves | 27-34 |
| 00:49 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy is hacked by Edward Schiefelbein - foul #1 on Edward Schiefelbein, team foul #6 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Townsend (SF), Roy Fierro (C) Gregg Winn, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins (SF), Lee Hall (C) Alan Reaves, Philip Dew | |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Roy Fierro is fouled on the floor by Lee Hall - foul #2 on Lee Hall, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), James Ybarra (C) David Williams, David Halpern | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Roy Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:28 | The Citadel | Dustin Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | Ralph Wilkins's pass is intercepted by Paul Tweedy | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy clanks a halfcourt shot | 27-34 |