| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) SF - John Townsend (fresh) PF - David Halpern (fresh) C - James Ybarra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (fresh) SG - Johnnie Scheffer (fresh) SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fresh) PF - Robert Gorski (fresh) C - Ronald Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | David Halpern wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Memphis | David Williams is hacked by Nolan Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nolan Miller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Memphis | John Townsend misses long on an open floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller is fouled on the floor by John Townsend - foul #1 on John Townsend, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy misses long on a runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Memphis | James Ybarra gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Memphis | John Townsend banks in the layup set up by David Williams | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Memphis | John Townsend snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Memphis | David Halpern is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski is fouled on the floor by David Halpern - foul #1 on David Halpern, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 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 | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:32 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:30 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski misses the 3 from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 17:17 | Memphis | Roy Fierro snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:13 | Memphis | Gregg Winn is fouled in the backcourt by Nolan Miller - foul #2 on Nolan Miller, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG) Nolan Miller | |
| 16:49 | Memphis | Roy Fierro misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Gorski - foul #1 on Robert Gorski, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG) Jim Carter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Jamie Edwards (C) Johnnie Scheffer, Nicholas Rolfe, Ronald Kennedy | |
| 16:49 | Memphis | Roy Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:49 | Memphis | Roy Fierro misses the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Fierro blocks the short jumper by Arnold Francisco | 5-0 |
| 16:29 | Memphis | Roland Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:05 | Memphis | Paul Crews steps out of bounds on the baseline | 5-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF), James Ybarra (C) Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro, Paul Crews | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson (C) Robert Gorski | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Halpern (fresh) C - James Ybarra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Arnold Francisco (fresh) SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) SF - Carlos Anderson (fresh) PF - Jamie Edwards (fresh) C - Rodrick Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 15:26 | Memphis | David Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards clanks a floater from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 15:14 | Memphis | David Halpern pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:53 | Memphis | John Townsend buries a jumper near the basket set up by David Williams and the foul's on Carlos Anderson - foul #1 on Carlos Anderson, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Gregg Winn (SG), Roy Fierro (PF) David Williams, Paul Tweedy, David Halpern | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Robert Gorski (PF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Arnold Francisco, Terrell Jones, Carlos Anderson, Jamie Edwards, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 14:53 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:37 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roland Bradford - foul #1 on Roland Bradford, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), Paul Tweedy (SG), David Halpern (PF) Roland Bradford, John Townsend, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:37 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:37 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:37 | Memphis | Roy Fierro gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:14 | Memphis | Charles Church is called for the reach on David Williams - foul #1 on Charles Church, team foul #5 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (SG), John Townsend (SF), James Ybarra (C) Paul Tweedy, Gregg Winn, David Halpern | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:58 | Memphis | Roland Bradford hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Ybarra | 11-3 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-6 |
| 13:14 | Memphis | John Townsend misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 11-6 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Gorski | 11-6 |
| 12:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Townsend takes the ball from Robert Gorski | 11-6 |
| 12:28 | Memphis | Roland Bradford is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Townsend | 13-6 |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 12:14 | Memphis | The rebound goes to James Ybarra | 13-6 |
| 12:12 | Memphis | John Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (PG), Paul Tweedy (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), David Halpern (PF), Paul Crews (C) David Williams, Roland Bradford, John Townsend, Roy Fierro, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Jamie Edwards (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Charles Church, Johnnie Scheffer, Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roy Fierro (C) Paul Crews | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jim Carter (fresh) SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregg Winn (fresh) PF - David Halpern (fresh) C - Roy Fierro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Arnold Francisco (fresh) SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Anderson (fresh) PF - Jamie Edwards (fresh) C - Rodrick Peterson (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 11:35 | Memphis | David Halpern tips it in | 15-6 |
| 11:23 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 11:01 | Memphis | Jim Carter misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards tips it but misses | 15-9 |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson tips it but misses | 15-9 |
| 10:49 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Paul Tweedy | 15-9 |
| 10:44 | Memphis | Gregg Winn is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Anderson - foul #2 on Carlos Anderson, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), James Ybarra (C) Jim Carter, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Walter Bjork (PF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Carlos Anderson, Jamie Edwards, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 10:30 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Williams | 17-9 |
| 10:26 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco is hacked by Paul Tweedy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Tweedy, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer (SG) Terrell Jones | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Ybarra - foul #1 on James Ybarra, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski (PF) Ronald Kennedy | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | James Ybarra banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Tweedy | 19-11 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 09:17 | Memphis | James Ybarra can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Walter Bjork - foul #1 on Walter Bjork, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Gregg Winn (SF) David Williams, John Townsend | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Jamie Edwards (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Arnold Francisco, Johnnie Scheffer, Robert Gorski, Walter Bjork | |
| 09:17 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:17 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 08:51 | Memphis | David Halpern snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 08:30 | Memphis | Roland Bradford misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Church - foul #2 on Charles Church, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Townsend (SF), Roy Fierro (C) Gregg Winn, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Ronald Kennedy (C) Charles Church, Terrell Jones, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 08:30 | Memphis | Roland Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:30 | Memphis | Roland Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | John Townsend picks off the pass by Johnnie Scheffer | 22-14 |
| 07:52 | Memphis | Roland Bradford misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-14 |
| 07:50 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy can't tip it in | 22-14 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy grabs the board | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Roland Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Tweedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Halpern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Fierro (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Arnold Francisco (fairly fresh) SG - Johnnie Scheffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Kennedy (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe double dribbles | 22-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), James Ybarra (C) Roland Bradford, David Halpern | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SF), Robert Gorski (PF) Nicholas Rolfe, Jamie Edwards | |
| 07:19 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 07:17 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy tips it home | 24-14 |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-14 |
| 06:58 | Memphis | Roy Fierro gets the rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:53 | Memphis | John Townsend lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Tweedy | 26-14 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregg Winn (SF), David Halpern (PF) John Townsend, Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Johnnie Scheffer, Ronald Kennedy | |
| 06:34 | Memphis | David Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Arnold Francisco - foul #1 on Arnold Francisco, team foul #9 | 26-14 |
| 06:34 | Memphis | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 06:34 | Memphis | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-14 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones grabs the offensive board | 28-14 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-17 |
| 06:01 | Memphis | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Townsend (SF), Roy Fierro (C) Gregg Winn, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork (PF) Robert Gorski | |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Tweedy - foul #2 on Paul Tweedy, team foul #6 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Ybarra (C) Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:39 | Memphis | David Halpern is alone and drills a runner from the left block set up by John Townsend | 30-19 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Townsend takes the ball from Terrell Jones | 30-19 |
| 04:59 | Memphis | David Williams is called for traveling | 30-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregg Winn (SF), Roy Fierro (C) John Townsend, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Robert Gorski (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Terrell Jones, Walter Bjork, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), John Townsend (SF), James Ybarra (C) David Williams, Gregg Winn, David Halpern | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy (C) Jamie Edwards | |
| 04:38 | Memphis | Nicholas Rolfe steals it from Roland Bradford in the backcourt | 30-19 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 04:31 | Memphis | Roland Bradford pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 04:03 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Roland Bradford | 33-19 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Townsend - foul #2 on John Townsend, team foul #7 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), David Halpern (PF), Paul Crews (C) Paul Tweedy, John Townsend, Roy Fierro, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Charles Church (SG), Walter Bjork (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Arnold Francisco, Johnnie Scheffer, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Winn (fresh) PF - David Halpern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Crews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (fresh) SG - Charles Church (fresh) SF - Nicholas Rolfe (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Walter Bjork (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Memphis | Paul Crews knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Gregg Winn | 35-20 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Crews | 35-20 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Gregg Winn grabs the board | 35-20 |
| 02:28 | Memphis | David Williams is hacked by Nolan Miller - foul #3 on Nolan Miller, team foul #10 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), John Townsend (SF), James Ybarra (C) Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, Paul Crews | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Nolan Miller, Nicholas Rolfe, Walter Bjork | |
| 02:28 | Memphis | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 02:28 | Memphis | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Rodrick Peterson, team foul #11 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roy Fierro (PF) David Halpern | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski (PF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Jamie Edwards, Rodrick Peterson | |
| 01:57 | Memphis | Carlos Anderson is called for the reach on John Townsend in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlos Anderson, team foul #12 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer (SG) Carlos Anderson | |
| 01:57 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 01:57 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Townsend is called for the reach on Terrell Jones - foul #3 on John Townsend, team foul #8 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregg Winn (SF), David Halpern (PF) John Townsend, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Terrell Jones steals it from David Halpern | 39-22 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-22 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski hits the follow up shot | 39-24 |
| 00:42 | Memphis | Gregg Winn misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 39-24 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-24 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer can't tip it in | 39-24 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Roy Fierro pulls down the rebound | 39-24 |
| 00:19 | Memphis | Charles Church takes the ball from Gregg Winn in the backcourt | 39-24 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Church | 39-26 |
| 00:04 | Memphis | David Williams is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Tweedy | 42-26 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 42-26 |