| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) SG - John Becton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) PF - Al Melton (fresh) C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Delapaz (fresh) SG - Rene Costa (fresh) SF - James Keim (fresh) PF - Yo Yen (fresh) C - John Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Delapaz is called for the reach on Robert Bennett - foul #1 on Christopher Delapaz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Memphis | John Adams gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Memphis | John Becton steals it from James Keim | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Memphis | John Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Memphis | John Becton steps in front of the Christopher Delapaz pass | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Memphis | Rene Costa snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Memphis | Robert Bennett is called for the reach on Christopher Delapaz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bennett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Memphis | Robert Bennett steals the ball from Christopher Delapaz in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 17:45 | Memphis | John Adams snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Memphis | A charge is called on John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Robert Bennett, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dikembe Acri (PG), Mauricio Suarez (SG), Juan Garcia (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), Gregg Harris (C) Christopher Delapaz, Rene Costa, James Keim, Yo Yen, John Adams | |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Joseph Cooke is blocked by Gregg Harris | 0-0 |
| 17:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers tips it in | 2-0 |
| 16:50 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 16:48 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart can't connect on a shot from the left block | 2-0 |
| 16:28 | Memphis | Juan Garcia grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 16:03 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 16:02 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph Cooke (fresh) SG - Frank Richart (fairly fresh) SF - Kent Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Haskins (fairly fresh) C - Waylon Fryar (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dikembe Acri (fresh) SG - Mauricio Suarez (fresh) SF - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) C - Gregg Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 2-0 |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Robinson | 2-0 |
| 15:39 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 15:27 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Juan Garcia | 2-3 |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 15:14 | Memphis | Kent Myers is called for the reach on Dikembe Acri in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kent Myers, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Joseph Cooke, Frank Richart, Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz (PG), Rene Costa (SG), James Keim (SF), George McKinney (PF), John Adams (C) Dikembe Acri, Mauricio Suarez, Juan Garcia, Frank Robinson, Gregg Harris | |
| 15:06 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 15:05 | Memphis | Rene Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 14:51 | Memphis | James Keim drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 5-5 |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Rene Costa - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dikembe Acri (PG) Christopher Delapaz | |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:16 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rene Costa | 7-8 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell makes the turnaround from close range set up by Robert Bennett | 9-8 |
| 13:48 | Memphis | Rene Costa is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG) John Becton | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz (PG), Mauricio Suarez (SG), Yo Yen (PF) Dikembe Acri, Rene Costa, George McKinney | |
| 13:28 | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:27 | Memphis | Yo Yen grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:15 | Memphis | James Keim misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:52 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke's pass is intercepted by Mauricio Suarez | 9-8 |
| 12:48 | Memphis | James Keim lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mauricio Suarez | 9-10 |
| 12:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell banks in the layup set up by Robert Bennett | 11-10 |
| 12:22 | Memphis | Yo Yen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-10 |
| 12:21 | Memphis | John Adams grabs the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 11:58 | Memphis | Yo Yen buries a turnaround from the left block set up by John Adams and the foul's on Al Melton - foul #1 on Al Melton, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Frank Richart (SF), Kent Myers (PF), William Haskins (C) Robert Bennett, Joseph Cooke, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dikembe Acri (PG), Rene Costa (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), George McKinney (C) Christopher Delapaz, Mauricio Suarez, James Keim, John Adams | |
| 11:58 | Memphis | Yo Yen makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) SG - John Becton (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Frank Richart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kent Myers (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Haskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dikembe Acri (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Smith (fresh) PF - Yo Yen (fresh) 3 pts. C - George McKinney (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Becton and he's fouled by George McKinney - foul #1 on George McKinney, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), John Adams (C) Gerald Smith, Yo Yen, George McKinney | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:09 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rene Costa | 14-16 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 10:52 | Memphis | Frank Robinson pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Rene Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Frank Richart, Kent Myers | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz (PG), Juan Garcia (SF), Gregg Harris (C) Dikembe Acri, James Keim, John Adams | |
| 10:39 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar is denied on a layup by Gregg Harris | 14-16 |
| 10:37 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Gregg Harris | 14-16 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | Juan Garcia is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Delapaz | 14-19 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the lay-in | 14-19 |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Al Melton | 14-19 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Delapaz steals it from Al Melton | 14-19 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz lays it in | 14-21 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Becton | 16-21 |
| 09:21 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Juan Garcia | 16-24 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar is fouled on the floor by Juan Garcia - foul #1 on Juan Garcia, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), Frank Richart (SF), Kent Myers (C) David Slater, John Becton, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dikembe Acri (PG), Mauricio Suarez (SG), James Keim (SF), Yo Yen (PF), John Adams (C) Christopher Delapaz, Rene Costa, Juan Garcia, Frank Robinson, Gregg Harris | |
| 08:55 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton lays it in on a great pass from Frank Richart | 18-24 |
| 08:52 | Memphis | James Keim is fouled in the backcourt by Al Melton - foul #2 on Al Melton, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Al Melton | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 08:34 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Bennett | 18-24 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers is hacked by Yo Yen - foul #1 on Yo Yen, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) Frank Richart | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rene Costa (SG), Frank Robinson (PF) Mauricio Suarez, Yo Yen | |
| 08:00 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Robinson is called for the reach on Kent Myers - foul #1 on Frank Robinson, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez (SG), George McKinney (PF) Rene Costa, Frank Robinson | |
| 08:00 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:00 | Memphis | George McKinney pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:58 | Memphis | James Keim is hacked by Jeffrey Tidwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins (PF) Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rene Costa (SG) Mauricio Suarez | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cooke (fresh) SF - Kent Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Haskins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dikembe Acri (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Keim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George McKinney (fresh) C - John Adams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri buries a floater from the right wing set up by James Keim | 18-26 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | George McKinney steps in front of the Kent Myers pass | 18-26 |
| 07:07 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George McKinney | 18-28 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses short on a turnaround from close range | 18-28 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke can't tip it in | 18-28 |
| 06:48 | Memphis | George McKinney gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-28 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | George McKinney hits the follow up shot | 18-30 |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers lays it up and in | 20-30 |
| 06:01 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bennett - foul #2 on Robert Bennett, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Frank Richart (SF), Waylon Fryar (PF) Robert Bennett, Joseph Cooke, William Haskins, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez (SG), Yo Yen (PF) Rene Costa, George McKinney | |
| 06:01 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 06:01 | Memphis | Dikembe Acri makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Adams is called for the reach on Kent Myers - foul #2 on John Adams, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz (PG), Juan Garcia (SF), Gregg Harris (C) Dikembe Acri, James Keim, John Adams | |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:46 | Memphis | Gregg Harris snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 05:26 | Memphis | Gregg Harris can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 20-32 |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 04:59 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (PG), Joshua Alfonso (C) David Slater, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), George McKinney (C) Juan Garcia, Yo Yen, Gregg Harris | |
| 04:52 | Memphis | Joseph Cooke is called for the reach on Mauricio Suarez - foul #1 on Joseph Cooke, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| 04:52 | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:52 | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Delapaz - foul #2 on Christopher Delapaz, team foul #9 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins (SF) Frank Richart | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rene Costa (SG) Mauricio Suarez | |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 04:22 | Memphis | Frank Robinson misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 22-34 |
| 04:21 | Memphis | Frank Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 04:06 | Memphis | Frank Robinson loses the dribble to William Haskins | 22-34 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses the lay-in | 22-34 |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins grabs the offensive board | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph Cooke (fairly fresh) SG - John Becton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Haskins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Myers (tired) 4 pts. C - Joshua Alfonso (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Delapaz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Keim (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - George McKinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso's fadeaway is rejected by George McKinney | 22-34 |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Frank Robinson snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 03:26 | Memphis | Rene Costa is fouled in the backcourt by John Becton - foul #1 on John Becton, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), David Slater (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Joseph Cooke, John Becton, William Haskins, Kent Myers, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Smith (SF), Yo Yen (PF), John Adams (C) James Keim, Frank Robinson, George McKinney | |
| 03:26 | Memphis | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:26 | Memphis | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell loses the ball out of bounds | 22-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dikembe Acri (PG), Mauricio Suarez (SG), James Keim (SF) Christopher Delapaz, Rene Costa, Gerald Smith | |
| 03:11 | Memphis | Robert Bennett picks off the pass by Mauricio Suarez in the backcourt | 22-36 |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett hits the finger roll | 24-36 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez is fouled on the floor by David Slater - foul #1 on David Slater, team foul #10 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG) David Slater | |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz (PG), Juan Garcia (SF) Dikembe Acri, James Keim | |
| 02:49 | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-38 |
| 02:24 | Memphis | Yo Yen pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 02:04 | Memphis | Yo Yen is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 24-38 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Yo Yen swats the layup by Al Melton | 24-38 |
| 01:44 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Yo Yen | 24-41 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-41 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell hits the follow up shot | 26-41 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz is hacked by Jeffrey Tidwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #11 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), William Haskins (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Robert Bennett, Frank Richart, Jeffrey Tidwell, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rene Costa (SG), James Keim (SF), Frank Robinson (PF) Mauricio Suarez, Juan Garcia, Yo Yen | |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton jams it | 28-42 |
| 00:42 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Keim | 28-45 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Robinson steps in front of the William Haskins pass | 28-45 |
| 00:19 | Memphis | David Slater picks off the pass by Christopher Delapaz in the backcourt | 28-45 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the shot from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-45 |