| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard White (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Julian Loy (fresh) PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Franklin Gifford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Barnwell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. C - David Cushing (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Julian Loy inbounds the ball | 39-45 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Memphis | Julian Loy drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 19:39 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | David Cushing hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lee Phillips | 42-47 |
| 18:56 | Memphis | Walter Phillips drills a floater in the paint | 44-47 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips misses the shot from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 18:15 | Memphis | Julian Loy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Widner - foul #3 on Steven Widner, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey (SF), Christopher Tauber (PF), Richard Anderson (C) Steven Widner, Jeffrey Thompson, David Cushing | |
| 18:15 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 18:15 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey loses the dribble to Peter Wax | 46-47 |
| 18:02 | Memphis | Peter Wax loses the dribble to Christopher Tauber | 46-47 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Gifford - foul #1 on Franklin Gifford, team foul #1 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (SG) Jared Barnwell | |
| 17:41 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 17:39 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Peter Wax | 46-47 |
| 17:29 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford jams it on a nice dish by Walter Phillips and the foul's on Christopher Truby - foul #2 on Christopher Truby, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SG) Lee Phillips | |
| 17:29 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 17:09 | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey misses the lay-in | 49-47 |
| 17:07 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 17:05 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 16:46 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Klopp | 49-50 |
| 16:30 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford buries a driving attempt from close range | 51-50 |
| 16:26 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Willard White, Julian Loy, Walter Phillips, Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG), Jared Barnwell (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), David Cushing (C) Christopher Truby, Walter Bailey, Christopher Tauber, Richard Anderson | |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | John Solt tips it in | 53-50 |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | David Cushing misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 15:59 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson tips it home | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fresh) SG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Solt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Barnwell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Klopp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. C - David Cushing (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Memphis | John Solt is hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), Steven Widner (SF) Jared Barnwell, Anthony Klopp | |
| 15:34 | Memphis | Steven Widner is called for the reach on Kosoko Abdullai - foul #4 on Steven Widner, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Julian Loy (SF), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, Kosoko Abdullai, John Solt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey (SF) Steven Widner | |
| 15:24 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 55-52 |
| 15:04 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 15:02 | Western Illinois | John Maynard grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 14:47 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 14:45 | Western Illinois | John Maynard grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 14:35 | Western Illinois | John Maynard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Phillips | 55-55 |
| 14:12 | Memphis | Julian Loy knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Wax | 57-55 |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | David Cushing can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Franklin Gifford - foul #2 on Franklin Gifford, team foul #2 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Willard White (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Gabriel Romano, Julian Loy, Larry Hawkins, Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Jared Barnwell (SG), Christopher Tauber (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Lee Phillips, John Maynard, Walter Bailey, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | David Cushing makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | David Cushing makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 13:39 | Memphis | Walter Phillips is fouled on the floor by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SF) David Cushing | |
| 13:26 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| 13:26 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 13:26 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 13:06 | Memphis | Walter Phillips pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 12:55 | Memphis | Anthony Klopp steals the ball from John Solt | 59-57 |
| 12:52 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Willard White misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Klopp - foul #2 on Anthony Klopp, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Walter Bailey (C) Christopher Truby, Christopher Tauber, Richard Anderson | |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey makes the jumper from the left side set up by Lee Phillips | 61-59 |
| 12:02 | Memphis | John Solt hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 61-59 |
| 12:01 | Memphis | Walter Phillips hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by David Clary - foul #1 on David Clary, team foul #3 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Julian Loy (SF), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, Kosoko Abdullai, Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), David Cushing (C) Jared Barnwell, Anthony Klopp | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willard White (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Julian Loy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Solt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Franklin Gifford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. C - David Cushing (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-59 |
| 11:47 | Memphis | Julian Loy snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 11:28 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Wax | 65-59 |
| 11:02 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Maynard | 65-62 |
| 11:00 | Memphis | Peter Wax loses the dribble to Lee Phillips in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 10:38 | Western Illinois | John Maynard hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Thompson | 65-64 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on David Cushing - foul #2 on David Cushing, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF) Peter Wax, Willard White, Julian Loy, John Solt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Jared Barnwell (SG), Anthony Klopp (SF), Christopher Tauber (PF), Richard Anderson (C) Lee Phillips, John Maynard, Walter Bailey, Jeffrey Thompson, David Cushing | |
| 10:30 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber loses the ball out of bounds | 67-64 |
| 10:00 | Memphis | Richard Anderson swats the short shot by Franklin Gifford | 67-64 |
| 09:59 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 09:43 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 09:22 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 67-64 |
| Subs | Memphis | Julian Loy (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Kosoko Abdullai, Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Christopher Truby, Anthony Klopp | |
| 09:19 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell is fouled in the backcourt by Julian Loy - foul #3 on Julian Loy, team foul #4 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG) David Clary | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey (SF) Christopher Tauber | |
| 09:02 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-66 |
| 08:39 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano's pass is intercepted by Richard Anderson | 67-66 |
| 08:15 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 08:13 | Memphis | Peter Wax snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 08:07 | Memphis | Walter Phillips drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Gabriel Romano | 69-66 |
| 07:52 | Western Illinois | Larry Hawkins denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Thompson | 69-66 |
| 07:50 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson tips it home | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Romano (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julian Loy (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Phillips (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jared Barnwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Memphis | Walter Phillips misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 69-68 |
| 07:34 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 69-68 |
| 07:05 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | Jeffrey Thompson swats the short shot by Walter Phillips | 69-70 |
| 06:38 | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 06:36 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Wax - foul #3 on Peter Wax, team foul #5 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Willard White (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), John Solt (PF), Franklin Gifford (C) Peter Wax, Gabriel Romano, Julian Loy, Walter Phillips, Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), John Maynard (SG), Steven Widner (SF), Christopher Tauber (PF), David Cushing (C) Lee Phillips, Jared Barnwell, Walter Bailey, Jeffrey Thompson, Richard Anderson | |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 06:17 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner grabs the offensive board | 69-70 |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | David Cushing misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 05:37 | Western Illinois | David Cushing drills a runner from the baseline | 69-72 |
| 05:20 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the floater from close range on a great pass from John Solt | 71-72 |
| 05:16 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Truby, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG) Christopher Truby | |
| 05:01 | Memphis | Willard White drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | Walter Phillips (PF) Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) John Maynard, Christopher Tauber | |
| 04:48 | Memphis | Willard White misses long on a runner near the basket | 74-72 |
| 04:46 | Western Illinois | Anthony Klopp grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Willard White steals the ball from Anthony Klopp in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 04:42 | Memphis | David Clary misses the easy layup | 74-72 |
| 04:40 | Memphis | John Solt tips it but misses | 74-72 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 04:18 | Memphis | John Solt pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 03:54 | Memphis | Anthony Klopp steals it from Walter Phillips | 74-72 |
| 03:49 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Jeffrey Thompson is blocked by Walter Phillips | 74-72 |
| 03:47 | Memphis | John Solt gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (tiring) SG - Willard White (tiring) 23 pts. SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Solt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Klopp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Widner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Cushing (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Memphis | Willard White is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Willard White, team foul #6 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Julian Loy (PF), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, Walter Phillips, John Solt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Jared Barnwell (SG), Walter Bailey (C) Lee Phillips, Steven Widner, David Cushing | |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Truby | 74-74 |
| 03:03 | Memphis | Willard White drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Wax | 76-74 |
| 02:59 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF) Willard White, Kosoko Abdullai | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG), John Maynard (SG), Christopher Tauber (PF), Richard Anderson (C) Christopher Truby, Jared Barnwell, Anthony Klopp, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson hits a wide open fadeaway from close range | 76-76 |
| 02:42 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG) David Clary | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Widner (SF) Richard Anderson | |
| 02:21 | Memphis | The jump hook by Franklin Gifford is blocked by Christopher Tauber | 76-76 |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Willard White can't tip it in | 76-76 |
| 02:18 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 02:01 | Memphis | Willard White clanks a shot from close range | 76-76 |
| 01:59 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Loy | 76-76 |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Willard White hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Christopher Tauber - foul #1 on Christopher Tauber, team foul #11 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Walter Phillips (PF) Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson (PF), David Cushing (C) Walter Bailey, Christopher Tauber | |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Willard White makes the free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Peter Wax takes the ball from Steven Widner | 79-76 |
| 01:04 | Memphis | Jeffrey Thompson steals the ball from Julian Loy | 79-76 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Phillips | 79-76 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the board | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Willard White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Steven Widner - foul #5 on Steven Widner, team foul #12 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Hawkins (PF) Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey (SF) Steven Widner | |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 3rd free throw | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | John Maynard is fouled on the floor by Franklin Gifford - foul #3 on Franklin Gifford, team foul #7 | 82-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Walter Phillips (PF) Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | John Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | John Maynard misses the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Memphis | John Maynard is called for the reach on Walter Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Maynard, team foul #13 | 82-77 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Walter Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Walter Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | John Maynard is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 84-77 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | David Cushing is called for the reach on Franklin Gifford - foul #3 on David Cushing, team foul #14 | 84-77 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-77 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Willard White gets the rebound | 86-77 |