| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fresh) SG - David Derose (fresh) SF - Luis Hardy (fresh) PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) C - James Gerber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | James Gerber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Memphis | Kevin McGlynn is called for the reach on James Gerber - foul #1 on Kevin McGlynn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | James Gerber knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Paul Burris and the foul's on Leslie Tamplin - foul #1 on Leslie Tamplin, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | James Gerber makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the jumper in the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Marshall | Larry Whitney tips it in | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Robert Wilson misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Kevin McGlynn - foul #2 on Kevin McGlynn, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG) Kevin McGlynn | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:36 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Memphis | Paul Burris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Memphis | Robert Wilson tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:55 | Marshall | Larry Whitney buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:30 | Memphis | Luis Hardy loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | Marshall | Tony Melgar clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Luis Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Memphis | Paul Burris clanks a shot from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 16:47 | Marshall | Daniel Davis snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin connects on the shot from the left side | 7-7 |
| 16:26 | Memphis | Paul Burris is whistled for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Burns (SG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), Robert Lima (PF), John Nottingham (C) David Derose, Luis Hardy, Robert Wilson, James Gerber | |
| 16:11 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Lima - foul #1 on Robert Lima, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG) Paul Burris | |
| 16:11 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:53 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:51 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Leslie Tamplin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Matthew Montiel (fresh) SG - Gary Burns (fresh) SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) PF - Robert Lima (fresh) C - John Nottingham (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Larry Whitney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Wells (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Paul Courtney (C) Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:23 | Memphis | Matthew Montiel knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Carmelo Castillo | 9-9 |
| 15:06 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Sartin, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (SG) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Luis Hardy (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), James Gerber (C) Matthew Montiel, Carmelo Castillo, Robert Lima, John Nottingham | |
| 14:45 | Memphis | Willie Downing steals the ball from James Gerber | 9-9 |
| 14:27 | Marshall | Willie Downing hits a floater from the right block | 11-9 |
| 14:07 | Memphis | James Gerber hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 11-9 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | James Gerber tips it in | 11-11 |
| 13:50 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-11 |
| 13:33 | Memphis | Paul Burris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 13:31 | Marshall | Paul Courtney snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:26 | Marshall | Paul Courtney is hacked by James Gerber - foul #1 on James Gerber, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Stephen Sartin, James Wells, Willie Downing, Paul Courtney | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Derose (SG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), Robert Lima (PF), John Nottingham (C) Gary Burns, Luis Hardy, Robert Wilson, James Gerber | |
| 13:12 | Marshall | Tony Melgar is hacked by Paul Burris - foul #1 on Paul Burris, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| 13:04 | Marshall | Daniel Davis is hacked by Carmelo Castillo - foul #1 on Carmelo Castillo, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG) Paul Burris | |
| 12:55 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:54 | Memphis | David Derose pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:48 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lima | 13-13 |
| 12:30 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 12:28 | Marshall | Daniel Davis snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:17 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Lima - foul #2 on Robert Lima, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG) Larry Jacobson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Luis Hardy (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), James Gerber (C) Matthew Montiel, Carmelo Castillo, Robert Lima, John Nottingham | |
| 12:17 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:17 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:03 | Memphis | Luis Hardy makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by James Gerber | 15-15 |
| 11:44 | Marshall | Larry Whitney banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Sartin | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 7 pts. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Derose (fresh) SF - Luis Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gerber (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Memphis | James Gerber misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Leslie Tamplin - foul #2 on Leslie Tamplin, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (SG), Paul Courtney (C) Daniel Davis, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 11:20 | Memphis | James Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:20 | Memphis | James Gerber makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:02 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Jacobson | 20-17 |
| 10:41 | Memphis | Tony Melgar is called for the reach on David Derose - foul #1 on Tony Melgar, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Wells (SF), Willie Downing (PF) Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG), Gary Burns (SG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), John Nottingham (C) Paul Burris, David Derose, Luis Hardy, James Gerber | |
| 10:21 | Memphis | James Wells is called for the reach on John Nottingham - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Davis (SG) Stephen Sartin | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:21 | Memphis | John Nottingham makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:21 | Memphis | John Nottingham makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:13 | Marshall | James Wells connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Jacobson | 22-19 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Matthew Montiel is hacked by Paul Courtney - foul #1 on Paul Courtney, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Matthew Montiel makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Matthew Montiel makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:41 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 09:40 | Memphis | John Nottingham snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 09:23 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo is hacked by Daniel Davis - foul #1 on Daniel Davis, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Whitney (PF) Larry Jacobson, James Wells, Willie Downing | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), James Gerber (C) Matthew Montiel, John Nottingham | |
| 09:23 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:23 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Larry Whitney | 22-21 |
| 09:18 | Marshall | Paul Burris steps in front of the Daniel Davis pass | 22-21 |
| 08:57 | Memphis | Tony Melgar steps in front of the Robert Wilson pass | 22-21 |
| 08:54 | Marshall | Daniel Davis banks in the layup set up by Tony Melgar | 24-21 |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tony Melgar - foul #2 on Tony Melgar, team foul #10 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Wells (SF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Tony Melgar, Paul Courtney | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Derose (SG) Gary Burns | |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:34 | Marshall | Larry Whitney can't finish the layup | 24-23 |
| 08:33 | Memphis | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 08:19 | Memphis | James Gerber dunks the ball on a nice dish by Carmelo Castillo | 24-25 |
| 08:16 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin's pass is intercepted by Paul Burris in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Robert Wilson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Burris | 24-27 |
| 08:03 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 08:02 | Memphis | David Derose gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 07:39 | Memphis | Shawn Wiggs blocks the short jumper by James Gerber | 24-27 |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wells (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Whitney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Wiggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Derose (fresh) SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gerber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 07:31 | Marshall | James Wells grabs the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 07:25 | Marshall | James Gerber swats the short shot by Daniel Davis | 24-27 |
| 07:24 | Marshall | Daniel Davis snags the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 07:09 | Marshall | James Wells clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 07:08 | Memphis | James Gerber gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 07:03 | Memphis | David Derose connects on the floater from the right side set up by Paul Burris | 24-29 |
| 06:46 | Marshall | Larry Whitney travels with the ball | 24-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (SG), Willie Downing (PF), Paul Courtney (C) Daniel Davis, Larry Whitney, Shawn Wiggs | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG), Gary Burns (SG), Luis Hardy (SF), John Nottingham (C) Paul Burris, David Derose, Carmelo Castillo, James Gerber | |
| 06:27 | Memphis | Luis Hardy banks in the layup | 24-31 |
| 06:09 | Marshall | James Wells's pass is intercepted by Matthew Montiel | 24-31 |
| 05:50 | Memphis | John Nottingham lays it in set up by Matthew Montiel | 24-33 |
| 05:41 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Montiel - foul #1 on Matthew Montiel, team foul #6 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Stephen Sartin, James Wells, Paul Courtney | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Robert Lima (PF) Matthew Montiel, Robert Wilson | |
| 05:27 | Marshall | Willie Downing is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Willie Downing, team foul #11 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Derose (SG) Gary Burns | |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Paul Burris makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Lima | 24-36 |
| 04:59 | Marshall | Willie Downing can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Luis Hardy gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Leslie Tamplin steals the ball from Luis Hardy | 24-36 |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Whitney (PF) Willie Downing | |
| Subs | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo (SF), James Gerber (C) Luis Hardy, John Nottingham | |
| 04:01 | Memphis | Paul Burris scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Derose | 24-39 |
| 03:37 | Marshall | Tony Melgar's pass is intercepted by David Derose | 24-39 |
| 03:33 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Derose | 24-41 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Larry Jacobson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Derose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Lima (fairly fresh) C - James Gerber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Marshall | Tony Melgar misses badly on a runner from the left block | 24-41 |
| 03:22 | Memphis | James Gerber gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 03:18 | Memphis | Paul Burris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), James Wells (SF), Paul Courtney (C) Larry Jacobson, Kevin McGlynn, Tony Melgar, Leslie Tamplin | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG), Gary Burns (SG), Luis Hardy (SF), Robert Wilson (PF) Paul Burris, David Derose, Carmelo Castillo, Robert Lima | |
| 03:13 | Marshall | James Wells misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 03:11 | Memphis | James Gerber pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Robert Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by James Wells - foul #2 on James Wells, team foul #12 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Willie Downing (PF) Larry Whitney | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 02:34 | Marshall | Paul Courtney misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Luis Hardy - foul #1 on Luis Hardy, team foul #7 | 24-43 |
| 02:34 | Marshall | Paul Courtney misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 02:34 | Marshall | Paul Courtney makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 02:15 | Memphis | James Wells is called for the reach on Gary Burns - foul #3 on James Wells, team foul #13 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Melgar (SF) James Wells | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), John Nottingham (C) Matthew Montiel, James Gerber | |
| 02:15 | Memphis | Gary Burns misses the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 02:15 | Memphis | Gary Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 01:58 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 01:39 | Memphis | Luis Hardy's pass is intercepted by Tony Melgar | 28-44 |
| 01:36 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin banks in the layup on a great pass from Tony Melgar | 30-44 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Paul Burris clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Willie Downing - foul #2 on Willie Downing, team foul #14 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Stephen Sartin, Daniel Davis, Willie Downing, Paul Courtney | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Derose (SG), Carmelo Castillo (SF), Robert Lima (PF) Gary Burns, Luis Hardy, Robert Wilson | |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Paul Burris makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Paul Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 01:05 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin McGlynn | 33-46 |
| 00:41 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo jams it and the foul's on Tony Melgar - foul #3 on Tony Melgar, team foul #15 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brian Szymanski (SF) Tony Melgar | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Montiel (PG), James Gerber (C) Paul Burris, John Nottingham | |
| 00:41 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo misses the free throw | 33-48 |
| 00:41 | Memphis | James Gerber pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | David Derose misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Szymanski - foul #1 on Brian Szymanski, team foul #16 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG) Larry Jacobson | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:27 | Memphis | David Derose makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | David Derose misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 00:27 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Larry Whitney is fouled on the floor by Robert Lima - foul #3 on Robert Lima, team foul #8 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Wilson (PF) Robert Lima | |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Larry Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 00:03 | Marshall | Larry Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | David Derose comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 35-49 |