| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Young (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Colin Rigsby (fresh) C - David Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Harold Young inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 28-33 |
| 19:23 | Iowa State | Hugh Wittig is called for the reach on Jack Reese - foul #2 on Hugh Wittig, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor (PG), Kenneth Rosenblum (SF), Stephen Bonilla (PF), Johnny Pardo (C) Hugh Wittig, Harold Young, Colin Rigsby, David Hayes | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 19:03 | Iowa State | Jack Reese hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 28-33 |
| 19:01 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum grabs the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:36 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Victor Smith | 28-35 |
| 18:11 | Memphis | Joseph Odum steps in front of the Stephen Bonilla pass | 28-35 |
| 17:51 | Iowa State | Johnny Pardo blocks the short jumper by Jack Reese | 28-35 |
| 17:50 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Odum | 28-35 |
| 17:27 | Iowa State | William Morrison knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Victor Smith | 28-37 |
| 17:12 | Memphis | Frank Sutton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-37 |
| 17:11 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:45 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Pardo - foul #2 on Johnny Pardo, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Gerald Oren (SG), Harold Young (SF), Colin Rigsby (PF), David Hayes (C) Samuel Sotomayor, Frank Sutton, Kenneth Rosenblum, Stephen Bonilla, Johnny Pardo | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi (PF) Jack Reese | |
| 16:45 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:45 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:26 | Memphis | Harold Young comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 16:25 | Memphis | Colin Rigsby misses the tip | 28-38 |
| 16:24 | Iowa State | Victor Smith pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:08 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Smith and he's hacked by Harold Young - foul #1 on Harold Young, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Frank Sutton (SG), Kenneth Rosenblum (SF) Gerald Oren, Harold Young | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Luther Holmes (SG), Stephen Luz (SF), Randall Padula (C) William Morrison, Victor Smith, Joseph Odum, Ralph McGuire | |
| 16:08 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the free throw | 28-40 |
| 16:08 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Colin Rigsby | 28-40 |
| 15:48 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 15:47 | Iowa State | Randall Padula grabs the board | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Rosenblum (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Colin Rigsby (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stephen Luz (fresh) PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Padula (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Iowa State | Randall Padula's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jack Reese (PF) Alphonse Rossi | |
| 15:19 | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-40 |
| 15:17 | Iowa State | David Bogart snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 14:56 | Iowa State | Jack Reese misses the jumper in the lane | 28-40 |
| 14:55 | Memphis | Frank Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 14:43 | Memphis | Frank Sutton blows the layup | 28-40 |
| 14:42 | Iowa State | Jack Reese grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 14:38 | Iowa State | David Bogart buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Luther Holmes | 28-43 |
| 14:35 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor (PG), Harold Young (SF) Hugh Wittig, Kenneth Rosenblum | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Victor Smith (SG), Joseph Odum (SF), Ralph McGuire (C) David Bogart, Luther Holmes, Stephen Luz, Randall Padula | |
| 14:18 | Iowa State | Jack Reese is fouled on the floor by Colin Rigsby - foul #1 on Colin Rigsby, team foul #4 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Oren (SG), Michael Sutton (C) Frank Sutton, Colin Rigsby | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 14:01 | Iowa State | Jack Reese scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Morrison | 28-45 |
| 13:46 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Oren | 30-45 |
| 13:24 | Iowa State | Jack Reese misses the easy layup | 30-45 |
| 13:23 | Memphis | Michael Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:17 | Memphis | Harold Young is fouled on the floor by Joseph Odum - foul #2 on Joseph Odum, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Kenneth Rosenblum (SF), Colin Rigsby (PF), Johnny Pardo (C) Samuel Sotomayor, Gerald Oren, Harold Young, David Hayes, Michael Sutton | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi (PF) Jack Reese | |
| 12:58 | Memphis | Johnny Pardo slams it home set up by Frank Sutton and the foul's on Ralph McGuire - foul #2 on Ralph McGuire, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| 12:58 | Memphis | Johnny Pardo makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 12:29 | Iowa State | Victor Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph McGuire | 33-48 |
| 12:12 | Memphis | Frank Sutton can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 12:11 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 11:46 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Ralph McGuire | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Rosenblum (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Colin Rigsby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Pardo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Odum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:28 | Memphis | Colin Rigsby is whistled for traveling | 33-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor (PG), Stephen Bonilla (PF), David Hayes (C) Hugh Wittig, Colin Rigsby, Johnny Pardo | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Luther Holmes (SG), Stephen Luz (SF), Jack Reese (PF), Randall Padula (C) William Morrison, Victor Smith, Joseph Odum, Alphonse Rossi, Ralph McGuire | |
| 11:06 | Iowa State | Jack Reese comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 11:05 | Iowa State | David Bogart pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 10:45 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 10:43 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rosenblum | 33-50 |
| 10:25 | Memphis | A charge is called on Frank Sutton - foul #1 on Frank Sutton, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Harold Young (SF), Michael Sutton (C) Samuel Sotomayor, Kenneth Rosenblum, Stephen Bonilla | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SG) David Bogart | |
| 10:06 | Iowa State | Randall Padula misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 10:04 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Harold Young | 33-50 |
| 10:00 | Memphis | Jack Reese steals the ball from Michael Sutton | 33-50 |
| 09:31 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-50 |
| 09:30 | Iowa State | Randall Padula tips it in | 33-52 |
| 09:20 | Memphis | Harold Young can't finish the layup | 33-52 |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Jack Reese snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 08:55 | Iowa State | The short jumper by Jack Reese is denied by David Hayes | 33-52 |
| 08:54 | Memphis | David Hayes gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 08:51 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor (PG), Kenneth Rosenblum (SF), Colin Rigsby (PF), Johnny Pardo (C) Hugh Wittig, Harold Young, David Hayes, Michael Sutton | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Joseph Odum (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Luther Holmes, Stephen Luz, Jack Reese, Randall Padula | |
| 08:31 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-52 |
| 08:29 | Iowa State | William Morrison can't tip it in | 33-52 |
| 08:28 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Frank Sutton | 33-52 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Ralph McGuire swats the layup by Colin Rigsby | 33-52 |
| 08:13 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to William Morrison | 33-52 |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Rosenblum - foul #2 on Kenneth Rosenblum, team foul #6 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Oren (SG), David Hayes (C) Frank Sutton, Johnny Pardo | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (SG) Victor Smith | |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum misses the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 08:04 | Memphis | Colin Rigsby gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 07:52 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kenneth Rosenblum | 36-52 |
| 07:30 | Iowa State | David Hayes is called for the reach on William Morrison - foul #1 on David Hayes, team foul #7 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Hugh Wittig (PG), Frank Sutton (SG), Stephen Bonilla (PF), Johnny Pardo (C) Samuel Sotomayor, Gerald Oren, Colin Rigsby, David Hayes | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jack Reese (PF) Alphonse Rossi | |
| 07:30 | Iowa State | William Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 07:30 | Iowa State | William Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Hugh Wittig (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Sutton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Rosenblum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Bonilla (fresh) C - Johnny Pardo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Memphis | Frank Sutton knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Stephen Bonilla and he's hacked by Jack Reese - foul #1 on Jack Reese, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Hayes (C) Johnny Pardo | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 07:23 | Memphis | Frank Sutton makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 06:56 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-54 |
| 06:55 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes grabs the offensive board | 39-54 |
| 06:40 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Jack Reese is blocked by David Hayes | 39-54 |
| 06:39 | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 06:26 | Memphis | Frank Sutton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-54 |
| 06:24 | Iowa State | Jack Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 05:56 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Rosenblum | 39-54 |
| 05:54 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum gets the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 05:33 | Iowa State | Jack Reese comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 05:31 | Memphis | The rebound goes to David Hayes | 39-54 |
| 05:09 | Memphis | David Hayes's layup is rejected by Jack Reese | 39-54 |
| 05:08 | Memphis | Hugh Wittig misses the tip | 39-54 |
| 05:06 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jack Reese | 39-54 |
| 04:40 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Morrison | 39-56 |
| 04:19 | Memphis | Frank Sutton hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth Rosenblum | 42-56 |
| 03:50 | Iowa State | William Morrison is fouled on the floor by Stephen Bonilla - foul #2 on Stephen Bonilla, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor (PG), Gerald Oren (SG), Johnny Pardo (C) Hugh Wittig, Frank Sutton, David Hayes | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Stephen Luz (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Randall Padula (C) Joseph Odum, Jack Reese, Ralph McGuire | |
| 03:50 | Iowa State | William Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 03:50 | Iowa State | William Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 03:38 | Memphis | Randall Padula is called for the reach on Johnny Pardo - foul #2 on Randall Padula, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG) William Morrison | |
| 03:23 | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Oren | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Samuel Sotomayor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Oren (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Rosenblum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Bonilla (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Pardo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Luz (fresh) PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Padula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:58 | Iowa State | Stephen Luz makes the wide open shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Bogart and he's fouled by Gerald Oren - foul #1 on Gerald Oren, team foul #9 | 45-60 |
| 02:58 | Iowa State | Stephen Luz makes the free throw | 45-61 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Bonilla | 47-61 |
| 02:48 | Iowa State | Samuel Sotomayor is called for the reach on David Bogart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Sotomayor, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| 02:48 | Iowa State | David Bogart makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:48 | Iowa State | David Bogart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:32 | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 02:31 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | Randall Padula is fouled on the floor by Johnny Pardo - foul #3 on Johnny Pardo, team foul #11 | 47-63 |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | Randall Padula makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | Randall Padula makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 01:45 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Oren | 50-65 |
| 01:43 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes travels in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| 01:38 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on David Bogart - foul #2 on David Bogart, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| 01:38 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:38 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:38 | Iowa State | Randall Padula pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | David Bogart is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Sotomayor - foul #2 on Samuel Sotomayor, team foul #12 | 51-65 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | David Bogart makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | David Bogart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 01:26 | Memphis | Kenneth Rosenblum buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Sotomayor | 54-67 |
| 01:10 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Bogart | 54-69 |
| 01:03 | Memphis | Johnny Pardo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Luther Holmes - foul #1 on Luther Holmes, team foul #6 | 54-69 |
| 01:03 | Memphis | Johnny Pardo misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:03 | Memphis | Johnny Pardo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:03 | Iowa State | Stephen Luz grabs the board | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 00:36 | Memphis | Johnny Pardo misses the tip | 54-71 |
| 00:34 | Iowa State | Stephen Luz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Stephen Bonilla steals it from Alphonse Rossi in the backcourt | 54-71 |
| 00:30 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on David Bogart - foul #3 on David Bogart, team foul #7 | 54-71 |
| 00:30 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:30 | Memphis | Samuel Sotomayor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | David Bogart runs out the clock | 56-71 |