| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (fresh) SG - Richard Canada (fresh) SF - Anthony Pursel (fresh) PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) C - Craig Helzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fresh) SG - William Chavis (fresh) SF - William Greene (fresh) PF - Mark Hart (fresh) C - Robert Macy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Robert Macy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Memphis | Robert Macy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Helzer - foul #1 on Craig Helzer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Memphis | Robert Macy makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:49 | Memphis | Robert Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses badly on a floater from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Memphis | The rebound goes to William Greene | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Memphis | William Chavis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Memphis | Mark Hart grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Terry Jones's pass is intercepted by Richard Canada | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Memphis | William Chavis pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | William Chavis can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Cory Hondo - foul #1 on Cory Hondo, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | William Chavis makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | William Chavis misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Memphis | Mark Hart makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Terry Jones | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Macy | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel misses the easy layup | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer is whistled for traveling | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG), Harold Beckett (SG), Timothy Shackleford (C) Terry Jones, William Chavis, Robert Macy | |
| 17:15 | Memphis | William Greene is hacked by Anthony Pursel - foul #1 on Anthony Pursel, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SG) Richard Canada | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Twyman - foul #1 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (PF) Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Mark Hart - foul #1 on Mark Hart, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand (PF) Anthony Pursel | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:39 | Memphis | William Greene misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 16:38 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford can't tip it in | 3-7 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:53 | Memphis | William Greene misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 15:52 | Memphis | Mark Hart tips it but misses | 3-7 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (fairly fresh) SG - Kyle Nichols (fresh) SF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) PF - Darrell Hand (fresh) C - Craig Helzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Joey Hale (fresh) SG - Harold Beckett (fresh) SF - William Greene (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Shackleford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand is whistled for traveling | 3-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Anthony Pursel (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Cory Hondo, Kyle Nichols, Darrell Hand, Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), William Chavis (SG), Robert Macy (C) Joey Hale, Harold Beckett, Timothy Shackleford | |
| 15:29 | Memphis | Gregory Coronel is called for the reach on Robert Macy - foul #1 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #5 | 3-7 |
| 15:19 | Memphis | Mark Hart scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Terry Jones | 3-10 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Hamilton | 5-10 |
| 14:43 | Memphis | Anthony Pursel steps in front of the William Chavis pass | 5-10 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-10 |
| 14:23 | Memphis | Robert Macy grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:18 | Memphis | William Chavis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (PG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Darrell Hand (PF), Craig Helzer (C) Richard Canada, Anthony Pursel, Joseph Twyman, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (SG), Robert Pierce (SF), Robert Caouette (PF), Timothy Shackleford (C) William Chavis, William Greene, Mark Hart, Robert Macy | |
| 13:52 | Memphis | Robert Caouette can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the jumper from the right side | 7-10 |
| 13:25 | Memphis | Robert Pierce connects on the shot from the left block set up by Robert Caouette and he's fouled by Darrell Hand - foul #1 on Darrell Hand, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel (SF) Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG) Terry Jones | |
| 13:25 | Memphis | Robert Pierce makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Harold Beckett scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joey Hale | 10-15 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer hits a jump hook from the baseline | 12-15 |
| 12:30 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (PF) Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Chavis (SG) Harold Beckett | |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Pierce is called for the reach on Anthony Pursel - foul #1 on Robert Pierce, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Gregory Coronel (SF) Cory Hondo, Kyle Nichols, Anthony Pursel | |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), William Greene (SF), Mark Hart (PF), Robert Macy (C) Joey Hale, Robert Pierce, Robert Caouette, Timothy Shackleford | |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand (C) Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) SF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Chavis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Greene (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Macy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Memphis | Robert Macy can't finish the layup | 12-15 |
| 11:36 | Memphis | William Greene tips it but misses | 12-15 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Hand | 12-15 |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman scores on a turnaround from close range and the foul's on William Chavis - foul #1 on William Chavis, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Beckett (SG) William Chavis | |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:06 | Memphis | Robert Macy misses the driving attempt in the paint | 15-15 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton's pass is intercepted by William Greene | 15-15 |
| 10:39 | Memphis | Terry Jones connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Greene | 15-17 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman clanks a jumper in the paint | 15-17 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman hits the follow up shot | 17-17 |
| 09:57 | Memphis | Robert Macy clanks a shot from the left side | 17-17 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (PG), Kyle Nichols (SG), Anthony Pursel (SF), Craig Helzer (C) Michael Hamilton, Richard Canada, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG), William Chavis (SG), Robert Pierce (SF), Robert Caouette (PF), Timothy Shackleford (C) Terry Jones, Harold Beckett, William Greene, Mark Hart, Robert Macy | |
| 09:15 | Memphis | Anthony Pursel swats the short shot by Robert Pierce | 17-17 |
| 09:14 | Memphis | Joey Hale tips it home | 17-19 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Kyle Nichols | 19-19 |
| 08:52 | Memphis | Craig Helzer swats the short shot by Robert Pierce | 19-19 |
| 08:50 | Memphis | Robert Caouette tips it in | 19-21 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Cory Hondo | 21-21 |
| 08:20 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 21-21 |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Craig Helzer | 21-21 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Joey Hale steals the ball from Cory Hondo in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 08:04 | Memphis | Robert Pierce can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 07:48 | Memphis | Robert Caouette pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pursel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Twyman (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Helzer (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Joey Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Chavis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Shackleford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Memphis | Robert Caouette can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 07:41 | Memphis | Robert Caouette grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:24 | Memphis | Timothy Shackleford is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 21-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Darrell Hand (PF) Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG), Harold Beckett (SG), William Greene (SF), David Brock (C) Joey Hale, William Chavis, Robert Pierce, Timothy Shackleford | |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Hondo | 21-21 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the turnaround from the baseline | 21-21 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand grabs the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Gregory Coronel (SF) Cory Hondo, Anthony Pursel | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Hart (PF), Robert Macy (C) Robert Caouette, David Brock | |
| 06:18 | Memphis | Robert Macy makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Terry Jones | 21-23 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Canada | 23-23 |
| 05:45 | Memphis | Robert Macy drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Greene | 23-25 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton misses short on a floater from the left side | 23-25 |
| 05:23 | Memphis | Robert Macy grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 05:12 | Memphis | Harold Beckett is hacked by Craig Helzer - foul #2 on Craig Helzer, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (PG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Richard Canada, Darrell Hand, Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG), Robert Pierce (SF), Timothy Shackleford (C) Terry Jones, William Greene, Robert Macy | |
| 05:12 | Memphis | Harold Beckett makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:12 | Memphis | Harold Beckett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman's dunk attempt is rejected by Timothy Shackleford | 23-27 |
| 04:49 | Memphis | Robert Pierce gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Mark Hart misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-27 |
| 04:34 | Memphis | Robert Pierce can't tip it in | 23-27 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Cory Hondo | 25-27 |
| 04:14 | Memphis | Harold Beckett is called for traveling | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel (SF) Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Chavis (SG), Robert Caouette (PF) Harold Beckett, Mark Hart | |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Pierce - foul #2 on Robert Pierce, team foul #4 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer (C) Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Jones (PG) Joey Hale | |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:43 | Memphis | Anthony Pursel steals it from Robert Caouette | 27-27 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel misses the lay-in | 27-27 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pursel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Twyman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Helzer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Terry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Chavis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Caouette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Shackleford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Anthony Pursel, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Darrell Hand (PF) Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Greene (SF), Robert Macy (C) Robert Pierce, Timothy Shackleford | |
| 03:04 | Memphis | Robert Caouette blows the layup but the foul's on Darrell Hand - foul #2 on Darrell Hand, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| 03:04 | Memphis | Robert Caouette misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:04 | Memphis | Robert Caouette makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Terry Jones - foul #1 on Terry Jones, team foul #5 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Hart (PF) Robert Caouette | |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:33 | Memphis | Mark Hart clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 02:20 | Memphis | Mark Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Darrell Hand steals the ball from Terry Jones | 29-28 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo double dribbles | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Joseph Twyman (PF) Cory Hondo, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Memphis | Joey Hale (PG), Harold Beckett (SG), Robert Pierce (SF) Terry Jones, William Chavis, William Greene | |
| 01:37 | Memphis | Robert Pierce misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 01:35 | Memphis | Robert Macy grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 01:23 | Memphis | Robert Macy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 29-28 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman lays it up and in | 31-28 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Robert Macy loses the dribble to Richard Canada | 31-28 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton slams it home set up by Richard Canada | 33-28 |
| 00:23 | Memphis | Craig Helzer takes the ball from Robert Pierce | 33-28 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer hits a wide open jump hook in the lane | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Joey Hale can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 35-28 |