| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Eugene Sands (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Aranda (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Iniguez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Kitwana Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Corso (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Cilley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Gary Aranda inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Memphis | Kitwana Abdullah steals the ball from Mark Iniguez in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 19:54 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah misses the lay-in | 36-39 |
| 19:53 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 19:46 | Memphis | Eugene Sands misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 19:44 | Utah State | Arthur Whitley gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:41 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah is hacked by Eugene Sands in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Sands, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Irving Glover (PG) Eugene Sands | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 19:28 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Corso | 36-42 |
| 19:10 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-42 |
| 18:55 | Utah State | Timothy Cilley misses the dunk attempt | 38-42 |
| 18:53 | Memphis | Robert Copeland grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 18:38 | Memphis | George Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 18:18 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Corso | 41-44 |
| 18:16 | Memphis | Paul Johnson is called for the reach on George Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Patrick Price (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Jay Hurley (C) Gary Aranda, Robert Copeland, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Ali (PG), Emmett Smith (SG), Brian Lancaster (SF), Dikembe Apo (PF), Harley Macrae (C) Kitwana Abdullah, Thomas Corso, Paul Johnson, Timothy Cilley, Arthur Whitley | |
| 18:02 | Memphis | George Jackson is hacked by Harley Macrae - foul #2 on Harley Macrae, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| 17:49 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Dikembe Apo - foul #1 on Dikembe Apo, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| 17:49 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:49 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 17:35 | Utah State | Brian Lancaster clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Irving Glover snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 17:32 | Memphis | Irving Glover is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Irving Glover, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Reginald Johnson (PF) Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Corso (SG), Timothy Cilley (PF), Arthur Whitley (C) Dikembe Ali, Dikembe Apo, Harley Macrae | |
| 17:10 | Utah State | Patrick Price takes the ball from Brian Lancaster | 43-44 |
| 16:52 | Memphis | Arthur Whitley is called for the reach on Jay Hurley - foul #3 on Arthur Whitley, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Aranda (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Mark Iniguez (C) Patrick Price, Reginald Johnson, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah (PG), Paul Johnson (SF), Harley Macrae (C) Emmett Smith, Brian Lancaster, Arthur Whitley | |
| 16:41 | Memphis | Gary Aranda clanks a jumper from the left block | 43-44 |
| 16:40 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez tips it in | 45-44 |
| 16:11 | Utah State | Harley Macrae is fouled on the floor by Mark Iniguez - foul #1 on Mark Iniguez, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Copeland (PF) Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Ali (PG), Dikembe Apo (PF) Kitwana Abdullah, Timothy Cilley | |
| 15:54 | Utah State | Thomas Corso is wide open but clanks a floater in the paint | 45-44 |
| 15:52 | Memphis | Robert Copeland gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Irving Glover (tired) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Jackson (tired) 8 pts. SF - Gary Aranda (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Copeland (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Iniguez (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Corso (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Johnson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Apo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harley Macrae (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Memphis | George Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 15:45 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Harley Macrae | 45-44 |
| 15:35 | Utah State | Thomas Corso is fouled on the floor by Robert Copeland - foul #2 on Robert Copeland, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG), Eugene Sands (SG), Charles Roller (SF), Jay Hurley (C) Irving Glover, George Jackson, Gary Aranda, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah (PG), Brian Lancaster (SG), Timothy Cilley (PF), Arthur Whitley (C) Dikembe Ali, Thomas Corso, Dikembe Apo, Harley Macrae | |
| 15:20 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Whitley | 45-46 |
| 15:01 | Memphis | Jay Hurley scores on a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 14:46 | Utah State | Arthur Whitley misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 14:45 | Utah State | Paul Johnson tips it in | 48-48 |
| 14:41 | Memphis | Robert Copeland loses the dribble to Kitwana Abdullah in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 14:40 | Utah State | Brian Lancaster banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kitwana Abdullah | 48-50 |
| 14:37 | Memphis | Charles Roller is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Patrick Price (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Reginald Johnson (C) Charles Roller, Robert Copeland, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Ali (PG), Emmett Smith (SG), Harley Macrae (PF) Kitwana Abdullah, Paul Johnson, Timothy Cilley | |
| 14:20 | Utah State | Arthur Whitley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| 14:01 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 13:59 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:33 | Utah State | Harley Macrae can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-50 |
| 13:31 | Utah State | Brian Lancaster grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:07 | Utah State | Patrick Price steps in front of the Brian Lancaster pass | 48-50 |
| 13:05 | Memphis | Dikembe Ali is called for the reach on Raphael Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jackson (SG), Gary Aranda (SF), Robert Copeland (PF), Mark Iniguez (C) Eugene Sands, Patrick Price, Jerry Larsen, Reginald Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah (PG), Thomas Corso (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Dikembe Apo (PF) Dikembe Ali, Emmett Smith, Brian Lancaster, Harley Macrae | |
| 12:48 | Memphis | Arthur Whitley steals the ball from George Jackson | 48-50 |
| 12:44 | Utah State | Thomas Corso is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Kitwana Abdullah | 48-52 |
| 12:34 | Memphis | Robert Copeland travels with the ball | 48-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SG) George Jackson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Cilley (PF) Paul Johnson | |
| 12:32 | Utah State | Raphael Yazzie picks off the pass by Dikembe Apo in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 12:19 | Memphis | Arthur Whitley picks off the pass by Charles Roller | 48-52 |
| 11:59 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 11:57 | Utah State | Timothy Cilley tips it in | 48-54 |
| 11:38 | Memphis | Gary Aranda misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-54 |
| 11:36 | Utah State | Thomas Corso pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Raphael Yazzie (tired) 3 pf. SG - Charles Roller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Aranda (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Copeland (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Iniguez (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Kitwana Abdullah (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Thomas Corso (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Apo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Cilley (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Whitley (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah is hacked by Gary Aranda in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Aranda, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| 11:34 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (SG), Patrick Price (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Jay Hurley (C) Charles Roller, Gary Aranda, Robert Copeland, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Johnson (SF), Harley Macrae (C) Dikembe Apo, Arthur Whitley | |
| 11:16 | Utah State | Thomas Corso scores on a 3 from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 11:11 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie's pass is intercepted by Kitwana Abdullah in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 11:08 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah lays it up and in | 48-59 |
| 11:04 | Memphis | Eugene Sands misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 11:02 | Memphis | Jay Hurley snags the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen hits a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Timothy Cilley - foul #3 on Timothy Cilley, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jackson (SG), Gary Aranda (SF) Raphael Yazzie, Patrick Price | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Ali (PG), Emmett Smith (SG) Kitwana Abdullah, Thomas Corso | |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen misses the free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Aranda | 50-59 |
| 10:31 | Memphis | Eugene Sands can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 10:29 | Utah State | Harley Macrae snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 10:07 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Cilley and the foul's on Gary Aranda - foul #4 on Gary Aranda, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG), Patrick Price (SF), Reginald Johnson (PF) Eugene Sands, Gary Aranda, Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Corso (SG), Brian Lancaster (SF), Dikembe Apo (PF), Arthur Whitley (C) Emmett Smith, Paul Johnson, Timothy Cilley, Harley Macrae | |
| 10:07 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali misses the free throw | 50-61 |
| 10:07 | Memphis | Patrick Price gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 10:03 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie is hacked by Arthur Whitley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Whitley, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SF) Patrick Price | |
| Subs | Utah State | Harley Macrae (C) Arthur Whitley | |
| 10:03 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 10:03 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 09:40 | Utah State | Thomas Corso is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Apo | 52-63 |
| 09:19 | Memphis | Charles Roller misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 09:18 | Utah State | Harley Macrae pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 08:57 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo misses long on a runner from close range | 52-63 |
| 08:55 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Reginald Johnson | 52-63 |
| 08:49 | Memphis | George Jackson makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Raphael Yazzie and he's fouled by Thomas Corso - foul #2 on Thomas Corso, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Irving Glover (PG), Patrick Price (SF), Robert Copeland (PF), Mark Iniguez (C) Raphael Yazzie, Charles Roller, Reginald Johnson, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah (PG), Emmett Smith (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Timothy Cilley (PF) Dikembe Ali, Thomas Corso, Brian Lancaster, Dikembe Apo | |
| 08:49 | Memphis | George Jackson makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (SG) George Jackson | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:42 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Cilley | 55-66 |
| 08:27 | Memphis | Robert Copeland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 08:26 | Utah State | Timothy Cilley snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 08:03 | Utah State | Timothy Cilley misses the floater from the baseline | 55-66 |
| 08:02 | Memphis | Robert Copeland gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| 07:57 | Memphis | Eugene Sands is whistled for traveling | 55-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jackson (SG), Gary Aranda (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF) Eugene Sands, Patrick Price, Robert Copeland | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Corso (SG), Brian Lancaster (SF), Arthur Whitley (C) Emmett Smith, Paul Johnson, Harley Macrae | |
| 07:52 | Utah State | Irving Glover is called for the reach on Kitwana Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #3 on Irving Glover, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Apo (PF) Timothy Cilley | |
| 07:52 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 07:52 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 07:52 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 07:38 | Memphis | George Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 07:36 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Arthur Whitley | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Irving Glover (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Jackson (tired) 11 pts. SF - Gary Aranda (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Larsen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Iniguez (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Kitwana Abdullah (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 6 stl. SG - Thomas Corso (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Lancaster (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Apo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Whitley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Utah State | Arthur Whitley loses the dribble to Jerry Larsen | 55-67 |
| 07:11 | Memphis | Gary Aranda can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 07:09 | Utah State | Thomas Corso pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 07:03 | Utah State | Arthur Whitley hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Corso | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Irving Glover throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG), Eugene Sands (SG), Patrick Price (SF), Jay Hurley (C) Irving Glover, George Jackson, Gary Aranda, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Utah State | Emmett Smith (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Timothy Cilley (PF) Thomas Corso, Brian Lancaster, Dikembe Apo | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:43 | Utah State | Emmett Smith hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Whitley | 55-71 |
| 06:39 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:35 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah is hacked by Jay Hurley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Hurley, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Copeland (PF) Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Corso (SG) Emmett Smith | |
| 06:35 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 06:35 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 06:35 | Memphis | Jay Hurley gets the rebound | 58-72 |
| 06:20 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-72 |
| 06:18 | Memphis | Jay Hurley snags the offensive board | 58-72 |
| 06:05 | Memphis | Eugene Sands travels with the ball | 58-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SG), Gary Aranda (SF), Reginald Johnson (PF), Mark Iniguez (C) Eugene Sands, Patrick Price, Robert Copeland, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Ali (PG), Brian Lancaster (SF), Dikembe Apo (PF) Kitwana Abdullah, Paul Johnson, Timothy Cilley | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:39 | Utah State | Arthur Whitley is fouled on the floor by Mark Iniguez - foul #2 on Mark Iniguez, team foul #9 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jackson (SG) Raphael Yazzie | |
| Subs | Utah State | Emmett Smith (SG) Thomas Corso | |
| 05:39 | Utah State | Arthur Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 05:39 | Utah State | Arthur Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 05:39 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson snags the defensive board | 58-73 |
| 05:29 | Memphis | Charles Roller is called for 10 seconds | 58-73 |
| Subs | Memphis | Irving Glover (PG), Robert Copeland (PF) Charles Roller, Reginald Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Johnson (SF), Timothy Cilley (PF) Brian Lancaster, Dikembe Apo | |
| 05:17 | Utah State | Gary Aranda swats the short shot by Paul Johnson | 58-73 |
| 05:16 | Memphis | George Jackson gets the rebound | 58-73 |
| 05:14 | Memphis | Gary Aranda is hacked by Timothy Cilley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Cilley, team foul #9 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerry Larsen (PF), Jay Hurley (C) Robert Copeland, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 05:14 | Memphis | Gary Aranda makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 05:14 | Memphis | Gary Aranda makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 04:51 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-73 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG), Eugene Sands (SG), Patrick Price (SF) Irving Glover, George Jackson, Gary Aranda | |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Lancaster (SF) Paul Johnson | |
| 04:44 | Memphis | Jay Hurley buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Sands | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:23 | Utah State | Arthur Whitley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Emmett Smith | 62-76 |
| 04:23 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SG), Robert Copeland (PF), Reginald Johnson (C) Eugene Sands, Jerry Larsen, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah (PG), Thomas Corso (SG), Dikembe Apo (PF), Harley Macrae (C) Dikembe Ali, Emmett Smith, Timothy Cilley, Arthur Whitley | |
| 04:13 | Memphis | Charles Roller is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Utah State | Harley Macrae banks in the layup and he's fouled by Robert Copeland - foul #3 on Robert Copeland, team foul #10 | 64-78 |
| Subs | Memphis | Irving Glover (PG), George Jackson (SG), Mark Iniguez (C) Raphael Yazzie, Patrick Price, Reginald Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Johnson (SF) Brian Lancaster | |
| 03:54 | Utah State | Harley Macrae misses the free throw | 64-78 |
| 03:54 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Copeland | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Memphis | Kitwana Abdullah picks off the pass by George Jackson in the backcourt | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Utah State | Thomas Corso makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harley Macrae | 64-81 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Irving Glover (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Jackson (tired) 11 pts. SF - Charles Roller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Copeland (tired) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Iniguez (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Kitwana Abdullah (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 7 stl. SG - Thomas Corso (tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Johnson (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Apo (tiring) 3 reb. C - Harley Macrae (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Memphis | Robert Copeland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-81 |
| 03:23 | Memphis | Robert Copeland snags the offensive board | 64-81 |
| 03:09 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-81 |
| 03:08 | Memphis | Charles Roller grabs the offensive board | 64-81 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | George Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-81 |
| 02:48 | Utah State | Kitwana Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 64-81 |
| 02:21 | Utah State | Paul Johnson misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 64-81 |
| 02:20 | Memphis | Irving Glover gets the rebound | 64-81 |
| 02:18 | Memphis | Kitwana Abdullah is called for the reach on Irving Glover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kitwana Abdullah, team foul #10 | 64-81 |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (SG), Patrick Price (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Reginald Johnson (C) George Jackson, Charles Roller, Robert Copeland, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dikembe Ali (PG), Emmett Smith (SG), Brian Lancaster (SF) Kitwana Abdullah, Thomas Corso, Paul Johnson | |
| 02:18 | Memphis | Irving Glover misses the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 02:18 | Memphis | Irving Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 02:18 | Utah State | Emmett Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-81 |
| 01:49 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-84 |
| 01:32 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen connects on the open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eugene Sands | 66-84 |
| 01:17 | Utah State | Harley Macrae misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 66-84 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Patrick Price pulls down the rebound | 66-84 |
| 01:09 | Memphis | Eugene Sands is hacked by Dikembe Apo - foul #2 on Dikembe Apo, team foul #11 | 66-84 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay Hurley (C) Reginald Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 01:09 | Memphis | Eugene Sands makes the 1st free throw | 67-84 |
| 01:09 | Memphis | Eugene Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 68-84 |
| 00:52 | Utah State | Brian Lancaster drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Emmett Smith | 68-87 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Irving Glover misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-87 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Patrick Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-87 |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Irving Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-87 |
| 00:39 | Memphis | Eugene Sands grabs the offensive board | 68-87 |
| 00:37 | Memphis | Eugene Sands comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-87 |
| 00:36 | Utah State | Emmett Smith pulls down the rebound | 68-87 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Utah State | Jay Hurley denies the turnaround by Brian Lancaster | 68-87 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | Jay Hurley pulls down the rebound | 68-87 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | Patrick Price drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-87 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Dikembe Ali runs out the clock | 71-87 |