| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) SF - Dennis Duclos (fresh) PF - Robert Murrin (fresh) C - Peter Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fresh) SG - Robert Troutman (fresh) SF - Ray Beers (fresh) PF - Robert Hughes (fresh) C - Jonathan Schaefer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Robert Murrin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Memphis | Robert Troutman is called for the reach on Marvin Dowling - foul #1 on Robert Troutman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos misses long on a runner from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Memphis | Robert Murrin hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Schaefer | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Ernest Turner buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Marvin Dowling - foul #1 on Marvin Dowling, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:20 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Peter Bates | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ray Beers - foul #1 on Ray Beers, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:00 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathan Schaefer and the foul's on Robert Murrin - foul #1 on Robert Murrin, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jordan (PG), Marvin Barrett (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Ernest Turner, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:20 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett banks in the layup | 9-7 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 17:00 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 16:59 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Ray Beers misses the shot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 16:27 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner is hacked by Ray Beers - foul #2 on Ray Beers, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG) Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Philip Diggs (SF), Robert Crawford (PF), John Soule (C) Wambua Alu, Robert Troutman, Ray Beers, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Joseph Miller is hacked by John Soule - foul #1 on John Soule, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF) George Jordan, Radomil Zinner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:58 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos connects on the runner near the basket set up by Ernest Turner | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) SF - Dennis Duclos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Howard Mankin (fresh) SG - Steve Wasilewski (fresh) SF - Philip Diggs (fresh) PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) C - John Soule (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | Ernest Turner picks off the pass by Steve Wasilewski in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 15:46 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 15:44 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett tips it in | 13-12 |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford double dribbles | 13-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Murrin (PF), Peter Bates (C) Marvin Barrett, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:28 | Memphis | Peter Bates drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Turner | 15-12 |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford is open and buries a jump hook from the left block | 15-14 |
| 14:55 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Murrin | 17-14 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski is hacked by Robert Murrin - foul #2 on Robert Murrin, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), George Jordan (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Marvin Barrett (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Ernest Turner, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Christopher Childs (SF), Robert Hughes (PF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Howard Mankin, Steve Wasilewski, Philip Diggs, Robert Crawford, John Soule | |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Dean - foul #1 on Kenneth Dean, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 14:32 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Jordan - foul #1 on George Jordan, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Miller (PF), Peter Bates (C) Marvin Barrett, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 13:44 | Memphis | George Jordan makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Peter Bates and he's fouled by Robert Hughes - foul #1 on Robert Hughes, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), Dennis Duclos (SF) Bennett Smith, Radomil Zinner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:44 | Memphis | George Jordan misses the free throw | 19-16 |
| 13:44 | Memphis | Joseph Miller snags the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 13:33 | Memphis | Ernest Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-16 |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 13:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman is fouled on the floor by Joseph Miller - foul #1 on Joseph Miller, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG), Marvin Barrett (PF) George Jordan, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Paul James (SF) Wambua Alu, Christopher Childs | |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes's pass is intercepted by Peter Bates | 19-16 |
| 12:49 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dennis Duclos, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski (SG), Robert Crawford (PF), John Soule (C) Robert Troutman, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford is open and buries a jump hook from the right block | 19-18 |
| 12:31 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett is fouled on the floor by Steve Wasilewski - foul #1 on Steve Wasilewski, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Radomil Zinner (SF) Ernest Turner, Dennis Duclos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Philip Diggs (SF) Howard Mankin, Paul James | |
| 12:17 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Marvin Barrett, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Miller (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Marvin Barrett, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs's pass is intercepted by Radomil Zinner in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 11:57 | Memphis | Wambua Alu picks off the pass by Kenneth Dean | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bennett Smith (fresh) SG - Marvin Dowling (fairly fresh) SF - Radomil Zinner (fresh) PF - Joseph Miller (fresh) C - Kenneth Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Wasilewski (fresh) SF - Philip Diggs (fresh) PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Soule (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Rhode Island | John Soule scores on a jump hook near the basket | 19-20 |
| 11:24 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Soule | 19-20 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu is fouled in the backcourt by Bennett Smith - foul #1 on Bennett Smith, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), George Jordan (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Marvin Barrett (PF), Peter Bates (C) Bennett Smith, Marvin Dowling, Radomil Zinner, Joseph Miller, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman (SG), Christopher Childs (SF), Robert Hughes (PF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Steve Wasilewski, Philip Diggs, Robert Crawford, John Soule | |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 11:21 | Memphis | George Jordan grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 11:00 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 10:56 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG) Wambua Alu | |
| 10:42 | Memphis | Peter Bates comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on George Jordan - foul #2 on George Jordan, team foul #10 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG) George Jordan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul James (SF) Christopher Childs | |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:52 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos drills a fadeaway from the right side | 24-21 |
| 09:36 | Rhode Island | Marvin Barrett swats the short shot by Jonathan Schaefer | 24-21 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 09:29 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Peter Bates | 26-21 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin double dribbles | 26-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Ernest Turner, Dennis Duclos, Marvin Barrett, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Crawford (C) Howard Mankin, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 08:55 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner can't finish the layup | 26-21 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Paul James | 26-21 |
| 08:51 | Rhode Island | Marvin Dowling steps in front of the Robert Troutman pass in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 08:39 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 08:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-21 |
| 08:28 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 08:24 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Duclos (SF) Radomil Zinner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski (SG), Christopher Childs (SF), Philip Diggs (PF), John Soule (C) Robert Troutman, Paul James, Robert Hughes, Robert Crawford | |
| 08:06 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Bennett Smith | 33-21 |
| 07:56 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski misses the floater from the right side | 33-21 |
| 07:54 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski tips it back up and in | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bennett Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Dennis Duclos (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Dean (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Wasilewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Childs (fresh) PF - Philip Diggs (fresh) C - John Soule (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Philip Diggs - foul #1 on Philip Diggs, team foul #7 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), Marvin Barrett (PF), Peter Bates (C) Bennett Smith, Joseph Miller, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Wambua Alu, Christopher Childs | |
| 07:32 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 07:32 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs dunks the ball | 35-25 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 06:59 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Duclos | 35-25 |
| 06:38 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Turner | 38-25 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-25 |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs misses the tip | 38-25 |
| 06:10 | Memphis | Peter Bates gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 06:06 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 06:05 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Turner | 38-25 |
| 05:58 | Memphis | Peter Bates lays it up and in set up by Marvin Dowling and he's hacked by John Soule - foul #2 on John Soule, team foul #8 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Radomil Zinner (SF) Dennis Duclos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Robert Troutman (SG), Christopher Childs (SF), Robert Hughes (PF), Robert Crawford (C) Howard Mankin, Steve Wasilewski, Philip Diggs, John Soule, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 05:58 | Memphis | Peter Bates makes the free throw | 41-25 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford blows the layup but he's fouled by Peter Bates - foul #1 on Peter Bates, team foul #11 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Miller (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Marvin Dowling, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 05:41 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 05:31 | Memphis | Ernest Turner misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Hughes - foul #2 on Robert Hughes, team foul #9 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer (C) Robert Hughes | |
| 05:31 | Memphis | Ernest Turner makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 05:31 | Memphis | Ernest Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jonathan Schaefer | 42-25 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 42-27 |
| 04:53 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 04:51 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett hits the follow up shot | 44-27 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Christopher Childs is hacked by Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Miller, team foul #12 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Peter Bates (C) Ernest Turner, Joseph Miller, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Christopher Childs makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | Christopher Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 04:48 | Memphis | Peter Bates gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 04:44 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman is hacked by Peter Bates - foul #2 on Peter Bates, team foul #13 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Duclos (SF), Kenneth Dean (C) Radomil Zinner, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul James (SF) Christopher Childs | |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 04:37 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Marvin Barrett | 44-29 |
| 04:13 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-29 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Bennett Smith is called for the reach on Wambua Alu in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bennett Smith, team foul #14 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG) Bennett Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu misses the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 04:11 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 03:48 | Memphis | Ernest Turner misses the jumpshot from the left side | 46-30 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Crawford | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Duclos (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Barrett (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Dean (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wambua Alu (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Robert Troutman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul James (fresh) PF - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Schaefer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jonathan Schaefer | 46-33 |
| 03:24 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), George Jordan (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Robert Murrin (PF), Peter Bates (C) Ernest Turner, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Marvin Barrett, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin (PG), Ray Beers (SF), Robert Hughes (PF) Wambua Alu, Paul James, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Howard Mankin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-33 |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Joseph Miller grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | George Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Robert Murrin tips it in | 48-33 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman is fouled in the backcourt by Bennett Smith - foul #3 on Bennett Smith, team foul #15 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), Radomil Zinner (SF) Bennett Smith, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Soule (PF), Steve Wasilewski (C) Robert Hughes, Robert Crawford | |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Troutman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Ernest Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Howard Mankin - foul #1 on Howard Mankin, team foul #10 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes (PF) Robert Troutman | |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Ernest Turner makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Ernest Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Ernest Turner makes the 3rd free throw | 51-34 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Steve Wasilewski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 02:03 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Radomil Zinner | 51-34 |
| 01:57 | Memphis | George Jordan is hacked by Steve Wasilewski - foul #2 on Steve Wasilewski, team foul #11 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu (PG), Philip Diggs (SG), Christopher Childs (SF), Jonathan Schaefer (C) Howard Mankin, Steve Wasilewski, Ray Beers, John Soule | |
| 01:57 | Memphis | George Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 01:57 | Memphis | George Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Robert Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Christopher Childs tips it in | 52-36 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Radomil Zinner, team foul #16 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Joseph Miller (C) George Jordan, Radomil Zinner, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Wambua Alu hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Childs | 52-38 |
| 00:58 | Memphis | Joseph Miller connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Turner | 55-38 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Schaefer buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Philip Diggs | 55-40 |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Philip Diggs picks off the pass by Ernest Turner | 55-40 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Duclos - foul #2 on Dennis Duclos, team foul #17 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Barrett (SG) Marvin Dowling | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Crawford (PG), Steve Wasilewski (SG), Ray Beers (SF), John Soule (C) Wambua Alu, Christopher Childs, Robert Hughes, Jonathan Schaefer | |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 00:36 | Memphis | Robert Murrin gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Robert Murrin makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Turner | 57-41 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Philip Diggs's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Miller | 57-41 |