| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) SF - Dennis Duclos (fresh) PF - Robert Murrin (fresh) C - Peter Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Oren Mancilla (fresh) SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) SF - Wallace Cadet (fresh) PF - Marvin Freeman (fresh) C - Willie Burrage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Central Florida | Marvin Freeman comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Memphis | Peter Bates pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Memphis | Ernest Turner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Dowling | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Memphis | Ernest Turner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney's pass is intercepted by Marvin Dowling in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling blows the layup | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Memphis | Peter Bates drills a floater in the paint | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla's pass is intercepted by Peter Bates | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Memphis | Ernest Turner's pass is intercepted by Oren Mancilla | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Central Florida | Marvin Freeman misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Murrin - foul #1 on Robert Murrin, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jordan (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Marvin Barrett (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Kenneth Barco (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Jordan Dupree (C) Oren Mancilla, Douglas Garney, Wallace Cadet, Willie Burrage | |
| 17:59 | Central Florida | Marvin Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Central Florida | Marvin Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Bose - foul #1 on John Bose, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Miller (PF) Ernest Turner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard (SG) Marvin Freeman | |
| 17:35 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:35 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:17 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco loses the dribble to Marvin Barrett | 7-2 |
| 16:57 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 7-2 |
| 16:55 | Memphis | Joseph Miller tips it in | 9-2 |
| 16:53 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard loses the dribble to George Jordan in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| 16:42 | Memphis | Joseph Miller misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 9-2 |
| 16:41 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:39 | Central Florida | Radomil Zinner is called for the reach on Philip Walters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Radomil Zinner, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF) George Jordan, Radomil Zinner, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet (SF) Philip Walters | |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | John Bose misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 16:22 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ernest Turner | 11-2 |
| 16:07 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree drills a jump hook in the paint | 11-4 |
| 15:50 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Barco - foul #1 on Kenneth Barco, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Murrin (PF), Peter Bates (C) Marvin Barrett, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (PG), Douglas Garney (SG), Marvin Freeman (PF), Willie Burrage (C) John Bose, Wayne Bernard, Kenneth Barco, Jordan Dupree | |
| 15:50 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 15:50 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Duclos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Murrin (fresh) C - Peter Bates (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Oren Mancilla (fresh) SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) SF - Wallace Cadet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Freeman (fairly fresh) C - Willie Burrage (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Robert Murrin picks off the pass by Willie Burrage | 13-4 |
| 15:02 | Memphis | Oren Mancilla is called for the reach on Dennis Duclos - foul #1 on Oren Mancilla, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), George Jordan (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF) Ernest Turner, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Philip Walters (SF) Wallace Cadet | |
| 14:47 | Memphis | Bennett Smith connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-4 |
| 14:28 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 14:12 | Memphis | Bennett Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 15-7 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| 13:52 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 15-7 |
| 13:50 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla tips it in | 15-9 |
| 13:46 | Memphis | George Jordan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-9 |
| 13:45 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:24 | Central Florida | Philip Walters misses the lay-in | 15-9 |
| 13:23 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Bennett Smith | 15-9 |
| 13:04 | Memphis | George Jordan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 13:03 | Central Florida | Philip Walters pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Murrin - foul #2 on Robert Murrin, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Marvin Barrett (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Bennett Smith, George Jordan, Radomil Zinner, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Wayne Bernard (SG), Wallace Cadet (SF), Kenneth Barco (PF), Jordan Dupree (C) Oren Mancilla, Douglas Garney, Philip Walters, Marvin Freeman, Willie Burrage | |
| 12:46 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco makes the 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 12:40 | Memphis | Ernest Turner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-12 |
| 12:39 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:17 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 15-12 |
| 12:16 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:54 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet misses badly on a floater from the left side | 15-12 |
| 11:52 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to John Bose | 15-12 |
| 11:43 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:41 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Duclos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Dean (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - John Bose (fresh) SG - Wayne Bernard (fairly fresh) SF - Wallace Cadet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Barco (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jordan Dupree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:36 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| 11:28 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco's pass is intercepted by Ernest Turner | 17-12 |
| 11:25 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos misses the easy layup | 17-12 |
| 11:24 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to John Bose | 17-12 |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree misses long on a jumper from the left block | 17-12 |
| 11:05 | Central Florida | John Bose grabs the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 10:57 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 17-12 |
| 10:56 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dennis Duclos and he's fouled by Wallace Cadet - foul #1 on Wallace Cadet, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jordan (PG), Joseph Miller (PF), Peter Bates (C) Ernest Turner, Marvin Barrett, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (PG), Douglas Garney (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Michael McGrotha (C) John Bose, Wayne Bernard, Wallace Cadet, Jordan Dupree | |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:38 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco misses long on an open floater in the lane | 20-12 |
| 10:37 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:31 | Memphis | George Jordan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-12 |
| 10:20 | Central Florida | Philip Walters can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 23-12 |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:53 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Philip Walters | 23-14 |
| 09:33 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-14 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco hits a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on George Jordan - foul #1 on George Jordan, team foul #4 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Marvin Barrett (PF) George Jordan, Dennis Duclos, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet (SF), Jordan Dupree (PF), Willie Burrage (C) Douglas Garney, Philip Walters, Michael McGrotha | |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco makes the free throw | 26-17 |
| 09:06 | Memphis | Wallace Cadet steals the ball from Ernest Turner | 26-17 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-17 |
| 08:54 | Memphis | Ernest Turner gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 08:50 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 08:48 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet gets the rebound | 26-17 |
| 08:46 | Central Florida | Ernest Turner is called for the reach on Oren Mancilla in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Turner, team foul #5 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Douglas Garney (SG) Oren Mancilla, Kenneth Barco | |
| 08:41 | Central Florida | John Bose's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Dowling | 26-17 |
| 08:39 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet tips it home | 26-19 |
| 08:11 | Memphis | Jordan Dupree steals it from Marvin Barrett | 26-19 |
| 07:54 | Central Florida | John Bose can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-19 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 07:47 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling double dribbles | 26-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Duclos (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Marvin Dowling, Radomil Zinner, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard (SG), Marvin Freeman (PF), Michael McGrotha (C) Douglas Garney, Jordan Dupree, Willie Burrage | |
| 07:34 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet is whistled for a carry | 26-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (PG) John Bose | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Duclos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Oren Mancilla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wayne Bernard (fresh) SF - Wallace Cadet (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Freeman (fresh) C - Michael McGrotha (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Turner | 28-19 |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Michael McGrotha hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Dean - foul #1 on Kenneth Dean, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), George Jordan (SG) Ernest Turner, Marvin Barrett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Philip Walters (SF) Wallace Cadet | |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Michael McGrotha misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Michael McGrotha makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:02 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Michael McGrotha snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | Philip Walters is fouled in the backcourt by Bennett Smith - foul #1 on Bennett Smith, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Barrett (PF) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco (SG) Wayne Bernard | |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | Philip Walters makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | Philip Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:57 | Memphis | Oren Mancilla takes the ball from Bennett Smith in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| 06:42 | Central Florida | Dennis Duclos denies the turnaround by Philip Walters | 28-22 |
| 06:41 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 06:28 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG), Peter Bates (C) George Jordan, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Willie Burrage (C) Oren Mancilla, Michael McGrotha | |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | John Bose is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 06:16 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-24 |
| 05:57 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 05:55 | Central Florida | John Bose can't tip it in | 30-24 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 05:33 | Memphis | Bennett Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 05:18 | Central Florida | John Bose hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 05:11 | Memphis | Philip Walters swats the layup by Peter Bates | 33-28 |
| 05:09 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos tips it home | 35-28 |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Marvin Freeman misses short on an open runner from the right block | 35-28 |
| 04:53 | Memphis | Peter Bates snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 04:46 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos is fouled on the floor by Philip Walters - foul #1 on Philip Walters, team foul #5 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), George Jordan (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Bennett Smith, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Marvin Barrett, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (PG), Wayne Bernard (SG), Wallace Cadet (SF), Jordan Dupree (PF), Michael McGrotha (C) John Bose, Kenneth Barco, Philip Walters, Marvin Freeman, Willie Burrage | |
| 04:29 | Memphis | The short jumper by Joseph Miller is denied by Michael McGrotha | 35-28 |
| 04:27 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 04:13 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jordan Dupree | 35-30 |
| 03:54 | Memphis | George Jordan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 03:52 | Memphis | Joseph Miller tips it but misses | 35-30 |
| 03:51 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 03:47 | Central Florida | Joseph Miller steps in front of the Wayne Bernard pass in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 03:32 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the 3 from the left corner | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Radomil Zinner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Dean (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Oren Mancilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Bernard (fairly fresh) SF - Wallace Cadet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordan Dupree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McGrotha (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | Michael McGrotha makes the shot from the right block | 38-32 |
| 03:07 | Memphis | George Jordan is hacked by Jordan Dupree - foul #1 on Jordan Dupree, team foul #6 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Robert Murrin (PF), Peter Bates (C) George Jordan, Radomil Zinner, Joseph Miller, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Douglas Garney (SG), Marvin Freeman (PF), Willie Burrage (C) Oren Mancilla, Wayne Bernard, Jordan Dupree, Michael McGrotha | |
| 02:45 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 02:24 | Memphis | The refs have stopped play. Robert Murrin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Barrett (PF) Robert Murrin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 41-32 |
| 02:15 | Memphis | Peter Bates gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-32 |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Peter Bates tips it home | 43-32 |
| 01:46 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 43-32 |
| 01:44 | Central Florida | John Bose misses the tip | 43-32 |
| 01:43 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 01:32 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage misses long on a turnaround from close range | 43-32 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet tips it back up and in | 43-34 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 01:02 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 00:44 | Memphis | Ernest Turner misses the easy layup | 43-34 |
| 00:43 | Central Florida | John Bose snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Marvin Dowling takes the ball from John Bose | 43-34 |
| 00:15 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), George Jordan (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Robert Murrin (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Ernest Turner, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Marvin Barrett, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (PG), Wayne Bernard (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Kenneth Barco (PF), Jordan Dupree (C) John Bose, Douglas Garney, Wallace Cadet, Marvin Freeman, Willie Burrage | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |