| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bennett Smith (fresh) SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) SF - Dennis Duclos (fresh) PF - Robert Murrin (fresh) C - Peter Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Corbitt (fresh) SG - Clint Brosius (fresh) SF - Olin Czlapinski (fresh) PF - John Teeters (fresh) C - Garrett Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Memphis | Bennett Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Memphis | Bennett Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Memphis | Peter Bates hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Memphis | Bennett Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Marvin Dowling | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Memphis | Clint Brosius is called for the reach on Bennett Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clint Brosius, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Memphis | Robert Murrin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | Radomil Zinner (PG) Bennett Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (PG), Dennis Huff (SG), William Grant (SF), Todd Williams (PF), Jason Charles (C) Larry Corbitt, Clint Brosius, Olin Czlapinski, John Teeters, Garrett Moore | |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Radomil Zinner | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Kenneth Dean (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:11 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean tips it in | 6-0 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe (SG) Marvin Dowling | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:51 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant is hacked by Gabriel Jobe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gabriel Jobe, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG) Dwayne Alfred | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), Clint Brosius (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Travis Vidaurri (PF) William Donovan, Dennis Huff, William Grant, Jason Charles | |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Dean blocks the short jumper by Todd Williams | 6-0 |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri tips it in | 6-2 |
| 16:16 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean is whistled for a carry | 6-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Robert Murrin (PF), Peter Bates (C) Bennett Smith, Gabriel Jobe, Radomil Zinner, Kenneth Dean, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore (C) Todd Williams | |
| 16:04 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore is fouled on the floor by Peter Bates - foul #1 on Peter Bates, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG) Gerard Riddle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters (PF), Jason Charles (C) Travis Vidaurri, Garrett Moore | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dwayne Alfred (fresh) SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Duclos (fresh) PF - Robert Murrin (fresh) C - Peter Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Corbitt (fairly fresh) SG - Clint Brosius (fairly fresh) SF - Olin Czlapinski (fairly fresh) PF - John Teeters (fresh) C - Jason Charles (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt hits a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Murrin - foul #1 on Robert Murrin, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Pennington (PF) Robert Murrin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (SG), William Grant (SF) Clint Brosius, Olin Czlapinski | |
| 15:29 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:07 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 6-7 |
| 14:40 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred's pass is intercepted by John Teeters in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant clanks a floater from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:27 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:22 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Robert Murrin (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Dwayne Alfred, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Joseph Pennington, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG), Clint Brosius (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Todd Williams (C) Larry Corbitt, William Donovan, William Grant, Jason Charles | |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff is fouled in the backcourt by Bennett Smith - foul #1 on Bennett Smith, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| 14:05 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:02 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe is fouled in the backcourt by Olin Czlapinski - foul #1 on Olin Czlapinski, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Dean (C) Gabriel Jobe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri (PF), Garrett Moore (C) Olin Czlapinski, John Teeters | |
| 13:49 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean makes the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Todd Williams - foul #1 on Todd Williams, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 13:49 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Huff | 8-9 |
| 13:23 | Memphis | Clint Brosius steals it from Joseph Miller in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri lays it up and in set up by Clint Brosius | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | Memphis | Joseph Miller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri's floater is knocked away by Robert Murrin | 8-11 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius tips it in | 8-13 |
| 12:26 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Clint Brosius - foul #2 on Clint Brosius, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG), Gabriel Jobe (SF), Joseph Pennington (PF), Peter Bates (C) Bennett Smith, Joseph Miller, Robert Murrin, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), William Donovan (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), William Grant (PF) Dennis Huff, Clint Brosius, Todd Williams, Travis Vidaurri | |
| 12:26 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Corbitt | 11-16 |
| 11:40 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Radomil Zinner | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Radomil Zinner (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gabriel Jobe (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Pennington (fairly fresh) C - Peter Bates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Corbitt (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Donovan (fairly fresh) SF - Olin Czlapinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Grant (fairly fresh) C - Garrett Moore (tiring) | |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Donovan | 13-18 |
| 11:04 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling is hacked by William Donovan - foul #1 on William Donovan, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Robert Murrin (PF) Radomil Zinner, Gabriel Jobe, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters (PF), Jason Charles (C) William Grant, Garrett Moore | |
| 10:58 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Larry Corbitt - foul #1 on Larry Corbitt, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| 10:58 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:58 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan is denied on a layup by Robert Murrin | 13-18 |
| 10:51 | Memphis | Peter Bates gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:45 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 13-18 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Teeters | 13-18 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 13-18 |
| 10:27 | Memphis | Peter Bates's pass is intercepted by Jason Charles | 13-18 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Alfred - foul #1 on Dwayne Alfred, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG) Dwayne Alfred | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (SG), Todd Williams (SF) William Donovan, Olin Czlapinski | |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Huff and the foul's on Robert Murrin - foul #2 on Robert Murrin, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Dean (PF) Robert Murrin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski (SF) Jason Charles | |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Miller (PF) Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Dean - foul #1 on Kenneth Dean, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 09:47 | Memphis | Joseph Miller is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket | 15-23 |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 09:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters gets the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 09:24 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski is fouled on the floor by Dennis Duclos - foul #1 on Dennis Duclos, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Peter Bates (C) Gerard Riddle, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (PG), William Grant (PF) Larry Corbitt, John Teeters | |
| 09:24 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:24 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:22 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos is fouled in the backcourt by Olin Czlapinski - foul #2 on Olin Czlapinski, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters (PF) Olin Czlapinski | |
| 09:22 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:22 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:05 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 09:03 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams gets the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan's pass is intercepted by Bennett Smith | 17-25 |
| 08:28 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean's 3 pointer is rejected by William Grant | 17-25 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Dowling steals the ball from William Donovan in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| 08:03 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos is fouled on the floor by Dennis Huff - foul #1 on Dennis Huff, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Radomil Zinner (SG), Joseph Miller (PF) Bennett Smith, Marvin Dowling, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), Jason Charles (C) Dennis Huff, Todd Williams | |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-25 |
| 08:03 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:03 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 07:52 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Peter Bates | 18-25 |
| 07:50 | Memphis | Joseph Miller double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe (SG), Joseph Pennington (C) Dennis Duclos, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri (SF) John Teeters | |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-25 |
| 07:37 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dwayne Alfred (fresh) SG - Gabriel Jobe (fresh) SF - Radomil Zinner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Pennington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Corbitt (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Donovan (tired) 1 ast. SF - Travis Vidaurri (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Grant (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jason Charles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner is denied on a layup by Jason Charles | 18-25 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | Dwayne Alfred steals it from Larry Corbitt | 18-25 |
| 07:00 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner is whistled for traveling | 18-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Peter Bates (C) Dwayne Alfred, Gabriel Jobe, Radomil Zinner, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (SG), Todd Williams (SF), John Teeters (PF), Garrett Moore (C) William Donovan, Travis Vidaurri, William Grant, Jason Charles | |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt connects on the open jumper near the basket | 18-27 |
| 06:25 | Memphis | Garrett Moore steals the ball from Peter Bates | 18-27 |
| 06:22 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Dowling takes the ball from Dennis Huff in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| 06:15 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dennis Huff - foul #2 on Dennis Huff, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG) Gerard Riddle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (SG), William Grant (PF) Dennis Huff, John Teeters | |
| 06:15 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:15 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:15 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Miller swats the short shot by William Grant | 19-27 |
| 05:59 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Peter Bates | 19-27 |
| 05:57 | Memphis | Bennett Smith is hacked by William Donovan in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Donovan, team foul #10 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Radomil Zinner (SF), Kenneth Dean (PF) Dennis Duclos, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri (PF) William Donovan | |
| 05:57 | Memphis | Bennett Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:57 | Memphis | Bennett Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 05:35 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 20-27 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dean | 20-27 |
| 05:29 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling is open and buries a runner from close range | 22-27 |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant is hacked by Peter Bates - foul #2 on Peter Bates, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Joseph Pennington (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Bennett Smith, Marvin Dowling, Radomil Zinner, Kenneth Dean, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters (PF), Jason Charles (C) Travis Vidaurri, Garrett Moore | |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Charles | 22-27 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant scores on a jump hook in the paint | 22-29 |
| 04:27 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Dwayne Alfred | 24-29 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams is hacked by Dennis Duclos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Duclos, team foul #10 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF) Dwayne Alfred, Gabriel Jobe, Dennis Duclos | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:23 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:21 | Memphis | Todd Williams picks off the pass by Joseph Pennington in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Pennington - foul #1 on Joseph Pennington, team foul #11 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri (SF) Todd Williams | |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:56 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle clanks a floater from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 03:55 | Memphis | Joseph Pennington snags the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 03:39 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Gerard Riddle | 26-31 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Dowling - foul #1 on Marvin Dowling, team foul #12 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Robert Murrin (PF), Peter Bates (C) Gerard Riddle, Radomil Zinner, Joseph Miller, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Garrett Moore (C) William Grant, Travis Vidaurri, Jason Charles | |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bennett Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Marvin Dowling (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Duclos (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Robert Murrin (fresh) 2 blk. C - Peter Bates (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Corbitt (very tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clint Brosius (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Olin Czlapinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Teeters (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Garrett Moore (tiring) | |
| 03:22 | Memphis | Bennett Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Corbitt - foul #2 on Larry Corbitt, team foul #11 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe (SG) Marvin Dowling | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (PG), Todd Williams (PF) Larry Corbitt, John Teeters | |
| 03:22 | Memphis | Bennett Smith misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:22 | Memphis | Bennett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Todd Williams | 27-35 |
| 02:59 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Radomil Zinner (SG), Kenneth Dean (C) Gabriel Jobe, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 02:52 | Memphis | Robert Murrin grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 02:39 | Memphis | William Donovan picks off the pass by Kenneth Dean | 27-35 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius makes the floater from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Robert Murrin drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan loses the dribble to Radomil Zinner | 30-37 |
| 01:35 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Gabriel Jobe (SF), Joseph Miller (C) Bennett Smith, Radomil Zinner, Dennis Duclos, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG), Travis Vidaurri (PF), Jason Charles (C) William Donovan, Todd Williams, Garrett Moore | |
| 01:16 | Memphis | Olin Czlapinski denies the turnaround by Robert Murrin | 30-37 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 30-37 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski tips it home | 30-39 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Dowling - foul #2 on Marvin Dowling, team foul #13 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Joseph Pennington (C) Dwayne Alfred, Gabriel Jobe, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), John Teeters (PF) Dennis Huff, Travis Vidaurri | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Larry Corbitt is called for the reach on Marvin Dowling in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Corbitt, team foul #12 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG) Larry Corbitt | |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |