| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) SG - William Ball (fresh) SF - Henry Baldwin (fresh) PF - Darrell Erickson (fresh) C - Larry Torrence (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dyzek Sankowski (fresh) SG - Luis Fitzsimmons (fresh) SF - Scott Farnsworth (fresh) PF - Arthur Miller (fresh) C - Ken Townsend (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Larry Torrence 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) | |
| 19:53 | Memphis | William Ball misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Ball is called for the reach on Luis Fitzsimmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Ball, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Memphis | William Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to William Ball | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Memphis | William Ball is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend connects on the open fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Memphis | Larry Torrence hits a wide open runner near the basket on a great pass from Darrell Erickson | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Torrence is called for the reach on Arthur Miller - foul #1 on Larry Torrence, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman loses the dribble to Arthur Miller in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Luis Fitzsimmons | 5-6 |
| 17:28 | Memphis | Ken Townsend is called for the reach on Gilbert Sellman - foul #1 on Ken Townsend, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Lee Stull (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Gilbert Sellman, William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Darrell Erickson, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (PG), Paul Harris (SG), Roderick Larkin (SF), Gregory Parker (PF), James Criner (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Luis Fitzsimmons, Scott Farnsworth, Arthur Miller, Ken Townsend | |
| 17:11 | Memphis | David Jackson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 17:09 | Memphis | Lee Stull pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:57 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lubomil Nemec | 5-9 |
| 16:33 | Memphis | David Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Terry Frederick (PF) David Jackson, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Franklin Vrooman (SF), Arthur Miller (PF) Paul Harris, Roderick Larkin, James Criner | |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller is fouled on the floor by Lee Stull - foul #1 on Lee Stull, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry Baldwin (SF) Robert McSpedon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend (C) Gregory Parker | |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec hits a shot near the basket set up by Franklin Vrooman | 5-11 |
| 15:59 | Memphis | Gregory White takes the ball from Harold Denny in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Harold Denny (fresh) SG - Kenneth Revis (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Baldwin (tiring) PF - Terry Frederick (fresh) C - Lee Stull (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gregory White (fresh) SG - Lubomil Nemec (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Vrooman (fresh) PF - Arthur Miller (fairly fresh) C - Ken Townsend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White is alone and drills a shot from the left side set up by Lubomil Nemec | 5-13 |
| 15:45 | Memphis | Gregory White is called for the reach on Harold Denny in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory White, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Darrell Erickson (PF), Larry Torrence (C) Kenneth Revis, Terry Frederick, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons (SG) Lubomil Nemec | |
| 15:27 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Arthur Miller - foul #1 on Arthur Miller, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Danial Kingery (C) Harold Denny, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Roderick Larkin (C) Gregory White, Franklin Vrooman, Ken Townsend | |
| 15:27 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:27 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth makes the wide open turnaround in the lane | 7-15 |
| 14:57 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 7-15 |
| 14:55 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 14:44 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin's layup is rejected by Darrell Erickson | 7-15 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin hits the follow up shot | 7-17 |
| 14:21 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 14:20 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), David Jackson (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Lee Stull (PF), Larry Torrence (C) Gilbert Sellman, William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Darrell Erickson, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Lubomil Nemec (SG), Paul Harris (SF), Gregory Parker (PF), James Criner (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Luis Fitzsimmons, Scott Farnsworth, Arthur Miller, Roderick Larkin | |
| 14:00 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Denny | 10-17 |
| 13:58 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is called for the reach on Gregory White in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Frederick (PF) Lee Stull | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:37 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Gregory White and the foul's on Robert McSpedon - foul #1 on Robert McSpedon, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (SG), Lee Stull (PF) Harold Denny, Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Franklin Vrooman (PF) Gregory White, James Criner | |
| 13:37 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris makes the free throw | 10-20 |
| 13:35 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-20 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 10-20 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 10-20 |
| 13:03 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lubomil Nemec | 10-23 |
| 12:42 | Memphis | David Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-23 |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris gets the rebound | 10-23 |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Danial Kingery (PF) David Jackson, Robert McSpedon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Roderick Larkin (PF), Ken Townsend (C) Lubomil Nemec, Paul Harris, Franklin Vrooman, Gregory Parker | |
| 12:31 | Memphis | Danial Kingery knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Sellman | 13-23 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Larry Torrence - foul #2 on Larry Torrence, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Terry Frederick (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF) Gilbert Sellman, Lee Stull, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Arthur Miller (PF) Dyzek Sankowski, Roderick Larkin | |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 11:52 | Memphis | Harold Denny is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 13-25 |
| 11:50 | Memphis | Terry Frederick tips it but misses | 13-25 |
| 11:48 | Memphis | Terry Frederick tips it but misses | 13-25 |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Harold Denny (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Revis (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Frederick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Erickson (tired) 2 pts. C - Danial Kingery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gregory White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Fitzsimmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Farnsworth (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Miller (tiring) C - Ken Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller buries a shot from the right wing | 13-27 |
| 11:32 | Memphis | Harold Denny is hacked by Gregory White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory White, team foul #4 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), William Ball (SG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Lee Stull (C) Harold Denny, Kenneth Revis, Terry Frederick, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Roderick Larkin (SF), James Criner (C) Gregory White, Scott Farnsworth, Ken Townsend | |
| 11:11 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin is called for 3 seconds | 13-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert McSpedon (C) Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (PG) Dyzek Sankowski | |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lubomil Nemec | 13-30 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-30 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arthur Miller | 13-30 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons is open and scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roderick Larkin | 13-32 |
| 10:00 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG), Darrell Erickson (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Gilbert Sellman, William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Franklin Vrooman (SF), Gregory Parker (PF), Ken Townsend (C) Luis Fitzsimmons, Roderick Larkin, Arthur Miller, James Criner | |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Robert McSpedon is called for the reach on Franklin Vrooman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert McSpedon, team foul #7 | 13-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Frederick (SF) Robert McSpedon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman makes the 1st free throw | 13-33 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-34 |
| 09:31 | Memphis | Harold Denny misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 13-34 |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker grabs the board | 13-34 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Harold Denny - foul #1 on Harold Denny, team foul #8 | 13-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Lee Stull (C) Harold Denny, Terry Frederick, Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Paul Harris (SF) Lubomil Nemec, Franklin Vrooman | |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker misses the 1st free throw | 13-34 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 13-35 |
| 08:52 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-35 |
| 08:50 | Memphis | Danial Kingery gets the offensive rebound | 13-35 |
| 08:35 | Memphis | David Jackson drills a 3 from the right corner | 16-35 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Baldwin - foul #1 on Henry Baldwin, team foul #9 | 16-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG) Kenneth Revis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth (SF), Roderick Larkin (PF) Paul Harris, Gregory Parker | |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 16-37 |
| 08:31 | Memphis | Luis Fitzsimmons steals the ball from Gilbert Sellman in the backcourt | 16-37 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons banks in the layup | 16-39 |
| 08:21 | Memphis | Ken Townsend knocks away the 3 by Henry Baldwin | 16-39 |
| 08:20 | Memphis | David Jackson misses the tip | 16-39 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend gets the rebound | 16-39 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lee Stull - foul #2 on Lee Stull, team foul #10 | 16-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Terry Frederick (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF) David Jackson, Henry Baldwin, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (SG), Arthur Miller (PF) Luis Fitzsimmons, Ken Townsend | |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth makes the 1st free throw | 16-40 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 16-40 |
| 07:56 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson gets the rebound | 16-40 |
| 07:33 | Memphis | Roderick Larkin steals it from Darrell Erickson | 16-40 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ball (tiring) SF - Terry Frederick (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Erickson (tired) 2 pts. C - Danial Kingery (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dyzek Sankowski (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Lubomil Nemec (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Farnsworth (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Larkin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dyzek Sankowski | 16-42 |
| 07:08 | Memphis | Terry Frederick can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Roderick Larkin - foul #1 on Roderick Larkin, team foul #5 | 16-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Henry Baldwin (SF) Gilbert Sellman, Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Paul Harris (SF), Franklin Vrooman (PF), Gregory Parker (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Scott Farnsworth, Arthur Miller, Roderick Larkin | |
| 07:08 | Memphis | Terry Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 16-42 |
| 07:08 | Memphis | Terry Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 17-42 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-42 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker tips it but misses | 17-42 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman snags the offensive board | 17-42 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-42 |
| 06:37 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Danial Kingery | 17-42 |
| 06:37 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (SG), Darrell Erickson (PF) William Ball, Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:27 | Memphis | Danial Kingery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-42 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Baldwin is called for the reach on Paul Harris - foul #2 on Henry Baldwin, team foul #11 | 17-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (SG), Terry Frederick (SF) David Jackson, Henry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller (PF), Ken Townsend (C) Franklin Vrooman, Gregory Parker | |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris makes the 1st free throw | 17-43 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 17-43 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons gets the offensive rebound | 17-43 |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec is hacked by Harold Denny - foul #2 on Harold Denny, team foul #12 | 17-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG) Harold Denny | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF) Luis Fitzsimmons, Paul Harris | |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec makes the 1st free throw | 17-44 |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec misses the 2nd free throw | 17-44 |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth snags the offensive board | 17-44 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 17-44 |
| 05:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend tips it but misses | 17-44 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller misses the tip | 17-44 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski snags the offensive board | 17-44 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-44 |
| 05:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend grabs the offensive board | 17-44 |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lubomil Nemec | 17-47 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | Danial Kingery misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-47 |
| 05:01 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis snags the offensive board | 17-47 |
| 04:49 | Memphis | Arthur Miller is called for the reach on Terry Frederick - foul #2 on Arthur Miller, team foul #6 | 17-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), William Ball (SG) Gilbert Sellman, Kenneth Revis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris (PG), Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Franklin Vrooman (SF), Gregory Parker (PF), James Criner (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Lubomil Nemec, Scott Farnsworth, Arthur Miller, Ken Townsend | |
| 04:39 | Memphis | William Ball hits a fadeaway from the right block | 19-47 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Frederick - foul #1 on Terry Frederick, team foul #13 | 19-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Torrence (C) Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin (PF) Gregory Parker | |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman makes the 1st free throw | 19-48 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-49 |
| 04:10 | Memphis | David Jackson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Criner - foul #1 on James Criner, team foul #7 | 19-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG) William Ball, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Gregory Parker (C) Franklin Vrooman, James Criner | |
| 04:10 | Memphis | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 20-49 |
| 04:10 | Memphis | David Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-49 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski is called for a backcourt violation | 21-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Lee Stull (PF), Larry Torrence (C) Gilbert Sellman, Terry Frederick, Darrell Erickson, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Arthur Miller (PF) Dyzek Sankowski, Paul Harris | |
| 03:30 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-49 |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Lee Stull grabs the offensive board | 21-49 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Harold Denny (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Revis (fairly fresh) SF - Robert McSpedon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Stull (tiring) 2 reb. C - Larry Torrence (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gregory White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Fitzsimmons (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Larkin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Parker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Memphis | Larry Torrence is denied on a layup by Gregory Parker | 21-49 |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons snags the defensive board | 21-49 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Arthur Miller | 21-51 |
| 02:45 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon is hacked by Roderick Larkin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roderick Larkin, team foul #8 | 21-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), William Ball (SG) Harold Denny, Kenneth Revis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Lubomil Nemec (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), James Criner (C) Gregory White, Luis Fitzsimmons, Roderick Larkin, Gregory Parker | |
| 02:45 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon makes the 1st free throw | 22-51 |
| 02:45 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-51 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Ball - foul #2 on William Ball, team foul #14 | 23-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman (SF) Scott Farnsworth | |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller misses the 1st free throw | 23-51 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 23-52 |
| 02:08 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-52 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG) Gilbert Sellman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris (SF), Ken Townsend (C) Arthur Miller, James Criner | |
| 01:51 | Memphis | William Ball misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lubomil Nemec - foul #1 on Lubomil Nemec, team foul #9 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin (PF) Franklin Vrooman | |
| 01:51 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 1st free throw | 27-52 |
| 01:51 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 28-52 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris misses badly on a shot near the basket | 28-52 |
| 01:36 | Memphis | Lee Stull gets the rebound | 28-52 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Larry Torrence misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Paul Harris - foul #1 on Paul Harris, team foul #10 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG), Henry Baldwin (SF) David Jackson, William Ball, Robert McSpedon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Gregory Parker (PF) Dyzek Sankowski, Roderick Larkin | |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Larry Torrence makes the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Larry Torrence makes the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Torrence is called for the reach on Gregory Parker - foul #3 on Larry Torrence, team foul #15 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert McSpedon (C) Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF) Lubomil Nemec, Paul Harris | |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker misses the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis is called for traveling | 30-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Darrell Erickson (PF) Harold Denny, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (PG), Roderick Larkin (PF) Gregory White, Gregory Parker | |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert McSpedon - foul #3 on Robert McSpedon, team foul #16 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Lee Stull (C) Kenneth Revis, Robert McSpedon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman (PF) Roderick Larkin | |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 30-55 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Ken Townsend picks off the pass by Henry Baldwin | 30-55 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Franklin Vrooman | 30-57 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Luis Fitzsimmons takes the ball from Gilbert Sellman in the backcourt | 30-57 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec slams it home on a great pass from Luis Fitzsimmons | 30-59 |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-59 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), David Jackson (SG) Gilbert Sellman, William Ball | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Paul Harris (SF), James Criner (C) Luis Fitzsimmons, Scott Farnsworth, Ken Townsend | |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-59 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | David Jackson gets the rebound | 30-59 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | David Jackson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 30-59 |