| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) SG - William Ball (fresh) SF - Henry Baldwin (fresh) PF - Darrell Erickson (fresh) C - Larry Torrence (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Jarvis (fresh) SG - Wilbur Ball (fresh) SF - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) C - Leo Branham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Leo Branham 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) | |
| 19:43 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie misses the easy dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Memphis | Larry Torrence grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Central Florida | Leo Branham tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Jackson | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Ball - foul #1 on Wilbur Ball, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Grant Morrison (PG), Ben Moore (SF), John Reed (C) Robert Jarvis, Alfredo Yazzie, Leo Branham | |
| 17:33 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | John Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Lee Stull (PF), Danial Kingery (C) William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Darrell Erickson, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Cleavon Abdelhamid (SF), Dennis Prout (C) Wilbur Ball, Jeffrey Jackson | |
| 16:54 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Revis | 6-2 |
| 16:38 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout can't finish the layup | 6-2 |
| 16:37 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Ben Moore buries a turnaround from close range set up by Dennis Prout and the foul's on Robert McSpedon - foul #1 on Robert McSpedon, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG) Gilbert Sellman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis (PG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Jeffrey Jackson (PF), Leo Branham (C) Grant Morrison, Cleavon Abdelhamid, John Reed, Dennis Prout | |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Ben Moore misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | Leo Branham gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:03 | Central Florida | Leo Branham knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kenneth Revis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ball (fresh) SF - Robert McSpedon (fresh) PF - Lee Stull (fresh) C - Danial Kingery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Jarvis (fresh) SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) C - Leo Branham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry Baldwin (SF), Larry Torrence (C) Robert McSpedon, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball (SG) Ben Moore | |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball is called for 10 seconds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Darrell Erickson (PF) Lee Stull | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:26 | Memphis | William Ball comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:24 | Central Florida | Leo Branham pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:22 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis's pass is intercepted by Larry Torrence in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 15:09 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Baldwin | 9-6 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by William Ball - foul #1 on William Ball, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Robert McSpedon (SG) Kenneth Revis, William Ball | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Grant Morrison (PG), Ben Moore (SF) Robert Jarvis, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:29 | Memphis | The jump hook by Robert McSpedon is blocked by Jeffrey Jackson | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman tips it home | 11-8 |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison is hacked by Larry Torrence in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Torrence, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lee Stull (SF), Terry Frederick (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Henry Baldwin, Darrell Erickson, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Cleavon Abdelhamid (SF), John Reed (PF), Dennis Prout (C) Wilbur Ball, Jeffrey Jackson, Leo Branham | |
| 14:14 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 14:12 | Memphis | Danial Kingery gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | Terry Frederick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lee Stull | 13-8 |
| 14:00 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 13:59 | Central Florida | Ben Moore hits the follow up shot | 13-10 |
| 13:39 | Memphis | Danial Kingery drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Stull | 15-10 |
| 13:37 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison is hacked by Gilbert Sellman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gilbert Sellman, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG) Gilbert Sellman, Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis (PG), Wilbur Ball (SG) Grant Morrison, Dennis Prout | |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Cleavon Abdelhamid is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 12:59 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Wilbur Ball - foul #2 on Wilbur Ball, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Terry Frederick (PF), Larry Torrence (C) David Jackson, Robert McSpedon, Lee Stull, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Jeffrey Jackson (PF), Leo Branham (C) Wilbur Ball, Cleavon Abdelhamid, John Reed | |
| 12:59 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:59 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Alfredo Yazzie and the foul's on Terry Frederick - foul #1 on Terry Frederick, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Grant Morrison (SG) Ben Moore | |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:47 | Memphis | William Ball grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 12:33 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-15 |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:19 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 12:17 | Central Florida | Grant Morrison misses the tip | 17-15 |
| 12:15 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson tips it back up and in | 17-17 |
| 11:58 | Memphis | William Ball comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Jarvis - foul #1 on Robert Jarvis, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Darrell Erickson (PF) Kenneth Revis, Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ben Moore (SG), Larry Johnson (SF) Robert Jarvis, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| 11:58 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 11:58 | Memphis | William Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Ball (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Baldwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrell Erickson (fresh) C - Larry Torrence (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Grant Morrison (fresh) SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Branham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Central Florida | Ben Moore is fouled in the backcourt by William Ball - foul #2 on William Ball, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (SG) William Ball | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:47 | Central Florida | Darrell Erickson steals it from Jeffrey Jackson | 19-17 |
| 11:31 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert McSpedon (SF), Danial Kingery (C) Henry Baldwin, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Cleavon Abdelhamid (SF), John Reed (C) Grant Morrison, Larry Johnson, Leo Branham | |
| 11:16 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Jackson | 19-20 |
| 10:58 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Sellman | 21-20 |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson drills a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Danial Kingery - foul #1 on Danial Kingery, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lee Stull (PF) Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Johnson (SF), Leo Branham (C) Ben Moore, John Reed | |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 10:44 | Memphis | Danial Kingery gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 10:31 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Jackson | 24-22 |
| 10:11 | Central Florida | Danial Kingery is called for the reach on Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Danial Kingery, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Larry Torrence (C) Gilbert Sellman, David Jackson, Robert McSpedon, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Grant Morrison (PG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF) Darin Cosentino, Cleavon Abdelhamid | |
| 10:11 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 10:11 | Memphis | Larry Torrence snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 09:47 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis is fouled on the floor by Leo Branham - foul #1 on Leo Branham, team foul #4 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Frederick (PF) Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis (PG), Ben Moore (PF), Dennis Prout (C) Larry Johnson, Jeffrey Jackson, Leo Branham | |
| 09:38 | Memphis | Lee Stull misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-22 |
| 09:36 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Alfredo Yazzie | 24-22 |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Jarvis | 24-24 |
| 09:13 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin loses the dribble to Alfredo Yazzie | 24-24 |
| 08:54 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie misses the open dunk but he's fouled by Kenneth Revis - foul #1 on Kenneth Revis, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF), Larry Torrence (C) Harold Denny, Henry Baldwin, Terry Frederick, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Reed (PF) Grant Morrison | |
| 08:54 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 08:54 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 08:33 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 08:32 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 08:30 | Central Florida | Ben Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (SG) Kenneth Revis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Larry Johnson (SF), Leo Branham (C) Robert Jarvis, Alfredo Yazzie, Dennis Prout | |
| 08:07 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 08:05 | Central Florida | Ben Moore snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | John Reed knocks in the shot from the left block | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert McSpedon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Erickson (fairly fresh) C - Larry Torrence (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ben Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) PF - John Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leo Branham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 24-28 |
| 07:23 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman grabs the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 07:10 | Memphis | Larry Torrence misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Leo Branham - foul #2 on Leo Branham, team foul #5 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Terry Frederick (PF) Gilbert Sellman, David Jackson, Robert McSpedon, Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis (PG), Grant Morrison (SG), Cleavon Abdelhamid (SF), Jeffrey Jackson (PF), Dennis Prout (C) Darin Cosentino, Ben Moore, Larry Johnson, John Reed, Leo Branham | |
| 07:10 | Memphis | Larry Torrence misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:10 | Memphis | Larry Torrence makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:52 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis is alone and drills a 3 from straight away set up by Grant Morrison | 25-31 |
| 06:45 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin is hacked by Cleavon Abdelhamid - foul #1 on Cleavon Abdelhamid, team foul #6 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lee Stull (C) Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:36 | Memphis | Harold Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-31 |
| 06:35 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 06:11 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 06:09 | Memphis | Lee Stull pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Lee Stull connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Revis | 27-31 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson is hacked by Harold Denny - foul #1 on Harold Denny, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Darrell Erickson (PF) Harold Denny, Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ben Moore (SG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF), John Reed (C) Grant Morrison, Cleavon Abdelhamid, Dennis Prout | |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:31 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 05:29 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis tips it but misses | 27-33 |
| 05:27 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin tips it in | 29-33 |
| 05:12 | Central Florida | Gilbert Sellman is called for the reach on Robert Jarvis - foul #2 on Gilbert Sellman, team foul #11 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Robert McSpedon (SG), Larry Torrence (C) Gilbert Sellman, Kenneth Revis, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:12 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 05:12 | Central Florida | Robert Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 05:12 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Larry Torrence | 29-34 |
| 05:00 | Memphis | David Jackson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 04:57 | Central Florida | Henry Baldwin picks off the pass by Jeffrey Jackson in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 04:45 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson misses the floater from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 04:44 | Memphis | Larry Torrence tips it home | 33-34 |
| 04:25 | Central Florida | Ben Moore drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Alfredo Yazzie | 33-36 |
| 04:04 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin hits a jumpshot from the right side | 35-36 |
| 03:37 | Central Florida | Alfredo Yazzie buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Jarvis | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McSpedon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Baldwin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Erickson (tiring) C - Larry Torrence (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Jarvis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alfredo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Reed (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Memphis | Larry Torrence is fouled on the floor by John Reed - foul #1 on John Reed, team foul #7 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), William Ball (SG), Lee Stull (SF), Danial Kingery (PF) David Jackson, Robert McSpedon, Henry Baldwin, Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Grant Morrison (PG), Wilbur Ball (SG), Cleavon Abdelhamid (SF), Leo Branham (C) Robert Jarvis, Ben Moore, Alfredo Yazzie, John Reed | |
| 03:31 | Memphis | Larry Torrence misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Jackson grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 03:15 | Central Florida | Cleavon Abdelhamid can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 03:14 | Memphis | William Ball grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Leo Branham gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 02:44 | Central Florida | Cleavon Abdelhamid hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block | 35-41 |
| 02:21 | Memphis | Danial Kingery is whistled for a carry | 35-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Frederick (SF) Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Johnson (SF) Jeffrey Jackson | |
| 01:53 | Central Florida | Cleavon Abdelhamid knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Wilbur Ball | 35-43 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Lee Stull drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 01:22 | Central Florida | Terry Frederick steps in front of the Wilbur Ball pass | 38-43 |
| 01:03 | Memphis | William Ball misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 01:01 | Central Florida | Leo Branham pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 00:43 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 00:42 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Gilbert Sellman | 38-43 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Ball | 41-43 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Wilbur Ball misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Leo Branham tips it in | 41-45 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Lee Stull misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-45 |