| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Slezak (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Roller (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Lamb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Larsen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Iniguez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Gilligan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Just (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Harper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Clinton Bence | 38-45 |
| 19:29 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Charles Lamb and the foul's on Thomas Just - foul #2 on Thomas Just, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| 19:29 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence is hacked by James Slezak - foul #2 on James Slezak, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Copeland (SF), Reginald Johnson (PF) Charles Lamb, Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor (SF), Mark Brendel (C) Darrell Gilligan, Edward Harper | |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Copeland swats the layup by Thomas Just | 41-45 |
| 19:04 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Reginald Johnson | 41-45 |
| 18:55 | Memphis | Charles Roller misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 41-45 |
| 18:53 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-45 |
| 18:37 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 18:18 | Memphis | Ronald Carr steals the ball from Mark Iniguez | 41-45 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the easy layup | 41-45 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel tips it in | 41-47 |
| 18:02 | Memphis | Charles Roller buries a 3 from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 18:00 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Roller - foul #3 on Charles Roller, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wesley Morgan (PG), Charles Lamb (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Jay Hurley (C) Charles Roller, Robert Copeland, Reginald Johnson, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Jeffrey Carey (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Richard Donohue (PF), Edward Harper (C) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr, Allen Taylor, Thomas Just, Mark Brendel | |
| 17:49 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 17:45 | Memphis | Darrell Gilligan steals the ball from Wesley Morgan in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 44-49 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey drills a jumpshot from the right side | 44-51 |
| 16:48 | Memphis | Richard Donohue picks off the pass by Wesley Morgan | 44-51 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | James Slezak takes the ball from Bradford Ward in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 16:30 | Memphis | Charles Lamb misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 16:28 | Memphis | Jay Hurley grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Jay Hurley is open and buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Charles Lamb and the foul's on Darrell Gilligan - foul #1 on Darrell Gilligan, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jonathon Wheeler (SF), Mark Iniguez (C) Charles Lamb, Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Allen Taylor (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Noah Faul (C) Bradford Ward, Jeffrey Carey, Darrell Gilligan, Richard Donohue, Edward Harper | |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Jay Hurley makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just is open but misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 15:46 | Memphis | Jonathon Wheeler snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Wesley Morgan (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Slezak (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathon Wheeler (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jay Hurley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Iniguez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Goldsmith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Carr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Allen Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Just (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Noah Faul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Memphis | Noah Faul is called for the reach on Mark Iniguez - foul #1 on Noah Faul, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Gates (PG), Charles Roller (SG), Reginald Johnson (PF) Wesley Morgan, James Slezak, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:26 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jonathon Wheeler | 50-51 |
| 15:09 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 15:08 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jonathon Wheeler | 50-51 |
| 15:00 | Memphis | Jonathon Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Thomas Just - foul #3 on Thomas Just, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing (SG), Robert Copeland (SF) Charles Roller, Jonathon Wheeler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Mark Brendel (C) William Goldsmith, Allen Taylor, Noah Faul | |
| 14:39 | Memphis | Robert Copeland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 14:38 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 14:16 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 13:53 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 13:51 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing tips it in | 52-51 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just loses the dribble to Mark Iniguez | 52-51 |
| 13:26 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing connects on the runner from the baseline | 54-51 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-51 |
| 13:05 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SG), Jonathon Wheeler (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF) Nicholas Ewing, Robert Copeland, Reginald Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Jeffrey Carey (SG), Allen Taylor (SF), Edward Harper (C) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr, Darrell Gilligan, Thomas Just | |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathon Wheeler takes the ball from Mark Brendel | 54-51 |
| 12:11 | Memphis | Charles Roller clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wesley Morgan (PG), Charles Lamb (SF) Thomas Gates, Jonathon Wheeler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG), Richard Donohue (SG), Thomas Just (PF), Noah Faul (C) Bradford Ward, Jeffrey Carey, Mark Brendel, Edward Harper | |
| 11:58 | Memphis | William Goldsmith takes the ball from Wesley Morgan in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 11:23 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Wesley Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Roller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Lamb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Larsen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Iniguez (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Goldsmith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Donohue (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Allen Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Just (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Noah Faul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Roller is called for the reach on William Goldsmith - foul #4 on Charles Roller, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Gates (PG), Nicholas Ewing (SG), Jonathon Wheeler (SF), Jay Hurley (C) Wesley Morgan, Charles Roller, Charles Lamb, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Edward Harper (C) William Goldsmith, Thomas Just, Noah Faul | |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue is fouled on the floor by Jerry Larsen - foul #2 on Jerry Larsen, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 10:32 | Memphis | Jay Hurley pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | Jonathon Wheeler is hacked by Darrell Gilligan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Gilligan, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Lamb (SF), Robert Copeland (C) Jonathon Wheeler, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Jeffrey Carey (SG) Bradford Ward, Richard Donohue | |
| 10:12 | Memphis | Thomas Gates is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor is hacked by Jerry Larsen - foul #3 on Jerry Larsen, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Reginald Johnson (PF) Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Mark Brendel (PF) Jeffrey Carey, Darrell Gilligan | |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence drills a shot from the right side | 56-55 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | Robert Copeland clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Harper - foul #3 on Edward Harper, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Slezak (SG) Thomas Gates | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Thomas Just (PF) Clinton Bence, Mark Brendel | |
| 09:34 | Memphis | Robert Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | Robert Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | Robert Copeland makes the 3rd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Ewing is called for the reach on Bradford Ward - foul #4 on Nicholas Ewing, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Gates (PG), Jonathon Wheeler (SF), Jay Hurley (C) Nicholas Ewing, Charles Lamb, Robert Copeland | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue (SG) Ronald Carr | |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathon Wheeler | 58-55 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper grabs the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward loses the dribble to Reginald Johnson | 58-55 |
| 08:46 | Memphis | Jonathon Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wesley Morgan (PG), Charles Lamb (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Mark Iniguez (C) Thomas Gates, Jonathon Wheeler, Reginald Johnson, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG), Jeffrey Carey (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Mark Brendel (PF) Bradford Ward, Richard Donohue, Allen Taylor, Thomas Just | |
| 08:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 08:33 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Mark Iniguez | 58-55 |
| 08:30 | Memphis | Charles Lamb is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| 08:23 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper is open but can't throw it down | 58-55 |
| 08:21 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jerry Larsen | 58-55 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Charles Lamb is hacked by William Goldsmith - foul #2 on William Goldsmith, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Reginald Johnson (PF) Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Noah Faul (C) Jeffrey Carey, Edward Harper | |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Charles Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darrell Gilligan - foul #3 on Darrell Gilligan, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SG), Jonathon Wheeler (SF), Jay Hurley (PF) James Slezak, Charles Lamb, Reginald Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Allen Taylor (SF), Thomas Just (PF) William Goldsmith, Darrell Gilligan, Mark Brendel | |
| 07:53 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Carr | 60-57 |
| 07:21 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Wesley Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Roller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jonathon Wheeler (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Jay Hurley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Iniguez (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Carr (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Allen Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Just (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Noah Faul (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Clinton Bence | 60-59 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing (PG), Charles Lamb (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Robert Copeland (C) Wesley Morgan, Jonathon Wheeler, Jay Hurley, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Richard Donohue (SG), Jeffrey Carey (SF), Edward Harper (C) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr, Allen Taylor, Noah Faul | |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-59 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 06:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Roller - foul #5 on Charles Roller, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Gates (PG), Jonathon Wheeler (SF), Reginald Johnson (PF) Charles Roller, Charles Lamb, Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan (SF), Mark Brendel (PF) Jeffrey Carey, Thomas Just | |
| 06:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:25 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:23 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing is hacked by Richard Donohue in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Donohue, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 06:23 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:23 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan travels with the ball | 61-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Iniguez (C) Robert Copeland | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG), Jeffrey Carey (SG), Allen Taylor (SF) Bradford Ward, Richard Donohue, Darrell Gilligan | |
| 05:45 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Thomas Gates | 63-60 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Iniguez steps in front of the William Goldsmith pass in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 05:26 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith misses short on a runner from the right block | 66-60 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 05:03 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Slezak (PG), Charles Lamb (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Jay Hurley (C) Thomas Gates, Jonathon Wheeler, Reginald Johnson, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Noah Faul (C) Jeffrey Carey, Allen Taylor, Mark Brendel, Edward Harper | |
| 04:40 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing is open and buries a shot from the right wing set up by James Slezak | 68-60 |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Hurley steps in front of the Darrell Gilligan pass in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 04:28 | Memphis | Charles Lamb makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul is fouled in the backcourt by James Slezak - foul #3 on James Slezak, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wesley Morgan (PG), Robert Copeland (C) Nicholas Ewing, Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Allen Taylor (SF) William Goldsmith, Darrell Gilligan | |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:24 | Memphis | Robert Copeland gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:19 | Memphis | James Slezak comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 71-60 |
| 04:18 | Memphis | Charles Lamb gets the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:12 | Memphis | Robert Copeland is hacked by Ronald Carr - foul #2 on Ronald Carr, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF) Ronald Carr, Noah Faul | |
| 04:12 | Memphis | Robert Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:12 | Memphis | Robert Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Memphis | Charles Lamb comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-60 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-62 |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Jay Hurley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Just - foul #4 on Thomas Just, team foul #11 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Gates (PG), Nicholas Ewing (SG), Jonathon Wheeler (SF), Mark Iniguez (C) Wesley Morgan, James Slezak, Charles Lamb, Robert Copeland | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Mark Brendel (PF), Edward Harper (C) Clinton Bence, Richard Donohue, Darrell Gilligan, Thomas Just | |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Jay Hurley misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Jay Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathon Wheeler is called for the reach on Ronald Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathon Wheeler, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Memphis | Reginald Johnson (PF) Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 03:27 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Jonathon Wheeler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edward Harper | 73-63 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG) Ronald Carr | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Thomas Gates (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Ewing (tiring) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jonathon Wheeler (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Reginald Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Iniguez (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Goldsmith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bradford Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Taylor (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Brendel (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Harper (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:40 | Memphis | Thomas Gates misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-66 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel's layup is rejected by Mark Iniguez | 73-66 |
| 02:29 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez grabs the defensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing is fouled in the backcourt by Bradford Ward - foul #1 on Bradford Ward, team foul #12 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | Wesley Morgan (SG), Jerry Larsen (PF) Thomas Gates, Reginald Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Jeffrey Carey (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Noah Faul (C) William Goldsmith, Allen Taylor, Mark Brendel, Edward Harper | |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:16 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-66 |
| 02:14 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Mark Iniguez | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Just - foul #5 on Thomas Just, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Gates (PG), Charles Lamb (SF) Wesley Morgan, Jonathon Wheeler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Mark Brendel (PF), Edward Harper (C) Bradford Ward, Jeffrey Carey, Thomas Just, Noah Faul | |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-66 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Iniguez steps in front of the Mark Brendel pass in the backcourt | 77-66 |
| 01:36 | Memphis | Ronald Carr steps in front of the Thomas Gates pass | 77-66 |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan misses the wide open shot near the basket | 77-66 |
| 01:12 | Memphis | Charles Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 01:10 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Slezak (SG), Jonathon Wheeler (SF), Reginald Johnson (PF), Robert Copeland (C) Thomas Gates, Charles Lamb, Jerry Larsen, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Richard Donohue (SG), Allen Taylor (SF), Noah Faul (C) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr, Darrell Gilligan, Edward Harper | |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathon Wheeler is called for the reach on Allen Taylor - foul #2 on Jonathon Wheeler, team foul #10 | 77-66 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Memphis | Richard Donohue is called for the reach on Jonathon Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Donohue, team foul #14 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Gates (PG), Wesley Morgan (SG), Jerry Larsen (PF) Nicholas Ewing, James Slezak, Reginald Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Edward Harper (C) Bradford Ward, Richard Donohue, Allen Taylor, Noah Faul | |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-68 |
| 00:58 | Memphis | Jonathon Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:58 | Memphis | Jonathon Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-68 |
| 00:48 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Thomas Gates is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Bence - foul #2 on Clinton Bence, team foul #15 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing (SG), Reginald Johnson (PF) Wesley Morgan, Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Richard Donohue (SG), Allen Taylor (SF), Noah Faul (C) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr, Darrell Gilligan, Edward Harper | |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Thomas Gates makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Thomas Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Johnson | 80-68 |
| 00:15 | Memphis | Thomas Gates makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing set up by Nicholas Ewing | 82-68 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 82-68 |
| 00:06 | Memphis | Robert Copeland pulls down the rebound | 82-68 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Thomas Gates runs out the clock | 82-68 |