| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gerard Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Zinner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lonnie Sheffield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Junior Dahlin (fresh) C - Kenneth Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Aubrey Naylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Heap (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Memphis | Junior Dahlin misses long on a floater in the lane | 36-29 |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | Gerard Riddle steals it from Aubrey Naylor | 36-29 |
| 19:29 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 19:27 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 19:17 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield is fouled on the floor by John Utterback - foul #2 on John Utterback, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:08 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield banks in the layup set up by Radomil Zinner | 38-29 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | John Utterback is hacked by Radomil Zinner - foul #2 on Radomil Zinner, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Bates (PF), Joseph Pennington (C) Junior Dahlin, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:33 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas hits the finger roll | 38-31 |
| 18:18 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-31 |
| 18:16 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 18:10 | Missouri State | John Utterback hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 18:08 | Memphis | Joseph Pennington pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:03 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle is hacked by John Utterback - foul #3 on John Utterback, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG), Daniel Cosby (SF) Gerard Riddle, Radomil Zinner, Lonnie Sheffield | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Erin Podwoski (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), Thomas Hahn (PF), Sang Chia (C) Aubrey Naylor, Max Taylor, John Utterback, John Heap, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 17:44 | Memphis | Thomas Hahn denies the turnaround by Dwayne Alfred | 38-31 |
| 17:42 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 17:25 | Memphis | Thomas Hahn steps in front of the Joseph Pennington pass | 38-31 |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel Jobe - foul #3 on Gabriel Jobe, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Radomil Zinner (SG), Junior Dahlin (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Gabriel Jobe, Peter Bates, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Dwayne Alfred - foul #2 on Dwayne Alfred, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Daniel Cosby misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 17:05 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry misses the lay-in | 38-33 |
| 16:34 | Memphis | Junior Dahlin snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 16:30 | Memphis | Thomas Hahn is called for the reach on Junior Dahlin - foul #1 on Thomas Hahn, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Carlos Perry (SF), Peter Bates (PF) Dwayne Alfred, Daniel Cosby, Junior Dahlin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Bruce Boone (SG), Roy Flor (SF), John Heap (PF) Erin Podwoski, Tommy Ronning, Thomas Hahn, Sang Chia | |
| 16:11 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 16:09 | Missouri State | Roy Flor snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 15:47 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Aubrey Naylor | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gerard Riddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Zinner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carlos Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Dean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Aubrey Naylor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Boone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Flor (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Heap (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Mayberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Memphis | Carlos Perry travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe (SG), Lonnie Sheffield (SF), Joseph Pennington (PF), Thomas Barbagallo (C) Gerard Riddle, Radomil Zinner, Peter Bates, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski (PG), Max Taylor (SG), John Utterback (SF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Aubrey Naylor, Bruce Boone, Roy Flor, Richard Mayberry | |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski is called for a backcourt violation | 38-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Daniel Cosby (PG) Carlos Perry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:50 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | John Utterback throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG) Daniel Cosby | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG) Erin Podwoski | |
| 14:37 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Gabriel Jobe is called for the reach on Max Taylor - foul #4 on Gabriel Jobe, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Radomil Zinner (SG), Daniel Cosby (SF), Junior Dahlin (PF), Peter Bates (C) Gabriel Jobe, Lonnie Sheffield, Joseph Pennington, Thomas Barbagallo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Boone (SG), Thomas Hahn (PF) Max Taylor, John Heap | |
| 13:56 | Missouri State | Bruce Boone drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommy Ronning | 40-37 |
| 13:40 | Memphis | Daniel Cosby hits a shot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 13:35 | Missouri State | John Utterback scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-39 |
| 13:19 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 13:17 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:12 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Lonnie Sheffield (SF), Kenneth Dean (C) Dwayne Alfred, Daniel Cosby, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Erin Podwoski (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), Sang Chia (C) Tommy Ronning, Bruce Boone, John Utterback, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Kenneth Dean - foul #2 on Kenneth Dean, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Pennington (PF) Junior Dahlin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG), John Heap (PF) Erin Podwoski, Sang Chia | |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:40 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Kenneth Dean steals the ball from Max Taylor | 45-42 |
| 12:17 | Memphis | Thomas Hahn is called for the reach on Kenneth Dean - foul #2 on Thomas Hahn, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Carlos Perry (SF), Peter Bates (PF) Lonnie Sheffield, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sang Chia (C) Thomas Hahn | |
| 11:54 | Memphis | Carlos Perry is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Carlos Perry, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Daniel Cosby (SF), Thomas Barbagallo (C) Carlos Perry, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski (PG), Bruce Boone (SG), John Utterback (SF) Aubrey Naylor, Max Taylor, Richard Mayberry | |
| 11:39 | Missouri State | John Utterback clanks a turnaround from close range | 45-42 |
| 11:38 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gerard Riddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Zinner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Cosby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Barbagallo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Erin Podwoski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bruce Boone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Heap (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sang Chia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Memphis | Daniel Cosby scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerard Riddle | 48-42 |
| 11:10 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Sang Chia | 48-44 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Erin Podwoski - foul #1 on Erin Podwoski, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield (SF), Junior Dahlin (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Daniel Cosby, Peter Bates, Thomas Barbagallo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Tommy Ronning (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), Roy Flor (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Erin Podwoski, Bruce Boone, John Utterback, John Heap, Sang Chia | |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Carlos Perry (PG), Dwayne Alfred (SG) Gerard Riddle, Radomil Zinner | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG), Thomas Hahn (PF) Tommy Ronning, Roy Flor | |
| 10:17 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Max Taylor - foul #1 on Max Taylor, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| 10:17 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:17 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Aubrey Naylor | 52-46 |
| 09:40 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-46 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn travels with the ball | 54-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Daniel Cosby (PG), Radomil Zinner (SG), Peter Bates (PF), Joseph Pennington (C) Dwayne Alfred, Lonnie Sheffield, Junior Dahlin, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Erin Podwoski (SG), John Utterback (SF), Roy Flor (PF), Sang Chia (C) Aubrey Naylor, Max Taylor, Richard Mayberry, Thomas Hahn, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 08:54 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner's floater is tipped away by Roy Flor | 54-46 |
| 08:53 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Bates | 54-46 |
| 08:37 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Pennington | 56-46 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Roy Flor lays it in and the foul's on Joseph Pennington - foul #1 on Joseph Pennington, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Lonnie Sheffield (SF), Thomas Barbagallo (C) Daniel Cosby, Carlos Perry, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Heap (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) John Utterback, Sang Chia | |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Roy Flor makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:46 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Pennington | 59-49 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski loses the dribble to Lonnie Sheffield in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 07:24 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG), Junior Dahlin (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Gerard Riddle, Radomil Zinner, Joseph Pennington, Thomas Barbagallo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Max Taylor (SG), John Utterback (SF), Richard Mayberry (C) Tommy Ronning, Erin Podwoski, Roy Flor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dwayne Alfred (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Jobe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Lonnie Sheffield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Junior Dahlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Aubrey Naylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Heap (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Mayberry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Mayberry | 59-52 |
| 06:44 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 06:23 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 06:18 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dwayne Alfred | 63-55 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | John Utterback is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Lonnie Sheffield - foul #3 on Lonnie Sheffield, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Radomil Zinner (SG), Daniel Cosby (SF), Peter Bates (PF), Thomas Barbagallo (C) Dwayne Alfred, Gabriel Jobe, Lonnie Sheffield, Junior Dahlin, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski (PG), Bruce Boone (SG), Thomas Hahn (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Aubrey Naylor, Max Taylor, John Heap, Richard Mayberry | |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | John Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | John Utterback makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | Daniel Cosby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:10 | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Carlos Perry (SF), Joseph Pennington (C) Radomil Zinner, Thomas Barbagallo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (PG), Roy Flor (SF) Bruce Boone, John Utterback | |
| 04:48 | Memphis | Carmelo Cardenas blocks the short jumper by Gerard Riddle | 63-57 |
| 04:46 | Missouri State | Roy Flor gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:32 | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Peter Bates gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:25 | Memphis | Roy Flor is called for the reach on Joseph Pennington - foul #2 on Roy Flor, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe (SG) Daniel Cosby | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Boone (SG), Richard Mayberry (SF), John Heap (PF), Sang Chia (C) Erin Podwoski, Roy Flor, Thomas Hahn, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 04:25 | Memphis | Joseph Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:25 | Memphis | Joseph Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry is called for 10 seconds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Barbagallo (C) Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Max Taylor (SG) Bruce Boone | |
| 04:01 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Sang Chia gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Missouri State | Max Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-57 |
| 03:34 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Carlos Perry is called for the reach on John Heap - foul #3 on Carlos Perry, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Radomil Zinner (SG), Daniel Cosby (SF), Junior Dahlin (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Gerard Riddle, Gabriel Jobe, Carlos Perry, Joseph Pennington, Thomas Barbagallo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), John Utterback (SF) Tommy Ronning, Sang Chia | |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dwayne Alfred (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radomil Zinner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Cosby (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Junior Dahlin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Aubrey Naylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Heap (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Mayberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | John Heap grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 02:55 | Missouri State | Max Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 02:53 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 02:53 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield (SF), Peter Bates (PF) Daniel Cosby, Junior Dahlin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas (C) Richard Mayberry | |
| 02:40 | Memphis | Peter Bates clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | John Heap scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Aubrey Naylor | 65-59 |
| 02:16 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Junior Dahlin (PF) Dwayne Alfred, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:59 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean misses the runner from close range | 65-59 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 65-59 |
| 01:45 | Missouri State | John Heap grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Utterback - foul #4 on John Utterback, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:23 | Missouri State | John Utterback makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Aubrey Naylor | 65-63 |
| 01:18 | Memphis | John Heap steals it from Junior Dahlin | 65-63 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Riddle - foul #2 on Gerard Riddle, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:16 | Memphis | Junior Dahlin gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:53 | Memphis | Junior Dahlin's pass is intercepted by Aubrey Naylor | 65-63 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor banks in the layup | 65-65 |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield travels with the ball | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Max Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner can't finish the layup | 65-65 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Junior Dahlin grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Carmelo Cardenas swats the short shot by Junior Dahlin | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gerard Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radomil Zinner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lonnie Sheffield (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Junior Dahlin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Aubrey Naylor (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Heap (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:47 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Lonnie Sheffield and he's hacked by Max Taylor - foul #2 on Max Taylor, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Bates (PF) Junior Dahlin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommy Ronning (SG) Max Taylor | |
| 04:47 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | John Utterback comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the tip | 68-65 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas tips it back up and in | 68-67 |
| 04:24 | Memphis | Peter Bates makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Gerard Riddle | 70-67 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | John Utterback's pass is intercepted by Lonnie Sheffield | 70-67 |
| 03:48 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Lonnie Sheffield and the foul's on John Heap - foul #2 on John Heap, team foul #10 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe (SF), Joseph Pennington (C) Lonnie Sheffield, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Erin Podwoski (SG), Richard Mayberry (C) Aubrey Naylor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 03:48 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle makes the free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | John Utterback is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Erin Podwoski | 73-70 |
| 03:13 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 73-70 |
| 03:11 | Missouri State | Richard Mayberry pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Joseph Pennington steals the ball from John Utterback | 73-70 |
| 02:44 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe misses the jumper from the free throw line | 73-70 |
| 02:43 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe misses the tip | 73-70 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Heap | 73-70 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Lonnie Sheffield (SF), Junior Dahlin (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Gerard Riddle, Gabriel Jobe, Peter Bates, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor (PG), Max Taylor (SG), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Tommy Ronning, Erin Podwoski, Richard Mayberry | |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Kenneth Dean is called for the reach on John Heap - foul #3 on Kenneth Dean, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | John Heap makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | John Heap makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carmelo Cardenas - foul #1 on Carmelo Cardenas, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:50 | Missouri State | Lonnie Sheffield steals it from John Utterback | 74-72 |
| 01:38 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Junior Dahlin | 76-72 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | John Utterback misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-72 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Max Taylor | 76-72 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Dwayne Alfred is called for the reach on Aubrey Naylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwayne Alfred, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG) Dwayne Alfred | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:56 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-74 |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean tips it home | 78-74 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gerard Riddle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Zinner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lonnie Sheffield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Junior Dahlin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Dean (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Aubrey Naylor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Max Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Utterback (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Heap (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | John Utterback can't connect on a floater from the right side | 78-74 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Lonnie Sheffield | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield is hacked by Aubrey Naylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aubrey Naylor, team foul #12 | 78-74 |
| 00:42 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:42 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | Junior Dahlin steals the ball from Aubrey Naylor | 80-74 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Junior Dahlin is hacked by Aubrey Naylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aubrey Naylor, team foul #13 | 80-74 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Junior Dahlin makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Junior Dahlin makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Max Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-74 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Aubrey Naylor | 82-74 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Aubrey Naylor misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-74 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Lonnie Sheffield | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield is hacked by Aubrey Naylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aubrey Naylor, team foul #14 | 82-74 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:22 | Memphis | Lonnie Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the easy layup | 84-74 |
| 00:15 | Memphis | Junior Dahlin snags the defensive board | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle runs out the clock | 84-74 |