| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ervin Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sean Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexander Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Wesley Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Boone (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Cross (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Grigsby (fresh) C - William Loughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Steve Cross inbounds the ball | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Memphis | Claude Boone misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 19:37 | Memphis | William Loughlin grabs the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 19:21 | Memphis | Steve Cross is hacked by Ervin Smith - foul #1 on Ervin Smith, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| 19:07 | Memphis | Steve Cross can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sean Hickey - foul #1 on Sean Hickey, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tapia (PG), Neil Marston (SG), Raymond Williams (PF), Adolfo Gallo (C) Ervin Smith, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Keith Smith, Alexander Green | |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing (SG), Roland Glasgow (PF), Earnest Stodola (C) Claude Boone, Adam Grigsby, William Loughlin | |
| 19:07 | Memphis | Steve Cross misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 19:07 | Memphis | Steve Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | David Tapia misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 18:51 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 18:47 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Hickey - foul #2 on Sean Hickey, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Slezak (SG), Roger Metzinger (SF) Wesley Morgan, Steve Cross | |
| 18:28 | Memphis | Earnest Stodola hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Adolfo Gallo - foul #2 on Adolfo Gallo, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SG) David Tapia | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brent Cooper (PF) Roland Glasgow | |
| 18:28 | Memphis | Earnest Stodola misses the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 18:28 | Memphis | Earnest Stodola makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 18:15 | Illinois State | Adolfo Gallo blows the layup | 35-50 |
| 18:14 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Nicholas Ewing | 35-50 |
| 18:11 | Memphis | Dikembe Ahluwalia steps in front of the James Slezak pass in the backcourt | 35-50 |
| 18:09 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia banks in the layup | 37-50 |
| 18:04 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 37-50 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 17:55 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 37-50 |
| 17:54 | Illinois State | Neil Marston tips it but misses | 37-50 |
| 17:53 | Memphis | Earnest Stodola gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 17:48 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Brent Cooper and the foul's on Raymond Williams - foul #3 on Raymond Williams, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ervin Smith (PG), Keith Smith (PF), Alexander Green (C) Neil Marston, Raymond Williams, Adolfo Gallo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Claude Boone (SG), Steve Cross (SF), Adam Grigsby (PF), William Loughlin (C) James Slezak, Roger Metzinger, Brent Cooper, Earnest Stodola | |
| 17:48 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Ewing - foul #2 on Nicholas Ewing, team foul #1 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Wesley Morgan (PG) Nicholas Ewing | |
| 17:37 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-53 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | Keith Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 39-53 |
| 17:13 | Memphis | Steve Cross buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Wesley Morgan | 39-55 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tapia (PG) Ervin Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Glasgow (SF) Steve Cross | |
| 16:59 | Memphis | Claude Boone hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #6 | 39-55 |
| 16:59 | Memphis | Claude Boone makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 16:59 | Memphis | Claude Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 16:59 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to William Loughlin | 39-56 |
| 16:51 | Memphis | Alexander Green swats the shot by Wesley Morgan | 39-56 |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alexander Green | 39-56 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | William Loughlin steals it from Sean Hickey | 39-56 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Adam Grigsby's dunk attempt is rejected by Keith Smith | 39-56 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahluwalia | 39-56 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | David Tapia hits a wide open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Tapia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sean Hickey (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexander Green (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Wesley Morgan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Boone (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Glasgow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Grigsby (tiring) C - William Loughlin (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Memphis | Adam Grigsby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Alexander Green grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia banks in the layup and he's fouled by William Loughlin - foul #3 on William Loughlin, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Holter (PG), Randolph Cox (SG), Gerald Holmes (PF), Adolfo Gallo (C) David Tapia, Sean Hickey, Keith Smith, Alexander Green | |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing (PG), James Slezak (SG), Roger Metzinger (SF), Brent Cooper (PF), Earnest Stodola (C) Wesley Morgan, Claude Boone, Roland Glasgow, Adam Grigsby, William Loughlin | |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| 15:13 | Memphis | Adolfo Gallo steals it from Nicholas Ewing in the backcourt | 44-56 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Ewing - foul #3 on Nicholas Ewing, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Williams (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 14:40 | Memphis | Roger Metzinger lays it in set up by James Slezak and he's hacked by Gerald Holmes - foul #4 on Gerald Holmes, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ervin Smith (SF), Alexander Green (C) Gerald Holmes, Adolfo Gallo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Adam Grigsby (PF) Brent Cooper | |
| 14:40 | Memphis | Roger Metzinger makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| 14:30 | Illinois State | Randolph Cox misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith hits the follow up shot | 48-59 |
| 14:18 | Memphis | Adam Grigsby can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 14:16 | Illinois State | Raymond Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Alexander Green misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Roger Metzinger - foul #1 on Roger Metzinger, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Marston (SG) Randolph Cox | |
| Subs | Memphis | Wesley Morgan (PG), Claude Boone (SG), Steve Cross (SF), William Loughlin (C) Nicholas Ewing, James Slezak, Roger Metzinger, Earnest Stodola | |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Alexander Green misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Alexander Green misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 13:53 | Memphis | Claude Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 13:47 | Memphis | Claude Boone hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 13:45 | Illinois State | Alexander Green gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 13:36 | Illinois State | Alexander Green travels with the ball | 48-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Hickey (SF), Keith Smith (PF) Ervin Smith, Alexander Green | |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Glasgow (PF) Adam Grigsby | |
| 13:21 | Memphis | William Loughlin makes the wide open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Wesley Morgan | 48-61 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Cox (SG), Adolfo Gallo (C) Neil Marston, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing (SG), Brent Cooper (PF) Claude Boone, Roland Glasgow | |
| 12:40 | Memphis | Keith Smith is called for the reach on Brent Cooper - foul #3 on Keith Smith, team foul #8 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ervin Smith (PG) Ronald Holter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Claude Boone (SG) Wesley Morgan | |
| 12:40 | Memphis | Brent Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 12:40 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Keith Smith | 48-61 |
| 12:17 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith scores on a turnaround from the left block | 50-61 |
| 12:11 | Memphis | Brent Cooper lays it up and in set up by Claude Boone | 50-63 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey loses the dribble to Nicholas Ewing in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| 11:55 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing loses the dribble to Randolph Cox | 50-63 |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randolph Cox | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ervin Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randolph Cox (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Hickey (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Smith (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Adolfo Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Nicholas Ewing (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Claude Boone (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Cross (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Brent Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Loughlin (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Memphis | Claude Boone misses the dunk attempt | 52-63 |
| 11:26 | Memphis | Steve Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 11:05 | Memphis | Sean Hickey is called for the reach on Steve Cross - foul #3 on Sean Hickey, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Holter (PG), Neil Marston (SG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SF), Raymond Williams (PF), Alexander Green (C) Ervin Smith, Randolph Cox, Sean Hickey, Keith Smith, Adolfo Gallo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Wesley Morgan (PG), James Slezak (SG), Adam Grigsby (PF), Earnest Stodola (C) Nicholas Ewing, Claude Boone, Brent Cooper, William Loughlin | |
| 11:05 | Memphis | Steve Cross makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 11:05 | Memphis | Steve Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Neil Marston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-65 |
| 10:48 | Memphis | Alexander Green blocks the short jumper by Steve Cross | 52-65 |
| 10:46 | Illinois State | Alexander Green gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| 10:24 | Illinois State | Earnest Stodola swats the layup by Raymond Williams | 52-65 |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia grabs the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 10:05 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia is hacked by Steve Cross - foul #2 on Steve Cross, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Randolph Cox (SG) Neil Marston | |
| Subs | Memphis | Roger Metzinger (SF), Roland Glasgow (C) Steve Cross, Earnest Stodola | |
| 09:58 | Illinois State | Ronald Holter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-65 |
| 09:40 | Memphis | James Slezak misses the fadeaway in the paint | 52-65 |
| 09:38 | Memphis | James Slezak pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 09:23 | Memphis | Roland Glasgow is open and scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Wesley Morgan | 52-67 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tapia (PG), Ervin Smith (SF), Keith Smith (PF) Ronald Holter, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Claude Boone (SG), Earnest Stodola (C) James Slezak, Adam Grigsby | |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | Wesley Morgan picks off the pass by David Tapia in the backcourt | 52-67 |
| 08:59 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Claude Boone | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:38 | Illinois State | Roland Glasgow steps in front of the Randolph Cox pass | 52-69 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Keith Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Randolph Cox is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Randolph Cox, team foul #10 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Holter (PG), Neil Marston (SG), Gerald Holmes (SF), Raymond Williams (PF), Adolfo Gallo (C) David Tapia, Randolph Cox, Ervin Smith, Keith Smith, Alexander Green | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Slezak (PG), Nicholas Ewing (SG), Steve Cross (SF), Adam Grigsby (PF), William Loughlin (C) Wesley Morgan, Claude Boone, Roger Metzinger, Roland Glasgow, Earnest Stodola | |
| 07:53 | Memphis | James Slezak is hacked by Ronald Holter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Holter, team foul #11 | 52-69 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | James Slezak makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 07:53 | Memphis | James Slezak makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Gerald Holmes drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Neil Marston and the foul's on Steve Cross - foul #3 on Steve Cross, team foul #6 | 54-71 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Gerald Holmes makes the free throw | 55-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Holter (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Neil Marston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Holmes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Williams (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Adolfo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Slezak (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Ewing (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steve Cross (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Grigsby (tiring) C - William Loughlin (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Memphis | Steve Cross misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-71 |
| 07:10 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing tips it home | 55-73 |
| 06:55 | Illinois State | James Slezak steals it from Ronald Holter | 55-73 |
| 06:50 | Memphis | James Slezak banks in the layup | 55-75 |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Neil Marston misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-75 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Holter | 55-75 |
| 06:13 | Illinois State | Adolfo Gallo is open and lays it up and in set up by Gerald Holmes | 57-75 |
| 06:13 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tapia (PG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (SG), Sean Hickey (SF), Keith Smith (PF), Alexander Green (C) Ronald Holter, Neil Marston, Gerald Holmes, Raymond Williams, Adolfo Gallo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Wesley Morgan (PG), Claude Boone (SG), Roger Metzinger (SF), Brent Cooper (PF), Earnest Stodola (C) James Slezak, Nicholas Ewing, Steve Cross, Adam Grigsby, William Loughlin | |
| 06:11 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-75 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-75 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Keith Smith gets the offensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Earnest Stodola - foul #1 on Earnest Stodola, team foul #7 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ervin Smith (PG) David Tapia | |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Glasgow (PF) Roger Metzinger | |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 05:24 | Memphis | Brent Cooper clanks a floater from the right block | 58-75 |
| 05:22 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey gets the rebound | 58-75 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith misses the jumpshot from the left side | 58-75 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Brent Cooper swats the short shot by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 58-75 |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia travels with the ball | 58-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Holter (PG), Randolph Cox (SG), Gerald Holmes (SF), Raymond Williams (PF), Adolfo Gallo (C) Ervin Smith, Dikembe Ahluwalia, Sean Hickey, Keith Smith, Alexander Green | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Slezak (PG), Nicholas Ewing (SG), Steve Cross (SF), Adam Grigsby (PF) Wesley Morgan, Claude Boone, Brent Cooper, Earnest Stodola | |
| 04:33 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing is fouled in the backcourt by Randolph Cox - foul #5 on Randolph Cox, team foul #12 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Neil Marston (SG) Randolph Cox | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 04:33 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 04:33 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Raymond Williams drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Neil Marston and he's hacked by Adam Grigsby - foul #3 on Adam Grigsby, team foul #8 | 60-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Memphis | William Loughlin (C) Roland Glasgow | |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Raymond Williams misses the free throw | 60-77 |
| 04:19 | Memphis | Adam Grigsby snags the defensive board | 60-77 |
| 03:56 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 60-77 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Adolfo Gallo grabs the board | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Gerald Holmes can't connect on a jumper from close range | 60-77 |
| 03:44 | Illinois State | Adolfo Gallo tips it in | 62-77 |
| 03:40 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Slezak | 62-79 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Holter (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Neil Marston (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Holmes (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Williams (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Adolfo Gallo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Slezak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Ewing (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steve Cross (tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Grigsby (tired) 3 pf. C - William Loughlin (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | Raymond Williams knocks in the jumper in the paint | 64-79 |
| 03:05 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Neil Marston - foul #2 on Neil Marston, team foul #13 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Tapia (PG), Ervin Smith (SG), Sean Hickey (SF), Keith Smith (PF), Alexander Green (C) Ronald Holter, Neil Marston, Gerald Holmes, Raymond Williams, Adolfo Gallo | |
| Subs | Memphis | Claude Boone (SG), Roger Metzinger (SF), Earnest Stodola (C) James Slezak, Steve Cross, William Loughlin | |
| 03:05 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing misses the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 03:05 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Adam Grigsby picks off the pass by Keith Smith in the backcourt | 64-80 |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Adam Grigsby misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 64-80 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Keith Smith snags the defensive board | 64-80 |
| 02:28 | Illinois State | Ervin Smith connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Tapia | 67-80 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing is hacked by Sean Hickey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Hickey, team foul #14 | 67-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dikembe Ahluwalia (SG) Ervin Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | Wesley Morgan (PG), Roland Glasgow (PF) Claude Boone, Adam Grigsby | |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-80 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 67-81 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 67-82 |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Alexander Green connects on the runner near the basket | 69-82 |
| 01:50 | Memphis | Roland Glasgow drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wesley Morgan | 69-85 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Alexander Green can't finish the uncontested layup | 69-85 |
| 01:35 | Memphis | Earnest Stodola pulls down the rebound | 69-85 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Wesley Morgan is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range set up by Nicholas Ewing | 69-87 |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | Alexander Green hits a jumper from the baseline | 71-87 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Roger Metzinger misses long on a shot from the right side | 71-87 |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | Alexander Green gets the rebound | 71-87 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 71-87 |
| 00:57 | Memphis | Roger Metzinger grabs the board | 71-87 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Roland Glasgow | 71-89 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Roland Glasgow - foul #2 on Roland Glasgow, team foul #9 | 71-89 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ervin Smith (PG), Raymond Williams (PF), Adolfo Gallo (C) David Tapia, Keith Smith, Alexander Green | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Slezak (SG) Wesley Morgan | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey misses the 1st free throw | 71-89 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Sean Hickey misses the 2nd free throw | 71-89 |
| 00:46 | Memphis | Earnest Stodola grabs the board | 71-89 |
| 00:21 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing travels with the ball | 71-89 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Holmes (SF) Sean Hickey | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | James Slezak steals it from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 71-89 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Nicholas Ewing runs out the clock | 71-89 |