| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernie Bullock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester May (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Pruneda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Warren Spruell (fresh) SG - Gerald King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Zeegers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Xing-Fu Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 19:42 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Spruell | 38-35 |
| 19:37 | Memphis | Gerald Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 19:31 | Marshall | Xing-Fu Huang picks off the pass by Kenneth Jones in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 19:06 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 19:05 | Marshall | Lester May pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:02 | Marshall | Warren Spruell takes the ball from Jerry Andrus in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 18:45 | Memphis | Gerald Richardson travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | George Cupp (C) Gerald Richardson | |
| 18:16 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-35 |
| 18:14 | Marshall | David Pruneda hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 17:51 | Memphis | George Cupp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno (PG), John Knopf (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), Mike Parker (PF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Kenneth Jones, Jerry Andrus, Bernie Bullock, Lester May, David Pruneda | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG), Homer Conlin (SG), Nick Wayne (PF), Gerald Richardson (C) Warren Spruell, Gerald King, Mark Zeegers, Xing-Fu Huang | |
| 17:33 | Marshall | Gerald Richardson steals it from Steve Zapoticky | 40-35 |
| 17:27 | Memphis | Steve Zapoticky swats the layup by Gerald Richardson | 40-35 |
| 17:26 | Marshall | Mike Parker pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:06 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno lays it in set up by Steve Zapoticky and he's fouled by Gabriel Rossi - foul #1 on Gabriel Rossi, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Zeegers (SF) George Cupp | |
| 17:06 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Gerald Richardson grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 17:01 | Memphis | Gerald Richardson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gerald Richardson, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 16:43 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky is called for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SG), Bernie Bullock (SF), Lester May (PF) Brandon Zermeno, Steve Zapoticky, Eddie Gearheart | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald King (SG) Homer Conlin | |
| 16:23 | Memphis | Bernie Bullock is called for the reach on Mark Zeegers - foul #1 on Bernie Bullock, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Paniagua (C) Mike Parker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang (PF) Nick Wayne | |
| 16:13 | Memphis | Gerald Richardson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gabriel Rossi | 42-38 |
| 15:55 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 15:53 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Knopf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernie Bullock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester May (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Paniagua (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Zeegers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Xing-Fu Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Memphis | Gerald King scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Zeegers | 42-41 |
| 15:37 | Marshall | Gerald King takes the ball from Lester May in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 15:25 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers is fouled on the floor by Jerry Andrus - foul #3 on Jerry Andrus, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (PG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), Brandon Zermeno (PF), David Pruneda (C) John Knopf, Bernie Bullock, Lester May, John Paniagua | |
| Subs | Memphis | Warren Spruell (PG), Homer Conlin (SG), Brandon Leonard (SF), George Cupp (C) Gabriel Rossi, Gerald King, Mark Zeegers, Gerald Richardson | |
| 15:08 | Memphis | George Cupp misses long on a jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 15:07 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Warren Spruell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:48 | Memphis | Warren Spruell grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:39 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 14:37 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:31 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-41 |
| 14:18 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bernie Bullock (SF), Mike Parker (PF) Steve Zapoticky, Brandon Zermeno | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald King (SG), Nick Wayne (PF), Gerald Richardson (C) Homer Conlin, Xing-Fu Huang, George Cupp | |
| 14:04 | Marshall | Jerry Andrus is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 47-41 |
| 13:47 | Memphis | Warren Spruell's fadeaway is rejected by David Pruneda | 47-41 |
| 13:45 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 13:34 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones loses the dribble to Gerald King | 47-41 |
| 13:13 | Memphis | Gerald King blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Andrus - foul #4 on Jerry Andrus, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno (PG), John Knopf (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), Lester May (PF) Kenneth Jones, Jerry Andrus, Bernie Bullock, David Pruneda | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG) Warren Spruell | |
| 13:13 | Memphis | Gerald King misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:13 | Memphis | Gerald King makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:53 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Zapoticky | 50-42 |
| 12:33 | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Brandon Zermeno - foul #2 on Brandon Zermeno, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart (C) Mike Parker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Homer Conlin (SG), Xing-Fu Huang (PF), George Cupp (C) Gerald King, Nick Wayne, Gerald Richardson | |
| 12:33 | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:33 | Memphis | George Cupp snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 12:19 | Memphis | Eddie Gearheart is called for the reach on Brandon Leonard - foul #2 on Eddie Gearheart, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Bernie Bullock (SF) Steve Zapoticky | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 12:05 | Memphis | Homer Conlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 12:04 | Marshall | Lester May pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:50 | Marshall | Lester May can't connect on a runner near the basket | 50-44 |
| 11:48 | Memphis | Homer Conlin grabs the board | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Brandon Zermeno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Knopf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernie Bullock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester May (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddie Gearheart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Homer Conlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Leonard (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Xing-Fu Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Cupp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 11:42 | Memphis | George Cupp misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Eddie Gearheart - foul #3 on Eddie Gearheart, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Zeegers (C) Brandon Leonard | |
| 11:42 | Memphis | George Cupp makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:42 | Memphis | George Cupp makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:22 | Marshall | John Knopf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 11:21 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart misses the tip | 50-46 |
| 11:20 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno tips it in | 52-46 |
| 11:04 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 11:03 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers gets the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:45 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gabriel Rossi | 52-49 |
| 10:40 | Marshall | Lester May throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (PG), Steve Zapoticky (SG), Mike Parker (PF), David Pruneda (C) Brandon Zermeno, John Knopf, Lester May, Eddie Gearheart | |
| Subs | Memphis | Warren Spruell (PG), Gerald King (SG), Nick Wayne (PF), Gerald Richardson (C) Gabriel Rossi, Homer Conlin, George Cupp, Xing-Fu Huang | |
| 10:31 | Memphis | Mike Parker swats the layup by Warren Spruell | 52-49 |
| 10:30 | Marshall | Mike Parker pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:10 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is denied on a layup by Gerald Richardson | 52-49 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Nick Wayne grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:05 | Memphis | Steve Zapoticky steals the ball from Warren Spruell | 52-49 |
| 09:42 | Marshall | Gerald Richardson swats the layup by Bernie Bullock | 52-49 |
| 09:41 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Nick Wayne | 52-49 |
| 09:21 | Memphis | Warren Spruell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Mike Parker - foul #1 on Mike Parker, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Knopf (SG), Lester May (PF), John Paniagua (C) Steve Zapoticky, Mike Parker, David Pruneda | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brandon Leonard (SF), Xing-Fu Huang (PF) Mark Zeegers, Nick Wayne | |
| 09:21 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:21 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:05 | Marshall | Lester May buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Kenneth Jones | 54-51 |
| 08:37 | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-51 |
| 08:35 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 08:23 | Marshall | John Knopf clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 08:22 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to John Knopf | 54-51 |
| 08:12 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock banks in the layup set up by John Knopf and he's hacked by Brandon Leonard - foul #4 on Brandon Leonard, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno (PG), David Pruneda (C) Kenneth Jones, John Paniagua | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG), Homer Conlin (SG), George Cupp (SF), Mark Zeegers (C) Warren Spruell, Gerald King, Brandon Leonard, Gerald Richardson | |
| 08:12 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:57 | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 07:56 | Marshall | David Pruneda snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 07:40 | Marshall | John Knopf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF) John Knopf, Bernie Bullock | |
| Subs | Memphis | Brandon Leonard (SF) Mark Zeegers | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Brandon Zermeno (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jerry Andrus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steve Zapoticky (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lester May (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Pruneda (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Homer Conlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Leonard (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Xing-Fu Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Cupp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:23 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 57-51 |
| 07:21 | Marshall | The rebound goes to David Pruneda | 57-51 |
| 07:06 | Marshall | Homer Conlin steals it from Lester May | 57-51 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Brandon Zermeno steals it from Gabriel Rossi | 57-51 |
| 06:58 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno lays it up and in | 59-51 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | George Cupp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 06:38 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:17 | Marshall | David Pruneda is whistled for a carry | 59-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (PG), Bernie Bullock (SF), Mike Parker (PF), Eddie Gearheart (C) Brandon Zermeno, Steve Zapoticky, Lester May, David Pruneda | |
| Subs | Memphis | Wayne Miller (PG), Gerald King (SG), Nick Wayne (PF), Mark Zeegers (C) Gabriel Rossi, Homer Conlin, Xing-Fu Huang, George Cupp | |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 06:02 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 05:51 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart loses the dribble to Nick Wayne | 59-51 |
| 05:47 | Memphis | Brandon Leonard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-51 |
| 05:46 | Memphis | Nick Wayne hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| 05:44 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is hacked by Wayne Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Miller, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Warren Spruell (PG), Gerald Richardson (C) Wayne Miller, Brandon Leonard | |
| 05:36 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is hacked by Gerald Richardson - foul #2 on Gerald Richardson, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| 05:25 | Marshall | Warren Spruell denies the turnaround by Jerry Andrus | 59-53 |
| 05:23 | Marshall | Mike Parker tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| 05:04 | Memphis | Nick Wayne comes up short on the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Mike Parker - foul #2 on Mike Parker, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno (PG) Kenneth Jones | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 05:04 | Memphis | Nick Wayne makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:04 | Memphis | Nick Wayne makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:04 | Memphis | Nick Wayne misses the 3rd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:04 | Marshall | Mike Parker snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 05:02 | Marshall | Eddie Gearheart's pass is intercepted by Gerald King in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 05:01 | Memphis | Gerald King banks in the layup | 61-57 |
| 04:57 | Marshall | Brandon Zermeno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Xing-Fu Huang (PF) Nick Wayne | |
| 04:41 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Richardson | 61-59 |
| 04:39 | Marshall | Warren Spruell takes the ball from Bernie Bullock in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 04:24 | Memphis | Warren Spruell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald King | 61-62 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Warren Spruell steals it from Mike Parker | 61-62 |
| 03:47 | Memphis | Eddie Gearheart blocks the jumper by Gerald Richardson | 61-62 |
| 03:45 | Marshall | Mike Parker snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 03:30 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brandon Zermeno | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Brandon Zermeno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jerry Andrus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bernie Bullock (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Gearheart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Warren Spruell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gerald King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mark Zeegers (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Xing-Fu Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Richardson (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Memphis | Warren Spruell hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Gerald King | 64-64 |
| 03:05 | Marshall | Warren Spruell picks off the pass by Bernie Bullock | 64-64 |
| 02:39 | Memphis | Warren Spruell drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Gerald King | 64-66 |
| 02:39 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Jones (PG), John Knopf (SG), Steve Zapoticky (SF), Lester May (PF), David Pruneda (C) Brandon Zermeno, Jerry Andrus, Bernie Bullock, Mike Parker, Eddie Gearheart | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Rossi (PG), Homer Conlin (SG), Brandon Leonard (SF), Nick Wayne (PF), George Cupp (C) Warren Spruell, Gerald King, Mark Zeegers, Xing-Fu Huang, Gerald Richardson | |
| 02:27 | Marshall | Steve Zapoticky is hacked by Brandon Leonard - foul #5 on Brandon Leonard, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Zeegers (C) Brandon Leonard | |
| 02:12 | Marshall | John Knopf connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 67-66 |
| 02:12 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald King (SG) Homer Conlin | |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Nick Wayne makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 01:31 | Marshall | David Pruneda blows the dunk but he's hacked by Mark Zeegers - foul #2 on Mark Zeegers, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Andrus (SG), Bernie Bullock (SF) John Knopf, Steve Zapoticky | |
| Subs | Memphis | Warren Spruell (PG), Xing-Fu Huang (PF), Gerald Richardson (C) Gabriel Rossi, George Cupp, Nick Wayne | |
| 01:31 | Marshall | David Pruneda makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:31 | Marshall | David Pruneda misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:31 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock gets the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:16 | Marshall | David Pruneda makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 70-69 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | Warren Spruell comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Lester May - foul #1 on Lester May, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | Warren Spruell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:34 | Marshall | Kenneth Jones is open and scores on a runner from the left block set up by Lester May | 72-71 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Mark Zeegers is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Mark Zeegers, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Marshall | Gerald King is called for the reach on Bernie Bullock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald King, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| 00:13 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:13 | Marshall | Bernie Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | Gerald King clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Lester May | 74-71 |