| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Emery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Pleas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fyodor Ciesielski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Slifer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Chung (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Stephen Pleas inbounds the ball | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Memphis | David Emery knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore is hacked by David Emery in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Emery, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Merryman (PG) David Emery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Ciesielski - foul #1 on Fyodor Ciesielski, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Arthur Chung, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| 18:49 | Memphis | Ronald Slifer steals it from Perry Anderson | 37-48 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore loses the dribble to Stephen Pleas | 37-48 |
| 18:15 | Memphis | Eugene Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Pleas and the foul's on Arthur Chung - foul #3 on Arthur Chung, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Alton Debose (SG), Lawrence Ziegenfuss (SF), Neil Settles (PF) Perry Anderson, Stephen Pleas, Fyodor Ciesielski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Jeffrey Buckelew (SG), Ronald Turner (SF), Daniel Allen (C) Gary Dore, Bobby Whitehead, Ronald Slifer, Arthur Chung | |
| 18:15 | Memphis | Eugene Smith makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kurt Walker (SF) Eugene Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:53 | Memphis | Kurt Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Daniel Allen | 40-48 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daniel Allen | 40-51 |
| 17:31 | Memphis | Alton Debose hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Neil Settles | 43-51 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ron Kirkland | 43-53 |
| 17:09 | Memphis | Gary Merryman travels with the ball | 43-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jimmy Garrison (PG), Eugene Smith (C) Gary Merryman, Neil Settles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead (SG) Jeffrey Buckelew | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead is hacked by Jimmy Garrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Garrison, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung (C) Daniel Allen | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung snags the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Perry Anderson (SG), Stephen Pleas (SF), Fyodor Ciesielski (PF) Alton Debose, Kurt Walker, Lawrence Ziegenfuss | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Jeffrey Buckelew (SF), Allen Staley (PF) Ron Kirkland, Ronald Turner, Frank Taylor | |
| 16:16 | Memphis | Stephen Pleas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore is hacked by Fyodor Ciesielski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fyodor Ciesielski, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer (SF), Daniel Allen (C) Bobby Whitehead, Arthur Chung | |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 15:59 | Memphis | Fyodor Ciesielski pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jimmy Garrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Pleas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fyodor Ciesielski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Buckelew (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Slifer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Staley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Memphis | Eugene Smith blows the layup | 43-53 |
| 15:35 | Memphis | Fyodor Ciesielski hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Allen Staley | 45-56 |
| 15:12 | Memphis | Jimmy Garrison knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 47-56 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew connects on the open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Dore | 47-59 |
| 14:24 | Memphis | Jimmy Garrison misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Buckelew - foul #1 on Jeffrey Buckelew, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Emery (PG), Alton Debose (SF), Lawrence Ziegenfuss (PF), Neil Settles (C) Perry Anderson, Stephen Pleas, Fyodor Ciesielski, Eugene Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Bobby Whitehead (SG), Ronald Turner (SF), Frank Taylor (PF), Arthur Chung (C) Gary Dore, Jeffrey Buckelew, Ronald Slifer, Allen Staley, Daniel Allen | |
| 14:24 | Memphis | Jimmy Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 14:24 | Memphis | Jimmy Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| 13:45 | Memphis | David Emery comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Lawrence Ziegenfuss - foul #1 on Lawrence Ziegenfuss, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kurt Walker (SF) Jimmy Garrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer (SF) Ronald Turner | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 13:06 | Memphis | Alton Debose is denied on a dunk by Frank Taylor | 48-62 |
| 13:05 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to David Emery | 48-62 |
| 12:52 | Memphis | Frank Taylor is called for the reach on Alton Debose - foul #2 on Frank Taylor, team foul #4 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Merryman (PG), Fyodor Ciesielski (PF) David Emery, Lawrence Ziegenfuss | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen (C) Arthur Chung | |
| 12:29 | Memphis | Alton Debose comes up short on the shot near the basket | 48-62 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead misses the tip | 48-62 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Fyodor Ciesielski picks off the pass by Ronald Slifer | 48-62 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gary Merryman (fresh) SG - Alton Debose (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kurt Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Ciesielski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Neil Settles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ron Kirkland (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Slifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. C - Daniel Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Memphis | Alton Debose buries a jump hook in the lane | 50-62 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead is hacked by Alton Debose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alton Debose, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Emery (PG), Perry Anderson (SG), Stephen Pleas (SF), Lawrence Ziegenfuss (PF), Eugene Smith (C) Gary Merryman, Alton Debose, Kurt Walker, Fyodor Ciesielski, Neil Settles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Jeffrey Buckelew (SG), Ronald Turner (SF), Allen Staley (PF), Arthur Chung (C) Ron Kirkland, Bobby Whitehead, Ronald Slifer, Frank Taylor, Daniel Allen | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley is open and buries a floater in the lane set up by Jeffrey Buckelew | 50-64 |
| 11:01 | Memphis | Ronald Turner picks off the pass by Perry Anderson | 50-64 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner loses the dribble to Stephen Pleas in the backcourt | 50-64 |
| 10:44 | Memphis | Eugene Smith clanks a floater from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Turner and he's fouled by Eugene Smith - foul #3 on Eugene Smith, team foul #7 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | Fyodor Ciesielski (PF) Perry Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer (SF) Ronald Turner | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley makes the free throw | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:16 | Memphis | David Emery hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore pulls down the rebound | 50-67 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | David Emery picks off the pass by Jeffrey Buckelew in the backcourt | 50-67 |
| 10:04 | Memphis | Stephen Pleas dunks the ball | 52-67 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Ziegenfuss - foul #2 on Lawrence Ziegenfuss, team foul #8 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Merryman (PG), Perry Anderson (SG), Kurt Walker (SF), Alton Debose (PF), Neil Settles (C) David Emery, Lawrence Ziegenfuss, Stephen Pleas, Fyodor Ciesielski, Eugene Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead (SG), Ron Kirkland (SF), Frank Taylor (PF), Daniel Allen (C) Jeffrey Buckelew, Ronald Slifer, Allen Staley, Arthur Chung | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 09:36 | Memphis | Alton Debose pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 09:31 | Memphis | Kurt Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 09:29 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Settles | 52-68 |
| 09:17 | Memphis | Daniel Allen steps in front of the Neil Settles pass | 52-68 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor can't finish the layup | 52-68 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen is called for traveling | 52-68 |
| Subs | Memphis | Stephen Pleas (SF), Fyodor Ciesielski (PF) Perry Anderson, Kurt Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner (SF) Gary Dore | |
| 08:31 | Memphis | Fyodor Ciesielski loses the dribble to Ron Kirkland | 52-68 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead misses long on an open turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Fyodor Ciesielski - foul #3 on Fyodor Ciesielski, team foul #9 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Memphis | Perry Anderson (SG), Eugene Smith (C) Alton Debose, Neil Settles | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew (PG) Ron Kirkland | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 07:54 | Memphis | Fyodor Ciesielski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-70 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gary Merryman (fairly fresh) SG - Perry Anderson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Pleas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fyodor Ciesielski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Eugene Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Buckelew (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Turner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. C - Daniel Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Buckelew | 52-72 |
| 07:25 | Memphis | Stephen Pleas scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-72 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Stephen Pleas steps in front of the Jeffrey Buckelew pass in the backcourt | 55-72 |
| 07:05 | Memphis | Jeffrey Buckelew takes the ball from Perry Anderson | 55-72 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block | 55-74 |
| 06:31 | Memphis | Ronald Turner steps in front of the Perry Anderson pass | 55-74 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew throws it down set up by Ronald Turner | 55-76 |
| 06:14 | Memphis | Stephen Pleas comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-76 |
| 06:13 | Memphis | Eugene Smith can't tip it in | 55-76 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-76 |
| 05:56 | Memphis | Eugene Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-76 |
| 05:56 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Emery (PG), Jimmy Garrison (SG), Kurt Walker (SF), Alton Debose (PF), Lawrence Ziegenfuss (C) Gary Merryman, Perry Anderson, Stephen Pleas, Fyodor Ciesielski, Eugene Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Ronald Slifer (SF), Allen Staley (PF), Arthur Chung (C) Bobby Whitehead, Ronald Turner, Frank Taylor, Daniel Allen | |
| 05:40 | Memphis | Kurt Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jimmy Garrison | 58-76 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley misses badly on a runner from close range | 58-76 |
| 05:20 | Memphis | Jimmy Garrison snags the defensive board | 58-76 |
| 04:59 | Memphis | Lawrence Ziegenfuss drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jimmy Garrison | 61-76 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Neil Settles (C) Jimmy Garrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG) Jeffrey Buckelew | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Memphis | Kurt Walker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Slifer - foul #1 on Ronald Slifer, team foul #5 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen (PF) Allen Staley | |
| 04:34 | Memphis | Kurt Walker misses the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 04:34 | Memphis | Kurt Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Kurt Walker is called for the reach on Ronald Slifer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kurt Walker, team foul #10 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Merryman (PG), Stephen Pleas (SF) David Emery, Kurt Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Neil Settles gets the rebound | 62-77 |
| 04:16 | Memphis | Alton Debose misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Allen - foul #4 on Daniel Allen, team foul #6 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Memphis | Fyodor Ciesielski (PF) Lawrence Ziegenfuss | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead (SG), Frank Taylor (PF) Ron Kirkland, Arthur Chung | |
| 04:16 | Memphis | Alton Debose makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 04:16 | Memphis | Alton Debose makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-77 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer clanks a shot from close range | 64-77 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 64-77 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gary Merryman (fresh) SG - Alton Debose (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Pleas (tiring) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Fyodor Ciesielski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Neil Settles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Slifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor misses the runner from close range | 64-77 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer tips it but misses | 64-77 |
| 03:14 | Memphis | Neil Settles snags the defensive board | 64-77 |
| 03:09 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by Alton Debose is blocked by Daniel Allen | 64-77 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 64-77 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor tips it but misses | 64-77 |
| 02:41 | Memphis | Neil Settles grabs the board | 64-77 |
| 02:35 | Memphis | Gary Merryman lays it up and in and he's fouled by Gary Dore - foul #1 on Gary Dore, team foul #7 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jimmy Garrison (SG), Kurt Walker (SF), Lawrence Ziegenfuss (PF) Alton Debose, Stephen Pleas, Fyodor Ciesielski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Jeffrey Buckelew (SG), Ronald Turner (SF), Allen Staley (PF), Arthur Chung (C) Gary Dore, Bobby Whitehead, Ronald Slifer, Frank Taylor, Daniel Allen | |
| 02:35 | Memphis | Gary Merryman makes the free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner is open and lays it up and in | 67-79 |
| 02:02 | Memphis | Kurt Walker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 67-79 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 67-79 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-79 |
| Subs | Memphis | Alton Debose (SG) Jimmy Garrison | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Bobby Whitehead (SG), Ronald Slifer (SF), Frank Taylor (PF) Ron Kirkland, Jeffrey Buckelew, Ronald Turner, Allen Staley | |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Neil Settles misses the jumper from the right wing | 67-79 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 67-79 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead is hacked by Alton Debose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alton Debose, team foul #11 | 67-79 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead misses the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Gary Merryman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-80 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung grabs the board | 67-80 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Gary Merryman is called for the reach on Gary Dore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Merryman, team foul #12 | 67-80 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore makes the 1st free throw | 67-81 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-82 |
| 01:06 | Memphis | Alton Debose misses long on a shot from the left wing | 67-82 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung gets the rebound | 67-82 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore is hacked by Kurt Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kurt Walker, team foul #13 | 67-82 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore makes the 1st free throw | 67-83 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore misses the 2nd free throw | 67-83 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | Neil Settles pulls down the rebound | 67-83 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Memphis | Arthur Chung takes the ball from Kurt Walker | 67-83 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer is fouled on the floor by Alton Debose - foul #4 on Alton Debose, team foul #14 | 67-83 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer misses the 1st free throw | 67-83 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-83 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor snags the offensive board | 67-83 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore runs out the clock | 67-83 |