| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Arthur Stimpson (fresh) SG - Joe Weston (fresh) SF - Ralph Bouknight (fresh) PF - Naija Akinyooye (fresh) C - Lamar Bolster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - William Oakes (fresh) SG - George Howard (fresh) SF - Dennis Long (fresh) PF - Herbert Green (fresh) C - Kenneth Person (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Naija Akinyooye wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Memphis | Kenneth Person steals it from Naija Akinyooye | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Tulane | Kenneth Person loses the dribble to Lamar Bolster | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Memphis | Joe Weston clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Tulane | Herbert Green gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Tulane | Kenneth Person makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Memphis | Joe Weston can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Oakes - foul #1 on William Oakes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Memphis | Joe Weston misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Memphis | Joe Weston misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Memphis | Naija Akinyooye grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson buries a jumper from the right side set up by Joe Weston | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Tulane | Dennis Long misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Tulane | Kenneth Person grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Tulane | George Howard's pass is intercepted by Ralph Bouknight | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Memphis | Joe Weston banks in the layup set up by Ralph Bouknight | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Tulane | Dennis Long misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Memphis | Naija Akinyooye pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Memphis | Joe Weston scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Arthur Stimpson | 7-2 |
| 17:15 | Tulane | Kenneth Person can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ralph Bouknight - foul #1 on Ralph Bouknight, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McKernin (PG), Stephen Hudson (SG), John Sesco (SF), Ricky Nell (PF), Patrick Tenofsky (C) Arthur Stimpson, Joe Weston, Ralph Bouknight, Naija Akinyooye, Lamar Bolster | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 17:15 | Tulane | Kenneth Person makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:15 | Tulane | Kenneth Person misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:15 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Patrick Tenofsky | 7-3 |
| 17:02 | Memphis | Kenneth Person steps in front of the Patrick Tenofsky pass | 7-3 |
| 16:45 | Tulane | Kenneth Person is called for traveling | 7-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Antonio Lopez (PF), Paul Schermerhorn (C) Herbert Green, Kenneth Person | |
| 16:30 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 16:29 | Tulane | Dennis Long pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:27 | Tulane | William Oakes is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Oakes, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo (PG), Ellis Trego (SG), Michael Ong (C) William Oakes, George Howard, Dennis Long | |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Jay McKernin misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Guglielmo - foul #1 on Stephen Guglielmo, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight (SF) John Sesco | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Jay McKernin misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Jay McKernin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ricky Nell - foul #1 on Ricky Nell, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson (PG), Joe Weston (SG), Naija Akinyooye (PF) Jay McKernin, Stephen Hudson, Ricky Nell | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:51 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:51 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Arthur Stimpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Weston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Bouknight (fresh) PF - Naija Akinyooye (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Tenofsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Stephen Guglielmo (fresh) SG - Ellis Trego (fresh) SF - Paul Schermerhorn (fresh) PF - Antonio Lopez (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Ong (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Memphis | Paul Schermerhorn is called for the reach on Ralph Bouknight - foul #1 on Paul Schermerhorn, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lamar Bolster (C) Patrick Tenofsky | |
| Subs | Tulane | Herbert Green (PF), Kenneth Person (C) Antonio Lopez, Michael Ong | |
| 15:34 | Memphis | Joe Weston loses the dribble to Ellis Trego | 8-4 |
| 15:15 | Tulane | Kenneth Person comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:14 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Naija Akinyooye | 8-4 |
| 14:50 | Memphis | Paul Schermerhorn steals it from Lamar Bolster | 8-4 |
| 14:25 | Tulane | Kenneth Person hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 8-4 |
| 14:23 | Memphis | Lamar Bolster gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:09 | Memphis | Naija Akinyooye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McKernin (PG), Stephen Hudson (SG), John Sesco (SF), Ricky Nell (PF), Patrick Tenofsky (C) Arthur Stimpson, Joe Weston, Ralph Bouknight, Naija Akinyooye, Lamar Bolster | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Howard (SG), Dennis Long (SF), Antonio Lopez (PF), Michael Ong (C) Ellis Trego, Paul Schermerhorn, Herbert Green, Kenneth Person | |
| 13:46 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez is whistled for a carry | 8-4 |
| 13:25 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 8-4 |
| 13:06 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo misses the shot from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 13:04 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez snags the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 12:40 | Tulane | Michael Ong connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 12:22 | Memphis | Jay McKernin scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Hudson | 10-7 |
| 11:58 | Tulane | John Sesco is called for the reach on Dennis Long - foul #1 on John Sesco, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson (PG), Joe Weston (SG), Ralph Bouknight (SF), Naija Akinyooye (PF), Lamar Bolster (C) Jay McKernin, Stephen Hudson, John Sesco, Ricky Nell, Patrick Tenofsky | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ellis Trego (PG), Herbert Green (PF), Kenneth Person (C) Stephen Guglielmo, Antonio Lopez, Michael Ong | |
| 11:40 | Tulane | Joe Weston picks off the pass by Ellis Trego | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Arthur Stimpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Weston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Bouknight (fresh) PF - Naija Akinyooye (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lamar Bolster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ellis Trego (fresh) SG - George Howard (fresh) SF - Dennis Long (fresh) PF - Herbert Green (fresh) C - Kenneth Person (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Memphis | Naija Akinyooye makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Arthur Stimpson | 12-7 |
| 11:14 | Tulane | George Howard drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 11:01 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 10:59 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Dennis Long | 12-10 |
| 10:53 | Tulane | Herbert Green comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 10:51 | Memphis | Joe Weston grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:39 | Memphis | Joe Weston clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 10:38 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Herbert Green | 12-10 |
| 10:16 | Tulane | Dennis Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stjepan Slomski (SG), Paul Schermerhorn (SF) George Howard, Dennis Long | |
| 10:05 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight is fouled on the floor by Paul Schermerhorn - foul #2 on Paul Schermerhorn, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo (PG), Antonio Lopez (SF) Ellis Trego, Paul Schermerhorn | |
| 09:49 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 09:47 | Memphis | Lamar Bolster gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 09:36 | Memphis | Joe Weston misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | Lamar Bolster grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 09:18 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight is hacked by Stephen Guglielmo - foul #2 on Stephen Guglielmo, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McKernin (PG), Stephen Hudson (SG), Ricky Nell (PF), Patrick Tenofsky (C) Arthur Stimpson, Joe Weston, Naija Akinyooye, Lamar Bolster | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ellis Trego (PG), Dennis Long (SF), Michael Ong (C) Stephen Guglielmo, Herbert Green, Kenneth Person | |
| 09:04 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 09:02 | Tulane | Michael Ong grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 08:54 | Tulane | Dennis Long misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 08:53 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 08:39 | Tulane | Stjepan Slomski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stephen Hudson - foul #1 on Stephen Hudson, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Sesco (SF) Ralph Bouknight | |
| Subs | Tulane | George Howard (SG) Dennis Long | |
| 08:39 | Tulane | Stjepan Slomski makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 08:39 | Tulane | Stjepan Slomski misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 08:39 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 08:17 | Memphis | Michael Ong swats the short shot by Patrick Tenofsky | 12-11 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky misses the tip | 12-11 |
| 08:14 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky tips it in | 14-11 |
| 07:52 | Tulane | George Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 07:51 | Memphis | Ricky Nell grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 07:38 | Memphis | Jay McKernin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 07:36 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jay McKernin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sesco (fresh) PF - Ricky Nell (fresh) C - Patrick Tenofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ellis Trego (fairly fresh) SG - George Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stjepan Slomski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Antonio Lopez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ong (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Tulane | George Howard can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 16-11 |
| 07:28 | Tulane | Michael Ong can't tip it in | 16-11 |
| 07:27 | Memphis | Ricky Nell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 07:13 | Memphis | Jay McKernin misses the easy layup | 16-11 |
| 07:12 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Stjepan Slomski | 16-11 |
| 06:53 | Tulane | Ellis Trego comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-11 |
| 06:52 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez tips it in | 16-13 |
| 06:39 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jay McKernin | 18-13 |
| 06:10 | Tulane | Stjepan Slomski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 06:09 | Memphis | Stephen Hudson gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Jay McKernin misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ellis Trego - foul #1 on Ellis Trego, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joe Weston (SG), Ralph Bouknight (SF), Naija Akinyooye (PF), Lamar Bolster (C) Stephen Hudson, John Sesco, Ricky Nell, Patrick Tenofsky | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Long (SF), Herbert Green (PF), Kenneth Person (C) Stjepan Slomski, Antonio Lopez, Michael Ong | |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Jay McKernin makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Jay McKernin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 05:45 | Tulane | Herbert Green misses short on a jump hook from close range | 20-13 |
| 05:44 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Ralph Bouknight | 20-13 |
| 05:40 | Memphis | George Howard is called for the reach on Joe Weston - foul #1 on George Howard, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson (PG) Jay McKernin | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 05:40 | Memphis | Joe Weston makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 05:40 | Memphis | Joe Weston misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 05:40 | Tulane | Dennis Long grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 05:24 | Tulane | George Howard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 05:15 | Memphis | Joe Weston scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Stimpson | 24-15 |
| 05:07 | Tulane | Herbert Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-15 |
| 05:05 | Memphis | Lamar Bolster pulls down the rebound | 24-15 |
| 04:54 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Weston | 27-15 |
| 04:40 | Tulane | Herbert Green buries a fadeaway from the left block | 27-17 |
| 04:29 | Memphis | Naija Akinyooye misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-17 |
| 04:27 | Tulane | Dennis Long grabs the defensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 04:08 | Tulane | Ellis Trego misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Stimpson - foul #1 on Arthur Stimpson, team foul #5 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Stjepan Slomski (SG) George Howard | |
| 04:08 | Tulane | Ellis Trego misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 04:08 | Tulane | Ellis Trego misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 04:08 | Memphis | Lamar Bolster gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 03:46 | Memphis | Ralph Bouknight scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Weston | 30-17 |
| 03:31 | Tulane | Dennis Long hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Stjepan Slomski | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Arthur Stimpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Weston (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Bouknight (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Naija Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lamar Bolster (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Ellis Trego (tiring) SG - Stjepan Slomski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dennis Long (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Person (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Weston | 33-19 |
| 03:21 | Tulane | Dennis Long scores on a shot from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stjepan Slomski - foul #1 on Stjepan Slomski, team foul #9 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Stephen Hudson (SG), John Sesco (SF), Ricky Nell (PF), Patrick Tenofsky (C) Joe Weston, Ralph Bouknight, Naija Akinyooye, Lamar Bolster | |
| Subs | Tulane | William Oakes (PG), Stephen Guglielmo (SG), Paul Schermerhorn (SF), Michael Ong (C) Ellis Trego, Stjepan Slomski, Dennis Long, Kenneth Person | |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Arthur Stimpson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 03:06 | Tulane | Herbert Green grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 02:55 | Tulane | William Oakes drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Herbert Green | 34-24 |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Ricky Nell misses long on a jumper in the paint | 34-24 |
| 02:35 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky snags the offensive board | 34-24 |
| 02:22 | Memphis | Ricky Nell buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-24 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn is fouled on the floor by John Sesco - foul #2 on John Sesco, team foul #6 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McKernin (PG), Joe Weston (SG), Ralph Bouknight (SF) Arthur Stimpson, Stephen Hudson, John Sesco | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dennis Long (SF), Antonio Lopez (PF) Herbert Green, Michael Ong | |
| 01:45 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 01:43 | Tulane | Dennis Long tips it but misses | 36-24 |
| 01:41 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez gets the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 01:30 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-24 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Patrick Tenofsky | 36-24 |
| 01:12 | Memphis | Stephen Guglielmo takes the ball from Ricky Nell | 36-24 |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Antonio Lopez banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Guglielmo | 36-26 |
| 00:49 | Memphis | Jay McKernin misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 00:47 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Antonio Lopez | 36-26 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Paul Schermerhorn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Joe Weston pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Joe Weston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 00:11 | Tulane | Dennis Long pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:03 | Tulane | Stephen Guglielmo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Patrick Tenofsky can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-26 |