| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gerald Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Williams (fresh) C - Bruce Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chase Winder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lionel Disney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray St. John (fresh) PF - Steve Holder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Callender (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Joshua Thomas inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 19:33 | Memphis | Donald Callender snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 19:17 | Memphis | Ray St. John hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 25-26 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | Donald Callender tips it home | 25-28 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson clanks a shot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | Ray St. John grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 18:32 | Memphis | Joshua Thomas is called for the reach on Lionel Disney - foul #1 on Joshua Thomas, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Eric Flynn (PG), Christopher Sacks (SF) Chase Winder, Ray St. John | |
| 18:13 | Memphis | Donald Callender misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-28 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Flynn - foul #1 on Eric Flynn, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chase Winder (PG) Eric Flynn | |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 17:35 | Memphis | Joshua Thomas takes the ball from Lionel Disney | 26-28 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Joshua Thomas lays it up and in | 28-28 |
| 17:12 | Memphis | Steve Holder is hacked by Gerald Jackson - foul #2 on Gerald Jackson, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Eric Flynn (PG), Larry Lucas (SG), Ralph Glass (C) Chase Winder, Christopher Sacks, Donald Callender | |
| 17:04 | Memphis | Steve Holder can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 17:03 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa hits a 3 from straight away set up by Gerald Jackson | 31-28 |
| 16:37 | Memphis | Eric Flynn makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Lucas | 31-30 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 31-30 |
| 16:07 | Memphis | Larry Lucas pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:47 | Memphis | Lionel Disney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Lucas | 31-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gerald Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonardo Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Oliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Eric Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Lucas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lionel Disney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steve Holder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Glass (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 15:21 | Memphis | Ralph Glass pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:03 | Memphis | Steve Holder misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Williams | 31-32 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver drills a jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 14:08 | Memphis | Lionel Disney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Ralph Glass takes the ball from Dustin Williams | 33-35 |
| 13:32 | Memphis | Lionel Disney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa is hacked by Lionel Disney - foul #3 on Lionel Disney, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Benz (PG), Thomas Petersen (SG), Gonzalo Robles (SF), George Manns (PF) Gerald Jackson, Leonardo Costa, Joshua Thomas, Dustin Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chase Winder (PG), Willard Maguire (SG), Ray St. John (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Donald Callender (C) Eric Flynn, Larry Lucas, Lionel Disney, Steve Holder, Ralph Glass | |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | George Manns scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Benz | 35-35 |
| 12:51 | Memphis | Daniel Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Willard Maguire | 35-38 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Bruce Oliver buries a driving attempt from the left block | 37-38 |
| 12:06 | Memphis | Gonzalo Robles picks off the pass by Daniel Smith | 37-38 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles misses the lay-in | 37-38 |
| 12:02 | Memphis | Donald Callender snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 11:50 | Memphis | Chase Winder hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Oliver - foul #4 on Bruce Oliver, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lionel Disney (SG), Steve Holder (PF) Willard Maguire, Daniel Smith | |
| 11:50 | Memphis | Chase Winder makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:50 | Memphis | Chase Winder makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | Steve Holder steps in front of the Bruce Oliver pass | 37-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Benz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Petersen (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Robles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Manns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Oliver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chase Winder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lionel Disney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray St. John (fresh) PF - Steve Holder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Callender (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Memphis | Donald Callender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (PG), Dustin Williams (C) David Benz, Bruce Oliver | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-40 |
| 10:33 | Memphis | Donald Callender grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 10:28 | Memphis | Lionel Disney is whistled for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Chambers (PF) George Manns | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | Steve Holder is called for the reach on Dustin Williams - foul #2 on Steve Holder, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joshua Thomas (SF) Gonzalo Robles | |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard Maguire (SG), Christopher Sacks (SF) Lionel Disney, Ray St. John | |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams misses the floater in the lane | 37-40 |
| 09:36 | Memphis | Christopher Sacks snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 09:10 | Memphis | Willard Maguire knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Chase Winder | 37-43 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Christopher Sacks picks off the pass by Gerald Jackson | 37-43 |
| 08:32 | Memphis | Christopher Sacks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Chambers knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Donald Callender - foul #2 on Donald Callender, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa (SG), George Manns (PF) Thomas Petersen, Dustin Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lionel Disney (SG), Ray St. John (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Willard Maguire, Christopher Sacks, Steve Holder | |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Chambers misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:10 | Memphis | Donald Callender snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 08:03 | Memphis | Chase Winder connects on the jumper from the left block | 39-45 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 07:39 | Memphis | Ray St. John pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 07:23 | Memphis | Donald Callender misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-45 |
| 07:22 | Memphis | Donald Callender grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gerald Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Chambers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Manns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chase Winder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lionel Disney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray St. John (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Callender (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Donald Callender is hacked by Joshua Thomas - foul #2 on Joshua Thomas, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Benz (PG), Gonzalo Robles (SF), Dustin Williams (PF), Bruce Oliver (C) Gerald Jackson, Jeffrey Chambers, George Manns, Joshua Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | Steve Holder (PF) Daniel Smith | |
| 06:56 | Memphis | Donald Callender is hacked by Bruce Oliver - foul #5 on Bruce Oliver, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Manns (PF) Bruce Oliver | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 06:33 | Memphis | Chase Winder buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Ray St. John | 39-47 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | George Manns can't finish the layup | 39-47 |
| 06:10 | Memphis | Donald Callender pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 05:48 | Memphis | Ray St. John is hacked by Gonzalo Robles - foul #2 on Gonzalo Robles, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (PG) David Benz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Daniel Smith (PF) Steve Holder | |
| 05:30 | Memphis | Donald Callender connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 05:08 | Memphis | Ray St. John pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 04:55 | Memphis | Leonardo Costa blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Lionel Disney | 39-49 |
| 04:53 | Memphis | Daniel Smith tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ray St. John - foul #2 on Ray St. John, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Petersen (SG), Joshua Thomas (C) Leonardo Costa, George Manns | |
| Subs | Memphis | Eric Flynn (PG), Steve Holder (PF) Chase Winder, Daniel Smith | |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 04:26 | Memphis | Lionel Disney misses the easy layup | 41-51 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Joshua Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas Petersen | 43-51 |
| 04:07 | Memphis | Donald Callender clanks a floater from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 04:05 | Memphis | Ray St. John tips it but misses | 43-51 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams grabs the board | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:34 | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Thomas | 45-51 |
| 03:19 | Memphis | Eric Flynn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gerald Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Robles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Williams (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Joshua Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Eric Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lionel Disney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray St. John (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steve Holder (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Callender (tiring) 14 pts. 15 reb. | |
| 03:04 | South Carolina | Gonzalo Robles misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Joshua Thomas tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Donald Callender misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Thomas - foul #3 on Joshua Thomas, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Benz (PG), Leonardo Costa (SG), Jeffrey Chambers (PF), George Manns (C) Gerald Jackson, Thomas Petersen, Gonzalo Robles, Dustin Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chase Winder (PG), Willard Maguire (SG), Christopher Sacks (SF) Eric Flynn, Lionel Disney, Ray St. John | |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Donald Callender makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Donald Callender makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (PG) David Benz | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Jackson | 50-53 |
| 02:03 | Memphis | Chase Winder connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Callender | 50-55 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dustin Williams (C) Jeffrey Chambers | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lionel Disney (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Christopher Sacks, Steve Holder | |
| 01:36 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 01:35 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 50-55 |
| 01:20 | Memphis | Donald Callender is denied on a layup by George Manns | 50-55 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Gerald Jackson | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Donald Callender misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Chase Winder picks off the pass by George Manns | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Leonardo Costa is called for the reach on Donald Callender in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonardo Costa, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ray St. John (SF), Steve Holder (PF) Willard Maguire, Daniel Smith | |
| 00:18 | Memphis | Donald Callender misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Dustin Williams tips it home | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Donald Callender clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Williams - foul #3 on Dustin Williams, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Donald Callender makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Donald Callender misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Joshua Thomas snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Leonardo Costa misses short on a halfcourt shot | 55-56 |