| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Rogers (fresh) SG - Henry Redman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David York (fresh) PF - Lawrence Mayle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Darren Brand (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Larry Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lionel Disney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray St. John (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Glass (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Ray St. John inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Memphis | Ralph Glass hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-30 |
| 19:10 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Disney is called for the reach on Darren Brand - foul #2 on Lionel Disney, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Shaun Cunningham (PG), Arthur Johnson (SF), Anthony Smith (PF), Raymond Setzer (C) John Rogers, David York, Lawrence Mayle, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robbie Davis (PG), Willard Maguire (SG), Henry Deas (SF), David Cole (PF), Scott Tatum (C) Larry Lucas, Lionel Disney, Ray St. John, Daniel Smith, Ralph Glass | |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith grabs the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 18:34 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Henry Redman | 24-30 |
| 18:21 | Memphis | Henry Deas travels with the ball | 24-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rogers (PG), Darren Brand (C) Henry Redman, Raymond Setzer | |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Lucas (PG), Lionel Disney (SG), Ralph Glass (C) Robbie Davis, Willard Maguire, Scott Tatum | |
| 17:57 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shaun Cunningham | 26-30 |
| 17:41 | Memphis | Lionel Disney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 26-30 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 17:17 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith misses the fadeaway from the left side | 26-30 |
| 17:15 | Memphis | Ralph Glass gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:52 | Memphis | Ralph Glass comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 26-30 |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:26 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-30 |
| 16:16 | Memphis | Lionel Disney's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman (SG), David York (SF), Lawrence Mayle (PF) John Rogers, Arthur Johnson, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ray St. John (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Henry Deas, David Cole | |
| 15:52 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Shaun Cunningham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Redman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David York (fresh) PF - Lawrence Mayle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Darren Brand (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Larry Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lionel Disney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray St. John (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Glass (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Memphis | Ralph Glass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG), Arthur Johnson (SF), Anthony Smith (PF), Raymond Setzer (C) Shaun Cunningham, David York, Lawrence Mayle, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robbie Davis (PG), Willard Maguire (SG), Scott Tatum (C) Larry Lucas, Lionel Disney, Ralph Glass | |
| 15:27 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 32-30 |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith tips it home | 34-30 |
| 15:15 | Memphis | Arthur Johnson steps in front of the Willard Maguire pass | 34-30 |
| 14:46 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 14:45 | Memphis | Scott Tatum grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 14:35 | Memphis | Daniel Smith misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Arthur Johnson - foul #1 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David York (SF), Lawrence Mayle (PF), Darren Brand (C) Arthur Johnson, Anthony Smith, Raymond Setzer | |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Lucas (PG), Lionel Disney (SG), Ralph Glass (C) Robbie Davis, Willard Maguire, Scott Tatum | |
| 14:35 | Memphis | Daniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:35 | Memphis | Daniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:08 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 14:07 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Brand | 34-31 |
| 13:38 | Vanderbilt | Larry Lucas steals the ball from Darren Brand | 34-31 |
| 13:33 | Memphis | Larry Lucas lays it up and in | 34-33 |
| 13:08 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson makes the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Larry Lucas - foul #2 on Larry Lucas, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson (SF), Anthony Smith (PF) David York, Lawrence Mayle | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 13:08 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:57 | Memphis | Daniel Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 37-33 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson makes the wide open 3 from the right wing set up by James Thompson | 40-33 |
| 12:14 | Memphis | Anthony Smith is called for the reach on Ralph Glass - foul #2 on Anthony Smith, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David York (SF), Lawrence Mayle (PF) Arthur Johnson, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 12:06 | Memphis | Ralph Glass blows the layup | 40-33 |
| 12:05 | Memphis | Ralph Glass hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand connects on the floater from the left block set up by James Thompson | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Redman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David York (fresh) PF - Lawrence Mayle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Darren Brand (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Larry Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lionel Disney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray St. John (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Glass (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Memphis | Ralph Glass makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Darren Brand - foul #2 on Darren Brand, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry Deas (SF), David Cole (PF) Ray St. John, Daniel Smith | |
| 11:28 | Memphis | Ralph Glass makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Ralph Glass - foul #2 on Ralph Glass, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson (SF), Anthony Smith (PF) David York, Lawrence Mayle | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ray St. John (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Henry Deas, David Cole | |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | James Thompson is called for the reach on Lionel Disney - foul #4 on James Thompson, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rogers (PG), David York (SF), Lawrence Mayle (PF) James Thompson, Arthur Johnson, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry Deas (SF), David Cole (PF) Ray St. John, Daniel Smith | |
| 10:41 | Memphis | Darren Brand steals it from Ralph Glass | 44-38 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | David York clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Cole - foul #1 on David Cole, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith (PF), Raymond Setzer (C) Lawrence Mayle, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robbie Davis (PG), Willard Maguire (SG), Ray St. John (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Scott Tatum (C) Larry Lucas, Lionel Disney, Henry Deas, David Cole, Ralph Glass | |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | David York misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | David York misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:23 | Memphis | Scott Tatum snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Ray St. John connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 09:43 | Memphis | Ray St. John snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:22 | Memphis | Ray St. John's pass is intercepted by John Rogers | 44-40 |
| 09:04 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Tatum - foul #1 on Scott Tatum, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Shaun Cunningham (SG), Arthur Johnson (SF), Darren Brand (C) Henry Redman, David York, Raymond Setzer | |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Lucas (PG), Lionel Disney (SG), Henry Deas (SF), David Cole (PF), Ralph Glass (C) Robbie Davis, Willard Maguire, Ray St. John, Daniel Smith, Scott Tatum | |
| 09:04 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:04 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:04 | Memphis | Ralph Glass grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 08:51 | Memphis | Lionel Disney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 08:50 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Cunningham misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 08:29 | Memphis | Ralph Glass grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 08:08 | Memphis | Ralph Glass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman (SG), Lawrence Mayle (PF) John Rogers, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ray St. John (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Henry Deas, David Cole | |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Cunningham loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG) Shaun Cunningham | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Henry Redman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Mayle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Darren Brand (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Larry Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lionel Disney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray St. John (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Glass (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Memphis | Larry Lucas is hacked by James Thompson - foul #5 on James Thompson, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Shaun Cunningham (PG), David York (SF) James Thompson, Arthur Johnson | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 07:23 | Memphis | Ray St. John misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 07:21 | Vanderbilt | Lawrence Mayle grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | Larry Lucas steals the ball from David York | 44-40 |
| 06:48 | Memphis | Ray St. John lays it up and in set up by Larry Lucas | 44-42 |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 06:24 | Memphis | Ralph Glass snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 06:07 | Memphis | Ralph Glass hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 44-42 |
| 06:05 | Memphis | Ray St. John hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 05:43 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 05:42 | Memphis | Ralph Glass pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 05:31 | Memphis | Larry Lucas makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Smith picks off the pass by Darren Brand | 44-46 |
| 04:59 | Memphis | Ralph Glass misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-46 |
| 04:58 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Lucas | 44-46 |
| 04:43 | Memphis | Larry Lucas is called for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rogers (PG), Arthur Johnson (SF), Anthony Smith (PF) Henry Redman, David York, Lawrence Mayle | |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry Deas (SF), David Cole (PF) Ray St. John, Daniel Smith | |
| 04:33 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Smith can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 04:31 | Memphis | Lionel Disney gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 04:25 | Memphis | Larry Lucas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 04:24 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 03:57 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand buries a floater from the right side set up by Arthur Johnson | 46-46 |
| 03:28 | Memphis | Ralph Glass lays it in on a nice dish by David Cole | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Rogers (fresh) SG - Shaun Cunningham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Darren Brand (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Larry Lucas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lionel Disney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Deas (fresh) PF - David Cole (fresh) C - Ralph Glass (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Deas | 46-48 |
| 03:07 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-48 |
| 02:44 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 02:44 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman (SG), Lawrence Mayle (PF), Raymond Setzer (C) John Rogers, Anthony Smith, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robbie Davis (PG), Willard Maguire (SG), Ray St. John (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Scott Tatum (C) Larry Lucas, Lionel Disney, Henry Deas, David Cole, Ralph Glass | |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Redman | 49-48 |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Ray St. John misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Johnson - foul #2 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David York (SF), Darren Brand (C) Arthur Johnson, Raymond Setzer | |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Lucas (PG), Lionel Disney (SG), Ralph Glass (C) Robbie Davis, Willard Maguire, Scott Tatum | |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Ray St. John makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Ray St. John makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Larry Lucas steals the ball from David York | 49-50 |
| 01:27 | Memphis | Henry Redman steps in front of the Larry Lucas pass | 49-50 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-50 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 00:41 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand lays it in on a great pass from Shaun Cunningham | 51-50 |
| 00:21 | Memphis | Ray St. John misses the shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand grabs the board | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Larry Lucas is called for the reach on Darren Brand in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Lucas, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rogers (PG) Shaun Cunningham | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Disney is called for the reach on Henry Redman - foul #3 on Lionel Disney, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:15 | Memphis | Lionel Disney snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 00:10 | Memphis | Ralph Glass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman is hacked by Lionel Disney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lionel Disney, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:08 | Memphis | Memphis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| 00:04 | Memphis | Lionel Disney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | David York gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | David York is fouled in the backcourt by Lionel Disney - foul #5 on Lionel Disney, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard Maguire (SG) Lionel Disney | |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | David York makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | David York misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | Ralph Glass gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Ralph Glass misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 54-50 |