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Gallery: C-USA Tournament final Marshall vs. Memphis

Memphis guard Will Barton (5) pulls a rebound away from Marshall center Nigel Spikes (11) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

March 10, 2012 @ 11:33 PM

Top-seeded Memphis (26-8) put away sixth-seeded Marshall (21-13), 83-57, in the Conference USA men’s basketball tournament championship game in FedExForum in Memphis on Saturday.

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Memphis guard Will Barton (5) pulls a rebound away from Marshall center Nigel Spikes (11) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Memphis guard Antonio Barton, left, drives against Marshall forward Robert Goff, right, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis beat Marshall 83-57.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Memphis guard Will Barton (5) drives against Marshall forward Dago Pena (10) in the second half of the championship round NCAA college basketball game at the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis beat Marshall 83-57.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Memphis guard Joe Jackson watches as the ball bounces away in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis beat Marshall 83-57.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Memphis guard Joe Jackson, right, battles Marshall forward Dennis Tinnon, left, for the ball in the second half of the championship round NCAA college basketball game at the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis beat Marshall 83-57.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Memphis players celebrate after beating Marshall 83-57 in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Memphis guard Will Barton (5) celebrates after scoring against Marshall in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Marshall guard Shaquille Johnson (23 )loses the ball as he drives against Memphis forward Ferrakohn Hall (0) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Marshall head coach Tom Herrion watches his team play Memphis in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Memphis in the championship of the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis beat Marshall 83-57.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Marshall guard DeAndre Kane (24) gets tangled with Memphis defenders Wesley Witherspoon (11) and Antonio Barton (2) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Conference USA tournament on Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)