| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Duclos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Murrin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel inbounds the ball | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Lee Wall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| 19:28 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Dennis Duclos steps in front of the Johnnie Reed pass in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | Robert Murrin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lee Wall - foul #1 on Lee Wall, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | Robert Murrin makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | Robert Murrin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Marvin Barrett is called for the reach on Johnnie Reed - foul #2 on Marvin Barrett, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-40 |
| 18:45 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel blows the layup | 48-40 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Donald Decker hits the follow up shot | 50-40 |
| 18:17 | Memphis | Robert Murrin knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Marvin Barrett | 50-42 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 18:12 | Memphis | Robert Murrin grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Turner | 50-44 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 17:53 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 17:49 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett knocks in the 3 from straight away | 50-47 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel tips it home | 52-47 |
| 17:13 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 17:11 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 16:55 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 16:54 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Peter Bates | 52-47 |
| 16:38 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Donald Decker snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is fouled on the floor by Robert Murrin - foul #1 on Robert Murrin, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), David Robinson (SF), Kory Molinari (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Ernest Turner, Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Leroy Hill | 54-47 |
| 15:52 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean is fouled on the floor by Kory Molinari - foul #2 on Kory Molinari, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jordan (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG) Bennett Smith, Marvin Barrett | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kory Molinari (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - George Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Radomil Zinner (fresh) PF - Joseph Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | David Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill gets the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 15:12 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 15:08 | Memphis | George Jordan makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Radomil Zinner | 54-49 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson comes up short on the shot from close range | 54-49 |
| 14:51 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 14:47 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 14:46 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 14:29 | Memphis | Joseph Miller hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Marvin Dowling | 54-51 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Robinson | 57-51 |
| 13:59 | Memphis | Joseph Miller misses the shot from close range but the foul's on David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Ted Unknow (PF), Donald Decker (C) Mark Paulson, Leroy Hill, David Robinson, Kory Molinari, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Robert Murrin (PF) George Jordan, Radomil Zinner, Kenneth Dean | |
| 13:59 | Memphis | Joseph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 13:59 | Memphis | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 13:47 | Memphis | Joseph Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 13:28 | Memphis | Ernest Turner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 57-53 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Ted Unknow gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Dowling - foul #4 on Marvin Dowling, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Barrett (SG), Peter Bates (C) Marvin Dowling, Joseph Miller | |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 13:01 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos comes up short on the shot in the lane | 59-53 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Donald Decker grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Johnnie Reed | 62-53 |
| 12:50 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Sobel - foul #1 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lee Wall (PF) Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 12:50 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 12:50 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Marvin Barrett takes the ball from Joseph Sobel in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| 12:43 | Memphis | Robert Murrin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 62-55 |
| 12:42 | Memphis | Ernest Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 12:27 | Memphis | Ernest Turner loses the dribble to Lee Wall | 62-55 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Ted Unknow is blocked by Robert Murrin | 62-55 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Lee Wall can't tip it in | 62-55 |
| 11:58 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 11:38 | Memphis | Peter Bates makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Turner and he's hacked by Joseph Sobel - foul #2 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), Mark Paulson (SG), Leroy Hill (SF), Donald Decker (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Ted Unknow | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), George Jordan (SG) Ernest Turner, Marvin Barrett | |
| 11:38 | Memphis | Peter Bates makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Zaic (fresh) SG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Wall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Decker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bennett Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Duclos (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Murrin (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Bates (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | Donald Decker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 11:15 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 10:58 | Memphis | Peter Bates comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 62-58 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Donald Decker pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-58 |
| 10:49 | Memphis | Bennett Smith grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 10:44 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Bates | 62-60 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson loses the dribble to Robert Murrin | 62-60 |
| 10:22 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos is called for traveling | 62-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), David Robinson (SF), Kory Molinari (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Michael Zaic, Mark Paulson, Lee Wall, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Marvin Barrett (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Bennett Smith, Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill tips it home | 64-60 |
| 09:32 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett's layup is rejected by Kory Molinari | 64-60 |
| 09:31 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 09:17 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Jordan | 64-63 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is fouled on the floor by Marvin Barrett - foul #3 on Marvin Barrett, team foul #4 | 64-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Mark Paulson (SF), Ted Unknow (PF), Donald Decker (C) Johnnie Reed, Leroy Hill, David Robinson, Kory Molinari, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Peter Bates (C) Ernest Turner, George Jordan, Radomil Zinner, Kenneth Dean | |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Ted Unknow is hacked by Dennis Duclos - foul #2 on Dennis Duclos, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Zaic | 67-63 |
| 08:13 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 67-63 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Ted Unknow gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 08:06 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Paulson | 69-63 |
| 07:46 | Memphis | Michael Zaic steps in front of the Bennett Smith pass | 69-63 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 69-63 |
| 07:29 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos grabs the board | 69-63 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Zaic (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Paulson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ted Unknow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Decker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bennett Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Barrett (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Duclos (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Bates (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is hacked by Marvin Barrett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marvin Barrett, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Kory Molinari (C) Michael Zaic, Mark Paulson, Ted Unknow, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Robert Murrin (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Bennett Smith, Marvin Barrett, Dennis Duclos, Joseph Miller, Peter Bates | |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Dean - foul #2 on Kenneth Dean, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG) Robert Tipler | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 06:42 | Memphis | Ernest Turner is fouled on the floor by Lee Wall - foul #2 on Lee Wall, team foul #6 | 71-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF) Joseph Sobel | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 06:26 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Radomil Zinner | 71-69 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Lee Wall's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Dean | 71-69 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill grabs the offensive board | 71-69 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses short on a 3 from straight away | 71-69 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 05:38 | East Carolina | David Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari snags the offensive board | 71-69 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari misses short on a runner from the left block | 71-69 |
| 05:25 | Memphis | Robert Murrin snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 05:20 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Turner | 71-72 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-72 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari snags the offensive board | 71-72 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari is whistled for a carry | 71-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Carl Gibson (PF), Ted Unknow (C) Johnnie Reed, Leroy Hill, David Robinson, Lee Wall, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), George Jordan (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Peter Bates (C) Ernest Turner, Marvin Dowling, Radomil Zinner, Robert Murrin, Kenneth Dean | |
| 04:39 | Memphis | Joseph Miller is hacked by Carl Gibson - foul #1 on Carl Gibson, team foul #7 | 71-72 |
| 04:39 | Memphis | Joseph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 04:39 | Memphis | Joseph Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark Paulson | 74-73 |
| 04:29 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Bennett Smith | 74-75 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel hits a runner in the lane set up by Mark Paulson | 76-75 |
| 03:44 | Memphis | Bennett Smith comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 76-75 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Gibson | 76-75 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is hacked by Bennett Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bennett Smith, team foul #8 | 76-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lee Wall (PF), Donald Decker (C) Carl Gibson, Ted Unknow | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ernest Turner (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Marvin Barrett (PF) Bennett Smith, George Jordan, Peter Bates | |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 03:40 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| 03:17 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-75 |
| 03:15 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett tips it but misses | 77-75 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Donald Decker gets the rebound | 77-75 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 28 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Wall (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Duclos (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Marvin Barrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Lee Wall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG) Mark Paulson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Murrin (PF), Peter Bates (C) Dennis Duclos, Joseph Miller | |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Ernest Turner misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-75 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel is hacked by Marvin Dowling in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marvin Dowling, team foul #9 | 77-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG), Kory Molinari (PF) Robert Tipler, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jordan (SG) Marvin Dowling | |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | George Jordan makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Barrett | 79-78 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Murrin - foul #2 on Robert Murrin, team foul #10 | 79-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG), Carl Gibson (PF), Ted Unknow (C) Leroy Hill, Kory Molinari, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Duclos (SF) Robert Murrin | |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Joseph Sobel takes the ball from Dennis Duclos | 81-78 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Lee Wall (PF), Donald Decker (C) Mark Paulson, Carl Gibson, Ted Unknow | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Murrin (PF) George Jordan | |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Peter Bates steps in front of the Robert Tipler pass | 81-78 |
| 01:37 | Memphis | Ernest Turner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 81-78 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel banks in the wide open layup | 83-78 |
| 00:57 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ernest Turner | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 83-81 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos grabs the board | 83-81 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Sobel - foul #3 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #8 | 83-81 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Donald Decker is whistled for a carry | 83-83 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Memphis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett misses short on a halfcourt shot | 83-83 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 28 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lee Wall (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Barrett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Duclos (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Murrin (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Bates (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Donald Decker wins the tip | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is whistled for a carry | 83-83 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Kory Molinari (PF) Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jordan (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Marvin Barrett, Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| 04:29 | Memphis | Johnnie Reed is called for the reach on Ernest Turner - foul #3 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #9 | 83-83 |
| 04:29 | Memphis | Ernest Turner makes the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 04:29 | Memphis | Ernest Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Donald Decker gets the rebound | 83-84 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-84 |
| 04:15 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-84 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-84 |
| 03:49 | Memphis | George Jordan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 86-84 |
| 03:48 | Memphis | Joseph Miller misses the tip | 86-84 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler snags the defensive board | 86-84 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Tipler | 88-84 |
| 03:22 | Memphis | Ernest Turner loses the dribble to Robert Tipler | 88-84 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Turner - foul #3 on Ernest Turner, team foul #11 | 88-84 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SF), Carl Gibson (PF), Ted Unknow (C) David Robinson, Kory Molinari, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Barrett (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Robert Murrin (PF) George Jordan, Radomil Zinner, Joseph Miller | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 89-84 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Johnnie Reed is called for the reach on Ernest Turner - foul #4 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #10 | 90-84 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Bates (C) Kenneth Dean | |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Ernest Turner makes the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Ernest Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Robert Murrin steps in front of the Mark Paulson pass in the backcourt | 90-86 |
| 02:44 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 90-88 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-88 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), David Robinson (SF), Kory Molinari (PF), Donald Decker (C) Mark Paulson, Leroy Hill, Joseph Sobel, Carl Gibson, Ted Unknow | |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jordan (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Joseph Miller (C) Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | David Robinson double dribbles in the backcourt | 90-88 |
| 02:20 | Memphis | Ernest Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 90-88 |
| 02:18 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett tips it in | 90-90 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 90-90 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lee Wall (PF) Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 90-90 |
| 02:10 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner pulls down the rebound | 90-90 |
| 02:10 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-90 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF) David Robinson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Duclos (SF), Kenneth Dean (C) Radomil Zinner, Joseph Miller | |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Ernest Turner scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Jordan | 90-93 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Tipler | 92-93 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 92-93 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Murrin (PF), Peter Bates (C) George Jordan, Kenneth Dean | |
| 01:17 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 92-93 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Donald Decker gets the rebound | 92-93 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel connects on the floater from the left side | 94-93 |
| 01:02 | Memphis | Ernest Turner scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Marvin Barrett | 94-96 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 31 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ernest Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Barrett (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Duclos (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Murrin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Peter Bates (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Robert Murrin steps in front of the Joseph Sobel pass | 94-96 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Marvin Barrett misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 94-96 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Donald Decker snags the defensive board | 94-96 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Tipler, team foul #11 | 94-96 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Robert Tipler is called for the reach on Ernest Turner - foul #3 on Robert Tipler, team foul #12 | 94-96 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Ernest Turner misses the 1st free throw | 94-96 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Ernest Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 94-97 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is hacked by Marvin Barrett - foul #5 on Marvin Barrett, team foul #12 | 94-97 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jordan (SG) Marvin Barrett | |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 95-97 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 2nd free throw | 96-97 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos is hacked by Johnnie Reed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #13 | 96-97 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG) Johnnie Reed | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos makes the 1st free throw | 96-98 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos misses the 2nd free throw | 96-98 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Robert Murrin pulls down the offensive rebound | 96-98 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Robert Murrin is fouled on the floor by Lee Wall - foul #3 on Lee Wall, team foul #14 | 96-98 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Robert Murrin makes the 1st free throw | 96-99 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Robert Murrin makes the 2nd free throw | 96-100 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 96-100 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Donald Decker grabs the offensive board | 96-100 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Lee Wall clanks a 3 from the right wing | 96-100 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the board | 96-100 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Peter Bates runs out the clock | 96-100 |