| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Raphael Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Aranda (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Iniguez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Granata (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | John Granata inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Karl Edwards, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG) Karl Edwards | |
| 19:41 | Memphis | George Jackson is called for a charge - foul #3 on George Jackson, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (SG) George Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Gary Aranda steals it from James Goodwin | 43-38 |
| 19:24 | Memphis | Eugene Sands misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | Gary Aranda hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | James Goodwin travels with the ball | 45-38 |
| 19:05 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 45-38 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | Eugene Sands picks off the pass by Elliott Fenske in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 18:59 | Memphis | Eugene Sands misses the easy layup | 45-38 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 18:30 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Raphael Yazzie | 47-40 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | John Granata's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Gary Aranda | 47-40 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Mark Iniguez swats the short shot by John Granata | 47-40 |
| 18:04 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 17:59 | Memphis | Gary Aranda drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Larsen | 49-40 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | John Granata connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by James Goodwin | 49-42 |
| 17:26 | Memphis | Eugene Sands knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | James Goodwin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Irving Glover (SG), Charles Roller (SF), Reginald Johnson (PF), Jay Hurley (C) Eugene Sands, Gary Aranda, Jerry Larsen, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) James Goodwin, Dennis Deleon, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| 17:10 | Memphis | Irving Glover misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 17:09 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 16:51 | Memphis | Kurt Hollowell steals it from Irving Glover | 52-42 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick's pass is intercepted by Irving Glover | 52-42 |
| 16:21 | Memphis | Irving Glover is fouled on the floor by James Hatchett - foul #1 on James Hatchett, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Patrick Price (SF), Mark Iniguez (C) Irving Glover, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon (SG) John Granata | |
| 16:00 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-42 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Raphael Yazzie (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Roller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Patrick Price (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reginald Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Iniguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Hatchett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt Hollowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell loses the dribble to Raphael Yazzie | 52-42 |
| 15:50 | Memphis | Charles Roller lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raphael Yazzie | 54-42 |
| 15:48 | East Carolina | Charles Roller takes the ball from Tom Kendrick in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| 15:47 | Memphis | Charles Roller blows the layup | 54-42 |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell tips it home | 54-44 |
| 15:17 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez is whistled for a carry | 54-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Irving Glover (PG), George Jackson (SG), Gary Aranda (SF), Jay Hurley (PF) Raphael Yazzie, Charles Roller, Patrick Price, Reginald Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Gary Eudy (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Elliott Fenske (PF), Michael Williams (C) James Hatchett, Dennis Deleon, Tom Kendrick, Jonathan Lawrence, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Karl Edwards and he's hacked by Jay Hurley - foul #1 on Jay Hurley, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:42 | Memphis | Shawn Green steals it from George Jackson | 54-47 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (PG), Patrick Price (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF) Irving Glover, Gary Aranda, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), John Granata (SF) Karl Edwards, Gary Eudy, Shawn Green | |
| 13:44 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-50 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | John Granata drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 56-52 |
| 13:14 | Memphis | Patrick Price can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-52 |
| 13:12 | Memphis | Eugene Sands grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 13:05 | Memphis | Patrick Price misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 13:04 | Memphis | Mark Iniguez tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 13:02 | Memphis | George Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 12:45 | Memphis | Eugene Sands makes the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Dennis Deleon - foul #1 on Dennis Deleon, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SF), Reginald Johnson (C) Patrick Price, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Gary Eudy (SG), Tom Kendrick (SF), Shawn Green (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) James Goodwin, Dennis Deleon, John Granata, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| 12:45 | Memphis | Eugene Sands makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 12:29 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 12:23 | Memphis | Eugene Sands is fouled on the floor by Tom Kendrick - foul #1 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG) Eugene Sands | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG) James Hatchett | |
| 12:08 | Memphis | Charles Roller double dribbles | 59-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Irving Glover (SG) George Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence (PF) Gary Eudy | |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Raphael Yazzie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Irving Glover (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Roller (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Reginald Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Larsen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shawn Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt Hollowell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Memphis | Charles Roller connects on the 3 from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | George Jackson (SG), Gary Aranda (SF), Jay Hurley (PF), Mark Iniguez (C) Irving Glover, Charles Roller, Reginald Johnson, Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Gary Eudy (SG), Michael Williams (C) Karl Edwards, Shawn Green, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 11:16 | Memphis | George Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | James Goodwin gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy is hacked by George Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Jackson, team foul #3 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (SG) George Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Granata (SF) Tom Kendrick | |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Michael Williams misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-54 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Lawrence | 62-54 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Sands - foul #1 on Eugene Sands, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerry Larsen (PF) Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Elliott Fenske (PF) James Goodwin, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 10:11 | Memphis | Eugene Sands misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | John Granata's dunk attempt is rejected by Jerry Larsen | 62-56 |
| 10:04 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 09:59 | Memphis | Eugene Sands clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | James Hatchett grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | John Granata travels in the backcourt | 62-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (PG), Irving Glover (SG), Patrick Price (SF), Reginald Johnson (PF) Raphael Yazzie, Eugene Sands, Gary Aranda, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Kurt Hollowell (C) James Hatchett, Gary Eudy, Michael Williams | |
| 09:37 | Memphis | Charles Roller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 09:35 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson tips it back up and in | 64-56 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 64-56 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 08:10 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen's layup is rejected by John Granata | 64-59 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Elliott Fenske | 64-59 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-59 |
| 08:03 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Patrick Price | 64-59 |
| 07:51 | Memphis | Irving Glover makes the 3 from the left corner | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Charles Roller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Irving Glover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Larsen (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Kendrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Granata (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliott Fenske (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Kurt Hollowell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | John Granata throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG), George Jackson (SG), Gary Aranda (SF), Jay Hurley (PF), Mark Iniguez (C) Charles Roller, Irving Glover, Patrick Price, Reginald Johnson, Jerry Larsen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), Shawn Green (PF), Jonathan Lawrence (C) Karl Edwards, Tom Kendrick, Elliott Fenske, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 07:38 | Memphis | Gary Aranda hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by George Jackson and the foul's on John Granata - foul #1 on John Granata, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Eugene Sands (PG) Raphael Yazzie | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Williams (C) John Granata | |
| 07:38 | Memphis | Gary Aranda makes the free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Gary Aranda is called for the reach on James Goodwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Aranda, team foul #5 | 70-59 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence is hacked by George Jackson - foul #5 on George Jackson, team foul #6 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG) George Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Eudy (SF) Michael Williams | |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Raphael Yazzie - foul #3 on Raphael Yazzie, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:41 | Memphis | Shawn Green steals it from Raphael Yazzie | 70-61 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | James Goodwin scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 70-63 |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Gary Aranda misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 70-63 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | James Goodwin's pass is intercepted by Gary Aranda in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| 05:47 | Memphis | Gary Aranda can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-63 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Gary Eudy grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | James Goodwin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raphael Yazzie - foul #4 on Raphael Yazzie, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SF), Reginald Johnson (PF) Gary Aranda, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (SG), John Granata (SF), Kurt Hollowell (PF), Michael Williams (C) Dennis Deleon, Gary Eudy, Shawn Green, Jonathan Lawrence | |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | James Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | James Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:12 | Memphis | Charles Roller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:45 | Memphis | Charles Roller misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-65 |
| 04:44 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 04:30 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by Charles Roller is blocked by Kurt Hollowell | 70-65 |
| 04:29 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Johnson | 70-65 |
| 04:18 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Sands | 73-65 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Charles Roller steps in front of the John Granata pass | 73-65 |
| 03:54 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Michael Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Iniguez - foul #3 on Mark Iniguez, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Irving Glover (SG), Patrick Price (SF), Jerry Larsen (PF), Jay Hurley (C) Eugene Sands, Charles Roller, Reginald Johnson, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), Elliott Fenske (PF) James Goodwin, Tom Kendrick, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:49 | Memphis | Jay Hurley grabs the defensive rebound | 73-66 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Raphael Yazzie (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Irving Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Larsen (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Hurley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Hatchett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Granata (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliott Fenske (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Granata - foul #2 on John Granata, team foul #7 | 75-66 |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie makes the free throw | 76-66 |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | James Hatchett's pass is intercepted by Raphael Yazzie | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 76-66 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | John Granata is hacked by Jay Hurley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jay Hurley, team foul #10 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG) James Hatchett | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | John Granata misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | John Granata misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 03:11 | Memphis | Patrick Price snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| 02:58 | Memphis | Dennis Deleon steals the ball from Raphael Yazzie | 76-66 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | Michael Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-66 |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-66 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (PG) Raphael Yazzie | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Eudy (SG), Tom Kendrick (SF), Shawn Green (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Dennis Deleon, John Granata, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Irving Glover is hacked by Gary Eudy - foul #4 on Gary Eudy, team foul #8 | 76-66 |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Irving Glover makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Irving Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Shawn Green | 78-69 |
| 02:19 | Memphis | Irving Glover misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-69 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick gets the rebound | 78-69 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Aranda (SF), Reginald Johnson (PF) Patrick Price, Jay Hurley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon (SG), Jonathan Lawrence (PF) Gary Eudy, Shawn Green | |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick clanks a floater from the right side | 78-69 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 78-69 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson grabs the board | 78-69 |
| 01:49 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie (PG), Eugene Sands (SG), Mark Iniguez (C) Charles Roller, Irving Glover, Reginald Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Granata (SF), Elliott Fenske (PF), Michael Williams (C) Tom Kendrick, Jonathan Lawrence, Kurt Hollowell | |
| 01:25 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 01:24 | Memphis | Raphael Yazzie gets the offensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 01:13 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-69 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Granata | 78-69 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-69 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | John Granata grabs the offensive board | 78-69 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Michael Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 00:57 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen is hacked by Karl Edwards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Karl Edwards, team foul #9 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Patrick Price (SF) Gary Aranda | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:54 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | John Granata grabs the defensive rebound | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Patrick Price picks off the pass by Karl Edwards in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| 00:48 | Memphis | Elliott Fenske is called for the reach on Jerry Larsen - foul #2 on Elliott Fenske, team foul #10 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Irving Glover (SG), Reginald Johnson (C) Raphael Yazzie, Mark Iniguez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Karl Edwards, Dennis Deleon, John Granata, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| 00:48 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:48 | Memphis | Jerry Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 00:42 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Irving Glover scores on a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Kurt Hollowell - foul #1 on Kurt Hollowell, team foul #11 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Charles Roller (SF) Patrick Price | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Irving Glover misses the free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell grabs the board | 82-69 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | James Goodwin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Goodwin, team foul #12 | 82-69 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Irving Glover can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Tom Kendrick - foul #2 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #13 | 82-69 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Irving Glover makes the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Irving Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Reginald Johnson snags the offensive board | 83-69 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Irving Glover runs out the clock | 83-69 |