| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Bennett Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Duclos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Murrin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Bates (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the driving attempt in the paint | 45-37 |
| 19:37 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 19:31 | Memphis | Robert Murrin misses badly on a floater near the basket | 45-37 |
| 19:29 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Gibson | 45-37 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | Carl Gibson swats the layup by Peter Bates | 45-37 |
| 19:14 | Memphis | Peter Bates tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Sobel | 47-40 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | Bennett Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 18:27 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Tipler | 47-42 |
| 18:14 | Memphis | Bennett Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Gibson | 47-42 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel travels with the ball | 47-42 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Kenneth Dean (PF), Joseph Miller (C) Bennett Smith, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Michael Friend (C) Mark Paulson, Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| 17:44 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred can't connect on a floater from the left side | 47-42 |
| 17:42 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Michael Friend drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Herman Wille | 49-44 |
| 17:14 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Herman Wille snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Radomil Zinner - foul #1 on Radomil Zinner, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Joseph Pennington (C) Dwayne Alfred, Gabriel Jobe, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Lee Wall (PF) Leroy Hill, Herman Wille | |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 16:50 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gerard Riddle | 52-45 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Duclos (SF), Peter Bates (C) Radomil Zinner, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Carl Gibson (C) Michael Zaic, David Robinson, Michael Friend | |
| 16:34 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 52-45 |
| 16:32 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler can't throw it down but he's hacked by Marvin Dowling - foul #1 on Marvin Dowling, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (C) Carl Gibson | |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:27 | Memphis | Joseph Pennington snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Gerard Riddle | 54-46 |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Mark Paulson | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gerard Riddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Duclos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Pennington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Bates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Leroy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Memphis | Robert Tipler takes the ball from Peter Bates | 54-48 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-48 |
| 15:05 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Peter Bates | 54-48 |
| 15:01 | Memphis | Robert Tipler steps in front of the Gerard Riddle pass in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Tipler | 54-50 |
| 14:42 | Memphis | Leroy Hill steals it from Gerard Riddle | 54-50 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Hill | 54-50 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lee Wall | 54-53 |
| 13:54 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Bates | 57-53 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Marvin Dowling is called for the reach on Lee Wall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Dowling, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Radomil Zinner (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Robert Murrin (PF), Kenneth Dean (C) Gerard Riddle, Marvin Dowling, Dennis Duclos, Joseph Pennington, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), David Robinson (SG), Herman Wille (SF), Michael Friend (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Mark Paulson, Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Leroy Hill | |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 13:39 | Memphis | Bennett Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | David Robinson clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Radomil Zinner - foul #2 on Radomil Zinner, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | David Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | David Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 13:31 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Murrin | 57-57 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner is whistled for traveling | 57-57 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | David Robinson is called for 5 seconds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG) Bennett Smith, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG) Herman Wille | |
| 12:44 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred is hacked by Johnnie Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #1 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), Lee Wall (PF) Johnnie Reed, Michael Friend | |
| 12:27 | Memphis | Robert Murrin blows the layup | 57-57 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | David Robinson snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson hits the finger roll set up by Robert Tipler | 57-59 |
| 12:17 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Lee Wall snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Lee Wall hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Zaic | 57-61 |
| 11:40 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 11:38 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred grabs the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Dwayne Alfred (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Jobe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Radomil Zinner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Murrin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Zaic (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Wall (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Carl Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Memphis | Radomil Zinner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lee Wall | 57-61 |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | David Robinson double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Kenneth Dean (PF), Peter Bates (C) Dwayne Alfred, Gabriel Jobe, Radomil Zinner, Robert Murrin, Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (PG), Mark Paulson (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Michael Friend (C) Michael Zaic, Robert Tipler, David Robinson, Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| 11:00 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sobel - foul #2 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #2 | 57-61 |
| 10:45 | Memphis | Bennett Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Marvin Dowling | 59-61 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is fouled in the backcourt by Bennett Smith - foul #2 on Bennett Smith, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is fouled on the floor by Marvin Dowling - foul #3 on Marvin Dowling, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Murrin (PF) Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Gibson (C) Herman Wille | |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | Michael Friend can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 59-61 |
| 10:15 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Peter Bates scores on a shot from the baseline | 61-61 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson misses the easy open layup | 61-61 |
| 09:47 | Memphis | Robert Murrin pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 09:42 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Friend | 61-61 |
| 09:36 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill tips it back up and in | 61-63 |
| 09:17 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 09:15 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos gets the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 09:09 | Memphis | Robert Murrin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Radomil Zinner (SF), Kenneth Dean (C) Bennett Smith, Dennis Duclos, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Herman Wille (PF) Leroy Hill, Mark Paulson, Michael Friend | |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lee Wall (PF) Joseph Sobel | |
| 08:51 | Memphis | Lee Wall swats the dunk try by Marvin Dowling | 61-63 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson is hacked by Kenneth Dean in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Dean, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe (SG), Joseph Miller (C) Marvin Dowling, Robert Murrin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:34 | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe misses short on a floater from the left side | 61-65 |
| 08:32 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Dean | 61-65 |
| 08:22 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 61-65 |
| 08:21 | Memphis | Joseph Miller can't tip it in | 61-65 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 08:17 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic is hacked by Dwayne Alfred in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwayne Alfred, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Joseph Pennington (C) Dwayne Alfred, Gabriel Jobe, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Michael Friend (C) Herman Wille, Carl Gibson | |
| 08:17 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 08:17 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Gerard Riddle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Lee Wall pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Lee Wall can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 07:44 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic tips it but misses | 61-67 |
| 07:42 | Memphis | Joseph Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 07:36 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling loses the ball out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Duclos (SF), Kenneth Dean (PF), Peter Bates (C) Radomil Zinner, Joseph Miller, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), David Robinson (SF) Michael Zaic, Joseph Sobel | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gerard Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Dowling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Duclos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Bates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Tipler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Wall (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Michael Friend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler hits the follow up shot | 61-69 |
| 07:05 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Johnnie Reed - foul #5 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #3 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Gabriel Jobe (SG) Gerard Riddle, Marvin Dowling | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (PG), Carl Gibson (C) Johnnie Reed, Michael Friend | |
| 07:05 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 07:05 | Memphis | Kenneth Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Jobe - foul #1 on Gabriel Jobe, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred (PG), Robert Murrin (PF) Bennett Smith, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Herman Wille (PF) Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | Peter Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 06:15 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Herman Wille gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Herman Wille throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Dowling (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Joseph Pennington (C) Gabriel Jobe, Dennis Duclos, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Carl Gibson (C) David Robinson, Leroy Hill | |
| 05:50 | Memphis | Robert Tipler steals the ball from Marvin Dowling | 62-70 |
| 05:47 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the easy layup | 62-70 |
| 05:45 | Memphis | Joseph Pennington grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 05:37 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dwayne Alfred | 65-70 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Joseph Miller takes the ball from Carl Gibson | 65-70 |
| 05:08 | Memphis | Joseph Miller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Sobel | 65-70 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the shot from just outside the lane | 65-72 |
| 04:37 | Memphis | Dwayne Alfred misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-72 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling grabs the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 04:17 | Memphis | Robert Murrin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marvin Dowling and he's fouled by Herman Wille - foul #1 on Herman Wille, team foul #4 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Radomil Zinner (SG), Dennis Duclos (SF), Kenneth Dean (C) Dwayne Alfred, Marvin Dowling, Joseph Miller, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), David Robinson (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Michael Friend (C) Mark Paulson, Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Herman Wille, Carl Gibson | |
| 04:17 | Memphis | Robert Murrin makes the free throw | 68-72 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Kenneth Dean picks off the pass by Leroy Hill in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| 04:08 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Bennett Smith | 70-72 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Kenneth Dean is called for the reach on Michael Zaic in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Dean, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Jobe (SG), Peter Bates (C) Dennis Duclos, Robert Murrin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:52 | Memphis | Bennett Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Zaic - foul #3 on Michael Zaic, team foul #5 | 70-74 |
| 03:52 | Memphis | Bennett Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 03:52 | Memphis | Bennett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Zaic | 72-76 |
| 03:20 | Memphis | Peter Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerard Riddle (PG), Dennis Duclos (SF) Bennett Smith, Gabriel Jobe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF) Michael Zaic, David Robinson | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gerard Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radomil Zinner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Duclos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Bates (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Mark Paulson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Wall (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Michael Friend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 72-76 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dean | 72-76 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bennett Smith (PG), Marvin Dowling (SG), Joseph Miller (PF) Gerard Riddle, Dennis Duclos, Kenneth Dean | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), David Robinson (SF) Joseph Sobel, Michael Friend | |
| 02:34 | Memphis | Bennett Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-76 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Memphis | Dennis Duclos (SF), Joseph Pennington (C) Radomil Zinner, Peter Bates | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Pennington - foul #2 on Joseph Pennington, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Bennett Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Dowling | 76-78 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-81 |
| 01:58 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-81 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Murrin (PF), Peter Bates (C) Joseph Miller, Joseph Pennington | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Carl Gibson (C) Michael Zaic, David Robinson, Leroy Hill | |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Robert Murrin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-81 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses badly on a floater from the left side | 76-81 |
| 01:28 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling grabs the defensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 01:22 | Memphis | Robert Murrin clanks a turnaround from close range | 76-81 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler grabs the defensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-81 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Murrin | 76-81 |
| 01:10 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 76-81 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Gibson | 76-81 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-81 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel tips it in | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Memphis | Joseph Sobel steals the ball from Bennett Smith | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel is hacked by Bennett Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bennett Smith, team foul #12 | 76-83 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel gets the offensive rebound | 76-83 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel is hacked by Bennett Smith - foul #4 on Bennett Smith, team foul #13 | 76-83 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Memphis | Dennis Duclos comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-85 |
| 00:36 | Memphis | Robert Murrin snags the offensive board | 76-85 |
| 00:32 | Memphis | Marvin Dowling can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-85 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson grabs the board | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by Bennett Smith - foul #5 on Bennett Smith, team foul #14 | 76-85 |
| Subs | Memphis | Radomil Zinner (PG) Bennett Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Peter Bates snags the defensive board | 76-86 |
| 00:21 | Memphis | Mark Paulson picks off the pass by Peter Bates | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson runs out the clock | 76-86 |