| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Bart Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Sylvester Gluck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Beauchemin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Deschamps (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Tobler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | David Berry inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Memphis | Mark Tobler misses the fadeaway in the lane | 39-34 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | David Berry is called for the reach on Bart Christensen - foul #2 on David Berry, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bart Christensen and the foul's on David Berry - foul #3 on David Berry, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Johnson (SF) David Berry | |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:53 | Memphis | John Deschamps can't throw it down | 42-34 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lubomil Zimmerman | 42-34 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Petrus | 44-34 |
| 18:32 | Memphis | Matthew Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Fred Noggle (SF), John Kunze (PF), Roy Babcock (C) Ronald Petrus, Bart Christensen, Robert Scott, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Noriega (PG), Walter Thornton (SF), James Laubach (PF), Thomas Reddick (C) Sylvester Gluck, Matthew Beauchemin, John Deschamps, Mark Tobler | |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Matthew Johnson is called for the reach on Mario Grant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Walter Thornton steps in front of the Fred Noggle pass | 44-34 |
| 18:10 | Memphis | Walter Thornton lays it up and in | 44-36 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | John Kunze can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-36 |
| 17:47 | Memphis | James Laubach pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:43 | Memphis | Matthew Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-36 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | John Kunze gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | John Kunze drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Mario Grant | 46-36 |
| 17:16 | Memphis | Thomas Reddick clanks a shot from close range | 46-36 |
| 17:14 | Memphis | James Laubach tips it home | 46-38 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | John Kunze is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Bart Christensen (SF), Robert Scott (PF), Nathan Scott (C) Mark Sheaffer, Fred Noggle, John Kunze, Roy Babcock | |
| Subs | Memphis | Sylvester Gluck (PG), Matthew Beauchemin (SG), Matthew Garner (SF), John Deschamps (PF), Mark Tobler (C) Thomas Noriega, Matthew Johnson, Walter Thornton, James Laubach, Thomas Reddick | |
| 16:59 | Memphis | Mark Tobler hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Nathan Scott - foul #1 on Nathan Scott, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 16:59 | Memphis | Mark Tobler makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 16:39 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin travels with the ball | 46-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Nathan Scott | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Robert Scott tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | Sylvester Gluck's fadeaway is rejected by Lubomil Zimmerman | 48-41 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Mario Grant grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Mario Grant's pass is intercepted by Sylvester Gluck in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 15:48 | Memphis | Mark Tobler is hacked by Lubomil Zimmerman - foul #3 on Lubomil Zimmerman, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Nathan Scott (PF) Mario Grant, Bart Christensen, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Noriega (PG), Walter Thornton (SG), David Berry (SF) Sylvester Gluck, Matthew Beauchemin, Matthew Garner | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Noggle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Scott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Thomas Noriega (fresh) SG - Walter Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Deschamps (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Tobler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Memphis | John Deschamps hits the finger roll set up by Walter Thornton | 48-43 |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Archie Burt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 15:29 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Deschamps | 48-43 |
| 15:10 | Memphis | Walter Thornton clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 48-43 |
| 15:08 | Memphis | Mark Tobler tips it in | 48-45 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | David Berry is called for the reach on Archie Burt - foul #4 on David Berry, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Mario Grant (SG), John Kunze (PF), Roy Babcock (C) Ronald Petrus, Fred Noggle, Nathan Scott, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lance Silverman (PG), Matthew Beauchemin (SG), Matthew Johnson (SF), James Laubach (C) Thomas Noriega, Walter Thornton, David Berry, Mark Tobler | |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | John Kunze is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Sheaffer | 50-45 |
| 14:31 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lance Silverman | 50-47 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 14:02 | Memphis | Lance Silverman grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 13:58 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 13:57 | Memphis | John Deschamps can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 13:55 | East Carolina | Archie Burt gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | John Kunze hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Deschamps - foul #1 on John Deschamps, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Bart Christensen (SG), Robert Scott (PF) Mark Sheaffer, Mario Grant, Roy Babcock | |
| Subs | Memphis | Sylvester Gluck (PG), Thomas Noriega (SG), Matthew Garner (SF), Thomas Reddick (PF), Mark Tobler (C) Lance Silverman, Matthew Beauchemin, Matthew Johnson, John Deschamps, James Laubach | |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | John Kunze makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | John Kunze makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:38 | Memphis | Matthew Garner loses the dribble to Archie Burt | 52-47 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus is fouled in the backcourt by Sylvester Gluck - foul #3 on Sylvester Gluck, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SG), Nathan Scott (C) Ronald Petrus, John Kunze | |
| Subs | Memphis | Walter Thornton (SF) Mark Tobler | |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Archie Burt | 55-47 |
| 12:54 | Memphis | The jumper by Thomas Noriega is denied by Archie Burt | 55-47 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Robert Scott is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG) Fred Noggle | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin (SG), Matthew Johnson (SF), John Deschamps (PF), Mark Tobler (C) Thomas Noriega, Walter Thornton, Matthew Garner, Thomas Reddick | |
| 12:37 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 55-49 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Archie Burt | 58-49 |
| 12:09 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 12:00 | Memphis | Mark Tobler snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 11:45 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-51 |
| 11:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Scott | 58-51 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Burt (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Sylvester Gluck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Beauchemin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Deschamps (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Tobler (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus's pass is intercepted by John Deschamps in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 11:30 | Memphis | Matthew Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Scott | 58-51 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | John Deschamps takes the ball from Ronald Petrus | 58-51 |
| 11:18 | Memphis | Sylvester Gluck makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Beauchemin and he's hacked by Ronald Petrus - foul #3 on Ronald Petrus, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Fred Noggle (SG), John Kunze (SF), Roy Babcock (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Ronald Petrus, Bart Christensen, Archie Burt, Robert Scott, Nathan Scott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Noriega (SG), Walter Thornton (SF), Matthew Garner (PF), James Laubach (C) Matthew Beauchemin, Matthew Johnson, John Deschamps, Mark Tobler | |
| 11:18 | Memphis | Sylvester Gluck makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lance Silverman (PG) Sylvester Gluck | |
| 10:36 | Memphis | Lance Silverman is hacked by Fred Noggle - foul #1 on Fred Noggle, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG) Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin (SG) Lance Silverman | |
| 10:13 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 10:11 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin tips it in | 58-56 |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Mario Grant grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Mario Grant blows the dunk | 58-56 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | James Laubach snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 09:27 | Memphis | Fred Noggle is called for the reach on Walter Thornton - foul #2 on Fred Noggle, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Archie Burt (SF), Robert Scott (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Mark Sheaffer, Fred Noggle, John Kunze, Roy Babcock | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lance Silverman (PG), Matthew Johnson (SF), Thomas Reddick (PF), Mark Tobler (C) Thomas Noriega, Walter Thornton, Matthew Garner, James Laubach | |
| 09:12 | Memphis | Lance Silverman buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Beauchemin | 58-58 |
| 08:45 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Scott | 61-58 |
| 08:32 | Memphis | Mark Tobler misses the easy layup | 61-58 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Archie Burt gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Matthew Beauchemin takes the ball from Archie Burt in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 08:25 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin lays it up and in | 61-60 |
| 08:23 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus's pass is intercepted by Matthew Beauchemin in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 08:11 | Memphis | Robert Scott steals it from Thomas Reddick | 61-60 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Mark Tobler is called for the reach on Lubomil Zimmerman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Tobler, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SF) Archie Burt | |
| Subs | Memphis | Sylvester Gluck (PG), John Deschamps (PF) Lance Silverman, Thomas Reddick | |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen grabs the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 08:00 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Mario Grant tips it but misses | 61-60 |
| 07:58 | Memphis | Mark Tobler snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Sylvester Gluck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Berry (SF) Matthew Johnson | |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Mario Grant can't finish the layup | 61-60 |
| 07:33 | Memphis | John Deschamps gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Grant (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Christensen (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Scott (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Sylvester Gluck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Beauchemin (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Deschamps (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Tobler (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Memphis | Mark Tobler drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by David Berry | 61-62 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-62 |
| 07:05 | Memphis | David Berry pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Nathan Scott (PF), John Kunze (C) Ronald Petrus, Mario Grant, Robert Scott, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Noriega (PG), James Laubach (C) Sylvester Gluck, Mark Tobler | |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | John Kunze gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Noriega - foul #2 on Thomas Noriega, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG) Archie Burt | |
| Subs | Memphis | Walter Thornton (SG) Matthew Beauchemin | |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:51 | Memphis | John Deschamps grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:34 | Memphis | Nathan Scott steals it from David Berry | 62-63 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | David Berry is called for the reach on Bart Christensen in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Berry, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Babcock (PF) John Kunze | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lance Silverman (PG), Matthew Garner (PF) David Berry, John Deschamps | |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:19 | Memphis | Matthew Garner misses the jumpshot from the right side | 64-63 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by James Laubach - foul #2 on James Laubach, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Archie Burt (SF) Mark Sheaffer, Fred Noggle | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Deschamps (PF), Mark Tobler (C) Thomas Noriega, James Laubach | |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 06:04 | Memphis | Mark Tobler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Mark Tobler, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Nathan Scott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Johnson (SG) Walter Thornton | |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Bart Christensen | 68-63 |
| 05:28 | Memphis | John Deschamps hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Roy Babcock - foul #2 on Roy Babcock, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Scott (PF), John Kunze (C) Roy Babcock, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Sylvester Gluck (PG), Walter Thornton (SF), Thomas Reddick (C) Lance Silverman, Matthew Garner, Mark Tobler | |
| 05:28 | Memphis | John Deschamps makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:28 | Memphis | John Deschamps makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is hacked by Sylvester Gluck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sylvester Gluck, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:26 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Walter Thornton | 69-65 |
| 05:16 | Memphis | Archie Burt steals it from Thomas Reddick | 69-65 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Robert Scott is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 04:50 | Memphis | Walter Thornton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | John Kunze grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by John Deschamps - foul #2 on John Deschamps, team foul #13 | 72-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Fred Noggle (SG), Nathan Scott (PF) Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Noriega (SG), James Laubach (C) Matthew Johnson, Thomas Reddick | |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 04:29 | Memphis | John Deschamps misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred Noggle | 73-65 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Kunze | 75-65 |
| 04:06 | Memphis | Thomas Noriega misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | John Kunze grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Sheaffer | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Memphis | John Deschamps buries a runner near the basket set up by Sylvester Gluck | 77-67 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is hacked by Walter Thornton - foul #3 on Walter Thornton, team foul #14 | 77-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Mario Grant (SG), Robert Scott (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Mark Sheaffer, Fred Noggle, Nathan Scott, John Kunze | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lance Silverman (PG), Matthew Beauchemin (SG), Matthew Johnson (SF), Matthew Garner (PF), Mark Tobler (C) Sylvester Gluck, Thomas Noriega, Walter Thornton, John Deschamps, James Laubach | |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Grant (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Christensen (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Lance Silverman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Beauchemin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Garner (fresh) C - Mark Tobler (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-67 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the board | 79-67 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Mario Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen can't tip it in | 79-67 |
| 03:05 | Memphis | Mark Tobler grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | Matthew Johnson clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Lubomil Zimmerman - foul #4 on Lubomil Zimmerman, team foul #8 | 79-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Roy Babcock (PF) Bart Christensen, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Sylvester Gluck (PG) Lance Silverman | |
| 02:51 | Memphis | Matthew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | Matthew Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Matthew Johnson is called for the reach on Mario Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #15 | 79-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Thomas Reddick (PF) Matthew Johnson | |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 02:25 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin is hacked by Mario Grant - foul #3 on Mario Grant, team foul #9 | 81-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Johnson (SF) Matthew Garner | |
| 02:25 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin misses the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Archie Burt gets the rebound | 81-68 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock buries a floater from the left block set up by Mario Grant | 83-68 |
| 01:55 | Memphis | Mario Grant is called for the reach on Matthew Beauchemin - foul #4 on Mario Grant, team foul #10 | 83-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Fred Noggle (SG), Bart Christensen (SF), John Kunze (PF) Ronald Petrus, Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Walter Thornton (SF), James Laubach (PF) Sylvester Gluck, Mark Tobler | |
| 01:55 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin makes the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 01:55 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Fred Noggle | 86-70 |
| 01:34 | Memphis | James Laubach comes up short on the floater from the left side | 86-70 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle grabs the defensive rebound | 86-70 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | John Kunze hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roy Babcock | 88-70 |
| 01:22 | Memphis | Bart Christensen blocks the jumper by Matthew Beauchemin | 88-70 |
| 01:20 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Reddick | 88-70 |
| 01:06 | Memphis | Matthew Beauchemin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 88-73 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 88-73 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Babcock | 88-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle blows the layup | 88-73 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle grabs the offensive board | 88-73 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer runs out the clock | 88-73 |