| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Larry Nordquist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Jones (fresh) PF - Ismael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Saunders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rene Colombo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Noggle (fresh) PF - John Kunze (fresh) 7 reb. C - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Jones inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist is hacked by Fred Noggle - foul #2 on Fred Noggle, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| 19:28 | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke is fouled on the floor by Ronald Petrus - foul #1 on Ronald Petrus, team foul #2 | 22-36 |
| 19:03 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Scott - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #3 | 22-36 |
| 19:03 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist misses the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 19:03 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses the turnaround in the lane | 23-36 |
| 18:50 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to David Saunders | 23-36 |
| 18:32 | Southern Methodist | Robert Scott picks off the pass by Larry Nordquist | 23-36 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Larry Nordquist steals it from John Kunze | 23-36 |
| 18:17 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (PG), John Serna (SG), James Scott (SF), Kyle Hancock (PF), Warren Meagher (C) Larry Nordquist, Ted Clarke, Wayne Jones, Ismael Harris, David Saunders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Robert Upshaw (SF), Nathan Scott (PF), David Hendricks (C) Ronald Petrus, Rene Colombo, Fred Noggle, John Kunze, Robert Scott | |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | James Scott is called for the reach on Nathan Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 18:04 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Sheaffer | 23-39 |
| 17:44 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock buries a shot in the paint set up by Jerry Hurley and he's fouled by Nathan Scott - foul #2 on Nathan Scott, team foul #4 | 25-39 |
| 17:44 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock misses the free throw | 25-39 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | David Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 17:37 | Southern Methodist | Warren Meagher gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:27 | Southern Methodist | John Serna knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on David Hendricks - foul #1 on David Hendricks, team foul #5 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist (PG) Jerry Hurley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:27 | Southern Methodist | John Serna misses the free throw | 27-39 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | David Hendricks snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott loses the dribble to Larry Nordquist in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| 17:18 | Southern Methodist | John Serna lays it in set up by Larry Nordquist | 29-39 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Awai | 29-42 |
| 16:56 | Southern Methodist | John Serna clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-42 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Upshaw, team foul #6 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke (SG), Wayne Jones (SF), Thomas Brown (PF), David Saunders (C) John Serna, James Scott, Kyle Hancock, Warren Meagher | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Rene Colombo (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), John Kunze (PF), Robert Scott (C) Mark Sheaffer, Dikembe Awai, Robert Upshaw, Nathan Scott, David Hendricks | |
| 16:24 | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke throws it down on a great pass from Larry Nordquist | 31-42 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 31-42 |
| 16:00 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle grabs the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Larry Nordquist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ted Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Jones (fresh) PF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Saunders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rene Colombo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Noggle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Kunze (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Robert Scott buries a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (PG), John Serna (SG), Ismael Harris (PF), Daniel Walker (C) Larry Nordquist, Ted Clarke, Thomas Brown, David Saunders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Robert Upshaw (SF), Nathan Scott (PF) Ronald Petrus, Rene Colombo, Fred Noggle, John Kunze | |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 15:25 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley hits the finger roll set up by John Serna | 33-45 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Jones - foul #3 on Wayne Jones, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Scott (SF), Kyle Hancock (C) Wayne Jones, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Hendricks (C) Robert Scott | |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-45 |
| 14:49 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 14:45 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-45 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | David Hendricks snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | Kyle Hancock is called for the reach on David Hendricks - foul #3 on Kyle Hancock, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker (PG), David Saunders (C) John Serna, Ismael Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Wesley Kincannon (SG), John Kunze (PF) Mark Sheaffer, Dikembe Awai, Nathan Scott | |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | John Kunze scores on a floater from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 14:11 | Southern Methodist | James Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Daniel Walker | 36-47 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw is fouled in the backcourt by James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist (PG), Ted Clarke (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Warren Meagher (PF) Daniel Walker, Jerry Hurley, James Scott, Kyle Hancock | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rene Colombo (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), Robert Scott (C) Wesley Kincannon, Robert Upshaw, John Kunze | |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | David Hendricks misses the dunk | 36-47 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits the follow up shot | 36-49 |
| 13:28 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 38-49 |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | Larry Nordquist steals it from Rene Colombo in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 13:23 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist lays it in | 40-49 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wayne Jones (SF), Daniel Walker (C) Thomas Brown, David Saunders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Nathan Scott (PF) Ronald Petrus, David Hendricks | |
| 13:09 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker misses long on a runner near the basket | 40-49 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Robert Scott tips it home | 40-51 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist drills a shot from the right block | 42-51 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (PG), John Serna (SG), James Scott (SF), Ismael Harris (PF), Kyle Hancock (C) Larry Nordquist, Ted Clarke, Wayne Jones, Warren Meagher, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai (PG), Wesley Kincannon (SG), Robert Upshaw (SF), John Kunze (PF) Mark Sheaffer, Rene Colombo, Fred Noggle, Nathan Scott | |
| 12:01 | Southern Methodist | Wesley Kincannon is called for the reach on John Serna - foul #2 on Wesley Kincannon, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| 12:01 | Southern Methodist | John Serna misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Upshaw, team foul #8 | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jerry Hurley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Serna (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ismael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Kincannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Kunze (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Hancock misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-51 |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Jerry Hurley is called for the reach on Wesley Kincannon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Hurley, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wayne Jones (SF), Thomas Brown (PF), David Saunders (C) James Scott, Ismael Harris, Kyle Hancock | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), David Hendricks (C) Wesley Kincannon, Robert Scott | |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Serna - foul #2 on John Serna, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker (PG) Jerry Hurley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nathan Scott (C) David Hendricks | |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 11:02 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Jones | 44-52 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 10:39 | Southern Methodist | John Serna snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 10:35 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker is hacked by Dikembe Awai - foul #2 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #9 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke (SG), Ismael Harris (PF) John Serna, Wayne Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), David Hendricks (C) Dikembe Awai, Robert Upshaw, Nathan Scott | |
| 10:35 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:35 | East Carolina | John Kunze gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer's pass is intercepted by Ismael Harris in the backcourt | 44-52 |
| 10:23 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Petrus - foul #2 on Ronald Petrus, team foul #10 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist (PG), Wayne Jones (SF), Kyle Hancock (C) Daniel Walker, Thomas Brown, David Saunders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon (SG) Ronald Petrus | |
| 10:23 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:23 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | John Kunze is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Sheaffer | 45-54 |
| 09:38 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist is hacked by David Hendricks - foul #2 on David Hendricks, team foul #11 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (SG), James Scott (SF), Warren Meagher (PF), David Saunders (C) Ted Clarke, Wayne Jones, Ismael Harris, Kyle Hancock | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rene Colombo (SG), Paul Roberts (SF), Robert Scott (C) Wesley Kincannon, Fred Noggle, John Kunze | |
| 09:38 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:38 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | David Hendricks is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Hendricks, team foul #12 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nathan Scott (PF) Robert Scott | |
| 09:08 | Southern Methodist | Warren Meagher drills a fadeaway from the right block | 49-54 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Rene Colombo, team foul #13 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Serna (SG), Daniel Walker (C) Larry Nordquist, David Saunders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Robert Scott (C) Mark Sheaffer, David Hendricks | |
| 08:28 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley buries a shot from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rene Colombo | 51-57 |
| 07:53 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Walker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 07:52 | Southern Methodist | Warren Meagher pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jerry Hurley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Serna (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Warren Meagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rene Colombo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | James Scott drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jerry Hurley | 54-57 |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-57 |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Rene Colombo | 54-57 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 54-57 |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Paul Roberts misses the tip | 54-57 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | James Scott steals the ball from Rene Colombo | 54-57 |
| 06:34 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Robert Scott scores on a jump hook from the right block | 54-59 |
| 06:07 | Southern Methodist | John Serna misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rene Colombo - foul #2 on Rene Colombo, team foul #14 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke (SG), Wayne Jones (SF), Ismael Harris (PF), David Saunders (C) Jerry Hurley, James Scott, Warren Meagher, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), John Kunze (PF), David Hendricks (C) Ronald Petrus, Rene Colombo, Paul Roberts, Nathan Scott, Robert Scott | |
| 06:07 | Southern Methodist | John Serna misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:07 | Southern Methodist | John Serna makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle is open but can't throw it down | 55-59 |
| 05:42 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:24 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Jones scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Serna | 57-59 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | John Serna picks off the pass by Mark Sheaffer | 57-59 |
| 05:12 | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke lays it in set up by John Serna | 59-59 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Ted Clarke is called for the reach on Dikembe Awai in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Clarke, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist (PG) John Serna | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw (C) John Kunze | |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:41 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Nordquist | 62-61 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer clanks a shot from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:17 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist is hacked by Dikembe Awai - foul #3 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #15 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Brown (SF), Kyle Hancock (PF) Wayne Jones, Ismael Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Wesley Kincannon (SG), John Kunze (PF), Robert Scott (C) Dikembe Awai, Mark Sheaffer, Fred Noggle, David Hendricks | |
| 04:17 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:17 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Larry Nordquist steps in front of the Robert Upshaw pass in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 03:57 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Brown misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 03:56 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders tips it in | 65-61 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | John Kunze is denied on a dunk by Kyle Hancock | 65-61 |
| 03:40 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Brown snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Larry Nordquist (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - Ted Clarke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Hancock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - David Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Kincannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Upshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Kunze (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | John Kunze grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | John Kunze hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wesley Kincannon | 65-64 |
| 02:58 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (SG), Wayne Jones (SF), Daniel Walker (C) Ted Clarke, Thomas Brown, David Saunders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Rene Colombo (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), Nathan Scott (PF), David Hendricks (C) Ronald Petrus, Wesley Kincannon, Robert Upshaw, John Kunze, Robert Scott | |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 02:38 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:38 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris (PF) Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), John Kunze (PF) Mark Sheaffer, David Hendricks | |
| 02:21 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Jones | 67-64 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke (SG), David Saunders (C) Jerry Hurley, Kyle Hancock | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Scott (C) Nathan Scott | |
| 01:48 | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke can't connect on a runner from the left block | 67-66 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Kunze | 67-66 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | John Kunze misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 01:32 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 01:15 | Southern Methodist | Ismael Harris's fadeaway is rejected by John Kunze | 67-66 |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Ted Clarke is called for the reach on Rene Colombo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Clarke, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:11 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 00:51 | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Saunders - foul #1 on David Saunders, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:46 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist is hacked by Rene Colombo - foul #3 on Rene Colombo, team foul #16 | 67-68 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | Larry Nordquist makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Robert Scott knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on David Saunders - foul #2 on David Saunders, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:05 | Southern Methodist | Ted Clarke buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wayne Jones | 72-71 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo's fadeaway is rejected by Ismael Harris | 72-71 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Scott | 72-71 |