| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Henry McCague (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Legault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McMillan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Price (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Armitage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Timothy Dickinson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Hodder (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Frawley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gravely (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Nicholas Price inbounds the ball | 29-17 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Henry McCague is called for the reach on Nicholas Price - foul #2 on Henry McCague, team foul #1 | 29-17 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Timothy Dickinson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Michael Legault | 29-17 |
| 19:20 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan misses the easy layup | 29-17 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | William Gravely snags the defensive board | 29-17 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Randy Frawley is whistled for traveling | 29-17 |
| 18:52 | Memphis | Henry McCague scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Price | 32-17 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | John Hodder is denied on a layup by Greg Armitage | 32-17 |
| 18:28 | Memphis | Michael Legault gets the rebound | 32-17 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by William Gravely - foul #1 on William Gravely, team foul #1 | 32-17 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan makes the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 18:05 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | James Price picks off the pass by William Gravely | 34-17 |
| 17:24 | Memphis | Henry McCague makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Price | 37-17 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Timothy Dickinson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-17 |
| 17:18 | Memphis | Henry McCague grabs the board | 37-17 |
| 17:00 | Memphis | James Price makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Henry McCague | 39-17 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | John Hodder makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Dickinson | 39-19 |
| 16:23 | Memphis | James Price is fouled on the floor by Randy Frawley - foul #2 on Randy Frawley, team foul #2 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Cornell Cearley (SG), Steven Love (SF), John Jones (C) Henry McCague, Michael Legault, Christopher McMillan, Greg Armitage | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Connie Kirkpatrick (SG), Jordan People (SF), Leroy Rogers (PF) Timothy Dickinson, John Hodder, Nicholas Price, William Gravely | |
| 15:55 | Memphis | Steven Love misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-19 |
| 15:53 | Memphis | James Price tips it back up and in | 41-19 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fresh) SG - Cornell Cearley (fresh) SF - Steven Love (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Price (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) SG - Connie Kirkpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jordan People (fresh) PF - Leroy Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Frawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rufus Land - foul #1 on Rufus Land, team foul #2 | 41-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher McMillan (SF) James Price | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julian Kelly (PF), Daniel Rice (C) Jordan People, Randy Frawley | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz makes the 1st free throw | 41-20 |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-20 |
| 15:40 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan pulls down the rebound | 41-20 |
| 15:16 | Memphis | Steven Love scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Cornell Cearley | 43-20 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Julian Kelly misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Cornell Cearley - foul #1 on Cornell Cearley, team foul #3 | 43-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry McCague (PG), Michael Legault (SG) Rufus Land, Cornell Cearley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Dickinson (PG), John Hodder (SG), Nicholas Price (SF) Jerry Kaplowitz, Connie Kirkpatrick, Leroy Rogers | |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Julian Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 43-21 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Julian Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| 14:48 | Memphis | John Hodder takes the ball from Henry McCague | 43-22 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Nicholas Price hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Dickinson | 43-24 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | Henry McCague comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-24 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Daniel Rice gets the rebound | 43-24 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | Julian Kelly misses short on a jump hook from close range | 43-24 |
| 13:55 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Steven Love | 43-24 |
| 13:30 | Memphis | Julian Kelly denies the turnaround by John Jones | 43-24 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Daniel Rice pulls down the rebound | 43-24 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Henry McCague steals the ball from Timothy Dickinson in the backcourt | 43-24 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | Henry McCague banks in the layup | 45-24 |
| 13:06 | East Carolina | Nicholas Price misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-24 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Daniel Rice tips it back up and in | 45-26 |
| 12:41 | Memphis | Michael Legault hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Dickinson - foul #1 on Timothy Dickinson, team foul #3 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), James Price (PF), Greg Armitage (C) Henry McCague, Steven Love, John Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Connie Kirkpatrick (PG), Leroy Rogers (SF), Randy Frawley (PF), William Gravely (C) Timothy Dickinson, Nicholas Price, Julian Kelly, Daniel Rice | |
| 12:41 | Memphis | Michael Legault makes the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 12:41 | Memphis | Michael Legault makes the 2nd free throw | 47-26 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Randy Frawley clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Greg Armitage - foul #3 on Greg Armitage, team foul #4 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Cornell Cearley (SG) Michael Legault | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG) John Hodder | |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Randy Frawley makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Randy Frawley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 11:58 | Memphis | Greg Armitage misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-28 |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | William Gravely grabs the defensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Connie Kirkpatrick misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 11:49 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fresh) SG - Cornell Cearley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher McMillan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Price (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Armitage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Kaplowitz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Connie Kirkpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leroy Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Frawley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gravely (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rufus Land | 50-28 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | William Gravely clanks a shot from the right wing | 50-28 |
| 11:21 | Memphis | James Price grabs the board | 50-28 |
| 10:58 | Memphis | James Price's dunk attempt is rejected by Randy Frawley | 50-28 |
| 10:56 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan grabs the offensive board | 50-28 |
| 10:37 | Memphis | James Price misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Randy Frawley - foul #3 on Randy Frawley, team foul #4 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry McCague (PG), Michael Legault (SG), Steven Love (SF) Rufus Land, Cornell Cearley, Christopher McMillan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Dickinson (PG), John Hodder (SG), Nicholas Price (SF), Julian Kelly (PF), Daniel Rice (C) Jerry Kaplowitz, Connie Kirkpatrick, Leroy Rogers, Randy Frawley, William Gravely | |
| 10:37 | Memphis | James Price makes the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 10:37 | Memphis | James Price makes the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Steven Love steals the ball from Daniel Rice | 52-28 |
| 10:09 | Memphis | Steven Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-28 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Daniel Rice can't finish the layup | 52-28 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Timothy Dickinson gets the offensive rebound | 52-28 |
| 09:36 | East Carolina | Nicholas Price comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 52-28 |
| 09:35 | Memphis | Steven Love gets the rebound | 52-28 |
| 09:10 | Memphis | Henry McCague misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-28 |
| 09:09 | Memphis | James Price tips it home | 54-28 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | Nicholas Price is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-28 |
| 08:53 | Memphis | The rebound goes to James Price | 54-28 |
| 08:28 | Memphis | Nicholas Price steps in front of the Michael Legault pass | 54-28 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | John Hodder lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Price | 54-30 |
| 08:01 | Memphis | Michael Legault makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Price | 57-30 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Julian Kelly makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Timothy Dickinson | 57-32 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Henry McCague (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Legault (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Price (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Greg Armitage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Timothy Dickinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hodder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Price (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Julian Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Memphis | Henry McCague connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Price | 59-32 |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | James Price doubles Timothy Dickinson and is called for the reach - foul #1 on James Price, team foul #5 | 59-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rufus Land (PG), Cornell Cearley (SG), Christopher McMillan (SF), John Jones (C) Henry McCague, Michael Legault, James Price, Greg Armitage | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Connie Kirkpatrick (SG), Leroy Rogers (SF), Randy Frawley (PF), William Gravely (C) Timothy Dickinson, John Hodder, Nicholas Price, Julian Kelly, Daniel Rice | |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-32 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Connie Kirkpatrick tips it in | 59-34 |
| 06:52 | Memphis | John Jones misses the floater from the right side | 59-34 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Randy Frawley pulls down the rebound | 59-34 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Connie Kirkpatrick drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Kaplowitz | 59-37 |
| 06:25 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-37 |
| 06:23 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley hits the follow up shot | 61-37 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Randy Frawley scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Kaplowitz | 61-39 |
| 05:58 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rufus Land | 63-39 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Randy Frawley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-39 |
| 05:50 | Memphis | Rufus Land pulls down the rebound | 63-39 |
| 05:26 | Memphis | Rufus Land is hacked by Jerry Kaplowitz - foul #1 on Jerry Kaplowitz, team foul #5 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Price (PF) Christopher McMillan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:11 | Memphis | Steven Love misses badly on a shot from the left block | 63-39 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Randy Frawley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-39 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | John Jones is called for the reach on Connie Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller (SG) Jerry Kaplowitz | |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Connie Kirkpatrick | 63-42 |
| 04:28 | Memphis | James Price hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Rufus Land | 65-42 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Randy Frawley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 65-42 |
| 04:11 | East Carolina | Leroy Rogers hits the follow up shot | 65-44 |
| 03:42 | Memphis | James Price hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Love | 68-44 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rufus Land (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cornell Cearley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Love (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Price (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Connie Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everette Bemiller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leroy Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Frawley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Gravely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | William Gravely drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Memphis | Steven Love makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Cornell Cearley | 71-46 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Everette Bemiller misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 71-46 |
| 03:03 | Memphis | James Price pulls down the rebound | 71-46 |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Rufus Land loses the dribble to Everette Bemiller | 71-46 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Connie Kirkpatrick misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Rufus Land - foul #2 on Rufus Land, team foul #7 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher McMillan (SF) James Price | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz (PG), Jordan People (SF) Everette Bemiller, Leroy Rogers | |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Connie Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Connie Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 02:31 | Memphis | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| 02:18 | Memphis | Steven Love drills a floater from just outside the lane | 73-47 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Randy Frawley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-47 |
| 02:04 | Memphis | Steven Love pulls down the rebound | 73-47 |
| 01:36 | Memphis | Christopher McMillan drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rufus Land | 76-47 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Jerry Kaplowitz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-47 |
| 01:20 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley pulls down the rebound | 76-47 |
| 01:04 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley is hacked by William Gravely - foul #2 on William Gravely, team foul #6 | 76-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Price (PF) Christopher McMillan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Rogers (SF) Jordan People | |
| 00:47 | Memphis | James Price's floater is tipped away by William Gravely | 76-47 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | James Price gets the offensive rebound | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Randy Frawley is called for the reach on Cornell Cearley - foul #4 on Randy Frawley, team foul #7 | 76-47 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley makes the 1st free throw | 77-47 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Cornell Cearley misses the 2nd free throw | 77-47 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Randy Frawley | 77-47 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Leroy Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-47 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Rufus Land runs out the clock | 77-47 |