| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Daniel Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Terry Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilbert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Kettler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | James Clarke inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | Terry Tate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Yarbrough, James O'Neil, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Curtis Kettler - foul #1 on Curtis Kettler, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF) Amos Scott, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 19:04 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 34-41 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Wiseman | 36-41 |
| 18:41 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Cook - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joshua Simpkins (PG), William Murchison (SF), Buford Hill (PF) Daniel Cote, James Clarke, Gilbert Smith | |
| 18:41 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 18:41 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 18:41 | Iowa State | Buford Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:24 | Iowa State | Buford Hill misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Amos Scott - foul #2 on Amos Scott, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) James O'Neil, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Iowa State | George Belcher (SF), Mark Graham (C) Terry Tate, Curtis Kettler | |
| 18:24 | Iowa State | Buford Hill makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:24 | Iowa State | Buford Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James O'Neil (SF), Garf Zand (C) Robert Cook, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 17:50 | Iowa State | Mark Graham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Garf Zand - foul #1 on Garf Zand, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 17:50 | Iowa State | Mark Graham makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:50 | Iowa State | Mark Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Simpkins - foul #3 on Joshua Simpkins, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Cote (PG), Gilbert Smith (PF) Joshua Simpkins, Buford Hill | |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:31 | Iowa State | Mark Graham snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 17:13 | Iowa State | William Murchison makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 17:07 | Iowa State | George Belcher snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 16:48 | Iowa State | Amos Scott is called for the reach on Daniel Cote - foul #3 on Amos Scott, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), William Huffman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Yarbrough, Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Terry Tate (SG), James Clarke (SF), Curtis Kettler (C) William Murchison, George Belcher, Mark Graham | |
| 16:26 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Fanning | 37-48 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman is hacked by Gilbert Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gilbert Smith, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), James O'Neil (SF), Garf Zand (C) Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino (PG) Daniel Cote | |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | James O'Neil clanks a jump hook from the left block | 37-48 |
| 16:07 | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 16:03 | Iowa State | James Clarke is whistled for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Michael Yarbrough, James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Buford Hill (PF) Gilbert Smith | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Huffman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) C - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jimmy Fiorentino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Clarke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Buford Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Kettler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 15:42 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 15:35 | Iowa State | Terry Tate is hacked by Michael Rau - foul #1 on Michael Rau, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Gaines (PG), Joshua Simpkins (SF) Jimmy Fiorentino, James Clarke | |
| 15:22 | Iowa State | Terry Tate misses badly on a runner from the left block | 37-48 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Gaines - foul #4 on James Gaines, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) William Huffman, James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Cote (PG), George Belcher (SF), Gilbert Smith (PF), Mark Graham (C) James Gaines, Terry Tate, Buford Hill, Curtis Kettler | |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:51 | Iowa State | Gilbert Smith's layup is rejected by Michael Rau | 38-48 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carmelo Ortega | 38-48 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Daniel Cote is called for the reach on Michael Yarbrough - foul #1 on Daniel Cote, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF) Michael Yarbrough, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Murchison (SG) George Belcher | |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Joshua Simpkins - foul #4 on Joshua Simpkins, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Michael Rau (PF) Christopher Wiseman, Christopher Fanning | |
| Subs | Iowa State | George Belcher (SF), Curtis Kettler (C) Joshua Simpkins, Mark Graham | |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:11 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | James O'Neil gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), William Huffman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Garf Zand (C) Michael Yarbrough, Michael Adams, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino (PG) Daniel Cote | |
| 13:48 | Iowa State | Gilbert Smith lays it up and in | 40-50 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | William Huffman is hacked by William Murchison in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Murchison, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Terry Tate (SG) William Murchison | |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | William Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | William Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:31 | Iowa State | Terry Tate splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Huffman - foul #4 on William Huffman, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (C) William Huffman, James O'Neil, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Clarke (SF) George Belcher | |
| 13:31 | Iowa State | Terry Tate misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:31 | Iowa State | Terry Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | Michael Rau grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Michael Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Robert Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Terry Tate takes the ball from Robert Cook | 42-50 |
| 12:27 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler can't connect on a runner in the paint | 42-50 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Garf Zand | 42-50 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Fiorentino in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 12:10 | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Adams - foul #4 on Michael Adams, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, Michael Adams, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Cote (PG), William Murchison (SF), Buford Hill (PF), Mark Graham (C) Terry Tate, James Clarke, Gilbert Smith, Curtis Kettler | |
| 12:10 | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:10 | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | William Murchison is called for the reach on Christopher Wiseman in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Murchison, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | George Belcher (SF) Jimmy Fiorentino | |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:03 | Iowa State | Mark Graham snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 11:55 | Iowa State | Mark Graham misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | James O'Neil gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) 6 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Daniel Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - William Murchison (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - George Belcher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Buford Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Christopher Wiseman | 45-52 |
| 11:43 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-52 |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Amos Scott clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 11:28 | Iowa State | Buford Hill snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 11:18 | Iowa State | George Belcher connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 45-54 |
| 11:01 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Carmelo Ortega is denied by Mark Graham | 45-54 |
| 10:59 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Mark Graham | 45-54 |
| 10:45 | Iowa State | The short jumper by Mark Graham is denied by Christopher Fanning | 45-54 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carmelo Ortega | 45-54 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James O'Neil | 48-54 |
| 10:18 | Iowa State | George Belcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Terry Tate (SG), James Clarke (SF), Gilbert Smith (PF), Curtis Kettler (C) William Murchison, George Belcher, Buford Hill, Mark Graham | |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | James Clarke is called for the reach on Robert Cook - foul #1 on James Clarke, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:03 | Iowa State | Gilbert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:54 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote is hacked by Mitchell Thrash - foul #2 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James O'Neil (SF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 09:54 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Amos Scott snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | James Clarke is called for the reach on James O'Neil in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Clarke, team foul #10 | 49-54 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:31 | Iowa State | Mitchell Thrash is called for the reach on Curtis Kettler - foul #3 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning (PF) Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 09:31 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:31 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Terry Tate steps in front of the James O'Neil pass | 51-56 |
| 09:12 | Iowa State | Terry Tate hits the finger roll | 51-58 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | James O'Neil grabs the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | James O'Neil tips it home | 53-58 |
| 08:13 | Iowa State | James Clarke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Amos Scott (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James O'Neil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Fanning (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Daniel Cote (tiring) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Terry Tate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Clarke (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Gilbert Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Kettler (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Iowa State | James O'Neil denies the turnaround by Gilbert Smith | 55-58 |
| 07:32 | Iowa State | Gilbert Smith hits the follow up shot | 55-60 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Smith - foul #3 on Gilbert Smith, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Gaines (PG), Joshua Simpkins (SG), George Belcher (SF), William Murchison (PF), Mark Graham (C) Daniel Cote, Terry Tate, James Clarke, Gilbert Smith, Curtis Kettler | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:20 | Iowa State | William Murchison buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Gaines | 57-63 |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Amos Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (SG) Amos Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Buford Hill (PF) George Belcher | |
| 06:59 | Iowa State | Carmelo Ortega picks off the pass by James Gaines | 57-63 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman makes the wide open shot from the left wing set up by William Huffman | 59-63 |
| 06:14 | Iowa State | Mark Graham misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Rau - foul #2 on Michael Rau, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Garf Zand (PF) Christopher Wiseman, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino (SG), George Belcher (SF) William Murchison, Joshua Simpkins | |
| 06:14 | Iowa State | Mark Graham makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:14 | Iowa State | Mark Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Gaines - foul #5 on James Gaines, team foul #12 | 59-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG) Michael Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Terry Tate (SG), Curtis Kettler (C) James Gaines, Mark Graham | |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:50 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 60-65 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Garf Zand pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Jimmy Fiorentino is called for the reach on Christopher Wiseman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Fiorentino, team foul #13 | 60-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Robert Cook, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:33 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Garf Zand - foul #2 on Garf Zand, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG) Christopher Wiseman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 05:33 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:33 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Garf Zand connects on the floater near the basket | 64-67 |
| 04:51 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler hits the finger roll | 64-69 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | James O'Neil clanks a floater from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 04:33 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Buford Hill | 64-69 |
| 04:15 | Iowa State | Terry Tate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-69 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Buford Hill swats the short shot by Michael Rau | 64-69 |
| 04:05 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 03:51 | Iowa State | Garf Zand steps in front of the George Belcher pass | 64-69 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 17 pts. SG - William Huffman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - James O'Neil (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Rau (tiring) 2 reb. C - Garf Zand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jimmy Fiorentino (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Tate (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Belcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Buford Hill (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Kettler (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Michael Rau buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Yarbrough and he's hacked by Buford Hill - foul #2 on Buford Hill, team foul #14 | 66-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Michael Adams (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, William Huffman, James O'Neil, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joshua Simpkins (PG), William Murchison (SF), Gilbert Smith (PF), Mark Graham (C) Jimmy Fiorentino, George Belcher, Buford Hill, Curtis Kettler | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:34 | Iowa State | Gilbert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 03:09 | Iowa State | William Murchison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman misses the jumper from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 03:00 | Iowa State | Mark Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:46 | Iowa State | Carmelo Ortega denies the turnaround by Gilbert Smith | 66-69 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | Mark Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:39 | Iowa State | Gilbert Smith scores on a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Michael Rau - foul #3 on Michael Rau, team foul #13 | 66-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Cote (PG) Terry Tate | |
| 02:39 | Iowa State | Gilbert Smith misses the free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Fanning | 66-71 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-71 |
| 02:13 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 01:47 | Iowa State | Christopher Fanning swats the dunk try by Gilbert Smith | 66-71 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Fanning | 66-71 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Christopher Wiseman - foul #1 on Christopher Wiseman, team foul #14 | 66-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Christopher Wiseman, Michael Adams, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Terry Tate (SG), James Clarke (SF), Curtis Kettler (C) William Murchison, Joshua Simpkins, Mark Graham | |
| 01:15 | Iowa State | Amos Scott takes the ball from Gilbert Smith | 66-71 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | James O'Neil dunks the ball on a great pass from Amos Scott | 68-71 |
| 00:47 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-71 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega's floater is tipped away by Gilbert Smith | 68-71 |
| 00:38 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler is hacked by Michael Yarbrough in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Yarbrough, team foul #15 | 68-71 |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Curtis Kettler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Michael Rau hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Yarbrough | 70-73 |
| 00:29 | Iowa State | Michael Yarbrough is called for the reach on Daniel Cote in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Yarbrough, team foul #16 | 70-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Murchison (PF) Gilbert Smith | |
| 00:29 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:29 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega pulls down the rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is whistled for a carry | 70-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joshua Simpkins (PG) Daniel Cote | |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Joshua Simpkins is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Yarbrough - foul #4 on Michael Yarbrough, team foul #17 | 70-74 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Joshua Simpkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Joshua Simpkins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough is hacked by Joshua Simpkins - foul #5 on Joshua Simpkins, team foul #15 | 70-76 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Cote (PG), Gilbert Smith (PF) Joshua Simpkins, William Murchison | |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:12 | Iowa State | Michael Yarbrough is called for the reach on Daniel Cote in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Yarbrough, team foul #18 | 72-76 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG) Michael Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Murchison (PF) Gilbert Smith | |
| 00:12 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:12 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-78 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman grabs the offensive board | 72-78 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Daniel Cote runs out the clock | 75-78 |