| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Steven Morency (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Rieger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jasmin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rudy Durham (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell inbounds the ball | 48-25 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-25 |
| 19:33 | Memphis | Steven Morency gets the rebound | 48-25 |
| 19:09 | Memphis | James Allen comes up short on the shot near the basket | 48-25 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham pulls down the rebound | 48-25 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon blows the dunk but he's fouled by James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #1 | 48-25 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 48-26 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| 18:23 | Memphis | Joseph Parks misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-27 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-27 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-27 |
| 17:55 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin snags the defensive board | 48-27 |
| 17:53 | Memphis | Mark Marshall is called for the reach on Steven Morency in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Marshall, team foul #1 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (PG) Mark Marshall | |
| 17:35 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-27 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 48-27 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | Michael Graham drills a floater from the right block | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:03 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Steven Morency and he's hacked by Roger Dixon - foul #1 on Roger Dixon, team foul #2 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Timothy Guth (PF) Joseph Parks, James Allen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Swartz (SF), Stephen Galles (PF), William Mariotti (C) Nicholas Marcell, Roger Dixon, Ralph Harrison | |
| 17:03 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger makes the free throw | 51-29 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | Stephen Rieger swats the short shot by Rudy Durham | 51-29 |
| 16:41 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-29 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:12 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Morency | 54-29 |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-29 |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Michael Graham tips it in | 54-31 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Steven Morency (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Rieger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Jasmin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Swartz (fresh) PF - Stephen Galles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mariotti (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Michael Graham pulls down the rebound | 54-31 |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles is fouled on the floor by Timothy Guth - foul #1 on Timothy Guth, team foul #2 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG), Joseph Parks (SG), Arthur Dansereau (SF), James Allen (PF), David Smith (C) Steven Morency, Bruce Mehaffey, Stephen Rieger, Timothy Guth, Michael Jasmin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Nicholas Marcell (SF), Roger Dixon (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Michael Graham, Charles Swartz, Stephen Galles, William Mariotti | |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 14:30 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 54-33 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell is hacked by Timothy Pye - foul #2 on Timothy Pye, team foul #3 | 54-33 |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 13:48 | Memphis | James Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 13:31 | Memphis | James Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Marcell | 54-33 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon gets the rebound | 54-33 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Morency (PG), Stephen Rieger (SF), Michael Jasmin (C) Timothy Pye, Arthur Dansereau, David Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (C) Ralph Harrison | |
| 13:07 | Memphis | Steven Morency is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Marshall - foul #4 on Mark Marshall, team foul #3 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (PG) Mark Marshall | |
| 12:44 | Memphis | Joseph Parks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-33 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | William Mariotti grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Michael Graham drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Dixon | 54-35 |
| 11:58 | Memphis | Steven Morency misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-35 |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell hits the follow up shot | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Steven Morency (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Parks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Rieger (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jasmin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mariotti (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin misses the easy layup | 54-37 |
| 11:30 | Memphis | James Allen snags the offensive board | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:08 | Memphis | James Allen knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Stephen Rieger | 56-37 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | James Allen is called for the reach on Michael Graham - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #4 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG), Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Timothy Guth (PF), David Smith (C) Steven Morency, Joseph Parks, James Allen, Michael Jasmin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Swartz (SG), Stephen Galles (SF), Ralph Harrison (C) Rudy Durham, Nicholas Marcell, Roger Dixon | |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Michael Graham misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | William Mariotti snags the offensive board | 56-37 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | William Mariotti is whistled for traveling | 56-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau (SF) Stephen Rieger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (PF) William Mariotti | |
| 10:08 | Memphis | Timothy Pye connects on the 3 from straight away | 59-37 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles is called for traveling | 59-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Morency (PG), Michael Jasmin (C) Timothy Pye, David Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudy Durham (SG) Roger Dixon | |
| 09:36 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau clanks a floater from the left side | 59-37 |
| 09:35 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin grabs the offensive board | 59-37 |
| 09:10 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau's floater is tipped away by Charles Swartz | 59-37 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the board | 59-37 |
| 08:48 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles is hacked by Timothy Guth - foul #2 on Timothy Guth, team foul #5 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Parks (SG), Stephen Rieger (SF), James Allen (PF) Bruce Mehaffey, Arthur Dansereau, Timothy Guth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell (SF), Roger Dixon (PF), William Mariotti (C) Charles Swartz, Stephen Galles, Ralph Harrison | |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-37 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Michael Jasmin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG) Steven Morency | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | William Mariotti lays it up and in | 59-39 |
| 07:32 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-39 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | William Mariotti gets the rebound | 59-39 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Pye (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Rieger (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Jasmin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Graham (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Rudy Durham (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mariotti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Mariotti | 59-42 |
| 06:56 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the board | 59-42 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham hits a shot in the paint | 59-44 |
| 06:06 | Memphis | William Mariotti swats the short shot by Stephen Rieger | 59-44 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Morency (PG), Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Timothy Guth (PF), David Smith (C) Timothy Pye, Joseph Parks, James Allen, Michael Jasmin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Charles Swartz (SG), Stephen Galles (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Michael Graham, Rudy Durham, Roger Dixon, William Mariotti | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:14 | Memphis | Stephen Rieger is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 05:13 | Memphis | David Smith tips it back up and in | 61-44 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Mehaffey - foul #1 on Bruce Mehaffey, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau (SF) Stephen Rieger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (PF) Nicholas Marcell | |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:54 | Memphis | Timothy Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 04:35 | Memphis | David Smith hits a wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Mehaffey | 63-45 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Morency - foul #3 on Steven Morency, team foul #7 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG) Steven Morency | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles loses the ball out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Floyd Malone (SG) Bruce Mehaffey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudy Durham (SG), Nicholas Marcell (SF) Charles Swartz, Stephen Galles | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Pye (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) SF - Arthur Dansereau (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Floyd Malone and he's fouled by Ralph Harrison - foul #1 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #4 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (C) Ralph Harrison | |
| 02:54 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau makes the free throw | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | William Mariotti comes up short on the shot in the paint | 66-47 |
| 02:32 | Memphis | Timothy Guth snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 02:30 | Memphis | Timothy Guth is hacked by Rudy Durham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rudy Durham, team foul #5 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (SG) Timothy Pye | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Galles (PF) Roger Dixon | |
| 02:07 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) William Mariotti | |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham is hacked by Bruce Mehaffey - foul #2 on Bruce Mehaffey, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG) Floyd Malone | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (PF) Stephen Galles | |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall buries a 3 from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Marcell - foul #1 on Nicholas Marcell, team foul #6 | 66-51 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | Arthur Dansereau hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-51 |
| 00:57 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Marcell in the backcourt | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses the lay-in | 68-51 |
| 00:47 | Memphis | Timothy Pye grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-51 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-51 |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Timothy Pye grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 00:16 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey misses the easy layup | 68-51 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Timothy Guth gets the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Timothy Pye runs out the clock | 68-51 |