| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) SF - John Townsend (fresh) PF - David Halpern (fresh) C - James Ybarra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | David Halpern wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Memphis | Michael Rau steals the ball from David Halpern | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Memphis | David Halpern pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Memphis | David Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega buries a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on James Ybarra - foul #1 on James Ybarra, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | John Townsend clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by James O'Neil - foul #1 on James O'Neil, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | John Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | Michael Rau gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Michael Rau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 1-3 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | John Townsend snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:20 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Wiseman - foul #1 on Christopher Wiseman, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:20 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega double dribbles | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:49 | Memphis | John Townsend grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses the easy layup | 3-3 |
| 17:22 | Memphis | David Halpern snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:09 | Memphis | David Halpern is fouled on the floor by Michael Rau - foul #1 on Michael Rau, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (PG), Roland Bradford (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), Roy Fierro (PF), Paul Crews (C) David Williams, Paul Tweedy, John Townsend, David Halpern, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 16:48 | Memphis | Christopher Fanning blocks the short jumper by Paul Crews | 3-3 |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | Robert Cook grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Jim Carter is called for the reach on William Huffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Carter, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is hacked by Roland Bradford - foul #1 on Roland Bradford, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | Robert Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG) Jim Carter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:58 | Memphis | Christopher Fanning is called for the reach on Paul Tweedy - foul #1 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (PG) Paul Tweedy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Garf Zand (C) Mitchell Thrash | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jim Carter (fresh) SG - Roland Bradford (fresh) SF - Gregg Winn (fresh) PF - Roy Fierro (fresh) C - Paul Crews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) SG - Amos Scott (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) C - Garf Zand (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Memphis | The short jumper by Gregg Winn is denied by Christopher Fanning | 3-3 |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Robert Cook grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Amos Scott connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 15:19 | Memphis | Jim Carter misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 15:18 | Memphis | Paul Crews gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:56 | Memphis | Christopher Fanning steals it from Jim Carter | 3-5 |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | William Huffman is hacked by Jim Carter - foul #2 on Jim Carter, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), Paul Tweedy (SG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF), James Ybarra (C) Jim Carter, Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro, Paul Crews | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Michael Adams (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) William Huffman, Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning | |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 14:30 | Memphis | John Townsend snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | David Williams clanks a shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 14:02 | Memphis | John Townsend tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash buries a jump hook from the left block | 5-7 |
| 13:12 | Memphis | David Halpern is open and buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Townsend | 7-7 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 12:58 | East Carolina | Garf Zand tips it in | 7-9 |
| 12:33 | Memphis | Garf Zand steals the ball from John Townsend | 7-9 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough blows the layup | 7-9 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | James O'Neil grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 11:50 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Mitchell Thrash - foul #1 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), Roy Fierro (PF) David Williams, John Townsend, David Halpern | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Adams, James O'Neil, Garf Zand, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 11:50 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:50 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Roland Bradford (fresh) SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregg Winn (fresh) PF - Roy Fierro (fresh) C - James Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF) Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG) Michael Yarbrough | |
| 11:08 | Memphis | John Townsend buries a floater from the left block | 11-12 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman double dribbles | 11-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), James Ybarra (C) David Williams, John Townsend, David Halpern | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG) William Huffman | |
| 10:42 | Memphis | Michael Yarbrough steals the ball from Paul Tweedy | 11-12 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | Michael Rau can't finish the layup | 11-12 |
| 10:38 | Memphis | The rebound goes to James Ybarra | 11-12 |
| 10:16 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is whistled for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF) Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF) Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| 09:46 | Memphis | John Townsend drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Tweedy | 13-12 |
| 09:31 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is fouled on the floor by David Halpern - foul #1 on David Halpern, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (SG), James Ybarra (C) Paul Tweedy, Roy Fierro | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Robert Cook (SF) Michael Yarbrough, James O'Neil | |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:26 | Memphis | James Ybarra grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:10 | Memphis | James Ybarra is called for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG) Roland Bradford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Mitchell Thrash (C) William Huffman, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-16 |
| 08:31 | Memphis | Amos Scott takes the ball from John Townsend | 13-16 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 07:56 | Memphis | Robert Cook picks off the pass by David Williams | 13-18 |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Robert Cook lays it in | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) SG - Paul Tweedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Townsend (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Halpern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) 2 blk. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Halpern | 16-20 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough is hacked by James Ybarra - foul #2 on James Ybarra, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), Roy Fierro (PF), Paul Crews (C) David Williams, John Townsend, David Halpern, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:29 | Memphis | Roy Fierro snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 07:11 | Memphis | Roy Fierro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 16-20 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Wiseman | 16-20 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 06:48 | Memphis | Roy Fierro snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 06:31 | Memphis | Roy Fierro drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Paul Tweedy | 18-20 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses the lay-in | 18-20 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough tips it in | 18-22 |
| 05:56 | Memphis | Paul Crews makes the jump hook in the paint | 20-22 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman travels with the ball | 20-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF), James Ybarra (C) Paul Tweedy, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro, Paul Crews | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Christopher Fanning (PF), Garf Zand (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 05:19 | Memphis | John Townsend is hacked by James O'Neil - foul #2 on James O'Neil, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG) Roland Bradford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF) James O'Neil | |
| 05:09 | Memphis | David Halpern hits a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Christopher Fanning - foul #2 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rau (PF) Christopher Fanning | |
| 05:09 | Memphis | David Halpern makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Michael Rau makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Huffman | 23-24 |
| 04:22 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Garf Zand grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Amos Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 04:15 | Memphis | James Ybarra grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 03:50 | Memphis | David Halpern misses badly on a floater in the lane | 23-24 |
| 03:48 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy misses the tip | 23-24 |
| 03:46 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to David Halpern | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) SG - Paul Tweedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Townsend (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Halpern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Memphis | David Halpern travels with the ball | 23-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), Roy Fierro (C) Paul Tweedy, John Townsend, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) William Huffman, Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Garf Zand | |
| 03:10 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 03:09 | Memphis | Roy Fierro grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | Roy Fierro misses the dunk but the foul's on James O'Neil - foul #3 on James O'Neil, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), John Townsend (SF), James Ybarra (C) David Williams, Gregg Winn, David Halpern | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF) James O'Neil | |
| 02:51 | Memphis | Roy Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:51 | Memphis | Roy Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Cook | 25-26 |
| 02:14 | Memphis | Roy Fierro is hacked by Christopher Fanning - foul #3 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), David Halpern (PF) Paul Tweedy, John Townsend, James Ybarra | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Fanning, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 02:14 | Memphis | Roy Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:14 | Memphis | Roy Fierro misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Michael Rau snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), John Townsend (SF) Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:50 | Memphis | John Townsend buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Paul Tweedy | 28-26 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Wiseman | 28-29 |
| 01:21 | Memphis | David Halpern is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 28-29 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mitchell Thrash | 28-29 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | David Williams is called for the reach on Michael Yarbrough - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (PG), Roland Bradford (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), James Ybarra (C) David Williams, Paul Tweedy, John Townsend, David Halpern | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:29 | Memphis | Roland Bradford misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Roy Fierro misses the tip | 28-31 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Roy Fierro denies the turnaround by Carmelo Ortega | 28-31 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Gregg Winn hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-33 |