| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) SF - John Townsend (fresh) PF - David Halpern (fresh) C - James Ybarra (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Michael Rau wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James O'Neil | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | Michael Rau steps in front of the David Williams pass | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Michael Rau gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | East Carolina | The refs have stopped play. Michael Yarbrough is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 3-0 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG) Michael Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | Michael Rau is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Rau, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:53 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses the jump hook near the basket | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Michael Rau is blocked by David Halpern | 3-0 |
| 17:46 | Memphis | David Halpern grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:20 | Memphis | John Townsend can't connect on a shot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Michael Rau grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman misses the floater from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 17:12 | Memphis | David Halpern grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 16:49 | Memphis | David Halpern connects on the shot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Christopher Wiseman is denied by John Townsend | 3-2 |
| 16:43 | Memphis | John Townsend snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:29 | Memphis | James Ybarra banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Tweedy | 3-4 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is denied on a layup by James Ybarra | 3-4 |
| 16:13 | Memphis | David Halpern grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:07 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Huffman - foul #1 on William Huffman, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (PG), Roland Bradford (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), Roy Fierro (PF) David Williams, Paul Tweedy, John Townsend, David Halpern | |
| 16:07 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:07 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 3-6 |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Amos Scott grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) SG - Amos Scott (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jim Carter (fresh) SG - Roland Bradford (fresh) SF - Gregg Winn (fresh) PF - Roy Fierro (fresh) C - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | William Huffman hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 15:17 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Huffman - foul #2 on William Huffman, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (PG) William Huffman | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:17 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:17 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is fouled on the floor by Gregg Winn - foul #1 on Gregg Winn, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), Paul Crews (C) Jim Carter, James Ybarra | |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Michael Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 14:50 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Paul Crews | 5-8 |
| 14:25 | Memphis | Paul Crews blows the layup | 5-8 |
| 14:23 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Roland Bradford steps in front of the Michael Adams pass in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 14:01 | Memphis | Gregg Winn misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 14:00 | Memphis | Roland Bradford tips it back up and in | 5-10 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash blows the dunk | 5-10 |
| 13:37 | Memphis | Paul Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:14 | Memphis | Roy Fierro is fouled on the floor by Christopher Fanning - foul #1 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Garf Zand (C) Amos Scott, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF) Paul Tweedy, Gregg Winn, Paul Crews | |
| 12:48 | Memphis | Roy Fierro scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough loses the dribble to David Williams in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| 12:22 | Memphis | John Townsend clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF) Michael Adams, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), James Ybarra (C) Roland Bradford, Roy Fierro | |
| 12:22 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:22 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Garf Zand | 5-14 |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough buries a floater from the left block | 7-14 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Christopher Fanning (fairly fresh) C - Garf Zand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Williams (fresh) SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Halpern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ybarra (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Memphis | John Townsend connects on the open jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Tweedy | 7-16 |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 11:20 | Memphis | James Ybarra gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 11:14 | Memphis | John Townsend banks in the layup set up by Paul Tweedy and the foul's on Christopher Fanning - foul #2 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #6 | 7-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning | |
| Subs | Memphis | Roy Fierro (C) James Ybarra | |
| 11:14 | Memphis | John Townsend makes the free throw | 7-19 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Adams | 9-19 |
| 10:32 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Williams | 9-22 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | David Halpern swats the layup by Garf Zand | 9-22 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits the follow up shot | 11-22 |
| 09:53 | Memphis | Roy Fierro clanks a jump hook near the basket | 11-22 |
| 09:51 | Memphis | David Williams misses the tip | 11-22 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough's pass is intercepted by John Townsend | 11-22 |
| 09:29 | Memphis | John Townsend misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Roy Fierro pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 09:09 | Memphis | John Townsend works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by David Williams | 11-24 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | Robert Cook slams it home | 13-24 |
| 08:39 | Memphis | John Townsend comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 13-24 |
| 08:38 | East Carolina | Garf Zand grabs the board | 13-24 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Adams, Robert Cook, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (PG), Roland Bradford (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), Paul Crews (PF), James Ybarra (C) David Williams, Paul Tweedy, John Townsend, David Halpern, Roy Fierro | |
| 08:02 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Mitchell Thrash - foul #1 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #7 | 13-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), Roy Fierro (PF) Jim Carter, Paul Crews | |
| 08:02 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 08:02 | Memphis | James Ybarra makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Gregg Winn is called for the reach on James O'Neil - foul #2 on Gregg Winn, team foul #2 | 13-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (SF), Paul Crews (PF) Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro | |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-26 |
| 07:38 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jim Carter | 13-26 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Roland Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Tweedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Carter (fresh) PF - Paul Crews (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Ybarra (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Memphis | Paul Crews connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 13-28 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Paul Tweedy - foul #1 on Paul Tweedy, team foul #3 | 13-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF) Paul Tweedy, Jim Carter, Paul Crews | |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 06:28 | Memphis | James O'Neil is called for the reach on Roland Bradford - foul #1 on James O'Neil, team foul #8 | 14-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Carmelo Ortega (C) Christopher Wiseman, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), Roy Fierro (PF) David Williams, John Townsend, David Halpern | |
| 06:28 | Memphis | Roland Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 06:28 | Memphis | Roland Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough clanks a jumper from the left wing | 14-30 |
| 06:09 | Memphis | James Ybarra pulls down the rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:04 | Memphis | Roland Bradford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-30 |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Roy Fierro tips it back up and in | 14-32 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Roland Bradford - foul #1 on Roland Bradford, team foul #4 | 14-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash (C) Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF) Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, Roy Fierro | |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses the 1st free throw | 14-32 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 14-32 |
| 05:53 | Memphis | David Halpern grabs the board | 14-32 |
| 05:28 | Memphis | David Halpern can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 14-32 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough snags the defensive board | 14-32 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Michael Rau's pass is intercepted by David Williams | 14-32 |
| 04:37 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Williams | 14-34 |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-34 |
| 04:31 | Memphis | The rebound goes to James Ybarra | 14-34 |
| 04:24 | Memphis | David Halpern can't finish the layup | 14-34 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Michael Rau snags the defensive board | 14-34 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Amos Scott knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Yarbrough | 17-34 |
| 03:47 | Memphis | David Halpern makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by David Williams and he's fouled by Michael Rau - foul #2 on Michael Rau, team foul #9 | 17-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (PG), Roland Bradford (SG), Gregg Winn (SF) David Williams, Paul Tweedy, John Townsend | |
| 03:47 | Memphis | David Halpern makes the free throw | 17-37 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Robert Cook is blocked by James Ybarra | 17-37 |
| 03:38 | Memphis | Jim Carter grabs the board | 17-37 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jim Carter (fresh) SG - Roland Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregg Winn (fresh) PF - David Halpern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Ybarra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Memphis | Roland Bradford scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-40 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jim Carter - foul #1 on Jim Carter, team foul #5 | 17-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Garf Zand (C) William Huffman, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), Paul Tweedy (SG), John Townsend (SF), Roy Fierro (PF) Jim Carter, Roland Bradford, Gregg Winn, David Halpern | |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman misses the 1st free throw | 17-40 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-40 |
| 02:57 | Memphis | James Ybarra connects on the shot from close range | 18-42 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-42 |
| 02:22 | Memphis | Roy Fierro connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from James Ybarra | 21-44 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Garf Zand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), Gregg Winn (SF), David Halpern (PF) David Williams, John Townsend, James Ybarra | |
| 01:36 | Memphis | Paul Tweedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG) William Huffman | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Williams (PG), John Townsend (SF) Paul Tweedy, Gregg Winn | |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Roy Fierro - foul #1 on Roy Fierro, team foul #6 | 21-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG) Amos Scott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Tweedy (SG), Gregg Winn (SF), James Ybarra (C) Roland Bradford, John Townsend, David Halpern | |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 22-44 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 22-44 |
| 01:18 | Memphis | James Ybarra snags the defensive board | 22-44 |
| 00:53 | Memphis | James Ybarra misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 22-44 |
| 00:51 | Memphis | Gregg Winn misses the tip | 22-44 |
| 00:49 | Memphis | Roy Fierro grabs the offensive rebound | 22-44 |
| 00:25 | Memphis | Roy Fierro connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Carmelo Ortega - foul #1 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #10 | 22-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Memphis | Roland Bradford (PG), John Townsend (SF), David Halpern (PF) David Williams, Gregg Winn, James Ybarra | |
| 00:25 | Memphis | Roy Fierro makes the free throw | 22-47 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Robert Cook loses the dribble to David Halpern | 22-47 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | David Halpern hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 22-47 |