| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Doug Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger's pass is intercepted by Amos Scott | 37-33 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Doug Williams - foul #3 on Doug Williams, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (C) Doug Williams | |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:03 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Whitmore | 39-35 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Byron Harris | 41-35 |
| 18:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger comes up short on the runner in the paint | 41-35 |
| 18:34 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 18:13 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carmelo Ortega - foul #1 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 18:13 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:13 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is fouled on the floor by Bruce Forbes - foul #2 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rau (PF) Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Amos Scott blows the wide open layup | 41-35 |
| 17:51 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:46 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Whitmore | 41-38 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses the dunk | 41-38 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 17:31 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Bruce Forbes | 41-38 |
| 17:25 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Amos Scott connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Michael Rau and the foul's on Michael Whitmore - foul #1 on Michael Whitmore, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Garf Zand (PF) Tomas Hall, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig (SG) Michael Whitmore | |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:50 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:21 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Robert Cook snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | Andre Bruno is called for the reach on Robert Cook - foul #1 on Andre Bruno, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Garf Zand, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke (PF) Thomas Leimberger | |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gene Jansen | 46-38 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hans Zweig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes is hacked by Carmelo Ortega - foul #2 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG), Doug Williams (C) Hans Zweig, Bruce Forbes | |
| 15:31 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marlon Coy - foul #2 on Marlon Coy, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:31 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:31 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | Markus Pontius steps in front of the Robert Cook pass | 46-40 |
| 14:55 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Doug Williams swats the short shot by Carmelo Ortega | 46-43 |
| 14:41 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 14:13 | Southern Methodist | Michael Rau takes the ball from Johnny Clarke | 46-43 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Johnny Clarke is called for the reach on Michael Rau - foul #3 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, James Bell, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Andre Bruno, Johnny Clarke | |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash blows the layup | 46-43 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 13:43 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 13:21 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius is whistled for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Tomas Hall, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG) Markus Pontius | |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash blows the layup but the foul's on Doug Williams - foul #4 on Doug Williams, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Garf Zand (PF) Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno (SF), Bruce Forbes (C) Michael Whitmore, Doug Williams | |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:43 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig is hacked by Jared Lewis - foul #1 on Jared Lewis, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 12:32 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Andre Bruno, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG) Tomas Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius (PG) Phillip Murdoch | |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the driving attempt from close range | 50-43 |
| 11:52 | Southern Methodist | Amos Scott takes the ball from Thomas Leimberger | 50-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Hans Zweig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andre Bruno (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 4 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 11:43 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:16 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Andre Bruno | 50-45 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Robert Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Forbes | 50-45 |
| 10:59 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 10:37 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Amos Scott - foul #1 on Amos Scott, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG), Michael Whitmore (SG), Johnny Clarke (PF) Markus Pontius, Hans Zweig, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 10:37 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:37 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 10:23 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:12 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-46 |
| 10:10 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 09:56 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:50 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke blows the layup but he's hacked by Mitchell Thrash - foul #1 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig (SF) Andre Bruno | |
| 09:50 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:50 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 09:38 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 09:22 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch is called for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG) Gene Jansen | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius (PG) Phillip Murdoch | |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the turnaround from the right block | 52-50 |
| 08:48 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Markus Pontius | 52-52 |
| 08:33 | East Carolina | Markus Pontius is called for the reach on Amos Scott - foul #3 on Markus Pontius, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 08:33 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:33 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:33 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Bruce Forbes | 53-52 |
| 08:10 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Amos Scott pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Rau | 56-52 |
| 07:41 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Rau - foul #1 on Michael Rau, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Garf Zand (PF) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno (SF), Doug Williams (C) Hans Zweig, Bruce Forbes | |
| 07:41 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:41 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall grabs the board | 56-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Whitmore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Clarke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Doug Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is hacked by Johnny Clarke - foul #4 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (PF) Johnny Clarke | |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:23 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:23 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:23 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | James Bell comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Andre Bruno - foul #3 on Andre Bruno, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Marlon Coy, Garf Zand, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | James Bell makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | James Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:47 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams is denied on a layup by Carmelo Ortega | 60-54 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Doug Williams - foul #5 on Doug Williams, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF) James Bell, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG), Bruce Forbes (C) Markus Pontius, Doug Williams | |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Garf Zand pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-54 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Garf Zand grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Garf Zand makes the shot from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 05:44 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Phillip Murdoch | 63-57 |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Garf Zand hits a floater from the left side | 65-57 |
| 05:12 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses long on a shot from the right side | 65-57 |
| 05:11 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger tips it but misses | 65-57 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | Garf Zand pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-57 |
| 05:03 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes knocks in the floater from the left block | 65-59 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius (PG), Hans Zweig (SF), Johnny Clarke (PF) Phillip Murdoch, Andre Bruno, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 04:20 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Hans Zweig | 65-59 |
| 04:07 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius is called for traveling | 65-59 |
| 03:44 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 65-59 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses badly on a floater from the left block | 65-59 |
| 03:30 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Whitmore (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hans Zweig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Forbes (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig lays it up and in set up by Markus Pontius and he's hacked by Amos Scott - foul #2 on Amos Scott, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno (SF) Michael Whitmore | |
| 03:11 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Amos Scott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| 02:51 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG) Jared Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:31 | Southern Methodist | Mitchell Thrash is called for the reach on Hans Zweig - foul #2 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Carmelo Ortega (C) James Bell, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:31 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:31 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Markus Pontius - foul #4 on Markus Pontius, team foul #12 | 67-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG) Jared Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:09 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Mitchell Thrash (C) James Bell, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (PF) Johnny Clarke | |
| 01:57 | Southern Methodist | Michael Rau is called for the reach on Hans Zweig - foul #2 on Michael Rau, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Carmelo Ortega (C) Tomas Hall, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 01:57 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:57 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is called for traveling | 68-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG) Hans Zweig | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes buries a jumper in the paint | 68-68 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Amos Scott buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jared Lewis | 70-68 |
| 00:54 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 00:52 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes hits the follow up shot | 70-70 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Rau | 72-70 |
| 00:21 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore gets the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:08 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger grabs the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-73 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Amos Scott can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-73 |