| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Michael Whitmore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zweig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Doug Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 8 pts. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Thomas Leimberger is blocked by Michael Rau | 36-30 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Robert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:32 | East Carolina | Michael Rau connects on the open jumper from the right side set up by Amos Scott | 36-32 |
| 19:13 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 36-32 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:04 | East Carolina | Michael Rau's pass is intercepted by Hans Zweig | 36-32 |
| 18:59 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig hits the finger roll | 38-32 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is fouled on the floor by Andre Bruno - foul #3 on Andre Bruno, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG) Andre Bruno | |
| 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 | |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | Phillip Murdoch is called for the reach on Marlon Coy - foul #2 on Phillip Murdoch, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Garf Zand | |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Doug Williams | 38-32 |
| 18:02 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-32 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is fouled on the floor by Phillip Murdoch - foul #3 on Phillip Murdoch, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius (PG) Phillip Murdoch | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the lay-in | 38-32 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Garf Zand gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cook travels with the ball | 38-32 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 17:14 | Southern Methodist | Mitchell Thrash blocks the jumper by Hans Zweig | 38-32 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Amos Scott pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Doug Williams is called for the reach on Amos Scott - foul #3 on Doug Williams, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (C) Doug Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Michael Rau's floater is knocked away by Bruce Forbes | 38-32 |
| 17:00 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 16:40 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Michael Whitmore picks off the pass by Marlon Coy | 38-32 |
| 16:08 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 38-32 |
| 16:00 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Whitmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hans Zweig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 10 pts. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Rau - foul #2 on Michael Rau, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno (SF), Johnny Clarke (PF), Doug Williams (C) Michael Whitmore, Thomas Leimberger, Bruce Forbes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 15:33 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:33 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Amos Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Amos Scott tips it in | 39-34 |
| 14:44 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Jared Lewis - foul #1 on Jared Lewis, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG) Hans Zweig | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Jared Lewis, Garf Zand | |
| 14:44 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Mitchell Thrash is blocked by Johnny Clarke | 42-34 |
| 14:23 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Doug Williams | 42-34 |
| 13:54 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | Byron Harris gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Byron Harris is hacked by Johnny Clarke - foul #1 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (PF) Johnny Clarke | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) James Bell, Robert Cook, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Rau | 42-37 |
| 13:13 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the left block | 42-37 |
| 13:11 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius tips it in | 44-37 |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Leimberger - foul #2 on Thomas Leimberger, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy | |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Michael Rau makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:04 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:41 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius is fouled on the floor by Gene Jansen - foul #2 on Gene Jansen, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig (SG), Johnny Clarke (PF), Bruce Forbes (C) Michael Whitmore, Thomas Leimberger, Doug Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) James Bell, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 12:16 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andre Bruno - foul #4 on Andre Bruno, team foul #7 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG) Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:09 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:49 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Whitmore | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Whitmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hans Zweig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Carmelo Ortega | 46-41 |
| 11:18 | Southern Methodist | Garf Zand steals it from Michael Whitmore | 46-41 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Robert Cook connects on the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Hans Zweig - foul #1 on Hans Zweig, team foul #8 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (PF), Doug Williams (C) Johnny Clarke, Bruce Forbes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:13 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Leimberger | 46-43 |
| 10:45 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tomas Hall | 46-46 |
| 10:11 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Whitmore | 48-46 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Michael Rau scores on a runner from close range | 48-48 |
| 09:58 | Southern Methodist | Mitchell Thrash blocks the short jumper by Doug Williams | 48-48 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gene Jansen | 48-50 |
| 09:34 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:32 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger tips it in | 50-50 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Rau | 50-52 |
| 08:50 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Robert Cook clanks a shot in the lane | 53-52 |
| 08:40 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:24 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Cook - foul #3 on Robert Cook, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG), Johnny Clarke (PF), Bruce Forbes (C) Markus Pontius, Thomas Leimberger, Doug Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 08:24 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:24 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jared Lewis | 55-54 |
| 07:57 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 57-54 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jared Lewis and he's hacked by Bruce Forbes - foul #1 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno (SF) Michael Whitmore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Jared Lewis, Garf Zand | |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Phillip Murdoch (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hans Zweig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bell (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Byron Harris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno misses the easy layup | 57-57 |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Amos Scott gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | James Bell misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Clarke - foul #2 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Garf Zand (PF) Byron Harris | |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | James Bell makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | James Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:28 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:04 | Southern Methodist | Carmelo Ortega steps in front of the Andre Bruno pass | 57-58 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Amos Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (SG) Hans Zweig | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Michael Rau (PF) James Bell, Garf Zand | |
| 06:24 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-58 |
| 06:22 | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch tips it in | 59-58 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Amos Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Michael Rau comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is hacked by Phillip Murdoch - foul #4 on Phillip Murdoch, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius (PG), Hans Zweig (SG), Thomas Leimberger (PF), Doug Williams (C) Phillip Murdoch, Michael Whitmore, Johnny Clarke, Bruce Forbes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Jared Lewis, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:08 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-60 |
| 05:07 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Amos Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) James Bell, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 04:33 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno can't tip it in | 59-60 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Doug Williams takes the ball from Robert Cook | 59-60 |
| 03:59 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Markus Pontius, team foul #12 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), James Bell (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Andre Bruno steals it from James Bell | 59-60 |
| 03:45 | Southern Methodist | Markus Pontius banks in the layup on a great pass from Andre Bruno | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Markus Pontius (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Hans Zweig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Doug Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 13 pts. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Markus Pontius is called for the reach on Gene Jansen - foul #5 on Markus Pontius, team foul #13 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Phillip Murdoch (PG), Michael Whitmore (SG), Johnny Clarke (PF) Markus Pontius, Hans Zweig, Thomas Leimberger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) James Bell | |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:09 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams's floater is tipped away by Marlon Coy | 61-61 |
| 03:08 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the tip | 61-61 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Michael Rau gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Doug Williams picks off the pass by Marlon Coy | 61-61 |
| 02:47 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (C) Doug Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 02:21 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke banks in the layup and he's hacked by Carmelo Ortega - foul #2 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig (SG) Michael Whitmore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Byron Harris (PF) James Bell, Michael Rau | |
| 02:21 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Byron Harris snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Amos Scott | 63-63 |
| 02:09 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (PF), Doug Williams (C) Johnny Clarke, Bruce Forbes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Marlon Coy (SF) Amos Scott, Robert Cook | |
| 01:40 | Southern Methodist | Andre Bruno misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 63-63 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Hans Zweig - foul #2 on Hans Zweig, team foul #14 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore (PG) Phillip Murdoch | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris | |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:25 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Amos Scott clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-65 |
| 01:18 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Doug Williams | 65-65 |
| 00:53 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses long on a shot from the right block | 65-65 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Michael Rau grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Michael Rau blows the dunk | 65-65 |
| 00:44 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Michael Whitmore connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig is fouled in the backcourt by Amos Scott - foul #1 on Amos Scott, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| 00:12 | Southern Methodist | Jared Lewis is called for the reach on Hans Zweig - foul #2 on Jared Lewis, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| 00:12 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:12 | Southern Methodist | Hans Zweig makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the offensive board | 70-67 |