| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) SF - Byron Harris (fresh) PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) SG - Gary Peterson (fresh) SF - James Collins (fresh) PF - Steven Bulluck (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Byron Harris lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Memphis | James Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Sample | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Byron Harris tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Memphis | David Smith dunks the ball set up by Gary Peterson | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Byron Harris tips it in | 6-2 |
| 18:12 | Memphis | Gary Peterson makes the shot from the left wing set up by Steven Bulluck | 6-4 |
| 17:54 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), James Mack (PF), William Adams (C) Jared Lewis, Terry Schaller, Byron Harris, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), John Owens (SG), Marvin Eaves (SF), James Kuss (PF) Timothy Vick, Gary Peterson, James Collins, Steven Bulluck | |
| 17:33 | Memphis | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 17:32 | Memphis | Marvin Eaves grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Memphis | Kevin Burton is hacked by William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Steven Bulluck (C) David Smith | |
| 17:15 | Memphis | John Owens drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Kevin Burton and he's fouled by Ronnie Eldridge - foul #1 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 17:15 | Memphis | John Owens misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Clint White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Freddie Gibson (C) Ronnie Eldridge, William Adams | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Smith (C) Steven Bulluck | |
| 16:35 | Memphis | Kevin Burton scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Marvin Eaves | 6-8 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Marlon Coy | 9-8 |
| 16:26 | Memphis | Marvin Eaves comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 16:25 | Memphis | David Smith tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 16:16 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Owens | 9-8 |
| 15:59 | Memphis | David Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Byron Harris (SF), William Adams (C) Clint White, Michael Moulder, Marlon Coy, James Mack | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Gary Peterson (SG), James Collins (PF), Steven Bulluck (C) Kevin Burton, John Owens, James Kuss, David Smith | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) SF - Byron Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) C - William Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) SG - Gary Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Eaves (fresh) PF - James Collins (fresh) C - Steven Bulluck (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | William Adams double dribbles | 9-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF) Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), John Owens (SG) Timothy Vick, Gary Peterson | |
| 15:28 | Memphis | James Collins misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-8 |
| 15:21 | Memphis | James Collins grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:15 | Memphis | John Owens connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Steven Bulluck and he's hacked by Ronnie Eldridge - foul #2 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Byron Harris (SF), James Mack (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, William Adams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), James Kuss (PF) Kevin Burton, Marvin Eaves | |
| 15:15 | Memphis | John Owens makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | John Owens steps in front of the Michael Moulder pass | 9-11 |
| 14:57 | Memphis | John Owens hits the finger roll | 9-13 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Collins - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Michael Moulder, James Mack, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), Marvin Eaves (SF), David Smith (C) John Owens, James Kuss, Steven Bulluck | |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:33 | Memphis | James Collins drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Timothy Vick | 11-15 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Byron Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), James Mack (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Terry Schaller, Byron Harris, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), James Kuss (PF), Steven Bulluck (C) Timothy Vick, Marvin Eaves, David Smith | |
| 14:15 | Memphis | James Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | James Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 14:08 | Memphis | The rebound goes to James Collins | 11-15 |
| 13:44 | Memphis | Kevin Burton misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jared Lewis - foul #1 on Jared Lewis, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Byron Harris (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Michael Moulder, Marlon Coy, James Mack, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Owens (SG), Marvin Eaves (SF), David Smith (C) Gary Peterson, James Collins, James Kuss | |
| 13:44 | Memphis | Kevin Burton makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:44 | Memphis | Kevin Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 11-17 |
| 13:28 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Marvin Eaves | 11-17 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | Kevin Burton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses long on a floater from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Lewis | 11-17 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Burton - foul #1 on Kevin Burton, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), James Mack (PF), William Adams (C) Terry Schaller, Byron Harris, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Gary Peterson (SG), James Collins (SF), James Kuss (PF) Kevin Burton, John Owens, Marvin Eaves, Steven Bulluck | |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:25 | Memphis | David Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Jared Lewis, James Mack | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) C - William Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kuss (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Memphis | James Collins's pass is intercepted by Freddie Gibson | 15-17 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy knocks in the floater from the left side | 17-17 |
| 11:05 | Memphis | Gary Peterson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-17 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 10:59 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Marlon Coy | 17-17 |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy drills a floater near the basket | 19-17 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | James Collins can't connect on a shot from the right block | 19-17 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Marlon Coy | 19-17 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Freddie Gibson is blocked by James Collins | 19-17 |
| 10:18 | Memphis | The rebound goes to David Smith | 19-17 |
| 10:03 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses short on a floater from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Clint White misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 09:56 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:38 | Memphis | James Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Smith | 19-20 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | James Collins steals the ball from William Adams | 19-20 |
| 09:06 | Memphis | James Collins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Adams | 19-20 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Clint White knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Marlon Coy | 21-20 |
| 08:32 | Memphis | Gary Peterson is hacked by Michael Moulder - foul #1 on Michael Moulder, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Byron Harris (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Michael Moulder, Marlon Coy, Freddie Gibson, William Adams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), John Owens (SG), Marvin Eaves (SF), Steven Bulluck (C) Timothy Vick, Gary Peterson, James Kuss, David Smith | |
| 08:20 | Memphis | Byron Harris is called for the reach on John Owens - foul #1 on Byron Harris, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Smith (C) James Collins | |
| 08:05 | Memphis | David Smith misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 21-20 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Byron Harris | 21-20 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Byron Harris is denied on a layup by Steven Bulluck | 21-20 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Kevin Burton grabs the board | 21-20 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) SF - Byron Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kevin Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Owens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marvin Eaves (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Bulluck (fresh) C - David Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Memphis | Terry Schaller is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #1 on Terry Schaller, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| 07:42 | Memphis | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:42 | Memphis | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Byron Harris lays it in set up by Terry Schaller | 23-22 |
| 07:08 | Memphis | David Smith misses long on a shot from the baseline | 23-22 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Kevin Burton steals the ball from Nenad Zenz | 23-22 |
| 06:49 | Memphis | Marvin Eaves is fouled on the floor by Byron Harris - foul #2 on Byron Harris, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF) Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Collins (PF) David Smith | |
| 06:49 | Memphis | Marvin Eaves misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:49 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 06:36 | Memphis | James Collins misses badly on a shot from the right side | 23-22 |
| 06:34 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 06:15 | Memphis | James Collins is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #3 | 23-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mack (PF) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), David Smith (C) Kevin Burton, James Collins | |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz is hacked by Timothy Vick - foul #1 on Timothy Vick, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) James Mack | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), Gary Peterson (SG) Timothy Vick, John Owens | |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz is hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mack (PF) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), John Owens (SG), James Kuss (PF) Kevin Burton, Gary Peterson, David Smith | |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) James Mack | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), Gary Peterson (SG), David Smith (C) Timothy Vick, John Owens, James Kuss | |
| 05:00 | Memphis | Nenad Zenz swats the shot by Kevin Burton | 23-22 |
| 04:59 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck gets the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:41 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck hits a floater in the lane | 23-24 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is hacked by Kevin Burton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Burton, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mack (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), John Owens (SG), James Kuss (PF) Kevin Burton, Gary Peterson, David Smith | |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Bulluck - foul #1 on Steven Bulluck, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz (C) Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), David Smith (C) John Owens, James Kuss | |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:21 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:04 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 03:53 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Schaller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Mack (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Eaves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Bulluck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Gary Peterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 03:21 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 03:02 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Nenad Zenz - foul #1 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Byron Harris (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Terry Schaller, Marlon Coy, James Mack, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Owens (SG), James Collins (SF), James Kuss (PF) Gary Peterson, Marvin Eaves, David Smith | |
| 03:02 | Memphis | Timothy Vick makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:02 | Memphis | Timothy Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Steven Bulluck denies the turnaround by Michael Sample | 25-26 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Byron Harris can't tip it in | 25-26 |
| 02:40 | Memphis | James Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:13 | Memphis | John Owens misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 25-26 |
| 02:11 | Memphis | John Owens grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 01:55 | Memphis | Timothy Vick is fouled on the floor by Michael Sample - foul #1 on Michael Sample, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mack (PF), William Adams (C) Michael Sample, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), Marvin Eaves (SF) John Owens, James Kuss | |
| 01:55 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:55 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Byron Harris pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Byron Harris connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronnie Eldridge | 27-26 |
| 01:07 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Vick | 27-29 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | William Adams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-29 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | James Mack buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Steven Bulluck - foul #2 on Steven Bulluck, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Freddie Gibson (C) Jared Lewis, William Adams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), John Owens (SG), David Smith (C) Timothy Vick, Gary Peterson, Marvin Eaves | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | James Mack makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:21 | Memphis | James Collins is fouled on the floor by Freddie Gibson - foul #1 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, James Mack, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:21 | Memphis | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:21 | Memphis | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Michael Sample connects on the shot in the lane | 32-31 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | John Owens is fouled on the floor by Michael Sample - foul #2 on Michael Sample, team foul #12 | 32-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Freddie Gibson (C) Jared Lewis, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:01 | Memphis | John Owens misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | John Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Clint White misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-32 |