| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jerome McNichols (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Deems (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Anders (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Flowers (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gregory Petersen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Driggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Montgomery (fresh) C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | John Bennett inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein hits a wide open runner from the right block set up by John Bennett | 33-31 |
| 19:17 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers makes the floater from close range | 35-31 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | John Bennett buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:48 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols is hacked by Earl Fife - foul #2 on Earl Fife, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (C) Bradly Unrein | |
| 18:32 | Memphis | Earl Fife picks off the pass by Paul Anders | 35-34 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | William Allen misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Petersen - foul #3 on Gregory Petersen, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rodney Dunham (C) Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Paul Lininger (PF), Richard Green (C) Earl Fife, Patrick Driggs, John Bennett, Edward Montgomery | |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | William Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:07 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:51 | Memphis | Paul Lininger denies the turnaround by Rodney Dunham | 35-35 |
| 17:49 | Memphis | Paul Anders pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:39 | Memphis | Paul Anders misses the easy layup | 35-35 |
| 17:38 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:25 | Memphis | William Allen is called for the reach on Rodney Dunham - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SF), Bradly Unrein (C) William Allen, Richard Green | |
| 16:56 | Memphis | Paul Anders clanks a floater from the left side | 35-35 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG) Jerome McNichols | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), John Bennett (SF) Chase Townsend, Bradley Conaway | |
| 16:39 | Memphis | Paul Lininger swats the short shot by Raymond Flowers | 35-35 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Clifton Haynes | 35-35 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Earl Fife hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 16:30 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Raymond Flowers | 35-35 |
| 16:15 | Memphis | John Deems misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-35 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Earl Fife pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-35 |
| 15:52 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Paul Anders | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Anthony Wall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Deems (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Paul Anders (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Flowers (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Dunham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Lininger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradly Unrein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Memphis | Bradly Unrein steals the ball from Rodney Dunham | 35-35 |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 35-35 |
| 15:27 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 15:21 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers jams it and he's fouled by Clifton Haynes - foul #2 on Clifton Haynes, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG), Max Routt (SG), Paul Moultrie (SF), Gregory Petersen (C) Anthony Wall, John Deems, Paul Anders, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Patrick Driggs (SG), William Allen (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Richard Green (C) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, John Bennett, Paul Lininger, Bradly Unrein | |
| 15:21 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | William Allen drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Driggs | 38-38 |
| 14:45 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerome McNichols | 40-38 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | William Allen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), James Schwalen (PF) Jerome McNichols, Raymond Flowers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:29 | Memphis | James Schwalen is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Bennett (SF) Richard Green | |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:05 | East Carolina | Gregory Petersen blocks the short jumper by William Allen | 40-38 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | Anthony Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:50 | Memphis | Anthony Wall scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Max Routt | 43-38 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Anthony Wall is called for the reach on Chase Townsend in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Wall, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Bradley Conaway (SG), Richard Green (C) Chase Townsend, Patrick Driggs, William Allen | |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | John Bennett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery misses the tip | 43-38 |
| 13:26 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Paul Moultrie | 43-38 |
| 13:20 | Memphis | Anthony Wall misses the jumpshot from the right side | 43-38 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | John Bennett hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Earl Fife | 43-40 |
| 12:45 | Memphis | Anthony Wall misses badly on a shot in the paint | 43-40 |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Earl Fife can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Wall - foul #2 on Anthony Wall, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG), John Deems (SG), Paul Anders (SF) Anthony Wall, Max Routt, Paul Moultrie | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG), Paul Lininger (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) John Bennett, Edward Montgomery, Richard Green | |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Earl Fife misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:24 | Memphis | James Schwalen gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:13 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen is fouled on the floor by Bradly Unrein - foul #2 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Patrick Driggs (SG) Earl Fife, Bradley Conaway | |
| 11:53 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 43-41 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradly Unrein | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jerome McNichols (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Deems (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Anders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Schwalen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Petersen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Driggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Lininger (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradly Unrein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein misses long on a shot near the basket | 43-41 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Raymond Flowers (PF), Rodney Dunham (C) James Schwalen, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Bennett (SF), William Allen (PF) Patrick Driggs, Bradly Unrein | |
| 11:08 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols's pass is intercepted by Chase Townsend | 43-41 |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | John Bennett blows the dunk | 43-41 |
| 11:03 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Rodney Dunham | 43-41 |
| 10:50 | Memphis | John Deems hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | John Bennett is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:30 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Deems | 43-41 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | John Deems is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), Max Routt (SG), Paul Moultrie (SF) Jerome McNichols, John Deems, Paul Anders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Patrick Driggs (SG), Bradley Conaway (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Chase Townsend, Clifton Haynes, John Bennett, William Allen, Paul Lininger | |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | Paul Moultrie steals the ball from Earl Fife in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 10:06 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham's pass is intercepted by Earl Fife | 43-41 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Earl Fife lays it up and in | 43-43 |
| 09:49 | Memphis | Anthony Wall knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Max Routt | 46-43 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Max Routt steps in front of the Patrick Driggs pass in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 09:44 | Memphis | Anthony Wall banks in the layup set up by Max Routt | 48-43 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Earl Fife is hacked by Anthony Wall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Wall, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Schwalen (PF) Raymond Flowers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Bennett (SF), Richard Green (C) Patrick Driggs, Bradly Unrein | |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Earl Fife misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-43 |
| 09:31 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:14 | Memphis | Anthony Wall drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Max Routt | 50-43 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 50-43 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Green | 50-43 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | John Bennett connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bradley Conaway and he's fouled by Paul Moultrie - foul #1 on Paul Moultrie, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Deems (SG), Paul Anders (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF), Gregory Petersen (C) Max Routt, Paul Moultrie, James Schwalen, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG), William Allen (PF), Paul Lininger (C) Bradley Conaway, Edward Montgomery, Richard Green | |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | John Bennett makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:28 | Memphis | John Deems is fouled on the floor by Clifton Haynes - foul #3 on Clifton Haynes, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG) Anthony Wall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Patrick Driggs (SG) Earl Fife, John Bennett | |
| 08:20 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers is whistled for a carry | 50-46 |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-46 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes misses badly on a floater in the paint | 50-46 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jerome McNichols (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Deems (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Anders (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Flowers (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Petersen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Driggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Lininger (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:43 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 50-46 |
| 07:41 | Memphis | Paul Anders hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | William Allen hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Driggs | 52-48 |
| 07:03 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chase Townsend - foul #1 on Chase Townsend, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Max Routt (SG), Paul Moultrie (SF), James Schwalen (PF) John Deems, Paul Anders, Raymond Flowers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Bradley Conaway (SG), John Bennett (SF), Richard Green (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Chase Townsend, Patrick Driggs, Clifton Haynes, William Allen, Paul Lininger | |
| 07:03 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:03 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG) Jerome McNichols | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:47 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen misses the turnaround from close range | 53-48 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Richard Green grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Max Routt steals the ball from Richard Green | 53-48 |
| 06:38 | Memphis | Max Routt lays it in | 55-48 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | John Bennett is hacked by Paul Moultrie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Moultrie, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rodney Dunham (C) Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Earl Fife steps out of bounds on the baseline | 55-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Deems (SG) Max Routt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery (PF) Bradly Unrein | |
| 06:02 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham blows the layup | 55-48 |
| 06:00 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to James Schwalen | 55-48 |
| 05:47 | Memphis | John Deems hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Wall | 57-48 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | John Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Moultrie - foul #3 on Paul Moultrie, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Anders (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF), Gregory Petersen (C) Paul Moultrie, James Schwalen, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Patrick Driggs (SG), Paul Lininger (C) Earl Fife, Bradley Conaway, Richard Green | |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:43 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 05:25 | Memphis | Paul Anders misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 57-49 |
| 05:24 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen tips it home | 59-49 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Driggs | 59-51 |
| 04:54 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers drills a floater from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend is fouled on the floor by Anthony Wall - foul #4 on Anthony Wall, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG), Max Routt (SG) Anthony Wall, John Deems | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SF), William Allen (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Patrick Driggs, John Bennett, Edward Montgomery, Paul Lininger | |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:26 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen misses long on a shot from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 04:24 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 04:09 | Memphis | Max Routt is hacked by Bradly Unrein - foul #3 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Moultrie (SF), James Schwalen (PF), Rodney Dunham (C) Paul Anders, Raymond Flowers, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SF) Chase Townsend | |
| 04:09 | Memphis | Max Routt makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:09 | Memphis | Max Routt makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes is fouled in the backcourt by Max Routt - foul #1 on Max Routt, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery (PF) William Allen | |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:53 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Earl Fife - foul #3 on Earl Fife, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Deems (SG) Max Routt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Clark (PG), Paul Lininger (PF), Richard Green (C) Earl Fife, Edward Montgomery, Bradly Unrein | |
| 03:53 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:53 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jerome McNichols (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Deems (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Paul Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Schwalen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Rodney Dunham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Clark (fresh) SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) PF - Paul Lininger (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Green (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Richard Green misses the easy open layup | 64-55 |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | Richard Green tips it in | 64-57 |
| 03:32 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-57 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG) James Clark | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Clifton Haynes | 64-59 |
| 02:55 | Memphis | Paul Moultrie comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 64-59 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Richard Green gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), Max Routt (SG) Jerome McNichols, John Deems | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Patrick Driggs (SG), John Bennett (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Chase Townsend, Clifton Haynes, Bradley Conaway, Paul Lininger, Richard Green | |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein is fouled on the floor by Rodney Dunham - foul #1 on Rodney Dunham, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Anders (SF), Raymond Flowers (PF), Gregory Petersen (C) Paul Moultrie, James Schwalen, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:36 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Deems (SG) Max Routt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:21 | Memphis | Anthony Wall connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Raymond Flowers | 66-60 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs connects on the 3 from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 02:06 | Memphis | John Deems connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Anders | 69-63 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Earl Fife drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Driggs | 69-65 |
| 01:22 | Memphis | Patrick Driggs is called for the reach on John Deems - foul #2 on Patrick Driggs, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG) Anthony Wall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:22 | Memphis | John Deems makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:22 | Memphis | John Deems makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery scores on a floater in the paint and he's hacked by John Deems - foul #1 on John Deems, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Montgomery - foul #3 on Edward Montgomery, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), Max Routt (SG) Jerome McNichols, John Deems | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Raymond Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | John Bennett grabs the board | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Anthony Wall - foul #5 on Anthony Wall, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG), John Deems (SG) Anthony Wall, Max Routt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Fife - foul #4 on Earl Fife, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | Max Routt (SG) John Deems | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:24 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Jerome McNichols is called for the reach on John Bennett - foul #3 on Jerome McNichols, team foul #13 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Deems (SG) Max Routt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Fife - foul #5 on Earl Fife, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Memphis | Max Routt (SG) John Deems | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG) Earl Fife | |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | John Bennett makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradly Unrein | 75-73 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | Patrick Driggs is called for the reach on Max Routt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Driggs, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | Max Routt makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | Max Routt misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | John Bennett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen runs out the clock | 76-73 |