| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jerome McNichols (fresh) SG - Anthony Wall (fresh) SF - Paul Anders (fresh) PF - Nicholas Cline (fresh) C - Gregory Petersen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) SF - Antonio Battle (fresh) PF - Steven Davis (fresh) C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Anthony Wall steals the ball from Bradly Unrein | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Memphis | Paul Anders slams it home set up by Anthony Wall | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline lays it up and in set up by Jerome McNichols | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | East Carolina | Earl Fife is hacked by Jerome McNichols - foul #1 on Jerome McNichols, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Earl Fife hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Memphis | Paul Anders clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen tips it in | 6-0 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Nicholas Cline steals the ball from Earl Fife in the backcourt | 6-0 |
| 18:13 | Memphis | Antonio Battle is called for the reach on Paul Anders - foul #1 on Antonio Battle, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:03 | Memphis | Anthony Wall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Earl Fife is hacked by Jerome McNichols in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerome McNichols, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Cisco (PG) Jerome McNichols | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Bradley Conaway (SF), Richard Green (PF), Gerald Christopher (C) Earl Fife, Antonio Battle, Steven Davis, Bradly Unrein | |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 17:44 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Nicholas Cline | 6-0 |
| 17:27 | Memphis | Paul Anders travels with the ball | 6-0 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lloyd Brown (SF) Clifton Haynes | |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Lloyd Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Richard Green snags the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Lloyd Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-0 |
| 16:55 | East Carolina | Richard Green hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 16:39 | Memphis | Lloyd Brown picks off the pass by Gregory Petersen | 6-2 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend banks in the layup set up by Lloyd Brown | 6-4 |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen's layup is rejected by Gerald Christopher | 6-4 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:10 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:08 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:03 | Memphis | Anthony Wall connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-4 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Steve Cardoso (PF), Rodney Dunham (C) Nicholas Cline, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Antonio Battle (SF), Steven Davis (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Chase Townsend, Bradley Conaway, Lloyd Brown, Richard Green, Gerald Christopher | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Russell Cisco (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Wall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Anders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Cardoso (fresh) C - Rodney Dunham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) SF - Antonio Battle (fresh) PF - Steven Davis (fresh) C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham's pass is intercepted by Antonio Battle | 9-4 |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Earl Fife hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antonio Battle | 9-6 |
| 15:35 | Memphis | Steven Davis swats the short shot by Paul Anders | 9-6 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Earl Fife scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Clifton Haynes and he's fouled by Anthony Wall - foul #1 on Anthony Wall, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | Daniel Carollo (SG), Brian Capozzi (SF) Anthony Wall, Paul Anders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:21 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham lays it up and in on a great pass from Russell Cisco | 11-9 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Brian Capozzi picks off the pass by Antonio Battle in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 15:09 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham is fouled on the floor by Steven Davis - foul #1 on Steven Davis, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Cline (PF) Steve Cardoso | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:58 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Russell Cisco | 13-9 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 13-9 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes hits the follow up shot | 13-11 |
| 14:34 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 13-11 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Earl Fife banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Steven Davis | 13-13 |
| 14:19 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham misses the driving attempt from the left block | 13-13 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Daniel Carollo steps in front of the Antonio Battle pass | 13-13 |
| 13:51 | Memphis | Antonio Battle takes the ball from Nicholas Cline | 13-13 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Steven Davis's pass is intercepted by Brian Capozzi | 13-13 |
| 13:15 | Memphis | Daniel Carollo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Davis - foul #2 on Steven Davis, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), Paul Anders (SF), Steve Cardoso (PF), Gregory Petersen (C) Russell Cisco, Brian Capozzi, Nicholas Cline, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Bradley Conaway (SG), Lloyd Brown (SF), Richard Green (PF) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Antonio Battle, Steven Davis | |
| 13:15 | Memphis | Daniel Carollo makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:15 | Memphis | Daniel Carollo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 12:49 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Paul Anders | 15-13 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Anthony Wall is fouled on the floor by Bradly Unrein - foul #1 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Cisco (PG) Daniel Carollo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher (PF) Bradly Unrein | |
| 12:20 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Cisco | 17-13 |
| 12:11 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway is hacked by Anthony Wall - foul #2 on Anthony Wall, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Daniel Carollo (SG) Anthony Wall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG) Lloyd Brown | |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 17-13 |
| 11:51 | Memphis | Steve Cardoso snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Russell Cisco (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Carollo (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Paul Anders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Cardoso (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Petersen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifton Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Conaway (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Christopher (fresh) C - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Memphis | Chase Townsend steals it from Paul Anders | 17-13 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Russell Cisco takes the ball from Clifton Haynes in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| 11:39 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen lays it up and in set up by Daniel Carollo and he's hacked by Richard Green - foul #1 on Richard Green, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Clark (PG), Antonio Battle (SF), Bradly Unrein (C) Chase Townsend, Bradley Conaway, Gerald Christopher | |
| 11:39 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen makes the free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | James Clark is fouled on the floor by Russell Cisco - foul #1 on Russell Cisco, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Capozzi (SF), Rodney Dunham (C) Paul Anders, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG) James Clark | |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Fife | 20-15 |
| 10:55 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham lays it up and in | 22-15 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 22-15 |
| 10:49 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 10:36 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-15 |
| 10:35 | Memphis | Steve Cardoso hits the follow up shot | 24-15 |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | The jumper by Richard Green is denied by Rodney Dunham | 24-15 |
| 10:14 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 10:04 | Memphis | Daniel Carollo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Anders (SF), Nicholas Cline (PF), Gregory Petersen (C) Brian Capozzi, Steve Cardoso, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Lloyd Brown (SG), Gerald Christopher (PF) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Richard Green | |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Russell Cisco is called for the reach on Chase Townsend in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Cisco, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG) Russell Cisco | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend is called for 5 seconds | 24-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SG) Antonio Battle | |
| 09:32 | Memphis | Paul Anders misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 24-15 |
| 09:31 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen tips it home | 26-15 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Lloyd Brown makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-18 |
| 09:17 | Memphis | Lloyd Brown is called for the reach on Jerome McNichols - foul #1 on Lloyd Brown, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG) Lloyd Brown | |
| 09:05 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-18 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Richard Green (PF) Clifton Haynes, Gerald Christopher | |
| 08:48 | Memphis | Paul Anders connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Cline | 29-18 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Daniel Carollo is called for the reach on Chase Townsend - foul #1 on Daniel Carollo, team foul #7 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Antonio Battle (SF) Bradley Conaway | |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Daniel Carollo gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 08:29 | Memphis | Paul Anders comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-18 |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Chase Townsend | 29-18 |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Earl Fife | 29-20 |
| 08:08 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-20 |
| 08:06 | Memphis | Paul Anders grabs the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 07:46 | Memphis | Daniel Carollo scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jerome McNichols | 32-20 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jerome McNichols (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Carollo (very tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Anders (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Cline (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Petersen (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chase Townsend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Battle (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Richard Green (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Chase Townsend | 32-23 |
| 07:17 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen travels with the ball | 32-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG), Brian Capozzi (SF), Steve Cardoso (PF), Rodney Dunham (C) Jerome McNichols, Paul Anders, Nicholas Cline, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Clark (PG), Bradley Conaway (SG), Lloyd Brown (SF), Gerald Christopher (PF) Earl Fife, Chase Townsend, Antonio Battle, Richard Green | |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher misses the floater from the baseline | 32-23 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher grabs the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 06:48 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 06:36 | Memphis | Anthony Wall scores on a 3 from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gerald Christopher, team foul #7 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Anders (SF) Brian Capozzi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG) Bradley Conaway | |
| 06:14 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Bradly Unrein - foul #2 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #8 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gregory Petersen (C) Anthony Wall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Antonio Battle (SF), Richard Green (PF) Lloyd Brown, Bradly Unrein | |
| 06:14 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 06:14 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 06:14 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 06:09 | Memphis | Gerald Christopher is called for the reach on Gregory Petersen - foul #2 on Gerald Christopher, team foul #9 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Cline (PF) Steve Cardoso | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Steven Davis (PF) James Clark, Gerald Christopher | |
| 06:09 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen misses the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Richard Green double dribbles | 36-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Anthony Wall (PG) Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:36 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 36-23 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Earl Fife grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Earl Fife travels with the ball | 36-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG) Anthony Wall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Bradley Conaway (SF) Earl Fife, Antonio Battle | |
| 05:03 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline misses the floater from the left side | 36-23 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Chase Townsend | 36-23 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Nicholas Cline swats the short shot by Clifton Haynes | 36-23 |
| 04:56 | Memphis | Paul Anders gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 04:45 | Memphis | Paul Anders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-23 |
| 04:44 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome McNichols | 36-23 |
| 04:38 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-23 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Chase Townsend | 36-26 |
| 04:13 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Capozzi (SF), Steve Cardoso (PF), Gregory Petersen (C) Paul Anders, Nicholas Cline, Rodney Dunham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Lloyd Brown (SF) Chase Townsend, Bradley Conaway | |
| 03:58 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Earl Fife hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 03:50 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 03:39 | Memphis | Daniel Carollo is whistled for traveling | 36-26 |
| Subs | Memphis | Russell Cisco (PG), Anthony Wall (SG) Jerome McNichols, Daniel Carollo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher (C) Richard Green | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Russell Cisco (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Wall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Capozzi (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Steve Cardoso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Petersen (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Davis (tiring) C - Gerald Christopher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Lloyd Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes snags the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Earl Fife and he's hacked by Brian Capozzi - foul #1 on Brian Capozzi, team foul #8 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Antonio Battle (SF) Lloyd Brown | |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:12 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Russell Cisco is hacked by Earl Fife in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Fife, team foul #10 | 36-28 |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Russell Cisco makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 03:10 | Memphis | Russell Cisco makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Earl Fife is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Cisco - foul #3 on Russell Cisco, team foul #9 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jerome McNichols (PG) Russell Cisco | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SG) Clifton Haynes | |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Earl Fife misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 03:04 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Anthony Wall misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Gregory Petersen is called for the reach on Earl Fife in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Petersen, team foul #10 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Anders (SF) Brian Capozzi | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein (C) Gerald Christopher | |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Earl Fife misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 02:42 | Memphis | Gregory Petersen pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 02:33 | Memphis | Paul Anders can't finish the layup but the foul's on Antonio Battle - foul #2 on Antonio Battle, team foul #11 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG) Earl Fife | |
| 02:33 | Memphis | Paul Anders makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 02:33 | Memphis | Paul Anders makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 02:04 | Memphis | Steve Cardoso gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols misses long on a floater from the left side | 40-29 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 01:50 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Cline (PF), Rodney Dunham (C) Steve Cardoso, Gregory Petersen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Lloyd Brown (SF) Chase Townsend, Bradley Conaway, Antonio Battle | |
| 01:35 | Memphis | Paul Anders is hacked by Bradly Unrein - foul #3 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #12 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher (C) Bradly Unrein | |
| 01:35 | Memphis | Paul Anders makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 01:35 | Memphis | Paul Anders makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-29 |
| 01:09 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham is fouled on the floor by Gerald Christopher - foul #3 on Gerald Christopher, team foul #13 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Capozzi (SF) Paul Anders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Antonio Battle (SF), Richard Green (C) Lloyd Brown, Gerald Christopher | |
| 01:09 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 01:09 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Steven Davis gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Earl Fife connects on the open shot from the right side set up by Clifton Haynes | 43-31 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Green - foul #2 on Richard Green, team foul #14 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG) Earl Fife | |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Rodney Dunham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Antonio Battle is blocked by Rodney Dunham | 45-31 |
| 00:19 | Memphis | Nicholas Cline pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Jerome McNichols hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-31 |