| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kent Guarino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronnie Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dimmick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Ziegler (fresh) 7 pts. C - Shannon Prim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Mario Steinmetz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Seymore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfredo Ramirez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Able (fresh) 6 pts. C - Herb Felts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | John Dimmick inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | John Dimmick is fouled on the floor by Mario Steinmetz - foul #2 on Mario Steinmetz, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Robert Seymore takes the ball from Kent Guarino | 42-40 |
| 19:24 | Memphis | Kent Guarino steps in front of the Mario Steinmetz pass | 42-40 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino hits the finger roll | 44-40 |
| 18:56 | Memphis | Herb Felts misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronnie Johns - foul #2 on Ronnie Johns, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 18:56 | Memphis | Herb Felts makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:56 | Memphis | Herb Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | John Dimmick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 18:39 | Memphis | Mario Steinmetz grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 18:21 | Memphis | Robert Seymore is hacked by Todd Ziegler - foul #3 on Todd Ziegler, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith (PF) Todd Ziegler | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 18:13 | Memphis | Herb Felts blows the layup | 44-42 |
| 18:12 | Memphis | Herb Felts hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | John Dimmick comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 17:54 | Memphis | Archie Able gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:31 | Memphis | Herb Felts lays it in | 44-46 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Shannon Prim knocks in the floater from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 16:56 | Memphis | Alfredo Ramirez is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski (PG), Jerry Mansour (SF), Kenneth Carlson (C) Kent Guarino, John Dimmick, Shannon Prim | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ronald Lively (SG), John Lawhorn (SF), Matthew Loyd (PF), Grady Kreitzer (C) Robert Seymore, Alfredo Ramirez, Archie Able, Herb Felts | |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Ronnie Johns can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 46-46 |
| 16:34 | Memphis | Grady Kreitzer pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 16:18 | Memphis | Grady Kreitzer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 46-46 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Matthew Loyd takes the ball from Richard Klingensmith | 46-46 |
| 15:53 | Memphis | Ronald Lively is hacked by Kenneth Carlson - foul #1 on Kenneth Carlson, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Kee (PG), Todd Ziegler (SG), Carl Niles (PF) Beau Schilawski, Ronnie Johns, Richard Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ryan Flynn (PG) Mario Steinmetz | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Daniel Kee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Todd Ziegler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Mansour (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Niles (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kenneth Carlson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ryan Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Lively (fresh) SF - John Lawhorn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Loyd (fresh) 5 pts. C - Grady Kreitzer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn clanks a jumper in the lane | 46-46 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Dimmick (SF) Jerry Mansour | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Seymore (SG), Alfredo Ramirez (SF), Herb Felts (C) Ronald Lively, John Lawhorn, Grady Kreitzer | |
| 15:13 | Memphis | Matthew Loyd travels with the ball | 46-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Archie Able (PF) Matthew Loyd | |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Daniel Kee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 14:57 | Memphis | Alfredo Ramirez gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Carlson - foul #2 on Kenneth Carlson, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith (C) Kenneth Carlson | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-47 |
| 14:24 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 14:12 | Memphis | Herb Felts misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Klingensmith - foul #1 on Richard Klingensmith, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shannon Prim (C) Richard Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:12 | Memphis | Herb Felts makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:12 | Memphis | Herb Felts misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:12 | East Carolina | Shannon Prim grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Ryan Flynn takes the ball from Daniel Kee in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 13:48 | Memphis | Herb Felts misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shannon Prim - foul #1 on Shannon Prim, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kent Guarino (PG), Jerry Mansour (SF), Richard Klingensmith (PF) Daniel Kee, John Dimmick, Carl Niles | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Lawhorn (SF), Matthew Loyd (PF) Alfredo Ramirez, Archie Able | |
| 13:48 | Memphis | Herb Felts misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:48 | Memphis | Herb Felts misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | John Lawhorn is called for the reach on Todd Ziegler - foul #2 on John Lawhorn, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mario Steinmetz (PG), Ronald Lively (SG), Grady Kreitzer (C) Ryan Flynn, Robert Seymore, Herb Felts | |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour scores on a 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 12:39 | Memphis | Ronald Lively misses the jumper in the lane | 49-48 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Klingensmith | 49-48 |
| 12:32 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Todd Ziegler | 52-48 |
| 12:09 | Memphis | John Lawhorn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 12:07 | Memphis | Matthew Loyd snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 11:47 | Memphis | Mario Steinmetz loses the dribble to Jerry Mansour | 52-48 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kent Guarino (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Ziegler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Mansour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Klingensmith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Shannon Prim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Mario Steinmetz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Lively (fresh) SF - John Lawhorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Loyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Grady Kreitzer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 11:27 | Memphis | Grady Kreitzer snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 11:12 | Memphis | Mario Steinmetz scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Lively | 52-51 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jerry Mansour, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Kee (PG), Ronnie Johns (SG), John Dimmick (SF), Carl Niles (PF), Kenneth Carlson (C) Kent Guarino, Todd Ziegler, Jerry Mansour, Richard Klingensmith, Shannon Prim | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ryan Flynn (PG), Robert Seymore (SG), Alfredo Ramirez (SF), Archie Able (PF), Herb Felts (C) Mario Steinmetz, Ronald Lively, John Lawhorn, Matthew Loyd, Grady Kreitzer | |
| 10:48 | Memphis | Carl Niles is called for the reach on Robert Seymore - foul #4 on Carl Niles, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler (PF) Carl Niles | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:48 | Memphis | Robert Seymore makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:48 | Memphis | Robert Seymore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | John Dimmick clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 52-53 |
| 10:29 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Ryan Flynn | 52-53 |
| 10:16 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Kee - foul #4 on Daniel Kee, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kent Guarino (PG) Daniel Kee | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 10:16 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:16 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Ronnie Johns comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-55 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | John Dimmick tips it home | 54-55 |
| 09:45 | Memphis | Alfredo Ramirez hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 54-55 |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Carlson | 54-55 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Ronnie Johns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shannon Prim (C) Todd Ziegler | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:18 | Memphis | Alfredo Ramirez misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shannon Prim - foul #2 on Shannon Prim, team foul #10 | 54-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour (C) Shannon Prim | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 09:18 | Memphis | Alfredo Ramirez misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:18 | Memphis | Alfredo Ramirez misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:18 | Memphis | Archie Able grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 09:10 | Memphis | Herb Felts drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Ryan Flynn | 54-57 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 08:49 | Memphis | Robert Seymore grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:28 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Seymore and he's hacked by Kent Guarino - foul #1 on Kent Guarino, team foul #11 | 54-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski (PG), Richard Klingensmith (PF), Shannon Prim (C) Kent Guarino, John Dimmick, Kenneth Carlson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ronald Lively (SG), John Lawhorn (SF), Rodney McCalpin (PF), Grady Kreitzer (C) Robert Seymore, Alfredo Ramirez, Archie Able, Herb Felts | |
| 08:28 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn misses the free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Shannon Prim pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | Shannon Prim banks in the layup | 56-59 |
| 07:54 | Memphis | John Lawhorn knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ryan Flynn | 56-62 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 07:34 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Ronald Lively | 56-62 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Beau Schilawski (fresh) SG - Ronnie Johns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Mansour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Klingensmith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Shannon Prim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Ryan Flynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lawhorn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rodney McCalpin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Grady Kreitzer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Memphis | Grady Kreitzer comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Johns - foul #3 on Ronnie Johns, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Kee (PG), Kent Guarino (SG), John Dimmick (SF), Carl Niles (PF) Beau Schilawski, Ronnie Johns, Jerry Mansour, Shannon Prim | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mario Steinmetz (PG), Robert Seymore (SG), Alfredo Ramirez (SF), Matthew Loyd (PF) Ryan Flynn, Ronald Lively, John Lawhorn, Rodney McCalpin | |
| 07:20 | Memphis | Grady Kreitzer makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:20 | Memphis | Grady Kreitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Robert Seymore steals the ball from Kent Guarino | 56-64 |
| 06:50 | Memphis | Alfredo Ramirez can't finish the layup | 56-64 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | John Dimmick pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | Robert Seymore steps in front of the Richard Klingensmith pass | 56-64 |
| 06:26 | Memphis | John Dimmick is called for the reach on Alfredo Ramirez - foul #1 on John Dimmick, team foul #13 | 56-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler (SG), Kenneth Carlson (C) Kent Guarino, Richard Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Memphis | Archie Able (PF), Herb Felts (C) Matthew Loyd, Grady Kreitzer | |
| 06:26 | Memphis | Alfredo Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:26 | Memphis | Alfredo Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Robert Seymore steps in front of the Daniel Kee pass in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| 06:07 | Memphis | Mario Steinmetz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 06:06 | Memphis | Alfredo Ramirez tips it home | 56-68 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | John Dimmick is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Ramirez - foul #2 on Alfredo Ramirez, team foul #3 | 56-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kent Guarino (SG) John Dimmick | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Lawhorn (SF) Alfredo Ramirez | |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 56-68 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson snags the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Carl Niles double dribbles | 56-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour (SF), Richard Klingensmith (C) Kent Guarino, Kenneth Carlson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ronald Lively (SG) Robert Seymore | |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Herb Felts knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Mario Steinmetz | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler is called for 3 seconds | 56-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kent Guarino (PG), John Dimmick (SF), Kenneth Carlson (C) Daniel Kee, Jerry Mansour, Carl Niles | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ryan Flynn (PG) Mario Steinmetz | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Archie Able scores on a shot from the left side set up by John Lawhorn | 56-72 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler's floater is knocked away by Archie Able | 56-72 |
| 04:05 | Memphis | Herb Felts gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 03:50 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-72 |
| 03:49 | Memphis | Herb Felts pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 03:49 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Kee (PG), Ronnie Johns (SG), Carl Niles (PF), Shannon Prim (C) Kent Guarino, Todd Ziegler, Richard Klingensmith, Kenneth Carlson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Seymore (SG), Alfredo Ramirez (SF) Ronald Lively, John Lawhorn | |
| 03:20 | Memphis | Ryan Flynn is called for traveling | 56-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kent Guarino (PG), Todd Ziegler (SG), Jerry Mansour (SF), Richard Klingensmith (PF), Kenneth Carlson (C) Daniel Kee, Ronnie Johns, John Dimmick, Carl Niles, Shannon Prim | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mario Steinmetz (PG), Ronald Lively (SG), Francis Donahue (SF), Matthew Loyd (PF), Grady Kreitzer (C) Ryan Flynn, Robert Seymore, Alfredo Ramirez, Archie Able, Herb Felts | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Kent Guarino (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Ziegler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Mansour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Klingensmith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Carlson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Mario Steinmetz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Lively (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Donahue (fresh) PF - Matthew Loyd (fresh) 5 pts. C - Grady Kreitzer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Klingensmith | 58-72 |
| 02:57 | Memphis | Jerry Mansour is called for the reach on Mario Steinmetz - foul #3 on Jerry Mansour, team foul #14 | 58-72 |
| 02:57 | Memphis | Mario Steinmetz misses the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 02:57 | Memphis | Mario Steinmetz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-73 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Lawhorn (SF) Francis Donahue | |
| 01:51 | Memphis | Matthew Loyd scores on a runner near the basket | 58-75 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-75 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Jerry Mansour is called for the reach on Matthew Loyd - foul #4 on Jerry Mansour, team foul #15 | 58-75 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Matthew Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:19 | Memphis | Matthew Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith misses the shot from the left side | 58-77 |
| 01:02 | Memphis | Grady Kreitzer snags the defensive board | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Memphis | John Lawhorn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Steinmetz | 58-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 58-79 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Matthew Loyd | 58-79 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Mario Steinmetz runs out the clock | 58-79 |