| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Benedict (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Kennard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alex Koralewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cedric Wilkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Golden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Alex Koralewski inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Kennard | 38-31 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | John Benedict steps in front of the Albert Thibodaux pass | 38-31 |
| 19:10 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alex Koralewski | 41-31 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux's pass is intercepted by Alex Koralewski in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 18:50 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-31 |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 18:29 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:14 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | The jumper by Mark Lykins is denied by Cedric Wilkins | 41-31 |
| 18:06 | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:45 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Alex Koralewski | 43-31 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Mark Lykins and he's fouled by John Benedict - foul #3 on John Benedict, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell (PG), Cleveland Lockhart (SF), Billy Blake (PF), Geoffrey Lantz (C) John Benedict, Alex Koralewski, Cedric Wilkins, Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Michael Cass (SG), Steve Sansone (SF), Patrick Palmer (PF) Mark Lykins, Jonathan Humbert, Albert Thibodaux, Richard McDaniel | |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:10 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Patrick Palmer - foul #1 on Patrick Palmer, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Travis Soper (C) Michael Taylor | |
| 17:10 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:10 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Travis Soper | 44-34 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Christopher Kennard picks off the pass by Michael Cass | 44-34 |
| 16:33 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 16:32 | East Carolina | Travis Soper snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner is hacked by Billy Blake in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Blake, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Heal (SF), Cedric Wilkins (PF), Nicholas Golden (C) Cleveland Lockhart, Billy Blake, Geoffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Nathaniel Campbell - foul #1 on Nathaniel Campbell, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Sansone | 44-35 |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Steve Sansone | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nathaniel Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Kennard (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Heal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Golden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Sansone (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Palmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Soper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone is hacked by John Heal - foul #2 on John Heal, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (PG), John Benedict (SG), Alex Koralewski (SF), Cleveland Lockhart (PF) Nathaniel Campbell, Christopher Kennard, John Heal, Cedric Wilkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Sean Clark (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Stephen Stoner, Michael Cass, Steve Sansone, Patrick Palmer, Travis Soper | |
| 15:16 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 15:06 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Richard McDaniel - foul #2 on Richard McDaniel, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Geoffrey Lantz (C) Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:06 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:06 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Sean Clark blows the layup | 46-39 |
| 14:48 | Southern Methodist | Alex Koralewski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:43 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel lays it in on a great pass from Mark Lykins | 46-41 |
| 14:14 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Lantz | 49-41 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Thibodaux | 49-44 |
| 13:50 | Southern Methodist | Geoffrey Lantz misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-44 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard McDaniel | 49-44 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Sean Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Cleveland Lockhart - foul #1 on Cleveland Lockhart, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard (SG), John Heal (SF), Billy Blake (PF), Nicholas Golden (C) John Benedict, Alex Koralewski, Cleveland Lockhart, Geoffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG), Steve Sansone (SF), Patrick Palmer (PF), Travis Soper (C) Sean Clark, Albert Thibodaux, Richard McDaniel, Michael Taylor | |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Travis Soper is whistled for traveling | 49-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG) Mark Lykins | |
| 13:11 | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon is hacked by Travis Soper - foul #1 on Travis Soper, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 12:56 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Billy Blake | 52-44 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone is whistled for a carry | 52-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Benedict (SG), Alex Koralewski (SF), Cedric Wilkins (PF) Christopher Kennard, John Heal, Billy Blake | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Michael Taylor (C) Jonathan Humbert, Patrick Palmer, Travis Soper | |
| 12:16 | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins is whistled for a carry | 52-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell (PG) Elwood Mellon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sean Clark (SG), Richard McDaniel (PF) Michael Cass, Steve Sansone | |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Clark | 52-46 |
| 11:49 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Sean Clark grabs the board | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nathaniel Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Benedict (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alex Koralewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cedric Wilkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Golden (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sean Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard McDaniel (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Sean Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart (C) Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG) Albert Thibodaux | |
| 11:33 | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins lays it up and in | 54-46 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-48 |
| 10:46 | Southern Methodist | John Benedict comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-48 |
| 10:44 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Cedric Wilkins | 54-48 |
| 10:27 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart hits the finger roll | 56-48 |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 09:50 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Cedric Wilkins | 58-50 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner is whistled for a carry | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (PG), Christopher Kennard (SG), John Heal (SF), Billy Blake (PF), Geoffrey Lantz (C) Nathaniel Campbell, John Benedict, Alex Koralewski, Cedric Wilkins, Cleveland Lockhart | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Michael Cass (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Patrick Palmer (PF), Travis Soper (C) Stephen Stoner, Jonathan Humbert, Sean Clark, Richard McDaniel, Michael Taylor | |
| 09:13 | Southern Methodist | John Heal comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Elwood Mellon steps in front of the Michael Cass pass in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 08:52 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Elwood Mellon | 60-50 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| 08:40 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-50 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Michael Cass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Alex Koralewski (SF) John Heal | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:19 | Southern Methodist | Billy Blake is fouled on the floor by Patrick Palmer - foul #2 on Patrick Palmer, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins (PF), Nicholas Golden (C) Billy Blake, Geoffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:06 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden misses the lay-in | 60-50 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Travis Soper is hacked by Nicholas Golden - foul #3 on Nicholas Golden, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG), Steve Sansone (PF) Michael Cass, Travis Soper | |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Lykins | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Elwood Mellon (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Kennard (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Koralewski (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cedric Wilkins (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Golden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steve Sansone (fresh) C - Patrick Palmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Albert Thibodaux - foul #2 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Heal (SF) Alex Koralewski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Taylor (C) Patrick Palmer | |
| 07:20 | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:20 | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Lykins | 62-55 |
| 06:50 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-55 |
| 06:49 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mark Lykins | 62-58 |
| 06:24 | Southern Methodist | Michael Taylor picks off the pass by Cedric Wilkins | 62-58 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-58 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the tip | 62-58 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins tips it but misses | 62-58 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cedric Wilkins - foul #1 on Cedric Wilkins, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Benedict (PG), Alex Koralewski (SF), Billy Blake (PF), Geoffrey Lantz (C) Elwood Mellon, John Heal, Cedric Wilkins, Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (SG), Patrick Palmer (PF), Travis Soper (C) Jonathan Humbert, Albert Thibodaux, Michael Taylor | |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:58 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Cass - foul #1 on Michael Cass, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sean Clark (SF) Steve Sansone | |
| 05:58 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:58 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Travis Soper gets the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Travis Soper clanks a shot from the left side | 63-60 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Travis Soper misses the tip | 63-60 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins can't tip it in | 63-60 |
| 05:29 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Lantz | 63-60 |
| 05:14 | Southern Methodist | Alex Koralewski scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Christopher Kennard | 65-60 |
| 05:07 | East Carolina | Michael Cass travels in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell (SG), Cleveland Lockhart (SF), Nicholas Golden (C) Christopher Kennard, Alex Koralewski, Geoffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF) Mark Lykins, Sean Clark, Patrick Palmer | |
| 04:47 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from John Benedict | 67-60 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel is fouled in the backcourt by John Benedict - foul #4 on John Benedict, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Alex Koralewski (SF) Billy Blake | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Taylor (C) Travis Soper | |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:25 | Southern Methodist | Cleveland Lockhart is whistled for a carry | 67-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (PG) Nathaniel Campbell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steve Sansone (PF) Richard McDaniel | |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner misses the wide open shot in the paint | 67-62 |
| 04:02 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Cleveland Lockhart | 67-62 |
| 03:44 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden misses the driving attempt from the right block | 67-62 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Elwood Mellon (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Benedict (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Alex Koralewski (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cleveland Lockhart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Golden (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Cass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Sansone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Taylor (tiring) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | John Benedict is called for the reach on Michael Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Benedict, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell (SG), Cedric Wilkins (PF), Geoffrey Lantz (C) John Benedict, Alex Koralewski, Nicholas Golden | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sean Clark (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Patrick Palmer (PF) Stephen Stoner, Michael Cass, Albert Thibodaux | |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone snags the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Sean Clark hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:17 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Campbell grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 03:01 | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins misses the lay-in | 67-62 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Kennard (SG), John Heal (SF), Billy Blake (PF) Elwood Mellon, Cleveland Lockhart, Cedric Wilkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Travis Soper (C) Jonathan Humbert, Michael Taylor | |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Geoffrey Lantz - foul #3 on Geoffrey Lantz, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:37 | Southern Methodist | Travis Soper takes the ball from Nathaniel Campbell | 67-64 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | John Heal takes the ball from Steve Sansone | 67-64 |
| 01:52 | Southern Methodist | Billy Blake drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Kennard | 69-64 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Elwood Mellon (PG), Alex Koralewski (SF), Cedric Wilkins (PF), Nicholas Golden (C) Nathaniel Campbell, John Heal, Billy Blake, Geoffrey Lantz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Stephen Stoner, Sean Clark, Steve Sansone, Patrick Palmer, Travis Soper | |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Mark Lykins and the foul's on Elwood Mellon - foul #4 on Elwood Mellon, team foul #11 | 69-66 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:15 | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins can't finish the layup | 69-67 |
| 01:14 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden grabs the offensive board | 69-67 |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Kennard | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel's fadeaway is rejected by Alex Koralewski | 71-67 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel grabs the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Thibodaux | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Southern Methodist | Mark Lykins is called for the reach on Alex Koralewski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Lykins, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| 00:35 | Southern Methodist | Alex Koralewski misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Kennard - foul #3 on Christopher Kennard, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:20 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden is hacked by Mark Lykins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Lykins, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Nicholas Golden misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Albert Thibodaux | 71-72 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Southern Methodist | Cedric Wilkins buries a shot from close range | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses short on a fullcourt shot | 73-72 |