| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fresh) SG - Willard White (fresh) SF - Julian Loy (fresh) PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) C - Franklin Gifford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) C - Michael Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Walter Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:34 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford's floater is tipped away by Richard McDaniel | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Memphis | Walter Phillips snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Memphis | Willard White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert is open and lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Memphis | Walter Phillips misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Memphis | Julian Loy scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willard White | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux is hacked by Peter Wax in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Wax, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Richard McDaniel is denied by Walter Phillips | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor lays it in | 3-4 |
| 16:37 | Memphis | Julian Loy clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 16:36 | Memphis | Julian Loy hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:13 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Mark Lykins - foul #1 on Mark Lykins, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG), Steve Sansone (SG), Patrick Palmer (PF), Travis Soper (C) Mark Lykins, Jonathan Humbert, Richard McDaniel, Michael Taylor | |
| 16:13 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:13 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) Albert Thibodaux | |
| 15:53 | Memphis | Walter Phillips hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Willard White and he's hacked by Patrick Palmer - foul #1 on Patrick Palmer, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| 15:53 | Memphis | Walter Phillips makes the free throw | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fairly fresh) SG - Willard White (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Julian Loy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Franklin Gifford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) SG - Michael Cass (fresh) SF - Steve Sansone (fresh) PF - Patrick Palmer (fresh) C - Travis Soper (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Julian Loy takes the ball from Stephen Stoner in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| 15:43 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford is hacked by Travis Soper - foul #1 on Travis Soper, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| 15:30 | Memphis | Julian Loy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Patrick Palmer | 10-4 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | Michael Cass makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Stoner | 10-7 |
| 15:05 | Memphis | Willard White is fouled on the floor by Michael Cass - foul #1 on Michael Cass, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Hawkins (PF) Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Michael Taylor (C) Stephen Stoner, Steve Sansone, Travis Soper | |
| 14:53 | Memphis | Willard White scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Julian Loy | 13-7 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-7 |
| 14:28 | Memphis | Peter Wax grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:13 | Memphis | Willard White misses the shot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 14:11 | Memphis | Peter Wax can't tip it in | 13-7 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Franklin Gifford swats the layup by Patrick Palmer | 13-7 |
| 13:51 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:33 | Memphis | Peter Wax is hacked by Mark Lykins - foul #2 on Mark Lykins, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Willard White, Julian Loy, Larry Hawkins, Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Steve Sansone (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Travis Soper (C) Mark Lykins, Michael Cass, Albert Thibodaux, Patrick Palmer, Michael Taylor | |
| 13:20 | Memphis | Walter Phillips lays it in set up by David Clary | 15-7 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Romano in the backcourt | 15-7 |
| 12:55 | Memphis | Walter Phillips misses the easy layup | 15-7 |
| 12:54 | Memphis | John Solt grabs the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:38 | Memphis | David Clary hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 15-7 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner is whistled for traveling | 15-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Hawkins (PF) Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux (SF) Steve Sansone | |
| 12:09 | Memphis | David Clary knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kosoko Abdullai | 17-7 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert loses the ball out of bounds | 17-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sean Clark (PG), Steve Sansone (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Stephen Stoner, Richard McDaniel, Travis Soper | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fresh) PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - John Solt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Sean Clark (fresh) SG - Jonathan Humbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) PF - Steve Sansone (fresh) C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-7 |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 17-7 |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 17-10 |
| 11:25 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Willard White (SG), Julian Loy (SF), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, Gabriel Romano, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG) Jonathan Humbert | |
| 11:16 | East Carolina | Sean Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 11:14 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Willard White | 17-10 |
| 11:00 | Memphis | Julian Loy buries a shot from the right block and the foul's on Albert Thibodaux - foul #1 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #6 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Memphis | Walter Phillips (PF) John Solt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer (PF) Albert Thibodaux | |
| 11:00 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the free throw | 20-10 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Sean Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Sansone | 20-13 |
| 10:19 | Memphis | Julian Loy can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-13 |
| 10:17 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford grabs the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 10:00 | Memphis | Walter Phillips misses short on a jumper from the left block | 20-13 |
| 09:59 | Memphis | Walter Phillips snags the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 09:37 | Memphis | Michael Cass takes the ball from Peter Wax | 20-13 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Walter Phillips picks off the pass by Sean Clark in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| 09:16 | Memphis | Julian Loy scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Peter Wax and the foul's on Steve Sansone - foul #1 on Steve Sansone, team foul #7 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Willard White, Walter Phillips, Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Travis Soper (C) Michael Cass, Sean Clark, Steve Sansone, Patrick Palmer, Michael Taylor | |
| 09:16 | Memphis | Julian Loy misses the free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Travis Soper | 22-13 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Travis Soper is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Stoner | 22-16 |
| 08:40 | Memphis | Julian Loy buries a shot from just outside the lane | 24-16 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux's pass is intercepted by David Clary | 24-16 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Travis Soper steals it from Julian Loy | 24-16 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux is called for 10 seconds | 24-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai (SF) Julian Loy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:53 | Memphis | John Solt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard McDaniel | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fresh) PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - John Solt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard McDaniel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Travis Soper (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert is hacked by John Solt in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Solt, team foul #2 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Walter Phillips (PF) Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Taylor (C) Travis Soper | |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-16 |
| 07:36 | Memphis | John Solt gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 07:15 | Memphis | John Solt scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Clary and he's hacked by Albert Thibodaux - foul #2 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Willard White (SG), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, Gabriel Romano, Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sean Clark (PG), Steve Sansone (SF), Patrick Palmer (PF) Stephen Stoner, Albert Thibodaux, Richard McDaniel | |
| 07:15 | Memphis | John Solt misses the free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Sean Clark is fouled on the floor by John Solt - foul #2 on John Solt, team foul #3 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Walter Phillips (PF) John Solt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-16 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Clark | 26-16 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-16 |
| 06:39 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 06:25 | Memphis | Patrick Palmer is called for the reach on Kosoko Abdullai - foul #2 on Patrick Palmer, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Hawkins (PF) Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG), Richard McDaniel (PF), Travis Soper (C) Jonathan Humbert, Patrick Palmer, Michael Taylor | |
| 06:25 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Travis Soper pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | Larry Hawkins takes the ball from Richard McDaniel | 26-16 |
| 05:48 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford jams it | 28-16 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 28-16 |
| 05:24 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 04:55 | Memphis | Willard White hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Wax | 31-16 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Willard White is called for the reach on Sean Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willard White, team foul #4 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Julian Loy (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Peter Wax, Willard White, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Michael Taylor (C) Michael Cass, Sean Clark, Travis Soper | |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel can't finish the layup | 31-16 |
| 04:35 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford gets the rebound | 31-16 |
| 04:19 | Memphis | Julian Loy misses badly on a runner from close range | 31-16 |
| 04:17 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano snags the offensive board | 31-16 |
| 04:09 | Memphis | Walter Phillips can't finish the layup | 31-16 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 31-16 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-16 |
| 04:01 | Memphis | Walter Phillips gets the rebound | 31-16 |
| 03:40 | Memphis | Julian Loy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-16 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert snags the defensive board | 31-16 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) SF - Julian Loy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Gifford (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Sansone (fairly fresh) PF - Richard McDaniel (tiring) 3 reb. C - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Stoner | 31-19 |
| 03:19 | Memphis | Walter Phillips makes the jump hook from the right block set up by David Clary and he's fouled by Richard McDaniel - foul #1 on Richard McDaniel, team foul #10 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), John Solt (C) Gabriel Romano, Franklin Gifford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Michael Cass (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Patrick Palmer (PF) Stephen Stoner, Jonathan Humbert, Steve Sansone, Richard McDaniel | |
| 03:19 | Memphis | Walter Phillips makes the free throw | 34-19 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Michael Cass buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-21 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | John Solt misses the driving attempt from close range | 34-21 |
| 02:49 | Memphis | John Solt tips it but misses | 34-21 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Michael Cass is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Lykins | 34-23 |
| 02:34 | Memphis | John Solt lays it in and the foul's on Albert Thibodaux - foul #3 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #11 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF) David Clary, Julian Loy, Walter Phillips | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Travis Soper (SF) Albert Thibodaux | |
| 02:34 | Memphis | John Solt makes the free throw | 37-23 |
| 02:20 | East Carolina | Michael Cass clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Wax - foul #2 on Peter Wax, team foul #5 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG) Peter Wax | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sean Clark (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| 02:20 | East Carolina | Michael Cass makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 02:20 | East Carolina | Michael Cass makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 01:59 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Clary | 40-25 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Willard White is hacked by Michael Cass - foul #2 on Michael Cass, team foul #12 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG) Michael Cass | |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Willard White misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Willard White makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Larry Hawkins picks off the pass by Jonathan Humbert in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 01:28 | Memphis | Willard White loses the dribble to Sean Clark | 41-28 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG) David Clary | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Michael Taylor (C) Mark Lykins, Sean Clark | |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 01:13 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Willard White clanks a jump hook in the paint | 41-28 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert can't connect on a floater from the left side | 41-28 |
| 00:46 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Willard White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Willard White steps in front of the Stephen Stoner pass in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 00:20 | Memphis | Willard White misses the easy layup | 41-28 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Kosoko Abdullai picks off the pass by Jonathan Humbert | 41-28 |
| 00:11 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai throws it down | 43-28 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Julian Loy (SF), Franklin Gifford (C) Peter Wax, Willard White, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Sean Clark (SG), Steve Sansone (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF) Stephen Stoner, Jonathan Humbert, Travis Soper, Patrick Palmer | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | David Clary loses the ball out of bounds | 43-28 |