| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) C - Michael Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fresh) SG - Willard White (fresh) SF - Julian Loy (fresh) PF - Walter Phillips (fresh) C - Franklin Gifford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Walter Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford slams it home set up by Julian Loy | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux knocks in the runner from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Memphis | Walter Phillips is hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Memphis | A charge is called on Franklin Gifford - foul #1 on Franklin Gifford, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Memphis | The jump hook by Franklin Gifford is blocked by Michael Taylor | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel misses the shot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Memphis | Willard White snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Memphis | Peter Wax is hacked by Mark Lykins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Lykins, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Memphis | Richard McDaniel is called for the reach on Willard White - foul #1 on Richard McDaniel, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Memphis | Walter Phillips's layup is rejected by Richard McDaniel | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (SG), Patrick Palmer (PF), Travis Soper (C) Jonathan Humbert, Richard McDaniel, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 16:47 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | Travis Soper pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:45 | East Carolina | Peter Wax steps in front of the Mark Lykins pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 16:36 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Walter Phillips | 2-4 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Travis Soper hits the finger roll | 4-4 |
| 16:02 | Memphis | Julian Loy can't throw it down | 4-4 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Travis Soper grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Cass (fresh) SF - Albert Thibodaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Palmer (fresh) C - Travis Soper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fairly fresh) SG - Willard White (fairly fresh) SF - Julian Loy (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Phillips (fairly fresh) C - Franklin Gifford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Mark Lykins | 6-4 |
| 15:42 | Memphis | Peter Wax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Steve Sansone (SF) Mark Lykins, Albert Thibodaux | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Willard White takes the ball from Michael Cass in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 15:35 | Memphis | Walter Phillips misses the lay-in | 6-4 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Michael Cass grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:32 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Stoner, team foul #5 | 6-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG) Stephen Stoner | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:21 | Memphis | Willard White banks in the layup set up by Julian Loy | 6-6 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Walter Phillips swats the short shot by Jonathan Humbert | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Travis Soper can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 15:02 | Memphis | Peter Wax pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:42 | Memphis | Julian Loy is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Julian Loy, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Sean Clark (SG), Richard McDaniel (PF) Michael Cass, Jonathan Humbert, Travis Soper | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Willard White, Julian Loy, Walter Phillips, Franklin Gifford | |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Clary - foul #1 on David Clary, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux (SF) Sean Clark | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:00 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 13:58 | Memphis | John Solt grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:36 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Hawkins - foul #1 on Larry Hawkins, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG) Stephen Stoner, Steve Sansone | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Willard White (SG), Julian Loy (SF), Franklin Gifford (C) David Clary, Gabriel Romano, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins | |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | Memphis | The rebound goes to John Solt | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | Memphis | Peter Wax knocks in the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Richard McDaniel - foul #2 on Richard McDaniel, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Travis Soper (C) Richard McDaniel | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 13:01 | Memphis | Peter Wax makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Travis Soper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 12:44 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:19 | Memphis | Peter Wax is hacked by Albert Thibodaux - foul #1 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (SG), Sean Clark (SF), Steve Sansone (PF) Jonathan Humbert, Albert Thibodaux, Patrick Palmer | |
| Subs | Memphis | Walter Phillips (PF) John Solt | |
| 12:19 | Memphis | Peter Wax makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:19 | Memphis | Peter Wax makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:13 | East Carolina | Willard White is called for the reach on Michael Cass in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willard White, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Sean Clark tips it in | 11-14 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cass (fresh) SF - Sean Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Sansone (fairly fresh) C - Travis Soper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willard White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Julian Loy (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Phillips (fairly fresh) C - Franklin Gifford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Julian Loy | 11-16 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone connects on the open floater from the right block | 13-16 |
| 10:59 | Memphis | Peter Wax hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Julian Loy | 13-18 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-18 |
| 10:36 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 10:13 | Memphis | Willard White comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 13-18 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Sean Clark | 16-18 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Sean Clark is called for the reach on Julian Loy - foul #1 on Sean Clark, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Patrick Palmer (C) Mark Lykins, Michael Cass, Sean Clark, Travis Soper | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Clary (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF), John Solt (C) Peter Wax, Willard White, Walter Phillips, Franklin Gifford | |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone hits the finger roll | 18-20 |
| 09:14 | Memphis | John Solt drills a floater from the left block set up by Gabriel Romano | 18-22 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert's pass is intercepted by Larry Hawkins in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 08:56 | Memphis | Julian Loy misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-22 |
| 08:55 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:46 | Memphis | Albert Thibodaux steals the ball from Julian Loy | 18-22 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner blows the layup | 18-22 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 08:23 | Memphis | Julian Loy hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by David Clary | 20-24 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Travis Soper (C) Stephen Stoner, Albert Thibodaux | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai (SF), Walter Phillips (PF) Julian Loy, Larry Hawkins | |
| 08:07 | Memphis | David Clary is hacked by Mark Lykins - foul #2 on Mark Lykins, team foul #10 | 20-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG), Sean Clark (SF) Mark Lykins, Steve Sansone | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 08:07 | Memphis | David Clary makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:07 | Memphis | David Clary makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert loses the dribble to David Clary | 20-26 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Cass (fresh) SG - Jonathan Humbert (fairly fresh) SF - Sean Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Palmer (tiring) 2 pts. C - Travis Soper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - David Clary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kosoko Abdullai (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (tiring) C - John Solt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Memphis | Walter Phillips hits a jumper near the basket set up by David Clary and he's hacked by Patrick Palmer - foul #1 on Patrick Palmer, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| 07:47 | Memphis | Walter Phillips makes the free throw | 20-29 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | David Clary is called for the reach on Michael Cass in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Clary, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG) David Clary | |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Sean Clark gets the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Michael Cass is fouled on the floor by Peter Wax - foul #1 on Peter Wax, team foul #7 | 20-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG), Franklin Gifford (C) Gabriel Romano, Walter Phillips | |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Michael Cass makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Michael Cass makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:03 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 22-29 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | John Solt can't tip it in | 22-29 |
| 07:00 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford tips it home | 22-31 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer misses the lay-in | 22-31 |
| 06:31 | Memphis | John Solt pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 06:13 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Peter Wax and the foul's on Travis Soper - foul #1 on Travis Soper, team foul #12 | 22-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Steve Sansone (SF) Michael Cass, Sean Clark | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF) Willard White, John Solt | |
| 06:13 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the free throw | 22-34 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner is hacked by Peter Wax in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Wax, team foul #8 | 22-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG) Peter Wax | |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 06:04 | Memphis | Willard White double dribbles | 24-34 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert loses the dribble to Gabriel Romano in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 05:54 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willard White | 24-36 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-36 |
| 05:44 | Memphis | Willard White misses long on a floater from the right side | 24-36 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer misses the easy open layup | 24-36 |
| 05:35 | Memphis | Willard White gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 05:12 | Memphis | Willard White misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-36 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | Travis Soper grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert loses the dribble to Willard White | 24-36 |
| 05:01 | Memphis | Willard White banks in the layup | 24-38 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Palmer | 26-38 |
| 04:34 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford can't connect on a jumper from close range | 26-38 |
| 04:32 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford tips it back up and in | 26-40 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Palmer | 29-40 |
| 03:54 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Sean Clark (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Stephen Stoner, Jonathan Humbert, Steve Sansone, Patrick Palmer, Travis Soper | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), David Clary (SG), Julian Loy (SF), Walter Phillips (PF), John Solt (C) Gabriel Romano, Willard White, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins, Franklin Gifford | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Peter Wax (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Clary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julian Loy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Solt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 03:30 | Memphis | Walter Phillips grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 03:07 | Memphis | Julian Loy buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Peter Wax | 29-42 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | David Clary steps in front of the Sean Clark pass in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| 02:45 | Memphis | Julian Loy buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Wax and he's fouled by Albert Thibodaux - foul #3 on Albert Thibodaux, team foul #13 | 29-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (SG), Steve Sansone (SF) Sean Clark, Albert Thibodaux | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:45 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the free throw | 29-45 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel drills a floater in the paint | 31-45 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Julian Loy is hacked by Steve Sansone - foul #1 on Steve Sansone, team foul #14 | 31-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Willard White (SG), Franklin Gifford (C) Peter Wax, John Solt | |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | Julian Loy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone is called for traveling | 31-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai (SF) Julian Loy | |
| 01:39 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Lykins - foul #3 on Mark Lykins, team foul #15 | 31-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG) Mark Lykins | |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Hawkins (PF) Walter Phillips | |
| 01:39 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 01:39 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 01:39 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai makes the 3rd free throw | 31-50 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-50 |
| 01:25 | Memphis | Kosoko Abdullai misses the turnaround from the right block | 31-50 |
| 01:23 | Memphis | Larry Hawkins snags the offensive board | 31-50 |
| 01:02 | Memphis | Willard White buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Clary | 31-52 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Michael Cass can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 31-52 |
| 00:52 | Memphis | David Clary pulls down the rebound | 31-52 |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Steve Sansone - foul #2 on Steve Sansone, team foul #16 | 31-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Sean Clark (SF) Jonathan Humbert, Steve Sansone | |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Wax (PG), Julian Loy (SF), John Solt (PF) David Clary, Kosoko Abdullai, Larry Hawkins | |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 00:40 | Memphis | Franklin Gifford misses the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 31-53 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-53 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor tips it but misses | 31-53 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Michael Cass tips it home | 33-53 |
| 00:30 | Memphis | Peter Wax loses the dribble to Stephen Stoner in the backcourt | 33-53 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Sean Clark misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Willard White - foul #2 on Willard White, team foul #9 | 33-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Romano (SG), Walter Phillips (PF) Willard White, Franklin Gifford | |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Sean Clark misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Sean Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Gabriel Romano can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-53 |