| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Pye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | James Simmons inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon buries a floater from the left block | 27-24 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | James Allen drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Smith | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 19:04 | Memphis | James Allen gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:54 | Memphis | James Allen loses the dribble to Roger Dixon | 29-24 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-24 |
| 18:07 | Memphis | Floyd Malone misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Kelly Duncan - foul #2 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 18:07 | Memphis | Floyd Malone makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:07 | Memphis | Floyd Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 30-24 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon snags the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 16:54 | Memphis | Roger Dixon denies the turnaround by David Smith | 30-27 |
| 16:52 | Memphis | Floyd Malone pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:36 | Memphis | Archie Stewart buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 16:15 | Memphis | James Allen snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 15:57 | Memphis | James Simmons is called for the reach on Timothy Pye - foul #2 on James Simmons, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Timothy Guth (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Timothy Pye, Floyd Malone, Archie Stewart, David Smith, James Allen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), Josiah Poole (SF), William Mariotti (C) Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Ralph Harrison | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Brian Hasegawa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Williams (fresh) PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Josiah Poole (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Mariotti (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Williams and the foul's on Thomas Hicks - foul #2 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| 15:43 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 15:13 | Memphis | Mark Williams grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 15:05 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Josiah Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | William Mariotti is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 14:58 | Memphis | Timothy Guth grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 14:37 | Memphis | Timothy Guth clanks a floater from close range | 35-27 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | William Mariotti connects on the jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 14:01 | Memphis | Mark Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Mehaffey and he's fouled by Mark Marshall - foul #2 on Mark Marshall, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), David Smith (PF), James Allen (C) Brian Hasegawa, Bruce Mehaffey, Timothy Guth, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:01 | Memphis | Mark Williams misses the free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | William Mariotti snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Timothy Pye - foul #2 on Timothy Pye, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Archie Stewart (SF) Mark Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Malcolm Callaghan (SF) Thomas Hicks, Josiah Poole | |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:27 | Memphis | Archie Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by William Mariotti | 37-32 |
| 13:25 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | William Mariotti's layup is rejected by James Allen | 37-32 |
| 13:20 | Memphis | David Smith snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 13:14 | Memphis | Floyd Malone double dribbles | 37-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) William Mariotti | |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | James Allen is called for the reach on Mark Marshall - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Malcolm Callaghan | |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Marshall | 37-34 |
| 12:34 | Memphis | Archie Stewart clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | Timothy Pye takes the ball from Mark Marshall after a doubleteam | 37-34 |
| 11:57 | Memphis | Archie Stewart is hacked by James Simmons - foul #3 on James Simmons, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Guth (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) David Smith, James Allen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), William Mariotti (PF) Kelly Duncan, Roger Dixon | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Pye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 3 pf. PF - William Mariotti (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Memphis | Archie Stewart makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 11:32 | East Carolina | William Mariotti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 11:31 | Memphis | Timothy Guth grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 11:25 | Memphis | Timothy Guth drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Floyd Malone | 42-34 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Timothy Guth - foul #2 on Timothy Guth, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Mark Williams (SF) Timothy Pye, Floyd Malone, Archie Stewart | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Josiah Poole (SF), Roger Dixon (PF) Thomas Hicks, James Simmons | |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Mariotti | 42-35 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | Timothy Guth swats the layup by Roger Dixon | 42-35 |
| 10:47 | Memphis | Timothy Guth pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 10:31 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 10:29 | Memphis | Timothy Guth tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | William Mariotti is hacked by Bruce Mehaffey - foul #1 on Bruce Mehaffey, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Smith (PF), James Allen (C) Timothy Guth, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG) William Mariotti | |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Mark Williams is called for the reach on Kelly Duncan - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG) Brian Hasegawa | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:31 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-35 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Josiah Poole grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 44-35 |
| 09:01 | Memphis | James Allen gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 08:47 | Memphis | Timothy Pye knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-35 |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses short on an open runner in the lane | 47-35 |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Josiah Poole steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-35 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), Archie Stewart (SF), Timothy Guth (PF) Timothy Pye, Bruce Mehaffey, Mark Williams, David Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), James Simmons (SF), William Mariotti (C) Kelly Duncan, Josiah Poole, Ralph Harrison | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Brian Hasegawa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Floyd Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roger Dixon (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Mariotti (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Memphis | Timothy Guth banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Hasegawa and he's fouled by Thomas Hicks - foul #3 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| 07:36 | Memphis | Timothy Guth makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | Brian Hasegawa picks off the pass by James Simmons | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:56 | Memphis | Floyd Malone clanks a floater from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | William Mariotti gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | William Mariotti hits the finger roll set up by Mark Marshall and the foul's on James Allen - foul #3 on James Allen, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG), David Smith (PF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Brian Hasegawa, Timothy Guth, James Allen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) Thomas Hicks | |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:17 | Memphis | David Smith banks in the layup | 52-38 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison drills a jumper from the right side | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:29 | Memphis | David Smith misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | William Mariotti grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Geoffrey Vinson - foul #1 on Geoffrey Vinson, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Mark Williams (SF) Floyd Malone, Archie Stewart | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), Josiah Poole (SF) James Simmons, Roger Dixon | |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 04:50 | Memphis | David Smith is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-41 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Mark Williams is called for the reach on Josiah Poole - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Guth (PF), James Allen (C) David Smith, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Josiah Poole misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 04:45 | Memphis | Timothy Guth gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:16 | Memphis | Ralph Harrison steps in front of the Bruce Mehaffey pass | 54-41 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Mariotti | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | William Mariotti slams it home set up by Josiah Poole | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Pye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Mehaffey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Guth (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tired) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Josiah Poole (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Mariotti (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Memphis | James Allen is hacked by Ralph Harrison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), Archie Stewart (SF) Timothy Pye, Bruce Mehaffey, Mark Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hicks (SG), Malcolm Callaghan (SF), Roger Dixon (PF) Kelly Duncan, Josiah Poole, Ralph Harrison | |
| 03:34 | Memphis | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 03:34 | Memphis | James Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Mariotti | 55-43 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-43 |
| 03:13 | Memphis | Floyd Malone grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 02:54 | Memphis | Timothy Guth is whistled for traveling | 55-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Floyd Malone, Archie Stewart, James Allen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) William Mariotti | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Malcolm Callaghan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 02:30 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Pye (PG), Floyd Malone (SG), Archie Stewart (SF), David Smith (PF), James Allen (C) Brian Hasegawa, Bruce Mehaffey, Mark Williams, Timothy Guth, Geoffrey Vinson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF) Thomas Hicks, Malcolm Callaghan | |
| 02:13 | Memphis | Archie Stewart misses the easy dunk attempt | 55-46 |
| 02:12 | Memphis | Archie Stewart snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 01:51 | Memphis | David Smith slams it home and he's hacked by Roger Dixon - foul #2 on Roger Dixon, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa (PG), Bruce Mehaffey (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Geoffrey Vinson (C) Timothy Pye, Floyd Malone, Archie Stewart, James Allen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:51 | Memphis | David Smith makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-46 |
| 01:29 | Memphis | Mark Williams snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 01:22 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Mark Williams | 60-46 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Brian Hasegawa steals it from Roger Dixon | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey is open and lays it up and in set up by Brian Hasegawa | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Brian Hasegawa steals the ball from Mark Marshall | 62-46 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Kelly Duncan is called for the reach on Bruce Mehaffey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #9 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Guth (PF) David Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Bruce Mehaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon throws it down | 64-48 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Brian Hasegawa runs out the clock | 64-48 |