| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) SG - Juan Garcia (fresh) SF - Yo Yen (fresh) PF - Frank Robinson (fresh) C - John Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) SF - James Bigham (fresh) PF - George Parker (fresh) C - William Kimzey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Frank Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Memphis | Yo Yen drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Rene Costa | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc is fouled on the floor by Rene Costa - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | George Parker connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Rene Costa - foul #2 on Rene Costa, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | George Parker makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Memphis | Frank Robinson is hacked by Peter Leduc - foul #1 on Peter Leduc, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Memphis | Yo Yen misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Bigham - foul #1 on James Bigham, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Memphis | Yo Yen misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Memphis | Yo Yen misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | East Carolina | William Kimzey gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | George Parker is hacked by Juan Garcia - foul #1 on Juan Garcia, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | James Bigham's fadeaway is rejected by John Adams | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Memphis | Frank Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Memphis | Juan Garcia comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to George Parker | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | James Bigham comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | Memphis | Juan Garcia grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Memphis | James Keim is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez (PG), Christopher Delapaz (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), Gregg Harris (PF), George McKinney (C) James Keim, Juan Garcia, Yo Yen, Frank Robinson, John Adams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:11 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | George Parker snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | East Carolina | James Bigham makes the shot from the right side | 2-5 |
| 16:44 | Memphis | William Kimzey swats the short shot by George McKinney | 2-5 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | George Parker grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | George Parker makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Bigham | 2-7 |
| 16:14 | Memphis | Gerald Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mauricio Suarez | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | William Kimzey misses the dunk | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Leduc | 5-7 |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | William Kimzey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG) Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Fite (PF) George Parker | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Keim (fresh) SG - Christopher Delapaz (fresh) SF - Mauricio Suarez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregg Harris (fresh) C - George McKinney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) SF - James Bigham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Fite (fresh) C - William Kimzey (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Memphis | Gregg Harris is whistled for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Frank Robinson (PF) Gregg Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jim Comerford (SG), Kendall Bills (SF), Tim Carriere (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, James Bigham, William Kimzey | |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 15:00 | Memphis | George McKinney pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:43 | Memphis | Frank Robinson banks in the layup set up by James Keim and he's fouled by Terry Fite - foul #1 on Terry Fite, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | Juan Garcia (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), Gregg Harris (PF) James Keim, Christopher Delapaz, Mauricio Suarez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:43 | Memphis | Frank Robinson makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | Memphis | Gregg Harris misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Fite - foul #2 on Terry Fite, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG), Christopher Delapaz (SG), Yo Yen (SF), John Adams (C) Frank Robinson, Juan Garcia, Gerald Smith, George McKinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), James Bigham (SF), George Parker (PF), William Kimzey (C) Victor Plummer, Jim Comerford, Kendall Bills, Terry Fite, Tim Carriere | |
| 13:53 | Memphis | Gregg Harris misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | Memphis | Gregg Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | John Adams is called for the reach on Peter Leduc - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez (PG), George McKinney (C) James Keim, Gregg Harris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:25 | Memphis | Yo Yen is called for a charge - foul #1 on Yo Yen, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG), Gregg Harris (PF) Christopher Delapaz, George McKinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | William Kimzey buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Peter Leduc | 9-14 |
| 13:01 | Memphis | Yo Yen is fouled on the floor by James Bigham - foul #2 on James Bigham, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz (SG), Frank Robinson (PF), George McKinney (C) Mauricio Suarez, Gregg Harris, John Adams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Comerford (SF) James Bigham | |
| 12:42 | Memphis | Jim Comerford steps in front of the James Keim pass | 9-14 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc lays it in on a nice dish by Jim Comerford | 9-16 |
| 12:20 | Memphis | Yo Yen scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Keim and the foul's on Jim Tracy - foul #1 on Jim Tracy, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez (PG), Juan Garcia (SG), Gregg Harris (PF), John Adams (C) James Keim, Christopher Delapaz, Frank Robinson, George McKinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:20 | Memphis | Yo Yen makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | George Parker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 11:53 | Memphis | Gregg Harris gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:36 | Memphis | Juan Garcia hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Yo Yen | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Mauricio Suarez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Yo Yen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregg Harris (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Tracy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Comerford (fresh) PF - George Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kimzey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 15-16 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | George Parker gets the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG), Christopher Delapaz (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), George McKinney (C) Mauricio Suarez, Juan Garcia, Yo Yen, Gregg Harris, John Adams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Kendall Bills (SF), Tim Carriere (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, William Kimzey | |
| 10:54 | Memphis | Gerald Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-16 |
| 10:52 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | George Parker misses short on a floater from the right side | 15-16 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | George Parker hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 10:23 | Memphis | Gerald Smith scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Keim | 18-18 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses the lay-in | 18-18 |
| 10:10 | Memphis | Frank Robinson pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:53 | Memphis | Frank Robinson can't finish the layup | 18-18 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | George Parker snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | George Parker blows the layup but he's fouled by George McKinney - foul #1 on George McKinney, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez (PG), Juan Garcia (SG), Yo Yen (SF), Gregg Harris (PF), John Adams (C) James Keim, Christopher Delapaz, Gerald Smith, Frank Robinson, George McKinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), William Kimzey (C) Jim Comerford, Tim Carriere | |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | George Parker makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | George Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:30 | Memphis | Gregg Harris misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Victor Plummer - foul #1 on Victor Plummer, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Smith (SF), George McKinney (C) Yo Yen, John Adams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG) Victor Plummer | |
| 09:30 | Memphis | Gregg Harris makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:30 | Memphis | Gregg Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Gregg Harris steals it from William Kimzey | 20-20 |
| 09:02 | Memphis | Gregg Harris misses the runner from close range | 20-20 |
| 09:01 | Memphis | George McKinney snags the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Gerald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG), Christopher Delapaz (SG), Yo Yen (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), John Adams (C) Mauricio Suarez, Juan Garcia, Gerald Smith, Gregg Harris, George McKinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Comerford (SF), Tim Carriere (PF) Kendall Bills, George Parker | |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | John Adams grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 07:54 | Memphis | James Keim knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Yo Yen | 23-20 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez (PG), Juan Garcia (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), George McKinney (C) James Keim, Christopher Delapaz, Yo Yen, John Adams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), Kendall Bills (SF) Jim Tracy, William Kimzey | |
| 07:33 | Memphis | Juan Garcia clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 07:32 | Memphis | Gerald Smith tips it home | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Mauricio Suarez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George McKinney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) SF - Kendall Bills (fresh) PF - Jim Comerford (fresh) C - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc hits the follow up shot | 25-22 |
| 06:59 | Memphis | Juan Garcia scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Mauricio Suarez | 27-22 |
| 06:37 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer double dribbles | 27-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Rene Costa (PG), Christopher Delapaz (SG), Yo Yen (SF), Gregg Harris (PF), John Adams (C) Mauricio Suarez, Juan Garcia, Gerald Smith, Frank Robinson, George McKinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), George Parker (PF), William Kimzey (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Comerford, Tim Carriere | |
| 06:26 | Memphis | Gregg Harris is fouled on the floor by Kendall Bills - foul #1 on Kendall Bills, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| 06:26 | Memphis | Gregg Harris makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:26 | Memphis | Gregg Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 06:00 | Memphis | Rene Costa gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:33 | Memphis | Gregg Harris drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Rene Costa | 30-22 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 05:28 | Memphis | John Adams pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Rene Costa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 05:09 | Memphis | Gregg Harris tips it back up and in | 32-22 |
| 04:53 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-22 |
| 04:52 | Memphis | Yo Yen snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 04:46 | Memphis | Gregg Harris misses the lay-in | 32-22 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Kimzey | 32-22 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | George Parker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | William Kimzey tips it but misses | 32-22 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Kendall Bills can't tip it in | 32-22 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Gregg Harris snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz is fouled on the floor by George Parker - foul #1 on George Parker, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), George McKinney (C) Yo Yen, Gregg Harris, John Adams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Comerford (SG), Blaine Howell (SF), Tim Carriere (C) Victor Plummer, Jim Tracy, Kendall Bills, William Kimzey | |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tim Carriere | 33-22 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc's pass is intercepted by Rene Costa in the backcourt | 33-22 |
| 04:25 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz lays it up and in set up by Rene Costa | 35-22 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 03:58 | Memphis | George McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 03:50 | Memphis | Mauricio Suarez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 35-22 |
| 03:48 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 03:41 | Memphis | George McKinney pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 03:25 | Memphis | Rene Costa misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-22 |
| 03:24 | Memphis | Frank Robinson hits the follow up shot | 37-22 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Delapaz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mauricio Suarez (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George McKinney (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Comerford (fresh) SF - Blaine Howell (fresh) PF - George Parker (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Carriere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc lays it in | 37-24 |
| 02:43 | Memphis | George McKinney scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Mauricio Suarez | 39-24 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-24 |
| 02:26 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Frank Robinson | 39-24 |
| 02:22 | Memphis | Rene Costa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-24 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford grabs the board | 39-24 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-24 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc gets the offensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Leduc | 39-27 |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Rene Costa comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 01:44 | Memphis | George McKinney tips it home | 41-27 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jim Comerford | 41-29 |
| 01:25 | Memphis | Christopher Delapaz misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 01:23 | Memphis | Frank Robinson tips it but misses | 41-29 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jim Comerford | 41-29 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Mauricio Suarez takes the ball from Blaine Howell | 41-29 |
| 01:00 | Memphis | Rene Costa connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-29 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere loses the ball out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Juan Garcia (SG), Yo Yen (SF), Gregg Harris (PF), John Adams (C) Christopher Delapaz, Mauricio Suarez, Frank Robinson, George McKinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), James Bigham (SF), Terry Fite (PF), William Kimzey (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Comerford, Blaine Howell, George Parker, Tim Carriere | |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Gregg Harris hits the finger roll set up by Juan Garcia | 46-29 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is hacked by Juan Garcia - foul #2 on Juan Garcia, team foul #7 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Smith (SF) Yo Yen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy misses the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 00:05 | Memphis | Gregg Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Gerald Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-29 |