| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jonathan Rudd (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fresh) SF - Robert Scott (fresh) PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) C - Larry Duff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allen Webb (fresh) SG - Albert Jones (fresh) SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) C - Ronald Cash (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Larry Duff 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | East Carolina | Robert Scott connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Rudd | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Memphis | Ronald Cash misses long on a runner from close range | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Larry Duff grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd is fouled on the floor by Allen Webb - foul #1 on Allen Webb, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll misses short on a runner in the paint | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | Larry Duff tips it back up and in | 5-0 |
| 18:55 | Memphis | Jacob Manning scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Webb | 5-2 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Robert Scott can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Memphis | Allen Webb hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Cash | 5-5 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:41 | Memphis | Neil Noack steps in front of the Jacob Manning pass | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd lays it in on a nice dish by Neil Noack | 7-5 |
| 17:18 | Memphis | Albert Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 17:16 | Memphis | Allen Webb grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:57 | Memphis | Allen Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG), Martin Wooldridge (SF), Darrell Albano (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Larry Duff | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Roy Gibson (SG), John Pierce (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Allen Webb, Albert Jones, Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning, Ronald Cash | |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Tim Vidal | 9-5 |
| 16:30 | Memphis | Arthur Lovelady misses long on a jumper from close range | 9-5 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:21 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Rudd | 11-5 |
| 16:02 | Memphis | Roy Gibson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Chadwick Klingenberg | 11-7 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jonathan Rudd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) PF - Darrell Albano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Chadwick Klingenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Pierce (fresh) PF - Carlos Murdock (fresh) C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Rudd | 13-7 |
| 15:27 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tim Vidal | 15-9 |
| 15:15 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-9 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #1 | 15-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Larry Duff (C) Jonathan Rudd, Tim Vidal, Darrell Albano, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Memphis | Allen Webb (PG), Albert Jones (SG), Jason Leishman (SF), Ronald Cash (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Roy Gibson, John Pierce, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 14:46 | Memphis | Albert Jones is called for traveling | 15-9 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Larry Duff misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 14:18 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Allen Webb | 15-9 |
| 13:52 | Memphis | Allen Webb drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Leishman | 15-12 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-12 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Neil Noack tips it but misses | 15-12 |
| 13:37 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:18 | Memphis | Robert Scott steps in front of the Ronald Cash pass | 15-12 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | Neil Noack can't finish the layup | 15-12 |
| 13:11 | Memphis | Ronald Cash gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:52 | Memphis | Robert Scott steps in front of the Carlos Murdock pass | 15-12 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll misses the jumper from the right side | 15-12 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge blows the dunk but the foul's on Ronald Cash - foul #1 on Ronald Cash, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd (PG), Tim Vidal (SG), Darrell Albano (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Larry Duff | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Pierce (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Jason Leishman, Carlos Murdock | |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:22 | Memphis | Jacob Manning gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:10 | Memphis | Ronald Cash hits the finger roll set up by Albert Jones and he's hacked by Darrell Albano - foul #1 on Darrell Albano, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (SF) Martin Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 12:10 | Memphis | Ronald Cash makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jonathan Rudd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) PF - Darrell Albano (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allen Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Pierce (fresh) PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Cash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Memphis | Allen Webb misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 11:47 | Memphis | Ronald Cash tips it in | 16-17 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Albert Jones - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SF) John Pierce | |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd makes the 3rd free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:07 | Memphis | Ronald Cash buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Allen Webb | 19-19 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 11:00 | Memphis | Albert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:55 | Memphis | Allen Webb misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-19 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal misses badly on a shot from the left side | 19-19 |
| 10:26 | Memphis | Jason Leishman grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 10:10 | Memphis | Albert Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 10:08 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Manning | 19-19 |
| 09:59 | Memphis | Allen Webb misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 09:58 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 19-19 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller grabs the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Cash - foul #2 on Ronald Cash, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Larry Duff (C) Tim Vidal, Joseph Mosteller, Darrell Albano | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Roy Gibson (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Allen Webb, Albert Jones, Jason Leishman, Ronald Cash | |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:20 | Memphis | Roy Gibson can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Neil Noack - foul #1 on Neil Noack, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Carroll (PF) Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Memphis | Allen Webb (PG), John Pierce (SF) Chadwick Klingenberg, Matthew Rafferty | |
| 09:20 | Memphis | Roy Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:20 | Memphis | Roy Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 09:05 | Memphis | Allen Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:48 | Memphis | Allen Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG) Jonathan Rudd | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Albert Jones (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF) Allen Webb, Roy Gibson, John Pierce, Jacob Manning | |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Martin Wooldridge | 23-21 |
| 08:17 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Chadwick Klingenberg and he's hacked by Martin Wooldridge - foul #2 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG) Martin Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Memphis | Allen Webb (PG), Jacob Manning (PF) Chadwick Klingenberg, Carlos Murdock | |
| 08:17 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Larry Duff misses long on a jumper from the right side | 23-24 |
| 08:04 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 07:52 | Memphis | Albert Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Duff | 23-24 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Duff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Allen Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Lovelady (fresh) | |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal is fouled on the floor by Jacob Manning - foul #1 on Jacob Manning, team foul #5 | 23-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd (PG) Tim Vidal | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Pierce (SF), Carlos Murdock (PF) Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning | |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Robert Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll tips it in | 25-24 |
| 07:05 | Memphis | Albert Jones misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 25-24 |
| 07:03 | Memphis | John Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:46 | Memphis | Albert Jones can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 25-24 |
| 06:44 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Jones | 25-24 |
| 06:27 | Memphis | Allen Webb is hacked by Roy Carroll - foul #1 on Roy Carroll, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG), Joseph Mosteller (SF), Darrell Albano (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Larry Duff | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Roy Gibson (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Allen Webb, Albert Jones, John Pierce, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 06:13 | Memphis | Jacob Manning hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 25-24 |
| 06:12 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock tips it in | 25-26 |
| 06:08 | East Carolina | Roy Gibson is called for the reach on Jonathan Rudd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Gibson, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Allen Webb (PG), Albert Jones (SG), Arthur Lovelady (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, Roy Gibson, Carlos Murdock | |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allen Webb - foul #2 on Allen Webb, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg (PG), Carlos Murdock (C) Allen Webb, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:03 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:56 | Memphis | Albert Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-26 |
| 05:54 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:35 | Memphis | Albert Jones hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jacob Manning and the foul's on Tim Vidal - foul #1 on Tim Vidal, team foul #6 | 26-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SF), Arthur Lovelady (C) Matthew Rafferty, Carlos Murdock | |
| 05:35 | Memphis | Albert Jones makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano misses short on a jumper near the basket | 26-29 |
| 05:18 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Arthur Lovelady | 26-29 |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Albert Jones hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Chadwick Klingenberg and the foul's on Tim Vidal - foul #2 on Tim Vidal, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wilbert Sims (PG), Neil Noack (SG) Jonathan Rudd, Tim Vidal | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Pierce (SF), Carlos Murdock (C) Jason Leishman, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 04:57 | Memphis | Albert Jones makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 04:41 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Carlos Murdock | 26-32 |
| 04:36 | Memphis | John Pierce is fouled on the floor by Joseph Mosteller - foul #1 on Joseph Mosteller, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Scott (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Larry Duff (C) Joseph Mosteller, Darrell Albano, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | Memphis | Roy Gibson (SG), Arthur Lovelady (C) Albert Jones, Carlos Murdock | |
| 04:36 | Memphis | John Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Duff | 26-32 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 04:12 | Memphis | Chadwick Klingenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Albert Jones (PG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Carlos Murdock (C) Chadwick Klingenberg, John Pierce, Arthur Lovelady | |
| 03:48 | East Carolina | Larry Duff comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-32 |
| 03:47 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Albert Jones | 29-32 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wilbert Sims (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Duff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Rafferty (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Albert Jones scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Rafferty and he's fouled by Wilbert Sims - foul #1 on Wilbert Sims, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd (PG) Wilbert Sims | |
| Subs | Memphis | Allen Webb (PG), Jason Leishman (SF), Ronald Cash (C) Roy Gibson, Matthew Rafferty, Carlos Murdock | |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Albert Jones makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | Albert Jones is called for the reach on Jonathan Rudd - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #8 | 29-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (SG) Neil Noack | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty (SF) Jason Leishman | |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Albert Jones is hacked by Larry Duff - foul #1 on Larry Duff, team foul #10 | 31-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Darrell Albano (SF) Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jason Leishman (SF), John Pierce (PF) Matthew Rafferty, Jacob Manning | |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Albert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:06 | Memphis | Albert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 02:48 | Memphis | Ronald Cash pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 02:31 | Memphis | Ronald Cash double dribbles | 31-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG), Gregory Freshour (C) Roy Carroll, Larry Duff | |
| Subs | Memphis | Roy Gibson (SG), Matthew Rafferty (SF), Jacob Manning (PF) Albert Jones, Jason Leishman, John Pierce | |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge is called for a charge - foul #3 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #11 | 31-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Joseph Mosteller (SF) Tim Vidal, Martin Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Memphis | Albert Jones (SG), Carlos Murdock (PF) Roy Gibson, Jacob Manning | |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Carlos Murdock misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-37 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Neil Noack drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-37 |
| 01:17 | Memphis | Ronald Cash misses long on a runner in the paint | 34-37 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Ronald Cash steals it from Joseph Mosteller | 34-37 |
| 00:50 | Memphis | Ronald Cash misses the dunk | 34-37 |
| 00:48 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty misses the tip | 34-37 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 00:28 | Memphis | Matthew Rafferty grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | Ronald Cash hits a shot from the left block | 34-39 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses the fullcourt shot | 34-39 |