| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) PF - George Parker (fresh) C - Terry Fite (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) SG - Ivan Mikulski (fresh) SF - Luther Wyatt (fresh) PF - Frank Robinson (fresh) C - Nicholas McKune (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Frank Robinson 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Memphis | Rene Costa buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Frank Robinson | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Terry Fite misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Memphis | Frank Robinson tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Memphis | Rene Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:14 | East Carolina | George Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Leduc | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Memphis | Rene Costa scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Mikulski | 2-7 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Peter Leduc | 5-7 |
| 17:19 | Memphis | Rene Costa misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 17:17 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune hits the follow up shot | 5-9 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | Ivan Mikulski steps in front of the George Parker pass | 5-9 |
| 16:26 | Memphis | Rene Costa can't finish the layup | 5-9 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Terry Fite gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson misses long on a runner in the lane | 5-9 |
| 16:16 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:10 | Memphis | Rene Costa misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Keith Hartman (SG), Blaine Howell (SF), Tim Carriere (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, Erik Hopson, George Parker, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG), Juan Garcia (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), George McKinney (PF), Yo Yen (C) Rene Costa, Ivan Mikulski, Luther Wyatt, Frank Robinson, Nicholas McKune | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) SG - Keith Hartman (fresh) SF - Blaine Howell (fresh) PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Keim (fresh) SG - Juan Garcia (fresh) SF - Gerald Smith (fresh) PF - George McKinney (fresh) C - Yo Yen (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Memphis | Juan Garcia misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 15:47 | Memphis | James Keim misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Gerald Smith denies the turnaround by Victor Plummer | 5-9 |
| 15:40 | Memphis | Yo Yen snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:29 | Memphis | Juan Garcia knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Keim | 5-11 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 15:11 | Memphis | George McKinney snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 14:47 | Memphis | Yo Yen connects on the shot in the lane set up by Juan Garcia | 5-13 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | Juan Garcia steals it from Tim Carriere | 5-13 |
| 14:08 | Memphis | Tim Carriere swats the shot by Juan Garcia | 5-13 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 13:59 | Memphis | George McKinney gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:39 | Memphis | Gerald Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gerald Smith, team foul #1 | 5-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), George Parker (PF), Terry Fite (C) Victor Plummer, Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Tim Carriere, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rene Costa (PG), Luther Wyatt (SF), Nicholas McKune (C) James Keim, Gerald Smith, Yo Yen | |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Terry Fite comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas McKune - foul #1 on Nicholas McKune, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Terry Fite misses the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:26 | Memphis | George McKinney gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:06 | Memphis | Rene Costa makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Luther Wyatt | 6-16 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Luther Wyatt - foul #1 on Luther Wyatt, team foul #3 | 6-16 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:02 | Memphis | Nicholas McKune grabs the defensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:47 | Memphis | George McKinney misses the fadeaway from the left block | 7-16 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Terry Fite snags the defensive board | 7-16 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by George Parker and he's hacked by George McKinney - foul #1 on George McKinney, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Smith (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), Yo Yen (C) Luther Wyatt, George McKinney, Nicholas McKune | |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses the free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:42 | Memphis | Frank Robinson pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:31 | Memphis | Rene Costa makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Frank Robinson | 9-18 |
| 12:13 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy clanks a floater from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 12:11 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Frank Robinson | 9-18 |
| 11:48 | Memphis | Yo Yen is hacked by Peter Leduc - foul #1 on Peter Leduc, team foul #1 | 9-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Carriere (C) Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (SF), George McKinney (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Gerald Smith, Frank Robinson, Yo Yen | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Parker (fresh) C - Tim Carriere (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George McKinney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicholas McKune (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt is hacked by Erik Hopson - foul #1 on Erik Hopson, team foul #2 | 9-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SF) Erik Hopson | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 11:14 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt is hacked by Tim Carriere - foul #1 on Tim Carriere, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Keith Hartman (SG), Jonathan Garner (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Tracy, George Parker | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (SG) Juan Garcia | |
| 10:58 | Memphis | Jonathan Garner is called for the reach on James Keim - foul #1 on Jonathan Garner, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Juan Garcia (SG), Frank Robinson (PF) James Keim, George McKinney | |
| 10:46 | Memphis | Rene Costa's pass is intercepted by Victor Plummer | 9-18 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 10:28 | Memphis | Frank Robinson snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 10:23 | Memphis | Rene Costa comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Victor Plummer - foul #1 on Victor Plummer, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Hopson (SF), Terry Fite (C) Keith Hartman, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (SG), George McKinney (PF) Juan Garcia, Frank Robinson | |
| 10:23 | Memphis | Rene Costa misses the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:23 | Memphis | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Luther Wyatt steals it from Erik Hopson | 9-19 |
| 09:58 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt misses the lay-in | 9-19 |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Rene Costa can't tip it in | 9-19 |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Terry Fite | 9-19 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Luther Wyatt takes the ball from Blaine Howell | 9-19 |
| 09:45 | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski blows the layup | 9-19 |
| 09:43 | Memphis | George McKinney grabs the offensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | George McKinney misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-19 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Terry Fite | 9-19 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is fouled in the backcourt by Rene Costa - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #5 | 9-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Tracy (SG), George Parker (PF) Victor Plummer, Blaine Howell, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Memphis | Juan Garcia (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), Yo Yen (C) Ivan Mikulski, Luther Wyatt, George McKinney, Nicholas McKune | |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Yo Yen is called for the reach on Jim Tracy - foul #1 on Yo Yen, team foul #6 | 9-19 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Yo Yen blocks the short jumper by Erik Hopson | 9-19 |
| 09:10 | Memphis | Yo Yen grabs the board | 9-19 |
| 08:45 | Memphis | Rene Costa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-19 |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Yo Yen gets the offensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 08:38 | Memphis | Juan Garcia is fouled on the floor by Jim Tracy - foul #1 on Jim Tracy, team foul #6 | 9-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Erik Hopson, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (SG), Luther Wyatt (SF), George McKinney (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) Juan Garcia, Gerald Smith, Frank Robinson, Yo Yen | |
| 08:16 | Memphis | Rene Costa can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Peter Leduc - foul #2 on Peter Leduc, team foul #7 | 9-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Tim Carriere (C) Peter Leduc, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Memphis | Juan Garcia (SG), Frank Robinson (PF) Ivan Mikulski, George McKinney | |
| 08:16 | Memphis | Rene Costa misses the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 08:16 | Memphis | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG), Ivan Mikulski (SG), George McKinney (PF) Rene Costa, Juan Garcia, Frank Robinson | |
| 07:38 | Memphis | George McKinney banks in the layup on a great pass from Ivan Mikulski | 9-22 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) SG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blaine Howell (fresh) PF - George Parker (fresh) C - Tim Carriere (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Keim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Mikulski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luther Wyatt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - George McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas McKune (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Nicholas McKune is called for the reach on Victor Plummer - foul #2 on Nicholas McKune, team foul #7 | 9-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rene Costa (PG), Juan Garcia (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), Yo Yen (C) James Keim, Ivan Mikulski, Luther Wyatt, George McKinney, Nicholas McKune | |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 07:25 | Memphis | Frank Robinson pulls down the rebound | 10-22 |
| 07:01 | Memphis | Rene Costa is called for traveling | 10-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Erik Hopson (SF), Terry Fite (C) Victor Plummer, Blaine Howell, George Parker | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (SG), Luther Wyatt (SF), George McKinney (PF) Juan Garcia, Gerald Smith, Frank Robinson | |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-22 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Terry Fite tips it home | 12-22 |
| 06:20 | Memphis | Tim Carriere is called for the reach on Luther Wyatt - foul #2 on Tim Carriere, team foul #8 | 12-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bob Cronin (PF) Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (SG), Frank Robinson (PF) James Keim, George McKinney | |
| 06:20 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 06:20 | Memphis | Luther Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Keith Hartman | 15-24 |
| 05:51 | Memphis | Yo Yen makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Frank Robinson | 15-26 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin hits a floater from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Frank Robinson blows the layup but he's fouled by Bob Cronin - foul #1 on Bob Cronin, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Blaine Howell (SF), George Parker (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Jim Tracy, Erik Hopson, Bob Cronin, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Keim (PG), Juan Garcia (SG), Gerald Smith (SF), John Adams (C) Rene Costa, Ivan Mikulski, Luther Wyatt, Yo Yen | |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Frank Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Frank Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Blaine Howell | 19-28 |
| 04:39 | Memphis | Blaine Howell takes the ball from James Keim | 19-28 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman lays it in set up by Blaine Howell | 21-28 |
| 04:18 | Memphis | Frank Robinson loses the dribble to Keith Hartman | 21-28 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer knocks in the floater from the left block | 23-28 |
| 03:42 | Memphis | Gerald Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Hartman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Howell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - George Parker (fresh) C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Keim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Smith (fresh) PF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Adams (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | John Adams is called for the reach on Jonathan Garner - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Erik Hopson (SF) Victor Plummer, Keith Hartman | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rene Costa (PG), Ivan Mikulski (SG), Luther Wyatt (SF), George McKinney (PF), Nicholas McKune (C) James Keim, Juan Garcia, Gerald Smith, Frank Robinson, John Adams | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Rene Costa is hacked by Peter Leduc in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Leduc, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), Terry Fite (C) Peter Leduc, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Memphis | Juan Garcia (SG) Ivan Mikulski | |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:29 | Memphis | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is whistled for traveling | 25-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Ivan Mikulski (SG) Juan Garcia | |
| 02:55 | Memphis | Rene Costa misses the 3 from straight away | 25-30 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Terry Fite grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | George Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | George Parker loses the dribble to Rene Costa | 25-30 |
| 02:10 | Memphis | Rene Costa drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George McKinney | 25-33 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Luther Wyatt - foul #2 on Luther Wyatt, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG), Tim Carriere (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Erik Hopson, George Parker, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Memphis | Juan Garcia (SG), Frank Robinson (PF) Ivan Mikulski, George McKinney | |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses the free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:51 | Memphis | Juan Garcia pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 01:37 | Memphis | Jim Tracy steps in front of the Frank Robinson pass | 27-33 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy can't finish the layup | 27-33 |
| 01:32 | Memphis | Frank Robinson grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 01:14 | Memphis | Rene Costa connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Luther Wyatt | 27-35 |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (SG), Bob Cronin (PF) Jim Tracy, Blaine Howell | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gerald Smith (SF), George McKinney (PF) Luther Wyatt, Frank Robinson | |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Juan Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 00:32 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas McKune | 27-35 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Juan Garcia is hacked by Tim Carriere - foul #3 on Tim Carriere, team foul #11 | 27-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Terry Fite (C) Victor Plummer, Tim Carriere, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | Memphis | Luther Wyatt (SF), Frank Robinson (PF) Gerald Smith, George McKinney | |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Juan Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:13 | Memphis | Juan Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Terry Fite connects on the floater from the left side | 29-37 |