| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) SG - Gene Jansen (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shawn Irving (fresh) SG - Allen Ruggiero (fresh) SF - Joseph Moeller (fresh) PF - Stephen Brokaw (fresh) C - Andy Jowers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Tomas Hall | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw clanks a jumper near the basket | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Kansas | Andy Jowers knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Irving and he's hacked by Michael Sample - foul #1 on Michael Sample, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Kansas | Andy Jowers makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gene Jansen | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Marlon Coy - foul #1 on Marlon Coy, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses the jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:48 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Andy Jowers | 5-5 |
| 17:24 | Kansas | Shawn Irving comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses the shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Michael Sample scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gene Jansen | 7-5 |
| 16:40 | Kansas | Marlon Coy is called for the reach on Joseph Moeller - foul #2 on Marlon Coy, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Terry Schaller (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), Byron Harris (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brad Husk (SF), Justin White (PF), Tom Hughey (C) Joseph Moeller, Stephen Brokaw, Andy Jowers | |
| 16:23 | Kansas | Brad Husk double dribbles | 7-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein (PG) Shawn Irving | |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Harris | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| 15:58 | Kansas | Tom Hughey snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) SF - Terry Schaller (fresh) PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) C - Byron Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jason Mildenstein (fresh) SG - Allen Ruggiero (fairly fresh) SF - Brad Husk (fresh) PF - Justin White (fresh) C - Tom Hughey (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Hughey | 7-8 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Tom Hughey - foul #1 on Tom Hughey, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SF) Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shawn Irving (PG), Joseph Moeller (SF) Jason Mildenstein, Brad Husk | |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:51 | Kansas | Joseph Moeller blows the layup | 10-8 |
| 14:49 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero grabs the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:35 | Kansas | Justin White hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Joseph Moeller | 10-10 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Allen Ruggiero is called for the reach on Jared Lewis - foul #1 on Allen Ruggiero, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Tomas Hall | |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw (PF), Andy Jowers (C) Justin White, Tom Hughey | |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen loses the dribble to Shawn Irving | 10-10 |
| 14:08 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shawn Irving | 10-12 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Nenad Zenz - foul #1 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brad Husk (SG) Allen Ruggiero | |
| 13:28 | Kansas | Shawn Irving misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-12 |
| 13:26 | Kansas | Andy Jowers tips it in | 10-14 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brad Husk - foul #1 on Brad Husk, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SF) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein (PG) Shawn Irving | |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:41 | Kansas | Joseph Moeller misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Byron Harris pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 12:33 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Brokaw | 12-14 |
| 12:09 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw misses short on a shot near the basket | 12-14 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Tomas Hall | 14-14 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tomas Hall (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Freddie Gibson (fairly fresh) C - Byron Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jason Mildenstein (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brad Husk (fresh) SF - Joseph Moeller (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Brokaw (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andy Jowers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw is hacked by Freddie Gibson - foul #1 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shawn Irving (PG), Allen Ruggiero (SG), Justin White (PF), Tom Hughey (C) Jason Mildenstein, Joseph Moeller, Stephen Brokaw, Andy Jowers | |
| 11:19 | Kansas | Brad Husk is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Justin White steals it from Jared Lewis | 14-14 |
| 10:45 | Kansas | Shawn Irving is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG) Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein (SF) Brad Husk | |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-14 |
| 10:33 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Tom Hughey | 14-14 |
| 10:09 | Kansas | Shawn Irving connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Mildenstein | 14-17 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Byron Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Jared Lewis, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Moeller (SF), Stephen Brokaw (PF), Andy Jowers (C) Jason Mildenstein, Justin White, Tom Hughey | |
| 09:41 | Kansas | Shawn Irving comes up short on the floater from the left side | 14-17 |
| 09:39 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Brokaw | 14-17 |
| 09:21 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero misses badly on a shot from the right block | 14-17 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is whistled for traveling | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brad Husk (SG) Allen Ruggiero | |
| 08:58 | Kansas | Brad Husk's pass is intercepted by Nenad Zenz | 14-17 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 08:42 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:20 | Kansas | Andy Jowers is hacked by Nenad Zenz - foul #2 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Tomas Hall (SF), Freddie Gibson (C) Jared Lewis, Ronnie Eldridge, Byron Harris, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein (PG) Shawn Irving | |
| 08:01 | Kansas | Brad Husk travels with the ball | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Byron Harris (C) Terry Schaller, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Kansas | Justin White (SF) Joseph Moeller | |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is fouled on the floor by Brad Husk - foul #2 on Brad Husk, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero (SG), Joseph Moeller (SF), Tom Hughey (C) Brad Husk, Stephen Brokaw, Andy Jowers | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tomas Hall (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddie Gibson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jason Mildenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Ruggiero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Moeller (fresh) PF - Justin White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Hughey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Michael Sample is called for traveling | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Byron Harris (C) Jared Lewis, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 07:01 | Kansas | Terry Schaller is called for the reach on Allen Ruggiero - foul #1 on Terry Schaller, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Terry Schaller, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shawn Irving (PG) Joseph Moeller | |
| 07:01 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:01 | Kansas | Justin White pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 06:42 | Kansas | Justin White can't finish the layup | 14-17 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Byron Harris pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Jason Mildenstein picks off the pass by Michael Sample | 14-17 |
| 06:14 | Kansas | Shawn Irving misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 06:12 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Hughey | 14-17 |
| 05:56 | Kansas | Tomas Hall steps in front of the Tom Hughey pass | 14-17 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Byron Harris clanks a shot from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 05:40 | Kansas | Tom Hughey snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 05:11 | Kansas | Justin White misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Sample - foul #2 on Michael Sample, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brad Husk (SG), Joseph Moeller (SF), Andy Jowers (C) Allen Ruggiero, Jason Mildenstein, Tom Hughey | |
| 05:11 | Kansas | Justin White makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 05:11 | Kansas | Justin White makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis hits a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Justin White - foul #1 on Justin White, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG) Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw (PF) Justin White | |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:46 | Kansas | Terry Schaller is called for the reach on Brad Husk - foul #2 on Terry Schaller, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG) Jared Lewis, Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 04:46 | Kansas | Brad Husk misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:46 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 04:19 | Kansas | Joseph Moeller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 04:18 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 03:49 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Moeller | 17-21 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddie Gibson (fairly fresh) C - Byron Harris (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shawn Irving (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Husk (fresh) SF - Joseph Moeller (fresh) PF - Stephen Brokaw (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Andy Jowers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Marlon Coy | 20-21 |
| 03:14 | Kansas | Brad Husk knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Irving | 20-24 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Freddie Gibson | 23-24 |
| 02:31 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw lays it up and in set up by Brad Husk and the foul's on Gene Jansen - foul #1 on Gene Jansen, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Ronnie Eldridge, Freddie Gibson, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein (PG), Allen Ruggiero (SG) Shawn Irving, Brad Husk | |
| 02:31 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG) Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Hughey (C) Andy Jowers | |
| 01:49 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 01:47 | Kansas | Allen Ruggiero grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 01:26 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Ruggiero | 23-29 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall hits a shot from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 00:59 | Kansas | Joseph Moeller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Michael Sample double dribbles | 25-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Tomas Hall, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shawn Irving (PG), Brad Husk (SG), Justin White (PF), Andy Jowers (C) Allen Ruggiero, Joseph Moeller, Stephen Brokaw, Tom Hughey | |
| 00:37 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Irving and he's fouled by Terry Schaller - foul #3 on Terry Schaller, team foul #11 | 25-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Gene Jansen (SG) Jared Lewis, Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:37 | Kansas | Jason Mildenstein misses the free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Nenad Zenz | 25-34 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is whistled for a carry | 25-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG) Tomas Hall | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Brad Husk misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Gene Jansen - foul #2 on Gene Jansen, team foul #12 | 25-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Jared Lewis, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Brad Husk makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Brad Husk makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Brad Husk makes the 3rd free throw | 25-37 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Andy Jowers pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |