| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) SG - Gene Jansen (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kevin Burton (fresh) SG - John Owens (fresh) SF - James Collins (fresh) PF - James Peter (fresh) C - David Smith (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 (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Memphis | James Collins knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Peter | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Memphis | James Peter grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Memphis | James Collins banks in the layup and he's hacked by Marlon Coy - foul #1 on Marlon Coy, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 19:06 | Memphis | James Collins misses the free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Michael Sample grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Michael Sample's dunk attempt is rejected by David Smith | 0-5 |
| 18:56 | Memphis | Kevin Burton pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Memphis | John Owens clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Memphis | James Collins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | Memphis | John Owens is fouled on the floor by Gene Jansen - foul #1 on Gene Jansen, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 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 | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Gary Peterson (SG), Marvin Eaves (SF), Steven Bulluck (PF), Kyle Gibson (C) Kevin Burton, John Owens, James Collins, James Peter, David Smith | |
| 17:32 | Memphis | Kyle Gibson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Vick | 3-8 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis lays it in | 5-8 |
| 17:08 | Memphis | Timothy Vick can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-8 |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Marvin Eaves hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 5-10 |
| 16:50 | Memphis | Marvin Eaves snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 16:46 | Memphis | Timothy Vick can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 16:44 | Memphis | Kyle Gibson snags the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 16:30 | Memphis | Gary Peterson scores on a floater from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Byron Harris clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 16:06 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 15:48 | Memphis | Timothy Vick connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-15 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) SF - Terry Schaller (fresh) PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) C - Byron Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Eaves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Bulluck (fresh) C - Kyle Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | Gary Peterson steals the ball from Byron Harris | 5-15 |
| 15:33 | Memphis | Timothy Vick blows the layup | 5-15 |
| 15:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Freddie Gibson | 5-15 |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Peterson - foul #1 on Gary Peterson, team foul #1 | 5-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Marlon Coy (SF) Ronnie Eldridge, Terry Schaller, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), James Collins (SF), James Peter (PF), David Smith (C) Timothy Vick, Marvin Eaves, Steven Bulluck, Kyle Gibson | |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 15:08 | Memphis | Kevin Burton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen's pass is intercepted by Kevin Burton | 7-15 |
| 14:48 | Memphis | James Peter blows the dunk | 7-15 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Tomas Hall | 9-15 |
| 14:21 | Memphis | David Smith travels with the ball | 9-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), John Owens (SG), Steven Bulluck (PF), Richard Norby (C) Kevin Burton, Gary Peterson, James Collins, David Smith | |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Richard Norby is called for the reach on Nenad Zenz - foul #1 on Richard Norby, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF) Gene Jansen, Byron Harris, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Collins (SF) Steven Bulluck | |
| 13:38 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson lays it in set up by Jared Lewis | 11-15 |
| 13:14 | Memphis | Freddie Gibson takes the ball from James Collins | 11-15 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 12:43 | Memphis | James Collins clanks a jump hook from the right block | 13-15 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Freddie Gibson | 13-15 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Byron Harris (C) Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Freddie Gibson, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), Gary Peterson (SG), Marvin Eaves (SF), Steven Bulluck (PF), David Smith (C) Timothy Vick, John Owens, James Collins, James Peter, Richard Norby | |
| 12:21 | Memphis | David Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 12:19 | East Carolina | Michael Sample grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 12:13 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jared Lewis | 16-15 |
| 11:46 | Memphis | Kevin Burton makes the 3 from the right wing | 16-18 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) SF - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 reb. C - Byron Harris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kevin Burton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Eaves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Bulluck (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Michael Sample connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Ronnie Eldridge | 18-18 |
| 11:11 | Memphis | Gary Peterson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Sample | 18-18 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | Byron Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 18-18 |
| 11:02 | Memphis | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:57 | Memphis | David Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Ronnie Eldridge - foul #1 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #3 | 18-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Jared Lewis, Michael Sample, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), John Owens (SG), James Collins (SF), James Peter (PF) Kevin Burton, Gary Peterson, Marvin Eaves, Steven Bulluck | |
| 10:57 | Memphis | David Smith makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | John Owens steals the ball from Freddie Gibson | 18-21 |
| 10:40 | Memphis | Timothy Vick blows the layup | 18-21 |
| 10:39 | Memphis | James Peter tips it back up and in | 18-23 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Byron Harris (C) Gene Jansen, Freddie Gibson, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), Kyle Gibson (C) Timothy Vick, David Smith | |
| 10:10 | Memphis | James Collins misses the runner from the right block | 18-23 |
| 10:08 | Memphis | James Peter tips it back up and in | 18-25 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the lay-in | 18-25 |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | Michael Sample tips it back up and in | 20-25 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | John Owens comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Byron Harris | 20-25 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 09:27 | Memphis | Kyle Gibson snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 09:11 | Memphis | James Collins clanks a floater from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 09:09 | Memphis | James Collins tips it in | 20-27 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Owens - foul #1 on John Owens, team foul #3 | 20-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Jared Lewis, Michael Sample, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Gary Peterson (SG), Steven Bulluck (PF), David Smith (C) Kevin Burton, John Owens, James Collins, Kyle Gibson | |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 08:49 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Tomas Hall - foul #1 on Tomas Hall, team foul #4 | 22-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Byron Harris (SF) Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 08:49 | Memphis | Timothy Vick makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:49 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Byron Harris is fouled on the floor by Timothy Vick - foul #1 on Timothy Vick, team foul #4 | 22-28 |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF) Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Eaves (SG) Gary Peterson | |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 08:13 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck misses short on a floater from the right side | 24-28 |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-28 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson snags the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-28 |
| 07:57 | Memphis | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 07:50 | Memphis | James Peter buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Steven Bulluck | 24-30 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 07:37 | Memphis | James Peter snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Eaves (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Peter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Bulluck (fresh) C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Memphis | Timothy Vick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 07:08 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck tips it back up and in | 24-32 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Bulluck - foul #1 on Steven Bulluck, team foul #6 | 24-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Byron Harris (C) Jared Lewis, Gene Jansen, Freddie Gibson, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), Gary Peterson (SG), James Collins (SF), Kyle Gibson (C) Timothy Vick, Marvin Eaves, Steven Bulluck, David Smith | |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 06:47 | Memphis | James Peter pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 06:22 | Memphis | Gary Peterson travels with the ball | 25-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Jared Lewis (SF) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Owens (SG) Gary Peterson | |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-32 |
| 05:52 | Memphis | Jared Lewis is called for the reach on James Collins - foul #1 on Jared Lewis, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Terry Schaller, Jared Lewis | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), Steven Bulluck (PF), Richard Norby (C) John Owens, James Peter, Kyle Gibson | |
| 05:34 | Memphis | Byron Harris steps in front of the James Collins pass | 27-32 |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall lays it in on a nice dish by Byron Harris | 29-32 |
| 05:12 | Memphis | James Collins dunks the ball set up by Kevin Burton | 29-34 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Jared Lewis (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), John Owens (SG), James Peter (PF), David Smith (C) Kevin Burton, Gary Peterson, Steven Bulluck, Richard Norby | |
| 04:53 | Memphis | Timothy Vick scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 04:40 | Memphis | Timothy Vick gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 04:16 | Memphis | David Smith misses the easy layup | 29-37 |
| 04:14 | Memphis | Timothy Vick tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 03:52 | Memphis | James Peter buries a floater from the right block set up by John Owens | 32-41 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Byron Harris is fouled on the floor by James Peter - foul #1 on James Peter, team foul #7 | 32-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), Gary Peterson (SG), Marvin Eaves (SF), Steven Bulluck (PF), Kyle Gibson (C) Timothy Vick, John Owens, James Collins, James Peter, David Smith | |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Byron Harris (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Kevin Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Eaves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Bulluck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Memphis | Kevin Burton travels with the ball | 34-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Collins (SF) Marvin Eaves | |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis's layup is rejected by Kyle Gibson | 34-41 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz can't tip it in | 34-41 |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Marlon Coy | 34-41 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Michael Sample pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Michael Sample buries a floater from the left block and the foul's on Steven Bulluck - foul #2 on Steven Bulluck, team foul #8 | 36-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Gene Jansen (SG) Jared Lewis, Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Eaves (SF), James Peter (PF), David Smith (C) James Collins, Steven Bulluck, Kyle Gibson | |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the free throw | 36-41 |
| 02:42 | Memphis | David Smith gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 02:27 | Memphis | Kevin Burton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 02:25 | Memphis | Marvin Eaves gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 02:05 | Memphis | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF), Byron Harris (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), John Owens (SG), James Collins (SF), Kyle Gibson (C) Kevin Burton, Gary Peterson, Marvin Eaves, David Smith | |
| 01:27 | Memphis | James Collins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 01:25 | Memphis | James Peter misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Marlon Coy | 36-41 |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Timothy Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 01:05 | Memphis | John Owens knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Vick | 36-44 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | James Peter steals the ball from Jared Lewis | 36-44 |
| 00:45 | Memphis | Timothy Vick is called for a charge - foul #2 on Timothy Vick, team foul #9 | 36-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (PG), Steven Bulluck (PF), David Smith (C) Timothy Vick, James Peter, Kyle Gibson | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz (C) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG) John Owens | |
| 00:02 | Memphis | The jump hook by David Smith is blocked by Nenad Zenz | 36-44 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Byron Harris can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-44 |