| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch inbounds the ball | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-45 |
| 19:44 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the tip | 35-45 |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall knocks in the runner near the basket and the foul's on Dennis Lynch - foul #2 on Dennis Lynch, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF), Byron Harris (C) Gene Jansen, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 19:27 | Southern Methodist | Marlon Coy picks off the pass by Dennis Lynch | 38-45 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Thomas Leimberger steps in front of the Ronnie Eldridge pass | 38-45 |
| 19:10 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge is fouled on the floor by Raymond Ratliff - foul #1 on Raymond Ratliff, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis scores on a floater from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 18:24 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff is hacked by Nenad Zenz - foul #3 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Byron Harris (C) Jared Lewis, Terry Schaller, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke (SF), Bruce Forbes (PF) Dennis Lynch, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 18:19 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes can't throw it down | 40-45 |
| 18:17 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes tips it back up and in | 40-47 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 18:00 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 17:54 | Southern Methodist | Byron Harris takes the ball from Bennie Lee | 40-47 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson hits a jump hook near the basket | 42-47 |
| 17:27 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes is hacked by Freddie Gibson - foul #3 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG), Kenneth Sanjuan (SG) Bennie Lee, Raymond Ratliff | |
| 17:17 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Sample - foul #1 on Michael Sample, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| 17:17 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 17:17 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:55 | East Carolina | Byron Harris scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Jared Lewis | 44-48 |
| 16:38 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the contested jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Taylor | 44-50 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Terry Schaller (SG) Jared Lewis, Gene Jansen | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Dennis Lynch (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Jason Taylor, Johnny Clarke, Bruce Forbes | |
| 15:58 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-50 |
| 15:56 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams hits the follow up shot | 44-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Byron Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Doug Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is denied on a layup by Thomas Leimberger | 44-52 |
| 15:30 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 15:22 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Sanjuan, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Terry Schaller, Michael Sample, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff (SG) Kenneth Sanjuan | |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Nenad Zenz | 44-52 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 15:05 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson is hacked by Thomas Leimberger - foul #2 on Thomas Leimberger, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG) Bennie Lee | |
| 14:45 | East Carolina | Doug Williams swats the layup by Jared Lewis | 44-52 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the easy layup | 44-52 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis snags the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz is hacked by Doug Williams - foul #1 on Doug Williams, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG) Jared Lewis, Gene Jansen | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke (SF), Bruce Forbes (C) Dennis Lynch, Doug Williams | |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-52 |
| 14:02 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 13:50 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke loses the dribble to Marlon Coy | 44-52 |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | Bruce Forbes is called for the reach on Nenad Zenz - foul #2 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Kenneth Sanjuan (SG) Raymond Ratliff, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz hits the follow up shot | 46-52 |
| 13:25 | Southern Methodist | Gene Jansen steals the ball from Bruce Forbes | 46-52 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 46-52 |
| 13:18 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Johnny Clarke | 46-52 |
| 13:11 | Southern Methodist | Michael Sample is called for the reach on Johnny Clarke - foul #2 on Michael Sample, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Freddie Gibson (PF), Byron Harris (C) Gene Jansen, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams (C) Jason Taylor | |
| 13:04 | Southern Methodist | Marlon Coy steals the ball from Bennie Lee | 46-52 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy hits the finger roll | 48-52 |
| 12:54 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke blows the dunk | 48-52 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Freddie Gibson | 48-52 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bruce Forbes - foul #3 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Marlon Coy, Freddie Gibson, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Johnny Clarke, Bruce Forbes | |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:36 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Dennis Lynch | 49-52 |
| 12:15 | Southern Methodist | Gene Jansen is called for the reach on Kenneth Sanjuan - foul #2 on Gene Jansen, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), Byron Harris (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff (SG) Kenneth Sanjuan | |
| 12:06 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Lynch | 49-55 |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses long on an open floater from the right block but the foul's on Doug Williams - foul #2 on Doug Williams, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG) Bennie Lee | |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Byron Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Doug Williams (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint | 51-55 |
| 11:34 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 11:19 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 51-55 |
| 11:17 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Michael Sample throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Johnny Clarke (PF), Bruce Forbes (C) Raymond Ratliff, Dennis Lynch, Thomas Leimberger, Doug Williams | |
| 10:36 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Freddie Gibson - foul #4 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 10:36 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 10:36 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-59 |
| 10:15 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Johnny Clarke | 51-59 |
| 10:08 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Tomas Hall - foul #2 on Tomas Hall, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger (PF) Jason Taylor | |
| 10:08 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:08 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 09:49 | East Carolina | Byron Harris slams it home on a nice dish by Ronnie Eldridge | 53-60 |
| 09:28 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee blows the dunk but he's hacked by Ronnie Eldridge - foul #2 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Jared Lewis (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff (SG), Dennis Lynch (SF), Doug Williams (C) Kenneth Sanjuan, Johnny Clarke, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 09:28 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:28 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dennis Lynch - foul #3 on Dennis Lynch, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 09:08 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-64 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy blows the layup but the foul's on Doug Williams - foul #3 on Doug Williams, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Byron Harris (C) Jared Lewis, Gene Jansen, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG) Bennie Lee | |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 08:31 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses badly on a runner in the lane | 56-64 |
| 08:30 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes snags the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 08:15 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes makes the wide open floater from close range set up by Dennis Lynch and he's fouled by Michael Sample - foul #3 on Michael Sample, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Jared Lewis (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Terry Schaller, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Dennis Lynch, Doug Williams | |
| 08:15 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses the free throw | 56-66 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 59-66 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Jared Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Byron Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Nenad Zenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Clarke (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-66 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the board | 59-66 |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Forbes - foul #4 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF) Tomas Hall, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Doug Williams (C) Raymond Ratliff, Bruce Forbes | |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 07:17 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marlon Coy - foul #3 on Marlon Coy, team foul #10 | 60-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG) Johnny Clarke | |
| 07:17 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 07:17 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Taylor - foul #3 on Jason Taylor, team foul #12 | 60-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (C) Tomas Hall, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (SF) Jason Taylor | |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:55 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Leimberger | 62-69 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 06:46 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Leimberger | 62-69 |
| 06:35 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger is hacked by Marlon Coy - foul #4 on Marlon Coy, team foul #11 | 62-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 06:35 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:35 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 64-71 |
| 06:09 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses badly on a floater from the right side | 64-71 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis scores on a runner near the basket set up by Gene Jansen | 66-71 |
| 05:54 | Southern Methodist | Michael Sample is called for the reach on Thomas Leimberger - foul #4 on Michael Sample, team foul #12 | 66-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Johnny Clarke (SF), Bruce Forbes (C) Bennie Lee, Kenneth Sanjuan, Dennis Lynch, Doug Williams | |
| 05:54 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:54 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson snags the defensive board | 66-72 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller hits the finger roll | 68-72 |
| 05:33 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-72 |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Clarke | 68-72 |
| 05:08 | Southern Methodist | Marlon Coy steps in front of the Johnny Clarke pass | 68-72 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy's floater is tipped away by Bruce Forbes | 68-72 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Terry Schaller | 71-72 |
| 04:25 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 71-74 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Schaller | 73-74 |
| 04:08 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-74 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Leimberger - foul #3 on Thomas Leimberger, team foul #13 | 73-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Jared Lewis (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Byron Harris (C) Terry Schaller, Marlon Coy, Freddie Gibson, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Dennis Lynch (SF), Doug Williams (C) Jason Taylor, Raymond Ratliff, Johnny Clarke, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 04:02 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 03:43 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee is fouled on the floor by Tomas Hall - foul #3 on Tomas Hall, team foul #13 | 74-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG) Tomas Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 03:43 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:43 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Lewis (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Byron Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Doug Williams (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge is whistled for a carry | 74-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF) Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 03:17 | Southern Methodist | The pull-up jumper by Bennie Lee is blocked by Byron Harris | 74-75 |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Bennie Lee picks off the pass by Jared Lewis | 74-75 |
| 02:49 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 74-75 |
| 02:47 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch hits the follow up shot | 74-77 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Doug Williams swats the shot by Jared Lewis | 74-77 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Byron Harris gets the offensive rebound | 74-77 |
| 02:37 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jared Lewis | 77-77 |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes misses short on a floater from the left side | 77-77 |
| 02:22 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Michael Sample lays it in | 79-77 |
| 01:53 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Marlon Coy - foul #5 on Marlon Coy, team foul #14 | 79-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Nenad Zenz (C) Marlon Coy, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff (SG), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Kenneth Sanjuan, Bruce Forbes | |
| 01:53 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:53 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 79-79 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the offensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Raymond Ratliff is called for the reach on Gene Jansen - foul #2 on Raymond Ratliff, team foul #14 | 79-79 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 01:33 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch pulls down the rebound | 80-79 |
| 01:13 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger hits the finger roll set up by Bennie Lee | 80-81 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Tomas Hall | 82-81 |
| 00:46 | Southern Methodist | Michael Sample swats the short shot by Doug Williams | 82-81 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis pulls down the rebound | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Thomas Leimberger blocks the short jumper by Gene Jansen | 82-81 |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff gets the rebound | 82-81 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 82-81 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams can't tip it in | 82-81 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz snags the defensive board | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Raymond Ratliff is called for the reach on Nenad Zenz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Ratliff, team foul #15 | 82-81 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger grabs the board | 82-81 |
| 00:11 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger is hacked by Michael Sample - foul #5 on Michael Sample, team foul #15 | 82-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:11 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:11 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Dennis Lynch takes the ball from Tomas Hall | 82-83 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee is hacked by Tomas Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tomas Hall, team foul #16 | 82-83 |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-85 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 82-85 |