| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blaine Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Hopson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Carriere (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Garner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Hondo Akwei (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jim Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Knox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edgar Rocco (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Marvin Barkman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | East Carolina | Marvin Barkman swats the short shot by Erik Hopson | 42-39 |
| 19:47 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Jim Morris | 42-39 |
| 19:42 | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 19:40 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Hartman | 45-39 |
| 19:29 | East Tennessee State | Blaine Howell is called for the reach on Jim Morris - foul #1 on Blaine Howell, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 19:08 | East Tennessee State | Keith Hartman picks off the pass by Marvin Barkman | 45-39 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner misses the floater in the paint | 45-39 |
| 18:58 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 18:53 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Hondo Akwei | 45-42 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Tim Carriere, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), Bob Cronin (PF), John Clear (C) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Tim Carriere, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank (PG), Jason Dinkins (SG), John Bergantzel (SF), Gary Dunleavy (PF), Ronald Carpenter (C) Hondo Akwei, Jim Morris, Lee Knox, Edgar Rocco, Marvin Barkman | |
| 18:13 | East Tennessee State | Gary Dunleavy scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Larry Frank | 45-44 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 17:41 | East Tennessee State | Rodney Edwards steals the ball from Jason Dinkins | 45-44 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Rodney Edwards, Wyatt Frost, John Clear | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei (PG), Lee Knox (SF), Edgar Rocco (PF) Larry Frank, John Bergantzel, Ronald Carpenter | |
| 17:08 | East Tennessee State | Jonathan Garner steals it from Lee Knox | 45-44 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 16:42 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 16:36 | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 16:35 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 16:18 | East Tennessee State | Jason Dinkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lee Knox | 45-47 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Victor Plummer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Blaine Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erik Hopson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Cronin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Garner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Hondo Akwei (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Dinkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Knox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Rocco (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Gary Dunleavy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 15:34 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 15:15 | East Tennessee State | Bob Cronin is called for the reach on Hondo Akwei - foul #3 on Bob Cronin, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Rodney Edwards (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), Tim Carriere (PF), John Clear (C) Victor Plummer, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Bob Cronin, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank (PG), Jim Morris (SG), Rufus Henry (SF), Ronald Carpenter (PF), Marvin Barkman (C) Hondo Akwei, Jason Dinkins, Lee Knox, Edgar Rocco, Gary Dunleavy | |
| 14:56 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 14:54 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:44 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | John Clear grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 14:36 | East Tennessee State | Rufus Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:31 | East Tennessee State | Wyatt Frost steps in front of the Larry Frank pass | 45-47 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards banks in the layup | 47-47 |
| 14:08 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Wyatt Frost - foul #3 on Wyatt Frost, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SF), Jonathan Garner (C) Wyatt Frost, John Clear | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 14:08 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:08 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:08 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Carpenter snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:54 | East Tennessee State | Richard Estes steals the ball from Larry Frank | 47-48 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Rodney Edwards | 49-48 |
| 13:24 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jim Morris, team foul #1 | 49-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG), Blaine Howell (SG) Keith Hartman, Rodney Edwards | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei (PG), John Bergantzel (SG), Edgar Rocco (PF) Larry Frank, Jim Morris, Ronald Carpenter | |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Richard Estes makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Burchard | 51-48 |
| 12:58 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner comes up short on the floater from the left side | 51-48 |
| 12:42 | East Tennessee State | John Bergantzel snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:27 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Hondo Akwei | 51-50 |
| 12:08 | East Carolina | Richard Estes banks in the layup set up by Blaine Howell and he's hacked by John Bergantzel - foul #1 on John Bergantzel, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost (SG), Bob Cronin (PF), John Clear (C) Blaine Howell, Tim Carriere, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank (PG), Lee Knox (SF), Ronald Carpenter (C) Hondo Akwei, Rufus Henry, Marvin Barkman | |
| 12:08 | East Carolina | Richard Estes makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:59 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 54-50 |
| 11:57 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox tips it home | 54-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Burchard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wyatt Frost (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Estes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bob Cronin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Clear (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Larry Frank (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bergantzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Lee Knox (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edgar Rocco (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Bob Cronin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | John Clear pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | John Clear misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Cronin | 54-52 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | John Bergantzel is called for the reach on Wyatt Frost - foul #2 on John Bergantzel, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Rodney Edwards (SG), Erik Hopson (SF), Tim Carriere (PF) Donald Burchard, Wyatt Frost, Richard Estes, John Clear | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Dunleavy (PG), Jim Morris (SG), Jason Dinkins (SF) Larry Frank, John Bergantzel, Edgar Rocco | |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses the lay-in | 54-52 |
| 10:56 | East Tennessee State | Jason Dinkins pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:43 | East Tennessee State | Gary Dunleavy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Gary Dunleavy, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner (C) Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei (PG), Marvin Barkman (C) Lee Knox, Ronald Carpenter | |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 10:29 | East Tennessee State | Gary Dunleavy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:25 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris slams it home set up by Hondo Akwei | 54-54 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Jason Dinkins takes the ball from Tim Carriere in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 10:08 | East Tennessee State | Rodney Edwards is called for the reach on Jim Morris - foul #2 on Rodney Edwards, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG) Rodney Edwards | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco (PF) Marvin Barkman | |
| 09:54 | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Jason Dinkins is called for the reach on Keith Hartman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Dinkins, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (PG) Keith Hartman | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank (PG), Mike Poisson (SG), Lee Knox (SF) Hondo Akwei, Jim Morris, Jason Dinkins | |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is fouled on the floor by Mike Poisson - foul #1 on Mike Poisson, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost (SF), Bob Cronin (C) Erik Hopson, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Carpenter (C) Gary Dunleavy | |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere is fouled on the floor by Edgar Rocco - foul #1 on Edgar Rocco, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG) Blaine Howell | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Tim Carriere misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:15 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 09:03 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Victor Plummer - foul #2 on Victor Plummer, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clear (PF) Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei (PG), Rufus Henry (SF), Marvin Barkman (C) Larry Frank, Lee Knox, Edgar Rocco | |
| 08:48 | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei is hacked by Rodney Edwards - foul #3 on Rodney Edwards, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG), Erik Hopson (SF) Victor Plummer, Wyatt Frost | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Bergantzel (SG) Mike Poisson | |
| 08:48 | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:48 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:36 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Carpenter double dribbles | 55-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris (SG), Jason Dinkins (SF), Gary Dunleavy (PF) John Bergantzel, Rufus Henry, Ronald Carpenter | |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG) Rodney Edwards | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 08:14 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris misses the lay-in | 55-54 |
| 08:12 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:01 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 08:00 | East Tennessee State | Jason Dinkins tips it in | 55-56 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman is hacked by Hondo Akwei in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hondo Akwei, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SF), Tim Carriere (PF), Jonathan Garner (C) Erik Hopson, John Clear, Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank (PG), Lee Knox (C) Hondo Akwei, Marvin Barkman | |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Keith Hartman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:58 | East Tennessee State | Gary Dunleavy snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 07:42 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-59 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Blaine Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Estes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tim Carriere (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Larry Frank (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Morris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Dinkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Dunleavy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Knox (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Jonathan Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Bergantzel (SG), Edgar Rocco (PF), Ronald Carpenter (C) Jim Morris, Jason Dinkins, Gary Dunleavy | |
| 07:24 | East Tennessee State | John Bergantzel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Richard Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost (SF) Richard Estes | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Rufus Henry (SF) Larry Frank | |
| 07:09 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco is whistled for a carry | 56-59 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Lee Knox steps in front of the Rodney Edwards pass in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 06:48 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Rodney Edwards - foul #4 on Rodney Edwards, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Burchard (PG), Blaine Howell (SG), Bob Cronin (PF) Rodney Edwards, Victor Plummer, Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank (PG) Lee Knox | |
| 06:48 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:48 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell knocks in the 3 from straight away | 59-61 |
| 06:28 | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Donald Burchard - foul #1 on Donald Burchard, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Hopson (SF) Wyatt Frost | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jason Dinkins (SG), Marvin Barkman (C) Rufus Henry, Ronald Carpenter | |
| 06:28 | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:28 | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 06:02 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Barkman snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 05:56 | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank scores on a jump hook from the left block | 59-65 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Jason Dinkins takes the ball from Donald Burchard in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| 05:29 | East Tennessee State | Jason Dinkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | Erik Hopson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Larry Frank steals the ball from Donald Burchard in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| 05:25 | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank banks in the layup | 59-67 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell makes the shot from the right wing set up by Bob Cronin | 61-67 |
| 04:59 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-67 |
| 04:57 | East Tennessee State | John Bergantzel pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:44 | East Tennessee State | Jason Dinkins hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marvin Barkman | 61-70 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Jason Dinkins steps in front of the Donald Burchard pass | 61-70 |
| 04:30 | East Tennessee State | John Bergantzel hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Dinkins and the foul's on Blaine Howell - foul #2 on Blaine Howell, team foul #10 | 61-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Hartman (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF), Tim Carriere (PF), John Clear (C) Donald Burchard, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson, Bob Cronin, Jonathan Garner | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Dunleavy (PG), Rufus Henry (SF), Lee Knox (PF), Ronald Carpenter (C) Larry Frank, Jason Dinkins, Edgar Rocco, Marvin Barkman | |
| 04:30 | East Tennessee State | John Bergantzel makes the free throw | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Dunleavy - foul #4 on Gary Dunleavy, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris (SG) John Bergantzel | |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 03:58 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox blows the layup | 62-73 |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost gets the rebound | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Lee Knox - foul #1 on Lee Knox, team foul #10 | 62-73 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Wyatt Frost makes the 3rd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:32 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Carpenter buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jim Morris | 64-75 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Hartman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wyatt Frost (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tim Carriere (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Clear (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Gary Dunleavy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SG - Jim Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rufus Henry (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Knox (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Lee Knox - foul #2 on Lee Knox, team foul #11 | 64-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SF) Wyatt Frost | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei (PG) Ronald Carpenter | |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 3rd free throw | 67-75 |
| 03:07 | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-77 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Rufus Henry knocks away the 3 by Victor Plummer | 67-77 |
| 03:02 | East Tennessee State | Gary Dunleavy snags the defensive board | 67-77 |
| 02:58 | East Tennessee State | Jim Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-77 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | John Clear gets the rebound | 67-77 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Erik Hopson (SF) Richard Estes | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Hondo Akwei steals it from Keith Hartman in the backcourt | 67-77 |
| 02:36 | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Erik Hopson - foul #1 on Erik Hopson, team foul #11 | 67-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (SG), Wyatt Frost (C) Victor Plummer, John Clear | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 02:36 | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 02:36 | East Tennessee State | Hondo Akwei makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards is hacked by Lee Knox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Knox, team foul #12 | 67-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bob Cronin (C) Tim Carriere | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Carpenter (C) Rufus Henry | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 02:28 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Blaine Howell (SG) Rodney Edwards | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Rufus Henry (SF) Ronald Carpenter | |
| 02:15 | East Tennessee State | Keith Hartman is called for the reach on Lee Knox - foul #1 on Keith Hartman, team foul #12 | 69-79 |
| 02:15 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 02:15 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Clear (C) Wyatt Frost | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco (PF), Marvin Barkman (C) Hondo Akwei, Lee Knox | |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Blaine Howell's pass is intercepted by Edgar Rocco | 69-81 |
| 01:45 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco makes the shot from the left block set up by Gary Dunleavy and he's hacked by Bob Cronin - foul #4 on Bob Cronin, team foul #13 | 69-83 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Edwards (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Wyatt Frost (SF) Keith Hartman, Blaine Howell, Erik Hopson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank (PG), Jason Dinkins (SG), Lee Knox (SF) Jim Morris, Rufus Henry, Marvin Barkman | |
| 01:45 | East Tennessee State | Edgar Rocco makes the free throw | 69-84 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer is hacked by Jason Dinkins - foul #3 on Jason Dinkins, team foul #13 | 69-84 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Carpenter (C) Edgar Rocco | |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-84 |
| 01:17 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Frank | 71-86 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-86 |
| 01:11 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Carpenter grabs the board | 71-86 |
| 00:51 | East Tennessee State | Lee Knox throws it down on a nice dish by Larry Frank | 71-88 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Jason Dinkins takes the ball from John Clear | 71-88 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | East Tennessee State | Jason Dinkins is hacked by Bob Cronin - foul #5 on Bob Cronin, team foul #14 | 71-88 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Estes (SF) Bob Cronin | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 00:15 | East Tennessee State | Jason Dinkins makes the 1st free throw | 71-89 |
| 00:15 | East Tennessee State | Jason Dinkins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-90 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | John Clear hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rodney Edwards | 74-90 |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Larry Frank runs out the clock | 74-90 |