| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fresh) SG - Jason Washington (fresh) SF - Corey Williams (fresh) PF - Joe Garey (fresh) C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rick Davis (fresh) SG - Luis Handel (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Lawrence Kintzel (fresh) C - Tommie Morfin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joe Garey - foul #1 on Joe Garey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Corey Williams's layup is rejected by Tommie Morfin | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Memphis | Luis Handel gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Memphis | Rick Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Kintzel | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus hits a floater near the basket set up by Jason Washington | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin hits the finger roll | 2-7 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Corey Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Corey Williams, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 18:11 | Memphis | John Davis misses the driving attempt near the basket | 2-7 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Jason Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Kintzel | 2-7 |
| 17:30 | Memphis | Rick Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Corey Williams snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Jason Washington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:13 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:59 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Rick Davis | 2-9 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Joe Garey | 4-9 |
| 16:32 | Memphis | John Davis makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Tommie Morfin | 4-11 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Luis Handel steals it from Keith Tyus | 4-11 |
| 16:02 | Memphis | Rick Davis misses short on a floater from the left side | 4-11 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Joe Garey grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Washington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Garey (fairly fresh) C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rick Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Handel (fairly fresh) SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Kintzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tommie Morfin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Jason Washington blows the dunk | 4-11 |
| 15:54 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:41 | Memphis | John Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rick Davis and he's hacked by Dexter Ferris - foul #1 on Dexter Ferris, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifford Gibbs (PG), Howard Salsbury (SG), Jerry Nesbitt (SF), James Johnson (PF), Frances Swenson (C) Keith Tyus, Jason Washington, Corey Williams, Joe Garey, Dexter Ferris | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:41 | Memphis | John Davis misses the free throw | 4-13 |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Frances Swenson | 4-13 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Frances Swenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-13 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Clifford Gibbs grabs the offensive board | 4-13 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Howard Salsbury misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 15:02 | Memphis | John Davis grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 14:49 | Memphis | Luis Handel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-13 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Frances Swenson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Clifford Gibbs knocks in the jumper near the basket | 6-13 |
| 14:20 | Memphis | Clifford Gibbs is called for the reach on Rick Davis - foul #1 on Clifford Gibbs, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Tyus (PG), Joe Garey (PF), Dexter Ferris (C) Clifford Gibbs, James Johnson, Frances Swenson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mikel Zindell (C) Tommie Morfin | |
| 14:03 | Memphis | Luis Handel misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 14:01 | Memphis | John Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:50 | Memphis | Keith Tyus steals it from John Davis | 6-13 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus hits the finger roll | 8-13 |
| 13:31 | Memphis | Rick Davis comes up short on the shot from the right side | 8-13 |
| 13:29 | Memphis | John Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:24 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Washington (SG), Corey Williams (SF) Howard Salsbury, Jerry Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Davis (SG), Shannon Link (SF), Tommie Morfin (C) Luis Handel, John Davis, Lawrence Kintzel | |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Joe Garey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Corey Williams snags the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 8-13 |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris grabs the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Corey Williams comes up short on the floater from the right block | 8-13 |
| 12:34 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Tommie Morfin | 8-13 |
| 12:21 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 12:20 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin hits the follow up shot | 8-15 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Jason Washington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 12:15 | Memphis | Rick Davis snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 12:09 | Memphis | Shannon Link double dribbles | 8-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Howard Salsbury (PG), James Johnson (PF) Keith Tyus, Joe Garey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Handel (SG), Lawrence Kintzel (PF) Robert Davis, Mikel Zindell | |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Howard Salsbury connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Corey Williams | 10-15 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Howard Salsbury (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Washington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Dexter Ferris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rick Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Handel (fairly fresh) SF - Shannon Link (fresh) PF - Lawrence Kintzel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommie Morfin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Memphis | Rick Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt (SG), Frances Swenson (C) Jason Washington, Dexter Ferris | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Davis (SF) Rick Davis | |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Luis Handel steps in front of the Howard Salsbury pass | 10-15 |
| 11:07 | Memphis | Shannon Link loses the ball out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifford Gibbs (PG) Corey Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Perry (PG) Shannon Link | |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Lawrence Kintzel - foul #1 on Lawrence Kintzel, team foul #1 | 10-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Tyus (PG), Joe Garey (PF), Dexter Ferris (C) Clifford Gibbs, James Johnson, Frances Swenson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rick Davis (PG), Robert Davis (SG) Matthew Perry, Luis Handel | |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:34 | Memphis | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Howard Salsbury - foul #1 on Howard Salsbury, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Washington (SG) Howard Salsbury | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mikel Zindell (C) Tommie Morfin | |
| 10:34 | Memphis | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:34 | Memphis | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt comes up short on the runner from the right block | 12-17 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus grabs the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Joe Garey blows the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Kintzel - foul #2 on Lawrence Kintzel, team foul #2 | 12-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Corey Williams (SF) Jerry Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Memphis | Shannon Link (SF), Tommie Morfin (C) John Davis, Lawrence Kintzel | |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Joe Garey makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Joe Garey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:36 | Memphis | Rick Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-17 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Jason Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 09:28 | Memphis | Mikel Zindell pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:17 | Memphis | Joe Garey steals it from Rick Davis | 14-17 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | Corey Williams connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Dexter Ferris and the foul's on Mikel Zindell - foul #1 on Mikel Zindell, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Howard Salsbury (PG), Jerry Nesbitt (SG), James Johnson (PF), Frances Swenson (C) Keith Tyus, Jason Washington, Joe Garey, Dexter Ferris | |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Handel (SG), John Davis (SF) Robert Davis, Shannon Link | |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | Corey Williams misses the free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | James Johnson grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Corey Williams connects on the turnaround from the left block | 18-17 |
| 08:26 | Memphis | John Davis loses the dribble to Jerry Nesbitt | 18-17 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Corey Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by John Davis | 18-17 |
| 08:06 | Memphis | John Davis grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 07:45 | Memphis | Rick Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Salsbury - foul #2 on Howard Salsbury, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Tyus (PG), Dexter Ferris (C) Howard Salsbury, Corey Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 07:45 | Memphis | Rick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:45 | Memphis | Rick Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerry Nesbitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frances Swenson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rick Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Handel (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mikel Zindell (fairly fresh) C - Tommie Morfin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Johnson | 21-19 |
| 07:21 | Memphis | Rick Davis is called for 10 seconds | 21-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Washington (SG), Joe Garey (PF) Frances Swenson, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Shannon Link (PG) Rick Davis | |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Joe Garey snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Jason Washington misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mikel Zindell - foul #2 on Mikel Zindell, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Perry (PG) Mikel Zindell | |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Jason Washington makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Jason Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:55 | Memphis | John Davis gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:41 | Memphis | John Davis blows the layup but he's hacked by Keith Tyus - foul #1 on Keith Tyus, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| 06:41 | Memphis | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:41 | Memphis | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt's pass is intercepted by Tommie Morfin | 22-21 |
| 06:11 | Memphis | Shannon Link comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 06:10 | Memphis | Matthew Perry misses the tip | 22-21 |
| 06:08 | Memphis | John Davis hits the follow up shot | 22-23 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-23 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Jason Washington can't tip it in | 22-23 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris gets the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Joe Garey is fouled on the floor by Luis Handel - foul #1 on Luis Handel, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifford Gibbs (PG), Corey Williams (SF), James Johnson (C) Keith Tyus, Jerry Nesbitt, Dexter Ferris | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rick Davis (PG), Robert Davis (SG) Matthew Perry, Luis Handel | |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Joe Garey buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Washington | 24-23 |
| 05:07 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin is whistled for a carry | 24-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Frances Swenson (C) Joe Garey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Perry (PG) Shannon Link | |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | James Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 24-23 |
| 04:38 | Memphis | Matthew Perry scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 24-26 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | James Johnson scores on a runner near the basket | 26-26 |
| 04:07 | Memphis | Rick Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Clifford Gibbs snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Clifford Gibbs misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Tommie Morfin - foul #1 on Tommie Morfin, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Tyus (PG), Dexter Ferris (C) Jason Washington, Frances Swenson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Handel (SG), Shannon Link (SF) Matthew Perry, Robert Davis | |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Clifford Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Clifford Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:48 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin is fouled on the floor by Corey Williams - foul #2 on Corey Williams, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Howard Salsbury (SG), Joe Garey (PF) Clifford Gibbs, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel (PF) John Davis | |
| 03:48 | Memphis | Tommie Morfin misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:48 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-26 |
| 03:32 | Memphis | Luis Handel snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Howard Salsbury (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Garey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Rick Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Handel (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Shannon Link (fresh) PF - Lawrence Kintzel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommie Morfin (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Memphis | Luis Handel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Howard Salsbury is fouled on the floor by Tommie Morfin - foul #2 on Tommie Morfin, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt (SF) Corey Williams | |
| Subs | Memphis | Mikel Zindell (C) Tommie Morfin | |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Howard Salsbury makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Howard Salsbury misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Garey | 28-26 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Howard Salsbury scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Keith Tyus | 30-26 |
| 02:31 | Memphis | Rick Davis drills a jumper from the right side set up by Shannon Link | 30-28 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt banks in the layup set up by Keith Tyus | 32-28 |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Nesbitt - foul #1 on Jerry Nesbitt, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifford Gibbs (PG), James Johnson (PF) Keith Tyus, Joe Garey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Matthew Perry (PG), Robert Davis (SG), John Davis (SF) Rick Davis, Luis Handel, Shannon Link | |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:53 | Memphis | Lawrence Kintzel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | James Johnson misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Kintzel - foul #3 on Lawrence Kintzel, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Corey Williams (SF) Clifford Gibbs | |
| Subs | Memphis | Tommie Morfin (C) Lawrence Kintzel | |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:10 | Memphis | Mikel Zindell misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Howard Salsbury drills a floater from the left side | 35-30 |
| 00:41 | Memphis | Howard Salsbury is called for the reach on Matthew Perry - foul #3 on Howard Salsbury, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Tyus (PG), Jason Washington (SG), Joe Garey (PF) Howard Salsbury, Jerry Nesbitt, Dexter Ferris | |
| Subs | Memphis | Rick Davis (SF) John Davis | |
| 00:41 | Memphis | Matthew Perry makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:41 | Memphis | Matthew Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Joe Garey snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Jason Washington's pass is intercepted by Robert Davis | 35-31 |
| 00:02 | Memphis | Robert Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jason Washington | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Jason Washington misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-31 |