| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Vieira (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Woodfin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Fritz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rudy Vermillion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andre Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Kindle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Barger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Alexander Hawkins inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | East Carolina | James Vieira blocks the jumper by Alexander Hawkins | 45-32 |
| 19:44 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 45-32 |
| 19:30 | Memphis | Michael Johnson connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from James Vieira | 47-32 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Alexander Hawkins hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Mark Reid | 47-34 |
| 19:03 | Memphis | James Vieira misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 19:02 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Rudy Vermillion | 47-34 |
| 18:52 | Memphis | Rudy Vermillion banks in the layup | 49-34 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Nelson Kindle can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-34 |
| 18:33 | Memphis | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 18:14 | Memphis | James Vieira buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Rudy Vermillion | 51-34 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Andre Neely misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-34 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | James Barger hits the follow up shot | 51-36 |
| 17:27 | Memphis | Michael Johnson buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Leonard Woodfin | 53-36 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Mark Reid misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 53-36 |
| 17:06 | Memphis | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 16:56 | Memphis | Nelson Kindle picks off the pass by Michael Johnson | 53-36 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Andre Neely banks in the layup on a great pass from Nelson Kindle | 53-38 |
| 16:33 | Memphis | Leonard Woodfin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 16:31 | Memphis | Rudy Vermillion grabs the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 16:11 | Memphis | Sean Fritz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rudy Vermillion and he's fouled by Mark Reid - foul #1 on Mark Reid, team foul #1 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McIvor (PG), Phillip Maynes (SG), Anthony Holm (PF), Eddie McKinney (C) James Vieira, Leonard Woodfin, Rudy Vermillion, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brent Biggs (PG), Marcus Leist (SG), Ronald Burns (SF), Peter Zemel (PF), Christopher Diamond (C) Andre Neely, Nelson Kindle, Alexander Hawkins, James Barger, Mark Reid | |
| 16:11 | Memphis | Sean Fritz makes the free throw | 56-38 |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-38 |
| 15:43 | Memphis | Sean Fritz grabs the board | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jay McIvor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Maynes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sean Fritz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Holm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Brent Biggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Leist (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Zemel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Diamond (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Memphis | Brent Biggs steps in front of the Jay McIvor pass in the backcourt | 56-38 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs hits the finger roll | 56-40 |
| 15:23 | Memphis | Anthony Holm is hacked by Christopher Diamond - foul #3 on Christopher Diamond, team foul #2 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Evans (SG) Sean Fritz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:10 | Memphis | Jay McIvor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Christopher Diamond pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs is fouled on the floor by Jay McIvor - foul #1 on Jay McIvor, team foul #1 | 56-40 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs misses the dunk but the foul's on Jay McIvor - foul #2 on Jay McIvor, team foul #2 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Vieira (PG) Jay McIvor | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | Phillip Maynes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Diamond | 56-42 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 14:19 | Memphis | Anthony Holm pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 14:06 | Memphis | James Vieira loses the dribble to Brent Biggs | 56-42 |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | Ronald Burns jams it set up by Brent Biggs | 56-44 |
| 13:43 | Memphis | Michael Evans hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Holm | 58-44 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs misses short on a floater from the left side | 58-44 |
| 13:32 | Memphis | Phillip Maynes gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 13:07 | Memphis | James Vieira clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-44 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Marcus Leist | 58-44 |
| 13:00 | East Carolina | Ronald Burns's pass is intercepted by Phillip Maynes | 58-44 |
| 12:50 | Memphis | Phillip Maynes lays it up and in | 60-44 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Eddie McKinney picks off the pass by Peter Zemel | 60-44 |
| 12:29 | Memphis | Michael Evans misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brent Biggs - foul #1 on Brent Biggs, team foul #3 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leonard Woodfin (SG), Sean Fritz (SF), Rudy Vermillion (PF), Michael Johnson (C) James Vieira, Phillip Maynes, Anthony Holm, Eddie McKinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andre Neely (PG), Nelson Kindle (SG), Alexander Hawkins (SF), James Barger (PF), Mark Reid (C) Brent Biggs, Marcus Leist, Ronald Burns, Peter Zemel, Christopher Diamond | |
| 12:29 | Memphis | Michael Evans makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 12:29 | Memphis | Michael Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Nelson Kindle comes up short on the shot from the right side | 62-44 |
| 12:08 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Rudy Vermillion | 62-44 |
| 11:56 | Memphis | Michael Johnson misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Mark Reid - foul #2 on Mark Reid, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McIvor (PG) Michael Evans | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:56 | Memphis | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 11:56 | Memphis | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | James Barger is fouled on the floor by Rudy Vermillion - foul #1 on Rudy Vermillion, team foul #3 | 64-44 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jay McIvor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Woodfin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Fritz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Vermillion (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andre Neely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nelson Kindle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alexander Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Barger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Rudy Vermillion is called for the reach on James Barger - foul #2 on Rudy Vermillion, team foul #4 | 64-44 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Andre Neely makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Barger | 64-46 |
| 10:56 | Memphis | Jay McIvor is fouled on the floor by Mark Reid - foul #3 on Mark Reid, team foul #5 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Vieira (PG) Jay McIvor | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:48 | Memphis | Sean Fritz connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Woodfin | 66-46 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Nelson Kindle misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 10:31 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Rudy Vermillion | 66-46 |
| 10:29 | Memphis | James Vieira travels in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Nelson Kindle makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Leonard Woodfin - foul #1 on Leonard Woodfin, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Brown (C) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Russell Cheney (SF), Christopher Diamond (C) Alexander Hawkins, Mark Reid | |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Nelson Kindle misses the free throw | 66-48 |
| 10:12 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Rudy Vermillion | 66-48 |
| 09:45 | Memphis | Russell Cheney steals the ball from Rudy Vermillion | 66-48 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Christopher Diamond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Evans (SG), Phillip Maynes (SF), Anthony Holm (PF), Eddie McKinney (C) Leonard Woodfin, Sean Fritz, Rudy Vermillion, William Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brent Biggs (PG), Marcus Leist (SG), Ronald Burns (SF), Peter Zemel (PF) Andre Neely, Nelson Kindle, Russell Cheney, James Barger | |
| 09:16 | Memphis | Michael Evans misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 66-48 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Diamond | 66-48 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Ronald Burns loses the ball out of bounds | 66-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Johnson (PF) Michael Evans | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alexander Hawkins (SF) Ronald Burns | |
| 08:58 | Memphis | Anthony Holm is fouled on the floor by Peter Zemel - foul #3 on Peter Zemel, team foul #6 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Reid (C) Christopher Diamond | |
| 08:32 | Memphis | Mark Reid is called for the reach on James Vieira - foul #4 on Mark Reid, team foul #7 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leonard Woodfin (SG) Anthony Holm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andre Neely (PG), James Barger (PF) Marcus Leist, Mark Reid | |
| 08:32 | Memphis | James Vieira misses the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Peter Zemel grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | James Barger misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-48 |
| 08:14 | Memphis | Phillip Maynes grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 08:08 | Memphis | James Vieira misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-48 |
| 08:06 | East Carolina | Alexander Hawkins gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Alexander Hawkins | 66-50 |
| 07:37 | Memphis | Brent Biggs steals it from James Vieira | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Vieira (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Woodfin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Maynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie McKinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andre Neely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brent Biggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alexander Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Barger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Zemel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | James Barger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Hawkins | 66-52 |
| 07:14 | Memphis | Phillip Maynes buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Vieira and he's hacked by Alexander Hawkins - foul #2 on Alexander Hawkins, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McIvor (PG), Rudy Vermillion (PF), William Brown (C) James Vieira, Michael Johnson, Eddie McKinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nelson Kindle (SG), Ronald Burns (SF), Mark Reid (C) Brent Biggs, Alexander Hawkins, Peter Zemel | |
| 07:14 | Memphis | Phillip Maynes makes the free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:56 | East Carolina | Ronald Burns comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-52 |
| 06:55 | Memphis | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 06:37 | Memphis | Leonard Woodfin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | Michael Evans (SG), Sean Fritz (SF) Leonard Woodfin, Phillip Maynes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brent Biggs (PG), Christopher Diamond (PF) Andre Neely, James Barger | |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Michael Evans is called for the reach on Ronald Burns - foul #1 on Michael Evans, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Christopher Diamond can't finish the layup | 69-52 |
| 06:11 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Jay McIvor | 69-52 |
| 06:06 | Memphis | Michael Evans comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-52 |
| 06:04 | Memphis | William Brown hits the follow up shot | 71-52 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Brent Biggs, team foul #9 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Vieira (PG) Jay McIvor | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:30 | Memphis | Mark Reid denies the turnaround by Rudy Vermillion | 71-52 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Mark Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Mark Reid buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Brent Biggs | 71-54 |
| 04:46 | Memphis | James Vieira makes the shot from just outside the lane | 73-54 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | Leonard Woodfin (SG), Michael Johnson (C) Michael Evans, William Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andre Neely (PG), Alexander Hawkins (SF), James Barger (PF) Brent Biggs, Ronald Burns, Christopher Diamond | |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Andre Neely clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 73-54 |
| 04:33 | Memphis | Sean Fritz pulls down the rebound | 73-54 |
| 04:23 | Memphis | James Vieira drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Leonard Woodfin | 76-54 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Nelson Kindle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-54 |
| 04:02 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Leonard Woodfin | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Memphis | Michael Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-54 |
| Subs | Memphis | Jay McIvor (PG), Michael Evans (SG), Phillip Maynes (SF), Anthony Holm (PF), Eddie McKinney (C) James Vieira, Leonard Woodfin, Sean Fritz, Rudy Vermillion, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brent Biggs (PG), Marcus Leist (SG), Ronald Burns (SF), Peter Zemel (PF), Christopher Diamond (C) Andre Neely, Nelson Kindle, Alexander Hawkins, James Barger, Mark Reid | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Marcus Leist misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 76-54 |
| 03:27 | Memphis | Phillip Maynes gets the rebound | 76-54 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jay McIvor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Phillip Maynes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Holm (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie McKinney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Brent Biggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marcus Leist (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Zemel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Diamond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Memphis | Phillip Maynes drills a shot from the left wing | 78-54 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Marcus Leist | 78-56 |
| 02:35 | Memphis | Jay McIvor misses short on a runner in the paint | 78-56 |
| 02:34 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Holm | 78-56 |
| 02:21 | Memphis | Phillip Maynes is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Phillip Maynes, team foul #7 | 78-56 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Russell Cheney (SF) Ronald Burns | |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Russell Cheney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-56 |
| 02:02 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Michael Evans | 78-56 |
| 01:42 | Memphis | Marcus Leist steps in front of the Michael Evans pass | 78-56 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Brent Biggs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marcus Leist | 78-58 |
| 01:18 | Memphis | Jay McIvor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-58 |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | Marcus Leist grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Marcus Leist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-58 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Christopher Diamond tips it home | 78-60 |
| 00:44 | Memphis | Michael Evans drills a jumper from the right side set up by Jay McIvor | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Anthony Holm is called for the reach on Marcus Leist - foul #2 on Anthony Holm, team foul #8 | 80-60 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Burns (SF) Russell Cheney | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Marcus Leist misses the 1st free throw | 80-60 |
| 00:37 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Phillip Maynes | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Memphis | Michael Evans misses long on a shot in the lane | 80-60 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Ronald Burns pulls down the rebound | 80-60 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Eddie McKinney takes the ball from Ronald Burns | 80-60 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Eddie McKinney runs out the clock | 80-60 |