| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - James Chavers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Paul Boring (fresh) SG - Claude Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Manwaring (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Leonard Smith inbounds the ball | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 19:48 | Tulsa | William Watkins grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 19:25 | Tulsa | Paul Boring is hacked by Derrick Kephart - foul #2 on Derrick Kephart, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| 19:07 | Tulsa | James Hair misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Edwin Bundy grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 18:38 | Rice | Edwin Bundy buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Derrick Kephart | 46-26 |
| 18:25 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Boring and he's fouled by James Chavers - foul #2 on James Chavers, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Aldridge (PG), Leo Kemp (PF) Paul Boring, William Watkins | |
| 18:25 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring misses the free throw | 46-28 |
| 18:25 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 18:10 | Tulsa | Claude Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Johnson Farley (SF), David Bramlett (C) James Hair, Brandon Manwaring | |
| 17:48 | Rice | Donnell Cook makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Porter | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:39 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley loses the ball out of bounds | 48-28 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Jonathan Barba (C) Derrick Kephart, Brad Snedeker, Edwin Bundy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair (SG) Claude Johnson | |
| 17:37 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford is fouled in the backcourt by James Aldridge - foul #3 on James Aldridge, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist (SG) James Aldridge | |
| 17:17 | Rice | Johnson Farley steals the ball from Johnny Lunsford | 48-28 |
| 17:13 | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnson Farley | 48-30 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Shawn Porter is hacked by Johnson Farley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnson Farley, team foul #2 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Boring (PG), James Hair (SF), William Watkins (PF), Brandon Manwaring (C) Martin Bloomquist, Johnson Farley, Leo Kemp, David Bramlett | |
| 16:41 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Jonathan Barba hits the follow up shot | 50-30 |
| 16:25 | Tulsa | James Hair scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven St. Clair | 50-33 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Donnell Cook hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Lunsford | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:45 | Tulsa | Johnny Lunsford picks off the pass by Paul Boring | 52-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donnell Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Barba (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Paul Boring (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven St. Clair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Manwaring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Rice | Shawn Porter misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-33 |
| 15:17 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:53 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Brad Snedeker (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Edwin Bundy (PF), James Chavers (C) Johnny Lunsford, Mark Thompson, Shawn Porter, Donnell Cook, Jonathan Barba | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Aldridge (PG), Claude Johnson (SG), Johnson Farley (SF), Leo Kemp (PF), David Bramlett (C) Paul Boring, Steven St. Clair, James Hair, William Watkins, Brandon Manwaring | |
| 14:24 | Rice | James Chavers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-33 |
| 14:05 | Tulsa | Claude Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-36 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Edwin Bundy hits a wide open floater from close range | 54-36 |
| 13:30 | Tulsa | Claude Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-36 |
| 13:29 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley tips it back up and in | 54-38 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-38 |
| 13:10 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:59 | Tulsa | Claude Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-38 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Derrick Kephart grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 12:53 | Rice | James Aldridge steals the ball from Leonard Smith in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| 12:30 | Tulsa | David Bramlett travels with the ball | 54-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Michael Kahl (SF), Jonathan Barba (C) Derrick Kephart, Brad Snedeker, Leonard Smith, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair (PG), Martin Bloomquist (SG), James Hair (SF), William Watkins (PF), Brandon Manwaring (C) James Aldridge, Claude Johnson, Johnson Farley, Leo Kemp, David Bramlett | |
| 12:28 | Rice | Edwin Bundy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| 12:21 | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Michael Kahl scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Thompson | 56-41 |
| 11:48 | Tulsa | James Hair is whistled for traveling | 56-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Snedeker (SG), Shawn Porter (SF), James Chavers (C) Mark Thompson, Michael Kahl, Edwin Bundy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Boring (PG) Martin Bloomquist | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Brad Snedeker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Lunsford | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Barba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Paul Boring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven St. Clair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hair (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Manwaring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:05 | Tulsa | Paul Boring drills a floater from just outside the lane | 59-43 |
| 10:50 | Rice | Shawn Porter connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Snedeker and the foul's on James Hair - foul #2 on James Hair, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Edwin Bundy (PF) Johnny Lunsford, Jonathan Barba | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Johnson (SG), David Bramlett (PF), Johnson Farley (C) Steven St. Clair, William Watkins, Brandon Manwaring | |
| 10:50 | Rice | Shawn Porter misses the free throw | 61-43 |
| 10:50 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-43 |
| 10:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Edwin Bundy | 61-43 |
| 10:18 | Rice | James Chavers misses the lay-in | 61-43 |
| 10:16 | Rice | Shawn Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 09:52 | Rice | Brad Snedeker can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-43 |
| 09:51 | Tulsa | David Bramlett grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 09:33 | Tulsa | Paul Boring misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Shawn Porter snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 09:12 | Rice | James Chavers makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Derrick Kephart | 63-43 |
| 09:01 | Tulsa | James Hair clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-43 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Edwin Bundy grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Shawn Porter is fouled in the backcourt by James Hair - foul #3 on James Hair, team foul #4 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Thompson (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Donnell Cook (PF), Jonathan Barba (C) Brad Snedeker, Shawn Porter, Edwin Bundy, James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Aldridge (PG), Steven St. Clair (SG), Michael Fortunato (SF), Leo Kemp (PF), Brandon Manwaring (C) Paul Boring, Claude Johnson, James Hair, David Bramlett, Johnson Farley | |
| 08:31 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 63-43 |
| 08:30 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 08:12 | Tulsa | Jonathan Barba swats the layup by James Aldridge | 63-43 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Leonard Smith snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Leonard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG) Derrick Kephart | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist (SG), Johnson Farley (SF), William Watkins (PF) Steven St. Clair, Michael Fortunato, Leo Kemp | |
| 07:42 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Aldridge | 63-45 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Leonard Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donnell Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Barba (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Aldridge (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Martin Bloomquist (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnson Farley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Manwaring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley's pass is intercepted by Leonard Smith | 66-45 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Snedeker (SG), Michael Kahl (SF), Edwin Bundy (PF), James Chavers (C) Mark Thompson, Leonard Smith, Donnell Cook, Jonathan Barba | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Johnson (SG) James Aldridge | |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Watkins and he's fouled by Johnny Lunsford - foul #1 on Johnny Lunsford, team foul #3 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato (SF), David Bramlett (C) Johnson Farley, Brandon Manwaring | |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist misses the free throw | 66-47 |
| 06:47 | Rice | Edwin Bundy snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Claude Johnson is called for the reach on Brad Snedeker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Johnson, team foul #5 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair (PG) Martin Bloomquist | |
| 06:28 | Rice | Michael Kahl lays it up and in set up by Johnny Lunsford | 68-47 |
| 06:10 | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Claude Johnson | 68-49 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford is fouled on the floor by Michael Fortunato - foul #1 on Michael Fortunato, team foul #6 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG) Johnny Lunsford | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Aldridge (PG), James Hair (SF), Leo Kemp (PF), Johnson Farley (C) Steven St. Clair, Michael Fortunato, William Watkins, David Bramlett | |
| 05:27 | Rice | Michael Kahl banks in the layup on a great pass from Brad Snedeker | 70-49 |
| 05:16 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Chavers - foul #3 on James Chavers, team foul #4 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Michael Kahl | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Boring (PG) James Aldridge | |
| 05:16 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 05:16 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley misses the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 05:16 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 70-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) James Chavers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:07 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Hair | 70-52 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnson Farley - foul #2 on Johnson Farley, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Mark Thompson (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Jonathan Barba (C) Brad Snedeker, Shawn Porter, Edwin Bundy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Aldridge (SG), David Bramlett (PF), Brandon Manwaring (C) Claude Johnson, Leo Kemp, Johnson Farley | |
| 04:43 | Rice | Donnell Cook makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Donnell Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 04:26 | Tulsa | James Aldridge misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 72-52 |
| 04:25 | Tulsa | David Bramlett pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 04:20 | Tulsa | James Aldridge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-52 |
| 04:19 | Rice | Jonathan Barba grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 04:17 | Rice | James Aldridge steals the ball from Donnell Cook in the backcourt | 72-52 |
| 04:05 | Tulsa | James Hair is fouled on the floor by Leonard Smith - foul #3 on Leonard Smith, team foul #5 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Shawn Porter (SF) Derrick Kephart, Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair (SG), Michael Fortunato (SF), Leo Kemp (C) Paul Boring, James Hair, Brandon Manwaring | |
| 03:54 | Tulsa | David Bramlett comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-52 |
| 03:52 | Rice | Donnell Cook grabs the board | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Michael Fortunato is called for the reach on Shawn Porter - foul #2 on Michael Fortunato, team foul #8 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Johnson Farley (PF) David Bramlett | |
| 03:32 | Rice | Shawn Porter makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Shawn Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 03:24 | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jonathan Barba - foul #1 on Jonathan Barba, team foul #6 | 74-52 |
| 03:24 | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 03:24 | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donnell Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Barba (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Aldridge (fresh) 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven St. Clair (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fortunato (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnson Farley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Kemp (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rice | Mark Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steven St. Clair - foul #2 on Steven St. Clair, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Mark Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Mark Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-54 |
| 02:35 | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-54 |
| 02:30 | Tulsa | Johnny Lunsford is called for the reach on Michael Fortunato - foul #2 on Johnny Lunsford, team foul #7 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Kahl (SF) Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist (PG), David Bramlett (PF) Steven St. Clair, Leo Kemp | |
| 02:30 | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 02:30 | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 02:01 | Rice | Mark Thompson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Lunsford | 79-56 |
| 01:44 | Tulsa | David Bramlett's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Thompson | 79-56 |
| 01:43 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley tips it in | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Rice | Jonathan Barba makes the shot from close range | 81-58 |
| 01:09 | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Barba | 81-58 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Donnell Cook is whistled for a carry | 81-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Michael Kahl | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair (SG), Leo Kemp (PF) Martin Bloomquist, Michael Fortunato | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Tulsa | David Bramlett is denied on a layup by Shawn Porter | 81-58 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | James Aldridge tips it back up and in | 81-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Mark Thompson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Donnell Cook | 83-60 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Shawn Porter - foul #2 on Shawn Porter, team foul #8 | 83-60 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley misses the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Johnson Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 83-61 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford runs out the clock | 83-61 |