| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Leatherman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Richards (fresh) SF - Christopher Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Tice (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrin Apple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Christopher Tripp inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hubert Gatlin - foul #1 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:40 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:40 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Louis Leatherman picks off the pass by Hubert Gatlin | 30-32 |
| 19:23 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman misses the lay-in | 30-32 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Lawrence Rice pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:19 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin's pass is intercepted by Robert Tice in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 19:05 | Tulsa | Christopher Tripp misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Gary Pittman snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:59 | Rice | Roy Seifert can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 18:57 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Darrin Apple | 30-32 |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Louis Leatherman | 30-34 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Louis Leatherman - foul #1 on Louis Leatherman, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG), Richard Cheshire (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Herbert Dobbins (SG), Steven Clark (SF), William Drake (PF), Dennis Starks (C) Thomas Richards, Christopher Tripp, Robert Tice, Darrin Apple | |
| 18:09 | Rice | Roy Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:09 | Tulsa | William Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:41 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Richard Cheshire snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Dennis Starks is called for the reach on Roy Seifert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Starks, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Willy Hodges (PF) Roy Seifert, Lawrence Rice | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 17:23 | Rice | Charles Krebs travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| 17:04 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Don Cote (PF) Jesse McCubbins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Tice (PF) Louis Leatherman | |
| 16:50 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Don Cote | 33-34 |
| 16:33 | Tulsa | William Drake connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Richard Cheshire is fouled on the floor by Steven Clark - foul #2 on Steven Clark, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Gary Pittman (C) Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges, Richard Cheshire, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Thomas Richards (SG), Christopher Tripp (SF), Darrin Apple (C) Steven Clark, Herbert Dobbins, Dennis Starks, William Drake | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Robert Tice blocks the short jumper by Gary Pittman | 33-36 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Don Cote tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Cote (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Leatherman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Thomas Richards (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Tripp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Tice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Darrin Apple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Tulsa | Christopher Tripp connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 15:22 | Rice | Gary Pittman can't tip it in | 35-38 |
| 15:21 | Tulsa | Christopher Tripp gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:03 | Tulsa | Robert Tice buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Louis Leatherman | 35-40 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 14:43 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 14:25 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 14:23 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Lawrence Rice is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Johnnie Lovell (SG), Willy Hodges (PF), Richard Cheshire (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Herbert Dobbins (PG), Kevin Ratley (SG), Steven Clark (SF), William Drake (PF), Dennis Starks (C) Louis Leatherman, Thomas Richards, Christopher Tripp, Robert Tice, Darrin Apple | |
| 14:06 | Tulsa | William Drake knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Steven Clark | 35-42 |
| 13:53 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins is fouled on the floor by Herbert Dobbins - foul #3 on Herbert Dobbins, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) Lawrence Rice | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Richard Cheshire is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse McCubbins | 38-42 |
| 13:24 | Tulsa | Kevin Ratley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Kevin Ratley, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Rice (SF) Richard Cheshire | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Thomas Richards (SG), Joseph Ames (C) Herbert Dobbins, Kevin Ratley, Steven Clark | |
| 13:02 | Rice | Lawrence Rice is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesse McCubbins | 41-42 |
| 12:49 | Tulsa | Lawrence Rice swats the dunk try by Joseph Ames | 41-42 |
| 12:47 | Tulsa | William Drake tips it in | 41-44 |
| 12:44 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Don Cote (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Jesse McCubbins, Willy Hodges, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Tripp (SF) Dennis Starks | |
| 12:31 | Tulsa | Christopher Tripp makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Lawrence Rice - foul #2 on Lawrence Rice, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG) Johnnie Lovell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Tice (PF) William Drake | |
| 12:31 | Tulsa | Christopher Tripp makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Louis Leatherman steps in front of the Lawrence Rice pass in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 12:13 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin is hacked by Louis Leatherman - foul #2 on Louis Leatherman, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Cheshire (PF) Don Cote | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Clark (PG), Herbert Dobbins (SG), Darrin Apple (C) Louis Leatherman, Thomas Richards, Joseph Ames | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Rice (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Cheshire (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Steven Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Herbert Dobbins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Tripp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Tice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Darrin Apple (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin knocks in the shot in the lane | 43-47 |
| 11:21 | Tulsa | Robert Tice makes the jumpshot from the left side | 43-49 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Darrin Apple blocks the jumper by Jacob Newsom | 43-49 |
| 10:59 | Tulsa | Steven Clark snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 10:34 | Tulsa | Jacob Newsom steps in front of the Robert Tice pass | 43-49 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Robert Tice swats the short shot by Richard Cheshire | 43-49 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Lawrence Rice hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 09:53 | Tulsa | Steven Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Johnnie Lovell (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), Don Cote (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice, Richard Cheshire, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Thomas Richards (SG), Dennis Starks (SF), William Drake (PF), Joseph Ames (C) Steven Clark, Herbert Dobbins, Christopher Tripp, Robert Tice, Darrin Apple | |
| 09:25 | Rice | Don Cote travels with the ball | 45-49 |
| 09:11 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards is hacked by Don Cote - foul #1 on Don Cote, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| 09:03 | Tulsa | William Drake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| 09:01 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 08:49 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Louis Leatherman | 45-51 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Louis Leatherman steps in front of the Jesse McCubbins pass in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 08:46 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards throws it down on a great pass from Louis Leatherman | 45-53 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Don Cote is fouled on the floor by William Drake - foul #1 on William Drake, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Lawrence Rice (SF), Charles Krebs (C) Jesse McCubbins, Willy Hodges, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Clark (SG), Christopher Tripp (SF), Darrin Apple (C) Thomas Richards, Dennis Starks, Joseph Ames | |
| 08:17 | Rice | Don Cote makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Don Cote misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:17 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 07:54 | Tulsa | Christopher Tripp knocks in the shot from the right wing | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Roy Seifert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Johnnie Lovell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Rice (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Cote (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Leatherman (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 6 stl. SG - Steven Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Tripp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Drake (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrin Apple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Rice | Charles Krebs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-55 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Don Cote grabs the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Don Cote is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Don Cote, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG) Johnnie Lovell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Herbert Dobbins (PG), Kevin Ratley (SG), Robert Tice (PF) Louis Leatherman, Steven Clark, William Drake | |
| 07:02 | Tulsa | Christopher Tripp connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Ratley | 46-57 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Lawrence Rice misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 06:40 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 06:28 | Tulsa | Herbert Dobbins misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 06:26 | Rice | Charles Krebs pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Don Cote comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-57 |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Robert Tice grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 05:54 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 05:52 | Tulsa | Christopher Tripp gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | The jumper by Robert Tice is denied by Don Cote | 46-57 |
| 05:40 | Tulsa | Robert Tice gets the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:22 | Tulsa | Herbert Dobbins makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Tripp | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:14 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Seifert | 49-60 |
| 05:12 | Tulsa | Roy Seifert is called for the reach on Herbert Dobbins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Seifert, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG), Johnnie Lovell (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Willy Hodges (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Roy Seifert, Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice, Don Cote, Charles Krebs | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Richards (PG), Dennis Starks (SF), William Drake (PF), Joseph Ames (C) Herbert Dobbins, Christopher Tripp, Robert Tice, Darrin Apple | |
| 05:02 | Tulsa | Joseph Ames misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Johnnie Lovell - foul #1 on Johnnie Lovell, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| 05:02 | Tulsa | Joseph Ames makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:02 | Tulsa | Joseph Ames makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Richard Cheshire comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 49-62 |
| 04:54 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Dennis Starks | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Tulsa | Kevin Ratley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-62 |
| 04:34 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Cheshire | 49-62 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willy Hodges | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:09 | Tulsa | Kevin Ratley hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 03:53 | Rice | Gary Pittman can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 03:52 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards grabs the board | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse McCubbins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnnie Lovell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cheshire (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Hodges (fresh) C - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Thomas Richards (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Ratley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Starks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Drake (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Ames (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Tulsa | Kevin Ratley loses the dribble to Jesse McCubbins | 52-64 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell hits the finger roll set up by Jesse McCubbins | 54-64 |
| 03:17 | Tulsa | Kevin Ratley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-64 |
| 03:16 | Tulsa | Dennis Starks gets the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 02:57 | Tulsa | Joseph Ames makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Starks | 54-66 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Rice (SF), Jacob Newsom (C) Richard Cheshire, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Clark (PG), Herbert Dobbins (SG), Robert Tice (PF) Thomas Richards, Kevin Ratley, Joseph Ames | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Rice | Jesse McCubbins misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-66 |
| 02:46 | Tulsa | Robert Tice pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:46 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Roy Seifert (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Don Cote (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Jesse McCubbins, Johnnie Lovell, Willy Hodges, Jacob Newsom | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:25 | Tulsa | Lawrence Rice steps in front of the Robert Tice pass | 54-66 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Steven Clark is called for the reach on Roy Seifert - foul #3 on Steven Clark, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Johnnie Lovell (SG), Richard Cheshire (SF), Willy Hodges (PF), Charles Krebs (C) Hubert Gatlin, Lawrence Rice, Don Cote, Gary Pittman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Joseph Ames (C) Robert Tice | |
| 02:14 | Rice | Roy Seifert misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:14 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Herbert Dobbins | 54-66 |
| 01:50 | Tulsa | Dennis Starks can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-66 |
| 01:48 | Tulsa | Joseph Ames pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Charles Krebs is called for the reach on Joseph Ames - foul #1 on Charles Krebs, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse McCubbins (PG) Roy Seifert | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Richards (PG) Herbert Dobbins | |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Joseph Ames misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | William Drake snags the offensive board | 54-66 |
| 01:12 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Clark | 54-68 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Johnnie Lovell is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Willy Hodges | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Tulsa | William Drake comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | William Drake grabs the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Thomas Richards runs out the clock | 56-68 |