| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rob Hobart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jan McChristian (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kyzer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Anthony Monier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernesto Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Heavner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fernando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Kansky (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Jan McChristian inbounds the ball | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Rice | Jacob Oram is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 19:36 | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 19:34 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Jan McChristian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 19:12 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 19:11 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Daniel Kansky picks off the pass by Ronald Simmons | 43-47 |
| 19:02 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier's pass is intercepted by Jacob Oram in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Jan McChristian is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jan McChristian, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Terry Adams (SG), James Willingham (SF), Curtis Culver (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Jacob Oram, Rob Hobart, Jan McChristian, Joseph Kyzer, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler (PG), Scott Johnson (SG), Patrick Wright (SF), Calvin Conner (PF), Mark Ledoux (C) Anthony Monier, Ernesto Martin, Henry Heavner, Fernando Rodriguez, Daniel Kansky | |
| 18:49 | Tulsa | Terry Adams takes the ball from Scott Johnson in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 18:31 | Rice | Curtis Culver makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Johnson | 45-47 |
| 18:27 | Tulsa | Leonard Dirksen is called for the reach on Kelly Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Dirksen, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG) Leonard Dirksen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 18:06 | Tulsa | Mark Ledoux misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-47 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Brian Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 18:00 | Rice | James Willingham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 17:58 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Patrick Wright | 45-47 |
| 17:45 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Willingham - foul #3 on James Willingham, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), Jan McChristian (SF), Richard Bridges (PF), Ronald Simmons (C) Terry Adams, James Willingham, Curtis Culver, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Etheridge (SG), Henry Heavner (SF), Fernando Rodriguez (PF), Tommie Lawing (C) Scott Johnson, Patrick Wright, Calvin Conner, Mark Ledoux | |
| 17:45 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:45 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:45 | Rice | Ronald Simmons grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Richard Bridges misses the runner from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 17:19 | Tulsa | Fernando Rodriguez gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kelly Wheeler, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Kyzer (PF) Jan McChristian | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Monier (PG) Kelly Wheeler | |
| 17:11 | Rice | Jacob Oram throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 16:58 | Tulsa | Tommie Lawing misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 45-48 |
| 16:56 | Tulsa | Tommie Lawing hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 16:42 | Rice | Ronald Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 16:41 | Rice | Richard Bridges tips it home | 47-50 |
| 16:36 | Tulsa | Richard Bridges is called for the reach on Henry Heavner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Bridges, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (SG), Jan McChristian (SF) Rob Hobart, Richard Bridges | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin (SG), Calvin Conner (PF), Daniel Kansky (C) Anthony Etheridge, Fernando Rodriguez, Tommie Lawing | |
| 16:18 | Tulsa | Joseph Kyzer steps in front of the Henry Heavner pass | 47-50 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Terry Adams connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Jan McChristian | 49-50 |
| 16:09 | Tulsa | Henry Heavner is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Oram - foul #3 on Jacob Oram, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Curtis Culver (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Joseph Kyzer, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Wright (PG), Scott Johnson (SF) Anthony Monier, Henry Heavner | |
| 15:55 | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 15:53 | Tulsa | Patrick Wright tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Terry Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jan McChristian (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Culver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Martin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Calvin Conner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Kansky (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rice | Jan McChristian makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Terry Adams | 52-52 |
| 15:03 | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin blows the dunk | 52-52 |
| 15:02 | Tulsa | Scott Johnson snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 14:50 | Tulsa | Calvin Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG), James Willingham (SF), Richard Bridges (PF), Ronald Simmons (C) Terry Adams, Jan McChristian, Curtis Culver, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler (PG), Anthony Etheridge (SG), Henry Heavner (SF), Fernando Rodriguez (PF), Mark Ledoux (C) Patrick Wright, Ernesto Martin, Scott Johnson, Calvin Conner, Daniel Kansky | |
| 14:48 | Rice | Kelly Wheeler steals it from Jacob Oram in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 14:47 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler lays it in | 52-54 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Ronald Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Fernando Rodriguez - foul #2 on Fernando Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (PG) Jacob Oram | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:24 | Rice | Ronald Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Ronald Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 14:07 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Anthony Etheridge | 54-56 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Richard Bridges lays it up and in and he's hacked by Mark Ledoux - foul #1 on Mark Ledoux, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Joseph Kyzer (PF) Terry Adams, James Willingham | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Monier (PG), Ernesto Martin (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Tommie Lawing (C) Kelly Wheeler, Anthony Etheridge, Henry Heavner, Mark Ledoux | |
| 13:46 | Rice | Richard Bridges makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 13:30 | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Tommie Lawing | 57-59 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Ronald Simmons is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ronald Simmons, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), James Willingham (SF), Curtis Culver (PF) Jacob Oram, Richard Bridges, Joseph Kyzer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Daniel Kansky (C) Fernando Rodriguez | |
| 13:05 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-59 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 12:58 | Rice | James Willingham misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 12:54 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Tommie Lawing | 57-59 |
| 12:48 | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Ronald Simmons gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 12:41 | Rice | James Willingham clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Johnson - foul #1 on Scott Johnson, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Kyzer (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Curtis Culver, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler (PG), Patrick Wright (SF), Calvin Conner (PF) Anthony Monier, Scott Johnson, Tommie Lawing | |
| 12:41 | Rice | James Willingham makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 12:41 | Rice | James Willingham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 12:16 | Tulsa | Patrick Wright misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 12:14 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Kansky | 59-59 |
| 11:56 | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin comes up short on the floater in the paint | 59-59 |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler grabs the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 11:36 | Tulsa | Patrick Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Rob Hobart gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Dirksen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rob Hobart (tired) 3 pts. SF - James Willingham (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Kyzer (tiring) 4 reb. C - Brian Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Kelly Wheeler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Martin (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Calvin Conner (tiring) 2 reb. C - Daniel Kansky (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Calvin Conner takes the ball from James Willingham | 59-59 |
| 11:21 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Patrick Wright | 59-62 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Brian Johnson scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Leonard Dirksen and he's fouled by Calvin Conner - foul #3 on Calvin Conner, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Adams (SG), Richard Bridges (SF), Curtis Culver (PF) Rob Hobart, James Willingham, Joseph Kyzer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Monier (PG), Anthony Etheridge (SG), Henry Heavner (SF), Fernando Rodriguez (PF), Mark Ledoux (C) Kelly Wheeler, Ernesto Martin, Patrick Wright, Calvin Conner, Daniel Kansky | |
| 10:59 | Rice | Brian Johnson makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 10:47 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier double dribbles | 62-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Simmons (C) Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 10:45 | Rice | Terry Adams's pass is intercepted by Anthony Monier in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 10:23 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier scores on a jumper in the lane | 62-64 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Richard Bridges is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Jan McChristian (SF) Leonard Dirksen, Richard Bridges | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 10:05 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jan McChristian - foul #3 on Jan McChristian, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Johnson (SG), Tommie Lawing (C) Anthony Etheridge, Mark Ledoux | |
| 10:05 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 10:05 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Ronald Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| 09:52 | Tulsa | Henry Heavner comes up short on the runner in the paint | 62-66 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Curtis Culver pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 09:48 | Rice | Ronald Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler (PG), Mark Ledoux (C) Anthony Monier, Fernando Rodriguez | |
| 09:29 | Tulsa | Henry Heavner can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 62-66 |
| 09:27 | Tulsa | Tommie Lawing grabs the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 09:21 | Tulsa | Scott Johnson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Tommie Lawing | 62-69 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Curtis Culver's floater is tipped away by Tommie Lawing | 62-69 |
| 09:11 | Tulsa | Scott Johnson snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | Scott Johnson loses the dribble to Curtis Culver in the backcourt | 62-69 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Curtis Culver scores on a turnaround from the left block | 64-69 |
| 08:40 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 08:39 | Tulsa | Tommie Lawing tips it in | 64-71 |
| 08:39 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Richard Bridges (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Jacob Oram, Terry Adams, Curtis Culver, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Monier (PG), Anthony Etheridge (SG), Patrick Wright (SF), Fernando Rodriguez (PF), Daniel Kansky (C) Kelly Wheeler, Scott Johnson, Henry Heavner, Tommie Lawing, Mark Ledoux | |
| 08:29 | Rice | Brian Johnson makes the fadeaway near the basket | 66-71 |
| 08:00 | Tulsa | Anthony Etheridge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 07:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Bridges | 66-71 |
| 07:55 | Rice | Leonard Dirksen is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Monier - foul #1 on Anthony Monier, team foul #6 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Rice | James Willingham (SG), Joseph Kyzer (PF), Ronald Simmons (C) Rob Hobart, Jan McChristian, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler (PG), Scott Johnson (SF), Calvin Conner (PF), Mark Ledoux (C) Anthony Monier, Patrick Wright, Fernando Rodriguez, Daniel Kansky | |
| 07:41 | Rice | Richard Bridges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin (SG) Anthony Etheridge | |
| 07:25 | Tulsa | Scott Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Ernesto Martin | 66-73 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Dirksen (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Willingham (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bridges (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Kyzer (tiring) 4 reb. C - Ronald Simmons (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Kelly Wheeler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Martin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Calvin Conner (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Ledoux (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Rice | James Willingham clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kelly Wheeler - foul #3 on Kelly Wheeler, team foul #7 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Terry Adams (SG), Curtis Culver (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Leonard Dirksen, Richard Bridges, Joseph Kyzer, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Monier (PG), Patrick Wright (SF), Tommie Lawing (C) Kelly Wheeler, Scott Johnson, Mark Ledoux | |
| 07:02 | Rice | James Willingham makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 07:02 | Rice | James Willingham misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 07:02 | Tulsa | Tommie Lawing pulls down the rebound | 67-73 |
| 06:40 | Tulsa | Terry Adams picks off the pass by Anthony Monier | 67-73 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Terry Adams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Jan McChristian (SF) James Willingham | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fernando Rodriguez (PF) Calvin Conner | |
| 06:19 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier is hacked by Jacob Oram - foul #4 on Jacob Oram, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Richard Bridges (SF), Ronald Simmons (C) Jacob Oram, Terry Adams, Jan McChristian, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Etheridge (SG), Henry Heavner (SF), Daniel Kansky (C) Ernesto Martin, Patrick Wright, Tommie Lawing | |
| 06:19 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 06:19 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 06:01 | Rice | Anthony Monier steals the ball from Curtis Culver | 67-75 |
| 05:58 | Tulsa | Henry Heavner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Monier | 67-77 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Curtis Culver connects on the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Daniel Kansky - foul #3 on Daniel Kansky, team foul #8 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Terry Adams (SG), Jan McChristian (SF) Leonard Dirksen, Rob Hobart, Richard Bridges | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler (PG), Scott Johnson (SG), Calvin Conner (PF), Tommie Lawing (C) Anthony Monier, Anthony Etheridge, Fernando Rodriguez, Daniel Kansky | |
| 05:41 | Rice | Curtis Culver makes the free throw | 70-77 |
| 05:18 | Tulsa | Tommie Lawing misses the fadeaway from the right side | 70-77 |
| 05:16 | Tulsa | Scott Johnson hits the follow up shot | 70-79 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Jacob Oram double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Kyzer (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Curtis Culver, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin (SG) Henry Heavner | |
| 05:01 | Tulsa | Scott Johnson hits a wide open shot from close range set up by Kelly Wheeler | 70-81 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Kelly Wheeler steals the ball from Terry Adams in the backcourt | 70-81 |
| 04:56 | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin lays it in on a great pass from Kelly Wheeler | 70-83 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:35 | Rice | Jan McChristian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-83 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Richard Bridges (SF), Curtis Culver (PF) Jacob Oram, Terry Adams, Jan McChristian, Joseph Kyzer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Wright (SF), Fernando Rodriguez (PF), Mark Ledoux (C) Scott Johnson, Calvin Conner, Tommie Lawing | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:33 | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin travels in the backcourt | 70-83 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Etheridge (SG) Ernesto Martin | |
| 04:28 | Rice | Brian Johnson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 70-83 |
| 04:26 | Tulsa | Mark Ledoux grabs the defensive rebound | 70-83 |
| 04:02 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Rob Hobart - foul #1 on Rob Hobart, team foul #9 | 70-83 |
| Subs | Rice | James Willingham (SG), Ronald Simmons (C) Rob Hobart, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Daniel Kansky (C) Mark Ledoux | |
| 04:02 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 04:02 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-85 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Rice | Patrick Wright picks off the pass by Curtis Culver | 70-85 |
| 03:42 | Tulsa | Anthony Etheridge banks in the layup on a great pass from Patrick Wright | 70-87 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Richard Bridges clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Fernando Rodriguez - foul #3 on Fernando Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 70-87 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Joseph Kyzer (PF) Leonard Dirksen, Curtis Culver | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Monier (PG), Ernesto Martin (SG), Henry Heavner (SF), Calvin Conner (PF) Kelly Wheeler, Anthony Etheridge, Patrick Wright, Fernando Rodriguez | |
| 03:34 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-87 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Richard Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 71-87 |
| 03:34 | Rice | Richard Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 72-87 |
| 03:07 | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-87 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer grabs the board | 72-87 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jacob Oram (tired) 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Willingham (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bridges (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Kyzer (tired) 5 reb. C - Ronald Simmons (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Anthony Monier (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ernesto Martin (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Heavner (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Conner (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Kansky (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Rice | James Willingham is hacked by Henry Heavner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Heavner, team foul #10 | 72-87 |
| Subs | Rice | Rob Hobart (SG) Richard Bridges | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Johnson (SG), Patrick Wright (SF), Mark Ledoux (C) Ernesto Martin, Henry Heavner, Daniel Kansky | |
| 03:02 | Rice | James Willingham makes the 1st free throw | 73-87 |
| 03:02 | Rice | James Willingham misses the 2nd free throw | 73-87 |
| 03:02 | Tulsa | Mark Ledoux gets the rebound | 73-87 |
| 03:00 | Tulsa | Calvin Conner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-87 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-87 |
| Subs | Rice | Jan McChristian (SF), Curtis Culver (PF) James Willingham, Joseph Kyzer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Etheridge (SG) Scott Johnson | |
| 02:52 | Rice | Ronald Simmons connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 75-87 |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Calvin Conner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jan McChristian - foul #4 on Jan McChristian, team foul #10 | 75-87 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Dirksen (PG), Terry Adams (SG), Richard Bridges (SF), Brian Johnson (C) Jacob Oram, Rob Hobart, Jan McChristian, Ronald Simmons | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler (PG), Tommie Lawing (C) Anthony Monier, Mark Ledoux | |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Calvin Conner makes the 1st free throw | 75-88 |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Calvin Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 75-89 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Richard Bridges misses the lay-in | 75-89 |
| 02:15 | Tulsa | Tommie Lawing snags the defensive board | 75-89 |
| 02:01 | Tulsa | Patrick Wright hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Etheridge and he's hacked by Richard Bridges - foul #2 on Richard Bridges, team foul #11 | 75-91 |
| Subs | Rice | James Willingham (SF), Joseph Kyzer (PF) Richard Bridges, Curtis Culver | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Johnson (SG), Fernando Rodriguez (PF) Anthony Etheridge, Calvin Conner | |
| 02:01 | Tulsa | Patrick Wright makes the free throw | 75-92 |
| 01:53 | Rice | James Willingham drills a jumper near the basket | 77-92 |
| 01:30 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler is hacked by Leonard Dirksen - foul #5 on Leonard Dirksen, team foul #12 | 77-92 |
| Subs | Rice | Jacob Oram (PG), Rob Hobart (SG), Jan McChristian (SF), Ronald Simmons (C) Leonard Dirksen, Terry Adams, James Willingham, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ernesto Martin (SG), Henry Heavner (SF), Daniel Kansky (C) Scott Johnson, Patrick Wright, Tommie Lawing | |
| 01:30 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 77-93 |
| 01:30 | Tulsa | Kelly Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 77-94 |
| 01:22 | Rice | Jan McChristian can't finish the layup | 77-94 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Ronald Simmons grabs the offensive board | 77-94 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Jan McChristian makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jacob Oram and he's hacked by Daniel Kansky - foul #4 on Daniel Kansky, team foul #11 | 79-94 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Monier (PG) Kelly Wheeler | |
| 01:13 | Rice | Jan McChristian misses the free throw | 79-94 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Joseph Kyzer snags the offensive board | 79-94 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Ronald Simmons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jan McChristian and he's hacked by Daniel Kansky - foul #5 on Daniel Kansky, team foul #12 | 81-94 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Ledoux (C) Daniel Kansky | |
| 00:58 | Rice | Ronald Simmons makes the free throw | 82-94 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | Mark Ledoux hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 82-94 |
| 00:29 | Tulsa | Henry Heavner grabs the offensive rebound | 82-94 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Anthony Monier runs out the clock | 82-94 |