| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Paul Boring (fresh) SG - Steven St. Clair (fresh) SF - James Hair (fresh) PF - John Hoefer (fresh) C - Brandon Manwaring (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) SG - William Karr (fresh) SF - Dane Savala (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Walter Crowe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Tulsa | Paul Boring misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Tulsa | Paul Boring makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Tulsa | Paul Boring makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | David Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Tulsa | Paul Boring clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Tulsa | James Hair grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Tulsa | James Hair is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Dane Savala's layup is rejected by John Hoefer | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:22 | Tulsa | James Hair misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | William Karr snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Paul Boring steals it from David Taylor in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 17:08 | Tulsa | Paul Boring is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Cozad (SG), David Bramlett (PF), Leo Kemp (C) Steven St. Clair, John Hoefer, Brandon Manwaring | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF), John Hatmaker (C) William Karr, Dane Savala, David Taylor, Walter Crowe | |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons is hacked by Paul Boring in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Boring, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Rene Conti misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 16:38 | Tulsa | David Bramlett snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:29 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by James Cozad | 4-0 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on James Hair - foul #1 on James Hair, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist (SG), Michael Fortunato (SF) Paul Boring, James Hair | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:57 | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato drills a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Rene Conti - foul #1 on Rene Conti, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair (SG), Brandon Manwaring (C) Martin Bloomquist, Leo Kemp | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG) Charles Simmons | |
| 15:57 | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Cozad (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven St. Clair (fresh) SF - Michael Fortunato (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bramlett (fresh) C - Brandon Manwaring (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Myers (fresh) SG - William Karr (fresh) SF - Rene Conti (fresh) PF - John Bombard (fresh) C - John Hatmaker (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | John Bombard's layup is rejected by Michael Fortunato | 7-2 |
| 15:41 | Tulsa | David Bramlett grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 15:21 | Tulsa | David Bramlett slams it home on a great pass from James Cozad | 9-2 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers scores on a floater from close range | 9-4 |
| 14:42 | Tulsa | William Karr picks off the pass by James Cozad | 9-4 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Rene Conti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Boring (PG), Martin Bloomquist (SG), James Hair (SF), John Hoefer (PF), Leo Kemp (C) James Cozad, Steven St. Clair, Michael Fortunato, David Bramlett, Brandon Manwaring | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (PF), Walter Crowe (C) William Karr, Rene Conti, John Bombard, John Hatmaker | |
| 14:25 | Tulsa | James Hair is fouled on the floor by Walter Crowe - foul #1 on Walter Crowe, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Bombard (PF) David Taylor | |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Paul Boring misses the 3 from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 14:09 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp hits the follow up shot | 11-4 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Bloomquist - foul #1 on Martin Bloomquist, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Floyd Kim (C) John Hoefer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF) Walter Crowe | |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Boring | 14-6 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | John Bombard is fouled on the floor by Floyd Kim - foul #1 on Floyd Kim, team foul #4 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Branden Tyrell (PG), Steven St. Clair (SG), Brandon Manwaring (C) Paul Boring, Martin Bloomquist, Floyd Kim | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, David Taylor | |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Dane Savala banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Simmons and he's hacked by Leo Kemp - foul #1 on Leo Kemp, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Floyd Kim (PF) Leo Kemp | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:37 | Tulsa | Floyd Kim is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 14-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Cozad (PG), Michael Fortunato (SF), John Hoefer (PF) Steven St. Clair, James Hair, Floyd Kim | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), David Taylor (PF) Anthony Myers, John Bombard | |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 14-9 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Dane Savala pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | William Karr misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons tips it back up and in | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Cozad (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Branden Tyrell (fresh) SF - Michael Fortunato (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hoefer (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Manwaring (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Karr (fairly fresh) SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Walter Crowe (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato is fouled on the floor by Walter Crowe - foul #2 on Walter Crowe, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Boring (PG), James Hair (SF), David Bramlett (PF), Floyd Kim (C) Branden Tyrell, Michael Fortunato, John Hoefer, Brandon Manwaring | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), John Bombard (PF) William Karr, Walter Crowe | |
| 11:42 | Tulsa | Paul Boring can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 11:41 | Tulsa | David Bramlett misses the tip | 14-11 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | John Bombard gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | The short jumper by John Bombard is denied by Floyd Kim | 14-11 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | David Taylor tips it home | 14-13 |
| 10:50 | Tulsa | Floyd Kim can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Dane Savala snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons is hacked by James Hair in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hair, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair (SG), Michael Fortunato (SF), Brandon Manwaring (C) James Cozad, James Hair, Floyd Kim | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Hatmaker (C) Charles Simmons, Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is fouled on the floor by Paul Boring - foul #2 on Paul Boring, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist (PG), John Hoefer (PF) Paul Boring, David Bramlett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (C) Rene Conti, John Hatmaker | |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:17 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:56 | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair is denied on a dunk by Dane Savala | 14-13 |
| 09:54 | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Bombard | 14-13 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Dane Savala is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Hoefer - foul #1 on John Hoefer, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Bramlett (PF), Leo Kemp (C) John Hoefer, Brandon Manwaring | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), John Hatmaker (C) Anthony Myers, David Taylor | |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:10 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-15 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | John Hatmaker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Branden Tyrell (SF) Michael Fortunato | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rene Conti (SF) Dane Savala | |
| 08:48 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | John Bombard snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Karr | 17-17 |
| 08:20 | Tulsa | Branden Tyrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-17 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | John Hatmaker snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | William Karr misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Martin Bloomquist (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven St. Clair (fairly fresh) SF - Branden Tyrell (fresh) PF - David Bramlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Kemp (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Karr (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) PF - John Bombard (tired) 3 reb. C - John Hatmaker (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Steven St. Clair is called for the reach on John Bombard - foul #1 on Steven St. Clair, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Cozad (PG), Michael Fortunato (SF), John Hoefer (PF), Brandon Manwaring (C) Martin Bloomquist, Branden Tyrell, David Bramlett, Leo Kemp | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (C) William Karr, Rene Conti, John Hatmaker | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | John Bombard makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | John Bombard makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:11 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 17-19 |
| 07:10 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring can't tip it in | 17-19 |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Fortunato | 17-19 |
| 06:48 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | Michael Fortunato tips it in | 19-19 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dane Savala | 19-21 |
| 06:03 | Tulsa | John Bombard takes the ball from James Cozad | 19-21 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Steven St. Clair - foul #2 on Steven St. Clair, team foul #10 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Branden Tyrell (PG), Floyd Kim (SF), David Bramlett (PF), Leo Kemp (C) Steven St. Clair, Michael Fortunato, John Hoefer, Brandon Manwaring | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG) John Bombard | |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:17 | Tulsa | James Cozad misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 05:15 | Tulsa | Floyd Kim gets the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:04 | Tulsa | David Bramlett makes the jump hook from the left block | 21-22 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | William Karr is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by David Taylor | 21-24 |
| 04:26 | Tulsa | James Cozad misses long on a jumper from the right side | 21-24 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 21-24 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons is open and scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Karr | 21-26 |
| 04:01 | Tulsa | David Bramlett can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist (PG), Brandon Manwaring (C) Floyd Kim, Leo Kemp | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF), John Hatmaker (C) Charles Simmons, Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| 04:01 | Tulsa | David Bramlett makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:01 | Tulsa | David Bramlett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | William Karr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-26 |
| 03:36 | Tulsa | David Bramlett gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Martin Bloomquist (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Cozad (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Branden Tyrell (fairly fresh) PF - David Bramlett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Manwaring (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Myers (tiring) 3 pts. SG - William Karr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) PF - John Bombard (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hatmaker (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-26 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Anthony Myers | 23-26 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | John Bombard is fouled on the floor by David Bramlett - foul #1 on David Bramlett, team foul #11 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Boring (PG), James Hair (SF), Leo Kemp (PF) James Cozad, Branden Tyrell, David Bramlett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), Dane Savala (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Anthony Myers, Rene Conti, John Hatmaker | |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | John Bombard misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | John Bombard misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:01 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Bombard - foul #1 on John Bombard, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Brandon Manwaring - foul #1 on Brandon Manwaring, team foul #12 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven St. Clair (SG), Floyd Kim (C) Martin Bloomquist, Brandon Manwaring | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF) John Bombard | |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:25 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 02:09 | Tulsa | Paul Boring throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG) William Karr | |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dane Savala | 25-30 |
| 01:32 | Tulsa | Floyd Kim misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-30 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Dane Savala's pass is intercepted by Paul Boring in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 01:08 | Tulsa | Leo Kemp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Steven St. Clair is called for the reach on Anthony Myers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven St. Clair, team foul #13 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist (PG), Branden Tyrell (SG), John Hoefer (PF), Brandon Manwaring (C) Paul Boring, Steven St. Clair, Leo Kemp, Floyd Kim | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF) Charles Simmons, Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:46 | Tulsa | Martin Bloomquist clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | John Bombard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | James Hair takes the ball from Anthony Myers | 25-32 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Brandon Manwaring comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe snags the defensive board | 25-32 |