| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Rumble (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Joshua Foster (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Verret (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mulligan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Henry Gobin inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Robert Kelly buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | Tulsa | Robert Mulligan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Ferebee - foul #4 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | Tulsa | Robert Mulligan makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:18 | Tulsa | Robert Mulligan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Robert Kelly snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:51 | Rice | Robert Kelly can't connect on a floater near the basket | 30-30 |
| 18:49 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the tip | 30-30 |
| 18:47 | Tulsa | Keith Warner snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:29 | Tulsa | Joshua Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-30 |
| 18:28 | Rice | Henry Gobin gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Robert Kelly can't finish the layup | 30-30 |
| 17:58 | Tulsa | Albert Verret snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:33 | Tulsa | Joshua Foster drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Warner | 30-32 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Keith Warner is called for the reach on Charles Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Warner, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), Michael Erazo (SG), Walter Jones (SF), Raymond Edge (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Joshua Foster, William Moore, Albert Verret, Keith Warner, Robert Mulligan | |
| 17:05 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 33-32 |
| 16:51 | Tulsa | The pull-up jumper by Walter Jones is blocked by Henry Gobin | 33-32 |
| 16:50 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:30 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 16:30 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:30 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Henry Gobin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 16:14 | Tulsa | Walter Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 16:13 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner tips it back up and in | 33-35 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Robert Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Ferebee | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Billy Quinn (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Erazo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Edge (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Joshua Foster (PG), Fred Jennings (SG), Albert Verret (SF), Keith Warner (PF), Tom Witte (C) Billy Quinn, Michael Erazo, Walter Jones, Raymond Edge, Robert Gardner | |
| 15:38 | Rice | Joshua Foster steals it from Charles Smith in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 15:36 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Foster | 35-37 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Fred Jennings is called for the reach on Charles Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Jennings, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Charles Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 15:12 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 14:54 | Tulsa | Tom Witte snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Albert Verret comes up short on the floater in the lane | 35-37 |
| 14:47 | Tulsa | Keith Warner tips it home | 35-39 |
| 14:25 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:24 | Tulsa | Keith Warner gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:19 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Henry Gobin drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 38-39 |
| 13:37 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee can't finish the layup | 38-42 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Charles Smith gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses short on a floater from the left block | 38-42 |
| 13:07 | Tulsa | Tom Witte grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:45 | Tulsa | Keith Warner is hacked by Henry Gobin - foul #4 on Henry Gobin, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Erazo (PG), William Moore (SG), Raymond Edge (SF), Robert Gardner (PF), Robert Mulligan (C) Joshua Foster, Fred Jennings, Albert Verret, Keith Warner, Tom Witte | |
| 12:23 | Tulsa | Michael Erazo buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Edge | 38-44 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Robert Kelly tips it home | 40-44 |
| 11:52 | Tulsa | Robert Mulligan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Robert Kelly pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Thomas Ferebee (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Erazo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Edge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Mulligan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Mulligan - foul #1 on Robert Mulligan, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Henry Gobin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), Walter Jones (SF) William Moore, Robert Mulligan | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:19 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 11:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rumble | 41-44 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 10:58 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:44 | Tulsa | Michael Erazo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 10:43 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Edge | 41-46 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Gobin (SF) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Moore (SG), Albert Verret (SF), Keith Warner (PF) Billy Quinn, Walter Jones, Robert Gardner | |
| 10:20 | Rice | Thomas Ferebee connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 10:00 | Tulsa | William Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 09:58 | Tulsa | Keith Warner misses the tip | 44-46 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Harold Caraway grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:41 | Rice | Robert Kelly connects on the shot near the basket | 46-46 |
| 09:23 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (C) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), Walter Jones (SG), Robert Mulligan (C) Michael Erazo, William Moore, Raymond Edge | |
| 09:10 | Rice | Billy Quinn steps in front of the Charles Smith pass | 46-46 |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | Keith Warner can't finish the layup | 46-46 |
| 09:05 | Tulsa | Walter Jones gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:49 | Tulsa | Robert Mulligan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ferebee - foul #5 on Thomas Ferebee, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Barnhill (SG) Thomas Ferebee | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 08:29 | Tulsa | Keith Warner lays it up and in | 46-48 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Robert Mulligan takes the ball from Robert Kelly | 46-48 |
| 07:46 | Tulsa | Keith Warner double dribbles | 46-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Joshua Foster (PG), William Moore (SG), Raymond Edge (SF), Robert Gardner (PF), Tom Witte (C) Billy Quinn, Walter Jones, Albert Verret, Keith Warner, Robert Mulligan | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Joseph Barnhill (fresh) SF - Henry Gobin (tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (tired) 22 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Joshua Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Edge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Witte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Robert Kelly can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Edge - foul #1 on Raymond Edge, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Joseph Barnhill | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 07:18 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:18 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Robert Gardner | 47-48 |
| 07:00 | Tulsa | Robert Kelly steals the ball from William Moore | 47-48 |
| 06:57 | Rice | Robert Kelly misses the lay-in | 47-48 |
| 06:56 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:51 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge hits the finger roll | 47-50 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble knocks in the floater from the right block | 49-50 |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Joshua Foster scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Edge | 49-53 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 05:48 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 05:42 | Tulsa | Joshua Foster clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Henry Gobin loses the dribble to Joshua Foster | 49-53 |
| 05:10 | Tulsa | Joshua Foster banks in the layup | 49-55 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Charles Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 05:03 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:03 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Barnhill (SG) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Erazo (PG), Walter Jones (SG), Albert Verret (SF), Keith Warner (PF), Robert Mulligan (C) Joshua Foster, William Moore, Raymond Edge, Robert Gardner, Tom Witte | |
| 04:41 | Tulsa | Albert Verret buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Erazo | 49-58 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Michael Erazo picks off the pass by Joseph Barnhill in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 04:37 | Tulsa | Michael Erazo banks in the layup | 49-60 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Charles Smith misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Albert Verret - foul #3 on Albert Verret, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Kelly (PF) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 04:15 | Rice | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 04:15 | Tulsa | Keith Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 04:06 | Tulsa | Albert Verret misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Rice | Charles Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-60 |
| 03:50 | Tulsa | Albert Verret grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Tulsa | Walter Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Albert Verret | 50-63 |
| 03:28 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Caraway (C) Kenneth Rumble | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Joshua Foster (PG), William Moore (SG), Raymond Edge (C) Michael Erazo, Walter Jones, Robert Mulligan | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Smith (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Joseph Barnhill (fresh) SF - Henry Gobin (very tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Kelly (tired) 23 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Caraway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Joshua Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Verret (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Warner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Edge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Rice | Raymond Edge is called for the reach on Henry Gobin - foul #2 on Raymond Edge, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), Michael Erazo (SG), Walter Jones (SF), Robert Gardner (C) Joshua Foster, William Moore, Albert Verret, Keith Warner | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Robert Kelly connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Gobin | 52-63 |
| 02:58 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Joshua Foster (PG), William Moore (SG), Albert Verret (SF), Keith Warner (PF), Robert Mulligan (C) Billy Quinn, Michael Erazo, Walter Jones, Raymond Edge, Robert Gardner | |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Albert Verret connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-65 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Albert Verret swats the layup by Robert Kelly | 52-65 |
| 02:17 | Tulsa | Albert Verret snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 02:15 | Tulsa | Charles Smith is called for the reach on Joshua Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), Michael Erazo (SG), Walter Jones (SF), Raymond Edge (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Joshua Foster, William Moore, Albert Verret, Keith Warner, Robert Mulligan | |
| 01:54 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-65 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Joseph Barnhill snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Billy Quinn is called for the reach on Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Billy Quinn, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Rumble (PF) Joseph Barnhill | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:36 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:16 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Walter Jones | 54-67 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Harold Caraway is called for 10 seconds | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Barnhill (SG) Harold Caraway | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:57 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Kenneth Rumble gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Rice | Charles Smith's pass is intercepted by Billy Quinn | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #3 on Robert Kelly, team foul #6 | 54-67 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Charles Smith is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-69 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn runs out the clock | 57-69 |