| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) SG - Louie Kennedy (fresh) SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) C - Leigh Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ronald Bell (fresh) SG - Matthew Wilson (fresh) SF - Tony Childs (fresh) PF - Donald Arsenault (fresh) C - Malcolm Tavares (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gregory Bohon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:33 | Rice | Gregory Bohon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Tulsa | Matthew Hearn steals the ball from Ronald Bell | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Rice | Gregory Bohon is hacked by Tony Childs - foul #1 on Tony Childs, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Louie Kennedy can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane but the foul's on Malcolm Tavares - foul #1 on Malcolm Tavares, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | Tulsa | Tony Childs grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:19 | Tulsa | Ronald Bell knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Keith Robinson is hacked by Ronald Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Bell, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Leigh Norman tips it home | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Louie Kennedy | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Rice | Matthew Wilson steals the ball from Gregory Bohon in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | Tulsa | Ronald Bell dunks the ball set up by Matthew Wilson | 3-4 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Matthew Hearn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Arsenault - foul #1 on Donald Arsenault, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy, Gregory Bohon, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 17:06 | Rice | Matthew Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Tulsa | Malcolm Tavares grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Tulsa | Ronald Bell scores on a floater from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Williams | 7-6 |
| 16:09 | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault's pass is intercepted by Jim Williams | 7-6 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Erik Brooks is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), James Blaze (C) Ronald Fabiano, Matthew Hearn | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Craig (PG), Daniel Underwood (SG), James Card (SF), Justin Vito (C) Ronald Bell, Matthew Wilson, Tony Childs, Malcolm Tavares | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SG - Gregory French (fresh) SF - Gregory Bohon (fresh) PF - Jim Williams (fresh) C - James Blaze (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Craig (fresh) SG - Daniel Underwood (fresh) SF - James Card (fresh) PF - Donald Arsenault (fresh) C - Justin Vito (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Tulsa | David Craig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG) Gregory French | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:17 | Rice | Louie Kennedy is whistled for a carry | 7-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG) Louie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:00 | Tulsa | Justin Vito misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:59 | Tulsa | James Card hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the floater from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:51 | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | Justin Vito misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Blaze - foul #1 on James Blaze, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Jack Jaquez (PF), Leigh Norman (C) Erik Brooks, Gregory French, Jim Williams, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | Justin Vito makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | Justin Vito misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Leigh Norman pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:33 | Rice | David Craig is called for the reach on Keith Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Craig, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Gregory Bohon hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Keith Robinson | 9-9 |
| 13:51 | Tulsa | Leigh Norman swats the layup by Donald Arsenault | 9-9 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Leigh Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:23 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-9 |
| 13:22 | Tulsa | Justin Vito grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:06 | Tulsa | David Craig drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Underwood | 9-11 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Leigh Norman makes the wide open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jack Jaquez | 11-11 |
| 12:41 | Tulsa | Daniel Underwood misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Gregory Bohon gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Daniel Underwood picks off the pass by Gregory Bohon in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 12:37 | Tulsa | James Card hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Underwood | 11-13 |
| 12:25 | Rice | Jack Jaquez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 11-13 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Jack Jaquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:07 | Rice | Jack Jaquez makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Robinson | 14-13 |
| 11:54 | Tulsa | Justin Vito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Gregory French (SG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF), Jim Williams (C) Keith Robinson, Louie Kennedy, Gregory Bohon, Jack Jaquez, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ronald Bell (PG), Matthew Wilson (SG), Michael Risk (SF), Tony Childs (PF), Malcolm Tavares (C) David Craig, Daniel Underwood, James Card, Donald Arsenault, Justin Vito | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Erik Brooks (fresh) SG - Gregory French (fresh) SF - Ronald Fabiano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Hearn (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jim Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ronald Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Risk (fresh) PF - Tony Childs (fresh) C - Malcolm Tavares (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano is open and buries a floater from the left side | 16-13 |
| 11:10 | Tulsa | Matthew Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 11:08 | Rice | Matthew Hearn snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:46 | Rice | Jim Williams comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 16-13 |
| 10:44 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Tony Childs | 16-13 |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | Malcolm Tavares hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Gregory French - foul #1 on Gregory French, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), Gregory Bohon (SF) Gregory French, Ronald Fabiano | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault (PF) Michael Risk | |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | Malcolm Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | Malcolm Tavares misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:38 | Rice | Matthew Hearn grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 18-14 |
| 10:03 | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Bell | 18-16 |
| 09:42 | Rice | Gregory Bohon drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Erik Brooks | 20-16 |
| 09:27 | Tulsa | Ronald Bell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 09:25 | Tulsa | Tony Childs pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:13 | Tulsa | Matthew Hearn takes the ball from Malcolm Tavares | 20-16 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Louie Kennedy drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Bohon | 23-16 |
| 08:44 | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Bohon - foul #1 on Gregory Bohon, team foul #3 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory French (SG), Leigh Norman (C) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marshall Robinson (PG), Michael Risk (SF) Ronald Bell, Tony Childs | |
| 08:44 | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:44 | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:44 | Rice | The rebound goes to Matthew Hearn | 23-17 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Matthew Hearn is hacked by Michael Risk - foul #1 on Michael Risk, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Craig (PG) Marshall Robinson | |
| 08:07 | Rice | Keith Robinson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG) Gregory Bohon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Card (SF), Justin Vito (C) Michael Risk, Malcolm Tavares | |
| 07:41 | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF) Louie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) SF - Gregory Bohon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Hearn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leigh Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Wilson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - James Card (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Arsenault (tiring) 3 pts. C - Justin Vito (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Gregory Bohon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses the tip | 23-17 |
| 07:24 | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 07:15 | Tulsa | Justin Vito clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Hearn - foul #1 on Matthew Hearn, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG), James Blaze (PF) Gregory French, Matthew Hearn | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marshall Robinson (PG), Daniel Underwood (SG) David Craig, Matthew Wilson | |
| 07:15 | Tulsa | Justin Vito makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:15 | Tulsa | Justin Vito makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Keith Robinson is fouled on the floor by Donald Arsenault - foul #2 on Donald Arsenault, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Hearn (PF) Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Risk (SF), Tony Childs (PF), Malcolm Tavares (C) James Card, Donald Arsenault, Justin Vito | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | Marshall Robinson double dribbles | 25-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (PG), Leigh Norman (C) Keith Robinson, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 06:44 | Rice | Louie Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 06:26 | Tulsa | Tony Childs misses badly on a floater from the right side | 25-19 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Leigh Norman gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Gregory Bohon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), James Blaze (PF), Jim Williams (C) Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ronald Bell (SG) Daniel Underwood | |
| 06:13 | Tulsa | Marshall Robinson is hacked by Gregory French - foul #2 on Gregory French, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Matthew Hearn (PF) Keith Robinson, Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Malcolm Tavares throws it down | 25-21 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Erik Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Malcolm Tavares - foul #2 on Malcolm Tavares, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Leigh Norman (C) James Blaze | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Justin Vito (C) Malcolm Tavares | |
| 06:05 | Rice | Erik Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:05 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Justin Vito | 25-21 |
| 05:48 | Tulsa | Justin Vito knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Marshall Robinson | 25-23 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Erik Brooks is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block | 27-23 |
| 05:19 | Tulsa | Ronald Bell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-26 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Gregory Bohon buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Erik Brooks | 30-26 |
| 04:41 | Tulsa | Leigh Norman blocks the short jumper by Justin Vito | 30-26 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Louie Kennedy gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Gregory Bohon is hacked by Michael Risk - foul #2 on Michael Risk, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Ronald Fabiano (SG), Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Erik Brooks, Louie Kennedy, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Craig (PG), Daniel Underwood (SG), James Card (SF) Marshall Robinson, Ronald Bell, Michael Risk | |
| 04:29 | Rice | Gregory Bohon makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Gregory Bohon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:25 | Tulsa | David Craig throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano is whistled for a carry | 32-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Louie Kennedy (SG) Ronald Fabiano | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 03:53 | Tulsa | David Craig comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-26 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Jim Williams gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Keith Robinson is fouled on the floor by David Craig - foul #2 on David Craig, team foul #10 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory French (SG), Ronald Fabiano (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF) Louie Kennedy, Gregory Bohon, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Donald Arsenault (PF), Malcolm Tavares (C) Justin Vito, Tony Childs | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Keith Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Keith Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory French (fresh) SF - Ronald Fabiano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Hearn (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Underwood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Card (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Arsenault (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Malcolm Tavares (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Tulsa | Ronald Fabiano steps in front of the Daniel Underwood pass | 34-26 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano hits the finger roll | 36-26 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Malcolm Tavares is denied by Jim Williams | 36-26 |
| 02:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jim Williams | 36-26 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano is hacked by Donald Arsenault in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Arsenault, team foul #11 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory French, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ronald Bell (PG), Matthew Wilson (SG), Justin Vito (PF) David Craig, Daniel Underwood, Donald Arsenault | |
| 02:51 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:51 | Rice | Ronald Fabiano misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:51 | Tulsa | Malcolm Tavares pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 02:27 | Tulsa | Malcolm Tavares hits a runner from the left block | 37-28 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Matthew Hearn misses long on a floater from the baseline | 37-28 |
| 02:09 | Tulsa | Justin Vito pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 02:04 | Tulsa | Ronald Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 02:03 | Tulsa | James Card hits the follow up shot | 37-30 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Leigh Norman's pass is intercepted by James Card | 37-30 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Justin Vito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik Brooks (PG), Louie Kennedy (SG), Gregory French (SF), Jim Williams (PF), James Blaze (C) Keith Robinson, Ronald Fabiano, Gregory Bohon, Matthew Hearn, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Craig (PG), Michael Risk (SF), Tony Childs (PF) Ronald Bell, James Card, Justin Vito | |
| 01:23 | Rice | David Craig takes the ball from Erik Brooks in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 01:22 | Tulsa | David Craig lays it in | 37-32 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Jim Williams is hacked by Tony Childs - foul #2 on Tony Childs, team foul #12 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Bohon (SF), Leigh Norman (C) Gregory French, James Blaze | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:06 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:06 | Rice | Jim Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:44 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Michael Risk is denied by Gregory Bohon | 39-32 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Louie Kennedy grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Louie Kennedy is hacked by Tony Childs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Childs, team foul #13 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Robinson (PG), Gregory French (SF), Matthew Hearn (PF) Erik Brooks, Gregory Bohon, Leigh Norman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Daniel Underwood (SG), James Card (SF), Justin Vito (PF) Matthew Wilson, Michael Risk, Tony Childs | |
| 00:41 | Rice | Louie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Louie Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:41 | Tulsa | Justin Vito gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 00:26 | Tulsa | David Craig hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Jim Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Keith Robinson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Matthew Hearn tips it but misses | 40-32 |
| 00:16 | Tulsa | Malcolm Tavares snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 00:11 | Tulsa | James Card clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 00:10 | Tulsa | Justin Vito snags the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Malcolm Tavares comes up short on the shot from the right side | 40-32 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Jim Williams snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jim Williams misses the fullcourt shot | 40-32 |