| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Neal Maher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Marguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Beachum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrin Apple (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Krebs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Willy Hodges inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Werner Peabody | 32-45 |
| 19:25 | Tulsa | Neal Maher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Charles Krebs pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Werner Peabody | 32-47 |
| 18:46 | Tulsa | James Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 18:45 | Rice | William Quintanilla grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Neal Maher picks off the pass by Werner Peabody in the backcourt | 32-47 |
| 18:29 | Tulsa | Charles Krebs steals it from Neal Maher | 32-47 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Willy Hodges scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Krebs | 32-50 |
| 17:59 | Tulsa | William Quintanilla steps in front of the Erik Beachum pass | 32-50 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Henry Marguez - foul #1 on Henry Marguez, team foul #1 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG), Thomas Trepanier (SG), John Merchant (SF), Jimmy Patti (PF), James Wampler (C) Neal Maher, James Smith, Henry Marguez, Erik Beachum, Darrin Apple | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Gary Pittman (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, William Quintanilla, Charles Krebs | |
| 17:42 | Rice | Willy Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Willy Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 17:24 | Tulsa | James Wampler misses the jump hook from close range | 32-51 |
| 17:22 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti grabs the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 17:08 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-51 |
| 17:06 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the board | 32-51 |
| 17:01 | Rice | James Wampler steals the ball from Joseph Enright | 32-51 |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-51 |
| 16:43 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to James Wampler | 32-51 |
| 16:28 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier's pass is intercepted by Jacob Newsom | 32-51 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Willy Hodges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG), Cedric Sultan (SF), Erik Beachum (PF), Darrin Apple (C) Howard Hicks, John Merchant, Jimmy Patti, James Wampler | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), Dustin Snow (SF) Joseph Enright, Willy Hodges | |
| 16:08 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (PG) Thomas Trepanier | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Paul Burns (PF) James Barnes, Gary Pittman, Jacob Newsom | |
| 16:06 | Rice | James Smith is called for the reach on Werner Peabody in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Neal Maher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cedric Sultan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Erik Beachum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrin Apple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gregory Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:37 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan's layup is rejected by Paul Burns | 32-53 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:33 | Rice | Werner Peabody's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), James Smith (SG) Neal Maher, Howard Hicks | |
| Subs | Rice | William Quintanilla (PF) Paul Burns | |
| 15:28 | Tulsa | Erik Beachum clanks a jump hook in the paint | 32-53 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Hubert Gatlin pulls down the rebound | 32-53 |
| 15:07 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 15:06 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 14:48 | Tulsa | Erik Beachum is fouled on the floor by Hubert Gatlin - foul #3 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #1 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (SG), Henry Marguez (SF), John Merchant (PF), James Wampler (C) James Smith, Cedric Sultan, Erik Beachum, Darrin Apple | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Charles Krebs (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Gregory Dejesus | |
| 14:40 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Louis Leatherman and the foul's on Charles Krebs - foul #3 on Charles Krebs, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Gary Pittman (PF) Dustin Snow, William Quintanilla | |
| 14:40 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier misses the free throw | 34-53 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Gary Pittman gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Joseph Enright is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 34-53 |
| 14:20 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Werner Peabody - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti (PF) Henry Marguez | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman misses the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:57 | Rice | Charles Krebs blows the layup but he's hacked by John Merchant - foul #1 on John Merchant, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG), Henry Marguez (SF) Thomas Trepanier, James Wampler | |
| Subs | Rice | Hubert Gatlin (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| 13:57 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Charles Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 13:39 | Tulsa | John Merchant is hacked by Charles Krebs - foul #4 on Charles Krebs, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG), Darrin Apple (C) Louis Leatherman, John Merchant | |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Snow (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) Joseph Enright, Gary Pittman, Charles Krebs | |
| 13:28 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Erik Beachum (PF) Jimmy Patti | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG) James Barnes | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:04 | Rice | Dustin Snow can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Henry Marguez - foul #2 on Henry Marguez, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG) Werner Peabody | |
| 13:04 | Rice | Dustin Snow makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 13:04 | Rice | Dustin Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 12:47 | Tulsa | Erik Beachum knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Neal Maher | 37-57 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Dustin Snow makes the shot from close range | 37-59 |
| 12:05 | Tulsa | William Quintanilla steps in front of the Henry Marguez pass | 37-59 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Henry Marguez steps in front of the Dustin Snow pass in the backcourt | 37-59 |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | William Quintanilla takes the ball from Henry Marguez | 37-59 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus hits the finger roll and the foul's on Neal Maher - foul #2 on Neal Maher, team foul #5 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Thomas Trepanier (SG), John Merchant (SF), Jimmy Patti (PF), James Wampler (C) Neal Maher, Howard Hicks, Henry Marguez, Erik Beachum, Darrin Apple | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Willy Hodges (SF), Gary Pittman (PF) Hubert Gatlin, Dustin Snow, William Quintanilla, Jacob Newsom | |
| 11:26 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus misses the free throw | 37-61 |
| 11:26 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti grabs the defensive rebound | 37-61 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Leatherman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Trepanier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Patti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wampler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Enright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willy Hodges (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Dejesus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-61 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus grabs the board | 37-61 |
| 10:44 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 37-61 |
| 10:42 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti gets the rebound | 37-61 |
| 10:29 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Merchant | 40-61 |
| 10:08 | Rice | James Barnes's pass is intercepted by James Wampler | 40-61 |
| 09:56 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Trepanier | 42-61 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Joseph Enright loses the dribble to Louis Leatherman | 42-61 |
| 09:08 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-61 |
| 09:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Pittman | 42-61 |
| 08:44 | Rice | Gregory Dejesus clanks a jumper from the baseline | 42-61 |
| 08:43 | Tulsa | John Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 08:40 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman loses the dribble to James Barnes in the backcourt | 42-61 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Willy Hodges can't finish the layup | 42-61 |
| 08:24 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier snags the defensive board | 42-61 |
| 08:02 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman is whistled for a carry | 42-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (PG), James Smith (SG), Cedric Sultan (SF), Erik Beachum (PF), Darrin Apple (C) Louis Leatherman, Thomas Trepanier, John Merchant, Jimmy Patti, James Wampler | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Hubert Gatlin (SG), Dustin Snow (SF), William Quintanilla (PF), Jacob Newsom (C) James Barnes, Joseph Enright, Willy Hodges, Gary Pittman, Gregory Dejesus | |
| 07:36 | Rice | William Quintanilla blows the layup | 42-61 |
| 07:34 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Cedric Sultan | 42-61 |
| 07:26 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 42-61 |
| 07:25 | Rice | Werner Peabody grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Neal Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Cedric Sultan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Erik Beachum (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrin Apple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hubert Gatlin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Quintanilla (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Jacob Newsom (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Dustin Snow connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Werner Peabody | 42-63 |
| 06:56 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-63 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Cedric Sultan - foul #1 on Cedric Sultan, team foul #6 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG), Henry Marguez (SF) Neal Maher, Cedric Sultan | |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Krebs (C) William Quintanilla | |
| 06:32 | Rice | Jacob Newsom makes the free throw | 42-66 |
| 06:23 | Tulsa | James Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hubert Gatlin - foul #4 on Hubert Gatlin, team foul #5 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan (SF), John Merchant (PF), James Wampler (C) Henry Marguez, Erik Beachum, Darrin Apple | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Joseph Enright (SG), Paul Burns (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, Hubert Gatlin, Jacob Newsom, Charles Krebs | |
| 06:23 | Tulsa | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 06:23 | Tulsa | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Enright is hacked by James Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Henry Marguez (SF), Erik Beachum (PF), Darrin Apple (C) Cedric Sultan, John Merchant, James Wampler | |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Charles Krebs (C) James Barnes, Gary Pittman | |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 06:20 | Rice | Joseph Enright makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 06:05 | Tulsa | Erik Beachum blows the layup | 44-68 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Charles Krebs snags the defensive board | 44-68 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Paul Burns comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-68 |
| 05:36 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Enright | 44-68 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Charles Krebs drills a shot from the right block | 44-70 |
| 05:13 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 05:11 | Tulsa | Erik Beachum grabs the offensive rebound | 44-70 |
| 05:02 | Tulsa | Erik Beachum hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Hicks | 46-70 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Dustin Snow travels in the backcourt | 46-70 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (PG), Cedric Sultan (SF), John Merchant (PF), James Wampler (C) James Smith, Henry Marguez, Erik Beachum, Darrin Apple | |
| Subs | Rice | James Barnes (PG), Jacob Newsom (PF), Gary Pittman (C) Werner Peabody, Paul Burns, Charles Krebs | |
| 04:49 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-70 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the board | 46-70 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Gary Pittman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Barnes | 46-73 |
| 04:20 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-73 |
| 04:18 | Tulsa | John Merchant snags the offensive board | 46-73 |
| 04:08 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks misses the shot from the left side | 46-73 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Jacob Newsom grabs the defensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 03:44 | Rice | James Wampler takes the ball from Jacob Newsom | 46-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Tulsa | Neal Maher is fouled on the floor by James Barnes - foul #1 on James Barnes, team foul #6 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (PG), Jimmy Patti (PF) Howard Hicks, Cedric Sultan | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Dejesus (PG), Paul Burns (SF) Joseph Enright, Dustin Snow | |
| 03:13 | Tulsa | John Merchant hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Dejesus - foul #2 on Gregory Dejesus, team foul #7 | 46-73 |
| 03:13 | Tulsa | John Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 03:13 | Tulsa | John Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Thomas Trepanier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neal Maher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Merchant (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Patti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wampler (tiring) 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregory Dejesus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - James Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. PF - Jacob Newsom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Pittman (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Rice | James Barnes connects on the shot from the left wing | 48-75 |
| 02:30 | Tulsa | John Merchant misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Dejesus - foul #3 on Gregory Dejesus, team foul #8 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan (SF) James Wampler | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:30 | Tulsa | John Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 02:30 | Tulsa | John Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Gary Pittman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-75 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Gary Pittman grabs the offensive board | 50-75 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Jacob Newsom scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-77 |
| 01:39 | Tulsa | John Merchant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-77 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (SG), James Wampler (C) Thomas Trepanier, Cedric Sultan | |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Enright (SG), Dustin Snow (SF) Gregory Dejesus, Paul Burns | |
| 01:17 | Rice | Dustin Snow misses the wide open shot from the right block | 50-77 |
| 01:15 | Tulsa | John Merchant grabs the board | 50-77 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | John Merchant misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-77 |
| 00:52 | Rice | Jacob Newsom snags the defensive board | 50-77 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Jacob Newsom connects on the open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Barnes | 50-79 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | James Barnes steps in front of the Neal Maher pass in the backcourt | 50-79 |
| 00:00 | Rice | James Barnes runs out the clock | 50-79 |