| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cowling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Stidham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Filiberto Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Cho (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Cowling inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | Charles Osbourn clanks a shot from the right block | 35-32 |
| 19:44 | Tulsa | Alexander Cho snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 19:15 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi scores on a jump hook from the right block | 35-34 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:54 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | James Herod misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Hardy - foul #2 on Michael Hardy, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto (C) Alexander Cho | |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | James Herod makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | James Herod misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:32 | Rice | John Cowling grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Ralph Freitas hits a shot near the basket | 37-35 |
| 17:46 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Cowling - foul #3 on John Cowling, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Thomas (C) John Cowling | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alexander Cho (C) Michael Yamamoto | |
| 17:46 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:46 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Michael Hardy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Filiberto Rossi swats the shot by Charles Osbourn | 37-37 |
| 17:18 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the tip | 37-37 |
| 17:16 | Tulsa | Alexander Cho gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:47 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-37 |
| 16:46 | Tulsa | Alexander Cho tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Alexander Cho swats the layup by Michael Hardy | 37-39 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Michael Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:15 | Rice | Michael Hardy is fouled on the floor by Stanley Stidham - foul #2 on Stanley Stidham, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Carl Lungwitz (SF) Michael Hardy, Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (PG), Steven Dow (PF), Michael Yamamoto (C) James Herod, Lloyd Eddie, Alexander Cho | |
| 16:07 | Rice | The jump hook by Carl Lungwitz is blocked by Michael Yamamoto | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | Tulsa | Steven Dow snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 15:40 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SG), John Cowling (SF), Matthew Kerr (C) Charles Osbourn, Carl Lungwitz, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Lloyd Eddie (PF), Alexander Cho (C) Stanley Stidham, Steven Dow, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Zachary Hedberg (fresh) SF - John Cowling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Kerr (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Dill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Filiberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Cho (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg drills a jump hook from close range set up by John Cowling and the foul's on Filiberto Rossi - foul #1 on Filiberto Rossi, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham (SG), Michael Yamamoto (C) Roland Dill, Alexander Cho | |
| 15:25 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:25 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:02 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 39-39 |
| 15:00 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:41 | Tulsa | John Cowling takes the ball from Lloyd Eddie | 39-39 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Herod - foul #2 on James Herod, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), Carl Lungwitz (PF) Zachary Hedberg, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (SG), Steven Dow (PF), Alexander Cho (C) Stanley Stidham, Lloyd Eddie, Michael Yamamoto | |
| 14:22 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:22 | Rice | Jeffrey Bone makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:02 | Tulsa | James Herod hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 13:47 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:45 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:21 | Tulsa | James Herod's pass is intercepted by Carl Lungwitz | 41-41 |
| 13:00 | Rice | Charles Osbourn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 12:59 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:36 | Tulsa | Alexander Cho is whistled for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Bobby Allison (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Jeffrey Bone, John Cowling, Carl Lungwitz, Matthew Kerr | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham (SG), Lloyd Eddie (PF) James Herod, Filiberto Rossi | |
| 12:25 | Rice | Bobby Allison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 12:24 | Tulsa | Roland Dill grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | Alexander Cho's floater is tipped away by Richard Thomas | 41-41 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Ralph Freitas gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Lloyd Eddie steals it from Richard Thomas | 41-41 |
| 11:24 | Tulsa | Alexander Cho can't finish the layup | 41-41 |
| 11:22 | Tulsa | Alexander Cho tips it in | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Roland Dill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Stidham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Dow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Cho (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:00 | Rice | Ralph Freitas is fouled on the floor by Roland Dill - foul #2 on Roland Dill, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Rice | John Cowling (SF) Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Filiberto Rossi (SF), Michael Yamamoto (C) Roland Dill, Steven Dow, Alexander Cho | |
| 10:45 | Rice | John Cowling clanks a floater from the right side | 41-43 |
| 10:43 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Michael Yamamoto | 41-43 |
| 10:25 | Tulsa | Charles Osbourn takes the ball from Filiberto Rossi | 41-43 |
| 10:03 | Rice | Lloyd Eddie denies the turnaround by Ralph Freitas | 41-43 |
| 10:01 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 09:37 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi is hacked by Ralph Freitas - foul #2 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG), Richard Thomas (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Charles Osbourn, Ralph Freitas, Bobby Allison | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (PG), Alexander Cho (C) James Herod, Michael Yamamoto | |
| 09:08 | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 08:46 | Rice | The short jumper by Richard Thomas is denied by Alexander Cho | 41-45 |
| 08:45 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 08:40 | Tulsa | Roland Dill loses the dribble to Michael Hardy in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Richard Thomas drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Hardy and the foul's on Lloyd Eddie - foul #3 on Lloyd Eddie, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF) Michael Hardy, John Cowling | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG) Roland Dill | |
| 08:22 | Rice | Richard Thomas makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:58 | Tulsa | Matthew Kerr is called for the reach on Alexander Cho - foul #4 on Matthew Kerr, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Bobby Allison (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF) Carl Lungwitz, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto (C) Alexander Cho | |
| 07:36 | Tulsa | James Herod makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stanley Stidham | 44-47 |
| 07:18 | Rice | Filiberto Rossi picks off the pass by Charles Osbourn | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jeffrey Bone (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Kerr (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Stidham (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Filiberto Rossi (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Yamamoto (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Stidham | 44-49 |
| 06:45 | Rice | Bobby Allison misses the easy layup | 44-49 |
| 06:44 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:22 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ralph Freitas - foul #3 on Ralph Freitas, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), John Cowling (SF), Richard Thomas (C) Jeffrey Bone, Bobby Allison, Matthew Kerr | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (SG), Alexander Cho (C) Stanley Stidham, Michael Yamamoto | |
| 06:22 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:22 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Michael Hardy buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Thomas | 46-51 |
| 05:38 | Tulsa | Charles Osbourn is called for the reach on James Herod - foul #2 on Charles Osbourn, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Zachary Hedberg (SG), Carl Lungwitz (C) Charles Osbourn, Ralph Freitas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham (SG), Steven Dow (PF) James Herod, Lloyd Eddie | |
| 05:16 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-53 |
| 05:04 | Rice | John Cowling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (SG), Bobby Allison (PF) Zachary Hedberg, Carl Lungwitz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Lloyd Eddie (PF) Roland Dill, Filiberto Rossi | |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | James Herod is fouled on the floor by Michael Hardy - foul #3 on Michael Hardy, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Osbourn (SG) Jeffrey Bone | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Filiberto Rossi (SF) Steven Dow | |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | James Herod misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:42 | Rice | Charles Osbourn grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Michael Hardy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 04:24 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 03:55 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie can't throw it down but he's fouled by Bobby Allison - foul #1 on Bobby Allison, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Ralph Freitas (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Bobby Allison, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (PG), Steven Dow (SF) James Herod, Filiberto Rossi | |
| 03:55 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:55 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Ralph Freitas grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Lloyd Eddie picks off the pass by John Cowling | 46-54 |
| 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 man to man (+4) | |
| 03:11 | Tulsa | Roland Dill scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Stidham | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Hardy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Osbourn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Cowling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Freitas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Kerr (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Roland Dill (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Stidham (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Steven Dow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Alexander Cho (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Ralph Freitas misses the easy layup | 46-56 |
| 02:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Freitas | 46-56 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Ralph Freitas loses the ball out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Michael Hardy, Charles Osbourn, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Melvin Morris (SG), Hal Frank (PF), Michael Yamamoto (C) Stanley Stidham, Lloyd Eddie, Alexander Cho | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:10 | Tulsa | Steven Dow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz loses the dribble to Michael Yamamoto | 46-56 |
| 01:37 | Tulsa | Roland Dill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Zachary Hedberg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 01:28 | Tulsa | Hal Frank snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 01:06 | Tulsa | Carl Lungwitz swats the short shot by Hal Frank | 46-56 |
| 01:05 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Lungwitz | 46-56 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Hal Frank denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Bone | 46-56 |
| 00:55 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris is hacked by Zachary Hedberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #9 | 46-56 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:54 | Rice | Bobby Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Bobby Allison can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Hal Frank - foul #1 on Hal Frank, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:49 | Rice | Bobby Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:47 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris is hacked by Zachary Hedberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachary Hedberg, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF), Matthew Kerr (C) Jeffrey Bone, Zachary Hedberg, Carl Lungwitz, Bobby Allison, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Filiberto Rossi (SF), Lloyd Eddie (PF), Alexander Cho (C) Roland Dill, Steven Dow, Hal Frank, Michael Yamamoto | |
| 00:47 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:47 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:41 | Rice | Matthew Kerr misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-58 |
| 00:39 | Tulsa | James Herod pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 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 man to man (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Tulsa | Matthew Kerr is called for the reach on Alexander Cho - foul #5 on Matthew Kerr, team foul #11 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Bone (PG), Zachary Hedberg (SG), Carl Lungwitz (SF), Bobby Allison (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Michael Hardy, Charles Osbourn, John Cowling, Ralph Freitas, Matthew Kerr | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (PG), Steven Dow (SF), Michael Yamamoto (PF) James Herod, Filiberto Rossi, Lloyd Eddie | |
| 00:13 | Tulsa | Alexander Cho makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:13 | Tulsa | Alexander Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Carl Lungwitz connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Bone | 51-60 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Hardy (PG), Charles Osbourn (SG), John Cowling (SF), Ralph Freitas (PF) Jeffrey Bone, Zachary Hedberg, Carl Lungwitz, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Stanley Stidham (SG), Filiberto Rossi (SF), Lloyd Eddie (PF) Roland Dill, Melvin Morris, Steven Dow, Michael Yamamoto | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | James Herod runs out the clock | 51-60 |