| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Leatherman (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - Henry Marguez (fresh) PF - Erik Beachum (fresh) C - Darrin Apple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) SG - John Becton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) PF - Al Melton (fresh) C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Becton | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple makes the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Joshua Alfonso - foul #1 on Joshua Alfonso, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Darrin Apple - foul #1 on Darrin Apple, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | Erik Beachum denies the turnaround by Al Melton | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Tulsa | Erik Beachum snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Tulsa | James Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Al Melton | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett is fouled on the floor by Louis Leatherman - foul #1 on Louis Leatherman, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (PG), Howard Hicks (SG), John Merchant (SF), Jimmy Patti (PF), James Wampler (C) Louis Leatherman, James Smith, Henry Marguez, Erik Beachum, Darrin Apple | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Robert Bennett, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins tips it in | 5-4 |
| 16:33 | Tulsa | Waylon Fryar steals it from Howard Hicks | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart loses the dribble to Neal Maher | 5-4 |
| 15:51 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks misses the shot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Cooke | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Neal Maher (fairly fresh) SG - Howard Hicks (fairly fresh) SF - John Merchant (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Patti (fairly fresh) C - James Wampler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph Cooke (fresh) SG - Frank Richart (fairly fresh) SF - Kent Myers (fairly fresh) PF - William Haskins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Waylon Fryar (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke's pass is intercepted by James Wampler in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 15:29 | Tulsa | Neal Maher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 15:27 | Tulsa | James Wampler hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers lays it in on a great pass from William Haskins | 7-6 |
| 15:11 | Tulsa | Neal Maher is hacked by Joseph Cooke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Cooke, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Thomas Trepanier (SG), Cedric Sultan (SF), Erik Beachum (PF), Darrin Apple (C) Neal Maher, Howard Hicks, John Merchant, Jimmy Patti, James Wampler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Joseph Cooke, Frank Richart, Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 14:57 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman is fouled on the floor by Al Melton - foul #1 on Al Melton, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG) John Becton | |
| 14:42 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Darrin Apple | 10-6 |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Darrin Apple - foul #2 on Darrin Apple, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG), John Merchant (C) Louis Leatherman, Darrin Apple | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:18 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Robert Bennett | 10-9 |
| 13:47 | Tulsa | David Slater picks off the pass by Erik Beachum | 10-9 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell is whistled for a carry | 10-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Henry Marguez (SF) Thomas Trepanier, Cedric Sultan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (PG), John Becton (SG), Kent Myers (C) Robert Bennett, David Slater, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 13:14 | Tulsa | Kent Myers is called for the reach on John Merchant - foul #1 on Kent Myers, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Wampler (C) John Merchant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:58 | Tulsa | John Becton steps in front of the James Wampler pass | 10-9 |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins (C) Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 12:35 | Tulsa | Kent Myers blocks the short jumper by Erik Beachum | 10-9 |
| 12:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 12:29 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Erik Beachum | 10-9 |
| 12:24 | Tulsa | Al Melton steals it from Louis Leatherman in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits a turnaround from close range | 10-11 |
| 11:56 | Tulsa | Neal Maher is fouled in the backcourt by John Becton - foul #1 on John Becton, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG), Jimmy Patti (PF), John Merchant (C) Neal Maher, Erik Beachum, James Wampler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Joseph Cooke, Kent Myers, William Haskins | |
| 11:44 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Leatherman (tiring) SG - James Smith (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Henry Marguez (tired) PF - Jimmy Patti (fairly fresh) C - John Merchant (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Becton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (tiring) PF - Al Melton (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell blows the wide open layup | 10-11 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell grabs the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 10-11 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton tips it home | 10-13 |
| 10:54 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG), Thomas Trepanier (SG), Erik Beachum (PF) Louis Leatherman, James Smith, Henry Marguez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), Frank Richart (SF), Waylon Fryar (PF), William Haskins (C) Robert Bennett, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Cooke | 10-15 |
| 10:23 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier blows the wide open layup | 10-15 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart clanks a floater from the baseline | 10-15 |
| 10:15 | Tulsa | Erik Beachum pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:00 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 09:59 | Tulsa | John Merchant grabs the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 09:48 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-15 |
| 09:46 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti snags the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 09:46 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (SG), Cedric Sultan (SF), James Wampler (C) Howard Hicks, Jimmy Patti, John Merchant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Kent Myers (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) David Slater, Waylon Fryar, William Haskins | |
| 09:30 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan misses the jumper from the left side | 10-15 |
| 09:29 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bennett and he's hacked by Cedric Sultan - foul #1 on Cedric Sultan, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG) Thomas Trepanier | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF) Frank Richart, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:06 | Tulsa | Erik Beachum misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-18 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke is fouled in the backcourt by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Henry Marguez (SF) Neal Maher, Cedric Sultan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (SG) Joseph Cooke | |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Slater | 10-21 |
| 08:21 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman drills a floater in the paint | 12-21 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell loses the dribble to James Smith | 12-21 |
| 07:54 | Tulsa | James Smith hits the finger roll | 14-21 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Louis Leatherman - foul #2 on Louis Leatherman, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG), Thomas Trepanier (SG), Cedric Sultan (SF), Jimmy Patti (PF), John Merchant (C) Louis Leatherman, James Smith, Henry Marguez, Erik Beachum, James Wampler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (PG), John Becton (SG), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Robert Bennett, David Slater, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton | |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Howard Hicks (fresh) SG - Thomas Trepanier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cedric Sultan (fresh) PF - Jimmy Patti (tiring) C - John Merchant (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joseph Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Becton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kent Myers (tiring) 4 pts. PF - William Haskins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti's layup is rejected by William Haskins | 14-23 |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Trepanier steps in front of the John Becton pass in the backcourt | 14-23 |
| 07:02 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier lays it up and in set up by Cedric Sultan | 16-23 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke misses the easy layup | 16-23 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the tip | 16-23 |
| 06:49 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 06:28 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 16-23 |
| 06:26 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Waylon Fryar | 16-25 |
| 05:53 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-25 |
| 05:51 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan snags the offensive board | 16-25 |
| 05:37 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks lays it up and in | 18-25 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers blows the wide open layup | 18-25 |
| 05:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 18-25 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins gets the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-25 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (PG), James Smith (SG), Henry Marguez (SF), Erik Beachum (PF), James Wampler (C) Howard Hicks, Thomas Trepanier, Cedric Sultan, Jimmy Patti, John Merchant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), David Slater (SG), Frank Richart (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Joseph Cooke, John Becton, Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | Erik Beachum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-25 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett snags the offensive board | 18-25 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Erik Beachum is called for the reach on David Slater - foul #1 on Erik Beachum, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Darrin Apple (C) James Smith, James Wampler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) Frank Richart | |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 03:57 | Tulsa | Robert Bennett takes the ball from Henry Marguez in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Joshua Alfonso and he's fouled by Erik Beachum - foul #2 on Erik Beachum, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG) David Slater | |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the free throw | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Leatherman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neal Maher (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Marguez (tired) PF - Erik Beachum (very tired) 3 reb. C - Darrin Apple (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Becton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Al Melton (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Tulsa | Darrin Apple misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 18-30 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin Apple is called for the reach on Robert Bennett - foul #3 on Darrin Apple, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG), John Merchant (PF), James Wampler (C) Neal Maher, Erik Beachum, Darrin Apple | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG), William Haskins (PF) John Becton, Al Melton | |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | Robert Bennett is called for the reach on Louis Leatherman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bennett, team foul #6 | 18-32 |
| 02:39 | Tulsa | James Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Wampler | 21-32 |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Bennett and he's hacked by James Wampler - foul #1 on James Wampler, team foul #10 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan (SF), Erik Beachum (PF) Henry Marguez, James Wampler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton (PF) Joshua Alfonso | |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell makes the free throw | 21-35 |
| 02:06 | Tulsa | Al Melton blocks the short jumper by Louis Leatherman | 21-35 |
| 02:05 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman grabs the offensive board | 21-35 |
| 01:48 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett is hacked by Erik Beachum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erik Beachum, team foul #11 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (SG), Jimmy Patti (PF), James Wampler (C) James Smith, Erik Beachum, John Merchant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Frank Richart (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Joseph Cooke, Jeffrey Tidwell, William Haskins | |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 01:32 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-37 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Jimmy Patti is called for the reach on Al Melton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Patti, team foul #12 | 21-37 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 01:08 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman is hacked by Robert Bennett - foul #2 on Robert Bennett, team foul #7 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Henry Marguez (SF) Cedric Sultan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (PG), William Haskins (C) Robert Bennett, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 01:08 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 21-39 |
| 01:08 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 01:08 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Richart | 23-41 |
| 00:40 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Louis Leatherman | 25-41 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Cooke and he's hacked by Louis Leatherman - foul #3 on Louis Leatherman, team foul #13 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG), Thomas Trepanier (SG), Cedric Sultan (SF), John Merchant (PF) Louis Leatherman, Neal Maher, Henry Marguez, Jimmy Patti | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Waylon Fryar (C) John Becton, Frank Richart, Al Melton | |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins makes the free throw | 25-44 |
| 00:20 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan's pass is intercepted by Joseph Cooke in the backcourt | 25-44 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke hits the finger roll | 25-46 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | James Wampler's fadeaway is rejected by Waylon Fryar | 25-46 |