| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Lloyd Burns (fresh) SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fresh) PF - Chris Kimbrough (fresh) C - David Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | David Turner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Rice | Dennis David is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Rice | John Jones scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis David | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Burns | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Chris Campbell is denied on a layup by David Turner | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Tulsa | David Turner misses long on a shot from close range | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Rice | Dennis David pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Gary Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:33 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Rice | John Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Ruthenberg - foul #1 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (PG), George Adair (SG), Marvin Smith (SF), Charles Gimenez (PF), Sammy Dorsey (C) Lloyd Burns, Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, Chris Kimbrough, David Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 17:16 | Rice | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Rice | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:00 | Tulsa | George Adair comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 16:58 | Tulsa | Charles Gimenez snags the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:47 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 16:45 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Gary Ferguson | 5-5 |
| 16:03 | Tulsa | Charles Gimenez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 16:02 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Aaron Quintanar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Adair (fresh) SF - Marvin Smith (fresh) PF - Charles Gimenez (fresh) C - Sammy Dorsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Sammy Dorsey - foul #1 on Sammy Dorsey, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), David Turner (C) Aaron Quintanar, George Adair, Charles Gimenez, Sammy Dorsey | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 3rd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:28 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns's pass is intercepted by Joseph Horn | 5-7 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is hacked by Lloyd Burns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lloyd Burns, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough (PF) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Nickols (C) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 15:19 | Rice | Paul Polston comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-7 |
| 15:17 | Tulsa | David Turner gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:52 | Tulsa | David Turner can't connect on a floater from close range | 5-7 |
| 14:50 | Tulsa | David Turner tips it in | 7-7 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Joseph Horn clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Chris Kimbrough - foul #1 on Chris Kimbrough, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (PG), George Adair (SG) Lloyd Burns, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG) Richard Greenwalt, Matthew Nickols | |
| 14:34 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:13 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:57 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marvin Smith (SF), Charles Gimenez (C) Dennis Ruthenberg, David Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Manuel Wall, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| 13:57 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Ferguson, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sammy Dorsey (C) Chris Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:41 | Tulsa | John Jones swats the shot by Marvin Smith | 9-9 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Chris Campbell pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:33 | Rice | John Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis David and he's hacked by Sammy Dorsey - foul #2 on Sammy Dorsey, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG) Sammy Dorsey | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:33 | Rice | John Jones misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:33 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to George Adair | 9-11 |
| 13:22 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG) George Adair | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:20 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #7 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Nathan Smith (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:20 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:20 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:04 | Tulsa | Nathan Smith double dribbles | 9-13 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Chris Kimbrough (PF), David Turner (C) Aaron Quintanar, Marvin Smith, Charles Gimenez | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 12:48 | Rice | Gary Ferguson connects on the open jumper in the lane set up by Manuel Wall | 9-15 |
| 12:28 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG) Lloyd Burns | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| 12:18 | Tulsa | Nathan Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Polston - foul #2 on Paul Polston, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG) Jason Luse | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Paul Polston | |
| 11:59 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by George Adair | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Adair (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Smith (fresh) SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fairly fresh) PF - Chris Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Manuel Wall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Tulsa | The refs have stopped play. Nathan Smith is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 11-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Charles Gimenez (C) Nathan Smith, Dennis Ruthenberg, Chris Kimbrough, David Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Manuel Wall | |
| 11:30 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-15 |
| 11:28 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 11-15 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Joseph Horn lays it up and in set up by Richard Greenwalt | 11-17 |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | George Adair comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 10:49 | Tulsa | Jason Luse grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:39 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Joseph Horn pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Chris Kimbrough (PF), David Turner (C) Jason Luse, George Adair, Marvin Smith, Charles Gimenez | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 10:21 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 10:02 | Rice | John Jones is alone and drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Phillips | 13-19 |
| 09:55 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns is called for traveling | 13-19 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| 09:42 | Rice | Chris Campbell drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis David | 13-21 |
| 09:28 | Tulsa | Dennis David is called for the reach on Aaron Quintanar - foul #1 on Dennis David, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Nathan Smith (SG), Marvin Smith (PF) Aaron Quintanar, Chris Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:05 | Tulsa | Dennis David steps in front of the Nathan Smith pass | 13-21 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Manuel Wall is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SF) Nicholas Phillips | |
| 08:50 | Tulsa | David Turner drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Ruthenberg and the foul's on Chris Campbell - foul #1 on Chris Campbell, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Charles Gimenez (PF) Lloyd Burns, Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (SG), Matthew Nickols (C) Manuel Wall, Chris Campbell | |
| 08:50 | Tulsa | David Turner misses the free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Matthew Nickols snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 08:32 | Rice | John Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF) Jason Luse, Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) William Burakowski, John Jones | |
| 08:06 | Tulsa | David Turner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Turner, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough (PF) Charles Gimenez | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG) Dennis David | |
| 07:51 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 07:50 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Dennis Ruthenberg | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Adair (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Smith (fresh) SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chris Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Richard Greenwalt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Tulsa | Matthew Nickols takes the ball from George Adair | 15-21 |
| 07:08 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is fouled on the floor by Nathan Smith - foul #1 on Nathan Smith, team foul #9 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), Marvin Smith (SF), Charles Gimenez (C) George Adair, Nathan Smith, Dennis Ruthenberg, David Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| 07:08 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:08 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Chris Kimbrough | 15-21 |
| 06:48 | Tulsa | Charles Gimenez slams it home on a great pass from Aaron Quintanar | 17-21 |
| 06:29 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 17-21 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses the tip | 17-21 |
| 06:26 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 06:08 | Tulsa | Charles Gimenez scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-21 |
| 05:50 | Rice | Charles Gimenez takes the ball from Nicholas Phillips | 20-21 |
| 05:29 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar loses the ball out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Nathan Smith (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), David Turner (C) Lloyd Burns, Aaron Quintanar, Marvin Smith, Charles Gimenez | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (C) Richard Greenwalt, Nicholas Phillips, Chris Campbell | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Manuel Wall is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis David | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | Tulsa | David Turner hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Nathan Smith | 22-24 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Gary Ferguson connects on the open floater from the right block set up by Joseph Horn | 22-26 |
| 04:09 | Tulsa | Nathan Smith buries a floater from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Ruthenberg - foul #2 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Charles Gimenez (PF), Sammy Dorsey (C) Jason Luse, Nathan Smith, Dennis Ruthenberg, Chris Kimbrough, David Turner | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Manuel Wall, John Jones, Joseph Horn | |
| 03:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:38 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Gary Ferguson | |
| 03:38 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:38 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Lloyd Burns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Aaron Quintanar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Gimenez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Sammy Dorsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) PF - Matthew Nickols (fresh) C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Chris Campbell comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Lloyd Burns - foul #2 on Lloyd Burns, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG) Dennis David | |
| 03:16 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:16 | Rice | Chris Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:57 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 26-29 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:35 | Tulsa | Sammy Dorsey drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Burns | 29-29 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Chris Campbell | 29-32 |
| 01:59 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Eric Lam - foul #1 on Eric Lam, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), David Turner (C) Lloyd Burns, Aaron Quintanar, Charles Gimenez, Sammy Dorsey | |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), John Jones (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Eric Lam, Nicholas Phillips, Paul Polston, Matthew Nickols, Chris Campbell | |
| 01:59 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:59 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:37 | Rice | William Burakowski makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 31-34 |
| 01:18 | Tulsa | The jumper by Robert Taylor is denied by John Jones | 31-34 |
| 01:17 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Dennis David throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Nathan Smith (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Wall (SG), Richard Greenwalt (SF) William Burakowski, Gary Ferguson | |
| 00:55 | Tulsa | Nathan Smith's floater is tipped away by John Jones | 31-34 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Manuel Wall snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Manuel Wall is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, Joseph Horn | |
| 00:38 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough (PF) Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Chris Campbell hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis David | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | George Adair makes the jumper from the right block | 33-36 |