| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Amaral (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ron Gilles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Eller | 41-40 |
| 19:30 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Craig Chappell is hacked by Anthony Farrar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 19:07 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Anthony Farrar | 41-40 |
| 18:55 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Schneider | 44-40 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 18:40 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Bobby Pylant | 44-40 |
| 18:21 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 18:20 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Craig Chappell is hacked by Anthony Farrar - foul #3 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), John Arevalo (SF), John Castille (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, Claude Amaral, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), William Sedillo (C) Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| 17:50 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Gregg Moore | 44-42 |
| 17:32 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Mascarenas - foul #2 on Richard Mascarenas, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| 17:32 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:32 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Robert Pearce is hacked by Matthew Ownby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Ownby, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Robert Pearce gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Robert Pearce buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Gregg Moore | 46-44 |
| 16:41 | Tulsa | Richard Mascarenas swats the layup by John Castille | 46-44 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Robert Pearce snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Matthew Ownby steps in front of the William Sedillo pass | 46-44 |
| 16:30 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby lays it in | 48-44 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Eugene Garrity picks off the pass by Gregg Moore in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 16:25 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby can't finish the layup | 48-44 |
| 16:24 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:04 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity travels with the ball | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo, John Castille, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, Hiram Lyons, Richard Mascarenas, Robert Pearce, William Sedillo | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Ron Gilles - foul #3 on Ron Gilles, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:51 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Amaral (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Huntsberger (fresh) C - Ron Gilles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Tulsa | Raymond Burns takes the ball from Bobby Pylant | 48-45 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Craig Chappell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Burns | 48-47 |
| 15:02 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral is called for a charge - foul #3 on Claude Amaral, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar (PF) Claude Amaral | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:44 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 14:42 | Rice | Timothy Chavis tips it but misses | 48-47 |
| 14:41 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:23 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 14:21 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Chavis | 48-50 |
| 13:53 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar loses the ball out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), John Arevalo (SF), John Castille (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, David Huntsberger, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Hiram Lyons (SG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), William Sedillo (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| 13:49 | Rice | Eugene Garrity picks off the pass by Gregg Moore in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 13:48 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity lays it in | 50-50 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 13:34 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Joel Jackson | 50-50 |
| 13:10 | Tulsa | John Arevalo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Arevalo, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Amaral (SF) Eugene Garrity | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:52 | Rice | Robert Pearce connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gregg Moore | 50-53 |
| 12:41 | Tulsa | John Arevalo is fouled on the floor by Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Anthony Farrar (PF) John Arevalo, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Derrick Rust (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregg Moore, Hiram Lyons, Richard Mascarenas, William Sedillo | |
| 12:25 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 12:23 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 12:00 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-53 |
| 11:58 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by John Castille - foul #1 on John Castille, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), John Arevalo (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, Claude Amaral, Anthony Farrar, John Castille | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, Robert Pearce | |
| 11:35 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 11:35 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Huntsberger (fresh) C - Ron Gilles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Rust (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Schneider | 52-55 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Derrick Rust misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 10:56 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to John Arevalo | 52-55 |
| 10:52 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Pylant | 54-55 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Bobby Pylant takes the ball from Raymond Phipps | 54-55 |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant banks in the layup | 56-55 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Douglas Schneider is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Claude Amaral (SF), Joel Jackson (C) Douglas Schneider, John Arevalo, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), William Sedillo (PF) Derrick Rust, Richard Mascarenas, Raymond Phipps | |
| 10:25 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:25 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:07 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #3 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar (PF) David Huntsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 10:07 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:07 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Craig Chappell snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses short on a floater from close range | 56-57 |
| 09:48 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Bobby Pylant | 56-57 |
| 09:36 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar clanks a jump hook near the basket | 56-57 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Craig Chappell loses the dribble to Claude Amaral in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | The jump hook by Bobby Pylant is blocked by Reginald Eller | 56-57 |
| 09:21 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar tips it in | 58-57 |
| 09:11 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 58-60 |
| 09:02 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), David Huntsberger (PF), John Castille (C) Bobby Pylant, Anthony Farrar, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Richard Mascarenas (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Burns, William Sedillo, Timothy Chavis | |
| 08:45 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 08:43 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Robert Pearce is fouled on the floor by John Castille - foul #2 on John Castille, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), John Arevalo (SF) Eugene Garrity, Claude Amaral | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Reginald Eller | |
| 08:34 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:34 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:17 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| 08:17 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:17 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Robert Pearce is open and lays it up and in set up by Craig Chappell | 60-64 |
| 07:39 | Tulsa | John Castille hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Schneider | 62-64 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Gregg Moore blows the dunk | 62-64 |
| 07:20 | Rice | Reginald Eller tips it in | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Ownby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Arevalo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Huntsberger (fairly fresh) C - John Castille (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:02 | Tulsa | John Arevalo is whistled for traveling | 62-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Douglas Schneider, Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo, David Huntsberger, John Castille | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Derrick Rust (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF), William Sedillo (C) Craig Chappell, Gregg Moore, Reginald Eller, Raymond Phipps, Robert Pearce | |
| 06:48 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Farrar - foul #4 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:48 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:36 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bobby Pylant | 64-67 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Derrick Rust comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 06:19 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #5 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ron Gilles (C) Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Richard Mascarenas | |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is hacked by Eugene Garrity in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SF) Claude Amaral | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:05 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:52 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 05:50 | Rice | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Raymond Burns scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Hiram Lyons | 66-71 |
| 05:18 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 05:17 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar gets the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Eugene Garrity | 68-71 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Timothy Chavis hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane | 68-73 |
| 04:28 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 68-73 |
| 04:26 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), John Castille (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Eugene Garrity, Bobby Pylant, John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, William Sedillo | |
| 04:12 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Timothy Chavis tips it in | 68-75 |
| 03:58 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Schneider | 70-75 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Raymond Burns is hacked by Matthew Ownby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Ownby, team foul #12 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (C) Timothy Chavis | |
| 03:54 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:54 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:54 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to David Huntsberger | 70-75 |
| 03:32 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Schneider | 73-75 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-78 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Ownby (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Castille (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Huntsberger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Tulsa | John Castille misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-78 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Raymond Phipps gets the rebound | 73-78 |
| 02:41 | Rice | Joel Jackson blocks the short jumper by Craig Chappell | 73-78 |
| 02:39 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Joel Jackson | 73-78 |
| 02:39 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Amaral (SF), Ron Gilles (C) David Huntsberger, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Timothy Chavis (C) Raymond Burns, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 02:19 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Ownby | 76-78 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Craig Chappell is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Schneider - foul #2 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #13 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SG) Matthew Ownby | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:17 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 02:17 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 02:17 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Claude Amaral | 78-79 |
| 01:30 | Rice | The jump hook by Timothy Chavis is blocked by John Castille | 78-79 |
| 01:28 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-79 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Craig Chappell loses the ball out of bounds | 78-79 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar (PF) John Castille | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Gregg Moore | |
| 00:55 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles is fouled on the floor by Timothy Chavis - foul #3 on Timothy Chavis, team foul #6 | 78-79 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 78-79 |
| 00:32 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Burns | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Raymond Burns is hacked by Douglas Schneider in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #14 | 78-79 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:30 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar pulls down the rebound | 78-80 |
| 00:26 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Ron Gilles | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller's floater is tipped away by Ron Gilles | 80-80 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Amaral (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Farrar (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ron Gilles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Timothy Chavis wins the tip | 80-80 |
| 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) | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Craig Chappell comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Farrar - foul #5 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #15 | 80-80 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), John Arevalo (SF), John Castille (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, Claude Amaral, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (SF) Reginald Eller | |
| 04:37 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 04:37 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 04:37 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 80-81 |
| 04:23 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eugene Garrity | 82-81 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Eugene Garrity is called for the reach on Craig Chappell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #16 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (PF), William Sedillo (C) Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| 04:21 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| 04:00 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity is denied on a layup by William Sedillo | 82-83 |
| 03:59 | Rice | William Sedillo pulls down the rebound | 82-83 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 82-83 |
| 03:42 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson gets the rebound | 82-83 |
| 03:29 | Tulsa | Raymond Burns steals the ball from Joel Jackson | 82-83 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is alone and drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 82-85 |
| 03:00 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-85 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Ron Gilles (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Richard Mascarenas, Robert Pearce, William Sedillo | |
| 02:46 | Tulsa | John Castille's pass is intercepted by Raymond Burns | 82-85 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Raymond Burns is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-85 |
| 02:30 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles snags the defensive board | 82-85 |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles is fouled on the floor by Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #7 | 82-85 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (PF) John Castille | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles makes the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the easy layup | 84-85 |
| 01:48 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Bobby Pylant | 84-85 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 84-85 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Timothy Chavis gets the rebound | 84-85 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Reginald Eller is hacked by Claude Amaral in the backcourt - foul #4 on Claude Amaral, team foul #17 | 84-85 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Castille (PF) David Huntsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:24 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 01:06 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #8 | 84-87 |
| 01:06 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 01:06 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the 2nd free throw | 86-87 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-87 |
| 00:52 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 86-87 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Pylant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Amaral (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - John Castille (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ron Gilles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:35 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #9 | 86-87 |
| 00:35 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral makes the 1st free throw | 87-87 |
| 00:35 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral makes the 2nd free throw | 88-87 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 88-87 |
| 00:10 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral pulls down the rebound | 88-87 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Craig Chappell is called for the reach on Claude Amaral in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Chappell, team foul #10 | 88-87 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral makes the 1st free throw | 89-87 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral makes the 2nd free throw | 90-87 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 90-87 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 90-87 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral gets the rebound | 90-87 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral runs out the clock | 90-87 |