| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Vines (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cody Thayer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Busch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-39 |
| 19:36 | Tulsa | Willie Corner grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 19:23 | Tulsa | James Busch is called for traveling | 42-39 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Joseph Durst's pass is intercepted by Cody Thayer | 42-39 |
| 18:56 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Darren Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:26 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses the 3 from straight away | 42-39 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:08 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-39 |
| 18:07 | Tulsa | Willie Corner pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:03 | Tulsa | Corey Riddle steals it from Christopher Vines | 42-39 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie banks in the layup on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 44-39 |
| 17:41 | Tulsa | Willie Corner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 17:39 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie and the foul's on Willie Corner - foul #1 on Willie Corner, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Frank Stephenson (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Darrell Faulk (SG), Pete Lukasik (SF), Arthur Custer (PF), Charles Wilhelm (C) Willie Corner, Christopher Vines, Matthew Marshall, Cody Thayer, James Busch | |
| 17:24 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:09 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Carlos Tedrow (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:50 | Rice | A charge is called on Howard Reed - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| 16:40 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk is hacked by Carlos Tedrow - foul #1 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| 16:25 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm lays it in | 47-43 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Howard Reed is fouled on the floor by Pete Lukasik - foul #3 on Pete Lukasik, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall (SF), Kevin McCrosky (PF) Pete Lukasik, Charles Wilhelm | |
| 15:55 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled on the floor by Wayne Sims - foul #2 on Wayne Sims, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Durst (SF), Henry Brown (PF) Frank Stephenson, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Christopher Vines (SG), James Busch (C) Wayne Sims, Darrell Faulk, Arthur Custer | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Vines (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin McCrosky (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Busch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Reed | 49-43 |
| 15:25 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen McKinnie - foul #1 on Stephen McKinnie, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Cody Thayer (PF) Matthew Marshall | |
| 15:25 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:25 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Christopher Vines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Vines, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| 15:15 | Rice | Joseph Durst knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 51-45 |
| 15:10 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines's pass is intercepted by Henry Brown | 51-45 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Vines - foul #4 on Christopher Vines, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (SG), Pete Lukasik (SF), Arthur Custer (PF), Charles Wilhelm (C) Christopher Vines, Kevin McCrosky, Cody Thayer, James Busch | |
| 14:56 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 14:27 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Darren Shaffer - foul #1 on Darren Shaffer, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (SF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Joseph Durst, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (SG) Willie Corner | |
| 14:27 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:27 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:27 | Rice | Frank Stephenson snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 14:07 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 14:05 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 13:51 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Charles Hendricks (PF) Corey Riddle, Stephen McKinnie, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Kevin McCrosky (SF), Cody Thayer (PF), James Busch (C) Wayne Sims, Pete Lukasik, Arthur Custer, Charles Wilhelm | |
| 13:24 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the lay-in | 53-46 |
| 13:23 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 12:57 | Tulsa | Frank Stephenson takes the ball from James Busch | 53-46 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Howard Reed is fouled on the floor by James Busch - foul #2 on James Busch, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Henry Brown (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Brian Livingston, Frank Stephenson, Charles Hendricks, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (SG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Arthur Custer (C) Darrell Faulk, Cody Thayer, James Busch | |
| 12:17 | Rice | Howard Reed can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 12:15 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow grabs the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 12:06 | Rice | Henry Brown makes the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Kevin McCrosky - foul #1 on Kevin McCrosky, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Darren Shaffer (PF) Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Pete Lukasik (SG), Charles Wilhelm (C) Willie Corner, Kevin McCrosky | |
| 12:06 | Rice | Henry Brown makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:37 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 11:36 | Rice | Henry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Wayne Sims (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pete Lukasik (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Custer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Wilhelm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Pete Lukasik steps in front of the Joseph Durst pass in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 11:29 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer lays it in set up by Pete Lukasik | 56-48 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Darren Shaffer hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Brown | 59-48 |
| 10:58 | Tulsa | Stephen McKinnie steals it from Arthur Custer | 59-48 |
| 10:55 | Rice | Darren Shaffer lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen McKinnie | 61-48 |
| 10:41 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims is fouled on the floor by Corey Riddle - foul #3 on Corey Riddle, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Frank Stephenson (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Darren Shaffer, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Darrell Faulk (SG), Kevin McCrosky (SF), Cody Thayer (PF), James Busch (C) Wayne Sims, Pete Lukasik, Matthew Marshall, Arthur Custer, Charles Wilhelm | |
| 10:27 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Faulk | 61-51 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Howard Reed scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Hendricks | 63-51 |
| 09:42 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer blows the dunk | 63-51 |
| 09:40 | Rice | Frank Stephenson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie double dribbles | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Stephen McKinnie, Frank Stephenson, Charles Hendricks, Carlos Tedrow | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall (SF), Arthur Custer (C) Kevin McCrosky, James Busch | |
| 08:58 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Pete Lukasik (SF), Charles Wilhelm (C) Matthew Marshall, Arthur Custer | |
| 08:47 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-51 |
| 08:45 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 08:16 | Tulsa | Corey Riddle is called for the reach on Cody Thayer - foul #4 on Corey Riddle, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (PG), Frank Stephenson (SG), Charles Hendricks (PF) Corey Riddle, Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (SG), Arthur Custer (PF), James Busch (C) Darrell Faulk, Cody Thayer, Charles Wilhelm | |
| 08:05 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer misses the jumper from the left side | 63-51 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Frank Stephenson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 07:49 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Pete Lukasik | 63-51 |
| 07:43 | Tulsa | Willie Corner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-51 |
| 07:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Durst | 63-51 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Wayne Sims takes the ball from Frank Stephenson | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) C - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Wayne Sims (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Pete Lukasik (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Custer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Busch (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Tulsa | Willie Corner buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Wayne Sims | 63-54 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is hacked by Wayne Sims in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Sims, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Darren Shaffer (PF), Henry Brown (C) Brian Livingston, Joseph Durst, Charles Hendricks, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (SG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Kevin McCrosky (PF), Charles Wilhelm (C) Willie Corner, Pete Lukasik, Arthur Custer, James Busch | |
| 07:13 | Rice | Frank Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Frank Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:54 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Darren Shaffer gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Corey Riddle connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Darren Shaffer | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:23 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-54 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Corey Riddle pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 06:09 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Darren Shaffer tips it in | 70-54 |
| 05:51 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 05:49 | Rice | The rebound goes to Henry Brown | 70-54 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Frank Stephenson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Darren Shaffer | 73-54 |
| 05:18 | Tulsa | Stephen McKinnie steals it from Matthew Marshall | 73-54 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Corey Riddle misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 73-54 |
| 05:04 | Rice | Henry Brown tips it but misses | 73-54 |
| 05:02 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims pulls down the rebound | 73-54 |
| 04:48 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 04:47 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm gets the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 04:38 | Tulsa | Stephen McKinnie steps in front of the Kevin McCrosky pass | 73-54 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is hacked by Christopher Vines in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Vines, team foul #9 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF), Lawrence Johnson (C) Corey Riddle, Frank Stephenson, Darren Shaffer, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Darrell Faulk (SG), Pete Lukasik (SF), Cody Thayer (PF), Arthur Custer (C) Wayne Sims, Christopher Vines, Matthew Marshall, Kevin McCrosky, Charles Wilhelm | |
| 04:36 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 04:24 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer misses the fadeaway from close range | 75-54 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson grabs the board | 75-54 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Willie Corner picks off the pass by Lawrence Johnson | 75-54 |
| 03:57 | Tulsa | Pete Lukasik hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willie Corner | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 75-56 |
| 03:39 | Tulsa | Willie Corner grabs the defensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 03:23 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 75-56 |
| 03:21 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer tips it back up and in | 75-58 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) C - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Faulk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pete Lukasik (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Cody Thayer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Custer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Rice | Charles Hendricks travels with the ball | 75-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Livingston (SG), Cleveland Ladner (SF), Henry Brown (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Charles Hendricks, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Charles Wilhelm (C) Willie Corner, Cody Thayer | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk misses the easy layup | 75-58 |
| 02:44 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm grabs the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 02:28 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky (PF) Pete Lukasik | |
| 02:28 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm misses the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 02:28 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Wayne Sims steps in front of the Cleveland Ladner pass in the backcourt | 75-59 |
| 02:20 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 02:19 | Rice | Howard Reed pulls down the rebound | 75-59 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Reed and he's fouled by Kevin McCrosky - foul #2 on Kevin McCrosky, team foul #10 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (SF) Cleveland Ladner | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Pete Lukasik (SF) Kevin McCrosky | |
| 01:56 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:56 | Tulsa | Arthur Custer grabs the board | 77-59 |
| 01:36 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 01:18 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow drills a floater from just outside the lane | 79-62 |
| 01:03 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk connects on the open fadeaway from the right block | 79-64 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Brian Livingston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Faulk and he's hacked by Henry Brown - foul #4 on Henry Brown, team foul #8 | 79-66 |
| 00:56 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims misses the free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:56 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Rice | Howard Reed misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow gets the offensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is called for 5 seconds | 79-66 |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 00:04 | Rice | The rebound goes to Henry Brown | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Howard Reed runs out the clock | 79-66 |