| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Jones (fresh) SG - Daniel Stewart (fresh) SF - Rodney Alanis (fresh) PF - Terry Greear (fresh) C - Stacey Gould (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) SG - John Mitchell (fresh) SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Stacey Gould wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Tulsa | Stacey Gould misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lyndon Cable - foul #1 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Tulsa | Stacey Gould makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Tulsa | Stacey Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Jon Strand can't connect on a floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Tulsa | Daniel Stewart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Tulsa | Stacey Gould tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard comes up short on the shot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Tulsa | Terry Greear tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bradley Jones - foul #1 on Bradley Jones, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:03 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lyndon Cable | 6-3 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Daniel Stewart steals it from John Mitchell | 6-3 |
| 17:49 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones misses the easy layup | 6-3 |
| 17:48 | Tulsa | Terry Greear gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | Tulsa | Daniel Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Jon Strand snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodney Alanis - foul #1 on Rodney Alanis, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Nathaniel Hines (PG), Ronald Hohn (SG), Robert Rowell (SF), Willie Topolinski (PF), Stephen Larson (C) Bradley Jones, Daniel Stewart, Rodney Alanis, Terry Greear, Stacey Gould | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:31 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Tulsa | Nathaniel Hines throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Mitchell | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Tulsa | Ronald Hohn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Ronald Hohn is called for the reach on John Mitchell - foul #1 on Ronald Hohn, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 16:10 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Alexander Nichols tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Waldrep | 6-6 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Alexander Nichols jams it | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Nathaniel Hines (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Hohn (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Rowell (fairly fresh) PF - Willie Topolinski (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Larson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Tulsa | Ronald Hohn misses long on a 3 from straight away | 6-8 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:19 | Houston | John Mitchell misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-8 |
| 15:18 | Tulsa | Robert Rowell snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:13 | Tulsa | Robert Rowell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Buddy Waterhouse - foul #1 on Buddy Waterhouse, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Daniel Stewart (SG), Rodney Alanis (SF), Terry Greear (PF) Nathaniel Hines, Ronald Hohn, Willie Topolinski, Stephen Larson | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, John Mitchell, Richard Waldrep | |
| 15:13 | Tulsa | Robert Rowell misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:13 | Tulsa | Robert Rowell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:47 | Tulsa | Robert Rowell pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | Terry Greear misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alexander Nichols - foul #1 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stacey Gould (C) Robert Rowell | |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (PF) Alexander Nichols | |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | Terry Greear misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | Terry Greear misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski is hacked by Rodney Alanis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Alanis, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Rowell (SF) Rodney Alanis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:15 | Houston | Stacey Gould is called for the reach on Buddy Waterhouse - foul #1 on Stacey Gould, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (SG) Buddy Waterhouse | |
| 13:59 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:38 | Tulsa | Robert Rowell is whistled for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG), Richard Waldrep (SF) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| 13:16 | Houston | Ronald Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-8 |
| 13:15 | Tulsa | Terry Greear pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:52 | Tulsa | Terry Greear is hacked by Richard Waldrep - foul #1 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Norman Solomon (PG), Ronald Hohn (SG), Nathaniel Hines (SF), Willie Topolinski (PF) Bradley Jones, Daniel Stewart, Robert Rowell, Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Ronald Russell, Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 12:36 | Tulsa | Ronald Hohn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Solomon | 10-8 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Richard Waldrep is hacked by Stacey Gould - foul #2 on Stacey Gould, team foul #6 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Terry Greear (PF) Stacey Gould | |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Matthew Hillyard (C) John Mitchell, Richard Waldrep | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard lays it in on a nice dish by Jon Strand | 10-10 |
| 11:32 | Tulsa | Norman Solomon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 11:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Hillyard | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Norman Solomon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hohn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathaniel Hines (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Greear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Topolinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Jon Strand tips it in | 10-12 |
| 10:41 | Tulsa | Ronald Hohn is hacked by Buddy Waterhouse - foul #2 on Buddy Waterhouse, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Daniel Stewart (SG), Robert Rowell (SF), Stephen Larson (C) Norman Solomon, Ronald Hohn, Nathaniel Hines, Willie Topolinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, Buddy Waterhouse, Alexander Nichols, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 10:24 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 10:23 | Tulsa | Robert Rowell hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Bradley Jones picks off the pass by Yuri Jesiolowski in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 10:17 | Tulsa | Daniel Stewart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bradley Jones | 14-12 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Stewart - foul #1 on Daniel Stewart, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:52 | Tulsa | Daniel Stewart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 09:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Waldrep | 14-14 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Bradley Jones is called for the reach on Ronald Russell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Jones, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ronald Hohn (PG), Willie Topolinski (C) Bradley Jones, Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:47 | Houston | Ronald Russell misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:47 | Tulsa | Stephen Larson gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:34 | Tulsa | Willie Topolinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 09:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Russell | 14-14 |
| 09:12 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 3 from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 09:10 | Tulsa | Daniel Stewart gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:51 | Tulsa | Ronald Hohn loses the ball out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Norman Solomon (PG), Terry Greear (PF) Ronald Hohn, Stephen Larson | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Alexander Nichols (PF) Ronald Russell, Richard Waldrep | |
| 08:29 | Houston | John Mitchell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lyndon Cable | 14-17 |
| 08:18 | Tulsa | Norman Solomon comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 08:16 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Nathaniel Hines (SF) Robert Rowell | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) Lyndon Cable | |
| 07:48 | Tulsa | Willie Topolinski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Alexander Nichols grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Norman Solomon is called for the reach on Jon Strand in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Solomon, team foul #9 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stephen Larson (C) Willie Topolinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (SG) John Mitchell | |
| 07:43 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:43 | Tulsa | Stephen Larson snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 07:23 | Tulsa | Nathaniel Hines misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 07:21 | Tulsa | Daniel Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Norman Solomon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Hines (fresh) PF - Terry Greear (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Larson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Russell (fresh) SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Alexander Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Tulsa | Nathaniel Hines misses short on a runner from the baseline | 14-17 |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | Nathaniel Hines tips it but misses | 14-17 |
| 07:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Alexander Nichols | 14-17 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Norman Solomon steals it from Yuri Jesiolowski | 14-17 |
| 06:28 | Tulsa | Terry Greear is hacked by Alexander Nichols - foul #2 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ronald Hohn (PG), Robert Rowell (SF), Willie Topolinski (C) Norman Solomon, Nathaniel Hines, Stephen Larson | |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF) Ronald Russell, Alexander Nichols | |
| 06:01 | Tulsa | Terry Greear hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Rowell | 16-17 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Lyndon Cable | 16-19 |
| 05:06 | Tulsa | Daniel Stewart makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Hohn | 19-19 |
| 05:04 | Houston | John Mitchell loses the dribble to Ronald Hohn in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 04:56 | Tulsa | Robert Rowell's fadeaway is rejected by Lyndon Cable | 19-19 |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Robert Rowell pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 04:33 | Tulsa | Ronald Hohn knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Stewart | 22-19 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Greear - foul #1 on Terry Greear, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Norman Solomon (PG), Nathaniel Hines (SF), Stephen Larson (PF) Daniel Stewart, Robert Rowell, Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Richard Waldrep (SF) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| 04:11 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 03:54 | Tulsa | Stephen Larson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-21 |
| 03:53 | Houston | John Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Lyndon Cable scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Russell | 22-23 |
| 03:09 | Tulsa | Willie Topolinski double dribbles | 22-23 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Rodney Alanis (SF), Stacey Gould (C) Norman Solomon, Ronald Hohn, Willie Topolinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hines (fresh) SF - Rodney Alanis (fresh) PF - Stephen Larson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stacey Gould (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse is hacked by Nathaniel Hines in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathaniel Hines, team foul #11 | 22-23 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:06 | Tulsa | Stephen Larson grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 02:43 | Tulsa | Stephen Larson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 22-23 |
| 02:42 | Tulsa | Nathaniel Hines tips it in | 24-23 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Ronald Russell is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Mitchell | 24-25 |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | Stacey Gould is fouled on the floor by Alexander Nichols - foul #3 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Daniel Stewart (SG) Nathaniel Hines | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Lyndon Cable (PF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, Alexander Nichols, Richard Waldrep | |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | Stacey Gould makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | Stacey Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 01:43 | Houston | The jump hook by Matthew Hillyard is blocked by Stephen Larson | 25-25 |
| 01:42 | Tulsa | Stacey Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:26 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones hits a jumper from the left side | 27-25 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard comes up short on the floater from the right block | 27-25 |
| 00:56 | Houston | John Mitchell tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 00:50 | Tulsa | Lyndon Cable steals it from Bradley Jones | 27-27 |
| 00:36 | Houston | John Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Strand | 27-30 |
| 00:23 | Tulsa | Rodney Alanis is hacked by Jon Strand - foul #1 on Jon Strand, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Nathaniel Hines (PG), Robert Rowell (SG), Terry Greear (PF) Bradley Jones, Daniel Stewart, Stephen Larson | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Jon Strand, John Mitchell | |
| 00:23 | Tulsa | Rodney Alanis misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Robert Rowell steals it from Buddy Waterhouse | 27-30 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Stacey Gould can't finish the layup | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | The clock runs out | 27-30 |