| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Amaral (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Driggs (fresh) SF - John Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-30 |
| 19:37 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| 19:14 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar double dribbles | 39-30 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Ron Gilles is called for the reach on Bradly Unrein - foul #3 on Ron Gilles, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SF), John Castille (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Claude Amaral, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs is fouled on the floor by Douglas Schneider - foul #1 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (C) Bradly Unrein | |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | William Allen scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Earl Fife and he's hacked by John Castille - foul #2 on John Castille, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG), Paul Lininger (C) Patrick Driggs, Edward Montgomery | |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | William Allen makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:14 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes connects on the open runner from the right block set up by Earl Fife and he's hacked by Matthew Ownby - foul #3 on Matthew Ownby, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SG) Matthew Ownby | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Richard Green (C) Earl Fife, John Bennett | |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:58 | Tulsa | John Arevalo's pass is intercepted by Chase Townsend | 39-36 |
| 17:54 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eugene Garrity - foul #3 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Claude Amaral (SF), David Huntsberger (PF) Eugene Garrity, John Arevalo, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein (C) Richard Green | |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:30 | Tulsa | John Castille misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:16 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 17:03 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:42 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar (PF) Claude Amaral | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Patrick Driggs (SG), John Bennett (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Richard Green (C) Chase Townsend, Clifton Haynes, William Allen, Paul Lininger, Bradly Unrein | |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs is hacked by Bobby Pylant - foul #3 on Bobby Pylant, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Joel Jackson (C) Bobby Pylant, David Huntsberger, John Castille | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Earl Fife hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-38 |
| 16:02 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Arevalo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Claude Amaral (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Driggs (fresh) SF - John Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Richard Green gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Earl Fife throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Ron Gilles (C) Douglas Schneider, Claude Amaral, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SG), Paul Lininger (C) Patrick Driggs, Richard Green | |
| 15:20 | Tulsa | John Arevalo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Earl Fife pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway is hacked by John Arevalo - foul #3 on John Arevalo, team foul #7 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Amaral (SF), David Huntsberger (PF) John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Clifton Haynes (SF), Bradly Unrein (C) Earl Fife, John Bennett, Edward Montgomery | |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:06 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:48 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Garrity | 42-38 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery (PF) Paul Lininger | |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 14:33 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to David Huntsberger | 42-38 |
| 14:19 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Conaway | 45-41 |
| 13:48 | Tulsa | Bradley Conaway takes the ball from Ron Gilles | 45-41 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway jams it | 45-43 |
| 13:32 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles is whistled for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), John Arevalo (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, Claude Amaral, David Huntsberger, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Patrick Driggs (SG), John Bennett (SF), William Allen (PF), Paul Lininger (C) Chase Townsend, Clifton Haynes, Bradley Conaway, Edward Montgomery, Bradly Unrein | |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs is fouled on the floor by Bobby Pylant - foul #4 on Bobby Pylant, team foul #8 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), John Castille (PF) Bobby Pylant, Anthony Farrar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:55 | Tulsa | John Arevalo makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Ownby | 48-45 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs is whistled for traveling | 48-45 |
| 12:23 | Tulsa | John Arevalo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Earl Fife gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:17 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs loses the dribble to Matthew Ownby in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 12:01 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson is fouled on the floor by Earl Fife - foul #1 on Earl Fife, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo, John Castille, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Edward Montgomery (PF), Richard Green (C) Earl Fife, Patrick Driggs, William Allen, Paul Lininger | |
| 11:41 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Montgomery | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Garrity (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Claude Amaral (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Farrar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Douglas Schneider is called for the reach on John Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #9 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (SF) Claude Amaral | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:35 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:11 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-45 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes is fouled on the floor by Eugene Garrity - foul #4 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #10 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), Claude Amaral (SF) Eugene Garrity, Anthony Farrar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SF), Bradly Unrein (C) John Bennett, Edward Montgomery | |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:53 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-47 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Richard Green snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Claude Amaral picks off the pass by Chase Townsend | 48-47 |
| 10:35 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Clifton Haynes - foul #3 on Clifton Haynes, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), John Castille (C) Claude Amaral, David Huntsberger, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), John Bennett (SF), Paul Lininger (PF) Chase Townsend, Clifton Haynes, Richard Green | |
| 10:35 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:35 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:35 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Earl Fife loses the dribble to Douglas Schneider in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 10:11 | Tulsa | John Castille connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Schneider | 52-47 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Bennett | 52-50 |
| 09:42 | Tulsa | John Arevalo is fouled on the floor by Earl Fife - foul #2 on Earl Fife, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Amaral (SF), Joel Jackson (C) Matthew Ownby, John Castille | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (SG), William Allen (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF) Bradley Conaway, John Bennett, Bradly Unrein | |
| 09:24 | Tulsa | Edward Montgomery swats the shot by Douglas Schneider | 52-50 |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery is hacked by Claude Amaral in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Amaral, team foul #11 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), David Huntsberger (PF) John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), John Bennett (SF) Earl Fife, Paul Lininger | |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:17 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 09:10 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Schneider | 56-51 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block | 56-53 |
| 08:43 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG), Ron Gilles (C) Douglas Schneider, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SF), Richard Green (C) John Bennett, William Allen | |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 08:24 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 08:14 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Richard Green pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Ron Gilles is called for the reach on Chase Townsend - foul #4 on Ron Gilles, team foul #12 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Anthony Farrar (PF), John Castille (C) Claude Amaral, David Huntsberger, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SF), Paul Lininger (PF) Patrick Driggs, Edward Montgomery | |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:53 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar buries a driving attempt from close range | 58-55 |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 07:34 | Tulsa | John Arevalo pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Ownby (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Arevalo (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Farrar (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Castille (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Lininger (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Tulsa | John Arevalo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 58-55 |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Green | 58-55 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Schneider - foul #3 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #13 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Joel Jackson (C) Douglas Schneider, Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), John Bennett (SF), William Allen (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Chase Townsend, Bradley Conaway, Paul Lininger, Richard Green | |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:49 | Tulsa | Earl Fife steals it from Claude Amaral | 58-57 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes banks in the layup on a great pass from Earl Fife | 58-59 |
| 06:30 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (PF) John Castille | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (SG) Clifton Haynes | |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | John Bennett is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Earl Fife | 58-62 |
| 06:03 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | William Allen pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Claude Amaral is called for the reach on Patrick Driggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claude Amaral, team foul #14 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SF), Ron Gilles (C) Claude Amaral, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Paul Lininger (C) John Bennett, William Allen, Bradly Unrein | |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:42 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Garrity | 61-63 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Driggs | 61-65 |
| 05:17 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 04:47 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 04:21 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles clanks a runner in the paint | 61-65 |
| 04:20 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity tips it home | 63-65 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | John Arevalo is called for the reach on Earl Fife - foul #4 on John Arevalo, team foul #15 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), John Castille (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Eugene Garrity, John Arevalo, David Huntsberger, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG), John Bennett (SF), William Allen (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Patrick Driggs, Bradley Conaway, Edward Montgomery, Paul Lininger | |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:58 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-67 |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | John Bennett grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | John Bennett misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-67 |
| 03:51 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Joel Jackson | 63-67 |
| 03:40 | Tulsa | John Castille hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-67 |
| 03:39 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to John Castille | 63-67 |
| 03:26 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 03:25 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Pylant (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Castille (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Farrar (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joel Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | John Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-67 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein snags the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Earl Fife blows the layup | 65-67 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Claude Amaral (SF), David Huntsberger (PF) Douglas Schneider, Anthony Farrar, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Edward Montgomery (PF), Paul Lininger (C) Earl Fife, William Allen, Bradly Unrein | |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 02:24 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 02:11 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral misses the 3 from straight away | 65-67 |
| 02:09 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger tips it home | 67-67 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), Joel Jackson (C) Bobby Pylant, Claude Amaral | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (SG), William Allen (C) Clifton Haynes, Paul Lininger | |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | John Castille steals it from Edward Montgomery | 67-67 |
| 01:47 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, John Castille, David Huntsberger, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Bradly Unrein (C) Chase Townsend, William Allen | |
| 01:21 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | John Bennett buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Patrick Driggs and the foul's on Anthony Farrar - foul #1 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #16 | 67-69 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | John Bennett makes the free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:59 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-70 |
| 00:58 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Gilles | 67-70 |
| 00:47 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles makes the turnaround from the right block | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Claude Amaral is called for the reach on John Bennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Claude Amaral, team foul #17 | 69-70 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles hits the follow up shot | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs is hacked by Bobby Pylant in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bobby Pylant, team foul #18 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG) Bobby Pylant | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #4 | 71-73 |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 73-73 |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Ron Gilles | 73-73 |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Ownby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claude Amaral (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Farrar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Patrick Driggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Tulsa | Patrick Driggs steals it from Anthony Farrar | 73-73 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | John Bennett loses the dribble to Douglas Schneider | 73-73 |
| 04:09 | Tulsa | Bradly Unrein is called for the reach on Matthew Ownby - foul #1 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #5 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), John Arevalo (SF), John Castille (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Douglas Schneider, Claude Amaral, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (C) Bradly Unrein | |
| 03:58 | Tulsa | John Arevalo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-73 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | William Allen is hacked by Matthew Ownby in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Ownby, team foul #19 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes (SG) Patrick Driggs | |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | William Allen misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 03:33 | Tulsa | John Arevalo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-74 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery grabs the board | 73-74 |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-74 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (PF) Matthew Ownby | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Lininger (C) Edward Montgomery | |
| 03:14 | Tulsa | John Arevalo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-74 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Eugene Garrity steals the ball from Clifton Haynes in the backcourt | 76-74 |
| 02:56 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-74 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | John Bennett snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), Ron Gilles (C) David Huntsberger, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (SG), Edward Montgomery (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Clifton Haynes, William Allen, Paul Lininger | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | John Castille is called for the reach on Earl Fife - foul #3 on John Castille, team foul #20 | 76-74 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 02:31 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| 02:13 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-76 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 76-76 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein tips it but misses | 76-76 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Earl Fife is whistled for traveling | 76-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Claude Amaral (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF) Eugene Garrity, John Arevalo, John Castille | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:22 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bradly Unrein - foul #2 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #6 | 76-76 |
| 01:22 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:22 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | John Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Amaral - foul #4 on Claude Amaral, team foul #21 | 77-76 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Farrar | 79-78 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Ownby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Claude Amaral (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Farrar (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Patrick Driggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bennett (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Montgomery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Earl Fife scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Driggs | 79-80 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby's pass is intercepted by Edward Montgomery | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs is hacked by Matthew Ownby in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Ownby, team foul #22 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG) Matthew Ownby | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs misses the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs makes the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses the shot from the left side | 79-81 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 79-81 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | John Bennett runs out the clock | 79-81 |