| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (fresh) SG - Joe Woods (fresh) SF - Scotty McLaird (fresh) PF - Lloyd Broome (fresh) C - James Pritchard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Charles Harvey (fresh) SG - Peter Rice (fresh) SF - Anthony Clark (fresh) PF - Mark Roache (fresh) C - John Vassar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | James Pritchard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:57 | Rice | John Vassar picks off the pass by Kenny Garrett in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Tulsa | Scotty McLaird steps in front of the Anthony Clark pass | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Rice | Joe Woods hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Tulsa | John Vassar gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Tulsa | Lloyd Broome is called for the reach on Mark Roache - foul #1 on Lloyd Broome, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Tulsa | Charles Harvey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Tulsa | Mark Roache grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Tulsa | John Vassar connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Harvey | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Rice | James Pritchard is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | Charles Harvey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Rice | James Pritchard gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Joe Woods misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Tulsa | Mark Roache pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Tulsa | John Vassar misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Lloyd Broome snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Lloyd Broome misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Tulsa | Mark Roache pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Tulsa | Mark Roache misses badly on a shot in the paint | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Rice | Kenny Garrett pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Rice | Scotty McLaird misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | Tulsa | John Vassar grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:55 | Tulsa | John Vassar lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Harvey | 2-4 |
| 16:38 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Woods | 5-4 |
| 16:25 | Tulsa | Peter Rice comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:23 | Rice | Lloyd Broome gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Joe Woods is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | Tulsa | John Vassar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF), Jake Sitz (C) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jack Wray (PG), Richard Preuss (SG), Kenneth Galyon (SF), Christopher Koch (PF), James Coleman (C) Charles Harvey, Peter Rice, Anthony Clark, Mark Roache, John Vassar | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kevin Cassidy (fresh) SG - Billy Davis (fresh) SF - Frank Krug (fresh) PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fresh) C - Jake Sitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jack Wray (fresh) SG - Richard Preuss (fresh) SF - Kenneth Galyon (fresh) PF - Christopher Koch (fresh) C - James Coleman (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-4 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Jake Sitz can't tip it in | 8-4 |
| 15:34 | Tulsa | Kenneth Galyon grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 15:14 | Tulsa | James Coleman hits a shot from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Wray - foul #1 on Jack Wray, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 15:01 | Rice | Billy Davis connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jake Sitz | 11-6 |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | Christopher Koch buries a jumper from the baseline | 11-8 |
| 14:33 | Rice | Richard Preuss takes the ball from Frank Krug in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | Kenneth Galyon lays it in on a great pass from Richard Preuss | 11-10 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Richard Preuss is called for the reach on Billy Davis - foul #1 on Richard Preuss, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF), James Pritchard (C) Billy Davis, Frank Krug, Jeremiah Terrill, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Peter Rice (SG), Dale Hinojosa (SF), Earl Freeman (PF) Richard Preuss, Kenneth Galyon, James Coleman | |
| 14:01 | Rice | The short jumper by James Pritchard is denied by Earl Freeman | 11-10 |
| 14:00 | Rice | James Pritchard tips it in | 13-10 |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Peter Rice clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Scotty McLaird - foul #1 on Scotty McLaird, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG) Kevin Cassidy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Harvey (PG), John Vassar (C) Jack Wray, Christopher Koch | |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Peter Rice makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Peter Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Pritchard | 13-11 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Joe Woods's dunk attempt is rejected by John Vassar | 13-11 |
| 13:10 | Tulsa | John Vassar gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:58 | Tulsa | Charles Harvey is whistled for a carry | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (SG), Frank Krug (SF), Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Joe Woods, Scotty McLaird, Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Preuss (SG), Anthony Clark (SF) Peter Rice, Dale Hinojosa | |
| 12:53 | Rice | Charles Harvey is called for the reach on Billy Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Harvey, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Roache (PF) Earl Freeman | |
| 12:41 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Jake Sitz (C) James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jack Wray (SG), Kenneth Galyon (C) Charles Harvey, John Vassar | |
| 12:19 | Tulsa | Jack Wray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:18 | Tulsa | Kenneth Galyon tips it back up and in | 13-13 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Richard Preuss steals the ball from Frank Krug in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 12:01 | Tulsa | Mark Roache is hacked by Frank Krug - foul #1 on Frank Krug, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG) Kenny Garrett | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Peter Rice (SG), Christopher Koch (PF), James Coleman (C) Jack Wray, Anthony Clark, Mark Roache | |
| 11:44 | Tulsa | James Coleman knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Richard Preuss | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Billy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) PF - Jeremiah Terrill (fairly fresh) C - Jake Sitz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Preuss (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Rice (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Galyon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Koch (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Rice | The short jumper by Billy Davis is denied by James Coleman | 13-15 |
| 11:17 | Tulsa | Kenneth Galyon pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:12 | Tulsa | Richard Preuss scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Koch | 13-17 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Joe Woods is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-17 |
| 10:40 | Tulsa | Kenneth Galyon is hacked by Frank Krug - foul #2 on Frank Krug, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Kevin Cassidy (SG), Scotty McLaird (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF), James Pritchard (C) Billy Davis, Joe Woods, Frank Krug, Jeremiah Terrill, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Harvey (PG), Dale Hinojosa (SG), Anthony Clark (SF), Earl Freeman (PF), John Vassar (C) Richard Preuss, Peter Rice, Kenneth Galyon, Christopher Koch, James Coleman | |
| 10:35 | Tulsa | Anthony Clark banks in the layup set up by Charles Harvey | 16-19 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Charles Harvey picks off the pass by Kevin Cassidy in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| 10:15 | Tulsa | John Vassar comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-19 |
| 10:14 | Tulsa | Dale Hinojosa tips it in | 16-21 |
| 09:54 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy is fouled on the floor by Earl Freeman - foul #1 on Earl Freeman, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jack Wray (PG) Charles Harvey | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 09:46 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Earl Freeman | 16-21 |
| 09:31 | Tulsa | Earl Freeman can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Lloyd Broome - foul #2 on Lloyd Broome, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Jake Sitz (PF) Lloyd Broome | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Harvey (PG), Christopher Koch (C) Dale Hinojosa, John Vassar | |
| 09:31 | Tulsa | Earl Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:31 | Tulsa | Earl Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:31 | Rice | Jake Sitz pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:07 | Rice | James Pritchard scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Kenny Garrett and the foul's on Earl Freeman - foul #2 on Earl Freeman, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Preuss (PG), Mark Roache (PF) Charles Harvey, Earl Freeman | |
| 09:07 | Rice | James Pritchard makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:49 | Tulsa | Christopher Koch is hacked by Kenny Garrett - foul #1 on Kenny Garrett, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Joe Woods (SG) Kevin Cassidy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Coleman (C) Mark Roache | |
| 08:37 | Tulsa | Richard Preuss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 08:36 | Tulsa | Richard Preuss snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:24 | Tulsa | Richard Preuss misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | Christopher Koch snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:05 | Tulsa | Joe Woods picks off the pass by Richard Preuss | 19-22 |
| 08:01 | Rice | Joe Woods misses the easy layup | 19-22 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Jake Sitz snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Richard Preuss steps in front of the Kenny Garrett pass | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Joe Woods (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scotty McLaird (tiring) PF - Jake Sitz (tiring) 3 reb. C - James Pritchard (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Preuss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jack Wray (tiring) SF - Anthony Clark (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Tulsa | Jack Wray buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Preuss | 19-24 |
| 07:17 | Rice | Jake Sitz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 07:16 | Tulsa | Christopher Koch gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | Anthony Clark makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Koch | 19-26 |
| 06:53 | Rice | Scotty McLaird drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenny Garrett | 21-26 |
| 06:33 | Tulsa | Anthony Clark can't connect on a shot from the left side | 21-26 |
| 06:32 | Rice | James Pritchard snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 06:18 | Rice | Joe Woods drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 06:04 | Tulsa | James Pritchard is called for the reach on Jack Wray - foul #1 on James Pritchard, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Kevin Cassidy (PG), Billy Davis (SG), Jeremiah Terrill (PF) Kenny Garrett, Joe Woods, Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dale Hinojosa (SG), Kenneth Galyon (SF), Mark Roache (PF), John Vassar (C) Richard Preuss, Anthony Clark, Christopher Koch, James Coleman | |
| 06:04 | Tulsa | Jack Wray misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:04 | Rice | James Pritchard snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 05:43 | Tulsa | Jack Wray grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:38 | Tulsa | Jack Wray travels with the ball | 24-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Harvey (PG) Jack Wray | |
| 05:23 | Rice | Billy Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-26 |
| 05:06 | Tulsa | Kenneth Galyon blows the layup | 24-26 |
| 05:04 | Tulsa | John Vassar gets the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:53 | Tulsa | Charles Harvey loses the ball out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Peter Rice (SG) Dale Hinojosa | |
| 04:38 | Rice | Kevin Cassidy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Davis | 27-26 |
| 04:23 | Tulsa | Charles Harvey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kenneth Galyon | 27-29 |
| 04:14 | Rice | James Pritchard loses the ball out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), Jake Sitz (C) Billy Davis, James Pritchard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 03:57 | Tulsa | Charles Harvey travels with the ball | 27-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Krug (SF), Lloyd Broome (PF) Scotty McLaird, Jeremiah Terrill | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Preuss (PG), Earl Freeman (PF) Charles Harvey, Mark Roache | |
| 03:55 | Rice | Peter Rice is called for the reach on Frank Krug in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Rice, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| 03:42 | Rice | Jake Sitz misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 27-29 |
| 03:40 | Tulsa | Kenneth Galyon pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Kenny Garrett (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Cassidy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Krug (fresh) PF - Lloyd Broome (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jake Sitz (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Preuss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Rice (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Galyon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Vassar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Tulsa | John Vassar hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Rice | 27-32 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Jake Sitz is hacked by Earl Freeman - foul #3 on Earl Freeman, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Billy Davis (PG), Joe Woods (SG) Kenny Garrett, Kevin Cassidy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dale Hinojosa (SF), Mark Roache (PF), Christopher Koch (C) Kenneth Galyon, Earl Freeman, John Vassar | |
| 02:58 | Rice | Jake Sitz makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:58 | Rice | Jake Sitz makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Mark Roache hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Peter Rice and he's fouled by Jake Sitz - foul #1 on Jake Sitz, team foul #8 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeremiah Terrill (SF) Jake Sitz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Harvey (PG) Richard Preuss | |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Mark Roache makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Joe Woods hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 29-35 |
| 02:13 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Dale Hinojosa | 29-35 |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Mark Roache scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Rice | 29-37 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Frank Krug's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenny Garrett (PG), James Pritchard (C) Billy Davis, Frank Krug | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Clark (SF), James Coleman (C) Dale Hinojosa, Christopher Koch | |
| 01:21 | Tulsa | James Coleman drills a shot from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Mark Roache denies the turnaround by James Pritchard | 29-39 |
| 01:01 | Rice | Kenny Garrett grabs the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Lloyd Broome drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kenny Garrett | 31-39 |
| 00:35 | Tulsa | Anthony Clark loses the dribble to Joe Woods | 31-39 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Joe Woods's pass is intercepted by Peter Rice in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 00:09 | Tulsa | Joe Woods steps in front of the Anthony Clark pass | 31-39 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Joe Woods slams it home | 33-39 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Anthony Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Mark Roache pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |