| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Heitman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Largent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Hanes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Dahlen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lotts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Heitman inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Largent buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Heitman | 31-36 |
| 19:32 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Dahlen | 31-38 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Heitman clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Heitman misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Heitman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:48 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski is called for a charge - foul #4 on Olin Cherwinski, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Janus (PG) Olin Cherwinski | |
| 18:29 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Heitman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 18:11 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts lays it in set up by Samuel Hanes and the foul's on Thomas Heitman - foul #1 on Thomas Heitman, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ignacio Hernandez (PF) Bradley Janus | |
| 18:11 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:50 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-41 |
| 17:46 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 17:44 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Largent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Derek Braden (C) Timothy Largent | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Janus (PG) Ignacio Hernandez | |
| 17:32 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Parsons (C) John Hall | |
| 17:20 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jon Bailey (SG), Ignacio Hernandez (PF) Samuel Hanes, Richard Lotts | |
| 17:07 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler clanks a shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 16:48 | Tulsa | Thomas Parsons grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 16:36 | Tulsa | Marcus Bell takes the ball from Steven Dahlen | 35-44 |
| 16:26 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 16:24 | Tulsa | Thomas Parsons pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:11 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Thomas Heitman - foul #2 on Thomas Heitman, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), John Doughty (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Timothy Largent (C) James Tyler, Marcus Bell, Thomas Heitman, James Hudson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes (SG), Jeffrey Baker (SF), Richard Lotts (PF), John Hall (C) Bradley Janus, Jon Bailey, Ignacio Hernandez, Thomas Parsons | |
| 16:11 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen makes the free throw | 35-47 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | Derek Braden travels with the ball | 35-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Janus (PG) Steven Dahlen | |
| 15:42 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Alex Tufts - foul #2 on Alex Tufts, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Bland (C) John Doughty | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:42 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:42 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alex Tufts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Braden (fresh) SF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Largent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Janus (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Hanes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Baker (fresh) PF - Richard Lotts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Derek Braden | 38-48 |
| 15:11 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 38-48 |
| 15:10 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Largent gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:54 | Western Kentucky | James Bland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG), Marcus Bell (SG), James Hudson (PF) Alex Tufts, Derek Braden, Timothy Largent | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-48 |
| 14:33 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Tyler | 40-48 |
| 13:59 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Baker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Rogers - foul #2 on Michael Rogers, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Heitman (SF) Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jon Bailey (SG), Ignacio Hernandez (PF), Thomas Parsons (C) Samuel Hanes, Richard Lotts, John Hall | |
| 13:59 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Baker makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:59 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 13:37 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Heitman misses short on a runner from the left block | 40-49 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | James Bland pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler misses the easy layup | 40-49 |
| 13:18 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 12:50 | Tulsa | Thomas Parsons misses the turnaround from the baseline | 40-49 |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-49 |
| 12:11 | Tulsa | Jon Bailey knocks in the floater from the left block | 42-51 |
| 12:02 | Western Kentucky | James Bland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 12:01 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Ignacio Hernandez | 42-51 |
| 11:45 | Tulsa | James Bland swats the layup by Bradley Janus | 42-51 |
| 11:43 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 11:24 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Baker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Heitman - foul #3 on Thomas Heitman, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), Derek Braden (SG), John Doughty (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Timothy Largent (C) James Tyler, Marcus Bell, Thomas Heitman, James Hudson, James Bland | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes (SG), Steven Dahlen (SF), Richard Lotts (PF), John Hall (C) Jon Bailey, Jeffrey Baker, Ignacio Hernandez, Thomas Parsons | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alex Tufts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Braden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Doughty (fresh) PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Largent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Janus (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Hanes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Dahlen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lotts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Derek Braden is fouled on the floor by Samuel Hanes - foul #2 on Samuel Hanes, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| 10:38 | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Doughty | 45-51 |
| 10:20 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts is fouled on the floor by Michael Rogers - foul #3 on Michael Rogers, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG) Derek Braden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 10:15 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-51 |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | The jumper by John Doughty is denied by John Hall | 45-51 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Largent | 45-51 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Largent's pass is intercepted by Bradley Janus | 45-51 |
| 09:39 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Hanes | 45-53 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Michael Rogers connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Tyler | 47-53 |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | John Hall misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Largent - foul #2 on Timothy Largent, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell (SG), Thomas Heitman (SF), James Hudson (PF), James Bland (C) Alex Tufts, John Doughty, Michael Rogers, Timothy Largent | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | John Hall misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Heitman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 08:51 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:32 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 08:30 | Tulsa | John Hall tips it home | 47-56 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Steven Dahlen blocks the short jumper by Thomas Heitman | 47-56 |
| 08:13 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Heitman snags the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 07:44 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcus Bell | 50-56 |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen misses the dunk attempt | 50-56 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Tyler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marcus Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Heitman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Bland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Janus (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Hanes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Dahlen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lotts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Hudson | 52-56 |
| 06:34 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes clanks a jumper in the lane | 52-56 |
| 06:32 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen snags the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 06:13 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 06:12 | Western Kentucky | James Bland gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | James Bland makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Tyler | 54-56 |
| 05:35 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 05:16 | Western Kentucky | James Bland makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:59 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts is denied on a layup by James Hudson | 57-59 |
| 04:57 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:38 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marcus Bell and he's hacked by John Hall - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alex Tufts (PG), Derek Braden (SG), Michael Rogers (SF), Timothy Largent (C) James Tyler, Marcus Bell, Thomas Heitman, James Bland | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski (PG), Jon Bailey (SG), Jeffrey Baker (SF), Ignacio Hernandez (PF), Thomas Parsons (C) Bradley Janus, Samuel Hanes, Steven Dahlen, Richard Lotts, John Hall | |
| 04:38 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:27 | Tulsa | Ignacio Hernandez misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 04:25 | Western Kentucky | Michael Rogers grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 04:20 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Largent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Doughty (SF) James Hudson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 04:00 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 03:58 | Western Kentucky | Michael Rogers grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 03:35 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Largent blows the layup | 60-59 |
| 03:34 | Western Kentucky | John Doughty grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Largent clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Parsons - foul #2 on Thomas Parsons, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Largent makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Largent makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alex Tufts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Braden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Doughty (fresh) PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Largent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jon Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ignacio Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-62 |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Tyler (PG), Marcus Bell (SG), Thomas Heitman (SF), James Hudson (PF), James Bland (C) Alex Tufts, Derek Braden, John Doughty, Michael Rogers, Timothy Largent | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:49 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Baker steals it from Marcus Bell | 62-62 |
| 02:49 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes (SG), Steven Dahlen (SF), Richard Lotts (PF) Jon Bailey, Jeffrey Baker, Ignacio Hernandez | |
| 02:30 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 02:28 | Western Kentucky | James Bland grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 01:52 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen misses the driving attempt from the left block | 64-62 |
| 01:50 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:43 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 01:41 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 01:34 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts connects on the floater from the left side set up by Olin Cherwinski | 64-64 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Hanes - foul #3 on Samuel Hanes, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Hall (C) Thomas Parsons | |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:07 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 01:06 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts tips it but misses | 66-64 |
| 01:04 | Western Kentucky | James Hudson grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell clanks a shot from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 00:48 | Tulsa | John Hall gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:35 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Hanes | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | James Tyler can't connect on a shot from the right side | 66-66 |
| 00:13 | Tulsa | John Hall pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | John Hall buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Samuel Hanes | 66-68 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Bell clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-68 |