| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Arevalo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Huntsberger (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Farrar (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ron Gilles (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Bradly Unrein - foul #2 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:20 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-35 |
| 19:19 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger can't tip it in | 40-35 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 19:11 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:52 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger is fouled on the floor by Bradley Conaway - foul #1 on Bradley Conaway, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Tilford (SG), Claude Amaral (PF), John Castille (C) John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| 18:37 | Tulsa | James Tilford hits a fadeaway from the right block | 40-37 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | James Tilford is called for the reach on Clifton Haynes - foul #1 on James Tilford, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Antonio Battle (SF), William Allen (PF), Paul Lininger (C) Bradley Conaway, Edward Montgomery, Bradly Unrein | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), Joel Jackson (C) Robert Johnson, David Huntsberger | |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Fife | 42-37 |
| 17:53 | Tulsa | John Castille misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Lininger | 42-37 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 17:20 | Tulsa | John Castille banks in the layup and he's hacked by Clifton Haynes - foul #2 on Clifton Haynes, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (PG), Chase Townsend (SG) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG), Anthony Farrar (PF), Ron Gilles (C) James Tilford, Claude Amaral, Joel Jackson | |
| 17:20 | Tulsa | John Castille makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Mwai Elijah steps in front of the Paul Lininger pass | 44-40 |
| 16:58 | Tulsa | John Arevalo loses the dribble to Paul Lininger | 44-40 |
| 16:45 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 16:22 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | John Castille steals it from Patrick Driggs | 44-40 |
| 15:54 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Patrick Driggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Antonio Battle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Allen (fairly fresh) C - Paul Lininger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Elijah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Arevalo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Castille (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Farrar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 15:37 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:28 | Tulsa | John Castille is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Bradley Conaway (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Patrick Driggs, Chase Townsend, Antonio Battle, William Allen, Paul Lininger | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), James Tilford (SG), David Huntsberger (SF), Joel Jackson (C) Mwai Elijah, John Arevalo, John Castille, Ron Gilles | |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Earl Fife is fouled on the floor by Anthony Farrar - foul #2 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Amaral (PF) Anthony Farrar | |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Earl Fife | 47-42 |
| 14:47 | Tulsa | Clifton Haynes takes the ball from Robert Johnson in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 14:03 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Earl Fife - foul #1 on Earl Fife, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Green (C) Bradly Unrein | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG), Anthony Farrar (PF), Leo Lucier (C) James Tilford, Claude Amaral, Joel Jackson | |
| 14:03 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:03 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:03 | Tulsa | Leo Lucier gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:47 | Tulsa | John Arevalo is hacked by Earl Fife - foul #2 on Earl Fife, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Clark (PG), Chase Townsend (SG), Paul Lininger (PF) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Edward Montgomery | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 13:28 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Huntsberger | 49-44 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | James Clark comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 13:09 | Tulsa | John Arevalo snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 12:51 | Tulsa | John Arevalo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 12:50 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:36 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Richard Green misses the runner near the basket | 49-44 |
| 12:26 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 12:13 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 12:12 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 12:11 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on James Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Antonio Battle (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) James Clark, Chase Townsend, Bradley Conaway, Paul Lininger, Richard Green | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), Claude Amaral (SG), Joel Jackson (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Robert Johnson, John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar, Leo Lucier | |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 11:43 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Antonio Battle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Elijah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Amaral (fresh) SF - David Huntsberger (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Joel Jackson (fresh) C - Ron Gilles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Earl Fife | 51-44 |
| 11:04 | Tulsa | Edward Montgomery picks off the pass by Ron Gilles | 51-44 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Earl Fife can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Huntsberger - foul #2 on David Huntsberger, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (PF), Paul Lininger (C) Edward Montgomery, Bradly Unrein | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), James Tilford (SG), John Castille (C) Mwai Elijah, Joel Jackson, Ron Gilles | |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Earl Fife misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | John Castille grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:20 | Tulsa | Clifton Haynes steps in front of the James Tilford pass | 52-44 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Earl Fife scores on a floater from the right block set up by Paul Lininger | 54-44 |
| 09:48 | Tulsa | John Castille clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Clifton Haynes | 54-44 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | John Castille takes the ball from William Allen | 54-44 |
| 09:29 | Tulsa | James Tilford buries a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Johnson | 54-46 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | Earl Fife is fouled on the floor by David Huntsberger - foul #3 on David Huntsberger, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (PG), Chase Townsend (SG), Bradley Conaway (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Antonio Battle, William Allen, Paul Lininger | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), John Arevalo (SG), Anthony Farrar (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Robert Johnson, James Tilford, David Huntsberger, Claude Amaral | |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Conaway and the foul's on Anthony Farrar - foul #3 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:27 | Tulsa | John Castille scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ron Gilles | 57-48 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Mwai Elijah is called for the reach on Patrick Driggs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mwai Elijah, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (SF), Joel Jackson (PF), Leo Lucier (C) John Castille, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:15 | Tulsa | Edward Montgomery takes the ball from David Huntsberger | 59-48 |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Conaway | 62-48 |
| 07:32 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Patrick Driggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bradley Conaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Montgomery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradly Unrein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Elijah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Arevalo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Huntsberger (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Leo Lucier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Mwai Elijah steps in front of the Patrick Driggs pass in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| 07:23 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradley Conaway | 62-48 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 62-48 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs tips it home | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:57 | Tulsa | Chase Townsend is called for the reach on John Arevalo - foul #3 on Chase Townsend, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Antonio Battle (SF), William Allen (PF), Paul Lininger (C) Patrick Driggs, Chase Townsend, Bradley Conaway, Edward Montgomery, Bradly Unrein | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), James Tilford (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Mwai Elijah, John Arevalo, David Huntsberger, Joel Jackson, Leo Lucier | |
| 06:41 | Tulsa | James Tilford knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 64-50 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | James Tilford takes the ball from Clifton Haynes in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| 06:34 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-50 |
| 06:33 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 06:22 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-50 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 06:15 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Ron Gilles | 64-50 |
| 06:09 | Tulsa | Earl Fife is called for the reach on Claude Amaral - foul #3 on Earl Fife, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Castille (C) Ron Gilles | |
| 06:09 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by James Tilford - foul #2 on James Tilford, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:58 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Tilford | 66-52 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Anthony Farrar steals it from Earl Fife in the backcourt | 66-52 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-52 |
| 05:45 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes is fouled in the backcourt by James Tilford - foul #3 on James Tilford, team foul #9 | 66-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Green (C) Antonio Battle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG), Ron Gilles (C) James Tilford, Claude Amaral | |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 05:43 | Tulsa | John Arevalo gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:26 | Tulsa | Clifton Haynes steals the ball from Robert Johnson | 66-52 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Earl Fife is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #10 | 66-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SF) William Allen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Earl Fife makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 05:17 | Tulsa | John Arevalo drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Earl Fife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (SF) Anthony Farrar | |
| 05:02 | Tulsa | John Castille misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 05:01 | Tulsa | John Castille hits the follow up shot | 68-56 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Richard Green is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #11 | 68-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Clark (PG), Chase Townsend (SG), Antonio Battle (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Bradley Conaway, Paul Lininger | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), James Tilford (SG), Claude Amaral (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Robert Johnson, John Arevalo, John Castille, Ron Gilles | |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Richard Green makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Richard Green misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | James Tilford pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 04:21 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-56 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | James Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (PG), Bradly Unrein (C) James Clark, Richard Green | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 04:04 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Huntsberger | 69-59 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery is hacked by Claude Amaral in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claude Amaral, team foul #12 | 69-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG), Anthony Farrar (PF), John Castille (C) James Tilford, Claude Amaral, Joel Jackson | |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Antonio Battle - foul #2 on Antonio Battle, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Allen (PF) Edward Montgomery | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 03:49 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 03:49 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-61 |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | William Allen tips it home | 73-61 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Patrick Driggs (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Battle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Elijah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Arevalo (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Huntsberger (tired) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Farrar (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Castille (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar's fadeaway is rejected by William Allen | 73-61 |
| 03:20 | Tulsa | John Arevalo tips it in | 73-63 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 03:07 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 02:50 | Tulsa | John Arevalo is hacked by Chase Townsend - foul #4 on Chase Townsend, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Bradley Conaway (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Paul Lininger (C) Patrick Driggs, Chase Townsend, Antonio Battle, William Allen, Bradly Unrein | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), James Tilford (SF), Joel Jackson (PF), Leo Lucier (C) Mwai Elijah, David Huntsberger, Anthony Farrar, John Castille | |
| 02:50 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Edward Montgomery grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway is whistled for traveling | 73-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Amaral (SF) John Arevalo | |
| 02:22 | Tulsa | Clifton Haynes picks off the pass by Leo Lucier | 73-63 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes lays it in | 75-63 |
| 02:02 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 75-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Clark (PG), Chase Townsend (SG), William Allen (SF), Richard Green (C) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Bradley Conaway, Edward Montgomery | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), John Castille (C) Robert Johnson, Leo Lucier | |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs (PG), Antonio Battle (SF) James Clark, Richard Green | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:44 | Tulsa | John Castille's floater is tipped away by Paul Lininger | 75-63 |
| 01:42 | Tulsa | John Castille misses the tip | 75-63 |
| 01:41 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:33 | Tulsa | John Castille can't connect on a runner in the paint | 75-63 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | James Tilford steps in front of the William Allen pass | 75-63 |
| 01:19 | Tulsa | John Castille misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-63 |
| 01:18 | Tulsa | James Tilford misses the tip | 75-63 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Allen | 75-63 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | William Allen blows the dunk but the foul's on James Tilford - foul #4 on James Tilford, team foul #13 | 75-63 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | William Allen misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | William Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:09 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 00:49 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 75-63 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | William Allen gets the rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Patrick Driggs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-63 |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Tilford | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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) | |
| 00:37 | Tulsa | James Tilford comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 75-63 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Paul Lininger pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle's pass is intercepted by Claude Amaral | 75-63 |
| 00:08 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Castille | 75-66 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Bradley Conaway (SF), Edward Montgomery (PF), Bradly Unrein (C) Patrick Driggs, Chase Townsend, Antonio Battle, William Allen, Paul Lininger | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), John Arevalo (SG), David Huntsberger (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Mwai Elijah, James Tilford, Claude Amaral, John Castille, Joel Jackson | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Earl Fife runs out the clock | 75-66 |