| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hanes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dahlen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Lotts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-33 |
| 19:43 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:19 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen makes the jumper from the right side set up by Samuel Hanes | 36-35 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 19:02 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Richard Lotts | 36-35 |
| 18:57 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Aaron Harris - foul #2 on Aaron Harris, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:57 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:57 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:57 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:38 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Olin Cherwinski, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is denied on a layup by Steven Dahlen | 36-36 |
| 18:18 | Tulsa | John Hall pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:52 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 17:51 | Rice | Paul Upchurch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Aaron Harris | 39-36 |
| 17:09 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Samuel Hanes | 39-38 |
| 16:51 | Rice | Paul Upchurch misses the jump hook from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 16:49 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:27 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski is fouled on the floor by Aaron Harris - foul #3 on Aaron Harris, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jon Bailey (SG), Jeffrey Baker (SF), Thomas Parsons (C) Samuel Hanes, Steven Dahlen, John Hall | |
| 16:01 | Tulsa | Patrick Howell steps in front of the Jeffrey Baker pass | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Baker (fresh) PF - Richard Lotts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Parsons (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Patrick Howell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Tony Doty tips it home | 41-38 |
| 15:07 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF) Charles Helle, Victor Johnson, Patrick Howell, Federico Russo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Janus (PG), Samuel Hanes (SG), Steven Dahlen (SF), Ignacio Hernandez (PF) Olin Cherwinski, Jon Bailey, Jeffrey Baker, Richard Lotts | |
| 14:40 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 41-38 |
| 14:38 | Tulsa | Ignacio Hernandez snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:09 | Tulsa | Ignacio Hernandez is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Ignacio Hernandez, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Upchurch (C) Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Lotts (PF), John Hall (C) Ignacio Hernandez, Thomas Parsons | |
| 13:57 | Rice | Aaron Harris clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bradley Janus - foul #1 on Bradley Janus, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski (PG) Bradley Janus | |
| 13:57 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:57 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:35 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes travels with the ball | 42-38 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Aaron Harris scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gabriel McLelland | 44-38 |
| 13:02 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Steven Dahlen steps in front of the Aaron Harris pass | 44-38 |
| 12:13 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Aaron Harris - foul #4 on Aaron Harris, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Helle (PG), Victor Johnson (SG), Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (PF), Tony Doty (C) Aaron Harris, Gabriel McLelland, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jon Bailey (SG) Samuel Hanes | |
| 12:13 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:13 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Tony Doty gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Olin Cherwinski steps in front of the Tony Doty pass | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Helle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Dahlen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Lotts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tulsa | Victor Johnson is called for the reach on Steven Dahlen - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Janus (PG), Jeffrey Baker (SF) Olin Cherwinski, Steven Dahlen | |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Victor Johnson - foul #2 on Victor Johnson, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Parsons (C) John Hall | |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:02 | Rice | Charles Helle hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Victor Johnson | 47-40 |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Doty - foul #1 on Tony Doty, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Victor Johnson, Patrick Howell, Federico Russo, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:36 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Charles Helle makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 09:58 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jon Bailey - foul #1 on Jon Bailey, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski (PG), Samuel Hanes (SG), Steven Dahlen (SF), John Hall (C) Bradley Janus, Jon Bailey, Jeffrey Baker, Thomas Parsons | |
| 09:47 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:47 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:47 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:19 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Stephen Sholar - foul #2 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| 09:19 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:59 | Rice | Stephen Sholar scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Gabriel McLelland | 52-44 |
| 08:38 | Tulsa | Charles Helle takes the ball from Steven Dahlen | 52-44 |
| 08:16 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Stephen Sholar, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Bruce Sparrow (PG), Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (PF), Tony Doty (C) Charles Helle, Wendell Hamlin, Stephen Sholar, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 07:50 | Tulsa | John Hall connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Olin Cherwinski and the foul's on Tony Doty - foul #2 on Tony Doty, team foul #9 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Harris (PG), Victor Johnson (SG) Bruce Sparrow, Gabriel McLelland | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ignacio Hernandez (PF) Richard Lotts | |
| 07:50 | Tulsa | John Hall makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Victor Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Howell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Federico Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Doty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Hanes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Dahlen (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ignacio Hernandez (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Aaron Harris drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Johnson | 55-47 |
| 07:11 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski comes up short on the shot from the left side | 55-47 |
| 07:09 | Rice | The rebound goes to Federico Russo | 55-47 |
| 06:51 | Rice | Tony Doty comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-47 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Patrick Howell snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Federico Russo's dunk attempt is rejected by Ignacio Hernandez | 55-47 |
| 06:26 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:05 | Tulsa | Federico Russo swats the short shot by Olin Cherwinski | 55-47 |
| 06:03 | Rice | Victor Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 05:58 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Gabriel McLelland (SG), Wendell Hamlin (SF), Stephen Sholar (PF), Paul Upchurch (C) Victor Johnson, Patrick Howell, Federico Russo, Tony Doty | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:52 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 05:51 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 05:33 | Tulsa | Gabriel McLelland steps in front of the Ignacio Hernandez pass | 55-47 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Aaron Harris | 57-47 |
| 04:54 | Tulsa | John Hall hits a floater from the baseline set up by Olin Cherwinski | 57-49 |
| 04:32 | Rice | Aaron Harris clanks a jumper near the basket | 57-49 |
| 04:30 | Tulsa | Ignacio Hernandez snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 04:07 | Tulsa | Paul Upchurch swats the short shot by Steven Dahlen | 57-49 |
| 04:06 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Gabriel McLelland steals it from Samuel Hanes | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Aaron Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gabriel McLelland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wendell Hamlin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Sholar (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Upchurch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Hanes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Dahlen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ignacio Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Wendell Hamlin is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Hanes - foul #2 on Samuel Hanes, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jon Bailey (SG), Jeffrey Baker (SF), Richard Lotts (PF), Thomas Parsons (C) Samuel Hanes, Steven Dahlen, Ignacio Hernandez, John Hall | |
| 03:25 | Rice | Aaron Harris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Sholar | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski makes the 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Rice | Aaron Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 02:37 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:37 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes (SG), Steven Dahlen (SF) Jon Bailey, Jeffrey Baker | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 02:06 | Rice | Paul Upchurch gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Aaron Harris travels with the ball | 59-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Hall (C) Thomas Parsons | |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gabriel McLelland - foul #2 on Gabriel McLelland, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 01:10 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 00:48 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 59-54 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland grabs the board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Gabriel McLelland is fouled in the backcourt by Olin Cherwinski - foul #2 on Olin Cherwinski, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Patrick Howell (SF), Federico Russo (C) Wendell Hamlin, Paul Upchurch | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:42 | Rice | Aaron Harris is fouled on the floor by John Hall - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Aaron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Aaron Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Olin Cherwinski | 60-54 |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-54 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Stephen Sholar grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is fouled in the backcourt by Olin Cherwinski - foul #3 on Olin Cherwinski, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Federico Russo snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Federico Russo is hacked by Samuel Hanes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Hanes, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Federico Russo makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Federico Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:11 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-56 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Stephen Sholar is hacked by Samuel Hanes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Hanes, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Stephen Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:08 | Rice | Stephen Sholar misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:08 | Tulsa | John Hall snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Patrick Howell grabs the board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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) | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Patrick Howell runs out the clock | 65-56 |