| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Casimir Balatinac (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Devon Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Pete Lukasik (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Wilhelm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Ronnie Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett inbounds the ball | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 19:39 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac hits the follow up shot | 44-49 |
| 19:25 | Tulsa | Ronnie Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 19:24 | Tulsa | Ronnie Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 19:07 | Tulsa | Henry Brown is called for the reach on Pete Lukasik - foul #2 on Henry Brown, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| 18:51 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac makes the driving attempt near the basket | 46-49 |
| 18:15 | Tulsa | Ronnie Mitchell misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 18:14 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Wilhelm | 46-49 |
| 17:50 | Tulsa | Ronnie Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-49 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Brian Livingston snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 17:32 | Rice | Henry Brown is hacked by Charles Wilhelm - foul #2 on Charles Wilhelm, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF), Ron Washington (PF), Charles Hendricks (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett, Casimir Balatinac, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Green (PG), Alan Carnes (SG), Kevin McCrosky (SF), James Peters (PF), August See (C) Devon Matthews, Pete Lukasik, Matthew Marshall, Charles Wilhelm, Ronnie Mitchell | |
| 17:23 | Rice | August See swats the short shot by Chase Bolen | 46-49 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Ron Washington can't tip it in | 46-49 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Charles Hendricks tips it home | 48-49 |
| 17:04 | Tulsa | James Peters's pass is intercepted by Charles Bissonnette | 48-49 |
| 17:00 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette banks in the layup | 50-49 |
| 16:52 | Tulsa | Alan Carnes is denied on a layup by Ron Washington | 50-49 |
| 16:51 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ron Washington | 50-49 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Ron Washington misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 16:31 | Tulsa | James Peters gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 16:11 | Tulsa | Alan Carnes buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin McCrosky | 50-51 |
| 15:56 | Rice | Howard Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette can't tip it in | 50-51 |
| 15:53 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Howard Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bissonnette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chase Bolen (fairly fresh) PF - Ron Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Thomas Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alan Carnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kevin McCrosky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Peters (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - August See (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Tulsa | Thomas Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Pete Hartzog (PF), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Chase Bolen, Ron Washington, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Zachary Jordan (PG), Pete Lukasik (SG), Charles Wilhelm (PF), Ronnie Mitchell (C) Thomas Green, Alan Carnes, James Peters, August See | |
| 15:15 | Rice | Pete Hartzog hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 50-51 |
| 15:14 | Tulsa | Ronnie Mitchell gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 15:02 | Tulsa | Ronnie Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-51 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett is hacked by Zachary Jordan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zachary Jordan, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Casimir Balatinac (PF) Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall (SF) Kevin McCrosky | |
| 14:41 | Rice | Brian Livingston is hacked by Matthew Marshall - foul #1 on Matthew Marshall, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | August See (C) Ronnie Mitchell | |
| 14:30 | Rice | Brian Livingston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac tips it in | 52-51 |
| 14:12 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall is whistled for a carry | 52-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SF), Charles Hendricks (PF) Frank Stephenson, Wayne Scarlett, Casimir Balatinac | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Devon Matthews (PG), Thomas Green (SG) Zachary Jordan, Pete Lukasik | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Charles Hendricks can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Charles Wilhelm - foul #3 on Charles Wilhelm, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Chase Bolen (SF), Henry Brown (C) Brian Livingston, Pete Hartzog | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Carnes (SF), Kevin McCrosky (PF) Matthew Marshall, Charles Wilhelm | |
| 13:52 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 13:31 | Tulsa | Charles Hendricks swats the short shot by August See | 54-51 |
| 13:29 | Rice | Charles Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 13:27 | Rice | Chase Bolen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (PF) Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ronnie Mitchell (C) August See | |
| 13:10 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-51 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Henry Brown grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Henry Brown hits a jump hook from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 12:32 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 12:31 | Rice | Chase Bolen gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Chase Bolen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Henry Brown gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 11:53 | Rice | Ron Washington is whistled for traveling | 56-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Casimir Balatinac (PF), Charles Hendricks (C) Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Chase Bolen, Ron Washington, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Zachary Jordan (PG), Pete Lukasik (SG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Charles Wilhelm (PF), James Peters (C) Devon Matthews, Thomas Green, Alan Carnes, Kevin McCrosky, Ronnie Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Casimir Balatinac (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Zachary Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pete Lukasik (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Wilhelm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - James Peters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm lays it in on a great pass from Zachary Jordan | 56-53 |
| 11:14 | Rice | Brian Livingston clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Charles Hendricks snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Frank Stephenson is hacked by Zachary Jordan - foul #2 on Zachary Jordan, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett buries a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Pete Lukasik - foul #2 on Pete Lukasik, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 10:52 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:27 | Tulsa | Casimir Balatinac blocks the short jumper by James Peters | 59-53 |
| 10:26 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 09:58 | Tulsa | Zachary Jordan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Casimir Balatinac snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Frank Stephenson hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 61-53 |
| 09:32 | Tulsa | James Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Charles Bissonnette (SG), Chase Bolen (SF), Ron Washington (PF), Pete Hartzog (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett, Casimir Balatinac, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Green (PG), Alan Carnes (SF), Kevin McCrosky (PF), August See (C) Zachary Jordan, Matthew Marshall, Charles Wilhelm, James Peters | |
| 09:30 | Rice | Thomas Green is called for the reach on Howard Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Green, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Howard Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:30 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Kevin McCrosky | 62-53 |
| 09:11 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin McCrosky, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Henry Brown (C) Pete Hartzog | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 08:53 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Reed | 65-53 |
| 08:27 | Tulsa | August See makes the jumper from the right side | 65-55 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Howard Reed knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Brown | 68-55 |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | Alan Carnes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Chase Bolen - foul #2 on Chase Bolen, team foul #2 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Pete Hartzog (PF) Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Chase Bolen, Ron Washington | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Devon Matthews (PG), Charles Wilhelm (PF) Thomas Green, Pete Lukasik | |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | Alan Carnes makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | Alan Carnes misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Henry Brown gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 07:51 | Rice | Wayne Scarlett's pass is intercepted by Devon Matthews in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pete Hartzog (fresh) C - Henry Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Devon Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alan Carnes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kevin McCrosky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Wilhelm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - August See (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Tulsa | Devon Matthews comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 07:38 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky gets the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 07:25 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 07:23 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm grabs the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 07:05 | Tulsa | Devon Matthews is fouled on the floor by Wayne Scarlett - foul #2 on Wayne Scarlett, team foul #3 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Casimir Balatinac (PF), Charles Hendricks (C) Pete Hartzog, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Pete Lukasik (SG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Ronnie Mitchell (C) Alan Carnes, Kevin McCrosky, August See | |
| 06:41 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 06:39 | Tulsa | Devon Matthews tips it back up and in | 68-58 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Pete Lukasik steps in front of the Wayne Scarlett pass | 68-58 |
| 06:10 | Tulsa | Devon Matthews travels with the ball | 68-58 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Carmelo Martinez (SG), Charles Bissonnette (SF), Pete Hartzog (C) Frank Stephenson, Brian Livingston, Wayne Scarlett, Casimir Balatinac | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Zachary Jordan (PG), Thomas Green (SG), James Peters (PF) Devon Matthews, Pete Lukasik, Charles Wilhelm | |
| 05:55 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 68-58 |
| 05:54 | Rice | Charles Hendricks tips it in | 70-58 |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | James Peters hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Pete Hartzog - foul #2 on Pete Hartzog, team foul #4 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Rice | Chase Bolen (SF), Casimir Balatinac (PF) Carmelo Martinez, Charles Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky (SG) Zachary Jordan | |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | James Peters makes the free throw | 70-61 |
| 05:18 | Rice | Chase Bolen is called for traveling | 70-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron Washington (PF) Casimir Balatinac | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm (PF), August See (C) James Peters, Ronnie Mitchell | |
| 05:00 | Tulsa | Charles Wilhelm misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Chase Bolen snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Charles Bissonnette is open and scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Pete Hartzog | 72-61 |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky is fouled on the floor by Pete Hartzog - foul #3 on Pete Hartzog, team foul #5 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Brian Livingston (SG), Wayne Scarlett (SF), Casimir Balatinac (PF), Henry Brown (C) Howard Reed, Charles Bissonnette, Chase Bolen, Ron Washington, Pete Hartzog | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Zachary Jordan (PG) Thomas Green | |
| 04:16 | Tulsa | August See hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 04:14 | Rice | Henry Brown grabs the board | 72-61 |
| 04:12 | Rice | Frank Stephenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Pete Lukasik (SG) Matthew Marshall | |
| 04:05 | Tulsa | August See comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-61 |
| 04:03 | Rice | The rebound goes to Casimir Balatinac | 72-61 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Brian Livingston is hacked by Charles Wilhelm - foul #4 on Charles Wilhelm, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Hendricks (PF) Casimir Balatinac | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Devon Matthews (PG), Alan Carnes (SF), James Peters (PF), Ronnie Mitchell (C) Zachary Jordan, Kevin McCrosky, Charles Wilhelm, August See | |
| 03:45 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 03:45 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Scarlett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Hendricks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Devon Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Pete Lukasik (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Carnes (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Tulsa | Ronnie Mitchell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Henry Brown gets the rebound | 74-61 |
| 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) | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Charles Hendricks misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronnie Mitchell - foul #2 on Ronnie Mitchell, team foul #10 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (PG), Chase Bolen (SF), Ron Washington (C) Frank Stephenson, Wayne Scarlett, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 03:08 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Charles Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 02:54 | Tulsa | James Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-61 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Ron Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Brian Livingston is fouled on the floor by Pete Lukasik - foul #3 on Pete Lukasik, team foul #11 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Bissonnette (SF) Chase Bolen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Zachary Jordan (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Kevin McCrosky (PF) Devon Matthews, Pete Lukasik, Ronnie Mitchell | |
| 02:39 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Ron Washington picks off the pass by Thomas Green | 78-61 |
| 02:07 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Bissonnette | 80-61 |
| 01:53 | Tulsa | Thomas Green connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Kevin McCrosky | 80-63 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alan Carnes - foul #2 on Alan Carnes, team foul #12 | 80-63 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | August See (C) Zachary Jordan | |
| 01:27 | Rice | Brian Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:27 | Rice | Brian Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky snags the defensive board | 81-63 |
| 01:14 | Tulsa | The jump hook by James Peters is blocked by Charles Hendricks | 81-63 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Charles Hendricks snags the defensive board | 81-63 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Howard Reed is fouled on the floor by Thomas Green - foul #3 on Thomas Green, team foul #13 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Chase Bolen (SF) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:04 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 83-63 |
| 00:52 | Tulsa | Thomas Green makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | James Peters is called for the reach on Howard Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Peters, team foul #14 | 83-66 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 84-66 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Howard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-66 |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | James Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-66 |
| 00:38 | Tulsa | Alan Carnes is called for a charge - foul #3 on Alan Carnes, team foul #15 | 85-66 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Chase Bolen makes the wide open jump hook from close range set up by Charles Bissonnette | 87-66 |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | James Peters can't finish the layup | 87-66 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Charles Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 87-66 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Howard Reed runs out the clock | 87-66 |