| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Billy McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sparks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Thomas (fresh) PF - Louis Seals (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Eberle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Larry Herzig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Kroll (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Murray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | La Salle | Bruce Thomas inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | La Salle | William Burnett steals the ball from Jeffrey Sparks | 31-27 |
| 19:21 | Tulsa | Bruce Thomas takes the ball from Steven Kroll | 31-27 |
| 19:16 | La Salle | Bruce Thomas can't finish the layup | 31-27 |
| 19:14 | Tulsa | James Little grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 19:09 | Tulsa | Larry Herzig misses the 3 from straight away | 31-27 |
| 19:08 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 19:06 | La Salle | Larry Herzig steals it from Jeffrey Sparks in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 19:04 | Tulsa | Steven Kroll banks in the layup set up by Larry Herzig | 31-29 |
| 19:00 | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Billy McCarthy | 34-29 |
| 18:58 | Tulsa | Larry Herzig loses the dribble to Louis Seals in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 18:45 | La Salle | Bruce Thomas is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:44 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Eberle | 34-29 |
| 18:34 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 18:32 | La Salle | Louis Seals snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:07 | La Salle | Billy McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Herzig - foul #1 on Larry Herzig, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | La Salle | Marko Pulaski (SG), Alex Traylor (SF), Tony Searle (PF), Joseph Presswood (C) Jeffrey Sparks, Bruce Thomas, Louis Seals, Bruce Eberle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow (PG), Norman Roy (SG), James Lane (SF), Alvin Evans (PF), Kevin Pardee (C) Larry Herzig, Steven Kroll, William Murray, William Burnett, James Little | |
| 18:07 | La Salle | Billy McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:07 | La Salle | Billy McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:55 | Tulsa | Norman Roy misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 17:54 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 17:36 | Tulsa | James Lane is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Lane, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | La Salle | Leroy Walker (PG) Billy McCarthy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 17:34 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski is hacked by Norman Roy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Roy, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| 17:18 | La Salle | Joseph Presswood is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Presswood, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | La Salle | Louis Seals (PF) Joseph Presswood | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Glenn Means (SG), James Little (C) Norman Roy, Kevin Pardee | |
| 17:03 | Tulsa | Glenn Means drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Lane | 36-31 |
| 16:45 | La Salle | Alex Traylor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-31 |
| 16:30 | Tulsa | Glenn Means misses the lay-in | 39-31 |
| 16:28 | La Salle | Tony Searle gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:24 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Alvin Evans - foul #2 on Alvin Evans, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | La Salle | David Foti (PG), Marion Crowe (SF), Bruce Eberle (C) Leroy Walker, Alex Traylor, Tony Searle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Herzig (PG), Steven Kroll (SG), William Murray (SF), William Burnett (PF) Stanley Zellefrow, Glenn Means, James Lane, Alvin Evans | |
| 16:24 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:24 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:24 | Tulsa | Steven Kroll snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 16:09 | Tulsa | Steven Kroll connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Herzig | 40-33 |
| 16:02 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle's layup is rejected by William Burnett | 40-33 |
| 16:01 | Tulsa | Larry Herzig snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - David Foti (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marko Pulaski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marion Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Seals (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Eberle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Larry Herzig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Kroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Murray (tiring) 3 pts. PF - William Burnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Little (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Tulsa | Steven Kroll misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-33 |
| 15:54 | Tulsa | William Burnett grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:39 | Tulsa | William Burnett misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 15:37 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 15:35 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski is hacked by Steven Kroll in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Kroll, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | La Salle | Billy McCarthy (PG), Jeffrey Sparks (SG) David Foti, Marko Pulaski | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Norman Roy (SG), Kevin Pardee (SF), Michael Acklin (PF) Steven Kroll, William Murray, James Little | |
| 15:28 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Norman Roy - foul #3 on Norman Roy, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Glenn Means (SG), James Lane (SF) Larry Herzig, William Burnett | |
| 15:28 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:28 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:28 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:26 | Tulsa | Marion Crowe is called for the reach on Norman Roy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marion Crowe, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | La Salle | Bruce Thomas (SF), Tony Searle (PF), Joseph Presswood (C) Marion Crowe, Louis Seals, Bruce Eberle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:15 | Tulsa | Michael Acklin hits the finger roll and the foul's on Tony Searle - foul #2 on Tony Searle, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| 15:15 | Tulsa | Michael Acklin makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:02 | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks loses the ball out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | La Salle | Bruce Eberle (C) Joseph Presswood | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:53 | Tulsa | James Lane misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 14:51 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:36 | Tulsa | Glenn Means can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Sparks - foul #3 on Jeffrey Sparks, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | La Salle | Leroy Walker (PG), Marion Crowe (SF), Louis Seals (PF) Billy McCarthy, Bruce Thomas, Tony Searle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow (PG), James Little (C) Norman Roy, James Lane | |
| 14:36 | Tulsa | Glenn Means makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:36 | Tulsa | Glenn Means makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:15 | La Salle | Marion Crowe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Glenn Means - foul #1 on Glenn Means, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | La Salle | David Foti (PG) Jeffrey Sparks | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Kroll (SG), William Murray (SF) Glenn Means, Kevin Pardee | |
| 14:15 | La Salle | Marion Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:15 | La Salle | Marion Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:58 | Tulsa | Michael Acklin banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Murray | 43-40 |
| 13:55 | La Salle | David Foti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| Subs | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF) Leroy Walker, Marion Crowe | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Herzig (PG), Alvin Evans (SF), William Burnett (C) Stanley Zellefrow, William Murray, James Little | |
| 13:43 | Tulsa | Steven Kroll scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Larry Herzig | 43-43 |
| 13:27 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle misses the floater from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 13:25 | Tulsa | Michael Acklin gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:08 | Tulsa | Alvin Evans misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 13:06 | La Salle | Louis Seals pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:40 | La Salle | David Foti misses the floater from the left block | 43-43 |
| 12:39 | Tulsa | Steven Kroll grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:36 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Sparks is called for the reach on Larry Herzig in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Sparks, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | La Salle | Billy McCarthy (PG), Marion Crowe (SG), Alex Traylor (SF), Tony Searle (PF), Joseph Presswood (C) David Foti, Jeffrey Sparks, Bruce Thomas, Louis Seals, Bruce Eberle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow (PG), Norman Roy (SG), James Lane (SF), James Little (C) Larry Herzig, Steven Kroll, Alvin Evans, William Burnett | |
| 12:20 | Tulsa | James Little misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 12:18 | Tulsa | Michael Acklin can't tip it in | 43-43 |
| 12:17 | Tulsa | Norman Roy tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 11:58 | La Salle | Billy McCarthy knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Presswood | 45-45 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Billy McCarthy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Crowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alex Traylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Searle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Presswood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Stanley Zellefrow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Roy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Lane (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Michael Acklin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Little (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | Billy McCarthy is called for the reach on Stanley Zellefrow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy McCarthy, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | La Salle | Leroy Walker (PG), Marko Pulaski (SG) Billy McCarthy, Marion Crowe | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Glenn Means (SG), William Murray (SF), Kevin Pardee (PF) Norman Roy, James Lane, Michael Acklin | |
| 11:45 | Tulsa | William Murray is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| 11:43 | La Salle | Glenn Means steals the ball from Marko Pulaski in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 11:32 | Tulsa | William Murray misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 11:31 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:25 | La Salle | Alex Traylor's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Pardee | 45-45 |
| 11:24 | La Salle | Alex Traylor tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 11:15 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee is fouled on the floor by Tony Searle - foul #3 on Tony Searle, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | La Salle | Billy McCarthy (PG), Louis Seals (PF) Alex Traylor, Joseph Presswood | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Herzig (PG), Norman Roy (SG), Michael Acklin (PF), William Burnett (C) Stanley Zellefrow, Glenn Means, William Murray, James Little | |
| 11:15 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:15 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:58 | La Salle | Billy McCarthy is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Seals | 50-47 |
| 10:46 | Tulsa | Michael Acklin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 10:44 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:41 | La Salle | Billy McCarthy is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | La Salle | Marion Crowe (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF), Bruce Eberle (C) Leroy Walker, Marko Pulaski, Tony Searle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Lane (SF) Kevin Pardee | |
| 10:27 | Tulsa | Norman Roy misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Marion Crowe - foul #2 on Marion Crowe, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow (PG) Larry Herzig | |
| 10:27 | Tulsa | Norman Roy misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:27 | Tulsa | Norman Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:01 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle is fouled on the floor by William Burnett - foul #1 on William Burnett, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | La Salle | Leroy Walker (PG), Marko Pulaski (SF), Tony Searle (PF) Billy McCarthy, Bruce Thomas, Louis Seals | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Glenn Means (SG), William Murray (SF), Alvin Evans (PF), James Little (C) Norman Roy, James Lane, Michael Acklin, William Burnett | |
| 10:01 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:01 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:45 | Tulsa | Glenn Means misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 09:44 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:40 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-48 |
| 09:39 | Tulsa | Alvin Evans gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:32 | Tulsa | William Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 09:30 | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow tips it home | 52-50 |
| 09:16 | La Salle | Leroy Walker misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-50 |
| 09:15 | La Salle | Tony Searle grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:56 | La Salle | Marion Crowe misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 08:54 | La Salle | Marion Crowe grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:37 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski is hacked by William Murray - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | La Salle | Billy McCarthy (PG), Alex Traylor (SF), Louis Seals (PF), Joseph Presswood (C) Leroy Walker, Marion Crowe, Tony Searle, Bruce Eberle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Herzig (PG), Steven Kroll (SG), James Lane (SF), Michael Acklin (PF), Kevin Pardee (C) Stanley Zellefrow, Glenn Means, William Murray, Alvin Evans, James Little | |
| 08:37 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:37 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:37 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Michael Acklin | 53-50 |
| 08:23 | Tulsa | James Lane misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 08:21 | Tulsa | Steven Kroll misses the tip | 53-50 |
| 08:20 | Tulsa | James Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:13 | Tulsa | Alex Traylor swats the layup by Michael Acklin | 53-50 |
| 08:12 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Marko Pulaski | 53-50 |
| 08:06 | La Salle | Joseph Presswood knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 55-50 |
| 07:49 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Kroll | 55-52 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Billy McCarthy (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marko Pulaski (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. SF - Alex Traylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Seals (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Presswood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Larry Herzig (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Kroll (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lane (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Michael Acklin (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Pardee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | La Salle | Kevin Pardee takes the ball from Marko Pulaski | 55-52 |
| 07:06 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Alex Traylor - foul #1 on Alex Traylor, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | La Salle | David Foti (PG), Jeffrey Sparks (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF), Tony Searle (PF) Billy McCarthy, Marko Pulaski, Alex Traylor, Louis Seals | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow (PG), Norman Roy (SG), William Burnett (PF), James Little (C) Larry Herzig, Steven Kroll, James Lane, Michael Acklin | |
| 07:06 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:06 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:06 | La Salle | Tony Searle gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:00 | La Salle | Joseph Presswood lays it in on a great pass from Tony Searle | 57-53 |
| 06:36 | Tulsa | Norman Roy is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Zellefrow | 57-56 |
| 06:34 | La Salle | David Foti throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | La Salle | Bruce Eberle (C) Joseph Presswood | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alvin Evans (SF) Kevin Pardee | |
| 06:12 | Tulsa | Norman Roy is open but misses the lay-in | 57-56 |
| 06:10 | Tulsa | William Burnett tips it but misses | 57-56 |
| 06:08 | La Salle | Bruce Thomas grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 06:08 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | La Salle | Marion Crowe (SF), Louis Seals (PF) Bruce Thomas, Tony Searle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Herzig (PG), Glenn Means (SG), William Murray (SF) Stanley Zellefrow, Norman Roy, James Little | |
| 05:50 | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marion Crowe | 59-56 |
| 05:37 | Tulsa | Glenn Means makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Herzig | 59-59 |
| 05:20 | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from David Foti | 61-59 |
| 05:18 | Tulsa | Marion Crowe picks off the pass by Glenn Means in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 04:57 | La Salle | Alvin Evans steps in front of the Louis Seals pass | 61-59 |
| 04:57 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | La Salle | Leroy Walker (PG), Alex Traylor (PF), Tony Searle (C) David Foti, Louis Seals, Bruce Eberle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow (PG), James Lane (SF), Michael Acklin (PF), James Little (C) Larry Herzig, William Murray, Alvin Evans, William Burnett | |
| 04:49 | Tulsa | Tony Searle is called for the reach on Stanley Zellefrow - foul #4 on Tony Searle, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| 04:49 | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:49 | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:49 | Tulsa | Michael Acklin gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:28 | Tulsa | James Lane buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Zellefrow and he's fouled by Leroy Walker - foul #2 on Leroy Walker, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | La Salle | Bruce Thomas (SF) Marion Crowe | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Norman Roy (SG) Glenn Means | |
| 04:28 | Tulsa | James Lane makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:26 | La Salle | James Little steps in front of the Leroy Walker pass in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| 04:09 | Tulsa | James Little misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Walker - foul #3 on Leroy Walker, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| Subs | La Salle | Billy McCarthy (PG), Joseph Presswood (C) Leroy Walker, Tony Searle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Kroll (SG), Kevin Pardee (SF) Stanley Zellefrow, James Lane | |
| 04:09 | Tulsa | James Little makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:09 | Tulsa | James Little misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:09 | La Salle | Joseph Presswood grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 04:07 | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks loses the dribble to Kevin Pardee in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| 03:54 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee is whistled for a carry | 61-64 |
| Subs | La Salle | Louis Seals (PF) Alex Traylor | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow (PG), William Burnett (C) Norman Roy, James Little | |
| 03:52 | La Salle | Steven Kroll picks off the pass by Jeffrey Sparks in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| 03:46 | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow is fouled on the floor by Bruce Thomas - foul #1 on Bruce Thomas, team foul #13 | 61-64 |
| Subs | La Salle | Leroy Walker (SG) Jeffrey Sparks | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alvin Evans (SF) Michael Acklin | |
| 03:46 | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:46 | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Billy McCarthy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Walker (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bruce Thomas (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Louis Seals (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Presswood (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Stanley Zellefrow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Kroll (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Evans (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Burnett (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Kevin Pardee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:44 | La Salle | Bruce Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| 03:34 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Presswood - foul #2 on Joseph Presswood, team foul #14 | 61-66 |
| Subs | La Salle | Marion Crowe (SF), Bruce Eberle (C) Bruce Thomas, Joseph Presswood | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 03:34 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:34 | Tulsa | Kevin Pardee misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:34 | La Salle | Bruce Eberle snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 03:27 | La Salle | Marion Crowe is fouled on the floor by Kevin Pardee - foul #2 on Kevin Pardee, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Lane (SF) William Burnett | |
| 03:27 | La Salle | Marion Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:27 | La Salle | Marion Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:10 | Tulsa | Stanley Zellefrow misses the shot from the left side | 63-66 |
| 03:08 | La Salle | Billy McCarthy gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:48 | La Salle | Louis Seals can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Pardee - foul #3 on Kevin Pardee, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| Subs | La Salle | Marko Pulaski (SG), Alex Traylor (SF), Tony Searle (C) Leroy Walker, Marion Crowe, Bruce Eberle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Herzig (PG), Glenn Means (SG), William Murray (SF), Michael Acklin (PF), James Little (C) Stanley Zellefrow, Steven Kroll, James Lane, Alvin Evans, Kevin Pardee | |
| 02:48 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 02:48 | La Salle | Louis Seals makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:48 | La Salle | Louis Seals misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:48 | La Salle | Tony Searle grabs the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:31 | La Salle | Alex Traylor misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 02:30 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski tips it in | 66-66 |
| 02:28 | Tulsa | Marko Pulaski is called for the reach on Glenn Means in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marko Pulaski, team foul #15 | 66-66 |
| Subs | La Salle | David Foti (PG), Marion Crowe (SG) Billy McCarthy, Louis Seals | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Norman Roy (PG), William Burnett (C) Larry Herzig, James Little | |
| 02:28 | Tulsa | Glenn Means makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:28 | Tulsa | Glenn Means makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:17 | La Salle | Alex Traylor knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Tony Searle and the foul's on William Burnett - foul #2 on William Burnett, team foul #12 | 68-68 |
| Subs | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks (SG) Marko Pulaski | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alvin Evans (SF) William Murray | |
| 02:17 | La Salle | Alex Traylor makes the free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:04 | Tulsa | Glenn Means drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 01:58 | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Glenn Means - foul #2 on Glenn Means, team foul #13 | 69-71 |
| Subs | La Salle | Billy McCarthy (PG), Bruce Thomas (SF), Louis Seals (PF), Bruce Eberle (C) David Foti, Marion Crowe, Alex Traylor, Tony Searle | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Herzig (PG), Steven Kroll (SG), William Murray (SF), James Little (C) Norman Roy, Glenn Means, Alvin Evans, William Burnett | |
| 01:58 | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:58 | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:38 | Tulsa | Michael Acklin misses the floater from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 01:36 | La Salle | Jeffrey Sparks snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 01:31 | La Salle | James Little denies the turnaround by Bruce Thomas | 71-71 |
| 01:29 | La Salle | Louis Seals tips it home | 73-71 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-71 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Larry Herzig is hacked by Bruce Eberle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Eberle, team foul #16 | 73-71 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Larry Herzig makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Larry Herzig makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:11 | La Salle | Louis Seals hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block | 73-73 |
| 01:09 | Tulsa | Michael Acklin grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:56 | Tulsa | Michael Acklin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-73 |
| 00:56 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-73 |
| 00:33 | La Salle | Billy McCarthy hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Bruce Thomas | 75-73 |
| 00:29 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-73 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Larry Herzig's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Eberle | 75-73 |
| 00:20 | Tulsa | James Little snags the offensive board | 75-73 |
| 00:17 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Sparks is called for the reach on Larry Herzig - foul #5 on Jeffrey Sparks, team foul #17 | 75-73 |
| Subs | La Salle | Marko Pulaski (SG) Jeffrey Sparks | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:17 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| 00:17 | Tulsa | Larry Herzig misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:17 | Tulsa | Larry Herzig makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | La Salle | Steven Kroll is called for the reach on Marko Pulaski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Kroll, team foul #14 | 75-74 |
| 00:16 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:16 | La Salle | Marko Pulaski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Larry Herzig comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | La Salle | Bruce Thomas snags the defensive board | 77-74 |