| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fresh) SG - Brian Talton (fresh) SF - James Saver (fresh) PF - Harris Bushey (fresh) C - David Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Homer Sumlin (fresh) SG - Mark Bryant (fresh) SF - James Williamson (fresh) PF - James Loo (fresh) C - Raymond Quiles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | David Gibson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on David Gibson | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tulsa | Harris Bushey takes the ball from James Loo | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Brian Talton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Loo | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles is fouled on the floor by David Gibson - foul #1 on David Gibson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | James Williamson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Talton - foul #1 on Brian Talton, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Thompson (SF) Homer Sumlin | |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | James Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | James Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:17 | Rice | Harris Bushey can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:16 | Rice | David Gibson tips it in | 2-1 |
| 17:54 | Tulsa | James Williamson is fouled on the floor by David Gibson - foul #2 on David Gibson, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Leroy Graber (SG), Alex Hosler (SF), Manuel Ingles (PF), Joseph Fields (C) James Faucett, Brian Talton, James Saver, Harris Bushey, David Gibson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin (PG) Brandon Thompson | |
| 17:33 | Tulsa | Manuel Ingles steps in front of the James Williamson pass | 2-1 |
| 17:23 | Rice | Manuel Ingles misses the easy layup | 2-1 |
| 17:21 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | James Loo hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Williamson | 2-3 |
| 16:53 | Rice | Lyle Joyal loses the dribble to Raymond Quiles | 2-3 |
| 16:31 | Tulsa | James Williamson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Lyle Joyal - foul #1 on Lyle Joyal, team foul #4 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Rice | James Saver (SG), Harris Bushey (PF) Alex Hosler, Manuel Ingles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sam Just (SG), Brandon Thompson (SF) Homer Sumlin, Mark Bryant | |
| 16:31 | Tulsa | James Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:31 | Tulsa | James Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:24 | Rice | James Williamson steals it from Lyle Joyal in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 16:12 | Tulsa | Leroy Graber picks off the pass by James Williamson | 2-5 |
| 16:07 | Rice | Leroy Graber hits the finger roll | 4-5 |
| 16:00 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles buries a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Joseph Fields - foul #1 on Joseph Fields, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Brian Talton (SG), Samuel Penny (C) Lyle Joyal, Leroy Graber, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin (PG) James Williamson | |
| 16:00 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fresh) SG - Brian Talton (fresh) SF - James Saver (fresh) PF - Harris Bushey (fresh) C - Samuel Penny (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Homer Sumlin (fresh) SG - Sam Just (fresh) SF - Brandon Thompson (fresh) PF - James Loo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Quiles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | Samuel Penny hits a wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Talton | 6-8 |
| 15:25 | Tulsa | Brandon Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Rice | Harris Bushey grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:18 | Rice | James Faucett is fouled in the backcourt by Homer Sumlin - foul #1 on Homer Sumlin, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Leroy Graber (SF), Alex Hosler (PF), Joseph Fields (C) James Faucett, James Saver, Harris Bushey, Samuel Penny | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Whitcomb (SG), Henry Coleman (SF) Sam Just, Brandon Thompson | |
| 15:13 | Rice | Alex Hosler makes the runner from close range set up by Brian Talton | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Tulsa | James Loo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lyle Joyal - foul #2 on Lyle Joyal, team foul #6 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), James Saver (SG), Harris Bushey (PF), Samuel Penny (C) Lyle Joyal, Brian Talton, Leroy Graber, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy (SG) Homer Sumlin | |
| 14:54 | Tulsa | James Loo makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:54 | Tulsa | James Loo misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Samuel Penny pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | Rice | James Saver is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 8-9 |
| 14:40 | Rice | James Saver hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | Tulsa | James Loo connects on the shot from close range and he's fouled by Samuel Penny - foul #1 on Samuel Penny, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (SG) Harris Bushey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:31 | Tulsa | James Loo makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:12 | Rice | James Faucett drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Hosler | 12-12 |
| 13:58 | Tulsa | James Loo buries a jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 13:42 | Rice | James Saver is hacked by Henry Coleman - foul #1 on Henry Coleman, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Leroy Graber (SG), Manuel Ingles (SF), Harris Bushey (PF), Joseph Fields (C) Brian Talton, James Saver, Alex Hosler, Samuel Penny | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Bryant (PG), Sam Just (SG), Brandon Thompson (SF) Michael Whitcomb, Gerald Pomeroy, Henry Coleman | |
| 13:31 | Rice | Harris Bushey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Faucett | 14-14 |
| 13:17 | Tulsa | Brandon Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 13:15 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles tips it but misses | 14-14 |
| 13:14 | Tulsa | James Loo tips it but misses | 14-14 |
| 13:12 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:47 | Tulsa | James Loo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Leroy Graber grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 12:42 | Rice | Leroy Graber is hacked by Mark Bryant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Bryant, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (PG), James Saver (SG), Alex Hosler (SF), Samuel Penny (C) James Faucett, Leroy Graber, Manuel Ingles, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin (PG), James Williamson (SF) Mark Bryant, Brandon Thompson | |
| 12:30 | Rice | James Saver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Sam Just - foul #1 on Sam Just, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Ingles (SF) Alex Hosler | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Whitcomb (SG) Sam Just | |
| 12:30 | Rice | James Saver makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:30 | Rice | James Saver makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:14 | Tulsa | James Loo's floater is knocked away by Samuel Penny | 16-14 |
| 12:12 | Rice | James Saver pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Harris Bushey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Leroy Graber (SF), Alex Hosler (PF), Joseph Fields (C) Brian Talton, Manuel Ingles, Harris Bushey, Samuel Penny | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Saver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leroy Graber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Hosler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Fields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Homer Sumlin (fresh) SG - Michael Whitcomb (fresh) SF - James Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Loo (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Quiles (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Tulsa | Michael Whitcomb misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 11:38 | Rice | Alex Hosler snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:36 | Rice | James Williamson is called for the reach on James Faucett in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Williamson, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (SG), Harris Bushey (PF), Samuel Penny (C) Leroy Graber, Alex Hosler, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy (SG) Michael Whitcomb | |
| 11:16 | Rice | James Faucett scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harris Bushey | 19-14 |
| 11:01 | Tulsa | Brian Talton picks off the pass by Raymond Quiles | 19-14 |
| 10:58 | Rice | Harris Bushey misses the easy layup | 19-14 |
| 10:57 | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Samuel Penny pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:33 | Rice | James Williamson is called for the reach on Brian Talton in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Williamson, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Leroy Graber (SG), Alex Hosler (SF), Manuel Ingles (PF), Joseph Fields (C) James Faucett, James Saver, Harris Bushey, Samuel Penny | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Whitcomb (PG), Mark Bryant (SG), Brandon Thompson (SF) Homer Sumlin, Gerald Pomeroy, James Williamson | |
| 10:14 | Rice | Leroy Graber connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Talton | 22-14 |
| 09:46 | Tulsa | Alex Hosler steals the ball from Michael Whitcomb | 22-14 |
| 09:29 | Rice | Alex Hosler misses the easy layup | 22-14 |
| 09:28 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:10 | Tulsa | The jump hook by James Loo is blocked by Joseph Fields | 22-14 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Leroy Graber grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Leroy Graber is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Fields | 25-14 |
| 08:41 | Tulsa | James Loo misses long on a shot from the right side | 25-14 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Manuel Ingles grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 08:37 | Rice | Leroy Graber is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Bryant - foul #2 on Mark Bryant, team foul #7 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), James Saver (SF), Harris Bushey (PF), Samuel Penny (C) Brian Talton, Alex Hosler, Manuel Ingles, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy (PG), Sam Just (SG), Henry Coleman (SF) Michael Whitcomb, Mark Bryant, Brandon Thompson | |
| 08:37 | Rice | Leroy Graber misses the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 08:37 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles snags the defensive board | 25-14 |
| 08:08 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-14 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Samuel Penny gets the rebound | 25-14 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Harris Bushey is hacked by Gerald Pomeroy - foul #1 on Gerald Pomeroy, team foul #8 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Ingles (SF) Leroy Graber | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin (PG) Gerald Pomeroy | |
| 08:03 | Rice | Harris Bushey makes the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 08:03 | Rice | Harris Bushey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 07:44 | Tulsa | Raymond Quiles is called for traveling | 27-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Alex Hosler (SF) Manuel Ingles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Saver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alex Hosler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harris Bushey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Penny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Homer Sumlin (fresh) SG - Sam Just (fresh) SF - Henry Coleman (fresh) PF - James Loo (very tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Quiles (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Samuel Penny is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by James Faucett | 29-14 |
| 07:10 | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (SG) Alex Hosler | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy (PG), Brandon Thompson (SF) Homer Sumlin, Henry Coleman | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Harris Bushey clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Raymond Quiles - foul #1 on Raymond Quiles, team foul #9 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Manuel Ingles (SF), Joseph Fields (C) Brian Talton, Samuel Penny | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Harris Bushey makes the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 06:50 | Rice | Harris Bushey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-14 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | James Loo misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-14 |
| 06:33 | Tulsa | Brandon Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-14 |
| 06:18 | Tulsa | James Loo's 3 pointer is rejected by James Saver | 31-14 |
| 06:16 | Rice | Manuel Ingles gets the rebound | 31-14 |
| 06:14 | Rice | James Saver is hacked by Sam Just in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sam Just, team foul #10 | 31-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (SG), Samuel Penny (C) Manuel Ingles, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Whitcomb (PG) Sam Just | |
| 06:14 | Rice | James Saver misses the 1st free throw | 31-14 |
| 06:14 | Rice | James Saver misses the 2nd free throw | 31-14 |
| 06:14 | Rice | Harris Bushey grabs the offensive board | 31-14 |
| 05:58 | Rice | James Faucett drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Saver | 34-14 |
| 05:46 | Tulsa | Brandon Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-14 |
| 05:44 | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy grabs the offensive board | 34-14 |
| 05:28 | Tulsa | James Loo loses the dribble to Samuel Penny | 34-14 |
| 05:24 | Rice | Samuel Penny is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Leroy Graber (SF), Joseph Fields (C) James Faucett, Samuel Penny | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin (PG) Gerald Pomeroy | |
| 05:12 | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-14 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Brian Talton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-14 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Brandon Thompson is called for the reach on Leroy Graber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Thompson, team foul #11 | 34-14 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Alex Hosler (PF) Brian Talton, Harris Bushey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:05 | Rice | Leroy Graber makes the 1st free throw | 35-14 |
| 05:05 | Rice | Leroy Graber makes the 2nd free throw | 36-14 |
| 04:45 | Tulsa | Michael Whitcomb makes the shot from the right side | 36-16 |
| 04:39 | Rice | James Loo is called for the reach on Alex Hosler - foul #1 on James Loo, team foul #12 | 36-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Brian Talton (PG), Harris Bushey (PF), Samuel Penny (C) James Faucett, Leroy Graber, Joseph Fields | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Henry Coleman (SF) Brandon Thompson | |
| 04:39 | Rice | Alex Hosler makes the 1st free throw | 37-16 |
| 04:39 | Rice | Alex Hosler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-16 |
| 04:27 | Tulsa | James Loo comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harris Bushey - foul #1 on Harris Bushey, team foul #8 | 38-16 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (PG), Manuel Ingles (SF) Brian Talton, Alex Hosler | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 04:27 | Tulsa | James Loo misses the 1st free throw | 38-16 |
| 04:27 | Tulsa | James Loo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-17 |
| 04:14 | Rice | James Faucett is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 40-17 |
| 03:50 | Tulsa | The jump hook by James Loo is blocked by Manuel Ingles | 40-17 |
| 03:49 | Tulsa | James Loo tips it back up and in | 40-19 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Harris Bushey is open and buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Saver | 42-19 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Faucett (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Saver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Manuel Ingles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harris Bushey (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Penny (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Homer Sumlin (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Whitcomb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Coleman (fairly fresh) PF - James Loo (very tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Quiles (very tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-19 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Samuel Penny pulls down the rebound | 42-19 |
| 03:15 | Rice | James Faucett hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 42-19 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Manuel Ingles grabs the offensive board | 42-19 |
| 02:54 | Rice | James Saver is fouled on the floor by James Loo - foul #2 on James Loo, team foul #13 | 42-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Lyle Joyal (PG), Brian Talton (SG), Alex Hosler (PF), David Gibson (C) James Faucett, Manuel Ingles, Harris Bushey, Samuel Penny | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy (PG), Mark Bryant (SG), James Williamson (SF) Homer Sumlin, Michael Whitcomb, Henry Coleman | |
| 02:54 | Rice | James Saver makes the 1st free throw | 43-19 |
| 02:54 | Rice | James Saver makes the 2nd free throw | 44-19 |
| 02:40 | Tulsa | Mark Bryant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 44-19 |
| 02:39 | Rice | David Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-19 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Brian Talton is hacked by James Williamson - foul #3 on James Williamson, team foul #14 | 44-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Leroy Graber (SF) James Saver | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Thompson (SF) James Williamson | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Brian Talton makes the 1st free throw | 45-19 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Brian Talton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-19 |
| 02:10 | Tulsa | Gerald Pomeroy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-19 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Alex Hosler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-19 |
| 01:42 | Rice | Leroy Graber misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-19 |
| 01:41 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Loo | 46-19 |
| 01:30 | Tulsa | James Loo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-19 |
| 01:29 | Rice | Alex Hosler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-19 |
| 01:02 | Rice | Lyle Joyal knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brian Talton | 49-19 |
| 00:55 | Tulsa | Alex Hosler swats the layup by Raymond Quiles | 49-19 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Alex Hosler gets the rebound | 49-19 |
| 00:35 | Rice | Lyle Joyal can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-19 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Brian Talton grabs the offensive rebound | 49-19 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Leroy Graber steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-19 |
| Subs | Rice | James Faucett (SG), James Saver (SF), Harris Bushey (PF) Brian Talton, Leroy Graber, Alex Hosler | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Homer Sumlin (PG), Sam Just (SG) Gerald Pomeroy, Mark Bryant | |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | Brandon Thompson loses the dribble to James Faucett | 49-19 |
| 00:02 | Rice | James Faucett can't finish the layup | 49-19 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 49-19 |