| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Leonard McFatridge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clement Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Reasoner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Wiggs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Sutliff (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Perine (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Burton Lee inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Alexis Marino hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Troy Wiggs - foul #3 on Troy Wiggs, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez (C) Troy Wiggs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Alexis Marino misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Alexis Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:37 | Tulsa | Allan Reasoner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 19:15 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Bernard Perine gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Alexis Marino is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Russell Sutliff | 30-44 |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Oscar Sanchez is denied by Bernard Perine | 30-44 |
| 18:35 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez hits the follow up shot | 32-44 |
| 18:12 | Rice | Alexis Marino is called for 5 seconds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jay Curtis (PG), Elliott Harvey (SG), John Shaver (SF), Danny Scranton (C) Leonard McFatridge, Randy Stanley, Clement Brooks, Oscar Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | James Johnson (PG), Cody Cangelosi (SG), Larry Amann (SF), Stephen Baines (PF), Jeremy Williams (C) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Russell Sutliff, Bernard Perine | |
| 17:53 | Tulsa | John Shaver comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 17:52 | Tulsa | Danny Scranton pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:37 | Tulsa | Danny Scranton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 17:36 | Rice | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 17:19 | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jay Curtis | 35-44 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi is fouled in the backcourt by Elliott Harvey - foul #1 on Elliott Harvey, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| 17:05 | Rice | Stephen Baines drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jeremy Williams | 35-46 |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | John Shaver misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Larry Amann - foul #2 on Larry Amann, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Allen Brown (PG), Randy Stanley (SG), Oscar Sanchez (C) Jay Curtis, Elliott Harvey, Danny Scranton | |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Russell Sutliff (PF), Bernard Perine (C) James Johnson, Larry Amann, Stephen Baines, Jeremy Williams | |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | John Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | John Shaver misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:44 | Rice | Bernard Perine grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:21 | Rice | Allan Reasoner swats the short shot by Bernard Perine | 36-46 |
| 16:19 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi hits the follow up shot | 36-48 |
| 16:06 | Tulsa | John Shaver travels with the ball | 36-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge (PG), Clement Brooks (SF) Allen Brown, John Shaver | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG) Cody Cangelosi | |
| 15:40 | Rice | Alexis Marino hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Leonard McFatridge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clement Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Reasoner (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Sanchez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexis Marino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Burton Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Sutliff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Perine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Tulsa | Clement Brooks is fouled on the floor by Bernard Perine - foul #2 on Bernard Perine, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey (SG), Allen Urrutia (SF), Troy Wiggs (C) Randy Stanley, Allan Reasoner, Oscar Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Singer (SF), Stephen Baines (PF) Burton Lee, Russell Sutliff | |
| 15:05 | Tulsa | Allen Urrutia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 15:03 | Rice | Bernard Perine grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 14:48 | Rice | Alexis Marino is whistled for a carry | 36-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jay Curtis (PG), Danny Scranton (PF) Leonard McFatridge, Clement Brooks | |
| Subs | Rice | James Johnson (PG), Larry Amann (SG), Jeremy Williams (C) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Bernard Perine | |
| 14:31 | Tulsa | Allen Urrutia makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jay Curtis and he's hacked by Larry Amann - foul #3 on Larry Amann, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Randy Stanley (SG) Elliott Harvey | |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (PG) James Johnson | |
| 14:31 | Tulsa | Allen Urrutia misses the free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Larry Amann grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Danny Scranton is called for the reach on Cody Cangelosi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Scranton, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Larry Amann misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-50 |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | Randy Stanley pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 14:07 | Tulsa | Jay Curtis drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Troy Wiggs | 41-50 |
| 14:01 | Rice | Allen Urrutia is called for the reach on Larry Amann in the backcourt - foul #4 on Allen Urrutia, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Clement Brooks (SF) Allen Urrutia | |
| Subs | Rice | James Johnson (PG), Russell Sutliff (PF) Stephen Baines, Jeremy Williams | |
| 13:42 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi is hacked by Troy Wiggs - foul #4 on Troy Wiggs, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Shaver (SF), Allan Reasoner (PF), Oscar Sanchez (C) Clement Brooks, Danny Scranton, Troy Wiggs | |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Bernard Perine (C) Cody Cangelosi, Larry Amann, Harold Singer | |
| 13:31 | Rice | Russell Sutliff misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jay Curtis - foul #1 on Jay Curtis, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Russell Sutliff makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:31 | Rice | Russell Sutliff makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 13:12 | Tulsa | Jay Curtis scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Randy Stanley | 43-52 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Russell Sutliff is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 43-52 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Alexis Marino tips it home | 43-54 |
| 12:35 | Tulsa | Jay Curtis knocks in the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Bernard Perine - foul #3 on Bernard Perine, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey (SG), Clement Brooks (SF), Danny Scranton (C) Randy Stanley, John Shaver, Oscar Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Cody Cangelosi (SG), Harold Singer (SF), Stephen Baines (PF), Jeremy Williams (C) James Johnson, Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Russell Sutliff, Bernard Perine | |
| 12:35 | Tulsa | Jay Curtis misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:35 | Rice | Stephen Baines grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:26 | Rice | Stephen Baines knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Singer | 45-57 |
| 12:13 | Tulsa | Alfred Smith is called for the reach on Allan Reasoner - foul #2 on Alfred Smith, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge (PG) Jay Curtis | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:59 | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Alfred Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 11:43 | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 11:24 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Baines - foul #2 on Stephen Baines, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Randy Stanley (SG), Oscar Sanchez (C) Elliott Harvey, Danny Scranton | |
| Subs | Rice | Larry Amann (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Russell Sutliff (PF), Bernard Perine (C) Cody Cangelosi, Harold Singer, Stephen Baines, Jeremy Williams | |
| 11:24 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 11:24 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 11:24 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Leonard McFatridge (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clement Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Reasoner (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Sanchez (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Amann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Burton Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Sutliff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Perine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:09 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Alfred Smith - foul #3 on Alfred Smith, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Johnson (PG) Alfred Smith | |
| 11:09 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 11:09 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 11:09 | Rice | Russell Sutliff grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Bernard Perine is hacked by Randy Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Stanley, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 11:00 | Tulsa | Allan Reasoner buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonard McFatridge | 52-59 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Russell Sutliff banks in the wide open layup | 52-61 |
| 10:23 | Tulsa | Randy Stanley loses the dribble to Burton Lee | 52-61 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Clement Brooks is called for the reach on Burton Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clement Brooks, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Allen Brown (PG), Elliott Harvey (SG), John Shaver (SF) Leonard McFatridge, Randy Stanley, Clement Brooks | |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (PG) James Johnson | |
| 10:20 | Rice | Burton Lee misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 10:20 | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:16 | Tulsa | Cody Cangelosi is called for the reach on Allen Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cody Cangelosi, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Scranton (C) Allan Reasoner | |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG) Burton Lee | |
| 10:16 | Tulsa | Allen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 10:16 | Tulsa | Allen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Harold Singer (PF), Stephen Baines (C) Russell Sutliff, Bernard Perine | |
| 09:52 | Tulsa | Allen Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-61 |
| 09:51 | Rice | Alexis Marino grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 09:27 | Rice | Harold Singer is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 09:25 | Tulsa | Danny Scranton pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 09:08 | Tulsa | John Shaver hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Allen Brown | 56-61 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Allen Brown steals it from Cody Cangelosi in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 09:04 | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey banks in the layup set up by Allen Brown | 58-61 |
| 08:49 | Rice | Harold Singer is open and scores on a jumper in the lane | 58-63 |
| 08:28 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Baines - foul #3 on Stephen Baines, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge (PG), Randy Stanley (SG), Clement Brooks (SF), Allan Reasoner (PF) Allen Brown, Elliott Harvey, John Shaver, Danny Scranton | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Burton Lee (SF), Jeremy Williams (PF), Bernard Perine (C) Cody Cangelosi, Larry Amann, Harold Singer, Stephen Baines | |
| 08:28 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:28 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Jeremy Williams grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 08:13 | Rice | Burton Lee misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 59-63 |
| 08:11 | Tulsa | Clement Brooks gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 07:50 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Allan Reasoner and he's fouled by Jeremy Williams - foul #2 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Allen Urrutia (SF), Troy Wiggs (C) Clement Brooks, Allan Reasoner | |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Sutliff (PF) Bernard Perine | |
| 07:50 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez misses the free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Russell Sutliff pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 07:29 | Rice | Russell Sutliff makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Alfred Smith | 61-65 |
| 07:08 | Tulsa | Jeremy Williams is called for the reach on Leonard McFatridge - foul #3 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #11 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jay Curtis (SG), Allan Reasoner (PF) Randy Stanley, Oscar Sanchez | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Perine (C) Jeremy Williams | |
| 07:08 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 07:08 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Leonard McFatridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Curtis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Urrutia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Allan Reasoner (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Wiggs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Alfred Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alexis Marino (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Burton Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Sutliff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Perine (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Rice | Russell Sutliff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 06:57 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:53 | Tulsa | Jay Curtis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-65 |
| 06:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Burton Lee | 63-65 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Bernard Perine misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Allen Urrutia - foul #5 on Allen Urrutia, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Randy Stanley (SG), Clement Brooks (SF) Leonard McFatridge, Allen Urrutia | |
| Subs | Rice | James Johnson (PG), Harold Singer (SF) Alfred Smith, Burton Lee | |
| 06:32 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 06:32 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 06:03 | Tulsa | Troy Wiggs lays it in | 65-67 |
| 06:00 | Rice | Alexis Marino is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexis Marino, team foul #12 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Shaver (SF) Clement Brooks | |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (SG), Stephen Baines (PF) Alexis Marino, Russell Sutliff | |
| 05:43 | Tulsa | Randy Stanley is fouled on the floor by Cody Cangelosi - foul #2 on Cody Cangelosi, team foul #13 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey (PG) Jay Curtis | |
| Subs | Rice | Burton Lee (SF) Harold Singer | |
| 05:43 | Tulsa | Randy Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:43 | Tulsa | Randy Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:32 | Rice | Burton Lee misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 67-67 |
| 05:30 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Troy Wiggs | 67-67 |
| 05:04 | Tulsa | Randy Stanley comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 05:02 | Rice | The rebound goes to Stephen Baines | 67-67 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Cody Cangelosi, team foul #14 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jay Curtis (PG), Clement Brooks (SF), Danny Scranton (PF) Elliott Harvey, John Shaver, Allan Reasoner | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Harold Singer (SF), Russell Sutliff (PF), Jeremy Williams (C) James Johnson, Cody Cangelosi, Burton Lee, Stephen Baines, Bernard Perine | |
| 04:25 | Tulsa | Danny Scranton loses the dribble to Russell Sutliff | 67-67 |
| 04:01 | Rice | Jeremy Williams clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 03:59 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Smith | 67-67 |
| 03:32 | Rice | Jeremy Williams knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Alexis Marino | 67-69 |
| 03:16 | Tulsa | Danny Scranton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 03:14 | Rice | Alexis Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 02:55 | Rice | Alfred Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alexis Marino | 67-72 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge (PG), Elliott Harvey (SG), John Shaver (SF), Allan Reasoner (PF), Oscar Sanchez (C) Jay Curtis, Randy Stanley, Clement Brooks, Danny Scranton, Troy Wiggs | |
| Subs | Rice | James Johnson (PG), Cody Cangelosi (SG), Larry Amann (SF), Stephen Baines (C) Alfred Smith, Alexis Marino, Russell Sutliff, Jeremy Williams | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Leonard McFatridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elliott Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Shaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allan Reasoner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Sanchez (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Cangelosi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Amann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Singer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Stephen Baines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Harold Singer - foul #4 on Harold Singer, team foul #15 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Bernard Perine (C) Harold Singer | |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Oscar Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:30 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Clement Brooks (SF), Danny Scranton (C) John Shaver, Allan Reasoner | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Burton Lee (SF), Harold Singer (PF) James Johnson, Larry Amann, Stephen Baines | |
| 02:23 | Rice | Alfred Smith is fouled on the floor by Clement Brooks - foul #2 on Clement Brooks, team foul #10 | 68-72 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Alfred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Alfred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:20 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-74 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Randy Stanley (SG) Elliott Harvey | |
| Subs | Rice | Russell Sutliff (PF) Harold Singer | |
| 02:07 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Stanley | 71-74 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Russell Sutliff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Bernard Perine grabs the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi is hacked by Danny Scranton - foul #3 on Danny Scranton, team foul #11 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Allan Reasoner (PF), Troy Wiggs (C) Oscar Sanchez, Danny Scranton | |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG) Alfred Smith | |
| 01:30 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Cody Cangelosi makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 01:14 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 71-76 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Burton Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Russell Sutliff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 00:56 | Tulsa | Allan Reasoner pulls down the rebound | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Bernard Perine gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Bernard Perine is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard McFatridge - foul #3 on Leonard McFatridge, team foul #12 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Johnson (PG), Larry Amann (SF), Stephen Baines (PF) Alexis Marino, Burton Lee, Russell Sutliff | |
| 00:44 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Tulsa | Clement Brooks misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 71-78 |
| 00:37 | Tulsa | Allan Reasoner grabs the offensive board | 71-78 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Randy Stanley | 74-78 |
| 00:33 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-78 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alfred Smith (PG), Alexis Marino (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Harold Singer (PF) James Johnson, Cody Cangelosi, Larry Amann, Stephen Baines | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Bernard Perine is hacked by Randy Stanley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Stanley, team foul #13 | 74-78 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:32 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | Troy Wiggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-80 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (SG) Alexis Marino | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Alfred Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard McFatridge - foul #4 on Leonard McFatridge, team foul #14 | 74-80 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Alfred Smith misses the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Alfred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Leonard McFatridge scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clement Brooks | 77-81 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-81 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG) Cody Cangelosi | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Leonard McFatridge is called for the reach on Bernard Perine in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard McFatridge, team foul #15 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey (PG) Leonard McFatridge | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:20 | Rice | Bernard Perine makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Bernard Perine misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Burton Lee grabs the offensive board | 77-82 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Clement Brooks is called for the reach on Burton Lee - foul #3 on Clement Brooks, team foul #16 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cody Cangelosi (SG) Alexis Marino | |
| 00:17 | Rice | Burton Lee makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Burton Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:17 | Tulsa | Troy Wiggs gets the rebound | 77-83 |
| 00:17 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-83 |
| 00:09 | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-83 |
| 00:08 | Tulsa | Clement Brooks snags the offensive board | 77-83 |
| 00:06 | Tulsa | Burton Lee blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Elliott Harvey | 77-83 |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | Randy Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 77-83 |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-83 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Alexis Marino (SG), Russell Sutliff (PF) Cody Cangelosi, Harold Singer | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Elliott Harvey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-83 |