| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - William Shurtleff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy German (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Robert Defalco inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Scott Lewis is hacked by Leonard Manning - foul #2 on Leonard Manning, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Randy German swats the dunk try by William Romano | 33-33 |
| 19:19 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Lewis | 33-33 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Scott Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | Tulsa | Leonard Manning gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:42 | Tulsa | Dennis Larson lays it in on a nice dish by William Shurtleff | 35-33 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Lewis | 35-35 |
| 18:06 | Tulsa | Randy German's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Hickman (PG), Max Wilson (SG), Ken Pittman (SF), Randy Lyon (PF), Shawn Watkins (C) William Shurtleff, Michael Porter, Dennis Larson, Leonard Manning, Randy German | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Stephen McGlamery (C) Gary Crawford, Robert Defalco, William Romano | |
| 17:55 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Naumann | 35-37 |
| 17:42 | Tulsa | Randy Lyon clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 17:40 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:24 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 35-37 |
| 17:23 | Tulsa | Shawn Watkins snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:18 | Tulsa | Gerald Hickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), William Romano (C) Scott Lewis, Jeffrey Decker | |
| 16:50 | Rice | Ricky Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Larson (SF), Leonard Manning (PF), Randy German (C) Ken Pittman, Randy Lyon, Shawn Watkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Crawford (SG), Robert Defalco (SF) Michael Naumann, Stephen McGlamery | |
| 16:30 | Tulsa | Randy German scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Max Wilson | 37-37 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Larson - foul #2 on Dennis Larson, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Hinojosa (PG), Michael Porter (SG) Gerald Hickman, Max Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Decker (PF), Karson Olson (C) Ricky Jones, William Romano | |
| 16:17 | Rice | Robert Defalco misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:59 | Tulsa | Michael Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 15:57 | Rice | Karson Olson grabs the board | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - John Hinojosa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Manning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy German (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Karson Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Rice | Karson Olson travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Shurtleff (PG), Nick Borelli (SG) John Hinojosa, Randy German | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Stephen McGlamery (C) Robert Jolliff, Karson Olson | |
| 15:35 | Tulsa | Dennis Larson misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #1 on Scott Lewis, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Shawn Watkins (PF), Ken Pittman (C) Leonard Manning, Michael Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG), Karson Olson (C) Gary Crawford, Jeffrey Decker | |
| 15:35 | Tulsa | Dennis Larson misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:35 | Tulsa | Dennis Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 15:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Karson Olson | 37-38 |
| 15:06 | Rice | Robert Defalco hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 15:05 | Rice | Robert Defalco snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:44 | Rice | Robert Defalco scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Lewis and he's hacked by Ken Pittman - foul #1 on Ken Pittman, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Hickman (PG), Randy Lyon (SF), Leonard Manning (PF), Randy German (C) William Shurtleff, Dennis Larson, Shawn Watkins, Ken Pittman | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Jeffrey Decker (PF), William Romano (C) Scott Lewis, Stephen McGlamery, Karson Olson | |
| 14:44 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | Michael Naumann picks off the pass by Gerald Hickman | 37-41 |
| 14:30 | Rice | Michael Naumann misses the easy layup | 37-41 |
| 14:28 | Rice | William Romano snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker is hacked by Leonard Manning - foul #3 on Leonard Manning, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Porter (PG) Gerald Hickman | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Crawford (SG), Ricky Jones (SF) Michael Naumann, Robert Defalco | |
| 13:54 | Rice | Michael Porter steps in front of the Jeffrey Decker pass | 37-41 |
| 13:51 | Tulsa | Michael Porter misses the dunk attempt | 37-41 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Ricky Jones grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 13:48 | Rice | William Romano is hacked by Randy German in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy German, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Max Wilson (SG) Nick Borelli | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG) Robert Jolliff | |
| 13:25 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Leonard Manning - foul #4 on Leonard Manning, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Hickman (PG), Dennis Larson (SF), Shawn Watkins (PF) Michael Porter, Randy Lyon, Leonard Manning | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:25 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:09 | Tulsa | Randy German misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 13:08 | Rice | Ricky Jones grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 13:00 | Tulsa | Randy German grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 12:41 | Tulsa | Randy German misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 12:39 | Rice | Ricky Jones gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Ricky Jones hits the finger roll | 37-45 |
| 11:59 | Tulsa | Shawn Watkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Decker - foul #3 on Jeffrey Decker, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Shurtleff (PG), Nick Borelli (SG), Ken Pittman (SF), Michael Porter (C) Gerald Hickman, Max Wilson, Dennis Larson, Randy German | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Robert Defalco (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF), Karson Olson (C) Scott Lewis, Gary Crawford, Ricky Jones, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| 11:59 | Tulsa | Shawn Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:59 | Tulsa | Shawn Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - William Shurtleff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Borelli (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ken Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) C - Karson Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Rice | Robert Defalco lays it in on a great pass from Robert Jolliff | 39-47 |
| 11:18 | Tulsa | Ken Pittman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Michael Naumann grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 10:57 | Rice | Robert Defalco is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 10:55 | Tulsa | Ken Pittman snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 10:40 | Tulsa | William Shurtleff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 10:39 | Rice | Michael Naumann gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 10:15 | Rice | Michael Porter steps in front of the Robert Defalco pass | 39-47 |
| 09:57 | Tulsa | Nick Borelli is fouled on the floor by Karson Olson - foul #2 on Karson Olson, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Hickman (PG), Max Wilson (SG), Dennis Larson (SF), Randy Lyon (PF), Randy German (C) William Shurtleff, Nick Borelli, Ken Pittman, Shawn Watkins, Michael Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Gary Crawford (SG), Ricky Jones (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Michael Naumann, Robert Defalco, Stephen McGlamery, Karson Olson | |
| 09:49 | Tulsa | Ricky Jones is called for the reach on Gerald Hickman - foul #1 on Ricky Jones, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| 09:41 | Tulsa | Gerald Hickman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 09:39 | Tulsa | Randy Lyon grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 09:25 | Tulsa | Dennis Larson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 39-47 |
| 09:23 | Tulsa | Randy German gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 09:11 | Tulsa | Max Wilson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 09:09 | Tulsa | Randy German tips it but misses | 39-47 |
| 09:08 | Tulsa | Randy Lyon grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 09:00 | Tulsa | Max Wilson travels with the ball | 39-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Hinojosa (PG), Nick Borelli (SG) Gerald Hickman, Max Wilson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 08:58 | Rice | John Hinojosa is called for the reach on Scott Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hinojosa, team foul #7 | 39-47 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Scott Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:58 | Tulsa | Randy German snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 08:43 | Tulsa | Randy German connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nick Borelli | 41-47 |
| 08:22 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gary Crawford | 41-49 |
| 08:13 | Tulsa | Dennis Larson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 08:07 | Rice | Scott Lewis misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 08:06 | Tulsa | Randy German gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | Randy German hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Romano - foul #3 on William Romano, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Hickman (PG), Max Wilson (SG), Leonard Manning (PF) John Hinojosa, Nick Borelli, Randy Lyon | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Michael Naumann (SG), Robert Defalco (SF), Stephen McGlamery (PF), Karson Olson (C) Scott Lewis, Gary Crawford, Ricky Jones, Jeffrey Decker, William Romano | |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | Randy German misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | Randy German makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Gerald Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Max Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Larson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Randy German (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Robert Jolliff (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Naumann (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) C - Karson Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Rice | Robert Defalco knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 07:18 | Tulsa | Max Wilson connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Randy German | 44-51 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Randy German swats the layup by Robert Defalco | 44-51 |
| 06:55 | Tulsa | Leonard Manning grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 06:49 | Tulsa | Gerald Hickman buries a runner in the paint set up by Dennis Larson and the foul's on Robert Jolliff - foul #2 on Robert Jolliff, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Nick Borelli (SG), Ken Pittman (SF), Michael Porter (C) Max Wilson, Dennis Larson, Randy German | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), William Romano (C) Robert Jolliff, Karson Olson | |
| 06:49 | Tulsa | Gerald Hickman makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:24 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the floater from the baseline set up by Scott Lewis | 47-53 |
| 06:10 | Tulsa | Nick Borelli double dribbles | 47-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Shurtleff (PG) Gerald Hickman | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Crawford (SF), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Robert Defalco, Stephen McGlamery | |
| 05:46 | Rice | Michael Naumann is hacked by Nick Borelli - foul #4 on Nick Borelli, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Randy Lyon (SF), Shawn Watkins (C) Ken Pittman, Michael Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Ricky Jones (SF) Gary Crawford | |
| 05:46 | Rice | Michael Naumann makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Michael Naumann makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:21 | Tulsa | Shawn Watkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 05:20 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Romano | 47-55 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Naumann and he's fouled by Randy Lyon - foul #2 on Randy Lyon, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Max Wilson (SG), Dennis Larson (SF) Nick Borelli, Randy Lyon | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), Gary Crawford (SG), Karson Olson (C) Scott Lewis, Michael Naumann, William Romano | |
| 04:59 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker misses the free throw | 47-57 |
| 04:59 | Tulsa | Leonard Manning pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | Max Wilson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Manning | 50-57 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Karson Olson lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Ricky Jones | 50-59 |
| 03:56 | Tulsa | Leonard Manning is whistled for a carry | 50-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Hinojosa (PG), Michael Porter (SG), Ken Pittman (SF), Randy German (C) William Shurtleff, Max Wilson, Dennis Larson, Shawn Watkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Robert Defalco (SF), Stephen McGlamery (C) Robert Jolliff, Ricky Jones, Karson Olson | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - John Hinojosa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ken Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Manning (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Randy German (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Scott Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Defalco (fresh) 22 pts. PF - Jeffrey Decker (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stephen McGlamery (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Robert Defalco clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Ken Pittman - foul #2 on Ken Pittman, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Hickman (PG), Randy Lyon (PF) John Hinojosa, Leonard Manning | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:43 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:43 | Rice | Robert Defalco makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Tulsa | Randy Lyon loses the dribble to Jeffrey Decker | 50-61 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Michael Porter is called for the reach on Gary Crawford - foul #1 on Michael Porter, team foul #11 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Nick Borelli (SG), Dennis Larson (SF), Leonard Manning (PF) Ken Pittman, Randy Lyon, Randy German | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Jolliff (PG), William Romano (C) Scott Lewis, Jeffrey Decker | |
| 02:57 | Rice | Gary Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Gary Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:46 | Tulsa | Michael Porter misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Defalco - foul #2 on Robert Defalco, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Hinojosa (PG), Max Wilson (SF), Shawn Watkins (PF), Ken Pittman (C) Gerald Hickman, Nick Borelli, Dennis Larson, Leonard Manning | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Naumann (SG) Gary Crawford | |
| 02:46 | Tulsa | Michael Porter makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:46 | Tulsa | Michael Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:42 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Shurtleff (PG), Nick Borelli (SG), Dennis Larson (SF) John Hinojosa, Max Wilson, Shawn Watkins | |
| Subs | Rice | Scott Lewis (PG), Ricky Jones (PF) Robert Jolliff, Stephen McGlamery | |
| 02:21 | Rice | Robert Defalco clanks a runner in the lane | 52-63 |
| 02:19 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Ken Pittman | 52-63 |
| 02:15 | Tulsa | William Shurtleff scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nick Borelli | 54-63 |
| 01:52 | Rice | William Romano is called for a charge - foul #4 on William Romano, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Leonard Manning (PF), Randy German (C) Ken Pittman, Michael Porter | |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Crawford (SG), Jeffrey Decker (PF) Michael Naumann, Ricky Jones | |
| 01:37 | Tulsa | William Shurtleff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-63 |
| 01:22 | Tulsa | Nick Borelli can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 01:21 | Tulsa | Randy German grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 01:13 | Tulsa | William Shurtleff loses the dribble to Robert Defalco | 54-63 |
| 01:10 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker jams it on a great pass from Robert Defalco | 54-65 |
| 00:52 | Tulsa | Dennis Larson is called for traveling | 54-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Porter (PG), Max Wilson (SG), Ken Pittman (SF), Randy Lyon (PF), Shawn Watkins (C) William Shurtleff, Nick Borelli, Dennis Larson, Leonard Manning, Randy German | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Jeffrey Decker drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Lewis | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Tulsa | Ken Pittman misses the easy layup | 54-67 |
| 00:23 | Rice | William Romano grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Scott Lewis runs out the clock | 54-67 |