| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Reber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent McCage (fresh) C - James Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hector Martinez (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Patrick Engelke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lenny Blocher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Pothier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Lenny Blocher inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tulsa | Patrick Engelke hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Hector Martinez | 30-39 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Aaron Swink is fouled on the floor by Larry Smith - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:10 | Samford | James Knowles misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Smith - foul #3 on Larry Smith, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Avans (C) Larry Smith | |
| 19:10 | Samford | James Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:10 | Samford | James Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:58 | Tulsa | Michael Avans connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Hector Martinez | 32-42 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Aaron Swink makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Reber | 35-42 |
| 18:23 | Tulsa | Patrick Engelke misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Knowles - foul #3 on James Knowles, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Cutlip (SF), Jerry Quist (PF), Logan Green (C) Brian Reber, Vincent McCage, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Topolinski (PG), Lawrence Adams (SF), Benito Valdez (PF) Hector Martinez, Lenny Blocher, John Pothier | |
| 18:23 | Tulsa | Patrick Engelke misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:23 | Tulsa | Patrick Engelke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Lawrence Adams steps in front of the Logan Green pass | 35-43 |
| 18:07 | Tulsa | Patrick Engelke hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Adams | 35-45 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Lawrence Adams steps in front of the Logan Green pass | 35-45 |
| 17:54 | Tulsa | Lawrence Adams misses the dunk | 35-45 |
| 17:53 | Tulsa | Benito Valdez pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 17:31 | Tulsa | Benito Valdez misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 17:29 | Tulsa | Michael Avans tips it back up and in | 35-47 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Aaron Swink scores on a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Patrick Engelke - foul #1 on Patrick Engelke, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (PG), Brian Reber (SF), Vincent McCage (PF) Walter Harris, Richard Cutlip, Logan Green | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hector Martinez (PG), Lenny Blocher (SF), John Pothier (PF) Christopher Topolinski, Patrick Engelke, Michael Avans | |
| 17:03 | Samford | Aaron Swink makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 16:47 | Tulsa | Benito Valdez connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lenny Blocher | 38-50 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Hector Martinez takes the ball from Aaron Swink in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | Hector Martinez lays it up and in | 38-52 |
| 16:24 | Samford | Aaron Swink comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Jerry Quist snags the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Vincent McCage misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 38-52 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Aaron Swink grabs the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Vincent McCage buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Hanson | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Swink (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Reber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent McCage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Quist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hector Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. SG - Lawrence Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lenny Blocher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Pothier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benito Valdez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Tulsa | Benito Valdez is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hanson - foul #2 on Ronald Hanson, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG), Richard Cutlip (SF), Logan Green (PF), James Knowles (C) Aaron Swink, Brian Reber, Vincent McCage, Jerry Quist | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Topolinski (PG), James Earnest (SG), Michael Avans (PF), Larry Smith (C) Hector Martinez, Lawrence Adams, John Pothier, Benito Valdez | |
| 15:21 | Tulsa | Christopher Topolinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-52 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Walter Harris makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Cutlip | 42-52 |
| 14:50 | Tulsa | Michael Avans misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Larry Smith hits the follow up shot | 42-54 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Logan Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-54 |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | Lenny Blocher pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 14:06 | Tulsa | Larry Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lenny Blocher | 42-57 |
| 13:55 | Samford | Larry Smith takes the ball from Richard Cutlip | 42-57 |
| 13:43 | Tulsa | Michael Avans knocks in the floater near the basket set up by James Earnest and the foul's on Logan Green - foul #3 on Logan Green, team foul #3 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Rubin Gregory (SG), Jay Buck (SF), Ross Sexton (PF) Ronald Hanson, Richard Cutlip, Logan Green | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hector Martinez (PG), Patrick Engelke (SG), Benito Valdez (SF), John Pothier (PF) Christopher Topolinski, James Earnest, Lenny Blocher, Larry Smith | |
| 13:43 | Tulsa | Michael Avans makes the free throw | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:23 | Samford | Hector Martinez picks off the pass by James Knowles | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:04 | Tulsa | Benito Valdez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Reber (SF), Vincent McCage (PF) Jay Buck, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lawrence Adams (SF) Michael Avans | |
| 12:41 | Samford | Vincent McCage misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on John Pothier - foul #2 on John Pothier, team foul #4 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Cutlip (SG) Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Earnest (SG), Larry Smith (C) Patrick Engelke, Benito Valdez | |
| 12:41 | Samford | Vincent McCage makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Vincent McCage makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:19 | Tulsa | Larry Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Rubin Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by Hector Martinez - foul #3 on Hector Martinez, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Aaron Swink (SG), Jerry Quist (C) Rubin Gregory, Ross Sexton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Clinton Dorman (PG) Hector Martinez | |
| 12:02 | Samford | Brian Reber is called for traveling | 44-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG) Brian Reber | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Swink (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cutlip (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent McCage (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Quist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Clinton Dorman (fresh) SG - James Earnest (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Pothier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Tulsa | Larry Smith buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Earnest | 44-65 |
| 11:23 | Samford | Aaron Swink knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Quist | 47-65 |
| 11:00 | Tulsa | Clinton Dorman misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 47-65 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Vincent McCage gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 10:55 | Samford | Vincent McCage is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (PG), Rubin Gregory (SG), Brian Reber (SF), Logan Green (PF), James Knowles (C) Walter Harris, Aaron Swink, Richard Cutlip, Vincent McCage, Jerry Quist | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hector Martinez (PG), Patrick Engelke (SG), Lenny Blocher (SF), Benito Valdez (PF) Clinton Dorman, James Earnest, Lawrence Adams, John Pothier | |
| 10:40 | Tulsa | Larry Smith is fouled on the floor by Rubin Gregory - foul #1 on Rubin Gregory, team foul #4 | 47-65 |
| 10:22 | Tulsa | Lenny Blocher comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 10:20 | Tulsa | Benito Valdez tips it in | 47-67 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Hector Martinez steps in front of the Ronald Hanson pass | 47-67 |
| 10:06 | Tulsa | Hector Martinez jams it | 47-69 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Brian Reber makes the driving attempt in the lane | 49-69 |
| 09:37 | Tulsa | Hector Martinez is called for 5 seconds | 49-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG), Jay Buck (SF) Rubin Gregory, Brian Reber | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Topolinski (PG), James Earnest (SG), Michael Avans (C) Hector Martinez, Patrick Engelke, Larry Smith | |
| 09:21 | Samford | Ronald Hanson misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-69 |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | Michael Avans grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 08:57 | Tulsa | Benito Valdez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-69 |
| 08:56 | Samford | James Knowles pulls down the rebound | 49-69 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Ronald Hanson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-69 |
| 08:50 | Tulsa | Benito Valdez grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 08:33 | Tulsa | Lenny Blocher double dribbles | 49-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Aaron Swink (SG), Richard Cutlip (SF), Jerry Quist (PF), Ross Sexton (C) Ronald Hanson, Jay Buck, Logan Green, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lawrence Adams (SF), John Pothier (PF) Lenny Blocher, Benito Valdez | |
| 08:11 | Samford | Jerry Quist makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 07:47 | Tulsa | John Pothier loses the ball out of bounds | 51-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Vincent McCage (PF) Ross Sexton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hector Martinez (PG), Patrick Engelke (SG), Larry Smith (C) Christopher Topolinski, James Earnest, Michael Avans | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Swink (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cutlip (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent McCage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Quist (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hector Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Engelke (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lawrence Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Pothier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Samford | Vincent McCage buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Walter Harris | 54-69 |
| 07:03 | Tulsa | Patrick Engelke scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Pothier | 54-71 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Jerry Quist steps out of bounds on the baseline | 54-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Rubin Gregory (PG), Brian Reber (SF), James Knowles (C) Walter Harris, Aaron Swink, Jerry Quist | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Earnest (SG), Benito Valdez (SF) Patrick Engelke, Lawrence Adams | |
| 06:27 | Tulsa | Benito Valdez's fadeaway is rejected by Rubin Gregory | 54-71 |
| 06:26 | Samford | James Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Richard Cutlip clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Pothier - foul #3 on John Pothier, team foul #6 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (SG), Logan Green (PF) Rubin Gregory, Vincent McCage | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Clinton Dorman (PG), Lenny Blocher (SF), Michael Avans (C) Hector Martinez, John Pothier, Larry Smith | |
| 06:13 | Samford | Richard Cutlip makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Richard Cutlip makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 05:45 | Tulsa | Benito Valdez hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-71 |
| 05:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ronald Hanson | 56-71 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Ronald Hanson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 05:26 | Tulsa | James Earnest grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 05:07 | Tulsa | James Earnest connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Clinton Dorman | 56-73 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Ronald Hanson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Reber | 59-73 |
| 04:36 | Tulsa | Michael Avans misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-73 |
| 04:35 | Samford | Richard Cutlip snags the defensive board | 59-73 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Richard Cutlip is hacked by James Earnest - foul #4 on James Earnest, team foul #7 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG), Aaron Swink (SG), Jerry Quist (PF), Ross Sexton (C) Ronald Hanson, Brian Reber, Logan Green, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hector Martinez (PG), Patrick Engelke (SG), Lawrence Adams (SF), John Pothier (PF), Larry Smith (C) Clinton Dorman, James Earnest, Lenny Blocher, Benito Valdez, Michael Avans | |
| 04:15 | Samford | Richard Cutlip makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Richard Cutlip misses the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 04:15 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Larry Smith | 60-73 |
| 03:55 | Tulsa | Lawrence Adams is hacked by Ross Sexton - foul #2 on Ross Sexton, team foul #5 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Rubin Gregory (SF), Vincent McCage (PF) Richard Cutlip, Ross Sexton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:32 | Tulsa | John Pothier hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Patrick Engelke and he's hacked by Walter Harris - foul #1 on Walter Harris, team foul #6 | 60-75 |
| 03:32 | Tulsa | John Pothier misses the free throw | 60-75 |
| 03:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jerry Quist | 60-75 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Swink (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rubin Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent McCage (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Quist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hector Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Engelke (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lawrence Adams (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Pothier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Rubin Gregory makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Harris | 63-75 |
| 02:58 | Tulsa | Hector Martinez scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Adams | 63-78 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-78 |
| Subs | Samford | James Knowles (C) Jerry Quist | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:54 | Samford | James Knowles double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-78 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (PG), Jay Buck (SF), Logan Green (PF), Ross Sexton (C) Walter Harris, Aaron Swink, Vincent McCage, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Topolinski (PG), Benito Valdez (PF), Michael Avans (C) Hector Martinez, John Pothier, Larry Smith | |
| 02:35 | Tulsa | Lawrence Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-78 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Logan Green snags the defensive board | 63-78 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Jay Buck is whistled for traveling | 63-78 |
| 02:00 | Tulsa | Christopher Topolinski hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Adams | 63-81 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Michael Avans is called for the reach on Jay Buck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Avans, team foul #8 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Quist (PF) Ross Sexton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:56 | Samford | Jay Buck misses the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 01:56 | Tulsa | Michael Avans pulls down the rebound | 63-81 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Lawrence Adams can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 63-81 |
| 01:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jerry Quist | 63-81 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Jerry Quist is fouled on the floor by Benito Valdez - foul #1 on Benito Valdez, team foul #9 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Cutlip (SF) Jay Buck | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:18 | Samford | Jerry Quist misses the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 01:18 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Michael Avans | 63-81 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | Michael Avans hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Adams | 63-83 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Samford | Richard Cutlip is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Cutlip, team foul #7 | 63-83 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | Michael Avans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-83 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Jerry Quist comes up short on the runner from the right block | 63-83 |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Christopher Topolinski | 63-83 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Christopher Topolinski runs out the clock | 63-83 |