| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Dean Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Claypoole (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Nalls (fresh) 2 reb. C - Galen Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mario Wishart inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Mario Wishart comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 36-35 |
| 19:44 | Tulsa | Galen Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:22 | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Mario Wishart gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 19:01 | Tulsa | David Nalls is fouled on the floor by Shawn McClurkin - foul #3 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Raul Moran (C) Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 18:50 | Tulsa | Robert Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Mario Wishart - foul #3 on Mario Wishart, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Lewis (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 18:50 | Tulsa | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:50 | Tulsa | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Michael Claypoole takes the ball from Charles Byers | 36-37 |
| 18:23 | Tulsa | Dean Gregory is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Charles Byers misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:02 | Tulsa | David Nalls gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:39 | Tulsa | Raymond Stewart steps in front of the David Nalls pass | 36-37 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Raymond Stewart lays it up and in | 38-37 |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 17:14 | Tulsa | Galen Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:55 | Tulsa | Galen Thomas is fouled on the floor by Raul Moran - foul #2 on Raul Moran, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Paul Robbins (SG), William Talavera (PF) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Yuhas (PG), Edwin Newell (SG), Richard Madsen (SF), Jeffrey Hamilton (PF), Micheal Wiedeman (C) Dean Gregory, Robert Wallace, Michael Claypoole, David Nalls, Galen Thomas | |
| 16:45 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Hamilton can't throw it down | 38-37 |
| 16:43 | Houston | William Talavera snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 16:19 | Houston | William Talavera comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-37 |
| 16:18 | Tulsa | Micheal Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:55 | Tulsa | Richard Madsen buries a floater from the left side set up by Edwin Newell | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Robbins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - William Talavera (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raul Moran (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - William Yuhas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Newell (fresh) SF - Richard Madsen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Wiedeman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Gary Smith drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Lewis and he's hacked by Micheal Wiedeman - foul #2 on Micheal Wiedeman, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Mario Wishart (SF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Paul Robbins, Thomas Lewis, Raul Moran | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Wallace (SG) Edwin Newell | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:12 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Hamilton blows the layup but he's hacked by William Talavera - foul #1 on William Talavera, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, William Talavera | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dean Gregory (PG), Michael Claypoole (SF), Kyle Lowe (C) William Yuhas, Richard Madsen, Micheal Wiedeman | |
| 15:12 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:12 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Michael Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 14:56 | Tulsa | Dean Gregory buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Wallace | 41-43 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Raymond Stewart buries a fadeaway from the right side | 43-43 |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-43 |
| 14:15 | Tulsa | Kyle Lowe grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:07 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Robbins (SG) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Yuhas (SG), Richard Madsen (SF), Galen Thomas (C) Robert Wallace, Michael Claypoole, Jeffrey Hamilton | |
| 14:05 | Houston | Richard Madsen steals the ball from Paul Robbins in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 14:03 | Tulsa | Kyle Lowe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Madsen | 43-45 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the lay-in but the foul's on Galen Thomas - foul #2 on Galen Thomas, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), William Talavera (PF) Raymond Stewart, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Edwin Newell (SG), Micheal Wiedeman (PF) Dean Gregory, Kyle Lowe | |
| 13:51 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:51 | Tulsa | Edwin Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:31 | Tulsa | Micheal Wiedeman hits a jump hook in the lane set up by William Yuhas and he's hacked by William Talavera - foul #2 on William Talavera, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| 13:31 | Tulsa | Micheal Wiedeman makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Paul Robbins is hacked by Richard Madsen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Madsen, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Paul Robbins is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 46-48 |
| 12:54 | Tulsa | Richard Madsen clanks a floater from the left side | 46-48 |
| 12:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shawn McClurkin | 46-48 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the easy layup | 46-48 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Mario Wishart tips it but misses | 46-48 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 12:15 | Tulsa | Micheal Wiedeman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 12:13 | Houston | William Talavera grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:00 | Houston | William Talavera banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 50-48 |
| 11:36 | Tulsa | Micheal Wiedeman is fouled on the floor by Shawn McClurkin - foul #4 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Thomas Lewis (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Raul Moran (C) Gary Smith, Paul Robbins, Mario Wishart, William Talavera, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dean Gregory (PG), Robert Wallace (SG), Michael Claypoole (SF), David Nalls (PF), Jeffrey Hamilton (C) William Yuhas, Edwin Newell, Richard Madsen, Micheal Wiedeman, Galen Thomas | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Raul Moran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Dean Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wallace (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Claypoole (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Nalls (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Tulsa | David Nalls misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Mitchell - foul #1 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| 11:20 | Tulsa | David Nalls misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:20 | Tulsa | David Nalls makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Robert Wallace picks off the pass by Charles Byers in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 11:00 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Hamilton makes the jump hook near the basket set up by David Nalls | 50-51 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Michael Mitchell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| 10:34 | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Hamilton | 50-54 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Thomas Lewis buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Byers | 52-54 |
| 09:52 | Tulsa | Robert Wallace misses the floater from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 09:50 | Tulsa | David Nalls snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 09:37 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Mario Wishart (SF) Raymond Stewart, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kyle Lowe (C) David Nalls | |
| 09:21 | Houston | Mario Wishart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sammy Gibson | 54-54 |
| 09:04 | Tulsa | Dean Gregory shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 09:02 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Hamilton tips it in | 54-56 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Mario Wishart is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Claypoole - foul #2 on Michael Claypoole, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Yuhas (PG), Richard Madsen (SF), Micheal Wiedeman (PF) Dean Gregory, Michael Claypoole, Jeffrey Hamilton | |
| 08:45 | Houston | Raul Moran makes the shot from the right block | 56-56 |
| 08:29 | Tulsa | Micheal Wiedeman comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 08:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mario Wishart | 56-56 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Sammy Gibson loses the dribble to William Yuhas in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | Richard Madsen banks in the layup set up by William Yuhas | 56-58 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Mario Wishart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-58 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Raul Moran snags the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits a wide open floater from the left block | 58-58 |
| 07:35 | Tulsa | Robert Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Paul Robbins (SG), Thomas Lewis (SF), William Talavera (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell, Raul Moran | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dean Gregory (PG), Michael Claypoole (SF), David Nalls (PF), Galen Thomas (C) William Yuhas, Richard Madsen, Micheal Wiedeman, Kyle Lowe | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Talavera (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Dean Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Claypoole (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Nalls (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Galen Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Houston | William Talavera makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Lewis and the foul's on Dean Gregory - foul #2 on Dean Gregory, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Edwin Newell (SG) Robert Wallace | |
| 07:18 | Houston | William Talavera makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 07:11 | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole banks in the layup | 61-60 |
| 07:03 | Houston | William Talavera is open and buries a runner in the lane | 63-60 |
| 06:43 | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dean Gregory | 63-62 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Raymond Stewart is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Shawn McClurkin | 66-62 |
| 06:09 | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole loses the dribble to Raymond Stewart | 66-62 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Dean Gregory steps in front of the Raymond Stewart pass in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| 05:50 | Tulsa | Dean Gregory misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Stewart - foul #3 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF) Paul Robbins, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Yuhas (SG), Richard Madsen (SF), Jeffrey Hamilton (PF), Micheal Wiedeman (C) Edwin Newell, Michael Claypoole, David Nalls, Galen Thomas | |
| 05:50 | Tulsa | Dean Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:50 | Tulsa | Dean Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Richard Madsen picks off the pass by William Talavera | 66-63 |
| 05:24 | Tulsa | Richard Madsen jams it | 66-65 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Mario Wishart is hacked by Richard Madsen - foul #3 on Richard Madsen, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG), Michael Mitchell (PF) Raymond Stewart, William Talavera | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Wallace (SG) Dean Gregory | |
| 05:02 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 05:00 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Hamilton gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | William Yuhas misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shawn McClurkin - foul #5 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Lewis (SF), Raul Moran (C) Mario Wishart, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole (SF), Kyle Lowe (C) Richard Madsen, Micheal Wiedeman | |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | William Yuhas makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | William Yuhas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Mitchell | 68-67 |
| 04:06 | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-67 |
| 04:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raul Moran | 68-67 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 03:46 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Byers | 68-67 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Raul Moran misses long on a runner from the left block | 68-67 |
| 03:37 | Tulsa | William Yuhas snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mitchell (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Raul Moran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - William Yuhas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Claypoole (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Tulsa | Robert Wallace clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Robert Wallace steals it from Charles Byers in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 03:04 | Tulsa | William Yuhas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 03:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raul Moran | 68-67 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Charles Byers is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wallace - foul #2 on Robert Wallace, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Mario Wishart (SF), William Talavera (PF) Gary Smith, Thomas Lewis, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dean Gregory (PG), Richard Madsen (SG), Micheal Wiedeman (SF), David Nalls (PF), Galen Thomas (C) William Yuhas, Robert Wallace, Michael Claypoole, Jeffrey Hamilton, Kyle Lowe | |
| 03:01 | Houston | Charles Byers makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Charles Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:44 | Tulsa | Richard Madsen is fouled on the floor by Charles Byers - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Robbins (SG) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:44 | Tulsa | Richard Madsen makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:44 | Tulsa | Richard Madsen misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raul Moran | 70-68 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Paul Robbins is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Paul Robbins, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 02:20 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole (SF) Micheal Wiedeman | |
| 02:12 | Tulsa | Galen Thomas is whistled for traveling | 70-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Lewis (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF) Paul Robbins, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Wallace (SG) Richard Madsen | |
| 01:55 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-68 |
| 01:30 | Tulsa | Raul Moran is called for the reach on Galen Thomas - foul #3 on Raul Moran, team foul #13 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF) William Talavera | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:30 | Tulsa | Galen Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:30 | Tulsa | Galen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Charles Byers is whistled for a carry | 73-69 |
| 00:52 | Tulsa | Dean Gregory hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Galen Thomas | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Galen Thomas blocks the jumper by Raymond Stewart | 73-71 |
| 00:27 | Tulsa | Galen Thomas grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | Galen Thomas misses the wide open shot from close range | 73-71 |
| 00:13 | Tulsa | David Nalls grabs the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 00:11 | Tulsa | Dean Gregory misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Raymond Stewart gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Houston | Raymond Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Gregory - foul #3 on Dean Gregory, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Raymond Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | David Nalls pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Robert Wallace misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Michael Claypoole gets the offensive rebound | 74-71 |