| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Victor Schoenfeld (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oliver Cripps (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Fawcett (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Long (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Reid (fresh) PF - Robert Burbage (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Michael Reid inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Rice | Michael Reid shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Victor Schoenfeld - foul #2 on Victor Schoenfeld, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Michael Reid makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:46 | Rice | Michael Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:29 | Tulsa | Walter Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 38-33 |
| 19:28 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to James Long | 38-33 |
| 19:11 | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld is hacked by Robert Burbage - foul #2 on Robert Burbage, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:02 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps is fouled on the floor by Robert Burbage - foul #3 on Robert Burbage, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Rey (PF) Robert Burbage | |
| 18:43 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Fawcett | 40-33 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Ernest Joseph slams it home on a nice dish by Randy Steinfeldt and he's hacked by Oliver Cripps - foul #1 on Oliver Cripps, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 18:24 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:24 | Tulsa | Walter Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:19 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Schoenfeld | 43-35 |
| 18:09 | Rice | Ernest Joseph misses the lay-in | 43-35 |
| 18:07 | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 18:02 | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld's pass is intercepted by Michael Reid | 43-35 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Michael Reid misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-35 |
| 17:33 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 17:28 | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 17:27 | Tulsa | Walter Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:13 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps's layup is rejected by Donald Rey | 43-35 |
| 17:12 | Rice | Ernest Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:08 | Rice | Ernest Joseph is whistled for a carry | 43-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Wahl (PG), Kenneth Hughes (SG), Stacey Alexander (C) Victor Schoenfeld, Oliver Cripps, James Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (SG), Aaron Dixon (SF), John Hanke (C) Oscar Johnson, Michael Reid, Ernest Joseph | |
| 16:51 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 16:49 | Tulsa | Walter Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:37 | Tulsa | Todd McClour steals it from Walter Smith | 43-35 |
| 16:10 | Rice | Todd McClour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps (SG), James Long (C) Kenneth Hughes, Stacey Alexander | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Richard Spaeth (PF) Randy Steinfeldt, Donald Rey | |
| 15:48 | Tulsa | John Hanke is called for the reach on Oliver Cripps - foul #1 on John Hanke, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld (PG) James Wahl | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Burbage (PF), Ernest Joseph (C) Richard Spaeth, John Hanke | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Victor Schoenfeld (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oliver Cripps (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Larry Fawcett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Long (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Todd McClour (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Burbage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Ernest Joseph grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Robert Burbage misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 15:15 | Tulsa | Walter Smith gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:00 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Oscar Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Ernest Joseph lays it in | 43-37 |
| 14:43 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Walter Smith and he's fouled by Oscar Johnson - foul #2 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stacey Alexander (PF) Walter Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Michael Reid (SF) Oscar Johnson, Aaron Dixon | |
| 14:43 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:19 | Rice | Michael Reid is called for traveling | 46-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Wahl (SG), Frank Jones (C) Oliver Cripps, James Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Jan Severson (SG) Todd McClour | |
| 14:04 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Reid - foul #1 on Michael Reid, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Rey (C) Ernest Joseph | |
| 14:04 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:04 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Michael Reid slams it home over the doubleteam | 47-39 |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 13:34 | Rice | Donald Rey grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Jan Severson misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Fawcett - foul #1 on Larry Fawcett, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps (SG), Walter Smith (PF), James Long (C) Victor Schoenfeld, Stacey Alexander, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG) Randy Steinfeldt | |
| 13:15 | Rice | Jan Severson makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:15 | Rice | Jan Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:56 | Tulsa | Walter Smith hits the finger roll set up by Oliver Cripps | 49-41 |
| 12:45 | Rice | Michael Reid is hacked by James Long during a doubleteam - foul #3 on James Long, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Ernest Joseph (C) Jan Severson, Robert Burbage | |
| 12:25 | Rice | Ernest Joseph hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 49-41 |
| 12:24 | Tulsa | James Long grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:11 | Tulsa | James Wahl is fouled on the floor by Randy Steinfeldt - foul #3 on Randy Steinfeldt, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Aaron Dixon (SF) Michael Reid | |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | James Wahl hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Smith | 51-41 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Oscar Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Oliver Cripps - foul #2 on Oliver Cripps, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld (PG), Stacey Alexander (PF) James Wahl, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Oscar Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:44 | Tulsa | James Long grabs the board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Victor Schoenfeld (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oliver Cripps (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Fawcett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stacey Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Long (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Rey (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Tulsa | James Long is fouled on the floor by Oscar Johnson - foul #3 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Todd McClour (SG), Robert Burbage (PF) Oscar Johnson, Donald Rey | |
| 11:32 | Tulsa | James Long makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:32 | Tulsa | James Long makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:12 | Rice | Ernest Joseph connects on the runner from the right block | 53-44 |
| 10:53 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Victor Schoenfeld | 55-44 |
| 10:34 | Rice | Aaron Dixon knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Randy Steinfeldt | 55-46 |
| 10:14 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Schoenfeld | 58-46 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Larry Fawcett is called for the reach on Aaron Dixon - foul #2 on Larry Fawcett, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Wahl (SG), Fred Duprey (SF), Walter Smith (PF) Oliver Cripps, Larry Fawcett, James Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG), Michael Reid (SF), Donald Rey (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Aaron Dixon, Ernest Joseph | |
| 09:49 | Rice | James Wahl steals it from Donald Rey | 58-46 |
| 09:29 | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Wahl | 61-46 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Todd McClour is hacked by Stacey Alexander - foul #1 on Stacey Alexander, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Hughes (SG), Larry Fawcett (SF), Frank Jones (C) Victor Schoenfeld, Fred Duprey, Stacey Alexander | |
| Subs | Rice | John Hanke (C) Robert Burbage | |
| 09:10 | Rice | Todd McClour makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 09:10 | Rice | Todd McClour makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:00 | Tulsa | Kenneth Hughes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 08:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Hanke | 61-48 |
| 08:38 | Rice | Larry Fawcett blocks the jumper by Donald Rey | 61-48 |
| 08:37 | Tulsa | Walter Smith gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 08:20 | Tulsa | James Wahl misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 08:18 | Tulsa | Walter Smith tips it but misses | 61-48 |
| 08:17 | Rice | Michael Reid grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Donald Rey hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Smith - foul #1 on Walter Smith, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps (SG), James Long (C) Kenneth Hughes, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt (PG), Aaron Dixon (SG), Ernest Joseph (C) Todd McClour, Oscar Johnson, John Hanke | |
| 07:56 | Rice | Donald Rey makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Donald Rey misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | James Wahl grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 07:54 | Tulsa | Randy Steinfeldt steps in front of the James Wahl pass in the backcourt | 61-49 |
| 07:43 | Rice | Ernest Joseph is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ernest Joseph, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld (PG), Stacey Alexander (PF) James Wahl, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Burbage (PF) Donald Rey | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Victor Schoenfeld (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Oliver Cripps (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Fawcett (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stacey Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Long (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randy Steinfeldt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Burbage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ernest Joseph (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stacey Alexander | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:02 | Rice | Michael Reid is called for traveling | 63-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fred Duprey (SF) Larry Fawcett | |
| Subs | Rice | John Hanke (SF) Michael Reid | |
| 06:44 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-49 |
| 06:37 | Rice | Fred Duprey steals the ball from John Hanke | 63-49 |
| 06:33 | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Duprey | 65-49 |
| 06:13 | Rice | John Hanke is fouled on the floor by Fred Duprey - foul #1 on Fred Duprey, team foul #9 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Wahl (PG), Larry Fawcett (SF), Frank Jones (PF) Victor Schoenfeld, Fred Duprey, Stacey Alexander | |
| Subs | Rice | Oscar Johnson (SG) Aaron Dixon | |
| 06:13 | Rice | John Hanke makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:13 | Rice | John Hanke misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:13 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Frank Jones | 65-50 |
| 05:55 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Hanke - foul #2 on John Hanke, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Walter Smith (PF) Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Rey (PF) Robert Burbage | |
| 05:55 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:55 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:38 | Rice | John Hanke comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 67-50 |
| 05:36 | Rice | Randy Steinfeldt misses the tip | 67-50 |
| 05:35 | Tulsa | Oliver Cripps snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 05:20 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett is called for traveling | 67-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld (PG), Frank Jones (C) Oliver Cripps, James Long | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Reid (SF) Ernest Joseph | |
| 05:08 | Rice | Donald Rey hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Oscar Johnson | 67-52 |
| 04:49 | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Wahl | 70-52 |
| 04:27 | Rice | John Hanke misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 04:26 | Tulsa | Walter Smith gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:22 | Tulsa | Victor Schoenfeld buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Smith | 73-52 |
| 04:05 | Rice | John Hanke is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Reid | 73-54 |
| 03:54 | Tulsa | Larry Fawcett makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Wahl | 75-54 |
| 03:50 | Rice | Oscar Johnson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 75-54 |
| 03:48 | Tulsa | James Wahl snags the defensive board | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Tulsa | Walter Smith misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Rey - foul #1 on Donald Rey, team foul #10 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Hughes (PG), Fred Duprey (SG), Stacey Alexander (C) Victor Schoenfeld, James Wahl, Larry Fawcett | |
| Subs | Rice | Jan Severson (PG), Todd McClour (SG), Aaron Dixon (SF), Thomas Olvera (PF), Richard Spaeth (C) Randy Steinfeldt, Oscar Johnson, Michael Reid, Donald Rey, John Hanke | |
| 03:32 | Tulsa | Walter Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 03:32 | Tulsa | Walter Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Kenneth Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Duprey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Walter Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Stacey Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jan Severson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd McClour (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Aaron Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Olvera (fresh) C - Richard Spaeth (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Aaron Dixon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-54 |
| 03:11 | Tulsa | Walter Smith gets the rebound | 77-54 |
| 02:52 | Tulsa | Richard Spaeth is called for the reach on Fred Duprey - foul #1 on Richard Spaeth, team foul #11 | 77-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Wahl (SG), Otto Walker (C) Frank Jones, Walter Smith | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 02:52 | Tulsa | Fred Duprey misses the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 02:52 | Tulsa | Fred Duprey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-54 |
| 02:39 | Rice | Otto Walker takes the ball from Richard Spaeth | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Tulsa | Stacey Alexander is whistled for traveling | 78-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Rey (C) Thomas Olvera | |
| 01:54 | Rice | Donald Rey throws it down | 78-56 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Kenneth Hughes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wahl | 81-56 |
| 01:14 | Rice | Richard Spaeth comes up short on the shot from close range | 81-56 |
| 01:13 | Rice | Jan Severson gets the offensive rebound | 81-56 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Donald Rey slams it home on a nice dish by Todd McClour | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Tulsa | James Wahl misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Spaeth - foul #2 on Richard Spaeth, team foul #12 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Frank Jones (C) Otto Walker | |
| Subs | Rice | John Hanke (C) Richard Spaeth | |
| 00:29 | Tulsa | James Wahl makes the 1st free throw | 82-58 |
| 00:29 | Tulsa | James Wahl makes the 2nd free throw | 83-58 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Rice | Todd McClour hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-61 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | James Wahl runs out the clock | 83-61 |