| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Otis Moralez (fresh) SG - James Messer (fresh) SF - Scott Redmond (fresh) PF - Ronald Watson (fresh) C - Stephen Alston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Armijo (fresh) SG - Benny Heise (fresh) SF - Mark Davis (fresh) PF - Robert Laseter (fresh) C - Eric Shears (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Eric Shears wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Tulsa | Benny Heise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | Robert Laseter swats the short shot by Ronald Watson | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Tulsa | Robert Laseter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Messer - foul #1 on James Messer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:49 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | James Messer gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:27 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-1 |
| 18:26 | Tulsa | Mark Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:10 | Tulsa | Mark Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 17:49 | Tulsa | Eric Shears pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:32 | Tulsa | Robert Laseter loses the dribble to Ronald Watson | 0-1 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eric Shears - foul #1 on Eric Shears, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:04 | Tulsa | Benny Heise scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Armijo | 2-4 |
| 16:45 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston hits the finger roll set up by James Messer | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | Tulsa | Robert Laseter misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 4-4 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Ugalde (SG), David Viverette (PF), Russell Walden (C) Benny Heise, Robert Laseter, Eric Shears | |
| 15:56 | Tulsa | James Ugalde hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-7 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Otis Moralez (fresh) SG - James Messer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Redmond (fresh) PF - Ronald Watson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Alston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Armijo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ugalde (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Davis (fresh) PF - David Viverette (fresh) C - Russell Walden (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:31 | Tulsa | James Ugalde pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:27 | Tulsa | Mark Davis makes the shot from the left side and the foul's on Stephen Alston - foul #1 on Stephen Alston, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG), Jonathan Benoit (SF) Otis Moralez, Scott Redmond | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:27 | Tulsa | Mark Davis makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:05 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson misses the tip | 4-10 |
| 15:03 | Tulsa | Russell Walden grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 14:44 | Tulsa | Mark Davis is fouled on the floor by Harvey Maldanado - foul #1 on Harvey Maldanado, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia (SG), Patrick Bates (PF), Andres Rossi (C) James Messer, Ronald Watson, Stephen Alston | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Benny Heise (SG), Robert Laseter (PF), Eric Shears (C) James Ugalde, David Viverette, Russell Walden | |
| 14:26 | Tulsa | Benny Heise scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Armijo | 4-13 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Andres Rossi is blocked by Eric Shears | 4-13 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates hits the follow up shot | 6-13 |
| 13:37 | Tulsa | Andres Rossi is called for the reach on Eric Shears - foul #1 on Andres Rossi, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG), James Messer (SG), Scott Redmond (SF), Stephen Alston (C) Harvey Maldanado, Pedro Garcia, Jonathan Benoit, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 13:20 | Tulsa | Benny Heise comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Watson (PF) Patrick Bates | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Viverette (PF) Robert Laseter | |
| 13:07 | Tulsa | David Viverette misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | James Messer drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Alston and the foul's on Benny Heise - foul #1 on Benny Heise, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Russell Walden (C) Eric Shears | |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | James Messer misses the free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:40 | Tulsa | David Viverette pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:23 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Benny Heise | 8-16 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Otis Moralez | 10-16 |
| 11:50 | Tulsa | David Viverette buries a fadeaway in the lane | 10-18 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Otis Moralez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Messer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Redmond (fresh) PF - Ronald Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Armijo (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Heise (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Viverette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Walden (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | James Messer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-18 |
| 11:33 | Tulsa | Mark Davis snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 11:15 | Tulsa | Benny Heise misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-18 |
| 11:13 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Walden | 10-18 |
| 10:56 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-21 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson lays it in set up by Otis Moralez | 12-21 |
| 10:32 | Tulsa | Benny Heise steps out of bounds on the sideline | 12-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG), Pedro Garcia (SG), Jonathan Benoit (SF), Patrick Bates (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Otis Moralez, James Messer, Scott Redmond, Ronald Watson, Stephen Alston | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Ugalde (SG), Shane Morgan (SF), Robert Laseter (PF), Eric Shears (C) Benny Heise, Mark Davis, David Viverette, Russell Walden | |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Shane Morgan - foul #1 on Shane Morgan, team foul #3 | 12-21 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:01 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 10:00 | Tulsa | Eric Shears pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:49 | Tulsa | Eric Shears lays it up and in set up by Robert Laseter | 13-23 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates is hacked by Eric Shears - foul #2 on Eric Shears, team foul #4 | 13-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG) Pedro Garcia | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Russell Walden (C) Eric Shears | |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates hits a jumper from the right block set up by Jonathan Benoit | 15-23 |
| 08:52 | Tulsa | Otis Moralez steals the ball from Michael Armijo | 15-23 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Shane Morgan | 15-23 |
| 08:27 | Tulsa | James Ugalde scores on a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Otis Moralez - foul #1 on Otis Moralez, team foul #5 | 15-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Messer (SG), Scott Redmond (SF), Ronald Watson (PF), Stephen Alston (C) Harvey Maldanado, Jonathan Benoit, Patrick Bates, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Davis (SF) Shane Morgan | |
| 08:27 | Tulsa | James Ugalde makes the free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-26 |
| 08:01 | Tulsa | James Ugalde misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 08:00 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo grabs the offensive board | 17-26 |
| 07:52 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Otis Moralez - foul #2 on Otis Moralez, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado (PG) Otis Moralez | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Benny Heise (SG), David Viverette (PF) James Ugalde, Robert Laseter | |
| 07:52 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:52 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Harvey Maldanado (fresh) SG - James Messer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Armijo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Heise (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Viverette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Walden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 07:25 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Mark Davis | 17-27 |
| 07:23 | Tulsa | Harvey Maldanado picks off the pass by Michael Armijo in the backcourt | 17-27 |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Harvey Maldanado is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Harvey Maldanado, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia (PG) Harvey Maldanado | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Espana (PG) Michael Armijo | |
| 06:53 | Tulsa | George Espana connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | George Espana steps in front of the Stephen Alston pass | 17-30 |
| 06:37 | Tulsa | Mark Davis lays it in set up by George Espana | 17-32 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | James Messer misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Benny Heise - foul #2 on Benny Heise, team foul #5 | 17-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Ugalde (PG) Benny Heise | |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | James Messer makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | James Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 06:15 | Tulsa | Pedro Garcia takes the ball from George Espana | 19-32 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston misses the lay-in but the foul's on Russell Walden - foul #1 on Russell Walden, team foul #6 | 19-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit (SF) Scott Redmond | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Shane Morgan (SF), Robert Laseter (PF) Mark Davis, David Viverette | |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | Robert Laseter is whistled for traveling | 20-32 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit loses the ball out of bounds | 20-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Vincente Esposito (SG), Patrick Bates (PF) James Messer, Ronald Watson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Armijo (PG) George Espana | |
| 05:07 | Tulsa | Russell Walden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andres Rossi (C) Stephen Alston | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Vincente Esposito hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Benoit | 23-32 |
| 04:45 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Andres Rossi | 23-32 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit scores on a turnaround in the lane | 25-32 |
| 04:23 | Tulsa | Russell Walden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Russell Walden, team foul #7 | 25-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Messer (SG), Scott Redmond (SF), Ronald Watson (PF) Vincente Esposito, Jonathan Benoit, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Espana (SG), Mark Davis (SF), David Viverette (C) James Ugalde, Robert Laseter, Russell Walden | |
| 04:11 | East Carolina | James Messer loses the dribble to Michael Armijo | 25-32 |
| 04:04 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Scott Redmond pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 03:46 | East Carolina | Shane Morgan takes the ball from Scott Redmond | 25-32 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Pedro Garcia (fresh) SG - James Messer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Bates (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Armijo (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Espana (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Morgan (fresh) 2 stl. C - David Viverette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by George Espana | 25-34 |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | James Messer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | Patrick Bates can't tip it in | 25-34 |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Pedro Garcia grabs the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | James Messer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Pedro Garcia | 28-34 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | Michael Armijo misses short on a floater from the right side | 28-34 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | James Messer pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | James Messer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-34 |
| 02:48 | Tulsa | Shane Morgan grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 02:29 | Tulsa | Mark Davis is hacked by Ronald Watson - foul #1 on Ronald Watson, team foul #8 | 28-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Otis Moralez (PG), Harvey Maldanado (SG), Jonathan Benoit (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Stephen Alston (C) Pedro Garcia, James Messer, Scott Redmond, Ronald Watson, Patrick Bates | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Ugalde (PG), Benny Heise (SG), Robert Laseter (PF), Eric Shears (C) Michael Armijo, George Espana, Shane Morgan, David Viverette | |
| 02:29 | Tulsa | Mark Davis makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:29 | Tulsa | Mark Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 02:25 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | Andres Rossi grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Mark Davis hits a jump hook near the basket | 30-37 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 01:39 | Tulsa | Eric Shears pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 01:25 | Tulsa | Stephen Alston is called for the reach on Eric Shears - foul #2 on Stephen Alston, team foul #9 | 30-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Messer (SG), Ronald Watson (PF) Harvey Maldanado, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Smith (SF) Mark Davis | |
| 01:25 | Tulsa | Eric Shears misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 30-37 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Jonathan Benoit tips it but misses | 30-37 |
| 01:01 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Eric Shears | 30-37 |
| 00:48 | Tulsa | James Ugalde misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Stephen Alston grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Ronald Watson's pass is intercepted by William Smith | 30-37 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | James Ugalde drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Smith | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Otis Moralez clanks a halfcourt shot | 30-40 |