| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Koch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Sears (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Thill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Strayhorn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Steven Sears inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:43 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:43 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 19:24 | Rice | Terry Jerez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Ronald Hickey grabs the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 19:12 | Rice | Ronald Hickey is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 18:51 | Tulsa | Richard Jones is hacked by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| 18:35 | Tulsa | The jumper by Richard Jones is denied by Lance Richmond | 25-33 |
| 18:34 | Tulsa | Steven Sears tips it back up and in | 25-35 |
| 18:13 | Rice | Terry Jerez banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Samuel Aden | 27-35 |
| 17:59 | Tulsa | Steven Sears blows the layup | 27-35 |
| 17:57 | Tulsa | James Strayhorn can't tip it in | 27-35 |
| 17:55 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:37 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 17:35 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Strayhorn | 27-35 |
| 17:22 | Tulsa | Richard Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 17:20 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Lance Richmond is hacked by Johnny Koch - foul #1 on Johnny Koch, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), David Edwards (SG), John Lee (SF), Charles Horner (PF), Russell Spencer (C) Richard Jones, Johnny Koch, Steven Sears, Patrick Thill, James Strayhorn | |
| 16:43 | Rice | Terry Thornton comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Horner - foul #1 on Charles Horner, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:43 | Rice | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:24 | Tulsa | Charles Horner lays it in on a great pass from David Moody and he's fouled by Blake Jones - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| 16:24 | Tulsa | Charles Horner makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:17 | Rice | Timothy Petty can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 16:15 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:00 | Tulsa | John Lee connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Edwards | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Moody (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Edwards (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Horner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Russell Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Edwards - foul #2 on David Edwards, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson (PF) Russell Spencer | |
| 15:47 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 15:47 | Tulsa | Charles Horner pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:29 | Tulsa | David Edwards misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 28-41 |
| 15:28 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 28-41 |
| 15:05 | Rice | William Toy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-41 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | Charles Horner pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 14:59 | Tulsa | John Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Toy - foul #1 on William Toy, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, William Toy, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG), Johnny Koch (SG), James Strayhorn (C) David Moody, David Edwards, Charles Horner | |
| 14:59 | Tulsa | John Lee makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:59 | Tulsa | John Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Lance Richmond is hacked by Brandon Nelson - foul #1 on Brandon Nelson, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Sears (SF) John Lee | |
| 14:31 | Rice | The short jumper by Lance Richmond is denied by James Strayhorn | 28-42 |
| 14:29 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Steven Sears | 28-42 |
| 14:13 | Tulsa | James Strayhorn loses the dribble to Samuel Aden | 28-42 |
| 14:04 | Rice | Samuel Aden loses the dribble to Richard Jones | 28-42 |
| 13:53 | Tulsa | Richard Jones scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Strayhorn | 28-44 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Terry Jerez scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Samuel Aden | 31-44 |
| 13:34 | Tulsa | James Strayhorn is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hickey - foul #2 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Edwards (SG), John Lee (SF), Patrick Thill (PF), Russell Spencer (C) Johnny Koch, Steven Sears, Brandon Nelson, James Strayhorn | |
| 13:21 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 13:00 | Rice | John Lee swats the short shot by Terry Thornton | 31-44 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Terry Jerez pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 12:46 | Rice | Timothy Petty is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Timothy Petty, team foul #6 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Terry Jerez, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), Charles Horner (C) Richard Jones, Russell Spencer | |
| 12:23 | Tulsa | David Moody hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Blake Jones - foul #3 on Blake Jones, team foul #7 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Timothy Petty, Terry Thornton, William Toy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Sears (SF) John Lee | |
| 12:23 | Tulsa | David Moody makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 12:23 | Tulsa | David Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Blake Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 12:15 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Charles Horner | 31-46 |
| 11:54 | Tulsa | David Edwards scores on a floater from the left block | 31-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Freeman (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Lance Richmond (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Sears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Thill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Horner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:50 | Rice | Blake Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), William Toy (SF) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Johnny Koch (SG), Russell Spencer (C) David Edwards, Patrick Thill | |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Steven Sears is fouled on the floor by William Toy - foul #2 on William Toy, team foul #8 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Strayhorn (C) Charles Horner | |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Steven Sears misses the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 11:38 | Rice | William Toy pulls down the rebound | 31-48 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 11:30 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Russell Spencer | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:13 | Tulsa | William Toy is called for the reach on Steven Sears - foul #3 on William Toy, team foul #9 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Edwards (PG), John Lee (C) David Moody, James Strayhorn | |
| 11:13 | Tulsa | Steven Sears makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 11:13 | Tulsa | Steven Sears misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 11:13 | Rice | Ronald Hickey snags the defensive board | 31-49 |
| 10:59 | Rice | Lance Richmond buries a turnaround from close range | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:41 | Tulsa | John Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 33-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Dominick Goodlett, William Toy, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG), Patrick Thill (PF), James Strayhorn (C) Johnny Koch, Steven Sears, Russell Spencer | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:26 | Rice | The short jumper by Gregory Freeman is denied by Patrick Thill | 33-49 |
| 10:25 | Tulsa | John Lee snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 10:08 | Tulsa | Patrick Thill hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:49 | Rice | Terry Thornton knocks in the shot from close range set up by Terry Jerez | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:26 | Tulsa | David Edwards connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Jones and the foul's on Gregory Freeman - foul #2 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #10 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Blake Jones (SG), William Toy (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Timothy Petty, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Johnny Koch (SG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Charles Horner (PF) Richard Jones, John Lee, Patrick Thill | |
| 09:26 | Tulsa | David Edwards makes the free throw | 35-54 |
| 09:05 | Rice | Raymond Valenti buries a runner in the lane | 37-54 |
| 08:36 | Tulsa | Charles Horner hits the finger roll set up by Brandon Nelson | 37-56 |
| 08:25 | Rice | William Toy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-56 |
| 08:23 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the offensive board | 37-56 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on David Edwards - foul #3 on David Edwards, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF) Blake Jones, Lance Richmond | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), John Lee (SF), Russell Spencer (C) David Edwards, Brandon Nelson, James Strayhorn | |
| 08:18 | Rice | Raymond Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 08:18 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 08:18 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Russell Spencer | 38-56 |
| 08:16 | Tulsa | David Moody is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG) Johnny Koch | |
| 08:05 | Rice | William Toy connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-56 |
| 07:37 | Tulsa | Charles Horner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Thill (PF) Charles Horner | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Toy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Thill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Spencer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rice | Richard Jones steps in front of the William Toy pass in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| 07:15 | Tulsa | David Moody misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 07:14 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer tips it in | 40-58 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 07:00 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 40-61 |
| 06:17 | Rice | Terry Thornton buries a shot from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 05:48 | Tulsa | John Lee scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-63 |
| 05:33 | Rice | Richard Jones steals the ball from William Toy | 42-63 |
| 05:30 | Tulsa | John Lee lays it up and in set up by Richard Jones | 42-65 |
| 05:17 | Rice | William Toy can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-65 |
| 05:15 | Tulsa | Patrick Thill pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| 04:51 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-65 |
| 04:50 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer tips it in | 42-67 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Patrick Thill steals the ball from Gregory Freeman in the backcourt | 42-67 |
| 04:28 | Tulsa | John Lee misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Jerez - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #11 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Raymond Valenti (C) Timothy Petty, Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Edwards (PG), Brandon Nelson (PF), Charles Horner (C) Richard Jones, Patrick Thill, Russell Spencer | |
| 04:28 | Tulsa | John Lee makes the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:28 | Tulsa | John Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 04:28 | Rice | Raymond Valenti gets the rebound | 42-68 |
| 04:26 | Rice | Terry Thornton travels in the backcourt | 42-68 |
| 04:00 | Tulsa | Charles Horner can't finish the layup | 42-68 |
| 03:59 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 42-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Rice | Blake Jones connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-68 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Tulsa | David Edwards comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-68 |
| 03:27 | Tulsa | Charles Horner snags the offensive board | 44-68 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) SF - William Toy (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Thornton (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Moody (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brandon Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Horner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Tulsa | The jump hook by David Moody is blocked by Raymond Valenti | 44-68 |
| 03:11 | Tulsa | David Edwards tips it in | 44-70 |
| 03:04 | Rice | William Toy loses the dribble to Brandon Nelson | 44-70 |
| 02:48 | Tulsa | Charles Horner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Blake Jones - foul #4 on Blake Jones, team foul #12 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:48 | Tulsa | Charles Horner makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 02:48 | Tulsa | Charles Horner misses the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 02:48 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Toy | 44-71 |
| 02:44 | Rice | Blake Jones is hacked by David Moody in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Moody, team foul #6 | 44-71 |
| 02:35 | Rice | William Toy buries a runner near the basket set up by Blake Jones | 46-71 |
| 02:13 | Tulsa | David Moody connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Edwards | 46-73 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Timothy Petty loses the dribble to David Edwards | 46-73 |
| 01:57 | Tulsa | John Lee misses the lay-in | 46-73 |
| 01:56 | Tulsa | Charles Horner grabs the offensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 01:35 | Tulsa | David Moody's pass is intercepted by Timothy Petty | 46-73 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Terry Thornton is hacked by Charles Horner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Horner, team foul #7 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Russell Spencer (C) Brandon Nelson | |
| 01:31 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 01:31 | Tulsa | Charles Horner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 01:10 | Tulsa | The jump hook by John Lee is blocked by Raymond Valenti | 46-73 |
| 01:09 | Tulsa | Charles Horner tips it back up and in | 46-75 |
| 00:59 | Rice | William Toy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Lee - foul #3 on John Lee, team foul #8 | 46-75 |
| 00:59 | Rice | William Toy makes the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 00:59 | Rice | William Toy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 00:59 | Tulsa | Charles Horner gets the rebound | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Tulsa | Charles Horner is fouled on the floor by Terry Thornton - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #13 | 47-75 |
| 00:37 | Tulsa | Charles Horner misses the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 00:37 | Tulsa | Charles Horner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-75 |
| 00:37 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-75 |
| 00:15 | Tulsa | David Moody scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Russell Spencer | 47-77 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Blake Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-77 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it back up and in | 49-77 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | David Moody runs out the clock | 49-77 |