| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) SG - Johnny Koch (fresh) SF - Steven Sears (fresh) PF - Patrick Thill (fresh) C - James Strayhorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Ronald Hickey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rice | Lance Richmond hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Samuel Aden | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Tulsa | Richard Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Lance Richmond misses short on an open shot in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Jerez | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Tulsa | Patrick Thill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Tulsa | Steven Sears tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Sears - foul #1 on Steven Sears, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:10 | Tulsa | James Strayhorn is fouled on the floor by Terry Jerez - foul #1 on Terry Jerez, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:54 | Tulsa | Steven Sears banks in the layup | 4-6 |
| 17:47 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Ronald Hickey tips it in | 4-8 |
| 17:27 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 17:25 | Rice | Samuel Aden is fouled in the backcourt by James Strayhorn - foul #1 on James Strayhorn, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Lee (SF), Charles Horner (PF), Russell Spencer (C) Steven Sears, Patrick Thill, James Strayhorn | |
| 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 | |
| 17:08 | Rice | Raymond Valenti misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 17:07 | Tulsa | Richard Jones grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 16:53 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer loses the dribble to Terry Thornton | 7-8 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Blake Jones connects on the jumper from the left side set up by William Toy | 7-10 |
| 16:15 | Tulsa | Charles Horner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), David Edwards (SG), Steven Sears (SF), James Strayhorn (C) Richard Jones, Johnny Koch, John Lee, Russell Spencer | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG) Timothy Petty | |
| 16:15 | Tulsa | Charles Horner misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:15 | Tulsa | Charles Horner makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Terry Jerez's pass is intercepted by David Moody in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 15:52 | Tulsa | David Edwards comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Blake Jones - foul #1 on Blake Jones, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Thill (PF) Charles Horner | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, Raymond Valenti | |
| 15:52 | Tulsa | David Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:52 | Tulsa | David Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Moody (fresh) SF - Steven Sears (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Thill (fresh) C - James Strayhorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Toy (fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Rice | William Toy misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 15:29 | Rice | William Toy grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 15:14 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | David Moody banks in the layup | 12-13 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Terry Thornton is called for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Lee (SF), Charles Horner (C) Steven Sears, James Strayhorn | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, William Toy, Terry Thornton | |
| 14:29 | Tulsa | John Lee banks in the layup set up by David Edwards | 14-13 |
| 14:25 | Rice | David Moody steps in front of the Gregory Freeman pass in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 14:24 | Tulsa | David Moody can't finish the layup | 14-13 |
| 14:23 | Tulsa | Charles Horner tips it home | 16-13 |
| 14:17 | Rice | The jump hook by Lance Richmond is blocked by Charles Horner | 16-13 |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Patrick Thill | 16-13 |
| 14:05 | Tulsa | Patrick Thill buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Moody | 18-13 |
| 13:44 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 13:43 | Tulsa | Charles Horner snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 13:30 | Tulsa | David Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 13:29 | Tulsa | Charles Horner tips it in | 20-13 |
| 13:09 | Rice | Ronald Hickey lays it in and he's fouled by Patrick Thill - foul #1 on Patrick Thill, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG), Johnny Koch (SG), Steven Sears (SF), Russell Spencer (PF), James Strayhorn (C) David Moody, David Edwards, John Lee, Patrick Thill, Charles Horner | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), William Toy (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Samuel Aden, Timothy Petty, Gregory Freeman, Lance Richmond | |
| 13:09 | Rice | Ronald Hickey misses the free throw | 20-15 |
| 13:09 | Tulsa | James Strayhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Richard Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Johnny Koch | 23-15 |
| 12:27 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the jumpshot from the right side | 23-15 |
| 12:25 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 12:14 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer is hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF) Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Blake Jones - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Lee (SF), Brandon Nelson (PF) Steven Sears, Russell Spencer | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Lance Richmond (PF) Blake Jones, William Toy | |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 11:40 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Nelson (fresh) C - James Strayhorn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Lance Richmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Valenti (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Tulsa | Gregory Freeman steals it from James Strayhorn | 25-17 |
| 11:26 | Rice | Timothy Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-17 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Edwards (SG) Johnny Koch | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Terry Jerez | |
| 11:19 | Tulsa | David Edwards drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Brandon Nelson | 28-17 |
| 10:56 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | John Lee is hacked by Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #6 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Johnny Koch (SG), Charles Horner (C) Richard Jones, James Strayhorn | |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Raymond Valenti | |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | John Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-20 |
| 10:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Terry Jerez | 28-20 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Lance Richmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), Steven Sears (SF), Russell Spencer (C) Johnny Koch, John Lee, Brandon Nelson | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), William Toy (SF) Dominick Goodlett, Gregory Freeman | |
| 09:57 | Tulsa | The jump hook by Steven Sears is blocked by William Toy | 28-20 |
| 09:55 | Rice | Lance Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Russell Spencer blocks the short jumper by William Toy | 28-20 |
| 09:48 | Tulsa | Charles Horner pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 09:33 | Tulsa | David Edwards connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 09:08 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 09:06 | Rice | William Toy grabs the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 08:55 | Rice | Charles Horner blocks the jumper by Lance Richmond | 30-20 |
| 08:54 | Tulsa | Russell Spencer grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 08:42 | Tulsa | David Edwards scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by David Moody | 32-20 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Lance Richmond is fouled on the floor by Charles Horner - foul #1 on Charles Horner, team foul #4 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG), Johnny Koch (SG), John Lee (SF), Patrick Thill (PF), James Strayhorn (C) David Moody, David Edwards, Steven Sears, Charles Horner, Russell Spencer | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, Lance Richmond, Ronald Hickey | |
| 08:18 | Rice | William Toy is hacked by James Strayhorn - foul #2 on James Strayhorn, team foul #5 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Horner (C) James Strayhorn | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:51 | Rice | Charles Horner swats the shot by Dominick Goodlett | 32-20 |
| 07:49 | Tulsa | Charles Horner grabs the board | 32-20 |
| 07:38 | Tulsa | Patrick Thill can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-20 |
| 07:36 | Tulsa | John Lee tips it in | 34-20 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Thill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Horner (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (tiring) PF - Raymond Valenti (fresh) C - William Toy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Rice | Timothy Petty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson (SF) Charles Horner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 07:07 | Tulsa | Patrick Thill misses short on a shot in the paint | 34-20 |
| 07:05 | Rice | Timothy Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-20 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Raymond Valenti tips it back up and in | 34-22 |
| 06:45 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 06:41 | Rice | John Lee is called for the reach on Timothy Petty in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #6 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Edwards (SG), Steven Sears (SF), Charles Horner (C) Johnny Koch, Patrick Thill, John Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Lance Richmond (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett, Raymond Valenti, William Toy | |
| 06:25 | Rice | Richard Jones steps in front of the Ronald Hickey pass | 34-22 |
| 06:21 | Tulsa | Steven Sears dunks the ball set up by Richard Jones | 36-22 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Samuel Aden can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Edwards - foul #1 on David Edwards, team foul #7 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), Patrick Thill (PF) Richard Jones, Brandon Nelson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:10 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 06:10 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | David Edwards comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #7 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Lee (SF), Russell Spencer (C) Steven Sears, Charles Horner | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), William Toy (SF) Terry Jerez, Gregory Freeman | |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | David Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | David Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 05:29 | Rice | William Toy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Lee - foul #2 on John Lee, team foul #8 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Johnny Koch (SG), Steven Sears (SF) David Edwards, John Lee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:29 | Rice | William Toy misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 05:29 | Rice | William Toy misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 05:29 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 05:02 | Tulsa | William Toy takes the ball from Patrick Thill | 38-24 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Timothy Petty buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 04:27 | Tulsa | David Moody is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #8 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG), Brandon Nelson (PF), Charles Horner (C) Johnny Koch, Patrick Thill, Russell Spencer | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Timothy Petty, William Toy, Ronald Hickey | |
| 04:27 | Tulsa | David Moody makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 04:27 | Tulsa | David Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 04:27 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 04:14 | Tulsa | Lance Richmond picks off the pass by Steven Sears | 39-27 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 39-27 |
| 04:05 | Tulsa | Steven Sears pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 03:50 | Tulsa | Raymond Valenti blocks the short jumper by Brandon Nelson | 39-27 |
| 03:48 | Rice | Raymond Valenti pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 03:35 | Rice | The jump hook by Gregory Freeman is blocked by Charles Horner | 39-27 |
| 03:33 | Tulsa | Charles Horner snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Moody (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Sears (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Charles Horner (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (tiring) PF - Lance Richmond (tired) 2 pts. C - Raymond Valenti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Tulsa | Steven Sears misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #9 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Edwards (PG), Johnny Koch (SG), Patrick Thill (PF), James Strayhorn (C) Richard Jones, David Moody, Brandon Nelson, Charles Horner | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), William Toy (C) Samuel Aden, Dominick Goodlett, Lance Richmond, Raymond Valenti | |
| 03:17 | Tulsa | Steven Sears misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 03:17 | Tulsa | Steven Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 02:59 | Rice | Terry Thornton drills a shot in the paint | 40-29 |
| 02:44 | Tulsa | Steven Sears buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from David Edwards | 42-29 |
| 02:24 | Rice | Terry Jerez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Lee (SF) Steven Sears | |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Hickey (C) Gregory Freeman | |
| 01:59 | Tulsa | John Lee is whistled for a carry | 42-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG) Johnny Koch | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:47 | Rice | William Toy misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 01:45 | Tulsa | David Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | Richard Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 01:18 | Rice | William Toy grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 01:12 | Rice | John Lee steals it from Terry Jerez in the backcourt | 42-29 |
| 00:53 | Tulsa | David Edwards connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Jones | 44-29 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Toy | 44-31 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Patrick Thill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-31 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Terry Jerez pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Ronald Hickey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-31 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Blake Jones snags the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Terry Jerez - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #9 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), Johnny Koch (SG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Russell Spencer (PF) Richard Jones, David Edwards, John Lee, Patrick Thill | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Lance Richmond (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Blake Jones, William Toy, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | James Strayhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | James Strayhorn can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 44-32 |