| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Danny Dunn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Stidham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Yamamoto (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Kenneth Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Urich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Curtis Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Esteves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Tulsa | Richard Hamilton takes the ball from James Herod in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 19:50 | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton lays it up and in | 29-34 |
| 19:23 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham clanks a shot in the paint | 29-34 |
| 19:21 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Richard Hamilton | 29-34 |
| 19:02 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard misses the easy layup | 29-34 |
| 19:00 | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:41 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 18:40 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:12 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Herod | 31-34 |
| 17:54 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves misses the runner in the lane | 31-34 |
| 17:53 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Michael Yamamoto | 31-34 |
| 17:50 | Tulsa | Curtis Anthony is called for the reach on James Herod in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Anthony, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Melvin Morris (SF) James Herod, Danny Dunn, Stanley Stidham | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (SG), Mark Borowski (SF), Harry Cottle (PF), Mark Dixon (C) Antonio Urich, Richard Hamilton, Curtis Anthony, Daniel Esteves | |
| 17:27 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie misses short on a floater from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 17:26 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:06 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski hits a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Melvin Morris - foul #1 on Melvin Morris, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham (SF), Steven Dow (PF) Melvin Morris, Lloyd Eddie | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Henry Rock (SF) Kenneth Blanchard | |
| 17:06 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:40 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Rock - foul #1 on Henry Rock, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie (PF), Hal Frank (C) Steven Dow, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton (SF) Henry Rock | |
| 16:40 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:40 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:40 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham makes the 3rd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:17 | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stanley Stidham - foul #1 on Stanley Stidham, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Dunn (SG), Michael Yamamoto (C) Roland Dill, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Antonio Urich (SG), Curtis Anthony (PF), Daniel Esteves (C) Mark Borowski, Harry Cottle, Mark Dixon | |
| 16:17 | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:17 | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:14 | Tulsa | Antonio Urich steps in front of the Patrick Carver pass in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 15:58 | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 15:57 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Carver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Dunn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Stidham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Yamamoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Lloyd Arbour (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Urich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Esteves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Arbour in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 15:50 | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton banks in the layup on a great pass from Lloyd Arbour | 34-40 |
| 15:27 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Esteves - foul #1 on Daniel Esteves, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Hal Frank (C) Patrick Carver, Danny Dunn, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG), Henry Rock (SF) Lloyd Arbour, Richard Hamilton | |
| 15:27 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:27 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:27 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 15:09 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 15:08 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:43 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Blanchard, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Melvin Morris (SF), Steven Dow (PF), Michael Yamamoto (C) James Herod, Roland Dill, Stanley Stidham, Lloyd Eddie, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds (SG), Mark Borowski (SF), Harry Cottle (PF), Mark Dixon (C) Antonio Urich, Henry Rock, Curtis Anthony, Daniel Esteves | |
| 14:29 | Tulsa | Steven Dow loses the dribble to Samuel Edmonds | 35-40 |
| 14:15 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-40 |
| 14:13 | Tulsa | Steven Dow grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 13:45 | Tulsa | Steven Dow's layup is rejected by Mark Dixon | 35-40 |
| 13:44 | Grambling State | Samuel Edmonds gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:22 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 13:21 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:02 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 13:01 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:34 | Grambling State | Michael Yamamoto is called for the reach on Harry Cottle - foul #4 on Michael Yamamoto, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Lloyd Eddie (PF), Hal Frank (C) Patrick Carver, Danny Dunn, Melvin Morris, Steven Dow, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (PG), Antonio Urich (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Curtis Anthony (PF), Daniel Esteves (C) Kenneth Blanchard, Samuel Edmonds, Mark Borowski, Harry Cottle, Mark Dixon | |
| 12:05 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanley Stidham - foul #2 on Stanley Stidham, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| 12:05 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:05 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:05 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Roland Dill | 35-40 |
| 11:43 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham double dribbles | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Dill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Stidham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 6 pts. C - Hal Frank (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Lloyd Arbour (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Urich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Esteves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 10:58 | Tulsa | Antonio Urich is called for the reach on Hal Frank - foul #3 on Antonio Urich, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto (C) Hal Frank | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG) Antonio Urich | |
| 10:45 | Tulsa | Richard Hamilton takes the ball from Lloyd Eddie | 35-40 |
| 10:30 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 10:07 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-42 |
| 09:48 | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Anthony | 38-45 |
| 09:21 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Herod | 40-45 |
| 09:01 | Grambling State | Roland Dill steps in front of the Lloyd Arbour pass | 40-45 |
| 08:32 | Tulsa | Roland Dill can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Blanchard - foul #3 on Kenneth Blanchard, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Melvin Morris (SF), Hal Frank (C) Stanley Stidham, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PG), Antonio Urich (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Harry Cottle (PF), Mark Dixon (C) Kenneth Blanchard, Lloyd Arbour, Richard Hamilton, Curtis Anthony, Daniel Esteves | |
| 08:32 | Tulsa | Roland Dill makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:32 | Tulsa | Roland Dill makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:12 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Danny Dunn (SG) James Herod, Roland Dill | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 08:10 | Tulsa | Hal Frank is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 07:49 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle's dunk attempt is rejected by Lloyd Eddie | 42-45 |
| 07:47 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Melvin Morris | 42-45 |
| 07:45 | Tulsa | Mark Borowski is called for the reach on Patrick Carver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Borowski, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham (SF) Melvin Morris | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 07:45 | Tulsa | Patrick Carver makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:45 | Tulsa | Patrick Carver misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:45 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Harry Cottle | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Carver (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Dunn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Stidham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Hal Frank (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Mark Borowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Urich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Rock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Cottle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Grambling State | Hal Frank swats the short shot by Mark Dixon | 43-45 |
| 07:21 | Grambling State | Harry Cottle grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 06:57 | Grambling State | Mark Borowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 06:48 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | Patrick Carver tips it home | 45-47 |
| 06:22 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Melvin Morris (SF), Michael Yamamoto (C) Patrick Carver, Stanley Stidham, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG), Samuel Edmonds (SG), Michael White (SF), Curtis Anthony (PF), Daniel Esteves (C) Mark Borowski, Antonio Urich, Henry Rock, Harry Cottle, Mark Dixon | |
| 06:03 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 05:39 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 05:37 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Melvin Morris | 47-47 |
| 05:16 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 05:14 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Morris | 47-47 |
| 05:01 | Tulsa | James Herod throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roland Dill (SG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Hal Frank (C) Danny Dunn, Melvin Morris, Michael Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lloyd Arbour (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF) Samuel Edmonds, Michael White | |
| 04:35 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves knocks in the runner near the basket | 47-49 |
| 04:09 | Tulsa | Curtis Anthony denies the turnaround by Roland Dill | 47-49 |
| 04:08 | Tulsa | Hal Frank misses the tip | 47-49 |
| 04:07 | Grambling State | Daniel Esteves pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 03:40 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony misses the jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 03:38 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Dill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Stidham (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Hal Frank (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Kenneth Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Arbour (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Anthony (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Esteves (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Tulsa | James Herod drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 02:45 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony blows the dunk but he's hacked by Roland Dill - foul #1 on Roland Dill, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Melvin Morris (SF), Steven Dow (PF), Michael Yamamoto (C) James Herod, Roland Dill, Stanley Stidham, Lloyd Eddie, Hal Frank | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PG), Antonio Urich (SG), Henry Rock (SF), Harry Cottle (C) Kenneth Blanchard, Lloyd Arbour, Richard Hamilton, Daniel Esteves | |
| 02:45 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:45 | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:45 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 02:41 | Tulsa | Henry Rock is called for the reach on Melvin Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Rock, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Dixon (C) Curtis Anthony | |
| 02:41 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:41 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 02:26 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 50-50 |
| 02:24 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Dunn | 50-50 |
| 02:07 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris lays it up and in | 52-50 |
| 02:07 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Lloyd Eddie (PF) Patrick Carver, Melvin Morris, Steven Dow | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard (PG), Richard Hamilton (SF) Mark Borowski, Henry Rock | |
| 01:44 | Grambling State | Antonio Urich's pass is intercepted by Danny Dunn | 52-50 |
| 01:39 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn blows the layup | 52-50 |
| 01:38 | Grambling State | Mark Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 01:12 | Grambling State | Lloyd Eddie is called for the reach on Richard Hamilton - foul #1 on Lloyd Eddie, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Curtis Anthony (PF), Daniel Esteves (C) Harry Cottle, Mark Dixon | |
| 01:01 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Herod - foul #1 on James Herod, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| 01:01 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 01:01 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:41 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Blanchard - foul #4 on Kenneth Blanchard, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| 00:41 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:41 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:41 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Curtis Anthony | 53-51 |
| 00:22 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on James Herod - foul #2 on James Herod, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 00:22 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:22 | Grambling State | Kenneth Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Blanchard - foul #5 on Kenneth Blanchard, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Borowski (PG) Kenneth Blanchard | |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:02 | Grambling State | Richard Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 54-52 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | James Herod runs out the clock | 54-52 |