| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Billy Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Keith Warner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Mulligan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerry Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber inbounds the ball | 33-55 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Keith Warner swats the layup by Gerry Smith | 33-55 |
| 19:36 | Tulsa | Keith Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 19:32 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-55 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | William Moore is called for the reach on Gerry Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Moore, team foul #1 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fred Jennings (SG) William Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-55 |
| 19:10 | Tulsa | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| 19:08 | Tulsa | Richard Jones loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (SG), Raymond Edge (SF), Robert Gardner (C) Billy Quinn, Richard Jones, Robert Mulligan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Steve Betz (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Scott Stemple | 33-57 |
| 18:45 | Tulsa | Steve Betz is called for the reach on Raymond Edge - foul #1 on Steve Betz, team foul #1 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper (SG), James Sterling (C) Fred Jennings, Keith Warner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (SG) Gerry Smith | |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Austin | 36-57 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Raymond Hooper takes the ball from Dana Just | 36-57 |
| 18:12 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper banks in the layup | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple is hacked by James Sterling - foul #2 on James Sterling, team foul #2 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), Fred Jennings (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Tom Witte (PF) Jason Austin, Raymond Hooper, Raymond Edge, Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Dana Just, Steve Betz, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson blows the layup | 38-57 |
| 17:49 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:36 | Tulsa | Tom Witte is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tom Witte, team foul #3 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Mulligan (C) James Sterling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF) Nicolas Koopman | |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson is open and buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from William Carter | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:23 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses the jumper from the free throw line | 38-59 |
| 17:22 | Tulsa | Tom Witte pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 17:11 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 17:09 | Tulsa | Tom Witte tips it but misses | 38-59 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses badly on a floater near the basket | 38-59 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the offensive board | 38-59 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #4 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper (SG), Raymond Edge (SF), Keith Warner (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Fred Jennings, Richard Jones, Tom Witte, Robert Mulligan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerry Smith (SG) James Carey | |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 16:08 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Keith Warner | 38-59 |
| 16:03 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Billy Quinn (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Hooper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Raymond Edge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerry Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Carter (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | James Reed is hacked by Billy Quinn - foul #1 on Billy Quinn, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), William Moore (SG), James Sterling (C) Billy Quinn, Raymond Hooper, Raymond Edge | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Steve Betz (SF), Lee Merrick (C) James Reed, Patrick Webber, William Carter | |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick loses the dribble to Keith Warner | 40-59 |
| 15:28 | Tulsa | William Moore connects on the jumper from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick gets the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Steve Betz loses the dribble to William Moore | 42-59 |
| 14:41 | Tulsa | Jason Austin banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Moore | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), Raymond Hooper (SG), Raymond Edge (SF), Robert Mulligan (C) Jason Austin, William Moore, Robert Gardner, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Nicolas Koopman (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Scott Stemple (PF), William Carter (C) Dana Just, Gerry Smith, Steve Betz, Carl Richardson, Lee Merrick | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:18 | Tulsa | Robert Mulligan is fouled on the floor by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #2 | 44-59 |
| 14:08 | Tulsa | Scott Stemple is called for the reach on Billy Quinn - foul #2 on Scott Stemple, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Moore (SG), Tom Witte (PF) Raymond Hooper, Keith Warner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:53 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-59 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-59 |
| 13:35 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 13:17 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn is fouled on the floor by William Carter - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fred Jennings (PG), Richard Jones (SF), Keith Warner (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Billy Quinn, Raymond Edge, Tom Witte, Robert Mulligan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Gerry Smith (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Lee Merrick (C) James Reed, Nicolas Koopman, Patrick Webber, Scott Stemple, William Carter | |
| 13:08 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerry Smith | 44-59 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses short on a shot from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the offensive board | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Dana Just and the foul's on William Moore - foul #4 on William Moore, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper (SG), James Sterling (C) William Moore, Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SF), William Carter (C) James Carey, Carl Richardson | |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith makes the free throw | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:26 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-62 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith snags the defensive board | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith is hacked by Raymond Hooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Hooper, team foul #7 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), Raymond Edge (SF) Fred Jennings, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG) Dana Just | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 12:13 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper is fouled in the backcourt by William Carter - foul #4 on William Carter, team foul #5 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Gardner (PF) Keith Warner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) William Carter | |
| 12:04 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn misses the shot from the left side | 44-64 |
| 12:02 | Tulsa | James Sterling snags the offensive board | 44-64 |
| 11:43 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner banks in the layup set up by Raymond Edge | 46-64 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Billy Quinn (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Hooper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Raymond Edge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - James Sterling (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerry Smith (tiring) 24 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Merrick (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Robert Gardner picks off the pass by Steve Betz in the backcourt | 46-64 |
| 11:33 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-64 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Fred Jennings (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Tom Witte (PF) Billy Quinn, Raymond Hooper, Raymond Edge, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, Lee Merrick | |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith hits the finger roll | 46-66 |
| 11:11 | Tulsa | Richard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Mulligan (C) Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Patrick Webber (SF) Gerry Smith, Steve Betz | |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 46-66 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple tips it home | 46-68 |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings is fouled on the floor by Carl Richardson - foul #1 on Carl Richardson, team foul #6 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), Raymond Edge (SF), Keith Warner (PF) Fred Jennings, Richard Jones, Tom Witte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF) Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson | |
| 10:33 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Dana Just - foul #1 on Dana Just, team foul #7 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG) Dana Just | |
| 10:33 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 10:33 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Robert Mulligan is called for the reach on James Carey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Mulligan, team foul #8 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Gardner (C) Robert Mulligan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | James Carey makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | James Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Jason Austin grabs the board | 47-69 |
| 10:11 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn's dunk attempt is rejected by Scott Stemple | 47-69 |
| 10:10 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Edge | 47-69 |
| 09:57 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-69 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple gets the rebound | 47-69 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-69 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper (SG), Tom Witte (PF), James Sterling (C) Jason Austin, Keith Warner, Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Gerry Smith (SG), Carl Richardson (PF) James Reed, Nicolas Koopman, Scott Stemple | |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | James Sterling blocks the short jumper by Gerry Smith | 47-69 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Merrick | 47-69 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick makes the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by James Sterling - foul #3 on James Sterling, team foul #9 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fred Jennings (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Keith Warner (PF) Raymond Hooper, Raymond Edge, Tom Witte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SF) James Carey | |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick makes the free throw | 47-72 |
| 08:52 | Tulsa | Gerry Smith steps in front of the Richard Jones pass | 47-72 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith hits the finger roll | 47-74 |
| 08:44 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings is fouled in the backcourt by Gerry Smith - foul #2 on Gerry Smith, team foul #8 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (SG), Robert Gardner (C) Billy Quinn, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Scott Stemple (C) Dana Just, Lee Merrick | |
| 08:44 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 08:44 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 49-74 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-74 |
| 08:25 | Tulsa | Keith Warner pulls down the rebound | 49-74 |
| 08:19 | Tulsa | Richard Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-74 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Warner | 52-74 |
| 08:02 | Tulsa | Jason Austin gets the rebound | 52-74 |
| 07:48 | Tulsa | Richard Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-74 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Steve Betz grabs the board | 52-74 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | James Reed travels with the ball | 52-74 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), William Moore (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Tom Witte (PF), James Sterling (C) Fred Jennings, Jason Austin, Richard Jones, Keith Warner, Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Nicolas Koopman (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) James Reed, Gerry Smith, Steve Betz, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Billy Quinn (tiring) 6 pts. SG - William Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Hooper (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tom Witte (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Sterling (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Just (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Merrick (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper's pass is intercepted by Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt | 52-74 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits the finger roll | 52-76 |
| 07:11 | Tulsa | Dana Just picks off the pass by Billy Quinn in the backcourt | 52-76 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the easy layup | 52-76 |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | James Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 52-76 |
| 07:04 | Tulsa | William Moore misses the shot from close range | 52-76 |
| 07:02 | Tulsa | William Moore tips it back up and in | 54-76 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-76 |
| 06:46 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 06:39 | Tulsa | James Sterling connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-76 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | William Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 56-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Edge (SF), Robert Gardner (PF), Robert Mulligan (C) Raymond Hooper, Tom Witte, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SG) Dana Just | |
| 06:11 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by William Moore | 58-76 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick's floater is tipped away by Raymond Edge | 58-76 |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner gets the rebound | 58-76 |
| 05:26 | Tulsa | William Moore is hacked by James Carey - foul #2 on James Carey, team foul #9 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fred Jennings (PG), Keith Warner (PF) Billy Quinn, Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Gerry Smith (SG), Steve Betz (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) Nicolas Koopman, James Carey, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick | |
| 05:26 | Tulsa | William Moore misses the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Carl Richardson | 58-76 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Mulligan - foul #2 on Robert Mulligan, team foul #10 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Tom Witte (PF), James Sterling (C) Fred Jennings, Keith Warner, Robert Mulligan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 04:50 | Tulsa | Jason Austin misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-77 |
| 04:48 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge misses the tip | 58-77 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | William Carter pulls down the rebound | 58-77 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | James Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 58-77 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Warner (PF) Tom Witte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Scott Stemple (PF) James Reed, Carl Richardson | |
| 04:09 | Tulsa | William Moore is wide open and dunks the ball | 60-77 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Dana Just is hacked by Jason Austin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Austin, team foul #11 | 60-77 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fred Jennings (PG), Raymond Hooper (SG), Robert Gardner (C) Jason Austin, William Moore, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (SG), Patrick Webber (SF) Gerry Smith, Steve Betz | |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Dana Just makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Dana Just makes the 2nd free throw | 60-79 |
| 04:04 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper is hacked by Scott Stemple in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Stemple, team foul #10 | 60-79 |
| 04:04 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 04:04 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple lays it up and in on a great pass from Dana Just | 62-81 |
| 03:31 | Tulsa | Keith Warner is hacked by Scott Stemple - foul #4 on Scott Stemple, team foul #11 | 62-81 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (SG) Raymond Hooper | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) Dana Just, Patrick Webber, Scott Stemple | |
| 03:31 | Tulsa | Keith Warner makes the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 03:31 | Tulsa | Keith Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 63-81 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | William Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-81 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-81 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Tom Witte (PF) Keith Warner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:18 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 63-81 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Carey | 63-81 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Austin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Jennings (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Edge (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tom Witte (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nicolas Koopman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - James Carey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (very tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (tired) 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-83 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge misses long on a runner in the lane | 63-83 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | James Reed grabs the board | 63-83 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-83 |
| 02:17 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner snags the defensive board | 63-83 |
| 01:58 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-83 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | James Reed comes up short on the floater from the right side | 66-83 |
| 01:51 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge grabs the board | 66-83 |
| 01:34 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Austin | 69-83 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Carl Richardson is blocked by Tom Witte | 69-83 |
| 01:12 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Tom Witte | 69-83 |
| 01:07 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-83 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Carl Richardson | 69-83 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | James Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-83 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Sterling (C) Tom Witte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerry Smith (SG), Patrick Webber (SF) Nicolas Koopman, James Carey | |
| 00:52 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Carl Richardson | 71-85 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Reed - foul #1 on James Reed, team foul #12 | 71-85 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 71-85 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Reed runs out the clock | 72-85 |