| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) SG - William Gunn (fresh) SF - Chen Xue (fresh) PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) C - Joe Lahey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Billy Quinn (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Keith Warner (fresh) C - Robert Mulligan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Keith Warner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | NC State | Justin Sonntag grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | NC State | Brian Landowski travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Tulsa | William Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | NC State | Brian Landowski snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | NC State | Brian Landowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Robert Mulligan - foul #1 on Robert Mulligan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | Tulsa | Keith Warner grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Chen Xue gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:23 | NC State | Brian Landowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to William Moore | 1-0 |
| 17:52 | Tulsa | Richard Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 17:51 | Tulsa | Keith Warner hits the follow up shot | 1-2 |
| 17:46 | NC State | William Gunn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 17:44 | Tulsa | Keith Warner grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 17:25 | Tulsa | William Moore misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 17:24 | Tulsa | Robert Mulligan grabs the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:10 | Tulsa | Keith Warner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Donald Fountain (C) Brian Landowski, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fred Jennings (PG), Jason Austin (SG), Raymond Edge (SF), Robert Gardner (PF), James Sterling (C) Billy Quinn, William Moore, Richard Jones, Keith Warner, Robert Mulligan | |
| 17:05 | NC State | Eugene Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 16:46 | Tulsa | Justin Sonntag takes the ball from Raymond Edge | 1-2 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Eugene Francis is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Gardner - foul #1 on Robert Gardner, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | NC State | William Johnson (SF) Chen Xue | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:20 | NC State | Donald Fountain misses short on a jumper from the right side | 1-2 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Donald Fountain misses the tip | 1-2 |
| 16:17 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 15:54 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge misses the jumper from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Justin Sonntag snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fairly fresh) SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Fountain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Fred Jennings (fresh) SG - Jason Austin (fresh) SF - Raymond Edge (fresh) PF - Robert Gardner (fresh) C - James Sterling (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | NC State | Justin Sonntag makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Gunn | 3-2 |
| 15:00 | Tulsa | Jason Austin is hacked by Justin Sonntag - foul #1 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Joseph Riedel (SG), Chen Xue (SF), Bobby Rose (PF), Joe Lahey (C) William Gunn, Eugene Francis, William Johnson, Justin Sonntag, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), William Moore (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Keith Warner (PF), Robert Mulligan (C) Fred Jennings, Jason Austin, Raymond Edge, Robert Gardner, James Sterling | |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | William Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Mulligan | 3-5 |
| 14:28 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Mulligan - foul #2 on Robert Mulligan, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Gardner (C) Robert Mulligan | |
| 14:28 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:28 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:10 | Tulsa | William Moore scores on a floater from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Billy Quinn is called for the reach on Brian Landowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Quinn, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (SF) Raymond Hooper | |
| 13:47 | NC State | Joseph Riedel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-7 |
| 13:45 | NC State | Chen Xue tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 13:43 | Tulsa | William Moore gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:37 | Tulsa | Bobby Rose blocks the short jumper by Keith Warner | 5-7 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Joseph Riedel pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Chen Xue misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (PG), Eugene Francis (SG) Brian Landowski, Joseph Riedel | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fred Jennings (PG), Jason Austin (SG), Raymond Edge (SF), James Sterling (C) Billy Quinn, William Moore, Richard Jones, Robert Gardner | |
| 13:15 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 12:59 | Tulsa | Jason Austin clanks a shot from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 12:58 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to James Sterling | 7-7 |
| 12:37 | Tulsa | Fred Jennings misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Eugene Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 12:09 | NC State | William Gunn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 12:07 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 11:53 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-10 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) SF - Chen Xue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Rose (fairly fresh) C - Joe Lahey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Fred Jennings (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Austin (fresh) SF - Raymond Edge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Warner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sterling (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | NC State | Chen Xue buries a jumper from the left block set up by William Gunn | 9-10 |
| 11:22 | Tulsa | Keith Warner can't finish the layup | 9-10 |
| 11:21 | Tulsa | James Sterling hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 10:58 | NC State | Keith Warner is called for the reach on Chen Xue - foul #1 on Keith Warner, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Joseph Riedel (SG), William Johnson (SF), Justin Sonntag (PF), Donald Fountain (C) William Gunn, Eugene Francis, Chen Xue, Bobby Rose, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), William Moore (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Tom Witte (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Fred Jennings, Jason Austin, Raymond Edge, Keith Warner, James Sterling | |
| 10:34 | NC State | Justin Sonntag is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 10:32 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 10:13 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn is called for 5 seconds | 9-12 |
| 09:46 | NC State | William Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Riedel | 12-12 |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Fountain - foul #1 on Donald Fountain, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG), Bobby Hunsicker (PF) Joseph Riedel, Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Edge (SF), James Sterling (C) Richard Jones, Tom Witte | |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:20 | NC State | William Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 09:01 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 09:00 | Tulsa | William Moore tips it home | 12-16 |
| 08:38 | NC State | Raymond Edge swats the layup by Donald Fountain | 12-16 |
| 08:36 | NC State | William Gunn grabs the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Edge - foul #1 on Raymond Edge, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Chen Xue (SF), Joe Lahey (C) William Johnson, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fred Jennings (PG), Jason Austin (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Keith Warner (PF) Billy Quinn, William Moore, Robert Gardner, James Sterling | |
| 08:12 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:01 | Tulsa | Keith Warner buries a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Joe Lahey - foul #1 on Joe Lahey, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG) Brian Landowski | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 08:01 | Tulsa | Keith Warner makes the free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:35 | NC State | Chen Xue travels with the ball | 14-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Sonntag (PF) Bobby Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Fred Jennings (fresh) SG - Jason Austin (fresh) SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Keith Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Edge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Tulsa | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by William Gunn - foul #1 on William Gunn, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper (SF), Robert Gardner (C) Richard Jones, Raymond Edge | |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | Jason Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Rose (C) Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 07:07 | NC State | William Gunn is hacked by Raymond Hooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Hooper, team foul #8 | 14-19 |
| 07:07 | NC State | William Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:07 | Tulsa | Keith Warner pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:48 | Tulsa | The jump hook by Robert Gardner is blocked by Justin Sonntag | 14-19 |
| 06:47 | NC State | William Gunn gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Chen Xue hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 06:30 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Sonntag | 14-19 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Chen Xue hits a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Raymond Hooper - foul #2 on Raymond Hooper, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | NC State | William Johnson (SF), Donald Fountain (C) William Gunn, Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Billy Quinn (PG), William Moore (SG), Raymond Edge (SF) Fred Jennings, Jason Austin, Raymond Hooper | |
| 06:19 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:56 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eugene Francis - foul #1 on Eugene Francis, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Riedel (SG), Joe Lahey (C) Eugene Francis, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (SF), James Sterling (C) Keith Warner, Robert Gardner | |
| 05:56 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:56 | Tulsa | Raymond Edge misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joe Lahey | 17-20 |
| 05:53 | NC State | Chen Xue is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 05:32 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Chen Xue - foul #1 on Chen Xue, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (PG), Donald Fountain (PF) Chen Xue, Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:32 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:32 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Donald Fountain grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 05:12 | NC State | William Gunn scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 05:05 | Tulsa | James Sterling can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 20-20 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Joe Lahey snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 04:44 | NC State | William Gunn is hacked by Richard Jones - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Bobby Hunsicker (PF) Joseph Riedel, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Fred Jennings (SG), Robert Gardner (SF), Keith Warner (PF) William Moore, Richard Jones, Raymond Edge | |
| 04:44 | NC State | William Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:44 | NC State | William Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:15 | Tulsa | Brian Landowski steals the ball from Robert Gardner | 22-20 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Brian Landowski throws it down | 24-20 |
| 03:49 | Tulsa | Billy Quinn drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 03:23 | NC State | Brian Landowski buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Gunn | 26-22 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Gunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Hunsicker (fresh) C - Donald Fountain (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Billy Quinn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Jennings (fresh) SF - Robert Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sterling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Tulsa | Robert Gardner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 03:10 | NC State | William Gunn grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 02:48 | NC State | Fred Jennings steals the ball from William Gunn | 26-22 |
| 02:27 | Tulsa | Keith Warner connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Gardner out of a doubleteam | 26-24 |
| 02:12 | NC State | William Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Brian Landowski snags the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 01:54 | NC State | Robert Gardner is called for the reach on William Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Gardner, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Chen Xue (PG), Eugene Francis (SG), Justin Sonntag (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Brian Landowski, William Gunn, Bobby Hunsicker, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), William Moore (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Raymond Edge (PF), Robert Mulligan (C) Billy Quinn, Fred Jennings, Robert Gardner, Keith Warner, James Sterling | |
| 01:54 | NC State | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:54 | NC State | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 01:40 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:40 | Tulsa | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:40 | Tulsa | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Brian Landowski loses the dribble to William Moore | 28-26 |
| 00:56 | Tulsa | Eugene Francis is called for the reach on William Moore - foul #2 on Eugene Francis, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| 00:56 | Tulsa | William Moore misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:56 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mulligan | 28-26 |
| 00:45 | Tulsa | Jason Austin is hacked by Justin Sonntag - foul #2 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Gardner (PF) Raymond Edge | |
| 00:45 | Tulsa | Jason Austin makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:45 | Tulsa | Jason Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Brian Landowski buries a driving attempt from close range | 30-28 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | William Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-28 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Justin Sonntag grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-28 |