| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Richart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Becton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Al Melton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Neal Maher (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Marguez (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Merchant (fresh) C - Gerald Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell inbounds the ball | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the easy layup | 42-46 |
| 19:35 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 19:12 | Tulsa | Neal Maher is hacked by Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #3 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (C) Jeffrey Tidwell, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG), Jimmy Patti (C) Neal Maher, Gerald Marshall | |
| 18:59 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 18:58 | Tulsa | James Smith tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton is fouled in the backcourt by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (C) Al Melton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (SF), James Wampler (C) Henry Marguez, John Merchant | |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Reggie White (C) James Smith | |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is hacked by Howard Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Hicks, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan (SF) Jimmy Patti | |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Myers | 43-48 |
| 18:00 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Hicks steals the ball from Frank Richart | 43-48 |
| 17:57 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier lays it in on a nice dish by Howard Hicks | 43-50 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers is open but misses the lay-in | 43-50 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers tips it in | 45-50 |
| 17:35 | Tulsa | Kent Myers picks off the pass by Reggie White in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers lays it in | 47-50 |
| 17:32 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (PG), Henry Marguez (SF), John Merchant (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) Thomas Trepanier, Cedric Sultan, James Wampler, Reggie White | |
| 17:20 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso can't finish the layup | 47-50 |
| 17:18 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 16:55 | Tulsa | John Merchant buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Neal Maher | 47-52 |
| 16:53 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Richart, team foul #2 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG) Frank Richart | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (SG), Jimmy Patti (PF) Howard Hicks, John Merchant | |
| 16:29 | Tulsa | Neal Maher is fouled on the floor by Anthony Duncan - foul #4 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Kent Myers (SF) Anthony Duncan, Stephen Siddiqui | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Merchant (PF) Henry Marguez | |
| 16:15 | Tulsa | Neal Maher misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 16:02 | Southern Mississippi | Neal Maher steps in front of the Kent Myers pass | 47-52 |
| 15:59 | Tulsa | John Merchant can't finish the layup | 47-52 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Becton (tired) 2 pts. SF - Kent Myers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Al Melton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Neal Maher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Trepanier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jimmy Patti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Merchant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Marshall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) Kent Myers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), James Smith (SG), Henry Marguez (SF) Neal Maher, Thomas Trepanier, Jimmy Patti | |
| 15:36 | Tulsa | John Merchant misses long on a floater in the paint | 47-52 |
| 15:35 | Tulsa | John Merchant pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 15:21 | Tulsa | A charge is called on Henry Marguez - foul #1 on Henry Marguez, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG) John Becton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan (PF) John Merchant | |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater loses the dribble to Louis Leatherman in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 15:03 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez clanks a shot from the left block | 47-52 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 14:39 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Tidwell is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Frank Richart, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti (SF), James Wampler (PF), Reggie White (C) Henry Marguez, Cedric Sultan, Gerald Marshall | |
| 14:22 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 14:21 | Tulsa | James Wampler grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 14:07 | Tulsa | James Smith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Patti | 49-55 |
| 13:57 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton's fadeaway is rejected by Reggie White | 49-55 |
| 13:56 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 13:54 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman travels in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), Al Melton (PF) John Becton, Stephen Siddiqui, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Henry Marguez (SF), John Merchant (PF) James Wampler, Reggie White | |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart buries a shot from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 13:39 | Tulsa | James Smith is hacked by Frank Richart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Richart, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Joshua Alfonso (C) Frank Richart, William Haskins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall (C) Jimmy Patti | |
| 13:24 | Tulsa | John Merchant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joshua Alfonso | 51-55 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton is denied on a layup by John Merchant | 51-55 |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses the tip | 51-55 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Al Melton | 51-55 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 12:43 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 12:37 | Tulsa | James Smith hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Merchant | 51-58 |
| 12:18 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kent Myers | 53-58 |
| 12:07 | Tulsa | James Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Kent Myers, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (PG), Howard Hicks (SG), Thomas Trepanier (SF), James Wampler (PF), Reggie White (C) Louis Leatherman, James Smith, Henry Marguez, John Merchant, Gerald Marshall | |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 11:50 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Reggie White | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Becton (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Haskins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Neal Maher (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Howard Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trepanier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Wampler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reggie White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks misses the easy open layup | 53-58 |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Hicks - foul #3 on Howard Hicks, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:29 | Tulsa | Reggie White grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 11:08 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks misses short on a floater from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins misses long on a floater in the paint | 54-58 |
| 10:41 | Tulsa | Reggie White grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 10:26 | Tulsa | Stephen Siddiqui takes the ball from Howard Hicks | 54-58 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui lays it in | 56-58 |
| 09:58 | Tulsa | David Slater is called for the reach on Reggie White - foul #4 on David Slater, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Kent Myers (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) David Slater, Stephen Siddiqui, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), James Smith (SG), Cedric Sultan (SF), John Merchant (PF), Jimmy Patti (C) Neal Maher, Howard Hicks, Thomas Trepanier, James Wampler, Reggie White | |
| 09:43 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cedric Sultan | 56-60 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 09:25 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Jimmy Patti | 56-60 |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | James Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Louis Leatherman | 56-63 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Henry Marguez (SF) Cedric Sultan | |
| 09:09 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-63 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton comes up short on the runner near the basket | 56-63 |
| 08:42 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Jimmy Patti | 56-63 |
| 08:24 | Tulsa | Kent Myers picks off the pass by John Merchant | 56-63 |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the 3 from straight away | 56-63 |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | John Merchant snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 07:43 | Tulsa | Kent Myers swats the dunk try by Henry Marguez | 56-63 |
| 07:41 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti tips it back up and in | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Becton (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Kent Myers (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Al Melton (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (very tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Leatherman (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Marguez (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Merchant (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Patti (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton's pass is intercepted by Louis Leatherman in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| 07:30 | Tulsa | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-65 |
| 07:30 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), William Haskins (C) John Becton, Kent Myers, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (SG), Thomas Trepanier (SF), Cedric Sultan (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) James Smith, Henry Marguez, John Merchant, Jimmy Patti | |
| 07:14 | Southern Mississippi | Neal Maher is called for the reach on Frank Richart - foul #1 on Neal Maher, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 06:59 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 06:42 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Duncan - foul #5 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF) Anthony Duncan, Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (SG), James Wampler (PF) Neal Maher, Cedric Sultan | |
| 06:42 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:42 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 06:26 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Louis Leatherman - foul #4 on Louis Leatherman, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (PF) Al Melton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (SG), Henry Marguez (SF) Louis Leatherman, Thomas Trepanier | |
| 06:26 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:26 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:26 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Gerald Marshall | 56-66 |
| 06:15 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Waylon Fryar - foul #1 on Waylon Fryar, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti (PF) James Wampler | |
| 06:15 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:15 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 06:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG) Howard Hicks | |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez drills a floater from the left wing | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | James Smith is called for the reach on David Slater in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Kent Myers (PF) Stephen Siddiqui, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Merchant (PF), Reggie White (C) Jimmy Patti, Gerald Marshall | |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:32 | Tulsa | Reggie White is fouled on the floor by William Haskins - foul #1 on William Haskins, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton (PF) William Haskins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG), Thomas Trepanier (SF) Neal Maher, Henry Marguez | |
| 05:32 | Tulsa | Reggie White misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 58-70 |
| 05:17 | Tulsa | Reggie White grabs the board | 58-70 |
| 05:15 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan (PF) John Merchant | |
| 04:59 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Frank Richart | 60-70 |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (C) Kent Myers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), James Wampler (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) Howard Hicks, Thomas Trepanier, Reggie White | |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 60-70 |
| 04:43 | Tulsa | James Wampler grabs the board | 60-70 |
| 04:19 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman is hacked by David Slater - foul #5 on David Slater, team foul #10 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), William Haskins (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) David Slater, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (SG), Henry Marguez (SF), John Merchant (PF) James Smith, Cedric Sultan, James Wampler | |
| 04:19 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 04:19 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is hacked by John Merchant in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Merchant, team foul #9 | 60-72 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 03:55 | Tulsa | John Merchant scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Neal Maher and the foul's on Frank Richart - foul #5 on Frank Richart, team foul #11 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Kent Myers (C) Frank Richart, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (SG), Jimmy Patti (C) Louis Leatherman, Gerald Marshall | |
| 03:55 | Tulsa | John Merchant makes the free throw | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell makes the wide open floater in the lane | 64-75 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Siddiqui (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Becton (tired) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Haskins (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kent Myers (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Neal Maher (tiring) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Howard Hicks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Marguez (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Merchant (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Patti (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Tulsa | Neal Maher is hacked by Stephen Siddiqui - foul #3 on Stephen Siddiqui, team foul #12 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) William Haskins, Kent Myers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Thomas Trepanier (SF), James Wampler (PF) Howard Hicks, Henry Marguez, John Merchant | |
| 03:18 | Tulsa | Neal Maher misses the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 03:18 | Tulsa | Neal Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell is fouled on the floor by Louis Leatherman - foul #5 on Louis Leatherman, team foul #10 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG), James Smith (SG), Gerald Marshall (C) Louis Leatherman, Neal Maher, Jimmy Patti | |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 03:08 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 65-76 |
| 03:03 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier can't finish the layup | 65-76 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Tidwell | 65-76 |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Marshall is called for the reach on Waylon Fryar - foul #3 on Gerald Marshall, team foul #11 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Stephen Siddiqui | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Reggie White (C) Gerald Marshall | |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-76 |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-76 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | James Smith picks off the pass by John Becton | 66-76 |
| 02:43 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks blows the layup | 66-76 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Waylon Fryar | 66-76 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Reggie White steps in front of the John Becton pass | 66-76 |
| 01:52 | Tulsa | James Smith misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-76 |
| 01:50 | Tulsa | Reggie White pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-76 |
| 01:32 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks is open and buries a floater from the left block set up by Thomas Trepanier | 66-78 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #5 on James Smith, team foul #12 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF) Jeffrey Tidwell, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (PG), Jimmy Patti (PF) James Smith, Reggie White | |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins snags the offensive board | 66-78 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton buries a turnaround from the baseline | 68-78 |
| 00:46 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 68-78 |
| 00:45 | Tulsa | James Wampler misses the tip | 68-78 |
| 00:44 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti grabs the offensive rebound | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti is hacked by Kent Myers - foul #1 on Kent Myers, team foul #13 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (PG) Al Melton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kent Myers | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti loses the dribble to William Haskins in the backcourt | 70-80 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Jimmy Patti swats the layup by Stephen Siddiqui | 70-80 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | James Wampler grabs the board | 70-80 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Neal Maher runs out the clock | 70-80 |