| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Crader (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Dunn (fresh) SF - Stanley Stidham (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Yamamoto (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Luis Hardy inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 19:30 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 19:01 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from the baseline set up by James Herod and the foul's on Luis Hardy - foul #2 on Luis Hardy, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Melvin Morris (SF) James Herod, Danny Dunn, Stanley Stidham | |
| 19:01 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:34 | Memphis | Luis Hardy misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 18:10 | Tulsa | Roland Dill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Stanley Stidham (SF) Patrick Carver, Melvin Morris | |
| 17:46 | Memphis | Daniel Crader hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 26-25 |
| 17:44 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 17:28 | Memphis | Luis Hardy misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Herod - foul #1 on James Herod, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Steven Dow (PF) James Herod, Roland Dill, Lloyd Eddie | |
| 17:28 | Memphis | Luis Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 17:28 | Memphis | Luis Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 17:07 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Portis (SF) Luis Hardy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Lloyd Eddie (PF) Patrick Carver, Danny Dunn, Steven Dow | |
| 16:47 | Memphis | John Jones banks in the layup set up by Christopher Hickman | 29-25 |
| 16:28 | Tulsa | Roland Dill is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Wilson (PF) Daniel Crader | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Melvin Morris (SF) James Herod, Roland Dill, Stanley Stidham | |
| 16:09 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-27 |
| 15:52 | Memphis | Peter Portis is fouled on the floor by Melvin Morris - foul #1 on Melvin Morris, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Luis Hardy (SF) Christopher Hickman, Peter Portis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Steven Dow (PF) Patrick Carver, Danny Dunn, Melvin Morris, Lloyd Eddie | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fresh) SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roland Dill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Stidham (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steven Dow (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Yamamoto (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Memphis | John Jones is whistled for a carry | 29-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Nottingham (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Dunn (SG), Lloyd Eddie (PF), Hal Frank (C) Roland Dill, Steven Dow, Michael Yamamoto | |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | Paul Burris picks off the pass by Stanley Stidham | 29-27 |
| 14:59 | Memphis | Paul Burris jams it | 31-27 |
| 14:34 | Tulsa | James Herod comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-27 |
| 14:33 | Memphis | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 14:16 | Memphis | Paul Burris hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-27 |
| 13:49 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from James Herod | 33-29 |
| 13:32 | Memphis | Robert Wilson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 33-29 |
| 13:31 | Tulsa | Hal Frank grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 13:12 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie can't finish the layup | 33-29 |
| 13:10 | Memphis | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 12:57 | Memphis | Paul Burris buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-29 |
| 12:39 | Tulsa | Hal Frank can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-29 |
| 12:38 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 36-29 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Stanley Stidham takes the ball from Paul Burris | 36-29 |
| 12:07 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 12:05 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Luis Hardy | 36-29 |
| 11:43 | Memphis | Luis Hardy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-29 |
| 11:42 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Paul Burris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Nottingham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Danny Dunn (fairly fresh) SF - Stanley Stidham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Hal Frank (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Hal Frank | 36-31 |
| 11:10 | Memphis | Robert Wilson's layup is rejected by Lloyd Eddie | 36-31 |
| 11:08 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 10:55 | Tulsa | Danny Dunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-31 |
| 10:53 | Memphis | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 10:27 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 10:26 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Hal Frank | 36-31 |
| 10:09 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Gary Burns (SG), Peter Portis (SF), Daniel Crader (PF), John Jones (C) Paul Burris, Carmelo Castillo, Luis Hardy, Robert Wilson, John Nottingham | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Roland Dill (SG), Melvin Morris (SF), Steven Dow (PF), Michael Yamamoto (C) James Herod, Danny Dunn, Stanley Stidham, Lloyd Eddie, Hal Frank | |
| 09:54 | Memphis | Gary Burns loses the dribble to Michael Yamamoto | 36-31 |
| 09:31 | Tulsa | Roland Dill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 09:30 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 09:10 | Memphis | Gary Burns's pass is intercepted by Melvin Morris | 36-31 |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | Roland Dill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Melvin Morris | 36-33 |
| 08:57 | Memphis | John Jones is hacked by Michael Yamamoto - foul #4 on Michael Yamamoto, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie (PF) Steven Dow | |
| 08:34 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 08:32 | Tulsa | Roland Dill snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 08:10 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lloyd Eddie, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Dow (PF) Lloyd Eddie | |
| 08:06 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Carver - foul #1 on Patrick Carver, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| 07:41 | Memphis | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Dow - foul #1 on Steven Dow, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo (SG) Gary Burns | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Lloyd Eddie (PF) Patrick Carver, Melvin Morris, Steven Dow | |
| 07:41 | Memphis | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 07:41 | Memphis | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Portis (fresh) PF - Daniel Crader (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Jones (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Herod (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roland Dill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Stidham (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Yamamoto (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Tulsa | Roland Dill scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 06:54 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 06:53 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 06:37 | Tulsa | John Jones is called for the reach on Stanley Stidham - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Luis Hardy (SF), Robert Wilson (PF) Christopher Hickman, Peter Portis, Daniel Crader | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Melvin Morris (SF) James Herod, Stanley Stidham | |
| 06:13 | Tulsa | Patrick Carver hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 05:50 | Memphis | Luis Hardy is fouled on the floor by Patrick Carver - foul #2 on Patrick Carver, team foul #7 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Memphis | John Nottingham (C) John Jones | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Steven Dow (PF) Patrick Carver, Melvin Morris, Lloyd Eddie | |
| 05:50 | Memphis | Luis Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 05:50 | Tulsa | Steven Dow pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 05:37 | Tulsa | Paul Burris steals the ball from James Herod | 38-38 |
| 05:34 | Memphis | Paul Burris jams it | 40-38 |
| 05:10 | Tulsa | James Herod misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 05:08 | Tulsa | Michael Yamamoto hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 04:53 | Memphis | Steven Dow steals the ball from Luis Hardy | 40-40 |
| 04:24 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham clanks a shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 04:22 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to James Herod | 40-40 |
| 04:22 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-40 |
| Subs | Memphis | Christopher Hickman (PG), Daniel Crader (PF), John Jones (C) Paul Burris, Robert Wilson, John Nottingham | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Carver (PG), Danny Dunn (SG), Melvin Morris (SF), Lloyd Eddie (PF) James Herod, Roland Dill, Stanley Stidham, Steven Dow | |
| 04:01 | Tulsa | Melvin Morris misses the dunk | 40-40 |
| 03:59 | Memphis | Daniel Crader gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 03:50 | Memphis | The short jumper by John Jones is denied by Lloyd Eddie | 40-40 |
| 03:49 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 03:42 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Carver | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Castillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Crader (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Jones (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Carver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Eddie (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Yamamoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman is fouled on the floor by Michael Yamamoto - foul #5 on Michael Yamamoto, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Memphis | Peter Portis (SF) Luis Hardy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Herod (PG), Stanley Stidham (SF), Hal Frank (C) Patrick Carver, Melvin Morris, Michael Yamamoto | |
| 03:27 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 03:27 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 03:05 | Tulsa | Hal Frank's layup is rejected by Daniel Crader | 42-43 |
| 03:03 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo is fouled on the floor by Danny Dunn - foul #2 on Danny Dunn, team foul #9 | 42-43 |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 02:46 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 02:24 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Dunn | 44-45 |
| 02:04 | Memphis | James Herod picks off the pass by John Jones | 44-45 |
| 02:01 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses the lay-in | 44-45 |
| 01:59 | Memphis | Daniel Crader grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 01:47 | Memphis | Carmelo Castillo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 01:46 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Hickman | 44-45 |
| 01:22 | Memphis | Christopher Hickman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-45 |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 00:57 | Tulsa | Lloyd Eddie is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 00:55 | Memphis | John Jones snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 00:51 | Memphis | Peter Portis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 00:49 | Memphis | John Jones tips it home | 46-45 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | Hal Frank misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | Hal Frank misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | Hal Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 00:30 | Memphis | Daniel Crader snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Memphis | James Herod is called for the reach on Daniel Crader in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Herod, team foul #10 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Luis Hardy (SF) Peter Portis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Daniel Crader makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 00:27 | Memphis | Daniel Crader makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:08 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-45 |
| 00:07 | Memphis | Luis Hardy grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 00:06 | Memphis | Luis Hardy is hacked by James Herod in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Herod, team foul #11 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Burris (PG), Gary Burns (SG) Christopher Hickman, Carmelo Castillo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:06 | Memphis | Luis Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:06 | Memphis | Luis Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:06 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 00:06 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Stanley Stidham clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | James Herod pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |