| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mark Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Charles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sean Alleyne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cora (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Thomas Bell inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Fang Wang drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steve Montgomery | 32-28 |
| 19:23 | Tulsa | Glenn Charles hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Frank Harvey | 34-28 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Lonnie Paris loses the dribble to Sean Alleyne | 34-28 |
| 18:57 | Tulsa | Glenn Charles lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sean Alleyne | 36-28 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Thomas Bell buries a floater from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 18:21 | Tulsa | Thomas Bell takes the ball from Sean Alleyne | 36-30 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Steve Montgomery knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bell | 36-33 |
| 17:34 | Tulsa | Mark Wells hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Alleyne | 39-33 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 17:14 | Houston | James Renken tips it but misses | 39-33 |
| 17:13 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 17:08 | Tulsa | Glenn Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (PG), Ben Bryant (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), Gerald Blair (C) Mark Wells, Sean Alleyne, Frank Harvey, David Cora | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| 16:52 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Gerald Blair - foul #1 on Gerald Blair, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:29 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes connects on the floater near the basket set up by Frank Kennedy and he's hacked by Keith Howard - foul #2 on Keith Howard, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG) Frank Kennedy | |
| 16:04 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:42 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Ben Bryant | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Keith Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Charles (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Ben Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carmine Morris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is fouled on the floor by Keith Howard - foul #3 on Keith Howard, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Sean Alleyne (SG), Frank Harvey (PF) Keith Howard, Glenn Charles, Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF) Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-38 |
| 15:27 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Frank Harvey | 41-38 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | Sean Alleyne is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (SG), David Cora (C) Frank Harvey, Gerald Blair | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Lonnie Paris (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Milton Hefner | |
| 14:50 | Houston | Thomas Bell clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by David Cora - foul #3 on David Cora, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Frank Harvey (PF) Ben Bryant | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:50 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:50 | Tulsa | David Cora grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:36 | Tulsa | David Cora's layup is rejected by James Renken | 41-39 |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | David Cora misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 14:34 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey tips it in | 43-39 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Lonnie Paris can't finish the layup | 43-39 |
| 14:09 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:03 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey is whistled for a carry | 43-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ben Bryant (SF), Carmine Morris (PF) Sean Alleyne, Frank Harvey | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SG), Garf Glomski (PF) Steve Montgomery, James Renken | |
| 13:46 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 13:45 | Tulsa | David Cora grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:30 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the driving attempt from close range | 43-39 |
| 13:28 | Tulsa | Ben Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:14 | Tulsa | David Cora hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 13:13 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris tips it but misses | 43-39 |
| 13:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fang Wang | 43-39 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Fang Wang clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carmine Morris - foul #1 on Carmine Morris, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (PG), Glenn Charles (SG), Gerald Blair (C) Sean Anderson, Mark Wells, David Cora | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG), Milton Hefner (PF) Thomas Bell, Lonnie Paris | |
| 13:07 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:41 | Tulsa | Ben Bryant's pass is intercepted by Steve Montgomery | 43-41 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Fang Wang can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:33 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Garf Glomski | 43-41 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Milton Hefner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Alleyne (SF), Frank Harvey (PF) Ben Bryant, Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Frank Kennedy (SF), James Renken (PF) Fang Wang, Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| 12:17 | Tulsa | Keith Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #2 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| 12:12 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey travels with the ball | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Preusser (C) Milton Hefner | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Steve Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 11:57 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey is denied on a layup by Frank Kennedy | 43-41 |
| 11:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steve Montgomery | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Keith Howard (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Charles (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Sean Alleyne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Harvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerald Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Renken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Glenn Charles is called for the reach on Steve Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Charles, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), David Cora (C) Keith Howard, Gerald Blair | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SF), Lonnie Paris (C) Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Steve Montgomery's pass is intercepted by David Cora | 43-41 |
| 10:57 | Tulsa | Glenn Charles comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-41 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:38 | Houston | The jump hook by Thomas Bell is blocked by David Cora | 43-41 |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:20 | Tulsa | Steve Montgomery is called for the reach on Glenn Charles - foul #1 on Steve Montgomery, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (SG), Ben Bryant (SF) Glenn Charles, Sean Alleyne | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Steve Montgomery, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| 10:10 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 10:08 | Tulsa | David Cora grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 09:54 | Tulsa | David Cora clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Christopher Jackson grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Milton Hefner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Cora - foul #4 on David Cora, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (PG), Carmine Morris (PF), Gerald Blair (C) Sean Anderson, Frank Harvey, David Cora | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF) Thomas Bell | |
| 09:46 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:46 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:26 | Tulsa | Keith Howard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Frank Kennedy tips it home | 43-44 |
| 08:48 | Tulsa | Ben Bryant makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Ben Bryant takes the ball from Christopher Jackson in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 08:28 | Tulsa | A charge is called on Mark Wells - foul #2 on Mark Wells, team foul #8 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Sean Alleyne (SG), Frank Harvey (PF) Keith Howard, Mark Wells, Gerald Blair | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Steve Montgomery (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Fang Wang, Christopher Jackson, Frank Kennedy, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 08:25 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 08:11 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 07:50 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Steve Montgomery | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Alleyne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ben Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Harvey (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Carmine Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Thomas Bell snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 07:15 | Tulsa | Sean Alleyne grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 07:10 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #3 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (SG), David Cora (C) Ben Bryant, Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:55 | Tulsa | Sean Alleyne hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Wells | 51-46 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Thomas Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Alleyne - foul #1 on Sean Alleyne, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (PG), Gerald Blair (PF) Sean Anderson, Frank Harvey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:53 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:31 | Tulsa | Sean Alleyne can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-48 |
| 06:30 | Tulsa | David Cora tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Steve Montgomery clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 06:06 | Tulsa | David Cora snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 05:42 | Tulsa | Mark Wells is hacked by Steve Montgomery - foul #2 on Steve Montgomery, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Glenn Charles (SG), Ben Bryant (SF) Keith Howard, Mark Wells, Gerald Blair | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| 05:34 | Tulsa | Christopher Jackson steps in front of the Sean Anderson pass | 53-48 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Garf Glomski | 53-50 |
| 04:59 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-50 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Frank Kennedy snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 04:50 | Houston | David Cora steals the ball from Christopher Jackson | 53-50 |
| 04:35 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Milton Hefner - foul #1 on Milton Hefner, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Frank Harvey (PF) Sean Alleyne | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG), Robert Preusser (C) Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| 04:35 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:35 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steve Montgomery | 54-52 |
| 03:58 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from David Cora | 56-52 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Steve Montgomery's pass is intercepted by Glenn Charles in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 03:39 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson is fouled on the floor by Robert Preusser - foul #2 on Robert Preusser, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (PG), Mark Wells (SG), Gerald Blair (SF), Carmine Morris (C) Sean Anderson, Glenn Charles, Ben Bryant, David Cora | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Frank Kennedy, Milton Hefner, Robert Preusser | |
| 03:17 | Tulsa | Keith Howard loses the dribble to James Renken | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Keith Howard (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Harvey (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Carmine Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Steve Montgomery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Mark Wells takes the ball from Thomas Bell in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 03:06 | Tulsa | Mark Wells makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Blair | 59-52 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Fang Wang can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 59-52 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Thomas Bell tips it but misses | 59-52 |
| 02:42 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:42 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Ben Bryant (SF), Sean Alleyne (PF) Keith Howard, Gerald Blair, Frank Harvey | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG) Fang Wang | |
| 02:34 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris tips it but misses | 59-52 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Steve Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Thomas Bell knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by James Renken | 59-54 |
| 02:02 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Glenn Charles (SG), David Cora (C) Mark Wells, Ben Bryant | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG) Carmelo Fuentes | |
| 01:40 | Tulsa | Fang Wang steps in front of the Glenn Charles pass | 59-54 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Thomas Bell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-54 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Lonnie Paris snags the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Fang Wang scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 01:04 | Tulsa | Sean Alleyne misses the floater from the baseline | 59-57 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Lonnie Paris gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 00:49 | Tulsa | David Cora pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Tulsa | Sean Alleyne clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-57 |
| 00:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steve Montgomery | 59-57 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-57 |
| 00:07 | Tulsa | Sean Alleyne gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | Sean Alleyne is fouled in the backcourt by Fang Wang - foul #1 on Fang Wang, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Frank Harvey (PF) Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | Sean Alleyne misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Lonnie Paris snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Steve Montgomery clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-57 |