| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fresh) SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) C - John Larsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Don Humes (fresh) SG - Carl Hill (fresh) SF - David Fanelli (fresh) PF - Joseph Cummings (fresh) C - William Greene (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | William Greene wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tulsa | William Greene misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Hill | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tulsa | Don Humes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Tulsa | David Fanelli snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Tulsa | Joseph Cummings connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Hill | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Rice | John Larsen misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to David Fanelli | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Tulsa | Joseph Cummings comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Rice | Don Humes steps in front of the George Anderson pass in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | Tulsa | Carl Hill lays it in on a great pass from Don Humes | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Gordon Burnam hits a wide open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Kurz | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Tulsa | David Fanelli misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Larsen | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Rice | John Larsen's layup is rejected by Joseph Cummings | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Norman Kelly hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Tulsa | The jump hook by David Fanelli is blocked by Lawrence Kurz | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Rice | John Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Joseph Cummings blocks the short jumper by Gordon Burnam | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Tulsa | Carl Hill gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Tulsa | Gordon Burnam steals it from David Fanelli | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Gordon Burnam buries a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Carl Hill - foul #1 on Carl Hill, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Erik McGowan (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Davis (PG), Robert McCrady (SG), Scott Carney (SF), Michael Hester (PF), Paul Downey (C) Don Humes, Carl Hill, David Fanelli, Joseph Cummings, William Greene | |
| 16:36 | Rice | Gordon Burnam makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:13 | Tulsa | Erik McGowan is called for the reach on Robert McCrady - foul #1 on Erik McGowan, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF) Gordon Burnam | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:57 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 7-5 |
| 15:55 | Rice | Michael Chapin pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Dailey (fresh) SG - Erik McGowan (fresh) SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) PF - Larry Shaw (fresh) C - Hugh Granville (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Alan Davis (fresh) SG - Robert McCrady (fresh) SF - Scott Carney (fresh) PF - Michael Hester (fresh) C - Paul Downey (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Rice | William Dailey is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Davis - foul #1 on Alan Davis, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 15:42 | Rice | Erik McGowan makes the wide open floater from close range set up by William Dailey | 9-5 |
| 15:17 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 9-5 |
| 15:16 | Rice | The rebound goes to Erik McGowan | 9-5 |
| 15:00 | Rice | William Dailey knocks in the floater from close range | 11-5 |
| 14:39 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Paul Downey and he's hacked by Larry Shaw - foul #1 on Larry Shaw, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Shawn Roy (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), John Larsen (C) William Dailey, Erik McGowan, Michael Chapin, Larry Shaw, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Risk (PG), David Fanelli (SF), Joseph Cummings (PF), William Greene (C) Alan Davis, Scott Carney, Michael Hester, Paul Downey | |
| 14:39 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Shawn Roy misses the jumper from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 14:17 | Rice | Norman Kelly can't tip it in | 11-8 |
| 14:15 | Tulsa | Danny Risk gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:49 | Tulsa | William Greene can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 11-8 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Norman Kelly snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:28 | Rice | Shawn Roy's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Cummings | 11-8 |
| 13:27 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to William Greene | 11-8 |
| 13:10 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady knocks in the shot from the baseline | 11-10 |
| 13:05 | Rice | John Larsen loses the ball out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Rice | Gordon Burnam (SG), William Dailey (SF), Larry Shaw (PF) Shawn Roy, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Don Humes (PG), Carl Hill (SG), Michael Hester (PF) Danny Risk, Robert McCrady, Joseph Cummings | |
| 12:53 | Tulsa | Don Humes connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Hill | 11-12 |
| 12:32 | Rice | John Larsen scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 13-12 |
| 12:16 | Tulsa | David Fanelli loses the dribble to Larry Shaw | 13-12 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Larry Shaw comes up short on the floater from the left side | 13-12 |
| 11:55 | Rice | Larry Shaw misses the tip | 13-12 |
| 11:54 | Tulsa | David Fanelli snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Gordon Burnam (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Shaw (fairly fresh) C - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Don Humes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fanelli (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Hester (fresh) C - William Greene (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Tulsa | Don Humes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (PG), Shawn Roy (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Gordon Burnam, William Dailey, Larry Shaw, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Davis (PG), Scott Carney (SF), Joseph Cummings (PF) Don Humes, David Fanelli, William Greene | |
| 11:36 | Rice | Scott Carney steals it from Lawrence Kurz in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 11:16 | Tulsa | Alan Davis buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 11:01 | Rice | Norman Kelly is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Erik McGowan | 15-14 |
| 10:56 | Tulsa | Carl Hill makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Davis | 15-17 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Erik McGowan scores on a floater from the right side | 17-17 |
| 10:30 | Tulsa | Joseph Cummings comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 17-17 |
| 10:29 | Tulsa | Joseph Cummings tips it but misses | 17-17 |
| 10:28 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:13 | Rice | Hugh Granville drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:51 | Tulsa | Carl Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Erik McGowan grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 09:45 | Rice | Erik McGowan is hacked by Scott Carney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Carney, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG), William Dailey (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), John Larsen (C) Erik McGowan, Shawn Roy, Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Don Humes (PG), Robert McCrady (SG), David Fanelli (SF), Paul Downey (PF), William Greene (C) Alan Davis, Carl Hill, Scott Carney, Joseph Cummings, Michael Hester | |
| 09:38 | Rice | George Anderson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Larsen | 22-17 |
| 09:12 | Tulsa | William Greene is hacked by John Larsen - foul #1 on John Larsen, team foul #3 | 22-17 |
| 08:56 | Tulsa | Don Humes misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-17 |
| 08:54 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 08:42 | Rice | John Larsen blows the wide open layup | 22-19 |
| 08:41 | Tulsa | Don Humes grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 08:20 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF), Norman Kelly (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Larry Shaw, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Davis (PG), Danny Risk (SG), Joseph Cummings (PF) Don Humes, David Fanelli, Paul Downey | |
| 07:56 | Rice | William Dailey loses the ball out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Lawrence Kurz (SF) William Dailey, Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Carney (SF) Robert McCrady | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Burnam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Kurz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Granville (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Alan Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Risk (fresh) SF - Scott Carney (fresh) PF - Joseph Cummings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - William Greene (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Tulsa | Danny Risk is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 22-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG) Gordon Burnam | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 07:23 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Erik McGowan | 25-19 |
| 07:05 | Tulsa | Danny Risk is called for a charge - foul #1 on Danny Risk, team foul #4 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (SG), Michael Chapin (SF), John Larsen (C) Lawrence Kurz, Norman Kelly, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Don Humes (PG), Carl Hill (SG), David Fanelli (SF), Michael Hester (PF), Paul Downey (C) Alan Davis, Danny Risk, Scott Carney, Joseph Cummings, William Greene | |
| 06:39 | Rice | Michael Chapin makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from George Anderson | 27-19 |
| 06:17 | Tulsa | Paul Downey scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Carl Hill | 27-21 |
| 06:02 | Rice | Don Humes steals it from Michael Chapin | 27-21 |
| 05:52 | Tulsa | Carl Hill misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 05:51 | Tulsa | David Fanelli pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | David Fanelli knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Don Humes and he's hacked by John Larsen - foul #2 on John Larsen, team foul #4 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Larry Shaw (PF), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Shawn Roy, Michael Chapin, Erik McGowan, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Davis (PG), Robert McCrady (SG), Scott Carney (PF), William Greene (C) Don Humes, Carl Hill, Michael Hester, Paul Downey | |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | David Fanelli misses the free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hugh Granville | 27-23 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Robert McCrady - foul #1 on Robert McCrady, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Risk (SG) David Fanelli | |
| 05:26 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:26 | Tulsa | Scott Carney grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 05:10 | Tulsa | Alan Davis is fouled on the floor by William Dailey - foul #1 on William Dailey, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Joseph Cummings (PF) Danny Risk | |
| 04:54 | Tulsa | 3 seconds is called on Robert McCrady | 28-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Norman Kelly (PF) Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 04:43 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 04:41 | Rice | William Dailey can't tip it in | 28-23 |
| 04:40 | Tulsa | Robert McCrady grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:25 | Tulsa | Scott Carney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alan Davis and he's hacked by Lawrence Kurz - foul #1 on Lawrence Kurz, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Chapin (SF) Lawrence Kurz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Risk (PG), Carl Hill (SG) Alan Davis, Robert McCrady | |
| 04:25 | Tulsa | Scott Carney makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:06 | Rice | Norman Kelly makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Dailey | 30-26 |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Joseph Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Shawn Roy (SG), Hugh Granville (PF), John Larsen (C) William Dailey, Gordon Burnam, Norman Kelly, Larry Shaw | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Don Humes (PG), David Fanelli (SF), Michael Hester (PF), Paul Downey (C) Danny Risk, Scott Carney, Joseph Cummings, William Greene | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Roy (fresh) SF - Michael Chapin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Granville (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Don Humes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Fanelli (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hester (fresh) C - Paul Downey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:42 | Rice | Shawn Roy is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Roy, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| 03:28 | Tulsa | Michael Hester is fouled on the floor by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Lawrence Kurz (SF) Michael Chapin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert McCrady (SG) Carl Hill | |
| 03:28 | Tulsa | Michael Hester misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:28 | Rice | John Larsen pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Shawn Roy is fouled in the backcourt by Robert McCrady - foul #2 on Robert McCrady, team foul #6 | 30-26 |
| 03:08 | Rice | Hugh Granville makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Shawn Roy | 32-26 |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Don Humes's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Kurz | 32-26 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Shawn Roy knocks in the runner from the right block set up by George Anderson and he's hacked by Robert McCrady - foul #3 on Robert McCrady, team foul #7 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Erik McGowan (SG), Norman Kelly (PF) George Anderson, Hugh Granville | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Davis (PG), Carl Hill (SG), William Greene (C) Don Humes, Robert McCrady, Paul Downey | |
| 02:40 | Rice | Shawn Roy misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:40 | Tulsa | Michael Hester pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 02:29 | Tulsa | David Fanelli can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Norman Kelly - foul #1 on Norman Kelly, team foul #9 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Rice | William Dailey (PG), Michael Chapin (SF) Shawn Roy, Lawrence Kurz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:29 | Tulsa | David Fanelli misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:29 | Tulsa | David Fanelli makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 02:07 | Rice | John Larsen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Chapin and the foul's on Alan Davis - foul #2 on Alan Davis, team foul #8 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Danny Risk (SF), Joseph Cummings (PF) David Fanelli, Michael Hester | |
| 02:07 | Rice | John Larsen makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:51 | Tulsa | Danny Risk knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Michael Chapin misses the driving attempt in the lane | 37-29 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Norman Kelly snags the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Cummings - foul #1 on Joseph Cummings, team foul #9 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Rice | George Anderson (PG), Gordon Burnam (SG), Lawrence Kurz (SF), Larry Shaw (C) William Dailey, Erik McGowan, Michael Chapin, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Carney (SF) Carl Hill | |
| 01:24 | Rice | Norman Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:24 | Rice | Norman Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:08 | Tulsa | Norman Kelly steps in front of the Joseph Cummings pass | 38-29 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz's fadeaway is rejected by William Greene | 38-29 |
| 00:42 | Rice | Lawrence Kurz pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Norman Kelly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 00:34 | Tulsa | Joseph Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | William Greene is fouled on the floor by Larry Shaw - foul #2 on Larry Shaw, team foul #10 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Roy (PG), Hugh Granville (C) George Anderson, Norman Kelly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Don Humes (PG), Michael Whitham (SG), David Fanelli (SF), Michael Hester (PF) Alan Davis, Danny Risk, Scott Carney, Joseph Cummings | |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | William Greene misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | William Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Gordon Burnam misses short on an open floater from the left block | 38-30 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Michael Hester | 38-30 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Michael Hester clanks a fullcourt shot | 38-30 |