| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Koch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Horner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Morissette (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Rice | Terry Jerez can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 31-38 |
| 19:51 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 19:46 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 19:31 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 19:30 | Tulsa | Charles Horner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 19:14 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 19:13 | Rice | Terry Thornton gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 19:09 | Rice | David Moody steals the ball from Samuel Aden in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| 18:58 | Tulsa | Charles Horner is hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 18:38 | Tulsa | David Moody's pass is intercepted by Samuel Aden | 31-40 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 18:21 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:16 | Tulsa | David Moody hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-40 |
| 18:15 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette gets the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:02 | Tulsa | Charles Horner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 18:01 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette gets the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:39 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Koch | 31-42 |
| 17:35 | Rice | Samuel Aden loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Gregory Freeman (PF), Raymond Valenti (C) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG), David Edwards (SG), John Lee (SF), Rodger Lowry (PF), Brian Ballenger (C) David Moody, Johnny Koch, Brandon Nelson, Charles Horner, Todd Morissette | |
| 17:14 | Tulsa | Gregory Freeman steals it from David Edwards | 31-42 |
| 17:12 | Rice | John Lee picks off the pass by Gregory Freeman in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| 17:09 | Tulsa | John Lee misses the lay-in | 31-42 |
| 17:07 | Rice | Raymond Valenti snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 16:44 | Rice | David Edwards steps in front of the Timothy Petty pass | 31-42 |
| 16:15 | Tulsa | Richard Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 16:13 | Tulsa | David Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 15:55 | Tulsa | David Edwards clanks a shot from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 15:53 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry tips it home | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Valenti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - David Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rodger Lowry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Ballenger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rice | James Snow is hacked by Brian Ballenger - foul #1 on Brian Ballenger, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Terry Thornton (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), Johnny Koch (SG), Louis Allen (SF), Jason McClure (PF), Todd Morissette (C) Richard Jones, David Edwards, John Lee, Rodger Lowry, Brian Ballenger | |
| 15:22 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the floater from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 15:03 | Tulsa | David Moody is hacked by Terry Jerez - foul #2 on Terry Jerez, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Horner (PF) Jason McClure | |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Louis Allen | 33-47 |
| 14:29 | Rice | Adam Pease connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 35-47 |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Samuel Aden - foul #1 on Samuel Aden, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG), James Snow (SF), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, John Watson, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Jason McClure (C) David Moody, Louis Allen, Todd Morissette | |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Timothy Petty can't finish the layup | 35-49 |
| 13:46 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 35-49 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 13:28 | Tulsa | Jason McClure grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 13:22 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch is hacked by Ronald Hickey - foul #1 on Ronald Hickey, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Raymond Valenti (PF) Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Edwards (SG), Rodger Lowry (PF) Johnny Koch, Charles Horner | |
| 13:10 | Tulsa | David Edwards is hacked by Timothy Petty - foul #1 on Timothy Petty, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG) Timothy Petty | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Lee (SF) Brandon Nelson | |
| 13:00 | Tulsa | David Edwards comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-49 |
| 12:58 | Tulsa | Jason McClure hits the follow up shot | 35-51 |
| 12:37 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by Jason McClure - foul #1 on Jason McClure, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), Brian Ballenger (C) Richard Jones, Jason McClure | |
| 12:19 | Rice | Blake Jones is whistled for traveling | 35-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Terry Jerez (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Terry Thornton (PF) Blake Jones, James Snow, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Todd Morissette (C) Brian Ballenger | |
| 11:51 | Tulsa | John Lee misses the lay-in | 35-51 |
| 11:50 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rodger Lowry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Morissette (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Samuel Aden is fouled on the floor by David Edwards - foul #1 on David Edwards, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Ronald Hickey (C) Samuel Aden, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson (SF), Charles Horner (PF) John Lee, Rodger Lowry | |
| 11:17 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the runner in the lane | 35-51 |
| 11:16 | Tulsa | Charles Horner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 10:58 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson is whistled for a carry | 35-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (C) Terry Jerez, Terry Thornton, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG), Johnny Koch (SG), Brian Ballenger (C) David Moody, David Edwards, Todd Morissette | |
| 10:44 | Rice | Raymond Valenti is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 35-51 |
| 10:43 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Brandon Nelson | 35-51 |
| 10:31 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 10:30 | Tulsa | Charles Horner tips it in | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:27 | Rice | Timothy Petty is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Horner - foul #2 on Charles Horner, team foul #4 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Lee (SF), Jason McClure (C) Brandon Nelson, Charles Horner | |
| 10:15 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-53 |
| 10:14 | Rice | John Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 10:00 | Rice | Timothy Petty is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dominick Goodlett | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:36 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Richard Jones | 37-55 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Timothy Petty is called for 5 seconds | 37-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), Terry Thornton (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett, Raymond Valenti, James Snow | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), David Edwards (SG), Rodger Lowry (PF), Todd Morissette (C) Richard Jones, Johnny Koch, Brian Ballenger, Jason McClure | |
| 08:59 | Tulsa | John Lee makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Moody | 37-57 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Terry Thornton's fadeaway is rejected by Rodger Lowry | 37-57 |
| 08:46 | Tulsa | David Edwards pulls down the rebound | 37-57 |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | David Moody hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-57 |
| 08:20 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 08:16 | Rice | David Edwards is called for the reach on Terry Jerez in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Edwards, team foul #5 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Adam Pease (PF) John Watson, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (SG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Charles Horner (PF) David Edwards, John Lee, Rodger Lowry | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Brandon Nelson - foul #1 on Brandon Nelson, team foul #6 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (PF) Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Johnny Koch (SG), Jason McClure (C) Richard Jones, Todd Morissette | |
| 07:55 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| 07:26 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Snow - foul #1 on James Snow, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Terry Thornton (PF) Samuel Aden, Gregory Freeman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (PG), Brian Ballenger (C) David Moody, Jason McClure | |
| 07:26 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 07:26 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Johnny Koch (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Horner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Ballenger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| 07:22 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 06:58 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-59 |
| 06:57 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 40-59 |
| 06:53 | Rice | James Snow misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 06:52 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch grabs the board | 40-59 |
| 06:27 | Tulsa | Terry Jerez is called for the reach on Johnny Koch - foul #3 on Terry Jerez, team foul #7 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Terry Jerez, James Snow, Terry Thornton, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Lee (SF), Rodger Lowry (PF), Todd Morissette (C) Brandon Nelson, Charles Horner, Brian Ballenger | |
| 06:27 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Raymond Valenti pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Samuel Aden misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 40-59 |
| 06:14 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 06:00 | Tulsa | Johnny Koch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-59 |
| 05:58 | Rice | The rebound goes to Samuel Aden | 40-59 |
| 05:48 | Rice | Samuel Aden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-59 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Ronald Hickey gets the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Samuel Aden is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #4 on Richard Jones, team foul #8 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (SG), Terry Thornton (PF) Blake Jones, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moody (PG), David Edwards (SG) Richard Jones, Johnny Koch | |
| 05:37 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Samuel Aden makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:25 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette double dribbles | 42-59 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Timothy Petty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Samuel Aden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:01 | Tulsa | John Lee comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-59 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Timothy Petty pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 04:47 | Rice | Terry Thornton misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-59 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Raymond Valenti can't tip it in | 42-59 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Terry Thornton snags the offensive board | 42-59 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Terry Thornton hits the finger roll | 44-59 |
| 04:13 | Tulsa | David Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Samuel Aden (PG), Terry Jerez (SG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (PF), Ronald Hickey (C) Timothy Petty, Dominick Goodlett, Gregory Freeman, Terry Thornton, Raymond Valenti | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson (SF), Charles Horner (PF), Brian Ballenger (C) John Lee, Rodger Lowry, Todd Morissette | |
| 04:10 | Rice | Terry Jerez is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Ballenger - foul #2 on Brian Ballenger, team foul #9 | 44-59 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Terry Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:48 | Tulsa | David Edwards misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Jerez - foul #4 on Terry Jerez, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (SG) David Moody | |
| 03:48 | Tulsa | David Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 03:48 | Tulsa | David Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses the floater from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 03:34 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger grabs the board | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Tulsa | David Edwards comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-61 |
| 03:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Ronald Hickey | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Samuel Aden (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Jerez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Pease (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hickey (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brandon Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Horner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Ballenger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 03:08 | Tulsa | Charles Horner grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 02:48 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 02:46 | Rice | Ronald Hickey pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Terry Jerez connects on the open floater near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Aden | 48-61 |
| 02:14 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 02:12 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to David Edwards | 48-61 |
| 01:57 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Terry Jerez misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-61 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Terry Jerez grabs the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 01:30 | Rice | John Watson travels with the ball | 48-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Raymond Valenti (PF) Samuel Aden, Terry Jerez, John Watson, Ronald Hickey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Lee (SF), Rodger Lowry (PF) Brandon Nelson, Charles Horner | |
| 01:10 | Tulsa | Richard Jones buries a floater from the left side set up by David Edwards | 48-63 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Timothy Petty clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodger Lowry - foul #2 on Rodger Lowry, team foul #10 | 48-63 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Timothy Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:05 | Tulsa | John Lee grabs the board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Tulsa | Richard Jones's pass is intercepted by Blake Jones | 49-63 |
| 00:40 | Rice | James Snow lays it in on a nice dish by Blake Jones | 51-63 |
| 00:17 | Tulsa | John Lee clanks a floater from the left side | 51-63 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Raymond Valenti grabs the board | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Timothy Petty connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Adam Pease | 53-63 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Richard Jones runs out the clock | 53-63 |