| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) SF - Kevin Evans (fresh) PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) C - Frederic Gall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Martel (fresh) SG - Martin Eldred (fresh) SF - Todd Griego (fresh) PF - Howard Simonetti (fresh) C - Alfred Ball (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois State | Norman Young is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Griego - foul #1 on Todd Griego, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans lays it in uncontested | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Tulsa | Kevin Evans is called for the reach on Howard Simonetti - foul #1 on Kevin Evans, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Evans and he's hacked by Alfred Ball - foul #1 on Alfred Ball, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:07 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Alfred Ball - foul #2 on Alfred Ball, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Langley (C) Alfred Ball | |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:01 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall misses the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:01 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:43 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | George Martel is called for the reach on Norman Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Martel, team foul #4 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Shane Wade (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Kenneth Hilton (PF), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Ralph Felan, Kevin Evans, Richard Coleman, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Michael Zents can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 17:31 | Illinois State | Michael Zents grabs the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Shane Wade scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Hilton | 9-0 |
| 17:08 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Robin (SF), Wes Poulin (C) Todd Griego, Howard Simonetti | |
| 17:04 | Illinois State | George Martel steps in front of the James Ramsey pass in the backcourt | 9-0 |
| 16:51 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-0 |
| 16:50 | Tulsa | Wes Poulin pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 16:43 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Robin | 9-3 |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | Shane Wade scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 16:01 | Tulsa | Martin Robin hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Martin Eldred | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (fairly fresh) SG - Shane Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Zents (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Hilton (fairly fresh) C - Jack Begay (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Martel (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Eldred (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Robin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Langley (fairly fresh) C - Wes Poulin (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Jack Begay is hacked by Martin Robin - foul #1 on Martin Robin, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Shane Wade, Michael Zents, Kenneth Hilton, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski (PG), Isidro Yazzie (SG), Todd Griego (SF), Howard Simonetti (PF), Michael Brigance (C) George Martel, Martin Eldred, Martin Robin, Anthony Langley, Wes Poulin | |
| 15:40 | Illinois State | Norman Young is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Coleman | 14-5 |
| 15:38 | Tulsa | Walter Pearcy takes the ball from Todd Griego in the backcourt | 14-5 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Norman Young can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 14-5 |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall grabs the offensive board | 14-5 |
| 15:16 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 14-5 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall tips it but misses | 14-5 |
| 15:13 | Illinois State | Norman Young hits the follow up shot | 16-5 |
| 15:02 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-5 |
| 15:00 | Tulsa | Michael Brigance misses the tip | 16-5 |
| 14:59 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman gets the rebound | 16-5 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 16-5 |
| 14:39 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti gets the rebound | 16-5 |
| 14:37 | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Young - foul #1 on Norman Young, team foul #2 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Evans (SF) Walter Pearcy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Robin (SG), James Callahan (PF), Wes Poulin (C) Isidro Yazzie, Howard Simonetti, Michael Brigance | |
| 14:25 | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Evans - foul #2 on Kevin Evans, team foul #3 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zents (SF) Kevin Evans | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:25 | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 14:25 | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 14:09 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan clanks a floater from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 14:08 | Tulsa | Martin Robin grabs the defensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 13:54 | Tulsa | Wes Poulin is fouled on the floor by Richard Coleman - foul #1 on Richard Coleman, team foul #4 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Martel (PG), Martin Eldred (SG), Howard Simonetti (PF), Anthony Langley (C) Ivan Kowalski, Martin Robin, Todd Griego, Wes Poulin | |
| 13:44 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Martin Eldred | 16-9 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-9 |
| 13:12 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from George Martel | 18-11 |
| 12:46 | Illinois State | Michael Zents's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Simonetti | 18-11 |
| 12:45 | Tulsa | James Callahan snags the defensive board | 18-11 |
| 12:30 | Tulsa | George Martel hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | Michael Zents is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Norman Young | 20-11 |
| 11:43 | Tulsa | Richard Coleman denies the turnaround by James Callahan | 20-11 |
| 11:41 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti tips it back up and in | 20-13 |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Shane Wade (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Kenneth Hilton (PF), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Ralph Felan, Michael Zents, Richard Coleman, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski (PG), Martin Robin (SG), Todd Griego (SF), Wes Poulin (PF), Michael Brigance (C) George Martel, Martin Eldred, James Callahan, Howard Simonetti, Anthony Langley | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (fresh) SG - Shane Wade (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Pearcy (fresh) PF - Kenneth Hilton (fresh) C - Jack Begay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ivan Kowalski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Robin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Griego (fresh) PF - Wes Poulin (fresh) C - Michael Brigance (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Illinois State | Ivan Kowalski steals it from James Ramsey in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| 11:24 | Tulsa | Martin Robin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-13 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hilton | 20-13 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Michael Brigance swats the layup by Kenneth Hilton | 20-13 |
| 10:59 | Tulsa | Michael Brigance snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 10:56 | Tulsa | Shane Wade takes the ball from Ivan Kowalski in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| 10:54 | Illinois State | Shane Wade lays it in | 22-13 |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | Todd Griego comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by James Ramsey - foul #1 on James Ramsey, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG), Michael Zents (C) Walter Pearcy, Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie (SG), Howard Simonetti (PF), Anthony Langley (C) Martin Robin, Wes Poulin, Michael Brigance | |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | Todd Griego makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | Todd Griego misses the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | Michael Zents grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | James Ramsey is fouled in the backcourt by Isidro Yazzie - foul #1 on Isidro Yazzie, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Todd Griego is called for the reach on James Ramsey - foul #2 on Todd Griego, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Martel (PG), Martin Robin (SF) Ivan Kowalski, Todd Griego | |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | James Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | James Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 10:20 | Tulsa | Anthony Langley pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 10:06 | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-14 |
| 10:05 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Simonetti | 23-14 |
| 09:45 | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Martel | 23-17 |
| 09:24 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan hits a wide open jump hook from the left block | 25-17 |
| 09:13 | Tulsa | George Martel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Anthony Langley takes the ball from Ralph Felan in the backcourt | 25-17 |
| 08:49 | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Hilton | 25-17 |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | Michael Zents loses the dribble to Anthony Langley | 25-17 |
| 08:37 | Tulsa | James Ramsey is called for the reach on Howard Simonetti in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Ramsey, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Shane Wade, Kenneth Hilton, Michael Zents | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski (PG), Martin Eldred (SG), Wes Poulin (PF), Michael Brigance (C) George Martel, Isidro Yazzie, Martin Robin, Howard Simonetti | |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | Anthony Langley lays it in on a nice dish by Martin Eldred | 25-19 |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | Martin Eldred steals the ball from Ralph Felan in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 08:16 | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski misses the dunk | 25-19 |
| 08:15 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Norman Young misses the lay-in | 25-19 |
| 08:03 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 07:42 | Tulsa | Michael Brigance misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Frederic Gall - foul #1 on Frederic Gall, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), Jack Begay (C) Ralph Felan, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Callahan (SF) Anthony Langley | |
| 07:42 | Tulsa | Michael Brigance makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:42 | Tulsa | Michael Brigance misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Wade (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Walter Pearcy (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Coleman (tiring) C - Jack Begay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ivan Kowalski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Eldred (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Callahan (fresh) PF - Wes Poulin (fairly fresh) C - Michael Brigance (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois State | Jack Begay comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ivan Kowalski - foul #1 on Ivan Kowalski, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti (PF) Michael Brigance | |
| 07:28 | Illinois State | Jack Begay makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:28 | Illinois State | Jack Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:17 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti loses the dribble to Richard Coleman | 27-20 |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | Shane Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Eldred - foul #1 on Martin Eldred, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zents (SF), Frederic Gall (C) Walter Pearcy, Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Martel (PG), Anthony Langley (SF) Ivan Kowalski, James Callahan | |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | Shane Wade misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:13 | Tulsa | Wes Poulin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 06:57 | Tulsa | Anthony Langley travels with the ball | 27-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG) Shane Wade | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Michael Zents can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Langley - foul #1 on Anthony Langley, team foul #10 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Coleman (PF) Jack Begay | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski (PG), Martin Robin (SF) George Martel, Howard Simonetti | |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Michael Zents makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Michael Zents makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:34 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Felan - foul #1 on Ralph Felan, team foul #8 | 29-20 |
| 06:34 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:34 | Tulsa | Wes Poulin gets the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 06:21 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy (SF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Michael Zents, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Callahan (PF) Anthony Langley | |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Pearcy and the foul's on Ivan Kowalski - foul #2 on Ivan Kowalski, team foul #11 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Martel (PG), Michael Brigance (C) Ivan Kowalski, Wes Poulin | |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan makes the free throw | 32-20 |
| 05:49 | Tulsa | Martin Robin is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-20 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 05:25 | Illinois State | Norman Young misses the shot from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 05:24 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 05:08 | Tulsa | George Martel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-20 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy snags the defensive board | 32-20 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Jack Begay (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Ralph Felan, Walter Pearcy, Richard Coleman, Kenneth Hilton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie (SG), Anthony Langley (SF), Howard Simonetti (PF), Wes Poulin (C) Martin Eldred, Martin Robin, James Callahan, Michael Brigance | |
| 04:51 | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-20 |
| 04:50 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Langley | 32-20 |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | Anthony Langley is whistled for traveling | 32-20 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 32-20 |
| 04:14 | Illinois State | Michael Zents buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Wade | 34-20 |
| 03:58 | Tulsa | Wes Poulin hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Isidro Yazzie | 34-22 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Michael Zents loses the dribble to Anthony Langley in the backcourt | 34-22 |
| 03:35 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Norman Young pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Wade (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Zents (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Begay (tiring) 2 pts. C - Frederic Gall (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Martel (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Isidro Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Langley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Howard Simonetti (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wes Poulin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Isidro Yazzie steals the ball from Frederic Gall | 34-22 |
| 02:50 | Tulsa | Anthony Langley clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Zents - foul #1 on Michael Zents, team foul #9 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Kevin Evans (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Norman Young, Shane Wade, Michael Zents, Jack Begay, Frederic Gall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski (PG), Martin Eldred (SG), Todd Griego (SF), Alfred Ball (C) George Martel, Isidro Yazzie, Howard Simonetti, Wes Poulin | |
| 02:50 | Tulsa | Anthony Langley misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:50 | Tulsa | Anthony Langley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 02:39 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 02:34 | Tulsa | Ralph Felan is called for the reach on Martin Eldred - foul #2 on Ralph Felan, team foul #10 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Callahan (PF) Anthony Langley | |
| 02:34 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:34 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Todd Griego - foul #3 on Todd Griego, team foul #12 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Robin (SF) Todd Griego | |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 02:11 | Tulsa | Kevin Evans steps in front of the Ivan Kowalski pass in the backcourt | 36-23 |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | James Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy (SG) Ralph Felan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:52 | Tulsa | Martin Robin loses the dribble to Kevin Evans in the backcourt | 36-23 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Walter Pearcy is denied by Alfred Ball | 36-23 |
| 01:36 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Callahan | 36-23 |
| 01:31 | Tulsa | Martin Robin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-23 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | James Ramsey grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Alfred Ball - foul #3 on Alfred Ball, team foul #13 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frederic Gall (C) Richard Coleman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie (SG), Anthony Langley (PF), Michael Brigance (C) Martin Eldred, James Callahan, Alfred Ball | |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans misses the 3rd free throw | 38-23 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall grabs the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | James Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Michael Brigance - foul #1 on Michael Brigance, team foul #14 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG) Walter Pearcy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | James Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | James Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Martin Robin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-23 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Ramsey | 40-23 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton connects on the jumper from the baseline | 42-23 |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Anthony Langley is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-23 |
| 00:11 | Tulsa | Michael Brigance tips it home | 42-25 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans scores on a jumper from close range | 44-25 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie misses the halfcourt shot | 44-25 |