| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Logsdon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Carlos Ventimiglia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Madden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Card (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 19:35 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 19:28 | Tulsa | Jason Austin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Shick - foul #2 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden | |
| 19:09 | Tulsa | Andrew Card steals it from Jason Austin | 39-41 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Ventimiglia is called for the reach on Nicholas Dowdell - foul #2 on Carlos Ventimiglia, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carl Bouchard (PF) Kenneth Logsdon, Richard Jones, Carlos Ventimiglia | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF) Angelo Colon, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Shawn Palmieri | 39-43 |
| 18:09 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Stokely - foul #3 on Gary Stokely, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marco Holman (SG), Harry Randall (C) Jason Austin, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SF) Gary Stokely | |
| 18:09 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:09 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright is hacked by Raymond Hooper - foul #2 on Raymond Hooper, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 17:32 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Wright | 41-46 |
| 17:23 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marco Holman | 44-46 |
| 17:02 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Hooper - foul #3 on Raymond Hooper, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF), Gordon Spencer (C) Douglas Noble, Raymond Hooper, Carl Bouchard, Harry Randall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| 17:02 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:02 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:02 | Tulsa | Gordon Spencer snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 16:58 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-47 |
| 16:56 | Tulsa | Richard Jones tips it but misses | 44-47 |
| 16:55 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Shick | 44-47 |
| 16:48 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Shawn Palmieri | 44-50 |
| 16:33 | Tulsa | Shawn Palmieri steals it from Kenneth Logsdon | 44-50 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick dunks the ball on a nice dish by Shawn Palmieri | 44-52 |
| 16:10 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-52 |
| 16:09 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon can't tip it in | 44-52 |
| 16:07 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 15:51 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 15:50 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia grabs the board | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Marco Holman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Logsdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Ventimiglia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Madden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Card (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Tulsa | Gordon Spencer is fouled on the floor by Andrew Card - foul #2 on Andrew Card, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Harry Randall (PF), James Sterling (C) Marco Holman, Richard Jones, Carlos Ventimiglia, Gordon Spencer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Ryan Wright, Adam Madden | |
| 15:01 | Tulsa | Harry Randall misses the jump hook from the baseline | 44-52 |
| 15:00 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Logsdon - foul #3 on Kenneth Logsdon, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (SG), Carl Bouchard (PF) Kenneth Logsdon, Harry Randall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF) Angelo Colon, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 14:20 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card scores on a turnaround from the left block | 44-54 |
| 14:01 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Jason Austin | 46-54 |
| 13:58 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Noble is called for the reach on Kenneth Shick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Noble, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Harry Randall (PF) Douglas Noble, Raymond Hooper, Carl Bouchard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Adam Madden | |
| 13:45 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card clanks a jumper from close range | 46-54 |
| 13:43 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Sterling | 46-54 |
| 13:37 | Tulsa | Jason Austin misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #1 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 13:37 | Tulsa | Jason Austin makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 13:37 | Tulsa | Jason Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely hits a wide open floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Shick | 48-56 |
| 12:55 | Tulsa | Andrew Card takes the ball from Jason Austin | 48-56 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Kenneth Shick | 48-58 |
| 12:42 | Tulsa | Jason Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Katz (PG), Douglas Noble (SG), Carl Bouchard (PF), Gordon Spencer (C) Jason Austin, Kenneth Logsdon, Harry Randall, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Ryan Wright (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden | |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 48-58 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 12:25 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 48-58 |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 12:16 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Terry | 48-60 |
| 12:02 | Tulsa | David Katz buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Jones and he's fouled by Andrew Card - foul #3 on Andrew Card, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper (SF) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF) Kenneth Shick, Douglas Terry, Ryan Wright | |
| 12:02 | Tulsa | David Katz misses the free throw | 50-60 |
| 12:02 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 11:47 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-60 |
| 11:46 | Tulsa | Gordon Spencer grabs the board | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Katz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Douglas Noble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Hooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Bouchard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gordon Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Adam Madden (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Stokely (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andrew Card (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Tulsa | David Katz misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is hacked by David Katz in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Katz, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marco Holman (SG), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF), James Sterling (C) Douglas Noble, Carl Bouchard, Gordon Spencer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG) Angelo Colon | |
| 11:27 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely's floater is tipped away by Raymond Hooper | 50-60 |
| 11:26 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Sterling | 50-60 |
| 11:04 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Marco Holman | 52-60 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Ventimiglia steals the ball from Shawn Palmieri | 52-60 |
| 10:44 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Marco Holman | 54-60 |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Carlos Ventimiglia - foul #3 on Carlos Ventimiglia, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Harry Randall (C) David Katz, Marco Holman, Raymond Hooper, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden | |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 10:17 | Tulsa | Jason Austin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Jones | 57-61 |
| 10:02 | Sam Houston State | Richard Jones picks off the pass by Kenneth Shick | 57-61 |
| 09:40 | Tulsa | Richard Jones misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 09:39 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is hacked by Jason Austin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Austin, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carl Bouchard (PF), Gordon Spencer (C) Kenneth Logsdon, Richard Jones, Carlos Ventimiglia, Harry Randall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Russell McAllister (C) Kenneth Shick, Nicholas Dowdell, Andrew Card | |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely gets the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 09:13 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-62 |
| 09:11 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister tips it but misses | 57-62 |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell McAllister | 57-62 |
| 08:56 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry travels with the ball | 57-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon (SG) Jason Austin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Ryan Wright (SF), Andrew Card (C) Douglas Terry, Adam Madden, Russell McAllister | |
| 08:28 | Tulsa | Kenneth Shick blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Kenneth Logsdon | 57-62 |
| 08:26 | Tulsa | Gordon Spencer grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 08:16 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Douglas Noble | 60-62 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), James Sterling (C) Kenneth Logsdon, Gordon Spencer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Ryan Wright | |
| 07:52 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 07:50 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 07:37 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper is fouled on the floor by Douglas Terry - foul #2 on Douglas Terry, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marco Holman (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Harry Randall (PF) Douglas Noble, Raymond Hooper, Carl Bouchard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG) Kenneth Shick, Douglas Terry | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marco Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Randall (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Adam Madden (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Stokely (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andrew Card (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | James Sterling misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Stokely - foul #4 on Gary Stokely, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG) Angelo Colon | |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | James Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | James Sterling misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Randall | 60-62 |
| 07:15 | Tulsa | James Sterling connects on the open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Austin and he's hacked by Andrew Card - foul #4 on Andrew Card, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Ryan Wright (SF) Kenneth Shick, Adam Madden | |
| 07:15 | Tulsa | James Sterling makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is hacked by Jason Austin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Austin, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Ryan Wright | |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 06:52 | Tulsa | Harry Randall knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Jones and he's hacked by Adam Madden - foul #2 on Adam Madden, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Gordon Spencer (C) Jason Austin, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Ryan Wright (SF) Angelo Colon, Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden | |
| 06:52 | Tulsa | Harry Randall makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Terry | 66-66 |
| 06:16 | Tulsa | Harry Randall blows the dunk | 66-66 |
| 06:15 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 06:10 | Tulsa | Richard Jones is called for traveling | 66-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Katz (PG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF) Marco Holman, Richard Jones, Harry Randall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Russell McAllister (C) Douglas Terry, Ryan Wright, Andrew Card | |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Kenneth Logsdon | 66-66 |
| 05:25 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Logsdon | 69-66 |
| 05:22 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Douglas Noble (SG), Carl Bouchard (PF), James Sterling (C) David Katz, Kenneth Logsdon, Carlos Ventimiglia, Gordon Spencer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Russell McAllister | |
| 05:13 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-66 |
| 05:12 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard hits the follow up shot | 71-66 |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG) Kenneth Shick | |
| 04:48 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper is fouled on the floor by Adam Madden - foul #3 on Adam Madden, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG) Angelo Colon | |
| 04:48 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:48 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 04:33 | Tulsa | James Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 04:15 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Noble | 74-66 |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Kenneth Shick | 74-68 |
| 03:43 | Tulsa | Jason Austin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carl Bouchard | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card lays it up and in and he's hacked by Douglas Noble - foul #4 on Douglas Noble, team foul #10 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marco Holman (PG), Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF), Harry Randall (C) Jason Austin, Douglas Noble, Raymond Hooper, Carl Bouchard, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden | |
| 03:30 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the free throw | 77-70 |
| 03:30 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia snags the defensive board | 77-70 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Marco Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Logsdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Ventimiglia (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Randall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) PF - Gary Stokely (very tired) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Andrew Card (very tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Tulsa | Harry Randall misses long on a floater from the right block | 77-70 |
| 03:05 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia snags the offensive board | 77-70 |
| 02:41 | Tulsa | Richard Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Marco Holman | 80-70 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-73 |
| 02:22 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), James Sterling (C) Kenneth Logsdon, Carlos Ventimiglia | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF) Angelo Colon, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 01:59 | Tulsa | Richard Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Marco Holman | 82-73 |
| 01:59 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF) Marco Holman, Harry Randall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card scores on a turnaround from the right block | 82-75 |
| 01:21 | Tulsa | Richard Jones is called for 3 seconds | 82-75 |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card's fadeaway is rejected by James Sterling | 82-75 |
| 01:02 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card snags the offensive board | 82-75 |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 82-75 |
| 00:46 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia grabs the defensive rebound | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:45 | Tulsa | Shawn Palmieri is called for the reach on Carlos Ventimiglia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #11 | 82-75 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-75 |
| 00:45 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia misses the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:45 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-75 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Harry Randall (PF) Carlos Ventimiglia | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:41 | Tulsa | Jason Austin is fouled on the floor by Andrew Card - foul #5 on Andrew Card, team foul #12 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (C) Andrew Card | |
| 00:41 | Tulsa | Jason Austin makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:41 | Tulsa | Jason Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 85-75 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Jason Austin | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:27 | Tulsa | Kenneth Shick is called for the reach on Jason Austin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #13 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carl Bouchard (PF) Kenneth Logsdon, Richard Jones, James Sterling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden | |
| 00:27 | Tulsa | Jason Austin makes the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:27 | Tulsa | Jason Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister gets the rebound | 86-75 |
| 00:21 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 86-75 |
| 00:20 | Tulsa | Jason Austin gets the rebound | 86-75 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Jason Austin runs out the clock | 86-75 |