| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) SG - Gene Jansen (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Austin (fresh) SG - Kenneth Logsdon (fresh) SF - Richard Jones (fresh) PF - Carlos Ventimiglia (fresh) C - James Sterling (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | James Sterling wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Tulsa | Richard Jones jams it on a great pass from Carlos Ventimiglia | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | Jason Austin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Michael Sample buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Marlon Coy | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Sample - foul #1 on Michael Sample, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 17:43 | Tulsa | Gene Jansen takes the ball from Jason Austin | 6-3 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the easy layup | 6-3 |
| 17:38 | Tulsa | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:25 | Tulsa | Jason Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Terry Schaller (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), Byron Harris (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (PG), Marco Holman (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carl Bouchard (PF), Harry Randall (C) Jason Austin, Kenneth Logsdon, Richard Jones, Carlos Ventimiglia, James Sterling | |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is hacked by Douglas Noble in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Noble, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Byron Harris | 8-3 |
| 17:00 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Byron Harris knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jared Lewis and he's hacked by Harry Randall - foul #1 on Harry Randall, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF) Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:41 | Tulsa | Freddie Gibson is called for the reach on Carl Bouchard - foul #1 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG) Marlon Coy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:28 | Tulsa | Harry Randall can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-3 |
| 16:26 | Tulsa | Marco Holman grabs the offensive board | 11-3 |
| 16:14 | Tulsa | Freddie Gibson steals it from Marco Holman | 11-3 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Raymond Hooper is called for the reach on Ronnie Eldridge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Hooper, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Terry Schaller (SG) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF), James Sterling (C) Marco Holman, Carl Bouchard, Harry Randall | |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen loses the ball out of bounds | 11-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF) Gene Jansen, Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Richard Jones (SF) Douglas Noble, Raymond Hooper | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Freddie Gibson (fairly fresh) C - Byron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Austin (fresh) SG - Kenneth Logsdon (fresh) SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Ventimiglia (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - James Sterling (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-3 |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson grabs the board | 11-3 |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy is fouled on the floor by James Sterling - foul #1 on James Sterling, team foul #4 | 11-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Terry Schaller (SG) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson can't connect on a shot in the lane | 11-3 |
| 15:08 | Tulsa | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 11-3 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Freddie Gibson - foul #2 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Terry Schaller, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marco Holman (PG), Raymond Hooper (SG), Carl Bouchard (SF), Harry Randall (C) Jason Austin, Kenneth Logsdon, Richard Jones, James Sterling | |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia misses the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia misses the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses short on an open runner from the baseline | 11-3 |
| 14:43 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper grabs the defensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 14:24 | Tulsa | Marco Holman is hacked by Nenad Zenz - foul #1 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #4 | 11-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (PG) Carlos Ventimiglia | |
| 14:02 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 11-3 |
| 14:01 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard misses the tip | 11-3 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Michael Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Marlon Coy | 14-3 |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-3 |
| 13:35 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper misses the tip | 14-3 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Byron Harris | 14-3 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is open and buries a jumper near the basket set up by Gene Jansen | 16-3 |
| 13:07 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-3 |
| 13:06 | Tulsa | Marco Holman tips it but misses | 16-3 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Michael Sample pulls down the rebound | 16-3 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Harry Randall steps in front of the Marlon Coy pass | 16-3 |
| 12:43 | Tulsa | Marco Holman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-3 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Michael Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 16-3 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jared Lewis, team foul #5 | 16-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF), James Sterling (C) Douglas Noble, Marco Holman, Raymond Hooper, Carl Bouchard, Harry Randall | |
| 12:24 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-6 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tomas Hall | 18-6 |
| 11:52 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-6 |
| 11:51 | Tulsa | James Sterling tips it but misses | 18-6 |
| 11:49 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia gets the offensive rebound | 18-6 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jared Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Byron Harris (tiring) 3 pts. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Austin (fresh) SG - Kenneth Logsdon (fresh) SF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Ventimiglia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Sterling (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-6 |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz pulls down the rebound | 18-6 |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-6 |
| 11:33 | Tulsa | James Sterling snags the defensive board | 18-6 |
| 11:25 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-6 |
| 11:24 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon misses the tip | 18-6 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge gets the rebound | 18-6 |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | Jason Austin steals the ball from Tomas Hall | 18-6 |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | Jason Austin lays it up and in | 18-8 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Byron Harris | 21-8 |
| 10:50 | Tulsa | Jason Austin misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-8 |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Nenad Zenz | 21-8 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Carlos Ventimiglia is called for the reach on Jared Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Ventimiglia, team foul #5 | 21-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Jared Lewis, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Katz (PG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carl Bouchard (PF), Gordon Spencer (C) Jason Austin, Richard Jones, Carlos Ventimiglia, James Sterling | |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Katz - foul #1 on David Katz, team foul #6 | 21-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (PG) David Katz | |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the 1st free throw | 21-8 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the 2nd free throw | 21-8 |
| 10:40 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Gordon Spencer | 21-8 |
| 10:12 | Tulsa | Douglas Noble buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-11 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-11 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Michael Sample pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 21-11 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits the follow up shot | 23-11 |
| 09:27 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard banks in the layup on a great pass from Douglas Noble | 23-13 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Kenneth Logsdon is called for the reach on Marlon Coy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Logsdon, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Byron Harris (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Marco Holman (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Harry Randall (PF), James Sterling (C) Douglas Noble, Kenneth Logsdon, Raymond Hooper, Carl Bouchard, Gordon Spencer | |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | Jason Austin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-13 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Marco Holman is called for the reach on Terry Schaller - foul #1 on Marco Holman, team foul #8 | 25-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG) Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the offensive rebound | 25-13 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-13 |
| 08:20 | Tulsa | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-13 |
| 08:19 | Tulsa | Harry Randall tips it in | 27-15 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-15 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy tips it in | 29-15 |
| 07:42 | Tulsa | Jason Austin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-15 |
| 07:40 | Tulsa | James Sterling tips it back up and in | 29-17 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Jansen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Schaller (fairly fresh) C - Byron Harris (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marco Holman (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sterling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is called for 10 seconds | 29-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Terry Schaller, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (PG), Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF), Gordon Spencer (C) Jason Austin, Marco Holman, Richard Jones, Harry Randall, James Sterling | |
| 07:14 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Noble | 29-19 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-19 |
| 07:00 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Gordon Spencer | 29-19 |
| 06:38 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon double dribbles | 29-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Byron Harris (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Katz (PG) Douglas Noble | |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Logsdon - foul #2 on Kenneth Logsdon, team foul #9 | 29-19 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Jared Lewis, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (SF), Carl Bouchard (PF), James Sterling (C) Kenneth Logsdon, Carlos Ventimiglia, Gordon Spencer | |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:16 | Tulsa | James Sterling pulls down the rebound | 30-19 |
| 06:05 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by David Katz | 30-21 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy blows the layup | 30-21 |
| 05:48 | Tulsa | James Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:34 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-21 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | David Katz is called for the reach on Tomas Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Katz, team foul #10 | 30-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Gene Jansen, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), Marco Holman (SG) David Katz, Richard Jones | |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:30 | Tulsa | James Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:08 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Byron Harris - foul #1 on Byron Harris, team foul #6 | 31-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (SG) Marco Holman | |
| 05:08 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:08 | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Hooper - foul #2 on Raymond Hooper, team foul #11 | 31-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF) Raymond Hooper, Carl Bouchard | |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 04:38 | Tulsa | James Sterling misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-22 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 04:30 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 33-22 |
| 04:11 | Tulsa | Jason Austin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jared Lewis, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Freddie Gibson (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marco Holman (PG), Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Raymond Hooper (SF), Harry Randall (PF), Gordon Spencer (C) Jason Austin, Douglas Noble, Richard Jones, Carlos Ventimiglia, James Sterling | |
| 03:33 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon is hacked by Freddie Gibson - foul #3 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (C) Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 03:33 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:33 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jared Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Sample (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Byron Harris (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Marco Holman (fresh) SG - Kenneth Logsdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Hooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Randall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Raymond Hooper picks off the pass by Jared Lewis in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 03:19 | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Hooper | 33-29 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Marco Holman is called for the reach on Tomas Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marco Holman, team foul #12 | 33-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG) Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:57 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Gene Jansen - foul #1 on Gene Jansen, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carl Bouchard (PF) Harry Randall | |
| 02:57 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:57 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Marco Holman - foul #3 on Marco Holman, team foul #13 | 35-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Jared Lewis, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Austin (PG), James Sterling (C) Marco Holman, Gordon Spencer | |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:15 | Tulsa | Raymond Hooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Jared Lewis (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Richard Jones (SF), Carlos Ventimiglia (PF) Raymond Hooper, Carl Bouchard | |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Marlon Coy (SF) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Noble (SG) Kenneth Logsdon | |
| 01:45 | Tulsa | Richard Jones knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jason Austin | 37-33 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Sample | 40-33 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Jason Austin drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Jones | 40-36 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Michael Sample connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 42-36 |
| 00:49 | Tulsa | Richard Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 00:47 | Tulsa | Carlos Ventimiglia pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Richard Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #14 | 42-36 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Kenneth Logsdon (SG), Carl Bouchard (SF), Harry Randall (PF), Gordon Spencer (C) Douglas Noble, Richard Jones, Carlos Ventimiglia, James Sterling | |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Carl Bouchard steps in front of the Byron Harris pass | 42-36 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Harry Randall makes the jump hook near the basket | 42-38 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses long on a halfcourt shot | 42-38 |