| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jerry Abbott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Cusack (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Hobbs (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Leith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Akim Zindell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ulmer (fresh) PF - Dennis Croker (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 19:44 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:29 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott is whistled for a carry | 39-32 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Ulmer | 39-34 |
| 18:54 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott lays it in on a nice dish by Ted Cusack and he's hacked by John Ulmer - foul #3 on John Ulmer, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Ramon Salinas (PF), Sidney Hill (C) Ted Cusack, Craig Hobbs, Jason Leith, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), John Stephens (SG), Ron Buchinski (SF), Michael Pellegrino (PF) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy, John Ulmer, Dennis Croker | |
| 18:54 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter loses the dribble to Darwin Kahle in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 18:41 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 42-34 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 18:30 | Tulsa | Ramon Salinas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:09 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 18:07 | Tulsa | Ramon Salinas tips it home | 44-34 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 44-34 |
| 17:51 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:47 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Craig Hobbs (SF), Jason Leith (PF), Maximo Costa (C) Jerry Abbott, Darwin Kahle, Gerald Mozee, Ramon Salinas, Sidney Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), Richard Carone (SF), Dennis Croker (PF) John Sutter, John Stephens, Ron Buchinski, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 17:33 | Tulsa | Craig Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:25 | Tulsa | Maximo Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 17:11 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker is hacked by Maximo Costa - foul #1 on Maximo Costa, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Akim Zindell (C) Jason Leith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 16:54 | Tulsa | Maximo Costa grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 16:51 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes is hacked by Louis Seals in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Seals, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Jason Leith (PF) Ricky Barnes, Maximo Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski (SF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Richard Carone, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 16:34 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 16:32 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Leith - foul #3 on Jason Leith, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (PG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Ramon Salinas (PF) Jerry Abbott, Craig Hobbs, Jason Leith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), John Stephens (SG) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy | |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:06 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell travels with the ball | 44-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sidney Hill (C) Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd (C) Michael Pellegrino | |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ramon Salinas is called for the reach on Dennis Croker - foul #2 on Ramon Salinas, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG) Ted Cusack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG), John Ulmer (SF) John Stephens, Ron Buchinski | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darwin Kahle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Mozee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ramon Salinas (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Sidney Hill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Butterfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Sutter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Ulmer (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dennis Croker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Jeffrey Todd (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter's pass is intercepted by Hugh Ross | 44-36 |
| 15:39 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross banks in the layup | 46-36 |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Butterfield | 46-38 |
| 15:06 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross drills a fadeaway from the right side | 48-38 |
| 15:04 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Jason Leith (PF), Maximo Costa (C) Darwin Kahle, Gerald Mozee, Ramon Salinas, Sidney Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (SG), Michael Pellegrino (PF), Richard Carone (C) John Sutter, Dennis Croker, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 14:52 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:44 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by David Butterfield is denied by Jason Leith | 48-38 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone drills a runner near the basket | 48-40 |
| 14:26 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross is fouled in the backcourt by John Stephens - foul #1 on John Stephens, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Akim Zindell (C) Jason Leith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), Ron Buchinski (PF) David Butterfield, John Stephens, Richard Carone | |
| 14:13 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell is fouled on the floor by Ron Buchinski - foul #2 on Ron Buchinski, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Craig Hobbs (SF), Jason Leith (PF) Ted Cusack, Maximo Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd (C) Michael Pellegrino | |
| 14:00 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes double dribbles | 48-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (SG) Ricky Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker (PF) Ron Buchinski | |
| 13:47 | Tulsa | Craig Hobbs is fouled in the backcourt by John Ulmer - foul #4 on John Ulmer, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (SF) John Ulmer | |
| 13:30 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-40 |
| 13:28 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:13 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Seals - foul #2 on Louis Seals, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Ramon Salinas (PF) Jerry Abbott, Jason Leith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Michael Pellegrino (C) Louis Seals, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 13:13 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:13 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 12:58 | Tulsa | Ramon Salinas gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 12:54 | Tulsa | Michael Pellegrino picks off the pass by Ramon Salinas in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Herlihy | 50-43 |
| 12:36 | Tulsa | John Stephens steals the ball from Hugh Ross in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 12:14 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 50-43 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield tips it home | 50-45 |
| 11:37 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross is fouled on the floor by John Stephens - foul #2 on John Stephens, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Sidney Hill (PF), Maximo Costa (C) Ted Cusack, Craig Hobbs, Ramon Salinas, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), John Sutter (SG), Ron Buchinski (PF), Richard Carone (C) John Stephens, Gregory Herlihy, Dennis Croker, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 11:37 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone grabs the board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Darwin Kahle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Mozee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sidney Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maximo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Sutter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Butterfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ron Buchinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Carone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Darwin Kahle is called for the reach on John Sutter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darwin Kahle, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes (SG) Hugh Ross | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Sutter | 50-47 |
| 10:58 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill banks in the layup | 52-47 |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Louis Seals | 52-50 |
| 10:46 | Tulsa | Ron Buchinski steps in front of the Darwin Kahle pass in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 10:32 | Southern Mississippi | A charge is called on Ron Buchinski - foul #3 on Ron Buchinski, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Jason Leith (PF), Ramon Salinas (C) Ricky Barnes, Sidney Hill, Maximo Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (SG), Michael Pellegrino (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) John Sutter, David Butterfield, Richard Carone | |
| 10:17 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Abbott | 55-50 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Louis Seals | 55-52 |
| 09:45 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott makes the floater from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Pellegrino | 57-54 |
| 09:02 | Tulsa | Jason Leith connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Darwin Kahle | 59-54 |
| 08:35 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 08:34 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:13 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-54 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Sidney Hill (PF), Maximo Costa (C) Jerry Abbott, Darwin Kahle, Gerald Mozee, Jason Leith, Ramon Salinas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), John Stephens (SG), David Butterfield (SF), Dennis Croker (PF), Richard Carone (C) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy, Ron Buchinski, Michael Pellegrino, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-54 |
| 08:00 | Tulsa | Maximo Costa snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 07:42 | Tulsa | John Sutter steals it from Hugh Ross | 62-54 |
| 07:23 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter hits the follow up shot | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ted Cusack (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Barnes (fresh) PF - Sidney Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Maximo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Sutter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Butterfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Croker (tiring) 14 pts. C - Richard Carone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross clanks a shot from the right side | 62-56 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Sutter | 62-56 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Dennis Croker | 62-58 |
| 06:33 | Tulsa | David Butterfield is called for the reach on Maximo Costa - foul #4 on David Butterfield, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (SG), Craig Hobbs (SF), Akim Zindell (C) Ted Cusack, Ricky Barnes, Sidney Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (SG), John Ulmer (SF), Jeffrey Todd (C) John Sutter, John Stephens, Richard Carone | |
| 06:33 | Tulsa | Maximo Costa misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dennis Croker | 62-58 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 06:04 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross is called for traveling | 62-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Jason Leith (PF) Hugh Ross, Maximo Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski (PF) Dennis Croker | |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Todd | 62-63 |
| 05:34 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell's pass is intercepted by Gregory Herlihy | 62-63 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy lays it in | 62-65 |
| 05:21 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-65 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Akim Zindell swats the dunk try by Jeffrey Todd | 62-65 |
| 04:45 | Tulsa | Craig Hobbs snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 04:43 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG) Ted Cusack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), John Sutter (SG), Dennis Croker (PF) David Butterfield, Gregory Herlihy, Ron Buchinski | |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Abbott - foul #1 on Jerry Abbott, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (SG), Ramon Salinas (PF) Jerry Abbott, Jason Leith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:25 | Tulsa | Ramon Salinas grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 04:23 | Tulsa | John Ulmer is called for the reach on Craig Hobbs in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Ulmer, team foul #10 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (SF) John Ulmer | |
| 04:23 | Tulsa | Craig Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:23 | Tulsa | Craig Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-66 |
| 04:06 | Tulsa | Ramon Salinas grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 03:52 | Tulsa | Craig Hobbs comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 03:51 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross can't tip it in | 64-66 |
| 03:50 | Tulsa | Ramon Salinas hits the follow up shot | 66-66 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Ross steals the ball from Louis Seals in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hugh Ross | 68-66 |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Ross - foul #4 on Hugh Ross, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Sidney Hill (PF) Darwin Kahle, Craig Hobbs, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (SG), Michael Pellegrino (PF), Richard Carone (C) John Sutter, Dennis Croker, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ramon Salinas - foul #3 on Ramon Salinas, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Leith (PF) Ramon Salinas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski (SF) David Butterfield | |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:08 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill drills a shot from the left block set up by Gerald Mozee | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ricky Barnes (fresh) SF - Gerald Mozee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Leith (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sidney Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (tired) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ron Buchinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Pellegrino (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Carone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Sidney Hill - foul #2 on Sidney Hill, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Ramon Salinas (C) Hugh Ross, Ricky Barnes, Sidney Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG) Louis Seals, John Stephens | |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:54 | Tulsa | Ramon Salinas grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 02:33 | Tulsa | Michael Pellegrino steps in front of the Jason Leith pass | 70-68 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski's pass is intercepted by Jerry Abbott in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 02:28 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott lays it in | 72-68 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Ron Buchinski | 72-70 |
| 01:58 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Herlihy - foul #3 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Craig Hobbs (SF), Akim Zindell (C) Jerry Abbott, Gerald Mozee, Ramon Salinas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), David Butterfield (SF), Dennis Croker (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) John Sutter, Ron Buchinski, Michael Pellegrino, Richard Carone | |
| 01:58 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:58 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-72 |
| 01:44 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| 01:26 | Tulsa | Jason Leith misses the shot from the baseline | 74-72 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 00:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd grabs the offensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses the lay-in | 74-72 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd tips it home | 74-74 |
| 00:41 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Tulsa | Jason Leith misses long on a shot from the left side | 74-74 |
| 00:15 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell tips it home | 76-74 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Ross is called for the reach on Louis Seals in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hugh Ross, team foul #9 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG) Hugh Ross | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Tulsa | Louis Seals is called for the reach on Akim Zindell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Seals, team foul #12 | 76-75 |
| 00:11 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:11 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 77-75 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker gets the offensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | The clock runs out | 77-75 |