| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Louis Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Brandon Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Horner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Morissette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | John Watson inbounds the ball | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled on the floor by Douglas Schneider - foul #3 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (PG) Douglas Schneider | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:27 | Rice | Adam Pease buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Watson | 45-43 |
| 19:11 | Tulsa | Louis Allen travels with the ball | 45-43 |
| 19:05 | Rice | Adam Pease is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Morissette - foul #3 on Todd Morissette, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry (C) Todd Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:51 | Rice | The short jumper by John Watson is denied by Rodger Lowry | 45-43 |
| 18:49 | Rice | John Watson can't tip it in | 45-43 |
| 18:47 | Tulsa | Charles Horner snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 18:33 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Phipps - foul #2 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Scott Beach (C) Bobby Pylant, Louis Allen, Charles Horner | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Blake Jones, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 18:33 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 18:33 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 18:21 | Rice | James Snow connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dominick Goodlett | 47-46 |
| 18:00 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-46 |
| 17:59 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Eugene Garrity - foul #1 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Horner (PF), Brian Ballenger (C) Brandon Nelson, Rodger Lowry | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG) Dominick Goodlett | |
| 17:34 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 17:13 | Tulsa | Charles Horner tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses the dunk attempt | 49-47 |
| 17:01 | Tulsa | Scott Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 16:45 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 16:43 | Rice | James Snow grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Timothy Chavis hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline set up by Blake Jones | 49-49 |
| 16:21 | Tulsa | Scott Beach comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 16:20 | Tulsa | Charles Horner snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 15:56 | Tulsa | Charles Horner comes up short on the shot from the right side | 49-49 |
| 15:54 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Eugene Garrity (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Ownby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Beach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Horner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Ballenger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Gregory Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Ownby - foul #2 on Matthew Ownby, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Louis Allen (SG), Bobby Pylant (SF), Rodger Lowry (PF), Todd Morissette (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, Scott Beach, Charles Horner, Brian Ballenger | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Blake Jones, Gregory Freeman, James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| 15:36 | Rice | Louis Allen steals the ball from Timothy Petty | 49-49 |
| 15:33 | Tulsa | Louis Allen lays it in | 51-49 |
| 15:31 | Rice | Douglas Schneider steps in front of the Timothy Petty pass in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 15:29 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant lays it up and in set up by Douglas Schneider | 53-49 |
| 15:26 | Rice | Adam Pease loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| 15:14 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Bobby Pylant | 55-49 |
| 14:58 | Rice | Adam Pease clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Rodger Lowry takes the ball from Adam Pease | 55-49 |
| 14:36 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 14:35 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 14:31 | Rice | John Watson is denied on a layup by Bobby Pylant | 55-49 |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 14:19 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry clanks a turnaround in the lane | 55-49 |
| 14:18 | Rice | The rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 55-49 |
| 14:15 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Allen - foul #3 on Louis Allen, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson (SF), Charles Horner (PF) Bobby Pylant, Rodger Lowry | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Richard Mascarenas (C) Timothy Petty, Adam Pease | |
| 13:56 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses short on a runner from the right block | 55-49 |
| 13:55 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Todd Morissette | 55-49 |
| 13:35 | Tulsa | Louis Allen makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Douglas Schneider | 58-49 |
| 13:19 | Rice | Todd Morissette blocks the short jumper by Raymond Phipps | 58-49 |
| 13:17 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 12:55 | Tulsa | Louis Allen misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Craig Chappell snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 12:47 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 58-51 |
| 12:40 | Tulsa | Charles Horner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 12:38 | Rice | Craig Chappell snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Craig Chappell loses the dribble to Charles Horner | 58-51 |
| 12:15 | Tulsa | Craig Chappell steps in front of the Todd Morissette pass | 58-51 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Scott Beach (PF), Brian Ballenger (C) Douglas Schneider, Louis Allen, Charles Horner, Todd Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 11:57 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger misses the easy layup | 58-51 |
| 11:56 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Eugene Garrity (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Ownby (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Beach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Brian Ballenger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Blake Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Petty (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Snow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Rice | Blake Jones is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson is called for traveling | 58-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry (PF) Brandon Nelson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:14 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Chavis is blocked by Scott Beach | 58-54 |
| 11:12 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 11:08 | Tulsa | Scott Beach is whistled for a carry | 58-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SF) Brian Ballenger | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (PF) Timothy Chavis | |
| 10:52 | Rice | Timothy Petty is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Blake Jones | 58-57 |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 10:37 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry tips it back up and in | 60-57 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Blake Jones is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Louis Allen (SG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Charles Horner (PF), Todd Morissette (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, Bobby Pylant, Rodger Lowry, Scott Beach | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty, James Snow | |
| 09:58 | Tulsa | Robert Pearce is called for the reach on Charles Horner - foul #1 on Robert Pearce, team foul #2 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF) Adam Pease | |
| 09:46 | Tulsa | Charles Horner connects on the 3 from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Robert Pearce buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 63-59 |
| 09:17 | Tulsa | Timothy Chavis swats the shot by Todd Morissette | 63-59 |
| 09:16 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 08:55 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Pearce - foul #2 on Robert Pearce, team foul #3 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Brian Ballenger (PF) Douglas Schneider, Louis Allen, Charles Horner | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| 08:55 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson makes the free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Gregory Freeman's pass is intercepted by Matthew Ownby in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| 08:33 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 08:32 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Nelson | 66-59 |
| 08:14 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 08:13 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses the tip | 66-59 |
| 08:11 | Rice | Raymond Phipps pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 07:54 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the easy layup | 66-59 |
| 07:53 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bobby Pylant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Ownby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Nelson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Ballenger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Todd Morissette (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant jams it on a great pass from Todd Morissette | 68-59 |
| 07:16 | Rice | Gregory Freeman lays it in set up by Craig Chappell and the foul's on Brandon Nelson - foul #1 on Brandon Nelson, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Louis Allen (SG), Scott Beach (SF), Charles Horner (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Bobby Pylant, Matthew Ownby, Brandon Nelson, Brian Ballenger, Todd Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, Dominick Goodlett, Raymond Phipps, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Gregory Freeman makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:59 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Scott Beach is called for the reach on Blake Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Beach, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| 06:55 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Timothy Petty is hacked by Louis Allen - foul #4 on Louis Allen, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 06:29 | Tulsa | Scott Beach is whistled for a carry | 71-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG) Louis Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Timothy Chavis | |
| 06:17 | Rice | John Watson hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Petty | 71-67 |
| 06:01 | Tulsa | Charles Horner misses long on a jumper from the right block | 71-67 |
| 05:59 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 05:48 | Tulsa | Scott Beach loses the ball out of bounds | 71-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Allen (SG) Eugene Garrity | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) John Watson, Robert Pearce | |
| 05:46 | Rice | Blake Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Schneider - foul #4 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SF) Scott Beach | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:46 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 05:46 | Rice | Blake Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:29 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry misses long on a shot in the paint | 71-69 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Timothy Petty clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Allen - foul #5 on Louis Allen, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Todd Morissette (C) Louis Allen, Bobby Pylant, Charles Horner | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Timothy Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 05:01 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Nelson | 74-71 |
| 04:48 | Rice | Timothy Chavis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-71 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Dominick Goodlett (SG) Blake Jones, Timothy Petty | |
| 04:30 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Brandon Nelson | 76-71 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-71 |
| 04:22 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 76-71 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Matthew Ownby - foul #3 on Matthew Ownby, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Scott Beach (SF), Brian Ballenger (PF) Douglas Schneider, Brandon Nelson, Rodger Lowry | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Robert Pearce (PF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 04:07 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 04:07 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett makes the 3rd free throw | 76-73 |
| 03:49 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-73 |
| 03:47 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette hits the follow up shot | 78-73 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Eugene Garrity (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Ownby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Beach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brian Ballenger (fresh) 3 reb. C - Todd Morissette (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Goodlett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-73 |
| 03:25 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Brian Ballenger | 78-73 |
| 03:21 | Tulsa | Scott Beach misses the lay-in | 78-73 |
| 03:20 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 03:07 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 78-73 |
| 03:06 | Rice | Robert Pearce snags the defensive board | 78-73 |
| 02:45 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Watson | 78-76 |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger is hacked by Adam Pease - foul #3 on Adam Pease, team foul #4 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SF), Charles Horner (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Eugene Garrity, Scott Beach, Brian Ballenger, Todd Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | Blake Jones (PG), Timothy Petty (SG), James Snow (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Craig Chappell, Dominick Goodlett, John Watson, Robert Pearce, Adam Pease | |
| 02:16 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 02:14 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant tips it in | 80-76 |
| 02:14 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (SG) Matthew Ownby | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF) Richard Mascarenas | |
| 02:01 | Rice | Raymond Phipps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Beach (C) Rodger Lowry | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:41 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant can't finish the layup | 80-76 |
| 01:39 | Tulsa | Charles Horner tips it but misses | 80-76 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the defensive board | 80-76 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Todd Morissette (C) Eugene Garrity, Bobby Pylant, Scott Beach | |
| Subs | Rice | Dominick Goodlett (SG), John Watson (SF), Adam Pease (C) Timothy Petty, James Snow, Timothy Chavis | |
| 01:33 | Rice | John Watson's pass is intercepted by Douglas Schneider in the backcourt | 80-76 |
| 01:31 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson can't finish the layup | 80-76 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Blake Jones comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Schneider - foul #5 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (PG) Douglas Schneider | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:25 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:25 | Rice | Blake Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:25 | Tulsa | Charles Horner pulls down the rebound | 80-76 |
| 01:10 | Tulsa | Charles Horner misses long on a runner from the left block | 80-76 |
| 01:08 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 80-76 |
| 01:03 | Rice | Blake Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dominick Goodlett | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 82-79 |
| 00:37 | Rice | John Watson drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Phipps | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant is hacked by Blake Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blake Jones, team foul #5 | 82-81 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby is hacked by Dominick Goodlett - foul #2 on Dominick Goodlett, team foul #6 | 82-81 |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | Charles Horner is hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #7 | 82-81 |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | Charles Horner makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | Charles Horner makes the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:20 | Rice | Adam Pease can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 84-81 |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson pulls down the rebound | 84-81 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Jones - foul #3 on Blake Jones, team foul #8 | 84-81 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Rice | Blake Jones can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 86-81 |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant gets the rebound | 86-81 |
| 00:11 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Jones - foul #4 on Blake Jones, team foul #9 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger (C) Todd Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:11 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 86-81 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Dominick Goodlett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 86-81 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Brandon Nelson | 86-81 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Blake Jones is called for the reach on Brandon Nelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Blake Jones, team foul #10 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Petty (PG) Blake Jones | |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Charles Horner grabs the offensive rebound | 87-81 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | The clock runs out | 87-81 |