| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SF - Steven Robinson (fresh) PF - Frank Harvey (fresh) C - David Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) SF - Richard Stansberry (fresh) PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fresh) C - Antony Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey's pass is intercepted by Richard Stansberry | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips loses the dribble to Steven Robinson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson dunks the ball | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Stansberry | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 18:10 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Eddie Rasmussen - foul #1 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson lays it up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:38 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor loses the dribble to Ricky Green in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green hits the finger roll | 4-8 |
| 17:23 | Tulsa | David Turner hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Anderson | 6-8 |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Robinson - foul #1 on Steven Robinson, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (PG), Keith Howard (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), Gerald Blair (C) Sean Anderson, Robert Taylor, Steven Robinson, Frank Harvey, David Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), Todd Spikes (SG), John Scott (SF), Charles Hall (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Ricky Green, Jackie Youngblood, Richard Stansberry, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Wells - foul #1 on Mark Wells, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:49 | Tulsa | Mark Wells buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Quintanar | 8-10 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall misses the easy open layup | 8-10 |
| 16:32 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Keith Howard | 8-10 |
| 16:07 | Tulsa | Keith Howard clanks a shot from the left side | 8-10 |
| 16:06 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carmine Morris - foul #1 on Carmine Morris, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Steven Robinson (SF), Frank Harvey (PF), Dennis Ruthenberg (C) Mark Wells, Keith Howard, Aaron Quintanar, Carmine Morris, Gerald Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Antony Phillips (C) Patrick Andrews, Todd Spikes, John Scott, Hugh Papke | |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (tiring) SF - Steven Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Harvey (tiring) C - Dennis Ruthenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Willard Bland (fresh) SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) SF - Richard Stansberry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Antony Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson is alone and throws it down | 10-12 |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips is hacked by Dennis Ruthenberg - foul #1 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Turner (C) Frank Harvey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Willard Bland, Charles Hall | |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Taylor steps in front of the Jackie Youngblood pass | 10-12 |
| 14:53 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 14:44 | Tulsa | David Turner grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 14:42 | Tulsa | Antony Phillips is called for the reach on Sean Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antony Phillips, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carmine Morris (PF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:23 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eddie Rasmussen - foul #2 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Frank Harvey (PF) David Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (PF) Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 14:23 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:23 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG) Mark Wells | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Hugh Papke (C) Ricky Green, Antony Phillips | |
| 13:49 | Tulsa | Charles Hall steps in front of the Carmine Morris pass | 11-12 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Scott (SF) Richard Stansberry | |
| 13:26 | Tulsa | Willard Bland is called for the reach on Sean Anderson - foul #1 on Willard Bland, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SF), Dennis Ruthenberg (PF), David Turner (C) Steven Robinson, Frank Harvey, Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (SG) Jackie Youngblood | |
| 13:10 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar scores on a runner from close range and he's fouled by John Scott - foul #1 on John Scott, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SF), Antony Phillips (C) John Scott, Hugh Papke | |
| 13:10 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:08 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Anderson is called for the reach on Patrick Andrews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Anderson, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 12:20 | Tulsa | Keith Howard misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 12:18 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 12:05 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Steven Robinson (SF), Frank Harvey (PF), Gerald Blair (C) Sean Anderson, Keith Howard, Aaron Quintanar, Dennis Ruthenberg, David Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Hugh Papke (PF) Willard Bland, Patrick Andrews, Todd Spikes, Charles Hall | |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke lays it in on a great pass from Ricky Green | 14-16 |
| 11:42 | Tulsa | Ricky Green steals the ball from Mark Wells in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green banks in the layup | 14-18 |
| 11:39 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Green - foul #1 on Ricky Green, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carmine Morris (C) Frank Harvey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:28 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (PF) Antony Phillips | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Wells (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Steven Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Blair (fairly fresh) C - Carmine Morris (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Stansberry (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Charles Hall (tired) 2 pts. C - Hugh Papke (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Blair blocks the short jumper by Jackie Youngblood | 14-18 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke tips it in | 14-20 |
| 10:45 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Charles Hall - foul #1 on Charles Hall, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (SG), Frank Harvey (PF) Mark Wells, Gerald Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Scott (SF), Antony Phillips (C) Richard Stansberry, Charles Hall | |
| 10:45 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green misses the easy layup | 17-20 |
| 10:27 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 10:02 | Tulsa | Ricky Green steals it from Sean Anderson | 17-20 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green blows the layup | 17-20 |
| 09:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood tips it in | 17-22 |
| 09:56 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Dennis Ruthenberg (PF), Gerald Blair (C) Sean Anderson, Keith Howard, Steven Robinson, Frank Harvey, Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (SG), Todd Spikes (SF), Charles Hall (PF) Jackie Youngblood, John Scott, Hugh Papke | |
| 09:39 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Antony Phillips - foul #2 on Antony Phillips, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Hugh Papke (C) Ricky Green, Antony Phillips | |
| 09:39 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:39 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland blows the layup but he's fouled by Aaron Quintanar - foul #1 on Aaron Quintanar, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Steven Robinson (SF), Frank Harvey (PF), David Turner (C) Aaron Quintanar, Gerald Blair, Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG) Charles Hall | |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:57 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Todd Spikes - foul #1 on Todd Spikes, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Keith Howard (SG) Mark Wells, Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG), John Scott (SF), Charles Hall (PF) Ricky Green, Patrick Andrews, Todd Spikes | |
| 08:57 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:57 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland's pass is intercepted by Keith Howard in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 08:49 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson slams it home on a great pass from Keith Howard | 21-23 |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Robinson - foul #2 on Steven Robinson, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SF) Steven Robinson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:43 | Tulsa | Charles Hall takes the ball from Keith Howard in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 08:05 | Tulsa | David Turner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Turner, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (PF), Gerald Blair (C) Keith Howard, Frank Harvey, David Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Todd Spikes (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF) Willard Bland, Jackie Youngblood, John Scott | |
| 07:40 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke's pass is intercepted by Aaron Quintanar | 21-28 |
| 07:37 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar lays it in | 23-28 |
| 07:32 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry slams it home set up by Charles Hall and the foul's on Aaron Quintanar - foul #2 on Aaron Quintanar, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Wells (PG), Carmine Morris (PF) Sean Anderson, Aaron Quintanar | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (SG) Todd Spikes | |
| 07:32 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mark Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Taylor (tired) SF - Gerald Blair (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carmine Morris (tiring) 1 pts. C - Dennis Ruthenberg (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Stansberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Hall (very tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Hugh Papke (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris hits the finger roll set up by Mark Wells | 25-31 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green is hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 07:11 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Carmine Morris | 25-32 |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair is hacked by Patrick Andrews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Andrews, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:53 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 06:52 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 06:45 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Hugh Papke - foul #1 on Hugh Papke, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Frank Harvey (PF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG) Ricky Green, Patrick Andrews | |
| 06:45 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:45 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland is whistled for a carry | 28-32 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG) Keith Howard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SF) Richard Stansberry | |
| 06:36 | Tulsa | Hugh Papke is called for the reach on Carmine Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugh Papke, team foul #12 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Hugh Papke | |
| 06:36 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:36 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Willard Bland | 28-34 |
| 06:02 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 06:00 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 05:40 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 05:38 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 05:20 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jackie Youngblood | 28-34 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), David Turner (C) Sean Anderson, Mark Wells, Gerald Blair, Frank Harvey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Patrick Andrews (SG), John Scott (SF), Antony Phillips (C) Willard Bland, Jackie Youngblood, Todd Spikes, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 05:03 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Ruthenberg is called for the reach on Ricky Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #11 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Blair (SF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG) Antony Phillips | |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips (C) Jackie Youngblood | |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Frank Harvey (PF) Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:20 | Tulsa | David Turner comes up short on the floater from close range | 31-36 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 03:52 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Antony Phillips | 31-36 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 03:40 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 03:18 | Tulsa | David Turner drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Howard | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Keith Howard (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Blair (very tired) 3 pts. PF - Frank Harvey (very tired) C - David Turner (very tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Patrick Andrews (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Scott (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Hall (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Antony Phillips (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 03:04 | Tulsa | Frank Harvey grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 03:00 | Tulsa | John Scott steals the ball from Robert Taylor in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Scott | 33-39 |
| 02:50 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Mark Wells (SG), Steven Robinson (SF), Dennis Ruthenberg (PF), Carmine Morris (C) Keith Howard, Robert Taylor, Gerald Blair, Frank Harvey, David Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Ricky Green, Patrick Andrews, John Scott, Charles Hall | |
| 02:46 | Tulsa | Jackie Youngblood steals the ball from Mark Wells in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 02:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry loses the dribble to Sean Anderson | 33-39 |
| 02:33 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson hits the finger roll | 35-39 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Willard Bland | 35-41 |
| 02:07 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson makes the wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Wells | 37-41 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood tips it in | 37-43 |
| 01:28 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry's pass is intercepted by Dennis Ruthenberg | 37-43 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 00:52 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eddie Rasmussen | 39-45 |
| 00:20 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Steven Robinson tips it home | 41-45 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips is fouled on the floor by Mark Wells - foul #2 on Mark Wells, team foul #12 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Keith Howard (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Frank Harvey (PF), David Turner (C) Mark Wells, Steven Robinson, Dennis Ruthenberg, Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Patrick Andrews (SG), Todd Spikes (SF) Willard Bland, Jackie Youngblood, Richard Stansberry | |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | David Turner grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | David Turner can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 41-46 |