| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cedric Sultan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Burke (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski inbounds the ball | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:53 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 19:52 | Tulsa | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 19:41 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 19:40 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski is hacked by John Merchant - foul #1 on John Merchant, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 19:14 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 18:59 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Jimmy Patti (SF), Reggie White (PF), James Wampler (C) Michael Smith, James Smith, Cedric Sultan, John Merchant, Gerald Marshall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Russell Perz (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), Ben Amos (C) Marion Dampier, Trevor Burke, Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge, Michael Jones | |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | Robert Williams steals it from Russell Perz in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 18:53 | Tulsa | Reggie White lays it in on a great pass from Robert Williams | 50-38 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | Ben Amos pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Russell Perz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Russell Perz hits a shot from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 18:14 | Tulsa | Josh Cheney is called for the reach on Robert Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Josh Cheney, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG), Luis Hunter (SF), John Merchant (PF) Robert Williams, Jimmy Patti, James Wampler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), John Fancher (SF), William Blackledge (PF), Michael Jones (C) Chad Hutton, Josh Cheney, Douglas Endo, Ben Amos | |
| 17:58 | Tulsa | James Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico | Russell Perz gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico | William Blackledge tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| 17:28 | Tulsa | Reggie White makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Trepanier | 52-42 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico | William Blackledge tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 17:05 | Tulsa | John Merchant snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 16:54 | Tulsa | Russell Perz is called for the reach on Reggie White - foul #2 on Russell Perz, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Smith (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Jimmy Patti (SF), James Wampler (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) Thomas Trepanier, James Smith, Luis Hunter, John Merchant, Reggie White | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Trevor Burke (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), Ben Amos (C) Marion Dampier, Russell Perz, John Fancher, William Blackledge, Michael Jones | |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Smith and he's hacked by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #2 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 16:28 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-42 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan (SF) James Wampler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Josh Cheney (SG) Chad Hutton, Ben Amos | |
| 16:09 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 54-42 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier loses the dribble to Jimmy Patti in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| 15:42 | Tulsa | Douglas Endo steals it from Gerald Marshall | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cedric Sultan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Patti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Cheney (fairly fresh) SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Trevor Burke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Douglas Endo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier connects on the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jimmy Patti - foul #2 on Jimmy Patti, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Brown (PG), James Smith (SG), John Merchant (PF), James Wampler (C) Michael Smith, Robert Williams, Jimmy Patti, Gerald Marshall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), William Blackledge (PF), Michael Jones (C) Josh Cheney, Trevor Burke, Douglas Endo | |
| 15:26 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier misses the free throw | 54-44 |
| 15:26 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Cedric Sultan | 54-44 |
| 15:12 | Tulsa | John Merchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), John Fancher (SF), Ben Amos (C) Marion Dampier, Ivan Sliwinski, Michael Jones | |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 15:00 | Tulsa | James Wampler snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 14:44 | Tulsa | Brandon Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 14:42 | Tulsa | James Wampler grabs the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 14:24 | Tulsa | James Wampler misses the floater from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico | John Fancher snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | William Blackledge banks in the layup | 54-46 |
| 13:59 | Tulsa | Brandon Brown is fouled in the backcourt by William Blackledge - foul #2 on William Blackledge, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Smith (PG), Thomas Trepanier (SG), Jimmy Patti (SF), Gerald Marshall (C) Brandon Brown, James Smith, Cedric Sultan, James Wampler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Michael Jones (C) Chad Hutton, John Fancher, Ben Amos | |
| 13:46 | Tulsa | Michael Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Russell Perz - foul #3 on Russell Perz, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Endo (PF) William Blackledge | |
| 13:46 | Tulsa | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:46 | Tulsa | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 54-46 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Endo | 54-49 |
| 13:08 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 13:06 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall tips it in | 56-49 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski lays it in set up by Douglas Endo | 56-51 |
| 12:41 | Tulsa | Tony Thibeault is called for the reach on Gerald Marshall - foul #4 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG), Luis Hunter (SF), Reggie White (PF) Thomas Trepanier, Jimmy Patti, John Merchant | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), William Blackledge (PF) Russell Perz, Tony Thibeault, Douglas Endo | |
| 12:30 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Sliwinski | 56-51 |
| 12:29 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall snags the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 12:14 | Tulsa | Reggie White hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block | 56-51 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico | Luis Hunter picks off the pass by Michael Jones | 56-51 |
| 11:45 | Tulsa | James Smith is hacked by Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Williams (PG), Cedric Sultan (SF) Michael Smith, Luis Hunter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SG), John Fancher (SF), Douglas Endo (C) Josh Cheney, Ivan Sliwinski, Michael Jones | |
| 11:45 | Tulsa | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | William Blackledge snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Douglas Endo, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti (C) Gerald Marshall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ben Amos (C) William Blackledge | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Smith (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Cedric Sultan (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Reggie White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Patti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Burke (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Fancher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Endo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Amos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ben Amos - foul #1 on Ben Amos, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Brown (PG), John Merchant (PF) James Smith, Reggie White | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG) Marion Dampier | |
| 11:17 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:17 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico | Ben Amos is fouled on the floor by Cedric Sultan - foul #2 on Cedric Sultan, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (SG) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SF), William Blackledge (PF) John Fancher, Douglas Endo | |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Russell Perz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 10:35 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Thomas Trepanier | 57-51 |
| 10:27 | Tulsa | Brandon Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico | William Blackledge pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Cedric Sultan - foul #3 on Cedric Sultan, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Smith (PG), James Smith (SG), James Wampler (PF), Reggie White (C) Brandon Brown, Cedric Sultan, John Merchant, Jimmy Patti | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Michael Jones (C) Russell Perz, Ben Amos | |
| 10:14 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:54 | Tulsa | Reggie White misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Endo (PF) William Blackledge | |
| 09:54 | Tulsa | Reggie White makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:54 | Tulsa | Reggie White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico | James Smith steals the ball from Ivan Sliwinski in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| 09:50 | Tulsa | Michael Smith can't finish the layup | 59-53 |
| 09:49 | Tulsa | James Wampler grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 09:36 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 09:35 | Tulsa | Reggie White hits the follow up shot | 61-53 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 09:23 | Tulsa | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Williams (SG), Luis Hunter (SF), Gerald Marshall (C) James Smith, Thomas Trepanier, James Wampler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), John Fancher (SF) Chad Hutton, Ivan Sliwinski | |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Robert Williams steps in front of the Marion Dampier pass | 61-56 |
| 08:43 | Tulsa | Robert Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico | John Fancher grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Douglas Endo | 61-59 |
| 08:07 | Tulsa | Luis Hunter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Brown (PG), James Smith (SG), Thomas Trepanier (SF), John Merchant (PF), James Wampler (C) Michael Smith, Robert Williams, Luis Hunter, Reggie White, Gerald Marshall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Russell Perz (SF), William Blackledge (PF), Ben Amos (C) Marion Dampier, Trevor Burke, John Fancher, Douglas Endo, Michael Jones | |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Brown - foul #4 on Brandon Brown, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti (SF) Brandon Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | James Smith is called for the reach on Josh Cheney - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Brown (PG) Jimmy Patti | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG) Ben Amos | |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:38 | Tulsa | James Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Perz - foul #4 on Russell Perz, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ben Amos (C) Josh Cheney | |
| 07:38 | Tulsa | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:38 | Tulsa | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti (SF) Thomas Trepanier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:27 | Tulsa | John Merchant is open but misses the lay-in | 63-61 |
| 07:25 | Tulsa | John Merchant grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Brandon Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jimmy Patti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Merchant (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wampler (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Russell Perz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - William Blackledge (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Amos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Tulsa | Brandon Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | William Blackledge comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 65-61 |
| 06:54 | Tulsa | James Wampler snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 06:50 | Tulsa | Russell Perz picks off the pass by James Smith in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Russell Perz | 65-63 |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | Brandon Brown is hacked by Russell Perz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Perz, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (SG), Cedric Sultan (SF), Gerald Marshall (C) James Smith, Jimmy Patti, James Wampler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), John Fancher (SF) Chad Hutton, Tony Thibeault, Russell Perz | |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | Brandon Brown misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:47 | Tulsa | Brandon Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | Cedric Sultan is called for the reach on John Fancher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cedric Sultan, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Smith (PG) Brandon Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 06:30 | Tulsa | John Merchant misses the dunk attempt | 66-65 |
| 06:29 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall hits the follow up shot | 68-65 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Ben Amos scores on a turnaround from close range set up by John Fancher | 68-67 |
| 05:54 | Tulsa | John Merchant makes the runner in the paint set up by Michael Smith | 70-67 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | William Blackledge hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Marion Dampier and he's fouled by Cedric Sultan - foul #5 on Cedric Sultan, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Williams (PG), James Smith (SG), Jimmy Patti (PF), Reggie White (C) Michael Smith, Cedric Sultan, John Merchant, Gerald Marshall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Douglas Endo (C) Josh Cheney, John Fancher, Ben Amos | |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | William Blackledge makes the free throw | 70-70 |
| 05:09 | Tulsa | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Reggie White - foul #1 on Reggie White, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Brown (PG), Luis Hunter (SF) James Smith, Thomas Trepanier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Jones (C) William Blackledge | |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti misses the jump hook in the paint | 70-72 |
| 04:31 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Reggie White | 70-72 |
| 04:16 | Tulsa | Ivan Sliwinski steps in front of the Jimmy Patti pass | 70-72 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski can't throw it down | 70-72 |
| 04:12 | Tulsa | Luis Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 04:05 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti misses short on a shot from the left block | 70-72 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | Reggie White blocks the short jumper by Ivan Sliwinski | 70-72 |
| 03:56 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Luis Hunter | 70-72 |
| 03:53 | Tulsa | Brandon Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Marion Dampier - foul #3 on Marion Dampier, team foul #13 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG), Thomas Trepanier (SF), James Wampler (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) Robert Williams, Luis Hunter, Jimmy Patti, Reggie White | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Trevor Burke (PF) Marion Dampier, Douglas Endo | |
| 03:53 | Tulsa | Brandon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:53 | Tulsa | Brandon Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton is hacked by James Wampler in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wampler, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Smith (PG) Brandon Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:26 | Tulsa | James Wampler knocks in the shot near the basket set up by James Smith and he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #14 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Merchant (PF) Gerald Marshall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ben Amos (C) Michael Jones | |
| 03:26 | Tulsa | James Wampler makes the free throw | 75-73 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Trepanier (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Merchant (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wampler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Thibeault (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Fancher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trevor Burke (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Amos (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Ben Amos can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 75-73 |
| 03:02 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Wampler | 75-73 |
| 02:37 | Tulsa | Michael Smith hits a shot from just outside the lane | 77-73 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico | Michael Smith takes the ball from Tony Thibeault | 77-73 |
| 02:28 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier misses the lay-in | 77-73 |
| 02:26 | Tulsa | Michael Smith snags the offensive board | 77-73 |
| 02:12 | Tulsa | James Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-73 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #12 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti (SF), Reggie White (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) Thomas Trepanier, John Merchant, James Wampler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), William Blackledge (PF), Douglas Endo (C) Tony Thibeault, John Fancher, Trevor Burke, Ben Amos | |
| 02:08 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 01:58 | Tulsa | James Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-75 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski grabs the board | 80-75 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #13 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Merchant (PF) Reggie White | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), Michael Jones (C) Josh Cheney, Douglas Endo | |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:39 | Tulsa | James Smith is hacked by Tony Thibeault - foul #5 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #15 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Trevor Burke (SG) Chad Hutton, Tony Thibeault | |
| 01:39 | Tulsa | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:39 | Tulsa | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico | William Blackledge misses short on a floater from close range | 82-76 |
| 01:21 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall snags the defensive board | 82-76 |
| 01:21 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| 01:19 | Tulsa | Ivan Sliwinski steps in front of the Jimmy Patti pass in the backcourt | 82-76 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Trevor Burke | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 84-78 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Michael Jones misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-78 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | William Blackledge gets the offensive rebound | 84-78 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | John Merchant is fouled in the backcourt by Marion Dampier - foul #4 on Marion Dampier, team foul #16 | 84-81 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (SF) Jimmy Patti | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | John Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | John Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Michael Smith takes the ball from Trevor Burke in the backcourt | 86-81 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | James Smith misses the dunk attempt | 86-81 |
| 00:22 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall snags the offensive board | 86-81 |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall is hacked by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #3 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #17 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Williams (PG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 86-81 |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:19 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-81 |
| 00:13 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall pulls down the rebound | 87-81 |
| 00:10 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall is fouled in the backcourt by Marion Dampier - foul #5 on Marion Dampier, team foul #18 | 87-81 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG) Marion Dampier | |
| 00:10 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:10 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 89-81 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 89-81 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 89-81 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall runs out the clock | 89-81 |