| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cedric Sultan (fresh) PF - John Merchant (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gerald Marshall (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan inbounds the ball | 38-21 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall is fouled on the floor by Homer Eiland - foul #2 on Homer Eiland, team foul #1 | 38-21 |
| 19:30 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Merchant and he's fouled by Keith Styles - foul #3 on Keith Styles, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Rice | Gerald Griffith (SF) Keith Styles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 19:30 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan makes the free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Gerald Griffith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 19:08 | Rice | John Schechter grabs the offensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:42 | Rice | Michael Smith takes the ball from Werner Peabody | 38-24 |
| 18:20 | Tulsa | John Merchant hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 38-24 |
| 18:19 | Rice | Stephen Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-24 |
| 18:12 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 17:52 | Tulsa | James Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Smith | 38-27 |
| 17:30 | Rice | Gerald Marshall steals the ball from Homer Eiland | 38-27 |
| 17:13 | Tulsa | Michael Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Cedric Sultan | 38-30 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Marshall - foul #2 on Gerald Marshall, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), Bart Thomas (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Stephen Palmer, Gerald Griffith, John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| 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 | |
| 16:52 | Rice | Werner Peabody buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Woodring | 40-30 |
| 16:37 | Tulsa | James Wampler hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Williams | 40-32 |
| 16:20 | Rice | Jamie Thrall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 16:18 | Rice | Bart Thomas tips it home | 42-32 |
| 15:56 | Tulsa | Reggie White is hacked by Jamie Thrall - foul #1 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Keith Styles (SF) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Thomas Trepanier (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Patti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reggie White (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Wampler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Tulsa | James Wampler misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Keith Styles - foul #4 on Keith Styles, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Keith Styles | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:50 | Tulsa | James Wampler makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:50 | Tulsa | James Wampler misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:50 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 15:40 | Rice | Stephen Palmer is called for 10 seconds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Homer Eiland (C) Dennis Woodring, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Brown (PG), Luis Hunter (SF), John Merchant (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) Robert Williams, Jimmy Patti, James Wampler, Reggie White | |
| 15:32 | Tulsa | Bart Thomas takes the ball from Gerald Marshall | 42-33 |
| 15:30 | Rice | Edward Chapman's pass is intercepted by John Merchant in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 15:19 | Tulsa | John Merchant lays it in | 42-35 |
| 14:59 | Rice | Werner Peabody hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Homer Eiland | 45-35 |
| 14:42 | Tulsa | Luis Hunter can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 45-35 |
| 14:41 | Rice | Stephen Palmer gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Werner Peabody can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Marshall - foul #3 on Gerald Marshall, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (SG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Jamie Thrall (PF), Kevin Castrejon (C) Stephen Palmer, Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Smith (PG), James Smith (SG), Jimmy Patti (SF), Reggie White (PF), James Wampler (C) Brandon Brown, Thomas Trepanier, Luis Hunter, John Merchant, Gerald Marshall | |
| 14:24 | Rice | Werner Peabody misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:24 | Rice | Werner Peabody makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Reggie White lays it in and he's hacked by Jamie Thrall - foul #2 on Jamie Thrall, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Reggie White misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Jamie Thrall snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Gerald Griffith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 13:53 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Smith | 46-37 |
| 13:40 | Tulsa | Michael Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 13:38 | Tulsa | Reggie White hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 13:25 | Rice | Gerald Griffith misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 46-39 |
| 13:24 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 13:12 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-39 |
| 13:10 | Tulsa | James Wampler pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:49 | Tulsa | James Smith connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Jimmy Patti | 46-42 |
| 12:22 | Rice | Gerald Griffith clanks a floater from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 12:20 | Tulsa | Reggie White pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:15 | Tulsa | Michael Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Stephen Palmer misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Reggie White - foul #1 on Reggie White, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Edward Chapman (SF), John Schechter (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Jamie Thrall, Kevin Castrejon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Cedric Sultan (SF), John Merchant (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) Michael Smith, James Smith, Jimmy Patti, Reggie White, James Wampler | |
| 11:54 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:54 | Rice | Stephen Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Schechter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Eiland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Thomas Trepanier (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cedric Sultan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Gerald Marshall (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Tulsa | Stephen Palmer steals it from Cedric Sultan | 48-45 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Edward Chapman travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Anthony Perdue (SF) Stephen Palmer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 10:56 | Tulsa | Robert Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Anthony Perdue hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Schechter | 50-48 |
| 10:29 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-48 |
| 10:27 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan tips it home | 50-50 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Anthony Perdue makes the shot from the left block | 52-50 |
| 09:41 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 09:18 | Rice | John Schechter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 09:16 | Tulsa | John Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:11 | Tulsa | Robert Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 09:10 | Tulsa | John Merchant pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:56 | Tulsa | Robert Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Homer Eiland grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Homer Eiland hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 54-52 |
| 08:32 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier is fouled on the floor by Werner Peabody - foul #2 on Werner Peabody, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG), Gerald Griffith (SF), Bart Thomas (PF), Jamie Thrall (C) Edward Chapman, Anthony Perdue, John Schechter, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Smith (PG), James Smith (SG), Luis Hunter (SF), Jimmy Patti (PF), Reggie White (C) Thomas Trepanier, Robert Williams, Cedric Sultan, John Merchant, Gerald Marshall | |
| 08:15 | Tulsa | Luis Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 08:13 | Rice | Dennis Woodring is hacked by Michael Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Wampler (C) Luis Hunter | |
| 07:57 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 07:56 | Rice | Bart Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Dennis Woodring clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 54-52 |
| 07:48 | Tulsa | James Wampler pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis Woodring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Griffith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bart Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Thrall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Patti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reggie White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wampler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Tulsa | Michael Smith buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 54-54 |
| 07:13 | Rice | Gerald Griffith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bart Thomas | 57-54 |
| 06:55 | Tulsa | James Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Stephen Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 06:41 | Tulsa | James Wampler grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:28 | Tulsa | Reggie White can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 57-57 |
| 06:26 | Tulsa | James Wampler tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 06:23 | Rice | Reggie White picks off the pass by Dennis Woodring in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 06:09 | Tulsa | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Jamie Thrall grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 06:05 | Rice | James Smith picks off the pass by Dennis Woodring in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 06:00 | Tulsa | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Bart Thomas - foul #2 on Bart Thomas, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Keith Styles (SF), Kevin Castrejon (PF), Homer Eiland (C) Dennis Woodring, Gerald Griffith, Bart Thomas, Jamie Thrall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (SG), Luis Hunter (SF), John Merchant (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) James Smith, Jimmy Patti, Reggie White, James Wampler | |
| 06:00 | Tulsa | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:00 | Tulsa | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Keith Styles is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-61 |
| 05:17 | Tulsa | Luis Hunter drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 04:55 | Rice | Keith Styles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-64 |
| 04:53 | Tulsa | John Merchant pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:48 | Tulsa | Michael Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Hunter | 60-67 |
| 04:29 | Rice | Werner Peabody is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Palmer | 62-67 |
| 04:14 | Tulsa | Michael Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 04:12 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Eiland | 62-67 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 04:03 | Tulsa | Luis Hunter gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 03:43 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall grabs the offensive board | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Werner Peabody (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Palmer (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Styles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Castrejon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Homer Eiland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Michael Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Trepanier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Luis Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Merchant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Marshall (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Tulsa | John Merchant banks in the layup set up by Michael Smith | 62-69 |
| 03:13 | Rice | Kevin Castrejon hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Werner Peabody | 64-69 |
| 02:51 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Smith | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Rice | Keith Styles is hacked by Thomas Trepanier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Trepanier, team foul #5 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis Woodring (PG), Gerald Griffith (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), John Schechter (PF), Bart Thomas (C) Werner Peabody, Stephen Palmer, Keith Styles, Kevin Castrejon, Homer Eiland | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Williams (PG), James Smith (SG), Cedric Sultan (SF), Jimmy Patti (PF), Reggie White (C) Michael Smith, Thomas Trepanier, Luis Hunter, John Merchant, Gerald Marshall | |
| 02:37 | Rice | Gerald Griffith is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-72 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Bart Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 02:36 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Edward Chapman drills a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Cedric Sultan - foul #2 on Cedric Sultan, team foul #6 | 66-72 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Edward Chapman makes the free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:06 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Williams and the foul's on Dennis Woodring - foul #3 on Dennis Woodring, team foul #8 | 67-74 |
| 02:06 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan makes the free throw | 67-75 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG), Keith Styles (SF), Homer Eiland (C) Gerald Griffith, Edward Chapman, Bart Thomas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (PG) Robert Williams | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Dennis Woodring hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Palmer (SG) Werner Peabody | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Smith (PG), John Merchant (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) Thomas Trepanier, Jimmy Patti, Reggie White | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Dennis Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Dennis Woodring misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:53 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Schechter | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Rice | Keith Styles is open and scores on a floater from the right side set up by Stephen Palmer | 70-75 |
| 01:25 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall makes the shot from the left block set up by Michael Smith | 70-77 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Keith Styles comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Marshall - foul #4 on Gerald Marshall, team foul #8 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Rice | Werner Peabody (PG) Dennis Woodring | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:07 | Rice | Keith Styles misses the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Keith Styles makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Smith | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Rice | Keith Styles hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephen Palmer | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan blows the layup | 74-79 |
| 00:22 | Rice | The rebound goes to Homer Eiland | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Werner Peabody scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Homer Eiland | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Tulsa | Stephen Palmer is called for the reach on Gerald Marshall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #9 | 77-79 |
| 00:15 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:15 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:09 | Rice | James Smith takes the ball from Werner Peabody | 77-81 |
| 00:08 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Palmer - foul #2 on Stephen Palmer, team foul #10 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (SF) Cedric Sultan | |
| 00:08 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:08 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Werner Peabody comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 77-82 |
| 00:02 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to John Schechter | 77-82 |
| 00:00 | Rice | The clock runs out | 77-82 |