| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - David Ong (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jonathan Burgess (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Sabb (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Martel (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Martin Robin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Todd Griego (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Simonetti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Ball (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Todd Griego inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Tulsa | George Martel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 19:45 | Oklahoma State | James Mills is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 19:34 | Tulsa | Jonathan Burgess steals it from Alfred Ball | 30-28 |
| 19:13 | Oklahoma State | Michael Sabb banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Ellis | 32-28 |
| 18:57 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Howard Simonetti is denied by Michael Sabb | 32-28 |
| 18:56 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:52 | Oklahoma State | David Ong is fouled in the backcourt by George Martel - foul #2 on George Martel, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:26 | Oklahoma State | Jonathan Burgess hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Ellis | 34-28 |
| 18:07 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Todd Griego | 34-31 |
| 18:05 | Oklahoma State | Todd Griego steps in front of the John Ellis pass in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 18:03 | Tulsa | George Martel hits the finger roll set up by Todd Griego | 34-33 |
| 18:01 | Oklahoma State | James Mills is hacked by Martin Robin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Robin, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski (PG), Isidro Yazzie (SG), Anthony Clark (SF), Michael Brigance (PF) George Martel, Martin Robin, Todd Griego, Howard Simonetti | |
| 17:48 | Oklahoma State | Jonathan Burgess lays it in on a great pass from John Ellis | 36-33 |
| 17:33 | Tulsa | James Mills steals it from Anthony Clark | 36-33 |
| 17:17 | Oklahoma State | Michael Sabb connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from John Ellis | 38-33 |
| 17:06 | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 17:04 | Oklahoma State | Michael Sabb snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 16:45 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Alfred Ball | 38-33 |
| 16:20 | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 16:18 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis travels in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Martel (PG), Martin Robin (SG), Todd Griego (SF), Howard Simonetti (PF), Wes Poulin (C) Ivan Kowalski, Isidro Yazzie, Anthony Clark, Michael Brigance, Alfred Ball | |
| 15:53 | Tulsa | George Martel clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Ong - foul #2 on David Ong, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge (PG) David Ong | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Eldred (SG) Martin Robin | |
| 15:53 | Tulsa | George Martel makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:53 | Tulsa | George Martel misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:53 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Mark Gouge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 ast. PF - Jonathan Burgess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sabb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Martel (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Martin Eldred (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Griego (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Howard Simonetti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wes Poulin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Tulsa | George Martel scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Griego | 38-39 |
| 15:30 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Martel - foul #3 on George Martel, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Cody Febus (PF), Kenneth Taylor (C) Jonathan Burgess, Michael Sabb | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:30 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:30 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:06 | Tulsa | Todd Griego is hacked by James Mills - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Ong (PG), Dennis Anderson (SF) James Mills, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:51 | Tulsa | Cody Febus steals the ball from Martin Eldred | 40-39 |
| 14:48 | Oklahoma State | Martin Eldred steps in front of the Cody Febus pass in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 14:28 | Oklahoma State | Dennis Anderson gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:04 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cody Febus | 42-39 |
| 13:47 | Tulsa | Todd Griego misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 13:45 | Oklahoma State | Cody Febus snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:27 | Oklahoma State | Kenneth Taylor makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Ong | 44-39 |
| 13:06 | Tulsa | George Martel misses the shot from the right side | 44-39 |
| 13:04 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Mark Gouge steals the ball from Howard Simonetti | 44-39 |
| 12:22 | Oklahoma State | David Ong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 12:20 | Oklahoma State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Anderson | 44-39 |
| 12:02 | Oklahoma State | David Ong misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 12:01 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred buries a turnaround in the lane set up by George Martel | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - David Ong (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Gouge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cody Febus (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Martel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Eldred (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Griego (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Howard Simonetti (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Wes Poulin (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-41 |
| 11:31 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Wes Poulin | 44-41 |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | Todd Griego connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Martel | 44-44 |
| 10:45 | Oklahoma State | David Ong makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Gouge and he's fouled by Martin Eldred - foul #4 on Martin Eldred, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | James Mills (SG), John Ellis (SF), Jonathan Burgess (PF), Michael Sabb (C) Mark Gouge, Dennis Anderson, Cody Febus, Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski (PG), Martin Robin (SG), Anthony Clark (SF), Michael Brigance (PF), Alfred Ball (C) George Martel, Martin Eldred, Todd Griego, Howard Simonetti, Wes Poulin | |
| 10:45 | Oklahoma State | David Ong misses the free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:45 | Tulsa | Alfred Ball pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | Martin Robin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 10:35 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Burgess | 47-44 |
| 10:06 | Oklahoma State | David Ong is called for traveling | 47-44 |
| 09:47 | Tulsa | Martin Robin misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-44 |
| 09:45 | Oklahoma State | Michael Sabb gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:20 | Oklahoma State | David Ong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-44 |
| 09:19 | Tulsa | Alfred Ball snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 09:08 | Tulsa | Alfred Ball misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 47-44 |
| 09:06 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:41 | Oklahoma State | David Ong misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 08:40 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis misses the tip | 47-44 |
| 08:39 | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 08:33 | Tulsa | Anthony Clark is fouled on the floor by John Ellis - foul #1 on John Ellis, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge (PG) David Ong | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie (SG), Todd Griego (SF), James Callahan (PF) Martin Robin, Anthony Clark, Michael Brigance | |
| 08:16 | Tulsa | James Callahan blows the layup | 47-44 |
| 08:14 | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie tips it home | 47-46 |
| 07:47 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Sabb | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Mark Gouge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 ast. PF - Jonathan Burgess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sabb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ivan Kowalski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Isidro Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Todd Griego (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Callahan (fresh) C - Alfred Ball (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Tulsa | Alfred Ball makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-49 |
| 07:03 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-49 |
| 07:01 | Oklahoma State | The offensive rebound goes to James Mills | 49-49 |
| 06:45 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis is hacked by Alfred Ball - foul #2 on Alfred Ball, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Martel (PG), Martin Eldred (SG), Martin Robin (SF), Michael Brigance (PF) Ivan Kowalski, Isidro Yazzie, Todd Griego, James Callahan | |
| 06:23 | Oklahoma State | Michael Sabb can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block | 49-49 |
| 06:21 | Tulsa | Martin Robin gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:17 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 06:16 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:51 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 05:49 | Oklahoma State | James Mills gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:30 | Oklahoma State | Alfred Ball is called for the reach on Michael Sabb - foul #3 on Alfred Ball, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Ong (PG), Dennis Anderson (SF), Cody Febus (PF), Kenneth Taylor (C) Mark Gouge, John Ellis, Jonathan Burgess, Michael Sabb | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Isidro Yazzie (SG), Wes Poulin (C) Martin Eldred, Alfred Ball | |
| 05:01 | Oklahoma State | Dennis Anderson is called for a backcourt violation | 49-49 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski (PG), Anthony Clark (SF), Howard Simonetti (PF) George Martel, Martin Robin, Michael Brigance | |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | Wes Poulin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Ong - foul #3 on David Ong, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | Wes Poulin makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:42 | Tulsa | Wes Poulin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:42 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Cody Febus | 49-50 |
| 04:21 | Oklahoma State | James Mills connects on the floater from the right side set up by Cody Febus | 51-50 |
| 04:01 | Tulsa | Ivan Kowalski misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 03:59 | Oklahoma State | Dennis Anderson grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 03:34 | Oklahoma State | David Ong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 03:33 | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - David Ong (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Mills (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cody Febus (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ivan Kowalski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Isidro Yazzie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Simonetti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Wes Poulin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Tulsa | Cody Febus steals the ball from Isidro Yazzie | 51-50 |
| 02:53 | Oklahoma State | James Mills misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 02:52 | Oklahoma State | Cody Febus tips it back up and in | 53-50 |
| 02:52 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge (PG), John Ellis (SF), Jonathan Burgess (PF), Michael Sabb (C) David Ong, Dennis Anderson, Cody Febus, Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Martel (PG), Martin Eldred (SG), Todd Griego (SF), Michael Brigance (PF), Alfred Ball (C) Ivan Kowalski, Isidro Yazzie, Anthony Clark, Howard Simonetti, Wes Poulin | |
| 02:43 | Tulsa | Todd Griego drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by George Martel | 53-53 |
| 02:30 | Oklahoma State | Todd Griego is called for the reach on John Ellis - foul #2 on Todd Griego, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| 02:30 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:30 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:16 | Tulsa | Michael Brigance loses the dribble to Jonathan Burgess | 55-53 |
| 01:59 | Oklahoma State | Michael Sabb misses long on an open turnaround from the left block | 55-53 |
| 01:58 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Alfred Ball | 55-53 |
| 01:46 | Tulsa | Jonathan Burgess denies the turnaround by Alfred Ball | 55-53 |
| 01:45 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 01:25 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 01:24 | Tulsa | Michael Brigance grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 01:07 | Tulsa | Michael Brigance hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 01:05 | Oklahoma State | Jonathan Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:36 | Oklahoma State | Jonathan Burgess misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Michael Brigance - foul #2 on Michael Brigance, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Ong (PG) Mark Gouge | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Simonetti (PF) Michael Brigance | |
| 00:36 | Oklahoma State | Jonathan Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:36 | Oklahoma State | Jonathan Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Burgess - foul #1 on Jonathan Burgess, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | Martin Eldred makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Oklahoma State | Martin Eldred is called for the reach on John Ellis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Martin Eldred, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Martin Robin (SG) Martin Eldred | |
| 00:30 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:30 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:25 | Tulsa | Todd Griego misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Alfred Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Todd Griego hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 00:20 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:19 | Oklahoma State | George Martel is called for the reach on John Ellis in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Martel, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge (SG), Dennis Anderson (PF) James Mills, Jonathan Burgess | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:19 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:19 | Oklahoma State | John Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | Todd Griego comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Ball | 61-55 |
| 00:09 | Tulsa | George Martel misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 00:08 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge is hacked by Martin Robin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Robin, team foul #11 | 61-55 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma State | Mark Gouge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Todd Griego misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | George Martel gets the offensive rebound | 63-55 |