| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is fouled on the floor by Dennis Ruthenberg - foul #3 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 19:19 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:19 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:19 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Turner - foul #1 on David Turner, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer grabs the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | David Brock misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 18:37 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:29 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Quintanar | 37-31 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (SG), William Smith (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Carmine Morris (C) Robert Taylor, Aaron Quintanar, Gerald Blair, David Turner | |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 17:44 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Jason Luse | 37-31 |
| 17:20 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 37-31 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Anderson - foul #1 on Sean Anderson, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG) Sean Anderson | |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | David Brock is hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | David Brock misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer tips it in | 39-31 |
| 16:39 | Tulsa | Jason Luse hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), David Turner (C) William Smith, Marvin Smith, Carmine Morris | |
| 16:09 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-34 |
| 16:07 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by George Adair - foul #1 on George Adair, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF) David Brock, Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Chris Kimbrough (C) George Adair, Jason Luse, Aaron Quintanar, David Turner | |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:46 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frankie Bock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Kimbrough (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Taylor and the foul's on Raymond Hill - foul #2 on Raymond Hill, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG) Charles Frazier | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:31 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Robert Connery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie (C) Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carmine Morris (PF) Gerald Blair | |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Robert Connery makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Robert Connery makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:43 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Anderson | 43-42 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Robert Connery misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie tips it home | 45-42 |
| 14:03 | Tulsa | Robert Connery steals the ball from Chris Kimbrough | 45-42 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Connery | 47-42 |
| 13:55 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by Raymond Hill | 49-42 |
| 13:20 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Emmitt Holt - foul #3 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Tim Kraker, Robert Connery, Emmitt Holt, Raymond Hill, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (PG), Jason Luse (SG), William Smith (SF), David Turner (C) Sean Anderson, Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 13:20 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:20 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is open and scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Brock | 51-43 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Moss - foul #2 on Gerald Moss, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Blair (PF) Carmine Morris | |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 12:26 | Tulsa | Jason Luse buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Gerald Blair | 51-48 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Trevor Mercer | 53-48 |
| 11:48 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair blows the layup | 53-48 |
| 11:47 | Tulsa | Jason Luse snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:32 | Tulsa | Jason Luse misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 11:30 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair tips it but misses | 53-48 |
| 11:29 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar tips it home | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trevor Mercer (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Aaron Quintanar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Luse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Raymond Hill (PF) Charles Frazier, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Marvin Smith (PF) Aaron Quintanar, Jason Luse, William Smith, Gerald Blair | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:03 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Sean Anderson | 55-53 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on David Brock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Taylor, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (SF), Gerald Woodie (C) Trevor Mercer, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:58 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 10:47 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg is hacked by Emmitt Holt - foul #4 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SF) Emmitt Holt | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 10:29 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is hacked by Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Marvin Smith, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Gerald Moss (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Tim Kraker, David Brock, Raymond Hill, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (SG), Gerald Blair (PF), Carmine Morris (C) Aaron Quintanar, Marvin Smith, David Turner | |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:48 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair can't connect on an uncontested shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Trevor Mercer - foul #2 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (SF) Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 09:48 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:48 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 57-55 |
| 09:23 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 09:06 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss tips it back up and in | 59-55 |
| 08:25 | Tulsa | Tim Kraker blocks the short jumper by Sean Anderson | 59-55 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Charles Frazier | 59-55 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Anderson - foul #2 on Sean Anderson, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Raymond Hill (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Robert Connery, Tim Kraker, Gerald Moss, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), William Smith (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) Sean Anderson, Jason Luse, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, Carmine Morris | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:39 | Tulsa | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Trevor Mercer - foul #3 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (PG), Emmitt Holt (SF) Charles Frazier, Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG) Aaron Quintanar | |
| 07:39 | Tulsa | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:39 | Tulsa | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | William Smith picks off the pass by Robert Connery | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Connery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Adair (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Kimbrough (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Tulsa | George Adair is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on George Adair, team foul #12 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Blair (PF) Marvin Smith | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Robert Connery is hacked by William Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #13 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG) George Adair | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Robert Connery misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Robert Connery makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:40 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gerald Blair, team foul #14 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Frankie Bock (C) David Brock, Raymond Hill | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SF), David Turner (C) William Smith, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is open and buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Emmitt Holt | 64-57 |
| 06:03 | Tulsa | David Turner clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Frankie Bock - foul #1 on Frankie Bock, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF) Charles Frazier, Robert Connery, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG) Jason Luse | |
| 06:03 | Tulsa | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:03 | Tulsa | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG) Emmitt Holt | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg (SF) Aaron Quintanar | |
| 05:29 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg buries a floater from the left side | 64-61 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is hacked by Dennis Ruthenberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #15 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG) Charles Frazier | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Smith (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Carmine Morris (C) Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, David Turner | |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:08 | Tulsa | William Smith connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 65-63 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | David Brock hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-63 |
| 04:36 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses badly on a shot from the left block | 68-63 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | David Brock misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 04:17 | Tulsa | William Smith grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 04:05 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Raymond Hill (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Tim Kraker, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Jason Luse (SG), Aaron Quintanar (SF), Chris Kimbrough (PF), David Turner (C) Sean Anderson, Robert Taylor, William Smith, Marvin Smith, Carmine Morris | |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Emmitt Holt | 70-63 |
| 03:39 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough can't finish the layup | 70-63 |
| 03:38 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar gets the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 03:30 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 03:29 | Tulsa | David Turner snags the offensive board | 70-63 |
| 03:13 | Tulsa | David Turner misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerald Woodie - foul #2 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG) George Adair | |
| 03:13 | Tulsa | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:13 | Tulsa | David Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Luse (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Aaron Quintanar (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Kimbrough (fresh) 3 pf. C - David Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Connery | 72-64 |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF) Robert Connery, Emmitt Holt | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), Carmine Morris (C) Jason Luse, Chris Kimbrough, David Turner | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:43 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair hits the easy wide open finger roll | 72-66 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is open and scores on a floater from the right wing | 74-66 |
| 02:23 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Raymond Hill | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG) Aaron Quintanar | |
| 02:04 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris loses the dribble to Charles Frazier | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Turner (C) Carmine Morris | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | David Brock picks off the pass by Robert Taylor | 74-66 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer hits the finger roll | 76-66 |
| 00:50 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Sean Anderson is called for the reach on Gerald Moss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Anderson, team foul #16 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Frankie Bock (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (PG), Jason Luse (SG), William Smith (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) Sean Anderson, Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, David Turner | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Tulsa | Jason Luse hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-66 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker pulls down the rebound | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (PF) Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | William Smith misses the lay-in | 78-66 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill gets the rebound | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker runs out the clock | 78-66 |