| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Beach (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Rodger Lowry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 19:42 | Rice | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:26 | Rice | Craig Chappell clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 19:24 | Rice | John Watson tips it in | 38-33 |
| 19:05 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Douglas Schneider | 40-33 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits the finger roll set up by Craig Chappell and he's fouled by Scott Beach - foul #2 on Scott Beach, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:42 | Tulsa | Scott Beach misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Craig Chappell - foul #2 on Craig Chappell, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Allen (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Brian Ballenger (SF), Todd Morissette (C) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, Brandon Nelson, Rodger Lowry | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, Adam Pease | |
| 18:42 | Tulsa | Scott Beach misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:42 | Tulsa | Scott Beach misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 40-36 |
| 18:16 | Rice | Raymond Burns clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Timothy Chavis tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 17:55 | Tulsa | Scott Beach can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 40-38 |
| 17:53 | Tulsa | Scott Beach snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 17:37 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Louis Allen | 43-38 |
| 17:17 | Rice | Timothy Chavis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 17:16 | Tulsa | Scott Beach gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:52 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby is called for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Jason McClure (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Louis Allen, Matthew Ownby, Brian Ballenger, Scott Beach, Todd Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Timothy Chavis | |
| 16:42 | Rice | James Snow's pass is intercepted by Douglas Schneider | 43-38 |
| 16:39 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider lays it up and in | 45-38 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Schneider - foul #2 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:48 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry is fouled on the floor by Adam Pease - foul #1 on Adam Pease, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG) Bobby Pylant | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Adam Pease | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason McClure (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rodger Lowry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 15:40 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Gregory Freeman buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Gregg Moore | 47-42 |
| 14:58 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 14:56 | Rice | James Snow snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 14:54 | Rice | James Snow is hacked by John Arevalo in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Arevalo, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Louis Allen (SF), Todd Morissette (PF) Douglas Schneider, John Arevalo, Brandon Nelson, Jason McClure | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF) James Snow, Gregg Moore, Gregory Freeman, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 14:49 | Rice | Craig Chappell scores on a shot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 14:39 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Beach (PF) Rodger Lowry | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:39 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:39 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:18 | Rice | Robert Pearce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) John Watson | |
| 13:56 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette lays it up and in set up by Eugene Garrity | 50-44 |
| 13:54 | Rice | Craig Chappell is hacked by Eugene Garrity in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SG), Brian Ballenger (C) Matthew Ownby, Scott Beach | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis | |
| 13:37 | Rice | Adam Pease is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 50-46 |
| 13:19 | Tulsa | Raymond Phipps takes the ball from Louis Allen | 50-46 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Craig Chappell drills a floater from close range | 50-48 |
| 12:49 | Tulsa | Craig Chappell is called for the reach on Eugene Garrity in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Jason McClure (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Eugene Garrity, Bobby Pylant, Louis Allen, Todd Morissette, Brian Ballenger | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| 12:42 | Tulsa | Jason McClure loses the dribble to James Snow | 50-48 |
| 12:22 | Rice | James Snow is hacked by Douglas Schneider - foul #3 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Beach (PF) Rodger Lowry | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Richard Mascarenas | |
| 12:10 | Rice | Robert Pearce comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 50-48 |
| 12:09 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 50-48 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Gregory Freeman blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 12:02 | Tulsa | Scott Beach snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 11:43 | Tulsa | Scott Beach makes the jump hook from close range | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Ownby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brandon Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Beach (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Jason McClure (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - James Snow (fresh) SG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | James Snow misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-48 |
| 11:26 | Tulsa | Scott Beach snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 11:10 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-48 |
| 11:09 | Tulsa | Scott Beach grabs the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 10:49 | Tulsa | Scott Beach misses short on a floater from the left block | 52-48 |
| 10:48 | Tulsa | Scott Beach tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 10:26 | Rice | Gregory Freeman knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Robert Pearce and he's hacked by Douglas Schneider - foul #4 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Allen (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Brian Ballenger (SF), Todd Morissette (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Douglas Schneider, Matthew Ownby, Brandon Nelson, Scott Beach, Jason McClure | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) James Snow, Gregg Moore, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| 10:26 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:26 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 10:12 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry is hacked by Gregory Freeman - foul #1 on Gregory Freeman, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | John Watson (SF) Gregory Freeman | |
| 10:01 | Tulsa | John Watson steals the ball from Bobby Pylant | 54-50 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Watson | 54-52 |
| 09:35 | Tulsa | Louis Allen is fouled on the floor by Raymond Burns - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG) Brian Ballenger | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (C) Adam Pease | |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant is hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #3 on Raymond Burns, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:17 | Rice | Raymond Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG) Bobby Pylant | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:05 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette is fouled on the floor by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 09:05 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:05 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Eugene Garrity - foul #3 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson (SF), Scott Beach (PF) Louis Allen, Todd Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| 08:48 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:21 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SF), Robert Pearce (C) John Watson, Raymond Phipps | |
| 08:19 | Rice | Craig Chappell loses the dribble to Brandon Nelson in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Scott Beach can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger (SF) Brandon Nelson | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Gregg Moore, Richard Mascarenas, Robert Pearce | |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Scott Beach misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Scott Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 07:49 | Rice | James Snow is open but misses the lay-in | 59-54 |
| 07:48 | Rice | Adam Pease tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| 07:44 | Tulsa | John Arevalo loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Louis Allen (SF), Todd Morissette (PF) Eugene Garrity, John Arevalo, Scott Beach, Rodger Lowry | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG) Raymond Phipps | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Todd Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Ballenger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Snow (fresh) PF - Gregory Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | James Snow can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 07:16 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Todd Morissette | 59-56 |
| 06:53 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 06:51 | Rice | James Snow gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:49 | Rice | Brian Ballenger picks off the pass by Craig Chappell in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | James Snow is called for the reach on Louis Allen - foul #2 on James Snow, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Scott Beach (PF), Jason McClure (C) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, Todd Morissette, Brian Ballenger | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Burns, James Snow, Gregory Freeman, Adam Pease | |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | Louis Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | Louis Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:35 | Rice | Robert Pearce snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 06:14 | Rice | John Watson lays it in uncontested | 60-58 |
| 06:01 | Tulsa | Scott Beach scores on a shot in the lane set up by Louis Allen | 62-58 |
| 05:58 | Rice | John Watson is hacked by Matthew Ownby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Ownby, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson (SF) Louis Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 05:58 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:58 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:58 | Tulsa | Jason McClure snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | John Watson swats the layup by Scott Beach | 62-59 |
| 05:45 | Rice | Timothy Chavis gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:23 | Rice | The jump hook by Robert Pearce is blocked by Brandon Nelson | 62-59 |
| 05:21 | Tulsa | Scott Beach gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:12 | Tulsa | Scott Beach buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Brandon Nelson | 64-59 |
| 04:53 | Rice | John Watson is hacked by Brandon Nelson - foul #3 on Brandon Nelson, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), John Arevalo (SG), Todd Morissette (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, Scott Beach, Jason McClure | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (PG), Gregory Freeman (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Craig Chappell, Gregg Moore, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| 04:53 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:53 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider can't connect on a floater from the right side | 64-61 |
| 04:31 | Rice | John Watson gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Raymond Phipps lays it in uncontested set up by Richard Mascarenas | 64-63 |
| 03:40 | Tulsa | Richard Mascarenas steals the ball from Douglas Schneider | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Arevalo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Todd Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodger Lowry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Watson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Rice | Raymond Phipps's fadeaway is rejected by Rodger Lowry | 64-63 |
| 03:21 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:12 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Todd Morissette | 66-63 |
| 02:52 | Rice | John Watson scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Freeman and he's fouled by Douglas Schneider - foul #5 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Louis Allen (SF), Brian Ballenger (PF), Jason McClure (C) Douglas Schneider, John Arevalo, Brandon Nelson, Todd Morissette, Rodger Lowry | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), James Snow (SG), Timothy Chavis (PF), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, Raymond Phipps, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 02:52 | Rice | John Watson makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:46 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Beach (PF), Todd Morissette (C) Eugene Garrity, Jason McClure | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG) John Watson | |
| 02:26 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 02:24 | Tulsa | Scott Beach snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 02:07 | Tulsa | Scott Beach can't finish the layup | 66-66 |
| 02:05 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:05 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry (C) Todd Morissette | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Gregory Freeman (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregg Moore, James Snow, Timothy Chavis | |
| 01:51 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 01:49 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger grabs the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:32 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 01:31 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is open and scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Craig Chappell | 66-68 |
| 01:11 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson (SF) Brian Ballenger | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), John Watson (SF) Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman | |
| 01:09 | Tulsa | Louis Allen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is open but misses the lay-in | 66-68 |
| 00:54 | Rice | John Watson snags the offensive board | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Rice | Craig Chappell is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Craig Chappell, team foul #11 | 66-68 |
| 00:23 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Beach | 68-68 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Craig Chappell's floater is knocked away by Scott Beach | 68-68 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses short on a halfcourt shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Scott Beach (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. C - Rodger Lowry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Adam Pease wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:31 | Rice | Adam Pease is fouled on the floor by Bobby Pylant - foul #2 on Bobby Pylant, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Freeman (SF) John Watson | |
| 04:31 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:31 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:17 | Tulsa | Scott Beach drills a jumper from the right block set up by Louis Allen | 70-70 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Gregory Freeman hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gregg Moore and he's hacked by Brandon Nelson - foul #4 on Brandon Nelson, team foul #12 | 70-72 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Gregory Freeman misses the free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:02 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 03:46 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Louis Allen and he's hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #1 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| 03:46 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses the free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:46 | Rice | The rebound goes to Adam Pease | 72-72 |
| 03:33 | Rice | Gregg Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-72 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Todd Morissette (PF), Brian Ballenger (C) Bobby Pylant, Brandon Nelson, Scott Beach, Rodger Lowry | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Timothy Chavis (C) Gregg Moore, Adam Pease | |
| 03:15 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby is whistled for traveling | 72-72 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason McClure (C) Louis Allen | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Pearce (C) Raymond Phipps | |
| 02:59 | Rice | Craig Chappell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Chavis | 72-74 |
| 02:59 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Allen (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Brandon Nelson (SF), Scott Beach (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, Brian Ballenger, Todd Morissette, Jason McClure | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Raymond Burns, Gregory Freeman, Timothy Chavis, Robert Pearce | |
| 02:44 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobby Pylant and he's fouled by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #13 | 74-74 |
| 02:44 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson makes the free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Adam Pease blows the layup | 75-74 |
| 02:27 | Tulsa | Scott Beach snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 02:19 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Pylant | 77-74 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Louis Allen steps in front of the Adam Pease pass | 77-74 |
| 01:39 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 77-74 |
| 01:37 | Rice | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |
| 01:28 | Rice | John Watson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 77-74 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 01:11 | Rice | Adam Pease is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Craig Chappell | 77-76 |
| 00:55 | Tulsa | Scott Beach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-76 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bobby Pylant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Scott Beach (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. C - Rodger Lowry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:32 | Rice | Gregg Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-76 |
| 00:30 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Louis Allen | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Tulsa | Louis Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Gregg Moore - foul #2 on Gregg Moore, team foul #14 | 77-76 |
| 00:29 | Tulsa | Louis Allen makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:29 | Tulsa | Louis Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Scott Beach is called for the reach on Craig Chappell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Beach, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:27 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Craig Chappell is called for the reach on Rodger Lowry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Chappell, team foul #15 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:14 | Rice | Brandon Nelson steals the ball from Adam Pease | 81-78 |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Louis Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Burns - foul #4 on Raymond Burns, team foul #16 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG) Bobby Pylant | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Louis Allen makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Louis Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Rice | Gregg Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-78 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason McClure (PF) Scott Beach | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:09 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby is fouled on the floor by Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #17 | 83-78 |
| 00:09 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:09 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:03 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 85-78 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson snags the defensive board | 85-78 |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 85-78 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SG), Brian Ballenger (PF) Matthew Ownby, Jason McClure | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Brandon Nelson runs out the clock | 85-78 |