| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmine Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Casey Beverly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hall (fresh) PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Antony Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Casey Beverly - foul #3 on Casey Beverly, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (PG) Casey Beverly | |
| 19:53 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:53 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:53 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 19:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 19:33 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair loses the dribble to Antony Phillips | 41-30 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Antony Phillips | 41-33 |
| 18:59 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson loses the dribble to Charles Hall | 41-33 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall blows the layup | 41-33 |
| 18:53 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:38 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Todd Spikes - foul #2 on Todd Spikes, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SG), William Smith (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), James Gerrard (SF), Hugh Papke (PF), Tony Morrison (C) Todd Spikes, Charles Hall, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| 18:38 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:38 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz is hacked by Chris Kimbrough - foul #1 on Chris Kimbrough, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (SG) Sean Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 18:08 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:03 | Tulsa | William Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Smith - foul #1 on Marvin Smith, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses short on a shot from the baseline | 41-33 |
| 17:37 | Tulsa | Jason Luse grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andy Kutz - foul #1 on Andy Kutz, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), Carmine Morris (C) Jason Luse, William Smith, Marvin Smith, Chris Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (PG), Charles Hall (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) Andy Kutz, James Gerrard, Hugh Papke, Tony Morrison | |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 16:59 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 16:38 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-33 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Carmine Morris - foul #1 on Carmine Morris, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Robert Taylor (SG) Sean Anderson, Aaron Quintanar | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips (C) Jason Jones | |
| 16:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:10 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 15:46 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 15:45 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Antony Phillips | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Luse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Blair (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmine Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Todd Spikes (fairly fresh) SG - Jackie Youngblood (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hall (tiring) PF - Eddie Rasmussen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Antony Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), David Turner (C) Jason Luse, Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), John Scott (SG), Hugh Papke (PF) Todd Spikes, Jackie Youngblood, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 15:17 | Tulsa | Casey Beverly takes the ball from Robert Taylor in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 15:14 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly lays it in | 42-36 |
| 15:06 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 44-36 |
| 14:47 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on John Scott, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Smith (SF), Chris Kimbrough (PF) Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG), Tony Morrison (C) John Scott, Antony Phillips | |
| 14:43 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Hall - foul #2 on Charles Hall, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG) Sean Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SF) Charles Hall | |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | William Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Casey Beverly - foul #4 on Casey Beverly, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG) Casey Beverly | |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:30 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Hugh Papke | 45-36 |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | George Adair is called for the reach on Andy Kutz in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Adair, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| 14:20 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Todd Spikes is denied by Chris Kimbrough | 45-36 |
| 14:18 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 14:14 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses the easy layup | 45-36 |
| 14:13 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Chris Kimbrough steals the ball from Andy Kutz | 45-36 |
| 13:41 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz lays it in on a great pass from Hugh Papke | 45-38 |
| 13:16 | Tulsa | David Turner hits the finger roll | 47-38 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 12:44 | Tulsa | Jackie Youngblood is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), Carmine Morris (C) George Adair, William Smith, Chris Kimbrough, David Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) Jackie Youngblood, Todd Spikes, Hugh Papke, Tony Morrison | |
| 12:44 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard is hacked by Carmine Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carmine Morris, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen's floater is tipped away by Sean Anderson | 47-40 |
| 12:18 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Carmine Morris | 47-40 |
| 12:16 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson is hacked by James Gerrard in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gerrard, team foul #8 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:16 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall makes the shot from close range on a great pass from James Gerrard | 47-42 |
| 11:33 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses short on a floater from the left side | 47-42 |
| 11:32 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Anderson | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jason Luse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Quintanar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmine Morris (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gerrard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Hall (tired) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar travels with the ball | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), David Turner (C) Jason Luse, Marvin Smith, Carmine Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Antony Phillips (C) Andy Kutz, James Gerrard, Jason Jones | |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Aaron Quintanar - foul #2 on Aaron Quintanar, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:47 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Anderson steals it from Jackie Youngblood | 49-45 |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson throws it down | 51-45 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 51-45 |
| 10:09 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:54 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Jason Luse (SG), Marvin Smith (SF), Carmine Morris (C) Sean Anderson, Aaron Quintanar, Dennis Ruthenberg, David Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), James Gerrard (SF), Hugh Papke (PF) Todd Spikes, Charles Hall, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 09:33 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:27 | Tulsa | Antony Phillips denies the turnaround by Gerald Blair | 51-45 |
| 09:26 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | James Gerrard blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Gerald Blair | 51-45 |
| 09:19 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood loses the dribble to George Adair in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 08:56 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith is fouled on the floor by James Gerrard - foul #3 on James Gerrard, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), William Smith (SF) George Adair, Gerald Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison (PF), Jason Jones (C) Hugh Papke, Antony Phillips | |
| 08:56 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG), David Turner (C) Jason Luse, Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SF) James Gerrard | |
| 08:37 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 08:35 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes is hacked by David Turner in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Turner, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough (C) David Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (SF), Antony Phillips (C) Andy Kutz, Jason Jones | |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:08 | Tulsa | Charles Hall steps in front of the Robert Taylor pass | 55-47 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood loses the dribble to Carmine Morris | 55-47 |
| 07:38 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sean Anderson | 58-47 |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), David Turner (C) Robert Taylor, William Smith, Carmine Morris, Chris Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), John Scott (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Hugh Papke (PF) Todd Spikes, Jackie Youngblood, Charles Hall, Tony Morrison | |
| 07:12 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 07:10 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Sean Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Luse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Blair (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Turner (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Casey Beverly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Scott (fresh) 4 pf. SF - James Gerrard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Papke (tiring) 7 reb. C - Antony Phillips (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 06:45 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SF), Carmine Morris (PF) Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) James Gerrard, Hugh Papke, Antony Phillips | |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones lays it in on a great pass from Eddie Rasmussen | 60-51 |
| 06:23 | Tulsa | Eddie Rasmussen is called for the reach on Sean Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG) Jason Luse | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:23 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:23 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Marvin Smith (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) Sean Anderson, Carmine Morris, David Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison (C) Jason Jones | |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:48 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Marvin Smith and the foul's on Jackie Youngblood - foul #2 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF) Aaron Quintanar, Marvin Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (SF), Hugh Papke (PF) Jackie Youngblood, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 05:48 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Chris Kimbrough - foul #2 on Chris Kimbrough, team foul #9 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Jason Luse (SG), Carmine Morris (PF), David Turner (C) George Adair, Robert Taylor, Gerald Blair, Chris Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SF) Charles Hall | |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses the free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:25 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 05:11 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg is fouled on the floor by Hugh Papke - foul #2 on Hugh Papke, team foul #12 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips (C) Tony Morrison | |
| 05:11 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:11 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes's pass is intercepted by Jason Luse in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Antony Phillips - foul #2 on Antony Phillips, team foul #13 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SG) Jason Luse | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (PF), Jason Jones (C) Hugh Papke, Antony Phillips | |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis Ruthenberg - foul #1 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #10 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG), Marvin Smith (PF), William Smith (C) Dennis Ruthenberg, Carmine Morris, David Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Antony Phillips (C) John Scott, Todd Spikes, Jason Jones | |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:19 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Sean Anderson | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:11 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 69-57 |
| 04:10 | Tulsa | Sean Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Tulsa | Jackie Youngblood is called for the reach on Robert Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #14 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough (C) Aaron Quintanar | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (SF) James Gerrard | |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| 04:05 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:05 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 03:46 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Antony Phillips - foul #3 on Antony Phillips, team foul #15 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG) Sean Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Hugh Papke (PF), Jason Jones (C) Casey Beverly, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| 03:44 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:44 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-60 |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the offensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Andy Kutz | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Luse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Taylor (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Kimbrough (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Hall (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hugh Papke (tiring) 8 reb. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Tulsa | William Smith misses long on an open jump hook near the basket | 73-62 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Andy Kutz | 73-64 |
| 02:11 | Tulsa | Jackie Youngblood is called for the reach on William Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #16 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), Gerald Blair (PF), Carmine Morris (C) Jason Luse, Robert Taylor, Marvin Smith, Chris Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), John Scott (SG), Todd Spikes (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Tony Morrison (C) Andy Kutz, Jackie Youngblood, Charles Hall, Hugh Papke, Jason Jones | |
| 02:11 | Tulsa | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:11 | Tulsa | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-64 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (SG), Chris Kimbrough (C) George Adair, Gerald Blair | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF), Hugh Papke (PF) Casey Beverly, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 01:51 | Tulsa | Hugh Papke is called for the reach on Jason Luse in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hugh Papke, team foul #17 | 74-64 |
| 01:51 | Tulsa | Jason Luse makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:51 | Tulsa | Jason Luse makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Carmine Morris is called for the reach on Todd Spikes - foul #3 on Carmine Morris, team foul #11 | 76-64 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:18 | Tulsa | Jason Luse misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 76-66 |
| 01:16 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar grabs the offensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 01:07 | Tulsa | William Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carmine Morris | 78-66 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott is fouled on the floor by Jason Luse - foul #1 on Jason Luse, team foul #12 | 78-66 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Tulsa | John Scott is called for the reach on Jason Luse in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Scott, team foul #18 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG) John Scott | |
| 00:51 | Tulsa | Jason Luse makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:51 | Tulsa | Jason Luse makes the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 80-70 |
| 00:45 | Tulsa | Jason Luse is hacked by Andy Kutz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andy Kutz, team foul #19 | 80-70 |
| 00:45 | Tulsa | Jason Luse makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:45 | Tulsa | Jason Luse misses the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-70 |
| 00:38 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Tulsa | Todd Spikes steals the ball from Jason Luse in the backcourt | 81-70 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes hits the finger roll | 81-72 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sean Anderson (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), David Turner (C) Jason Luse, Aaron Quintanar, William Smith, Carmine Morris, Chris Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Andy Kutz, Todd Spikes, James Gerrard, Hugh Papke, Tony Morrison | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Tulsa | Jackie Youngblood is called for the reach on Robert Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #20 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (PG) Sean Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SG) Jackie Youngblood | |
| 00:32 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:32 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Blair | 83-72 |
| 00:25 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar gets the rebound | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar runs out the clock | 83-72 |