| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) SG - Lonnie Perkins (fresh) SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fresh) PF - Nathan Harriss (fresh) C - Casey Jacobs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (fresh) SG - Ted Cusack (fresh) SF - Gerald Mozee (fresh) PF - Willie Schmeling (fresh) C - Quinton Brockman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Quinton Brockman | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | The short jumper by Casey Jacobs is denied by Quinton Brockman | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Knickerbocker | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugh Ross | 2-5 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Quinton Brockman steals it from Robert Washington | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Casey Jacobs - foul #1 on Casey Jacobs, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:35 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Quinton Brockman takes the ball from Lonnie Perkins in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 18:27 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ted Cusack | 2-9 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Washington and the foul's on Quinton Brockman - foul #1 on Quinton Brockman, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the free throw | 4-9 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker gets the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the jump hook in the lane | 4-9 |
| 17:57 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:52 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Richard Knickerbocker | 4-9 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-9 |
| 17:45 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 17:33 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman is denied on a layup by Nathan Harriss | 4-9 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 17:18 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Hugh Ross | 4-9 |
| 16:56 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross misses the lay-in | 4-9 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins's pass is intercepted by Gerald Mozee | 4-9 |
| 16:18 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 16:16 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack tips it back up and in | 4-11 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Robert Washington is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Mozee - foul #1 on Gerald Mozee, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Martin Deleon (PG), Darin Young (SG), Roy Riley (SF), Scott Hoberg (PF), Earle Hendrickson (C) Robert Washington, Lonnie Perkins, Richard Knickerbocker, Nathan Harriss, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Darwin Kahle (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Josiah Etherton (PF), Terry Greear (C) Hugh Ross, Ted Cusack, Gerald Mozee, Willie Schmeling, Quinton Brockman | |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Darin Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg tips it home | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Martin Deleon (fresh) SG - Darin Young (fresh) SF - Roy Riley (fresh) PF - Scott Hoberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earle Hendrickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jerry Abbott (fresh) SG - Darwin Kahle (fresh) SF - Ricky Barnes (fresh) PF - Josiah Etherton (fresh) C - Terry Greear (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 15:39 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton hits the follow up shot | 6-13 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Martin Deleon and he's hacked by Darwin Kahle - foul #1 on Darwin Kahle, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:09 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Darin Young misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | Darin Young hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Martin Deleon | 12-13 |
| 14:41 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 14:40 | Tulsa | Terry Greear hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg is hacked by Ricky Barnes - foul #1 on Ricky Barnes, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Lonnie Perkins (SG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Martin Deleon, Darin Young, Roy Riley, Scott Hoberg, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Marc Moore (PF) Jerry Abbott, Darwin Kahle, Ricky Barnes, Terry Greear | |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Josiah Etherton - foul #1 on Josiah Etherton, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman (C) Josiah Etherton | |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:44 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 13:42 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:29 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman scores on a floater from the right side | 13-17 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Bradley Jones is called for the reach on Robert Washington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Jones, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes (SF) Gerald Mozee | |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs banks in the layup set up by Robert Washington | 15-17 |
| 12:59 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ricky Barnes | 15-20 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs can't connect on a floater in the paint | 15-20 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Robert Washington snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | Ted Cusack picks off the pass by Nathan Harriss | 15-20 |
| 12:24 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack banks in the layup | 15-22 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Lonnie Perkins drills a 3 from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 12:01 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marc Moore | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Lonnie Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Nathan Harriss (tiring) C - Casey Jacobs (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ted Cusack (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marc Moore (fairly fresh) C - Quinton Brockman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 11:54 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Quinton Brockman | 18-24 |
| 11:42 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes connects on the shot from the left block | 18-26 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss is hacked by Bradley Jones - foul #2 on Bradley Jones, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Martin Deleon (PG), Darin Young (SG), Roy Riley (SF), Earle Hendrickson (C) Robert Washington, Lonnie Perkins, Richard Knickerbocker, Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Jerry Abbott (SG), Darwin Kahle (SF), Josiah Etherton (PF), Terry Greear (C) Bradley Jones, Ted Cusack, Ricky Barnes, Marc Moore, Quinton Brockman | |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Nathan Harriss makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 11:15 | Tulsa | Darin Young steals the ball from Jerry Abbott | 20-26 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Darin Young misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 10:58 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Josiah Etherton | 20-26 |
| 10:41 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Hugh Ross | 20-29 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Roy Riley is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Ross - foul #1 on Hugh Ross, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Hoberg (PF) Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling (PF) Terry Greear | |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Roy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Roy Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 10:37 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Jerry Abbott | 21-29 |
| 10:33 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 10:17 | Kent State | Darin Young is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Deleon | 24-29 |
| 10:03 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton loses the dribble to Roy Riley | 24-29 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Martin Deleon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Lonnie Perkins (SG), Casey Jacobs (C) Martin Deleon, Darin Young, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee (SF) Darwin Kahle | |
| 09:51 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton is hacked by Casey Jacobs - foul #2 on Casey Jacobs, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson (C) Casey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 09:34 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling misses short on a shot from the baseline | 24-29 |
| 09:32 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott snags the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 09:08 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee drills a jump hook in the lane | 24-31 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 09:03 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 08:40 | Tulsa | Lonnie Perkins is called for the reach on Jerry Abbott - foul #1 on Lonnie Perkins, team foul #3 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Martin Deleon (PG), Richard Knickerbocker (SF), Nathan Harriss (C) Robert Washington, Roy Riley, Scott Hoberg | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Terry Greear (C) Jerry Abbott, Josiah Etherton | |
| 08:33 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Greear and he's fouled by Lonnie Perkins - foul #2 on Lonnie Perkins, team foul #4 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darin Young (SG) Lonnie Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 08:33 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Martin Deleon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 08:11 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ted Cusack and he's hacked by Nathan Harriss - foul #1 on Nathan Harriss, team foul #5 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (PG), Ricky Barnes (SF) Hugh Ross, Gerald Mozee | |
| 08:11 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling makes the free throw | 24-37 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marc Moore (PF) Willie Schmeling | |
| 07:57 | Tulsa | Martin Deleon picks off the pass by Terry Greear | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Martin Deleon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darin Young (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Earle Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Harriss (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Darwin Kahle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ted Cusack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Moore (fresh) C - Terry Greear (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 07:27 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Knickerbocker - foul #1 on Richard Knickerbocker, team foul #6 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG), Scott Hoberg (PF) Martin Deleon, Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Quinton Brockman (C) Ted Cusack, Terry Greear | |
| 07:27 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 07:27 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Darin Young misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker gets the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Darin Young misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-39 |
| 06:53 | Tulsa | Marc Moore grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 06:32 | Tulsa | Richard Knickerbocker picks off the pass by Darwin Kahle | 27-39 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Darwin Kahle steals it from Robert Washington | 27-39 |
| 05:45 | Tulsa | Marc Moore connects on the 3 from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Martin Deleon (PG), Roy Riley (SF), Nathan Harriss (C) Robert Washington, Richard Knickerbocker, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Willie Schmeling (PF), Josiah Etherton (C) Hugh Ross, Darwin Kahle, Ricky Barnes, Marc Moore, Quinton Brockman | |
| 05:28 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nathan Harriss - foul #2 on Nathan Harriss, team foul #7 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson (C) Nathan Harriss | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Terry Greear (C) Willie Schmeling | |
| 05:28 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 05:28 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee misses the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 05:28 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson drills a fadeaway near the basket | 29-43 |
| 04:49 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-45 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Roy Riley is hacked by Gerald Mozee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Mozee, team foul #9 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Washington (PG) Darin Young | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes (SF), Willie Schmeling (PF) Gerald Mozee, Terry Greear | |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Roy Riley makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Roy Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 04:47 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 04:36 | Tulsa | Scott Hoberg steals it from Jerry Abbott | 30-45 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Robert Washington loses the dribble to Ted Cusack in the backcourt | 30-45 |
| 04:18 | Tulsa | Martin Deleon is called for the reach on Ted Cusack - foul #1 on Martin Deleon, team foul #8 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker (SF) Martin Deleon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 04:18 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 04:18 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 03:57 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes misses the shot from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 03:56 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott hits the follow up shot | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Washington (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Roy Riley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Knickerbocker (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Hoberg (tiring) 2 pts. C - Earle Hendrickson (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jerry Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ted Cusack (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Barnes (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Schmeling (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Josiah Etherton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Ricky Barnes picks off the pass by Earle Hendrickson | 30-47 |
| 03:32 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Earle Hendrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker's pass is intercepted by Ted Cusack in the backcourt | 30-47 |
| 03:25 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes can't finish the layup | 30-47 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Scott Hoberg | 30-47 |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Roy Riley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-47 |
| 03:03 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 02:42 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Richard Knickerbocker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-50 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Scott Hoberg tips it home | 32-50 |
| 02:04 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott hits the finger roll set up by Ted Cusack | 32-52 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Martin Deleon (PG), Lonnie Perkins (SG), Nathan Harriss (PF), Casey Jacobs (C) Robert Washington, Richard Knickerbocker, Scott Hoberg, Earle Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Darwin Kahle (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Marc Moore (PF), Terry Greear (C) Jerry Abbott, Ted Cusack, Ricky Barnes, Willie Schmeling, Josiah Etherton | |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs loses the dribble to Marc Moore | 32-52 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Lonnie Perkins is called for the reach on Darwin Kahle - foul #3 on Lonnie Perkins, team foul #9 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Darin Young (SG) Lonnie Perkins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle misses the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs hits a floater in the paint | 34-52 |
| 00:55 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Darin Young makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 00:32 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Hugh Ross | 37-54 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | Casey Jacobs comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-54 |
| 00:16 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Terry Greear | 37-54 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Marc Moore makes the runner in the paint | 37-56 |