| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Cusack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Mozee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willie Schmeling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Quinton Brockman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Gifford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Langdon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Pellegrino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 19:38 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:10 | Tulsa | The jump hook by Gerald Mozee is blocked by Michael Pellegrino | 38-35 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Quinton Brockman - foul #3 on Quinton Brockman, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Jerry Abbott (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Josiah Etherton (PF), Terry Greear (C) Hugh Ross, Ted Cusack, Gerald Mozee, Willie Schmeling, Quinton Brockman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Elroy Norris (SG), Jeremy Evans (SF), Warren Cowan (PF) John Stephens, Eric Gifford, Robert Langdon, Richard Carone | |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:38 | Tulsa | Warren Cowan is called for the reach on Terry Greear - foul #2 on Warren Cowan, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor (C) Michael Pellegrino | |
| 18:26 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Warren Cowan - foul #3 on Warren Cowan, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill (SG) Warren Cowan | |
| 18:26 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:26 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Sutter and the foul's on Ricky Barnes - foul #2 on Ricky Barnes, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Marc Moore (PF) Bradley Jones, Jerry Abbott, Ricky Barnes, Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Eric Gifford (SG), Richard Carone (PF) John Sutter, Derek Spruill, Elroy Norris | |
| 17:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:55 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Evans in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Ross steps in front of the Richard Carone pass | 40-40 |
| 17:34 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross banks in the layup | 42-40 |
| 17:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling (PF) Gerald Mozee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill (SG), Robert Langdon (SF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Eric Gifford, Jeremy Evans, Daniel Taylor | |
| 16:55 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling is alone and throws it down and he's fouled by Derek Spruill - foul #3 on Derek Spruill, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Gerald Mozee (SF) Hugh Ross, Marc Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford (SG) Derek Spruill | |
| 16:55 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Stephens | 45-43 |
| 16:36 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 16:32 | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens is hacked by Ted Cusack in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Cusack, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Terry Greear (C) Ted Cusack, Gerald Mozee, Josiah Etherton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG) John Stephens | |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 16:20 | Tulsa | Terry Greear pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:04 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Gifford - foul #2 on Eric Gifford, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris (SF) Robert Langdon | |
| 16:04 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:04 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:04 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Carone | 46-43 |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 46-43 |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone tips it in | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ricky Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willie Schmeling (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Greear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Sutter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gifford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elroy Norris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Carone (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Pellegrino (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Abbott | 49-45 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Abbott - foul #2 on Jerry Abbott, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Darwin Kahle (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Quinton Brockman (C) Bradley Jones, Jerry Abbott, Ricky Barnes, Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Derek Spruill (SG), Robert Langdon (SF), Warren Cowan (PF), Jeremy Evans (C) John Sutter, Eric Gifford, Elroy Norris, Richard Carone, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Langdon and he's hacked by Quinton Brockman - foul #4 on Quinton Brockman, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marc Moore (PF), Josiah Etherton (C) Willie Schmeling, Quinton Brockman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:47 | Tulsa | Marc Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 14:45 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Darwin Kahle | 49-48 |
| 14:28 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross is whistled for a carry | 49-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Willie Schmeling (PF) Darwin Kahle, Marc Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford (SG), Daniel Taylor (C) Derek Spruill, Jeremy Evans | |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan misses the lay-in | 49-48 |
| 13:45 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:41 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 13:40 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 13:39 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Josiah Etherton | 49-48 |
| 13:26 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 13:24 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton tips it in | 51-48 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford misses the shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 13:00 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:58 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Darwin Kahle (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Marc Moore (PF), Terry Greear (C) Hugh Ross, Ted Cusack, Gerald Mozee, Willie Schmeling, Josiah Etherton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Derek Spruill (SG), Elroy Norris (SF), Richard Carone (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) John Stephens, Eric Gifford, Robert Langdon, Warren Cowan, Daniel Taylor | |
| 12:40 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darwin Kahle and the foul's on John Sutter - foul #1 on John Sutter, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| 12:40 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 12:06 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott misses the easy dunk attempt | 54-50 |
| 12:04 | Tulsa | Marc Moore hits the follow up shot | 56-50 |
| 11:48 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jerry Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darwin Kahle (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marc Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Greear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Sutter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Spruill (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elroy Norris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Carone (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Pellegrino (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Abbott | 59-53 |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Moore is called for the reach on John Sutter - foul #1 on Marc Moore, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Josiah Etherton (C) Jerry Abbott, Darwin Kahle, Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Eric Gifford (SG), Robert Langdon (SF), Jeremy Evans (PF) John Sutter, Derek Spruill, Elroy Norris, Richard Carone | |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Gifford | 59-55 |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Pellegrino - foul #2 on Michael Pellegrino, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling (PF) Marc Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor (C) Michael Pellegrino | |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 10:27 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:25 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Gifford - foul #3 on Eric Gifford, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Terry Greear (C) Bradley Jones, Ricky Barnes, Josiah Etherton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Richard Carone (PF) John Stephens, Robert Langdon | |
| 10:25 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 10:25 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 10:08 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 61-55 |
| 10:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter tips it but misses | 61-55 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone tips it but misses | 61-55 |
| 10:04 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 09:59 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-55 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Sutter | 61-55 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Ted Cusack is called for the reach on Jeremy Evans in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Cusack, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (SG), Marc Moore (PF) Ted Cusack, Willie Schmeling | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Richard Carone, Daniel Taylor | |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:53 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:31 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton (C) Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Elroy Norris (SF) John Sutter, Jeremy Evans | |
| 09:29 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Abbott steps in front of the John Stephens pass in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 09:15 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton clanks a shot from the baseline | 61-55 |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan misses badly on a floater near the basket | 61-55 |
| 08:56 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:51 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Abbott and he's fouled by Elroy Norris - foul #1 on Elroy Norris, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Willie Schmeling (PF), Terry Greear (C) Hugh Ross, Marc Moore, Josiah Etherton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill (SG), Robert Langdon (SF), Richard Carone (PF), Jeremy Evans (C) Eric Gifford, Elroy Norris, Warren Cowan, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 08:51 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee makes the free throw | 64-55 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 64-57 |
| 08:21 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Willie Schmeling, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF) Jerry Abbott, Gerald Mozee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Daniel Taylor (C) John Stephens, Jeremy Evans | |
| 08:00 | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel Taylor | 64-60 |
| 07:44 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes makes the runner in the paint | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darwin Kahle (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Willie Schmeling (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Greear (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Sutter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Spruill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Langdon (tired) 7 pts. PF - Richard Carone (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter misses long on a shot from the left side | 66-60 |
| 07:33 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | Richard Carone is called for the reach on Ricky Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Carone, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Marc Moore (PF), Quinton Brockman (C) Bradley Jones, Darwin Kahle, Willie Schmeling, Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford (SG), Elroy Norris (SF), Warren Cowan (PF), Jeremy Evans (C) Derek Spruill, Robert Langdon, Richard Carone, Daniel Taylor | |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter is hacked by Hugh Ross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hugh Ross, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 07:08 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Elroy Norris | 68-62 |
| 06:48 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan is whistled for a carry | 68-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee (SF), Josiah Etherton (PF) Ricky Barnes, Marc Moore | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG), Michael Pellegrino (C) John Sutter, Jeremy Evans | |
| 06:33 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford is whistled for traveling | 68-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Ricky Barnes (SF) Hugh Ross, Gerald Mozee | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon (SF), Richard Carone (PF), Daniel Taylor (C) Elroy Norris, Warren Cowan, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 06:06 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Darwin Kahle (SF) Ted Cusack, Ricky Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derek Spruill (SG) Eric Gifford | |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Bradley Jones steals it from John Stephens | 68-62 |
| 05:36 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Jones | 71-62 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Taylor is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-62 |
| 05:18 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 05:01 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton makes the jumper near the basket set up by Darwin Kahle | 73-62 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-62 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Langdon gets the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone misses long on a shot from the right block | 73-62 |
| 04:26 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Josiah Etherton | 73-62 |
| 04:22 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones loses the dribble to Derek Spruill in the backcourt | 73-62 |
| 04:21 | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens can't finish the layup | 73-62 |
| 04:19 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 04:10 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Jones and the foul's on Robert Langdon - foul #2 on Robert Langdon, team foul #10 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Marc Moore (PF) Bradley Jones, Jerry Abbott, Darwin Kahle, Josiah Etherton | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Eric Gifford (SG), Jeremy Evans (SF), Warren Cowan (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) John Stephens, Derek Spruill, Robert Langdon, Richard Carone, Daniel Taylor | |
| 04:10 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman makes the free throw | 76-62 |
| 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) | |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 03:59 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman gets the rebound | 76-62 |
| 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) | |
| 03:57 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Gifford - foul #4 on Eric Gifford, team foul #11 | 76-62 |
| 03:57 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 03:57 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 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) | |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Eric Gifford | 77-64 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Cusack (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Barnes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Marc Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Quinton Brockman (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Sutter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gifford (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeremy Evans (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Warren Cowan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Pellegrino (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes blows the layup | 77-64 |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cowan pulls down the rebound | 77-64 |
| 03:04 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Sutter | 77-66 |
| 02:35 | Tulsa | Marc Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Evans gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ricky Barnes - foul #3 on Ricky Barnes, team foul #10 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Willie Schmeling (PF), Terry Greear (C) Hugh Ross, Ricky Barnes, Marc Moore, Quinton Brockman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elroy Norris (SF) Jeremy Evans | |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:25 | Tulsa | Terry Greear grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 02:00 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 01:58 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling grabs the offensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 01:38 | Tulsa | Terry Greear knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Ted Cusack | 79-67 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino knocks in the jumper near the basket | 79-69 |
| 01:04 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Mozee | 81-69 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Gifford misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-69 |
| 00:57 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee gets the rebound | 81-69 |
| 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 a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | Terry Greear misses the dunk | 81-69 |
| 00:27 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Greear | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott runs out the clock | 81-69 |