| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fresh) SG - David Fredrick (fresh) SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) PF - Douglas Jordon (fresh) C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) SG - Denver Hess (fresh) SF - Bruce Barta (fresh) PF - Cody Thayer (fresh) C - Clifford James (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | James Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Marshall | James Wilson double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tulsa | Clifford James misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Marshall | James Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Cody Thayer | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Tulsa | Clifford James grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Willie Corner | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Marshall | David Fredrick tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Tulsa | Clifford James can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Barta | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Tulsa | Willie Corner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Tulsa | Clifford James hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Marshall | James Wilson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Merrill | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Bruce Barta | 4-6 |
| 17:23 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | Marshall | William Merrill misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 17:05 | Tulsa | Willie Corner grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:00 | Tulsa | Ben Spurgeon takes the ball from Cody Thayer | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | Marshall | James Wilson misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Clifford James - foul #1 on Clifford James, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), Cecil White (SG), Daniel Wagoner (SF), John Moore (PF) William Merrill, David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon, Douglas Jordon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (PG), Wayne Sims (SG), Charles Boggs (SF), Gerald Shreve (PF), Dominic Carl (C) Willie Corner, Denver Hess, Bruce Barta, Cody Thayer, Clifford James | |
| 16:50 | Marshall | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:50 | Marshall | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:50 | Tulsa | Dominic Carl gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:29 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:27 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Daniel Wagoner | 5-6 |
| 16:25 | Marshall | James Meredith is hacked by Charles Boggs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Boggs, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ronald Waterman (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:14 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman hits a turnaround from the baseline | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Marshall | John Moore pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Meredith (fresh) SG - Cecil White (fresh) SF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) PF - John Moore (fresh) C - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Christopher Vines (fresh) SG - Wayne Sims (fresh) SF - Charles Boggs (fresh) PF - Gerald Shreve (fresh) C - Dominic Carl (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Cecil White knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Meredith | 10-6 |
| 15:25 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dominic Carl | 10-9 |
| 15:07 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Cecil White | 12-9 |
| 14:53 | Tulsa | John Moore is called for the reach on Christopher Vines - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #1 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), David Fredrick (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Douglas Jordon (PF), John Finley (C) James Meredith, Cecil White, Daniel Wagoner, John Moore, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Denver Hess (SG), Bruce Barta (SF), James Busch (PF), Clifford James (C) Christopher Vines, Wayne Sims, Charles Boggs, Gerald Shreve, Dominic Carl | |
| 14:39 | Tulsa | David Fredrick is called for the reach on Bruce Barta - foul #1 on David Fredrick, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| 14:26 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| 14:24 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:22 | Marshall | Willie Corner picks off the pass by Douglas Jordon in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 14:12 | Tulsa | James Busch's layup is rejected by Douglas Jordon | 12-9 |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Clifford James pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:46 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 12-9 |
| 13:44 | Tulsa | Clifford James hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 13:29 | Marshall | David Fredrick connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Jordon | 15-11 |
| 13:16 | Tulsa | Willie Corner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 13:14 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:07 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 13:06 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Clifford James | 15-11 |
| 13:00 | Tulsa | John Finley steals it from Bruce Barta | 15-11 |
| 12:43 | Marshall | David Fredrick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-11 |
| 12:41 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Willie Corner | 15-11 |
| 12:26 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 15-11 |
| 12:24 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta tips it home | 15-13 |
| 11:58 | Marshall | John Finley knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Merrill | 18-13 |
| 11:56 | Tulsa | David Fredrick picks off the pass by Willie Corner in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| 11:37 | Marshall | John Finley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Meredith (PG), Cecil White (SG), Daniel Wagoner (SF), John Moore (PF), James Wilson (C) William Merrill, David Fredrick, Ben Spurgeon, Douglas Jordon, John Finley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (PG), Charles Boggs (SG), Dominic Carl (SF), Cody Thayer (PF), Gerald Shreve (C) Willie Corner, Denver Hess, Bruce Barta, James Busch, Clifford James | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Meredith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) PF - John Moore (fresh) C - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Christopher Vines (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Boggs (fresh) SF - Dominic Carl (fresh) PF - Cody Thayer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald Shreve (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 11:12 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 11:09 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner travels in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| 11:04 | Tulsa | Daniel Wagoner picks off the pass by Dominic Carl | 18-13 |
| 10:46 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner misses the lay-in | 18-13 |
| 10:45 | Marshall | James Wilson tips it in | 20-13 |
| 10:33 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 10:31 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve tips it but misses | 20-13 |
| 10:30 | Marshall | James Meredith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:11 | Marshall | John Moore hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 20-13 |
| 10:10 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to James Wilson | 20-13 |
| 09:53 | Marshall | James Meredith misses short on a floater near the basket | 20-13 |
| 09:51 | Marshall | James Wilson tips it but misses | 20-13 |
| 09:49 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 09:42 | Tulsa | Dominic Carl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 09:40 | Marshall | John Moore pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:22 | Marshall | James Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Wagoner | 22-13 |
| 09:09 | Tulsa | James Meredith takes the ball from Cody Thayer | 22-13 |
| 09:06 | Marshall | James Meredith misses the easy layup | 22-13 |
| 09:05 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer gets the rebound | 22-13 |
| 08:39 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-13 |
| 08:38 | Marshall | Cecil White snags the defensive board | 22-13 |
| 08:32 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-13 |
| 08:31 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve double dribbles | 22-13 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), David Fredrick (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Douglas Jordon (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) James Meredith, Cecil White, Daniel Wagoner, John Moore, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Wayne Sims (SG), Bruce Barta (SF), Clifford James (C) Christopher Vines, Charles Boggs, Dominic Carl, Gerald Shreve | |
| 08:20 | Marshall | Willie Corner picks off the pass by William Merrill in the backcourt | 22-13 |
| 08:19 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims can't throw it down | 22-13 |
| 08:18 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta grabs the offensive board | 22-13 |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Clifford James misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on William Merrill - foul #1 on William Merrill, team foul #3 | 22-13 |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Clifford James makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Clifford James makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:43 | Marshall | David Fredrick comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Willie Corner - foul #1 on Willie Corner, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Denver Hess (SG), James Busch (PF) Wayne Sims, Cody Thayer | |
| 07:43 | Marshall | David Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:43 | Marshall | David Fredrick misses the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:43 | Tulsa | James Busch grabs the board | 23-15 |
| 07:32 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta lays it in on a nice dish by Denver Hess and the foul's on Ronald Waterman - foul #1 on Ronald Waterman, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| 07:32 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta makes the free throw | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Merrill (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Fredrick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Douglas Jordon (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Denver Hess (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Barta (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Busch (fresh) C - Clifford James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Marshall | Bruce Barta steps in front of the Ronald Waterman pass | 23-18 |
| 07:08 | Tulsa | Denver Hess throws it down on a nice dish by Bruce Barta | 23-20 |
| 07:06 | Marshall | David Fredrick is hacked by Denver Hess in the backcourt - foul #1 on Denver Hess, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Finley (C) Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 06:38 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon misses the floater from the right block | 23-20 |
| 06:36 | Tulsa | Clifford James grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 06:20 | Tulsa | Willie Corner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 06:19 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:12 | Marshall | Douglas Jordon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 06:10 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Clifford James | 23-20 |
| 05:55 | Tulsa | Denver Hess is whistled for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PF), James Wilson (C) Douglas Jordon, John Finley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (PG), Wayne Sims (SG), Gerald Shreve (PF) Willie Corner, Denver Hess, James Busch | |
| 05:52 | Marshall | William Merrill is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Barta - foul #1 on Bruce Barta, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| 05:36 | Marshall | William Merrill drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 05:20 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 05:16 | Marshall | Bruce Barta takes the ball from William Merrill in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 05:05 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Faulk | 26-26 |
| 04:52 | Marshall | Bruce Barta picks off the pass by John Moore | 26-26 |
| 04:46 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Sims | 26-29 |
| 04:44 | Marshall | David Fredrick is hacked by Darrell Faulk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Faulk, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (PG), James Meredith (SF), Daniel Wagoner (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) William Merrill, Ben Spurgeon, John Moore, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (PG), Charles Boggs (SF), Cody Thayer (PF), Dominic Carl (C) Darrell Faulk, Bruce Barta, Gerald Shreve, Clifford James | |
| 04:29 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner is hacked by Cody Thayer - foul #1 on Cody Thayer, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Denver Hess (SG) Wayne Sims | |
| 04:29 | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:29 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 04:14 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Cecil White - foul #1 on Cecil White, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG) Denver Hess | |
| 04:14 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:14 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:50 | Marshall | Cecil White lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Wagoner | 28-30 |
| 03:22 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs double dribbles | 28-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon (SF), John Finley (C) David Fredrick, Ronald Waterman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Denver Hess (SG), Bruce Barta (SF), Gerald Shreve (PF), Clifford James (C) Charles Boggs, Christopher Vines, Cody Thayer, Dominic Carl | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - James Meredith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Spurgeon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Wagoner (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Finley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Denver Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Barta (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gerald Shreve (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifford James (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Marshall | James Meredith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Shreve - foul #1 on Gerald Shreve, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), Douglas Jordon (PF) Cecil White, Daniel Wagoner | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), James Busch (PF) Willie Corner, Gerald Shreve | |
| 03:08 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:08 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:57 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta can't finish the layup | 30-30 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Ben Spurgeon snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 02:33 | Marshall | John Finley comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Busch - foul #1 on James Busch, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Marshall | David Fredrick (SG) James Meredith | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (PG) Denver Hess | |
| 02:33 | Marshall | John Finley makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:33 | Marshall | John Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:12 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 02:09 | Marshall | William Merrill is fouled in the backcourt by James Busch - foul #2 on James Busch, team foul #10 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Wagoner (PF), James Wilson (C) Douglas Jordon, John Finley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Denver Hess (SG), Gerald Shreve (PF) Darrell Faulk, Wayne Sims, James Busch | |
| 02:09 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:09 | Marshall | William Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:59 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Willie Corner and he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (PG) William Merrill | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:59 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Cecil White is hacked by Willie Corner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Corner, team foul #11 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PF) Ben Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Cecil White makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Cecil White misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:57 | Tulsa | Clifford James grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 01:44 | Tulsa | Clifford James makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Barta | 35-37 |
| 01:26 | Marshall | David Fredrick knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Cecil White | 37-37 |
| 00:57 | Tulsa | Bruce Barta banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Corner | 37-39 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Gerald Shreve blocks the short jumper by Daniel Wagoner | 37-39 |
| 00:42 | Marshall | James Wilson tips it home | 39-39 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Denver Hess loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | William Merrill (PG), James Meredith (SG), Ben Spurgeon (SF), Ronald Waterman (PF), John Finley (C) Cecil White, David Fredrick, Daniel Wagoner, John Moore, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (PG), Wayne Sims (SG), Charles Boggs (SF), Dominic Carl (PF), James Busch (C) Willie Corner, Denver Hess, Bruce Barta, Gerald Shreve, Clifford James | |
| 00:15 | Marshall | Charles Boggs is called for the reach on James Meredith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Boggs, team foul #12 | 39-39 |
| 00:15 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 00:15 | Marshall | James Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |