| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ted Cusack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Schmeling (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Quinton Brockman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Bartram (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes inbounds the ball | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Ted Cusack | 52-35 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is called for 10 seconds | 52-35 |
| 19:07 | Tulsa | Michael Bourque swats the layup by Willie Schmeling | 52-35 |
| 19:06 | Rice | Shane Nitz snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 19:03 | Rice | David Ruhland is hacked by Ricky Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Barnes, team foul #1 | 52-35 |
| 18:48 | Rice | Hamisi Azim can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 18:46 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 18:27 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes is whistled for a carry | 52-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Darwin Kahle (SG), Marc Moore (SF), Josiah Etherton (PF), Terry Greear (C) Hugh Ross, Ted Cusack, Ricky Barnes, Willie Schmeling, Quinton Brockman | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (PG), Jefferson Ono (PF) David Ruhland, Shane Nitz | |
| 18:00 | Rice | Hamisi Azim is whistled for traveling | 52-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), William Patrick (SF), Chen China (C) Robert Bartram, Hamisi Azim, Michael Bourque | |
| 17:44 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 17:42 | Rice | Chen China snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 17:38 | Rice | James Valletta drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Patrick | 52-38 |
| 17:18 | Tulsa | Chen China steals it from Terry Greear | 52-38 |
| 16:55 | Rice | William Patrick is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Valletta | 52-40 |
| 16:32 | Tulsa | Marc Moore hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 16:16 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 16:02 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Abbott | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jerry Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darwin Kahle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Josiah Etherton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Greear (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Valletta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Patrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jefferson Ono (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chen China (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Rice | Chen China lays it in | 57-44 |
| 15:39 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle clanks a shot from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 15:38 | Rice | The rebound goes to Chen China | 57-44 |
| 15:32 | Rice | Chen China misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 15:31 | Tulsa | Marc Moore snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 15:26 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Abbott | 60-44 |
| 15:20 | Rice | Marc Moore steals the ball from Yevgeny Loszynski | 60-44 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 15:02 | Tulsa | Terry Greear snags the offensive board | 60-44 |
| 14:53 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle connects on the jumper from close range and the foul's on James Valletta - foul #1 on James Valletta, team foul #1 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Willie Schmeling (PF), Quinton Brockman (C) Jerry Abbott, Marc Moore, Josiah Etherton, Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, James Valletta, William Patrick, Jefferson Ono, Chen China | |
| 14:53 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle misses the free throw | 62-44 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 14:25 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Darwin Kahle | 65-44 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:05 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Gerald Mozee - foul #4 on Gerald Mozee, team foul #2 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Ricky Barnes (SF) Darwin Kahle, Gerald Mozee | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:05 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 14:05 | Rice | Michael Bourque makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:40 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-46 |
| 13:38 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman can't tip it in | 65-46 |
| 13:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Hamisi Azim | 65-46 |
| 13:29 | Rice | David Ruhland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 13:27 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 13:03 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 13:01 | Rice | Michael Bourque snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Michael Bourque misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 65-46 |
| 12:53 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 12:37 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 67-46 |
| 12:13 | Rice | Shane Nitz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-46 |
| 12:11 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Ricky Barnes | 67-46 |
| 12:07 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Jerry Abbott (SG) Hugh Ross, Ted Cusack | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), Yevgeny Loszynski (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Liang Xiong (C) David Ruhland, Hamisi Azim, Shane Nitz, Michael Bourque | |
| 11:57 | Rice | Jefferson Ono lays it in and he's fouled by Willie Schmeling - foul #2 on Willie Schmeling, team foul #3 | 67-48 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Jefferson Ono misses the free throw | 67-48 |
| 11:57 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Schmeling (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Quinton Brockman (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Franklin Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bartram (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Liang Xiong (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-48 |
| 11:33 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 70-48 |
| 11:31 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski snags the offensive board | 70-48 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Franklin Wagner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-48 |
| 11:18 | Rice | Jefferson Ono tips it in | 70-50 |
| 10:49 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman double dribbles | 70-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Josiah Etherton (PF) Jerry Abbott, Willie Schmeling | |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Michael Bourque (C) Franklin Wagner, Robert Bartram, Liang Xiong | |
| 10:32 | Rice | James Valletta's pass is intercepted by Ted Cusack | 70-50 |
| 10:09 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-50 |
| 10:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Michael Bourque | 70-50 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ricky Barnes - foul #3 on Ricky Barnes, team foul #4 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Marc Moore (SF), Terry Greear (C) Bradley Jones, Ricky Barnes, Quinton Brockman | |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Chen China (C) Hamisi Azim, Jefferson Ono, Michael Bourque | |
| 09:50 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 09:29 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-52 |
| 09:28 | Rice | James Valletta gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Chen China scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Yevgeny Loszynski | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:55 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-55 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Ted Cusack is called for the reach on James Valletta in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Cusack, team foul #5 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (SG), Darwin Kahle (SF) Ted Cusack, Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Robert Bartram (SG), Hamisi Azim (SF), Liang Xiong (PF), Michael Bourque (C) Yevgeny Loszynski, James Valletta, William Patrick, Shane Nitz, Chen China | |
| 08:37 | Rice | 3 seconds is called on Hamisi Azim | 72-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling (PF) Marc Moore | |
| Subs | Rice | Jefferson Ono (PF) Liang Xiong | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:08 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle is fouled on the floor by Michael Bourque - foul #3 on Michael Bourque, team foul #2 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marc Moore (SF) Darwin Kahle | |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (C) Michael Bourque | |
| 07:51 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-55 |
| 07:49 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton grabs the offensive rebound | 72-55 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jerry Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marc Moore (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Willie Schmeling (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Josiah Etherton (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Bartram (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Hamisi Azim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Liang Xiong (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling makes the floater in the paint set up by Jerry Abbott | 74-55 |
| 07:02 | Rice | Liang Xiong is fouled on the floor by Marc Moore - foul #1 on Marc Moore, team foul #6 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Darwin Kahle (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Quinton Brockman (C) Hugh Ross, Jerry Abbott, Willie Schmeling, Josiah Etherton | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), William Patrick (SG), Chen China (PF), Michael Bourque (C) David Ruhland, Robert Bartram, Jefferson Ono, Liang Xiong | |
| 06:50 | Rice | Marc Moore is called for the reach on William Patrick - foul #2 on Marc Moore, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Terry Greear (C) Quinton Brockman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:50 | Rice | William Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 06:50 | Tulsa | Marc Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 06:40 | Tulsa | Chen China blocks the jumper by Gerald Mozee | 74-55 |
| 06:39 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Darwin Kahle | 74-55 |
| 06:17 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee drills a floater in the paint set up by Marc Moore | 76-55 |
| 05:57 | Rice | Michael Bourque connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Patrick | 76-58 |
| 05:28 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 76-58 |
| 05:26 | Rice | Michael Bourque pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| 05:22 | Rice | Franklin Wagner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 76-58 |
| 05:21 | Rice | Hamisi Azim snags the offensive board | 76-58 |
| 05:07 | Rice | William Patrick is hacked by Darwin Kahle - foul #1 on Darwin Kahle, team foul #8 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Willie Schmeling (PF), Quinton Brockman (C) Bradley Jones, Darwin Kahle, Gerald Mozee, Marc Moore, Terry Greear | |
| Subs | Rice | David Ruhland (PG), Yevgeny Loszynski (SF), Shane Nitz (PF), Jefferson Ono (C) Franklin Wagner, Hamisi Azim, Chen China, Michael Bourque | |
| 05:07 | Rice | William Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 05:07 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman snags the defensive board | 76-58 |
| 04:45 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling loses the ball out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | James Valletta (SF) William Patrick | |
| 04:33 | Rice | Jefferson Ono lays it in on a nice dish by Yevgeny Loszynski | 76-60 |
| 04:14 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Ted Cusack | 78-60 |
| 04:07 | Rice | David Ruhland knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jefferson Ono | 78-63 |
| 03:47 | Tulsa | The jump hook by Quinton Brockman is blocked by Jefferson Ono | 78-63 |
| 03:46 | Rice | Shane Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 78-63 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jerry Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ted Cusack (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ricky Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willie Schmeling (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Quinton Brockman (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - David Ruhland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Yevgeny Loszynski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Valletta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shane Nitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jefferson Ono (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | David Ruhland is hacked by Jerry Abbott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Abbott, team foul #9 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Josiah Etherton (PF) Ted Cusack, Ricky Barnes, Willie Schmeling | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Bartram (SG) James Valletta | |
| 03:44 | Rice | David Ruhland makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 03:44 | Rice | David Ruhland makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 03:39 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross is hacked by David Ruhland in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Ruhland, team foul #3 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Liang Xiong (C) Shane Nitz | |
| 03:31 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott blows the layup but he's fouled by Liang Xiong - foul #3 on Liang Xiong, team foul #4 | 78-65 |
| 03:31 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 03:31 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 03:21 | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 79-65 |
| 03:20 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman snags the defensive board | 79-65 |
| 03:00 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Ruhland - foul #2 on David Ruhland, team foul #5 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Terry Greear (C) Jerry Abbott, Quinton Brockman | |
| Subs | Rice | Franklin Wagner (PG), James Valletta (SF), Michael Bourque (C) David Ruhland, Yevgeny Loszynski, Jefferson Ono | |
| 03:00 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross makes the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 03:00 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:40 | Rice | Liang Xiong misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 81-65 |
| 02:39 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee snags the defensive board | 81-65 |
| 02:16 | Tulsa | Robert Bartram is called for the reach on Ted Cusack - foul #2 on Robert Bartram, team foul #6 | 81-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Darwin Kahle (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF) Hugh Ross, Ted Cusack, Gerald Mozee | |
| Subs | Rice | Yevgeny Loszynski (SF), Jefferson Ono (PF), Chen China (C) Robert Bartram, Liang Xiong, Michael Bourque | |
| 01:52 | Tulsa | Terry Greear misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 81-65 |
| 01:51 | Rice | Chen China gets the rebound | 81-65 |
| 01:35 | Rice | Darwin Kahle takes the ball from Jefferson Ono | 81-65 |
| 01:18 | Tulsa | Terry Greear double dribbles | 81-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG) Bradley Jones | |
| Subs | Rice | William Patrick (SF) Franklin Wagner | |
| 01:14 | Rice | James Valletta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-65 |
| 01:00 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott is whistled for traveling | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Terry Greear is called for the reach on James Valletta - foul #1 on Terry Greear, team foul #10 | 81-65 |
| 00:53 | Rice | James Valletta makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:53 | Rice | James Valletta makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle's pass is intercepted by William Patrick | 81-67 |
| 00:23 | Rice | William Patrick misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-67 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton pulls down the rebound | 81-67 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott runs out the clock | 81-67 |