| Lineup | Rice | PG - Leonard Puig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Shane Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roger Dodson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Hensen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Work (fresh) C - James Kegley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Tim Condroski inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Rice | Tim Condroski connects on the floater from the baseline | 30-41 |
| 19:31 | Tulsa | James Kegley is fouled on the floor by Leonard Puig - foul #1 on Leonard Puig, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 19:16 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Shane Williams | 30-43 |
| 18:55 | Rice | Robert Oliver misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 18:53 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 18:31 | Tulsa | Robert Work makes the shot from the left block | 30-45 |
| 18:21 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 30-45 |
| 18:20 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 18:06 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Williams | 30-48 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Tim Condroski is open but misses the lay-in | 30-48 |
| 17:41 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits the follow up shot | 32-48 |
| 17:20 | Tulsa | Roger Dodson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), Richard Bass (PF), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Gaulke (PG), Phillip Sturgill (SG), William Shultz (SF), Charles Wheeler (PF), John Hines (C) Shane Williams, Roger Dodson, Mark Hensen, Robert Work, James Kegley | |
| 17:17 | Rice | William Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-48 |
| 17:06 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 17:04 | Rice | William Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 17:02 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey is hacked by William Shultz in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Shultz, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| 16:56 | Rice | Richard Bass is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 34-48 |
| 16:45 | Tulsa | William Gaulke misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 16:43 | Tulsa | John Hines tips it home | 34-50 |
| 16:26 | Rice | Sidney Rearick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-50 |
| 16:07 | Tulsa | John Hines misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 16:06 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 34-50 |
| 15:47 | Tulsa | William Gaulke makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Sturgill | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sidney Rearick (fresh) PF - Richard Bass (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - William Gaulke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Sturgill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Shultz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Wheeler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rice | William Barnes is fouled on the floor by William Gaulke - foul #2 on William Gaulke, team foul #2 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Arthur Dean (SF), James Spurgeon (PF), Michael Jones (C) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Miles, Sidney Rearick, Richard Bass, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen (PG), Roger Dodson (SG), Robert Work (PF), John Jackson (C) Phillip Sturgill, William Shultz, Charles Wheeler, John Hines | |
| 15:27 | Rice | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Hensen (SF) William Gaulke | |
| 15:07 | Tulsa | John Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 15:05 | Tulsa | John Jackson grabs the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 14:50 | Tulsa | Robert Work connects on the 3 from the right wing | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:32 | Rice | Robert Oliver makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:13 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen blows the layup | 36-55 |
| 14:11 | Rice | The rebound goes to James Spurgeon | 36-55 |
| 13:52 | Rice | Arthur Dean is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Michael Jones gets the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 13:36 | Rice | Michael Jones misses short on a turnaround from close range | 36-55 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the offensive board | 36-55 |
| 13:21 | Rice | Robert Oliver knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Jones | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:09 | Tulsa | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Mark Hensen - foul #4 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Richard Bass (PF), William Barnes (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Arthur Dean, James Spurgeon, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Shane Williams (PG), William Gaulke (SG), Phillip Sturgill (SF), Charles Wheeler (PF), James Kegley (C) Brian Jurgensen, Roger Dodson, Mark Hensen, Robert Work, John Jackson | |
| 12:57 | Tulsa | Shane Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Phillip Sturgill | 39-58 |
| 12:37 | Rice | William Barnes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 12:36 | Tulsa | Phillip Sturgill pulls down the rebound | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:07 | Tulsa | James Kegley drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Wheeler | 39-60 |
| 12:02 | Rice | Charles Miles loses the dribble to Charles Wheeler | 39-60 |
| 11:37 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by James Kegley and he's hacked by Charles Miles - foul #1 on Charles Miles, team foul #3 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Albert Horton (PG), James Spurgeon (PF) Wayne Woolsey, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Shultz (SF) Shane Williams | |
| 11:37 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler makes the free throw | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Albert Horton (fresh) SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Spurgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Bass (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - William Gaulke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Sturgill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Shultz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Wheeler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Kegley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Miles | 42-63 |
| 11:03 | Tulsa | Phillip Sturgill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 11:01 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to James Kegley | 42-63 |
| 10:37 | Tulsa | Phillip Sturgill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 10:36 | Tulsa | James Kegley tips it in | 42-65 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Richard Bass clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Shultz - foul #2 on William Shultz, team foul #3 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Arthur Dean (SF), William Barnes (C) Albert Horton, Charles Miles, Tim Condroski, James Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Shane Williams (PG), Brian Jurgensen (SG), Robert Work (PF), John Hines (C) William Gaulke, Phillip Sturgill, Charles Wheeler, James Kegley | |
| 10:17 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Richard Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 09:48 | Tulsa | John Hines hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Shane Williams | 44-68 |
| 09:37 | Rice | William Barnes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-68 |
| 09:35 | Tulsa | Shane Williams snags the defensive board | 44-68 |
| 09:28 | Tulsa | William Shultz connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Shane Williams | 44-70 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Arthur Dean comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on William Shultz - foul #3 on William Shultz, team foul #4 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Richard Bass, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Roger Dodson (SG), Mark Hensen (SF) Brian Jurgensen, William Shultz | |
| 09:13 | Rice | Arthur Dean misses the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 09:13 | Rice | Arthur Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 09:02 | Tulsa | John Hines misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-70 |
| 09:01 | Tulsa | Robert Work gets the offensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 08:32 | Tulsa | Robert Work is denied on a layup by James Spurgeon | 45-70 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Sidney Rearick grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Leonard Puig hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sidney Rearick | 47-70 |
| 08:12 | Tulsa | John Hines is hacked by Robert Oliver - foul #3 on Robert Oliver, team foul #4 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Tim Condroski (SF) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Gaulke (PG), James Kegley (C) Shane Williams, John Hines | |
| 07:54 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen misses long on a floater from the right wing | 47-70 |
| 07:53 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the board | 47-70 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Charles Miles can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Work - foul #3 on Robert Work, team foul #5 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (PF), Michael Jones (C) James Spurgeon, Arthur Dean | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Jurgensen (SG), Phillip Sturgill (SF) Roger Dodson, Mark Hensen | |
| 07:38 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Charles Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Condroski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - William Gaulke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Jurgensen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Phillip Sturgill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Work (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - James Kegley (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | James Kegley hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #5 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Puig (PG), Robert Oliver (SG), Sidney Rearick (SF), James Spurgeon (PF) Wayne Woolsey, Charles Miles, Tim Condroski, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Shultz (PF) Robert Work | |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | James Kegley makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 07:09 | Tulsa | James Kegley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 06:52 | Rice | Leonard Puig misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-72 |
| 06:50 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to William Gaulke | 49-72 |
| 06:26 | Tulsa | Leonard Puig picks off the pass by William Gaulke | 49-72 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Leonard Puig hits the finger roll | 51-72 |
| 06:04 | Tulsa | James Kegley scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Brian Jurgensen | 51-75 |
| 05:47 | Rice | James Spurgeon hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-75 |
| 05:19 | Tulsa | William Shultz is hacked by William Barnes - foul #1 on William Barnes, team foul #6 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Wayne Woolsey (PG), Charles Miles (SG), Tim Condroski (SF), Richard Bass (PF), Arthur Dean (C) Leonard Puig, Robert Oliver, Sidney Rearick, James Spurgeon, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Shane Williams (PG), Roger Dodson (SG), Mark Hensen (SF), Charles Wheeler (PF), John Hines (C) William Gaulke, Brian Jurgensen, Phillip Sturgill, William Shultz, James Kegley | |
| 05:00 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-75 |
| 04:59 | Tulsa | John Hines tips it home | 54-77 |
| 04:52 | Rice | The pull-up jumper by Tim Condroski is blocked by John Hines | 54-77 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey tips it back up and in | 56-77 |
| 04:34 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Shane Williams and he's fouled by Richard Bass - foul #1 on Richard Bass, team foul #7 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Sidney Rearick (SF) Tim Condroski | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Gaulke (PG), Phillip Sturgill (SG) Shane Williams, Roger Dodson | |
| 04:34 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen makes the free throw | 56-80 |
| 04:22 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-80 |
| 04:21 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler grabs the board | 56-80 |
| 04:01 | Tulsa | John Hines misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-80 |
| 04:00 | Tulsa | William Gaulke gets the offensive rebound | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Tulsa | Richard Bass picks off the pass by Phillip Sturgill | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Richard Bass can't finish the layup | 56-80 |
| 03:23 | Tulsa | Phillip Sturgill grabs the defensive rebound | 56-80 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Wayne Woolsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Rearick (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Bass (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Arthur Dean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - William Gaulke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Sturgill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Hensen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Wheeler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Tulsa | Mark Hensen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-80 |
| 03:02 | Rice | Arthur Dean gets the rebound | 56-80 |
| 02:57 | Rice | Wayne Woolsey knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Bass | 58-80 |
| 02:35 | Tulsa | William Gaulke buries a fadeaway near the basket | 58-82 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Charles Miles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 58-82 |
| 02:20 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney Rearick | 58-82 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Charles Miles misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-82 |
| 02:10 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-82 |
| 01:45 | Tulsa | Charles Wheeler comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 58-82 |
| 01:44 | Rice | Arthur Dean grabs the board | 58-82 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Sidney Rearick makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-82 |
| 01:09 | Tulsa | John Hines makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Wheeler | 61-84 |
| 01:00 | Rice | Sidney Rearick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-84 |
| 00:58 | Tulsa | Phillip Sturgill gets the rebound | 61-84 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Tulsa | William Gaulke comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Wayne Woolsey - foul #2 on Wayne Woolsey, team foul #8 | 61-84 |
| Subs | Rice | William Barnes (C) Sidney Rearick | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Shultz (SF) Mark Hensen | |
| 00:36 | Tulsa | William Gaulke makes the 1st free throw | 61-85 |
| 00:36 | Tulsa | William Gaulke makes the 2nd free throw | 61-86 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Rice | Arthur Dean's pass is intercepted by William Shultz in the backcourt | 61-86 |
| 00:13 | Tulsa | William Shultz's pass is intercepted by William Barnes | 61-86 |
| 00:08 | Rice | William Barnes is hacked by John Hines - foul #3 on John Hines, team foul #6 | 61-86 |
| 00:04 | Rice | William Barnes makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Woolsey | 64-86 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | William Gaulke runs out the clock | 64-86 |