| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ted Cusack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Mozee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Schmeling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Josiah Etherton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 19:30 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee misses the tip | 28-35 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-35 |
| 19:21 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:03 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Harrison | 31-35 |
| 18:42 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Christopher Massengale (C) Donald Pierce, Fred White | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes (SF), Marc Moore (PF), Terry Greear (C) Gerald Mozee, Willie Schmeling, Josiah Etherton | |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-35 |
| 18:16 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Ted Cusack takes the ball from Mark Mitchell | 31-35 |
| 17:46 | Tulsa | Marc Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:18 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Fred White (C) Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Darwin Kahle (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Willie Schmeling (PF), Josiah Etherton (C) Hugh Ross, Ted Cusack, Ricky Barnes, Marc Moore, Terry Greear | |
| 17:08 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee's floater is tipped away by Fred White | 31-35 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Fred White snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Pierce | 33-35 |
| 16:49 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 33-35 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Darwin Kahle is called for the reach on Aubrey Rhynes - foul #1 on Darwin Kahle, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (PG), Edward Rodarte (SG), Scott Cureton (SF) Donald Pierce, Aubrey Rhynes, Fred White | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell hits a wide open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Williamson | 35-35 |
| 15:58 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF), Christopher Massengale (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Scott Cureton, Mark Mitchell, Kevin Sherwood | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Marc Moore (PF), Quinton Brockman (C) Darwin Kahle, Gerald Mozee, Willie Schmeling, Josiah Etherton | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jerry Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Barnes (fresh) PF - Marc Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Quinton Brockman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Harrison | 37-35 |
| 15:30 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott buries a 3 from straight away | 37-38 |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 15:24 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Quinton Brockman | 37-38 |
| 15:06 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Quinton Brockman, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Fred White (PF) Ronald Williamson, Edward Rodarte, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Willie Schmeling (PF), Terry Greear (C) Jerry Abbott, Marc Moore, Quinton Brockman | |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ricky Barnes, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood (SF) Gary Harrison | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Darwin Kahle (SF) Bradley Jones, Ricky Barnes | |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Presswood | 40-38 |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Greear | 40-41 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-41 |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier tips it back up and in | 42-41 |
| 13:33 | Tulsa | Terry Greear buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Darwin Kahle and he's hacked by Fred White - foul #1 on Fred White, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Gary Harrison (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Donald Pierce, Kevin Sherwood, Fred White, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Ricky Barnes (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Josiah Etherton (PF) Hugh Ross, Ted Cusack, Darwin Kahle, Willie Schmeling | |
| 13:33 | Tulsa | Terry Greear makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell lays it in set up by Arthur Presswood and he's hacked by Josiah Etherton - foul #2 on Josiah Etherton, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (SG) Arthur Presswood | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marc Moore (PF) Terry Greear | |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:52 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee is hacked by Gary Harrison - foul #1 on Gary Harrison, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| 12:37 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jerry Abbott | 45-47 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Gary Harrison | 47-47 |
| 11:57 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gerald Mozee, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Kenneth Lozier (C) Ronald Williamson, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Willie Schmeling (PF) Jerry Abbott, Ricky Barnes, Marc Moore | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ted Cusack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Mozee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Schmeling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Josiah Etherton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:48 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 47-47 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Harrison | 47-47 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell misses the wide open shot from the right side but the foul's on Willie Schmeling - foul #1 on Willie Schmeling, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (PG), Kevin Sherwood (SF) Aubrey Rhynes, Gary Harrison | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (SF) Gerald Mozee | |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:08 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Mark Mitchell - foul #1 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG) Edward Rodarte | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee (SF) Ted Cusack | |
| 11:08 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:08 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Hugh Ross is called for the reach on Kevin Sherwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hugh Ross, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:43 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Darwin Kahle | 51-51 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 10:29 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:16 | Tulsa | Arthur Presswood steals the ball from Gerald Mozee | 51-51 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arthur Presswood and the foul's on Darwin Kahle - foul #2 on Darwin Kahle, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Fred White (C) Donald Pierce, Arthur Presswood, Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Marc Moore (PF), Terry Greear (C) Hugh Ross, Darwin Kahle, Gerald Mozee, Willie Schmeling, Josiah Etherton | |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Aubrey Rhynes | 55-51 |
| 08:54 | Tulsa | Terry Greear clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 08:53 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 08:48 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Terry Greear | 55-53 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Fred White loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Christopher Massengale (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Ronald Williamson, Kevin Sherwood, Fred White | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Gerald Mozee (SF) Ted Cusack, Ricky Barnes | |
| 08:39 | Tulsa | Marc Moore is whistled for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton (C) Terry Greear | |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Harrison | 58-53 |
| 08:02 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Moore and he's hacked by Aubrey Rhynes - foul #2 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Scott Cureton (SF) Aubrey Rhynes, Gary Harrison | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (SG), Willie Schmeling (PF) Jerry Abbott, Marc Moore | |
| 08:02 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Darwin Kahle steps in front of the Arthur Presswood pass in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Massengale | 58-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Cureton (fresh) PF - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darwin Kahle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Mozee (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Schmeling (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Josiah Etherton (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Schmeling - foul #2 on Willie Schmeling, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Quinton Brockman (C) Bradley Jones, Gerald Mozee, Josiah Etherton | |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:41 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman buries a jumper near the basket set up by Hugh Ross | 60-58 |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 60-58 |
| 07:20 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Hugh Ross | 60-58 |
| 07:14 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Fred White (PF) Donald Pierce, Arthur Presswood, Scott Cureton, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes (SF) Darwin Kahle | |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Lozier | 62-58 |
| 06:53 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ricky Barnes - foul #3 on Ricky Barnes, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell (PF) Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG), Jerry Abbott (SG), Terry Greear (PF) Hugh Ross, Ted Cusack, Willie Schmeling | |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:46 | Tulsa | Terry Greear gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:17 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 06:15 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Bradley Jones clanks a shot from the left side | 63-58 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred White | 63-58 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Ricky Barnes steals it from Gary Harrison in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | Terry Greear can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 63-58 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Fred White pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Abbott - foul #2 on Jerry Abbott, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Christopher Massengale (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Gary Harrison, Mark Mitchell, Fred White | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Marc Moore (PF) Jerry Abbott, Ricky Barnes, Terry Greear | |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:17 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Lozier - foul #4 on Kenneth Lozier, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Cureton (SF) Ronald Williamson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Ted Cusack (SG) Bradley Jones, Darwin Kahle | |
| 05:17 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:17 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Hugh Ross steals it from Scott Cureton in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 05:07 | Tulsa | Marc Moore knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-63 |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Presswood - foul #2 on Arthur Presswood, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (PG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF) Donald Pierce, Scott Cureton, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (SG), Josiah Etherton (C) Ted Cusack, Quinton Brockman | |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Darwin Kahle steals the ball from Edward Rodarte in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| 04:29 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle lays it up and in | 68-65 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier is fouled on the floor by Josiah Etherton - foul #3 on Josiah Etherton, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF) Kevin Sherwood | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (SG), Quinton Brockman (C) Gerald Mozee, Marc Moore | |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:16 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 04:08 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Quinton Brockman is denied by Kenneth Lozier | 69-65 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lozier | 69-65 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison is fouled on the floor by Darwin Kahle - foul #3 on Darwin Kahle, team foul #13 | 69-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Kevin Sherwood (C) Arthur Presswood, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Jones (PG) Hugh Ross | |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 03:48 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bradley Jones | 70-67 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Mitchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Sherwood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Abbott (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darwin Kahle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Josiah Etherton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Quinton Brockman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Gary Harrison is blocked by Quinton Brockman | 70-67 |
| 03:42 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Quinton Brockman | 70-67 |
| 03:37 | Tulsa | Gary Harrison steals the ball from Bradley Jones | 70-67 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison is fouled on the floor by Darwin Kahle - foul #4 on Darwin Kahle, team foul #14 | 70-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Kenneth Lozier (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Edward Rodarte, Mark Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Willie Schmeling (PF), Terry Greear (C) Bradley Jones, Jerry Abbott, Darwin Kahle, Josiah Etherton, Quinton Brockman | |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:47 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Sherwood - foul #1 on Kevin Sherwood, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Cureton (SF), Fred White (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Gary Harrison, Kevin Sherwood, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marc Moore (PF) Willie Schmeling | |
| 02:47 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:47 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is hacked by Hugh Ross in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hugh Ross, team foul #15 | 72-69 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:19 | Tulsa | Donald Pierce picks off the pass by Hugh Ross | 73-69 |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Scott Cureton, Fred White, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Terry Greear takes the ball from Kenneth Lozier | 73-69 |
| 01:46 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross is fouled on the floor by Donald Pierce - foul #3 on Donald Pierce, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee (SF), Willie Schmeling (PF), Quinton Brockman (C) Ricky Barnes, Marc Moore, Terry Greear | |
| 01:46 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:46 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Hugh Ross | 73-73 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Quinton Brockman is called for the reach on Gary Harrison - foul #5 on Quinton Brockman, team foul #16 | 73-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton (C) Quinton Brockman | |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:49 | Tulsa | Donald Pierce picks off the pass by Ted Cusack | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is hacked by Hugh Ross - foul #5 on Hugh Ross, team foul #17 | 74-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG) Hugh Ross | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:23 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-73 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison grabs the board | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Jerry Abbott is called for the reach on Gary Harrison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Abbott, team foul #18 | 76-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG) Donald Pierce | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott is hacked by Gary Harrison - foul #2 on Gary Harrison, team foul #9 | 78-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG) Aubrey Rhynes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell grabs the board | 78-74 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell is hacked by Jerry Abbott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Abbott, team foul #19 | 78-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG) Donald Pierce | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:11 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | Mark Mitchell steps in front of the Josiah Etherton pass | 78-74 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Ted Cusack is called for the reach on Arthur Presswood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Cusack, team foul #20 | 78-74 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee grabs the defensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 79-74 |