| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Lloyd Burns (fresh) SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fresh) PF - Gerald Blair (fresh) C - David Turner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lloyd Burns | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to David Turner | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-6 |
| 18:04 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Gerald Blair | 0-6 |
| 17:50 | Tulsa | David Turner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 17:48 | Rice | Gary Ferguson gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:43 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Kelly | 3-6 |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | David Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Charles Kelly, Gary Ferguson, John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), William Smith (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) Lloyd Burns, Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, David Turner | |
| 17:11 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is called for traveling in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | Tulsa | William Smith can't throw it down | 3-6 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Joseph Horn is hacked by Aaron Quintanar - foul #1 on Aaron Quintanar, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (SG) Nicholas Phillips | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:21 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 3-6 |
| 16:20 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Chris Kimbrough | 3-6 |
| 16:03 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough banks in the layup set up by Jason Luse and he's fouled by Joseph Horn - foul #1 on Joseph Horn, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Richard Greenwalt, William Burakowski, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:03 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough makes the free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:53 | Rice | Paul Polston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | Rice | John Jones (PF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG), Marvin Smith (SF), David Turner (C) Aaron Quintanar, William Smith, Chris Kimbrough | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Wall (fresh) SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Kevin Neihoff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Luse (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marvin Smith (fresh) PF - Carmine Morris (fresh) C - David Turner (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Tulsa | Jason Luse misses the shot from the left side | 3-9 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Gary Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Manuel Wall clanks a floater from the right block | 3-9 |
| 15:17 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 14:58 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:56 | Tulsa | David Turner tips it home | 5-11 |
| 14:53 | Rice | Carmine Morris steals the ball from Manuel Wall in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 14:37 | Tulsa | David Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 14:36 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith gets the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:13 | Tulsa | David Turner is hacked by Kevin Neihoff - foul #1 on Kevin Neihoff, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Paul Polston (PF), Joseph Horn (C) Charles Kelly, Manuel Wall, John Jones, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) Jason Luse, Robert Taylor, Marvin Smith, Carmine Morris, David Turner | |
| 13:59 | Tulsa | Gary Ferguson takes the ball from Aaron Quintanar | 5-11 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Ferguson | 7-11 |
| 13:51 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Phillips - foul #1 on Nicholas Phillips, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| 13:51 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:51 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:49 | Rice | Gerald Blair is called for the reach on Nicholas Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Blair, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-12 |
| 13:37 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Ferguson | 7-12 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips is hacked by Lloyd Burns - foul #1 on Lloyd Burns, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Smith (C) Chris Kimbrough | |
| 13:06 | Rice | Gary Ferguson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Greenwalt | 10-12 |
| 12:49 | Tulsa | William Smith connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 10-14 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt is whistled for a carry | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, Gary Ferguson, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), David Turner (C) Lloyd Burns, Aaron Quintanar | |
| 12:04 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Campbell | 10-14 |
| 12:02 | Tulsa | David Turner tips it home | 10-16 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-16 |
| 11:47 | Rice | Charles Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Wall (fairly fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Adair (fresh) SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Blair (fairly fresh) C - David Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 10-16 |
| 11:30 | Tulsa | William Smith snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | George Adair is fouled on the floor by Manuel Wall - foul #1 on Manuel Wall, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Charles Kelly, Nicholas Phillips, Manuel Wall, John Jones, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Marvin Smith (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) George Adair, William Smith, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, David Turner | |
| 11:09 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 11:07 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 10-16 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Joseph Horn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carmine Morris - foul #1 on Carmine Morris, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SF) Jason Luse, Marvin Smith | |
| 10:49 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:49 | Rice | Joseph Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:34 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Quintanar | 12-19 |
| 10:17 | Rice | Paul Polston is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 10:16 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:55 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Taylor | 12-21 |
| 09:36 | Rice | Carmine Morris swats the layup by Joseph Horn | 12-21 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Paul Polston can't tip it in | 12-21 |
| 09:34 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 09:17 | Tulsa | Richard Greenwalt is called for the reach on Chris Kimbrough - foul #1 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Nicholas Phillips (SG), Manuel Wall (SF), John Jones (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, William Burakowski, Paul Polston, Joseph Horn, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), William Smith (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), David Turner (C) Lloyd Burns, Robert Taylor, Aaron Quintanar, Carmine Morris, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Marvin Smith | 12-23 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Charles Kelly is hacked by Jason Luse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Luse, team foul #5 | 12-23 |
| 08:47 | Rice | Chris Campbell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-23 |
| 08:45 | Rice | Charles Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-23 |
| 08:38 | Rice | John Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Phillips | 14-23 |
| 08:20 | Tulsa | David Turner knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jason Luse and he's fouled by Chris Campbell - foul #1 on Chris Campbell, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG), Gerald Blair (PF) William Smith, Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 08:20 | Tulsa | David Turner makes the free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Charles Kelly slams it home on a great pass from Nicholas Phillips | 16-26 |
| 07:45 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 07:43 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor snags the offensive board | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Wall (fairly fresh) PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Luse (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Blair (fresh) C - David Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | Manuel Wall is called for the reach on Marvin Smith - foul #2 on Manuel Wall, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Kevin Neihoff (C) Manuel Wall, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), Carmine Morris (C) Jason Luse, Robert Taylor, David Turner | |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:07 | Rice | John Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-28 |
| 07:05 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 06:52 | Tulsa | George Adair drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Blair | 16-30 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-30 |
| 06:46 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris pulls down the rebound | 16-30 |
| 06:29 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #8 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (PG), William Burakowski (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Charles Kelly, Nicholas Phillips, Gary Ferguson, John Jones | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), William Smith (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF) George Adair, Aaron Quintanar, Marvin Smith | |
| 06:29 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:29 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:29 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 16-31 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-31 |
| 06:03 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris snags the defensive board | 16-31 |
| 05:43 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-31 |
| 05:42 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-31 |
| 05:29 | Tulsa | William Smith makes the jumper from close range set up by Lloyd Burns and the foul's on Paul Polston - foul #1 on Paul Polston, team foul #9 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG), Chris Kimbrough (PF), David Turner (C) Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, Carmine Morris | |
| 05:29 | Tulsa | William Smith makes the free throw | 16-34 |
| 05:13 | Rice | Paul Polston hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Greenwalt | 18-34 |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Greenwalt - foul #2 on Richard Greenwalt, team foul #10 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Nicholas Phillips (SG), Chris Campbell (C) Richard Greenwalt, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SF) Lloyd Burns, William Smith | |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 04:55 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 18-36 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Nicholas Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-36 |
| 04:29 | Tulsa | David Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 18-36 |
| 04:12 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-36 |
| 04:11 | Tulsa | David Turner can't tip it in | 18-36 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Gary Ferguson grabs the board | 18-36 |
| 04:06 | Rice | William Burakowski's pass is intercepted by Robert Taylor in the backcourt | 18-36 |
| 03:47 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor buries a 3 from the right corner | 18-39 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Chris Campbell clanks a shot from the right wing | 18-39 |
| 03:39 | Tulsa | David Turner gets the rebound | 18-39 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Burakowski (fairly fresh) SG - Nicholas Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Horn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Luse (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Quintanar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar is whistled for traveling | 18-39 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Kelly (PG), Manuel Wall (SF), John Jones (PF), Kevin Neihoff (C) William Burakowski, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), William Smith (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Carmine Morris (PF) Jason Luse, Robert Taylor, Aaron Quintanar, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 03:21 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-39 |
| 03:00 | Tulsa | William Smith is denied on a layup by Kevin Neihoff | 18-39 |
| 02:58 | Tulsa | David Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-39 |
| 02:41 | Tulsa | William Smith makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lloyd Burns | 18-42 |
| 02:39 | Rice | William Smith steals it from Nicholas Phillips in the backcourt | 18-42 |
| 02:12 | Tulsa | David Turner hits a shot near the basket | 18-44 |
| 01:57 | Rice | Charles Kelly is hacked by Lloyd Burns - foul #2 on Lloyd Burns, team foul #6 | 18-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Greenwalt (SG), Paul Polston (PF) Nicholas Phillips, John Jones | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), Marvin Smith (PF) Lloyd Burns, William Smith, Carmine Morris | |
| 01:39 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-44 |
| 01:38 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg grabs the board | 18-44 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-44 |
| 01:26 | Rice | Kevin Neihoff gets the rebound | 18-44 |
| 01:23 | Rice | Jason Luse is called for the reach on Charles Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Luse, team foul #7 | 18-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Manuel Wall, Kevin Neihoff | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Blair (PF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 01:23 | Rice | Charles Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 18-44 |
| 01:23 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair gets the rebound | 18-44 |
| 01:11 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Smith and he's fouled by Paul Polston - foul #2 on Paul Polston, team foul #11 | 18-46 |
| Subs | Rice | William Burakowski (SG) Charles Kelly | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough (C) David Turner | |
| 01:11 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair makes the free throw | 18-47 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (C) Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Taylor (SG) Aaron Quintanar | |
| 00:39 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-47 |
| 00:38 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the rebound | 18-47 |
| 00:34 | Rice | Paul Polston can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 18-47 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Marvin Smith | 18-47 |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 18-47 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Paul Polston gets the rebound | 18-47 |
| 00:05 | Rice | Richard Greenwalt misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 18-47 |
| 00:03 | Rice | William Burakowski gets the offensive rebound | 18-47 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joseph Horn is denied on a layup by Gerald Blair | 18-47 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Marvin Smith gets the rebound | 18-47 |