| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) C - Adam Pease (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Amaral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Ballenger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Raymond Phipps snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 19:32 | Rice | John Watson is open and buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Adam Pease | 31-39 |
| 19:09 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Schneider and the foul's on Adam Pease - foul #2 on Adam Pease, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 19:09 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:45 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Pease | 34-42 |
| 18:30 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 18:29 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry tips it but misses | 34-42 |
| 18:28 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:15 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant buries a fadeaway in the lane | 34-44 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 36-44 |
| 17:41 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Douglas Schneider | 36-46 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-46 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Adam Pease tips it home | 38-46 |
| 16:53 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 38-48 |
| 16:37 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses short on an open floater from the right side | 38-48 |
| 16:35 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 38-48 |
| 16:20 | Rice | John Watson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 38-48 |
| 16:18 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 16:06 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Timothy Chavis (PF), Richard Mascarenas (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, John Watson, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Jason McClure (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Todd Morissette (C) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, Claude Amaral, Brian Ballenger, Rodger Lowry | |
| 16:04 | Rice | Gregg Moore is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| 15:40 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 15:38 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Eugene Garrity (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Ownby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason McClure (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Huntsberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Morissette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Rice | Robert Pearce is hacked by Jason McClure in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason McClure, team foul #1 | 38-48 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Gregg Moore and he's hacked by Todd Morissette - foul #1 on Todd Morissette, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| 15:19 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 15:02 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby is called for a charge - foul #3 on Matthew Ownby, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| 15:00 | Rice | Robert Pearce is fouled in the backcourt by Jason McClure - foul #3 on Jason McClure, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-48 |
| 14:37 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas tips it back up and in | 43-48 |
| 14:08 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Todd Morissette | 43-51 |
| 13:48 | Rice | Robert Pearce hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Timothy Chavis | 45-51 |
| 13:30 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from David Huntsberger | 45-53 |
| 13:06 | Rice | Robert Pearce knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Snow | 48-53 |
| 12:41 | Tulsa | Timothy Chavis blocks the jumper by Todd Morissette | 48-53 |
| 12:40 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 12:20 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette misses the easy layup | 48-53 |
| 12:19 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Robert Pearce comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 48-53 |
| 12:01 | Tulsa | Jason McClure snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 11:36 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Todd Morissette, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Gregg Moore, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Timothy Chavis, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), John Arevalo (SF), Brian Ballenger (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, Jason McClure, David Huntsberger, Todd Morissette | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Pease (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Ballenger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Lowry (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Rice | Craig Chappell connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Watson | 50-53 |
| 10:43 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Schneider | 50-56 |
| 10:40 | Rice | Raymond Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 10:31 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-56 |
| 10:29 | Rice | Adam Pease snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 10:27 | Rice | John Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 10:12 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Tilford (SF) John Arevalo | |
| 09:55 | Rice | Craig Chappell is open but misses the lay-in | 50-56 |
| 09:54 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 09:48 | Tulsa | Craig Chappell is called for the reach on Douglas Schneider - foul #2 on Craig Chappell, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG), Reginald Eller (SF) Raymond Burns, John Watson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Amaral (SF) James Tilford | |
| 09:41 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| 09:41 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:41 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:18 | Rice | Craig Chappell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Hiram Lyons | 53-58 |
| 08:57 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Pylant | 53-61 |
| 08:41 | Rice | Adam Pease throws it down on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 55-61 |
| 08:27 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral misses the jump hook from the left block | 55-61 |
| 08:25 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry hits the follow up shot | 55-63 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rodger Lowry - foul #1 on Rodger Lowry, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Hiram Lyons, Reginald Eller, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), John Arevalo (SG), James Tilford (SF), Todd Morissette (PF) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, Claude Amaral, Brian Ballenger | |
| 08:12 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:12 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:12 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 07:59 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry is fouled on the floor by Craig Chappell - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #4 | 56-63 |
| 07:51 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 56-63 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Raymond Burns can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Arevalo - foul #2 on John Arevalo, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:44 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:26 | Tulsa | James Tilford scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Rodger Lowry | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Eugene Garrity (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Tilford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Morissette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodger Lowry (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is called for traveling | 58-65 |
| 06:56 | Tulsa | Raymond Phipps picks off the pass by James Tilford | 58-65 |
| 06:53 | Rice | John Arevalo steps in front of the Raymond Burns pass in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #4 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), James Snow (SG), Robert Pearce (SF), Adam Pease (C) Craig Chappell, Raymond Burns, John Watson, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Jason McClure (C) Eugene Garrity, John Arevalo, James Tilford, Rodger Lowry | |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:15 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 06:14 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Phipps | 58-67 |
| 05:57 | Rice | James Snow misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Raymond Phipps gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 05:37 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-67 |
| 05:35 | Tulsa | Jason McClure grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 05:16 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby is fouled on the floor by James Snow - foul #2 on James Snow, team foul #6 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Richard Mascarenas (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Hiram Lyons, James Snow, Robert Pearce, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), James Tilford (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Douglas Schneider, Matthew Ownby, Claude Amaral, Todd Morissette, Jason McClure | |
| 04:54 | Tulsa | John Watson blocks the short jumper by Rodger Lowry | 58-67 |
| 04:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Mascarenas | 58-67 |
| 04:48 | Rice | John Watson dunks the ball set up by Gregg Moore | 60-67 |
| 04:40 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry misses the shot from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 04:38 | Rice | Timothy Chavis gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:15 | Rice | John Watson lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Richard Mascarenas | 62-67 |
| 03:56 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-67 |
| 03:54 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 03:41 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Chavis | 64-67 |
| 03:22 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Mascarenas | 64-67 |
| 03:21 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses the tip | 64-67 |
| 03:19 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant gets the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Eugene Garrity (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Pylant (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Tilford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Huntsberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodger Lowry (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry can't connect on a floater in the lane | 64-67 |
| 03:08 | Rice | John Watson gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 02:46 | Rice | John Watson misses the easy open layup | 64-67 |
| 02:45 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Rodger Lowry | 64-67 |
| 02:45 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Robert Pearce (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Gregg Moore, John Watson, Richard Mascarenas, Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Todd Morissette (PF), Jason McClure (C) Bobby Pylant, James Tilford, David Huntsberger, Rodger Lowry | |
| 02:36 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Garrity | 64-69 |
| 02:32 | Rice | Craig Chappell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-69 |
| Subs | Rice | James Snow (SG) Raymond Burns | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:21 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity is fouled on the floor by Craig Chappell - foul #4 on Craig Chappell, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| 02:21 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:21 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Robert Pearce hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Eugene Garrity - foul #2 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #9 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), John Watson (SF), Richard Mascarenas (C) James Snow, Raymond Phipps, Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG) Eugene Garrity | |
| 02:10 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:10 | Rice | Robert Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:53 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette loses the dribble to Craig Chappell | 66-70 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Raymond Burns banks in the layup set up by Craig Chappell | 68-70 |
| 01:28 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Phipps (PF), Adam Pease (C) Robert Pearce, Richard Mascarenas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SG), Brian Ballenger (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Matthew Ownby, Todd Morissette, Jason McClure | |
| 01:02 | Rice | John Watson scores on a floater from the left block set up by Craig Chappell | 70-70 |
| 00:40 | Tulsa | Raymond Burns steals the ball from Rodger Lowry | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Rice | Craig Chappell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Schneider - foul #2 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:11 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Claude Amaral | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Watson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bobby Pylant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Amaral (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Ballenger (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Lowry (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rice | Adam Pease wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:43 | Rice | John Watson clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Rodger Lowry - foul #2 on Rodger Lowry, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Rice | Timothy Chavis (C) Adam Pease | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), Jason McClure (SF), Todd Morissette (C) Bobby Pylant, Claude Amaral, Rodger Lowry | |
| 04:43 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:43 | Rice | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:19 | Tulsa | Jason McClure connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-75 |
| 04:00 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the easy layup | 74-75 |
| 03:58 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette grabs the board | 74-75 |
| 03:53 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider is fouled on the floor by Craig Chappell - foul #5 on Craig Chappell, team foul #8 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Craig Chappell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (PF) Brian Ballenger | |
| 03:53 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 03:53 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Gregg Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG) Douglas Schneider | |
| 03:44 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 74-77 |
| 03:42 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-77 |
| 03:29 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-77 |
| 03:28 | Rice | John Watson grabs the board | 74-77 |
| 03:19 | Rice | Timothy Chavis can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 74-77 |
| 03:17 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette grabs the board | 74-77 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-77 |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette tips it home | 74-79 |
| 02:53 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-79 |
| Subs | Rice | Adam Pease (C) Timothy Chavis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Brian Ballenger (PF) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, Jason McClure, David Huntsberger | |
| 02:51 | Rice | John Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Schneider - foul #3 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #12 | 74-79 |
| 02:51 | Rice | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 02:51 | Rice | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 02:51 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger gets the rebound | 75-79 |
| 02:27 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant lays it in on a great pass from Douglas Schneider | 75-81 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 75-81 |
| 02:14 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Burns | 75-81 |
| 01:56 | Rice | Raymond Phipps scores on a floater near the basket | 77-81 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Gregg Moore takes the ball from Douglas Schneider | 77-81 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-81 |
| 01:03 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Claude Amaral | 77-81 |
| 00:49 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger misses the lay-in | 77-81 |
| 00:47 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 77-81 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Adam Pease (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Pylant (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Amaral (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Ballenger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Morissette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | Raymond Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-81 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry (C) Todd Morissette | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider is fouled on the floor by Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #9 | 77-81 |
| 00:44 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:44 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:44 | Rice | Adam Pease grabs the defensive rebound | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Rice | Douglas Schneider takes the ball from Adam Pease | 77-82 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider lays it up and in | 77-84 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Adam Pease is hacked by Brian Ballenger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Ballenger, team foul #13 | 77-84 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:29 | Rice | Adam Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | Gregg Moore is called for the reach on Douglas Schneider in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregg Moore, team foul #10 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), John Arevalo (SF), Jason McClure (PF) Bobby Pylant, Claude Amaral, Brian Ballenger | |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:22 | Rice | Gregg Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-86 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SG), Brian Ballenger (PF) Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo | |
| 00:20 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider is fouled in the backcourt by Gregg Moore - foul #3 on Gregg Moore, team foul #11 | 79-86 |
| 00:20 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:20 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 79-88 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Raymond Phipps is hacked by Douglas Schneider in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Schneider, team foul #14 | 79-88 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Claude Amaral (SF) Jason McClure | |
| 00:18 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the 1st free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:18 | Rice | Raymond Phipps makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Tulsa | Gregg Moore is called for the reach on Douglas Schneider in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregg Moore, team foul #12 | 80-88 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason McClure (SF) Claude Amaral | |
| 00:16 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:16 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:09 | Rice | John Watson scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 82-90 |
| 00:08 | Tulsa | Gregg Moore is called for the reach on Jason McClure in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregg Moore, team foul #13 | 82-90 |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG) Gregg Moore | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:08 | Tulsa | Jason McClure makes the 1st free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:08 | Tulsa | Jason McClure misses the 2nd free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:08 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Watson | 82-91 |
| 00:06 | Rice | Adam Pease travels in the backcourt | 82-91 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider runs out the clock | 82-91 |