| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) C - Allan Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Lloyd Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Ruthenberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bracey | 27-32 |
| 19:16 | Tulsa | David Turner blows the layup | 27-32 |
| 19:14 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:12 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ward Winburn, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:00 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Allan Reese - foul #3 on Allan Reese, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley (C) Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 19:00 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:00 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:57 | Marshall | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Ward Winburn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 18:47 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley's floater is tipped away by David Turner | 27-34 |
| 18:45 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 18:27 | Tulsa | David Turner lays it up and in set up by Lloyd Burns | 27-36 |
| 18:10 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Sammie Farrell | 30-36 |
| 17:51 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-36 |
| 17:49 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 17:30 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 17:28 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe grabs the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:20 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Baisley | 32-36 |
| 17:02 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 32-36 |
| 17:00 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Kenneth Baisley | 32-36 |
| 16:48 | Marshall | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Ward Winburn - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Smith (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), John Moore (SF), Luis Machado (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Sammie Farrell, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Richard Jarboe, Kenneth Baisley | |
| 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 | |
| 16:31 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 16:21 | Tulsa | Jason Luse misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 16:19 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Carmine Morris | 35-36 |
| 16:01 | Tulsa | Jason Luse drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Machado (fresh) C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Luse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Quintanar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Carmine Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Kimbrough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Marshall | William Smith steals it from Michael Smith | 35-39 |
| 15:22 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar is called for a charge - foul #1 on Aaron Quintanar, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Allan Reese (C) Michael Smith, Luis Machado | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 15:06 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 38-39 |
| 14:52 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 14:51 | Marshall | Allan Reese snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:33 | Marshall | John Moore misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Luse - foul #1 on Jason Luse, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Kenneth Baisley (PF) Merlin Drewes, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Marvin Smith (PF), David Turner (C) Jason Luse, Aaron Quintanar, William Smith, Carmine Morris, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 14:33 | Marshall | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:33 | Marshall | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:12 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor lays it up and in and he's fouled by Ward Winburn - foul #2 on Ward Winburn, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Smith (PG), Richard Jarboe (PF) John Moore, Kenneth Baisley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG) George Adair | |
| 14:12 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses the free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:12 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:59 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Burns - foul #2 on Lloyd Burns, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Blair (PF) Marvin Smith | |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Ward Winburn buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Smith and he's hacked by Lloyd Burns - foul #3 on Lloyd Burns, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| 13:46 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:46 | Tulsa | David Turner pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:19 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 13:18 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Allan Reese | 42-41 |
| 13:16 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is hacked by Lloyd Burns in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lloyd Burns, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Kenneth Baisley (C) Michael Smith, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Marvin Smith (SF) Lloyd Burns, Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 13:16 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:16 | Tulsa | David Turner snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 13:08 | Tulsa | Jason Luse comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 13:06 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ward Winburn | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is fouled on the floor by Marvin Smith - foul #2 on Marvin Smith, team foul #8 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (C) Richard Jarboe | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (SG), William Smith (SF), Carmine Morris (C) Robert Taylor, Gerald Blair, David Turner | |
| 12:52 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:52 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:34 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar loses the dribble to John Moore | 42-41 |
| 12:30 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (SG), Luis Machado (PF) Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough (C) Marvin Smith | |
| 12:06 | Tulsa | William Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 12:05 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:46 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Luse | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Machado (fresh) C - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jason Luse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Quintanar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Carmine Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Kimbrough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Marshall | John Moore clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 11:30 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 11:13 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 10:53 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Luse - foul #2 on Jason Luse, team foul #9 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Allan Reese (C) Sammie Farrell, John Moore, Luis Machado | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Adair (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), Gerald Blair (PF), David Turner (C) Jason Luse, Aaron Quintanar, William Smith, Carmine Morris, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 10:53 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:53 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:39 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 46-43 |
| 10:37 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:21 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Adair | 46-45 |
| 10:02 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 10:00 | Marshall | Allan Reese tips it in | 48-45 |
| 09:43 | Tulsa | George Adair comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Merlin Drewes - foul #1 on Merlin Drewes, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Richard Jarboe (PF) Merlin Drewes, Kenneth Baisley | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 09:43 | Tulsa | George Adair makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:43 | Tulsa | George Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:38 | Marshall | Robert Taylor steps in front of the John Moore pass in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 09:22 | Tulsa | George Adair misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 09:21 | Tulsa | David Turner tips it but misses | 48-47 |
| 09:19 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bracey | 48-47 |
| 09:14 | Marshall | Gerald Blair swats the layup by John Moore | 48-47 |
| 09:12 | Tulsa | George Adair grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:58 | Tulsa | David Turner knocks in the floater near the basket | 48-49 |
| 08:38 | Marshall | John Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 08:36 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 48-49 |
| 08:21 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Michael Smith (SG), Kenneth Hammer (C) Ward Winburn, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), William Smith (SF), Carmine Morris (PF), Chris Kimbrough (C) George Adair, Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, Gerald Blair, David Turner | |
| 08:08 | Tulsa | William Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Hammer - foul #1 on Kenneth Hammer, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Luis Machado (SF) John Moore, Jeffrey Bracey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 08:08 | Tulsa | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:08 | Tulsa | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:54 | Marshall | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (SG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG) Jason Luse | |
| 07:36 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Aaron Quintanar | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Luis Machado (fresh) PF - Richard Jarboe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Lloyd Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Aaron Quintanar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carmine Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Kimbrough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Marshall | Luis Machado lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sammie Farrell | 50-53 |
| 06:55 | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-53 |
| 06:53 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Sammie Farrell | 50-53 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Richard Jarboe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 06:38 | Marshall | Luis Machado tips it in | 52-53 |
| 06:29 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Jarboe - foul #2 on Richard Jarboe, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Allan Reese (C) Sammie Farrell, Merlin Drewes, Richard Jarboe, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (SG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), David Turner (C) Aaron Quintanar, William Smith, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 06:29 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:29 | Tulsa | Carmine Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:29 | Marshall | Luis Machado gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:22 | Marshall | Luis Machado misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-54 |
| 06:20 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Machado | 52-54 |
| 05:56 | Marshall | Luis Machado misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 52-54 |
| 05:55 | Tulsa | David Turner snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 05:30 | Tulsa | Luis Machado steals it from Carmine Morris | 52-54 |
| 05:23 | Marshall | Luis Machado clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Dennis Ruthenberg - foul #3 on Dennis Ruthenberg, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Gerald Blair (PF) Lloyd Burns, Jason Luse, Carmine Morris | |
| 05:23 | Marshall | Luis Machado makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:23 | Marshall | Luis Machado makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:58 | Tulsa | David Turner clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Allan Reese - foul #4 on Allan Reese, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley (PF) Luis Machado | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Smith (SF) Dennis Ruthenberg | |
| 04:58 | Tulsa | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:58 | Tulsa | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:51 | Marshall | John Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 04:40 | Tulsa | William Smith banks in the layup set up by Aaron Quintanar | 56-58 |
| 04:32 | Marshall | William Smith picks off the pass by Kenneth Baisley | 56-58 |
| 04:10 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar is hacked by Allan Reese - foul #5 on Allan Reese, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), Kenneth Hammer (C) John Moore, Ward Winburn, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough (C) David Turner | |
| 04:10 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:10 | Tulsa | Aaron Quintanar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:55 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley drills a turnaround in the paint | 58-60 |
| 03:39 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor lays it in | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Aaron Quintanar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Chris Kimbrough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 03:19 | Tulsa | Chris Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 03:15 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Smith | 58-64 |
| 02:53 | Marshall | Robert Taylor takes the ball from Kenneth Hammer | 58-64 |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Richard Jarboe (PF) Merlin Drewes, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lloyd Burns (PG), Dennis Ruthenberg (SF), David Turner (C) Aaron Quintanar, William Smith, Chris Kimbrough | |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Dennis Ruthenberg drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Marshall | Robert Taylor steals the ball from Ward Winburn in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Tulsa | Robert Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-70 |
| 01:57 | Marshall | Ward Winburn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-70 |
| 01:55 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 01:34 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Taylor and the foul's on Richard Jarboe - foul #3 on Richard Jarboe, team foul #10 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), Luis Machado (SF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Sammie Farrell, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Richard Jarboe | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jason Luse (PG), Aaron Quintanar (SG), William Smith (SF), Carmine Morris (C) Lloyd Burns, Robert Taylor, Dennis Ruthenberg, David Turner | |
| 01:34 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair misses the free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:34 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 01:18 | Marshall | Luis Machado buries a jumper from close range | 60-72 |
| 00:50 | Tulsa | Gerald Blair knocks in the runner near the basket | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Marshall | Carmine Morris steals the ball from Merlin Drewes | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Tulsa | William Smith lays it in set up by Carmine Morris | 60-76 |
| 00:13 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-76 |
| 00:11 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley hits the follow up shot | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Jason Luse runs out the clock | 62-76 |