| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) SG - Denver Hess (fresh) SF - Charles Boggs (fresh) PF - Cody Thayer (fresh) C - Clifford James (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Carter Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Houston | Eric Larmon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Tulsa | Denver Hess blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Carter Collins misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Tulsa | Clifford James pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Tulsa | Clifford James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Houston | John Davis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Charles Boggs - foul #1 on Charles Boggs, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Tulsa | Denver Hess pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Tulsa | Denver Hess knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Corner | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Kevin Noyes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Tulsa | Denver Hess misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Houston | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Charles Boggs - foul #2 on Charles Boggs, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Darrell Faulk (SG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Gerald Shreve (PF), James Busch (C) Willie Corner, Denver Hess, Charles Boggs, Cody Thayer, Clifford James | |
| 17:40 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:12 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Wayne Sims, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Darryl Christmas | 5-3 |
| 16:35 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve blows the layup but he's fouled by Donald Meade - foul #1 on Donald Meade, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Jack Dawson (PF) Gordon Ward, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG) Darrell Faulk | |
| 16:35 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Tulsa | James Busch snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Tulsa | Eric Larmon is called for the reach on Wayne Sims - foul #1 on Eric Larmon, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Clifford James (C) James Busch | |
| 16:07 | Tulsa | Jack Dawson is called for the reach on Willie Corner - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Samuel Bier (SF) Lawrence Turcotte, Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Cody Thayer (PF) Gerald Shreve | |
| 15:54 | Tulsa | Clifford James blows the layup but he's fouled by Jack Dawson - foul #2 on Jack Dawson, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (PF) Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Denver Hess (SG), Christopher Vines (SF) Wayne Sims, Matthew Marshall | |
| 15:54 | Tulsa | Clifford James makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:54 | Tulsa | Clifford James makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) SG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Bier (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Denver Hess (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Vines (fresh) PF - Cody Thayer (fairly fresh) C - Clifford James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Houston | Samuel Bier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 15:34 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:26 | Tulsa | Willie Corner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 15:15 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Christopher Vines | 5-6 |
| 14:54 | Tulsa | Willie Corner misses short on a shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 14:52 | Tulsa | Willie Corner hits the follow up shot | 5-8 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Willie Corner takes the ball from Samuel Bier in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Willie Corner slams it home | 5-10 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Eric Larmon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 8-10 |
| 14:18 | Tulsa | Gordon Ward takes the ball from Clifford James | 8-10 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Carter Collins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Eric Larmon | 10-10 |
| 13:30 | Tulsa | Eric Larmon steals the ball from Denver Hess | 10-10 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Eric Larmon connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 13-10 |
| 12:42 | Tulsa | Denver Hess misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #2 on Eric Larmon, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), John Davis (PF), Donald Meade (C) Eric Larmon, Samuel Bier, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Gerald Shreve (PF), James Busch (C) Willie Corner, Christopher Vines, Cody Thayer, Clifford James | |
| 12:42 | Tulsa | Denver Hess makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:42 | Tulsa | Denver Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Wayne Sims steals the ball from John Davis | 13-12 |
| 11:52 | Tulsa | The jump hook by Denver Hess is blocked by Donald Meade | 13-12 |
| 11:50 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall tips it back up and in | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Wayne Sims (fresh) SG - Denver Hess (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Shreve (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Busch (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is hacked by Matthew Marshall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Marshall, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (SG) Denver Hess | |
| 11:28 | Houston | Darrell Faulk is called for the reach on Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Darrell Faulk, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lawrence Turcotte | 16-14 |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Darryl Christmas - foul #1 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Samuel Bier (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Darryl Christmas, John Davis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Kevin McCrosky (SF), Clifford James (C) Wayne Sims, Matthew Marshall, James Busch | |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Samuel Bier is hacked by Kevin McCrosky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin McCrosky, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 10:41 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 16-15 |
| 10:39 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:22 | Tulsa | Willie Corner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Shreve | 16-18 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Samuel Bier misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 09:52 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Clifford James | 16-18 |
| 09:35 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky is hacked by Samuel Bier - foul #1 on Samuel Bier, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Samuel Bier, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Christopher Vines (SG), Matthew Marshall (PF) Willie Corner, Darrell Faulk, Gerald Shreve | |
| 09:35 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:35 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Gordon Ward is fouled on the floor by Christopher Vines - foul #1 on Christopher Vines, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Busch (PF) Kevin McCrosky | |
| 09:14 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:56 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines drills a runner from the left block set up by Wayne Sims | 18-22 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Christmas | 21-22 |
| 08:21 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 08:19 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:03 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-22 |
| 08:01 | Tulsa | Clifford James snags the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 07:46 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-22 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darryl Christmas (fairly fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Wayne Sims (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Vines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Busch (fairly fresh) C - Clifford James (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 23-22 |
| 07:07 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall loses the dribble to Gordon Ward | 23-22 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Wayne Sims is called for the reach on Gordon Ward - foul #2 on Wayne Sims, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF), Donald Meade (C) Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Denver Hess (SG), Kevin McCrosky (SF), Cody Thayer (PF), Gerald Shreve (C) Wayne Sims, Christopher Vines, Matthew Marshall, James Busch, Clifford James | |
| 06:50 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:34 | Tulsa | Willie Corner misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Gordon Ward is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 06:09 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Meade | 27-22 |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Kevin McCrosky snags the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 05:57 | Tulsa | Wesley Kaplan is called for the reach on Denver Hess - foul #1 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SF) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:57 | Tulsa | Denver Hess makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:57 | Tulsa | Denver Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Gordon Ward clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin McCrosky - foul #2 on Kevin McCrosky, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall (SF) Kevin McCrosky | |
| 05:38 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:13 | Tulsa | Willie Corner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Shreve and he's fouled by Gordon Ward - foul #1 on Gordon Ward, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (SG), Clifford James (C) Denver Hess, Gerald Shreve | |
| 05:13 | Tulsa | Willie Corner makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Donald Meade is hacked by Clifford James - foul #1 on Clifford James, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:03 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:43 | Tulsa | Willie Corner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Samuel Bier grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Willie Corner steps in front of the Donald Meade pass in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 04:21 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 28-27 |
| 04:20 | Tulsa | Willie Corner tips it home | 28-29 |
| 04:03 | Houston | John Davis misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Cody Thayer - foul #1 on Cody Thayer, team foul #11 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Carter Collins (C) Kevin Noyes, Lawrence Turcotte, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Denver Hess (SG), Christopher Vines (SF) Willie Corner, Matthew Marshall | |
| 04:03 | Houston | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:03 | Houston | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:03 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Clifford James | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Bier (fresh) SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Darrell Faulk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Denver Hess (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Vines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cody Thayer (tiring) 2 reb. C - Clifford James (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Houston | Samuel Bier's pass is intercepted by Darrell Faulk in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 03:40 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines lays it up and in set up by Darrell Faulk | 29-33 |
| 03:24 | Houston | John Davis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cody Thayer - foul #2 on Cody Thayer, team foul #12 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Jack Dawson (PF) Gordon Ward, Samuel Bier, Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Charles Boggs (SF), James Busch (PF), Gerald Shreve (C) Darrell Faulk, Christopher Vines, Cody Thayer, Clifford James | |
| 03:24 | Houston | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:24 | Houston | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:06 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Denver Hess and he's fouled by Kevin Noyes - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (SG) Denver Hess | |
| 03:06 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Christopher Vines is called for the reach on Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Vines, team foul #13 | 30-36 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:46 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 02:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jack Dawson | 31-36 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Busch - foul #1 on James Busch, team foul #14 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Donald Meade (C) Kevin Noyes, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Clifford James (C) Christopher Vines, James Busch | |
| 02:15 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:56 | Tulsa | Clifford James drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Corner | 33-38 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Eric Larmon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Denver Hess (SG), Cody Thayer (PF) Wayne Sims, Gerald Shreve | |
| 01:44 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Corner | 33-40 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Samuel Bier connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence Turcotte | 36-40 |
| 01:00 | Tulsa | Clifford James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-40 |
| 00:58 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Willie Corner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Jack Dawson, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (SG), Christopher Vines (SF), James Busch (PF), Matthew Marshall (C) Denver Hess, Charles Boggs, Cody Thayer, Clifford James | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Samuel Bier is called for traveling | 36-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG) Eric Larmon, Samuel Bier | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (SG) Willie Corner | |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | James Busch blows the layup | 36-40 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |