| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denver Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Boggs (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Cody Thayer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifford James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Joseph Durst inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:47 | Rice | Donald Reavis connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Corey Riddle | 33-38 |
| 19:29 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Willie Corner | 36-38 |
| 19:25 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 19:23 | Tulsa | Clifford James snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 18:57 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer buries a shot in the paint | 38-38 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Donald Reavis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Denver Hess - foul #3 on Denver Hess, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (SG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Gerald Shreve (PF) Denver Hess, Charles Boggs, Cody Thayer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:39 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:39 | Rice | Donald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:14 | Tulsa | Clifford James is called for 3 seconds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (SG), James Busch (C) Willie Corner, Clifford James | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG), Howard Reed (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 17:57 | Rice | Wayne Sims takes the ball from Donald Reavis | 38-40 |
| 17:54 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims banks in the layup | 40-40 |
| 17:33 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled on the floor by Darrell Faulk - foul #2 on Darrell Faulk, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Boggs (SF) Matthew Marshall | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (C) Donald Reavis | |
| 17:16 | Rice | Howard Reed is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 17:03 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 17:01 | Tulsa | James Busch snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 16:51 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 16:49 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:33 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the paint | 40-42 |
| 16:31 | Tulsa | James Busch snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 16:18 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Boggs | 43-42 |
| 16:13 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Shreve | 43-42 |
| 16:11 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner tips it but misses | 43-42 |
| 16:09 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:53 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk buries a turnaround from the baseline | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Wayne Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Faulk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Boggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Shreve (fairly fresh) C - James Busch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Cleveland Ladner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Tedrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Rice | Carlos Tedrow is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Faulk - foul #3 on Darrell Faulk, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Denver Hess (SG), Matthew Marshall (SF), Cody Thayer (PF), Clifford James (C) Wayne Sims, Darrell Faulk, Charles Boggs, Gerald Shreve, James Busch | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Cleveland Ladner, Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow, Darren Shaffer | |
| 15:31 | Rice | Frank Stephenson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 15:30 | Tulsa | Clifford James snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 15:10 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Durst - foul #3 on Joseph Durst, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| 15:10 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:10 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:56 | Rice | Donald Reavis drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 47-44 |
| 14:36 | Tulsa | Willie Corner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 14:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:32 | Rice | Joseph Durst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Howard Reed (SG) Frank Stephenson | |
| 14:17 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (SF) Matthew Marshall | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 14:13 | Rice | Donald Reavis is hacked by Willie Corner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Corner, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (PG) Corey Riddle | |
| 14:02 | Rice | Clifford James is called for the reach on Darren Shaffer - foul #3 on Clifford James, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Joseph Durst | |
| 13:51 | Rice | Howard Reed drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Cleveland Ladner | 47-46 |
| 13:33 | Tulsa | Clifford James can't finish the layup | 47-46 |
| 13:32 | Rice | Darren Shaffer grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Christopher Vines steps in front of the Stephen McKinnie pass in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 13:15 | Tulsa | Clifford James's pass is intercepted by Donald Reavis | 47-46 |
| 12:53 | Rice | Donald Reavis banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Reed | 47-48 |
| 12:35 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines misses the jump hook from the right block | 47-48 |
| 12:34 | Rice | Donald Reavis snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 12:12 | Rice | Howard Reed clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 12:10 | Tulsa | Denver Hess snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 12:04 | Tulsa | Willie Corner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-48 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 11:59 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner is hacked by Willie Corner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Corner, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Darrell Faulk (SG), Charles Boggs (SF), Gerald Shreve (PF), James Busch (C) Willie Corner, Denver Hess, Christopher Vines, Cody Thayer, Clifford James | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Corey Riddle (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Cleveland Ladner, Stephen McKinnie, Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer, Donald Reavis | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Joseph Durst is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Darrell Faulk - foul #4 on Darrell Faulk, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG) Darrell Faulk | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 11:44 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Joseph Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Boggs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Shreve (fresh) C - James Busch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Frank Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Tedrow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tulsa | James Busch misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Corey Riddle - foul #2 on Corey Riddle, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| 11:27 | Tulsa | James Busch makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:27 | Tulsa | James Busch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:17 | Rice | Corey Riddle is called for 10 seconds | 49-50 |
| 11:01 | Tulsa | Willie Corner is hacked by Frank Stephenson - foul #4 on Frank Stephenson, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall (C) Gerald Shreve | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (SG) Frank Stephenson | |
| 10:49 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Lawrence Johnson | 49-50 |
| 10:41 | Rice | Joseph Durst connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Carlos Tedrow - foul #2 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Denver Hess (SG), Gerald Shreve (PF), Clifford James (C) Willie Corner, Charles Boggs, James Busch | |
| Subs | Rice | Darren Shaffer (C) Lawrence Johnson | |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:59 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 09:57 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:44 | Tulsa | Carlos Tedrow is called for the reach on Denver Hess - foul #3 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Vines (PG), Cody Thayer (PF) Wayne Sims, Gerald Shreve | |
| Subs | Rice | Cleveland Ladner (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Donald Reavis (C) Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 09:35 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines loses the dribble to Corey Riddle | 51-53 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the finger roll | 51-55 |
| 09:15 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-55 |
| 09:14 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Darren Shaffer misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 51-55 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Corey Riddle tips it home | 51-57 |
| 08:43 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-57 |
| 08:42 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer gets the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:26 | Tulsa | Cleveland Ladner steals it from Cody Thayer | 51-57 |
| 08:06 | Rice | Corey Riddle hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 51-57 |
| 08:04 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Clifford James | 51-57 |
| 07:58 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 07:57 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Denver Hess | 51-57 |
| 07:46 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 07:45 | Tulsa | Christopher Vines tips it home | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Christopher Vines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denver Hess (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Marshall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cody Thayer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford James (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rice | Howard Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Darrell Faulk (SG), Charles Boggs (SF), Gerald Shreve (PF), James Busch (C) Christopher Vines, Denver Hess, Matthew Marshall, Cody Thayer, Clifford James | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Stephen McKinnie (SG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Carlos Tedrow (C) Corey Riddle, Cleveland Ladner, Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer, Donald Reavis | |
| 07:05 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 07:04 | Tulsa | James Busch tips it in | 55-57 |
| 06:40 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block | 55-59 |
| 06:29 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk misses long on an open shot from the left side | 55-59 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Frank Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:11 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 06:09 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 05:40 | Tulsa | James Busch misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-59 |
| 05:38 | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve grabs the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:16 | Tulsa | Stephen McKinnie takes the ball from Wayne Sims | 55-59 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie banks in the layup | 55-61 |
| 04:53 | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 04:51 | Tulsa | James Busch misses the tip | 55-61 |
| 04:50 | Rice | Frank Stephenson gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:25 | Rice | Frank Stephenson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 04:23 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:01 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Carlos Tedrow - foul #4 on Carlos Tedrow, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG), Christopher Vines (SG), Cody Thayer (PF), Clifford James (C) Wayne Sims, Darrell Faulk, Gerald Shreve, James Busch | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Cleveland Ladner (SG), Howard Reed (SF), Darren Shaffer (PF), Donald Reavis (C) Frank Stephenson, Stephen McKinnie, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 04:01 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:01 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:58 | Rice | Cleveland Ladner's pass is intercepted by Willie Corner in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 57-61 |
| 03:44 | Rice | Donald Reavis pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Vines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Boggs (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cody Thayer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cleveland Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rice | Donald Reavis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall (SF) Charles Boggs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:12 | Tulsa | Clifford James scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Howard Reed - foul #2 on Howard Reed, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 03:12 | Tulsa | Clifford James misses the free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:12 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer grabs the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 02:52 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Corner | 61-61 |
| 02:52 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Denver Hess (SG) Cody Thayer | |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen McKinnie (PG), Joseph Durst (SF) Corey Riddle, Cleveland Ladner | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Donald Reavis lays it in set up by Howard Reed and the foul's on Matthew Marshall - foul #1 on Matthew Marshall, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Donald Reavis misses the free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:33 | Tulsa | Clifford James pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:11 | Tulsa | Clifford James makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Denver Hess | 63-63 |
| 02:11 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Howard Reed, Darren Shaffer | |
| 02:09 | Rice | Denver Hess steals it from Corey Riddle in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| 01:49 | Tulsa | Denver Hess banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Willie Corner | 65-63 |
| 01:21 | Rice | Donald Reavis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 65-65 |
| 01:16 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Charles Boggs (SF), Cody Thayer (PF) Christopher Vines, Matthew Marshall | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:07 | Tulsa | Denver Hess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-65 |
| 00:50 | Rice | Joseph Durst misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 00:48 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:26 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Joseph Durst is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 65-65 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Willie Corner pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Willie Corner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Denver Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cody Thayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford James (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Tulsa | Clifford James wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:36 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Shreve (PF) Cody Thayer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie is fouled on the floor by Denver Hess - foul #4 on Denver Hess, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (SG) Denver Hess | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:09 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:51 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Shreve | 68-67 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Corey Riddle and the foul's on Willie Corner - foul #4 on Willie Corner, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall (SF), James Busch (C) Charles Boggs, Clifford James | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:16 | Tulsa | Matthew Marshall shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Shreve | 70-70 |
| 03:03 | Rice | Joseph Durst knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Corey Riddle | 70-72 |
| 02:49 | Tulsa | James Busch buries a jumper near the basket | 72-72 |
| 02:29 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Riddle and he's hacked by Wayne Sims - foul #3 on Wayne Sims, team foul #11 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (PG), Denver Hess (SG), Charles Boggs (SF), Clifford James (C) Willie Corner, Wayne Sims, Matthew Marshall, Gerald Shreve | |
| Subs | Rice | Frank Stephenson (PG), Howard Reed (SF), Carlos Tedrow (PF), Darren Shaffer (C) Corey Riddle, Joseph Durst, Lawrence Johnson, Donald Reavis | |
| 02:29 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:26 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG), Cody Thayer (PF) Darrell Faulk, James Busch | |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Reavis (C) Darren Shaffer | |
| 02:08 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs buries a floater in the paint | 74-75 |
| 02:08 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Corner (PG) Wayne Sims | |
| Subs | Rice | Corey Riddle (PG), Joseph Durst (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Frank Stephenson, Howard Reed, Carlos Tedrow | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie misses long on an open driving attempt from the right block | 74-75 |
| 01:51 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 01:43 | Tulsa | Clifford James scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Charles Boggs | 76-75 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Clifford James is called for the reach on Stephen McKinnie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clifford James, team foul #12 | 76-75 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:38 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | Denver Hess double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 76-77 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson is hacked by Willie Corner - foul #5 on Willie Corner, team foul #13 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Sims (PG) Willie Corner | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:04 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:04 | Rice | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:44 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Reavis | 76-78 |
| 00:43 | Tulsa | Charles Boggs snags the offensive board | 76-78 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Wayne Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Denver Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Boggs (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cody Thayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford James (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Corey Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stephen McKinnie (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Durst (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Reavis (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 00:34 | Tulsa | Cody Thayer clanks a jump hook in the paint | 76-78 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | Denver Hess tips it back up and in | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:07 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie can't finish the uncontested layup | 78-78 |
| 00:06 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Reavis | 78-78 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Denver Hess is called for the reach on Stephen McKinnie - foul #5 on Denver Hess, team foul #14 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darrell Faulk (SG) Denver Hess | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:01 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 00:01 | Rice | Stephen McKinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Wayne Sims comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 78-80 |