| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bobby Pylant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Amaral (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Morissette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodger Lowry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Eric Keller inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Houston | Vernon Mera connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 19:44 | Tulsa | Vernon Mera takes the ball from Claude Amaral | 44-35 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits the finger roll | 46-35 |
| 19:21 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Schneider | 46-38 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Vernon Mera throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Greg Rice (C) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 18:58 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-38 |
| 18:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Vernon Mera | 46-38 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 18:48 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 18:32 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-38 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Greg Rice snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Greg Rice misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 18:23 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Rice | 46-38 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Edward Butts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 18:17 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:52 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edward Butts, Charles Ferland, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), John Arevalo (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Jason McClure (C) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, Claude Amaral, Todd Morissette, Rodger Lowry | |
| 17:39 | Houston | Vincent Vaden hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vernon Mera and he's hacked by David Huntsberger - foul #3 on David Huntsberger, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG) Vernon Mera | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry (C) David Huntsberger | |
| 17:39 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses the free throw | 48-38 |
| 17:39 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Rodger Lowry | 48-38 |
| 17:17 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Charles Ferland (C) Edward Butts, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 17:17 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 17:17 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Eugene Garrity steps in front of the David Phillips pass | 48-39 |
| 16:45 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby drills a shot from the right wing set up by Rodger Lowry | 48-41 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Greg Rice double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Greg Rice, Charles Ferland | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 16:31 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby's layup is rejected by Allen Morello | 48-41 |
| 16:30 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry misses the tip | 48-41 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Edward Butts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Allen Morello can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Jason McClure - foul #1 on Jason McClure, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Greg Rice (C) Edward Butts, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SG), James Tilford (SF), Todd Morissette (PF) Matthew Ownby, John Arevalo, Jason McClure | |
| 16:17 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:17 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Rodger Lowry | 49-41 |
| 15:54 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry's pass is intercepted by Vernon Mera | 49-41 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Eric Keller lays it in set up by Vernon Mera | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Eugene Garrity (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Pylant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Tilford (fresh) PF - Todd Morissette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodger Lowry (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses the easy layup but the foul's on Allen Morello - foul #1 on Allen Morello, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), James Becerra (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Brian Ballenger (PF) Eugene Garrity, Rodger Lowry | |
| 15:45 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:45 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Vincent Vaden's pass is intercepted by Douglas Schneider | 51-43 |
| 15:11 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger buries a jumper near the basket set up by Douglas Schneider | 51-45 |
| 15:07 | Houston | David Phillips hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Becerra | 54-45 |
| 14:47 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider is hacked by Vincent Vaden - foul #2 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edward Butts, David Phillips, Eric Keller, James Becerra, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Jason McClure (C) Douglas Schneider, Bobby Pylant, James Tilford, Todd Morissette | |
| 14:35 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 14:33 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity tips it home | 54-47 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Allen Morello is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 56-47 |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Eric Keller (SF) Reginald Algarin, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (PF) Brian Ballenger | |
| 13:56 | Houston | Eric Keller scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 58-47 |
| 13:40 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Claude Amaral and the foul's on Charles Ferland - foul #1 on Charles Ferland, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF) Edward Butts, Eric Keller | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), John Arevalo (SF) Claude Amaral, Jason McClure | |
| 13:40 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Douglas Schneider steals it from Charles Ferland in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| 13:21 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby drills a 3 from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Allen Morello is denied on a layup by David Huntsberger | 58-53 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Allen Morello tips it but misses | 58-53 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Charles Ferland pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Eugene Garrity - foul #2 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant (SG), Brian Ballenger (PF), Todd Morissette (C) Eugene Garrity, David Huntsberger, Matthew Ownby | |
| 12:43 | Houston | Eric Keller misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 12:42 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 12:21 | Tulsa | Eric Keller steals it from John Arevalo | 58-53 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Vincent Vaden buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Butts | 60-53 |
| 11:44 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 11:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Keller | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 13 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Butts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Ferland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Pylant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Arevalo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Ballenger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Todd Morissette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Houston | Vincent Vaden clanks a turnaround from the right block | 60-53 |
| 11:26 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 11:21 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses the floater from the left side | 60-53 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Vincent Vaden gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Eric Keller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edward Butts, Charles Ferland, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Claude Amaral (SF), Jason McClure (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Douglas Schneider, John Arevalo, Brian Ballenger, Todd Morissette | |
| 11:00 | Tulsa | Allen Morello takes the ball from Bobby Pylant | 60-53 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 10:44 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:23 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 10:21 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Garrity | 60-53 |
| 10:06 | Tulsa | Jason McClure buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Garrity | 60-56 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Greg Rice is called for traveling | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Charles Ferland (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, Eric Keller, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Matthew Ownby (SG), James Tilford (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Todd Morissette (C) Eugene Garrity, Bobby Pylant, Claude Amaral, Jason McClure, Rodger Lowry | |
| 09:28 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Ferland - foul #2 on Charles Ferland, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Allen Morello (PF) David Phillips, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 09:28 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:28 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 09:12 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Douglas Schneider | 60-57 |
| 08:54 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby is called for traveling | 60-57 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, Charles Ferland, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 08:52 | Houston | Douglas Schneider steals the ball from Eric Keller in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 08:40 | Tulsa | James Tilford makes the jumper from the left side | 60-59 |
| 08:20 | Houston | David Phillips is fouled on the floor by Matthew Ownby - foul #1 on Matthew Ownby, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Charles Ferland (SF), Allen Morello (PF), James Becerra (C) Edward Butts, Eric Keller, Greg Rice, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), John Arevalo (SG), Jason McClure (SF), Rodger Lowry (C) Douglas Schneider, Matthew Ownby, James Tilford, David Huntsberger | |
| 08:04 | Houston | Allen Morello hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 08:03 | Tulsa | John Arevalo grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 07:34 | Tulsa | Todd Morissette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 07:32 | Tulsa | John Arevalo snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 13 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Ferland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Becerra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Eugene Garrity (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason McClure (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Morissette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodger Lowry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity is hacked by Vernon Mera - foul #1 on Vernon Mera, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Charles Ferland, Allen Morello, James Becerra | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Brian Ballenger (PF) John Arevalo, Jason McClure, Todd Morissette | |
| 07:01 | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity can't connect on a shot from the right side | 60-59 |
| 07:00 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 06:49 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Garrity and the foul's on Vernon Mera - foul #2 on Vernon Mera, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG) Eugene Garrity | |
| 06:49 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger misses the free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:49 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:36 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Vincent Vaden buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Vernon Mera | 63-61 |
| 05:59 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Ballenger | 63-63 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Claude Amaral is called for the reach on Eric Keller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Claude Amaral, team foul #5 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (PG), David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF) Vernon Mera, Edward Butts, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), John Arevalo (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Jason McClure (C) Douglas Schneider, Matthew Ownby, Claude Amaral, Brian Ballenger, Rodger Lowry | |
| 05:52 | Houston | David Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG) Reginald Algarin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:42 | Tulsa | John Arevalo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-63 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Eugene Garrity steps in front of the Eric Keller pass | 63-63 |
| 05:33 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant jams it on a great pass from Eugene Garrity | 63-65 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Greg Rice hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 63-65 |
| 05:16 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:58 | Tulsa | Allen Morello blocks the jumper by Bobby Pylant | 63-65 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Eric Keller gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:37 | Houston | David Phillips misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 04:35 | Tulsa | Jason McClure gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:30 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Arevalo and he's fouled by Greg Rice - foul #2 on Greg Rice, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, David Phillips, Eric Keller, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (PG), Claude Amaral (SF), Brian Ballenger (PF), Todd Morissette (C) Eugene Garrity, John Arevalo, David Huntsberger, Jason McClure | |
| 04:30 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant makes the free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Vincent Vaden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Charles Ferland tips it in | 65-68 |
| 04:18 | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby misses the 3 from straight away | 65-68 |
| 04:16 | Tulsa | Bobby Pylant hits the follow up shot | 65-70 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Reginald Algarin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-70 |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Vincent Vaden - foul #3 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #9 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Greg Rice (PF) Reginald Algarin, Charles Ferland, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG) Bobby Pylant | |
| 03:45 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral makes the free throw | 68-73 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Greg Rice misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 68-73 |
| 03:33 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Claude Amaral | 68-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 13 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Butts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Keller (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Greg Rice (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Douglas Schneider (fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Ownby (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Claude Amaral (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Ballenger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Morissette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Claude Amaral is denied by Greg Rice | 68-73 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-73 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the tip | 68-73 |
| 03:03 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Vaden | 68-73 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Eric Keller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-73 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Allen Morello (PF) Edward Butts, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eugene Garrity (SG), Jason McClure (SF), David Huntsberger (PF), Rodger Lowry (C) Matthew Ownby, Claude Amaral, Brian Ballenger, Todd Morissette | |
| 02:38 | Tulsa | Jason McClure is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason McClure, team foul #6 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF), James Becerra (PF) Charles Ferland, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG) Douglas Schneider | |
| 02:34 | Houston | David Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Allen Morello (PF) Vernon Mera, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:19 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger is fouled on the floor by Allen Morello - foul #2 on Allen Morello, team foul #10 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Charles Ferland (SF), Greg Rice (C) Edward Butts, Eric Keller, James Becerra | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:19 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:19 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Charles Ferland buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-75 |
| 02:06 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Eric Keller (SF) David Phillips, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Matthew Ownby (SG), Todd Morissette (PF) John Arevalo, David Huntsberger | |
| 01:53 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Garrity | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Eugene Garrity in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Garrity, team foul #7 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edward Butts, Greg Rice, Charles Ferland | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider (PG), Bobby Pylant (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), Brian Ballenger (PF) Eugene Garrity, Matthew Ownby, Jason McClure, Todd Morissette | |
| 01:50 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:50 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry gets the rebound | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral misses the lay-in | 70-78 |
| 01:35 | Tulsa | Brian Ballenger tips it in | 70-80 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Vincent Vaden hits the finger roll set up by Allen Morello | 72-80 |
| 00:49 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Claude Amaral is denied by Allen Morello | 72-80 |
| 00:48 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry tips it home | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston 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) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | David Phillips misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-82 |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Rodger Lowry gets the rebound | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston 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) | |
| 00:20 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-82 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral tips it home | 72-84 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Eric Keller banks in the layup | 74-84 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Douglas Schneider runs out the clock | 74-84 |