| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) SG - Brent Winters (fresh) SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) C - William Donoghue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Raymond Mallette (fresh) SG - David Moynihan (fresh) SF - Leslie Petty (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Peter Lane (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Peter Lane wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Tulsa | Brent Winters is called for the reach on Peter Lane - foul #1 on Brent Winters, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Jay Davidson - foul #1 on Jay Davidson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Johnny Sampson, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Tulsa | John Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Tulsa | The jump hook by John Jackson is blocked by Johnny Sampson | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue is fouled in the backcourt by David Moynihan - foul #1 on David Moynihan, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Tulsa | John Jackson is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover travels in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | Tulsa | John Jackson banks in the layup on a great pass from Leslie Petty and he's fouled by Brent Winters - foul #2 on Brent Winters, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (SG), Johnny Higdon (C) Brent Winters, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (PG), Carlton Spencer (SG), Alan Macon (SF), Phillip Williams (C) Raymond Mallette, David Moynihan, Leslie Petty, Peter Lane | |
| 17:41 | Tulsa | John Jackson makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jay Davidson | 6-6 |
| 17:05 | Tulsa | Alan Macon hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Phillip Williams | 6-8 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson hits the finger roll set up by Johnny Higdon | 8-8 |
| 16:26 | Tulsa | Phillip Williams misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-8 |
| 16:24 | Tulsa | John Jackson tips it home | 8-10 |
| 15:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jay Davidson | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Reiss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Sampson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Davidson (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Higdon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Dennis Conaway (fairly fresh) SG - Carlton Spencer (fairly fresh) SF - Alan Macon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jackson (tiring) 5 pts. C - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tulsa | Johnny Sampson denies the turnaround by Alan Macon | 11-10 |
| 15:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 15:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (SG), Paul Skillings (SF), Ronald Pinto (PF), William Donoghue (C) Nicholas Reiss, Johnny Sampson, Jay Davidson, Johnny Higdon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG), David Moynihan (SG), Leslie Petty (SF), Robert Boydston (PF), Paul Bittinger (C) Dennis Conaway, Carlton Spencer, Alan Macon, John Jackson, Phillip Williams | |
| 15:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 15:10 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 13-12 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by David Moynihan - foul #2 on David Moynihan, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG) Joseph Stover | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carlton Spencer (SG), Peter Lane (C) David Moynihan, Paul Bittinger | |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:38 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-12 |
| 14:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Arthur Lyman | 17-12 |
| 14:10 | Tulsa | Carlton Spencer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-12 |
| 14:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Carlton Spencer is called for the reach on Timothy Myers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlton Spencer, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey (SF), Johnny Higdon (PF) Paul Skillings, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Woodruff (SF), Paul Bittinger (PF) Leslie Petty, Robert Boydston | |
| 13:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Carlton Spencer - foul #2 on Carlton Spencer, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Macon (SG) Carlton Spencer | |
| 13:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:55 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Paul Bittinger | 17-12 |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Johnny Higdon - foul #1 on Johnny Higdon, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Nicholas Reiss (SG) Arthur Lyman, Timothy Myers | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey connects on the open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Stover | 19-13 |
| 12:57 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Raymond Mallette, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson (SF), Ronald Pinto (C) Johnny Higdon, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (SG), Leslie Petty (SF), Robert Boydston (PF) Alan Macon, David Woodruff, Paul Bittinger | |
| 12:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 12:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson hits the follow up shot | 21-13 |
| 12:16 | Tulsa | Leslie Petty is hacked by Nicholas Reiss - foul #1 on Nicholas Reiss, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Timothy Myers (SG), Paul Skillings (SF), Jay Davidson (PF) Joseph Stover, Nicholas Reiss, Johnny Sampson, Robin Cosey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jackson (PF) Peter Lane | |
| 11:57 | Tulsa | John Jackson makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Mallette | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Skillings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) C - Ronald Pinto (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Raymond Mallette (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Conaway (fairly fresh) SF - Leslie Petty (fairly fresh) PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Boydston (fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings is fouled in the backcourt by Leslie Petty - foul #1 on Leslie Petty, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon (C) Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Phillip Williams (C) Robert Boydston | |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 11:31 | Tulsa | Jay Davidson swats the short shot by Raymond Mallette | 23-15 |
| 11:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 11:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 11:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson snags the offensive board | 23-15 |
| 11:04 | Middle Tenn. State | John Jackson takes the ball from Jay Davidson | 23-15 |
| 10:35 | Tulsa | John Jackson drills a jumpshot from the right side | 23-17 |
| 10:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Timothy Myers and he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Robin Cosey (PF), Ronald Pinto (C) Timothy Myers, Paul Skillings, Jay Davidson, Johnny Higdon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Macon (SG), David Woodruff (SF), Robert Boydston (PF), Paul Bittinger (C) Dennis Conaway, Leslie Petty, John Jackson, Phillip Williams | |
| 10:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman misses the free throw | 25-17 |
| 10:24 | Tulsa | David Woodruff grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 10:07 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-17 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG) Arthur Lyman | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 09:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Macon is called for the reach on Joseph Stover - foul #1 on Alan Macon, team foul #9 | 25-17 |
| 09:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 09:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 09:39 | Tulsa | Alan Macon misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-17 |
| 09:37 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Robin Cosey | 27-17 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Stover and the foul's on Paul Bittinger - foul #1 on Paul Bittinger, team foul #10 | 29-17 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto misses the free throw | 29-17 |
| 09:31 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston grabs the board | 29-17 |
| 09:21 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-17 |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Ronald Pinto | 29-17 |
| 09:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson clanks a floater in the paint | 29-17 |
| 09:13 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to David Woodruff | 29-17 |
| 08:54 | Tulsa | Alan Macon misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Reiss - foul #2 on Nicholas Reiss, team foul #7 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (SG), Johnny Higdon (PF), William Donoghue (C) Nicholas Reiss, Robin Cosey, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (SG), Leslie Petty (SF), Phillip Williams (PF), Peter Lane (C) Raymond Mallette, David Woodruff, Robert Boydston, Paul Bittinger | |
| 08:54 | Tulsa | Alan Macon makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 08:54 | Tulsa | Alan Macon misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Johnny Higdon | 29-18 |
| 08:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers's floater is tipped away by Phillip Williams | 29-18 |
| 08:36 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Dennis Conaway | 29-18 |
| 08:18 | Tulsa | Leslie Petty steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings (SF) Johnny Sampson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 07:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover blows the layup | 29-18 |
| 07:49 | Tulsa | Peter Lane snags the defensive board | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Skillings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Higdon (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Donoghue (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Dennis Conaway (fairly fresh) SG - Alan Macon (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Leslie Petty (tiring) PF - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) C - Peter Lane (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey (SF), Jay Davidson (PF) Joseph Stover, Johnny Higdon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG), Robert Boydston (PF) Alan Macon, Phillip Williams | |
| 07:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-18 |
| 07:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers gets the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 07:03 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 29-18 |
| 07:02 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette pulls down the rebound | 29-18 |
| 06:45 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Conaway | 29-21 |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Leslie Petty is called for the reach on Paul Skillings - foul #2 on Leslie Petty, team foul #11 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Ronald Pinto (C) Timothy Myers, Robin Cosey, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Macon (SG), David Woodruff (SF), Paul Bittinger (PF) Dennis Conaway, Leslie Petty, Robert Boydston | |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 06:15 | Tulsa | David Woodruff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Lane - foul #1 on Peter Lane, team foul #12 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon (PF) Jay Davidson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (SG), Phillip Williams (PF), Robert Boydston (C) Alan Macon, Paul Bittinger, Peter Lane | |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:36 | Tulsa | Johnny Sampson is called for the reach on David Woodruff - foul #2 on Johnny Sampson, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey (SF) Johnny Sampson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:36 | Tulsa | David Woodruff makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:36 | Tulsa | David Woodruff makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Paul Skillings and he's hacked by Phillip Williams - foul #1 on Phillip Williams, team foul #13 | 34-23 |
| 05:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto misses the free throw | 34-23 |
| 05:22 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 05:02 | Tulsa | Phillip Williams buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Raymond Mallette | 34-25 |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Mallette - foul #2 on Raymond Mallette, team foul #14 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (SG), Jay Davidson (PF) Paul Skillings, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Macon (SG) Raymond Mallette | |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 05:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:37 | Tulsa | Robin Cosey blocks the short jumper by Phillip Williams | 36-25 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 04:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Myers | 38-25 |
| 03:58 | Tulsa | Alan Macon loses the ball out of bounds | 38-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), William Donoghue (C) Arthur Lyman, Timothy Myers, Robin Cosey, Johnny Higdon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carlton Spencer (PG), David Moynihan (SG), Leslie Petty (SF), John Jackson (PF), Paul Bittinger (C) Dennis Conaway, Alan Macon, David Woodruff, Phillip Williams, Robert Boydston | |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters is fouled on the floor by David Moynihan - foul #3 on David Moynihan, team foul #15 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG) David Moynihan | |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 03:46 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger grabs the board | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jay Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Donoghue (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Raymond Mallette (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlton Spencer (fresh) SF - Leslie Petty (fairly fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Bittinger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Tulsa | John Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 03:31 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger grabs the offensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 03:19 | Tulsa | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 39-25 |
| 03:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses the easy layup | 39-25 |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue tips it in | 41-25 |
| 02:55 | Tulsa | Leslie Petty loses the dribble to Jay Davidson | 41-25 |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Ronald Pinto (PF) Nicholas Reiss, Jay Davidson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Peter Lane (C) Paul Bittinger | |
| 02:38 | Tulsa | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pinto - foul #1 on Ronald Pinto, team foul #9 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon (PF) William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (PG) Raymond Mallette | |
| 02:38 | Tulsa | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 02:38 | Tulsa | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 02:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 02:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 02:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto tips it but misses | 41-26 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon gets the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 02:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-26 |
| 02:09 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 41-26 |
| 01:40 | Tulsa | John Jackson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-28 |
| 01:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon loses the ball out of bounds | 41-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Timothy Myers (SG), Robin Cosey (PF), William Donoghue (C) Joseph Stover, Brent Winters, Johnny Higdon, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Macon (PG), Robert Boydston (C) Dennis Conaway, Peter Lane | |
| 01:19 | Tulsa | Alan Macon misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-28 |
| 01:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 01:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Timothy Myers | 43-28 |
| 01:02 | Tulsa | John Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 01:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 00:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson lays it in uncontested set up by Timothy Myers | 45-28 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Alan Macon drills a jumper from the right side | 45-30 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Leslie Petty is called for the reach on Robin Cosey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leslie Petty, team foul #16 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Paul Skillings (SF), Johnny Higdon (C) Nicholas Reiss, Johnny Sampson, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG), David Woodruff (SF), Paul Bittinger (C) Alan Macon, Leslie Petty, Robert Boydston | |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette is fouled on the floor by Arthur Lyman - foul #1 on Arthur Lyman, team foul #10 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Ronald Pinto (C) Arthur Lyman, Timothy Myers, Robin Cosey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 47-32 |