| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Raymond Mallette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Moynihan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leslie Petty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Boydston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Leslie Petty inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Tulsa | Peter Lane misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Maurice Lemons - foul #2 on Maurice Lemons, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 19:42 | Tulsa | Peter Lane misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 19:42 | Tulsa | Peter Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Andrew Arnold pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 19:27 | Rice | William Borrelli misses short on a shot from close range | 37-24 |
| 19:25 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 18:58 | Tulsa | Peter Lane loses the ball out of bounds | 37-24 |
| 18:36 | Rice | William Borrelli drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Aranda and he's hacked by Raymond Mallette - foul #1 on Raymond Mallette, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Rice | John Blum (C) Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger (C) Peter Lane | |
| 18:36 | Rice | William Borrelli misses the free throw | 39-24 |
| 18:36 | Tulsa | David Moynihan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 18:24 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston is hacked by Maurice Lemons - foul #3 on Maurice Lemons, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, John Scott | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Mei (PG), Alan Macon (SF), Carlton Spencer (PF) Raymond Mallette, Leslie Petty, Robert Boydston | |
| 18:11 | Tulsa | William Borrelli steals it from Carlton Spencer | 39-24 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Donald Aranda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-24 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG), Gary Lapoint (PF) William Borrelli, Donald Aranda | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 17:47 | Tulsa | Alan Macon hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Mei | 39-27 |
| 17:28 | Rice | Charles Tabarez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 17:27 | Tulsa | Alan Macon snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 17:13 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger double dribbles | 39-27 |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG), Donald Aranda (SF), John Scott (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) Charles Tabarez, John Blum, Gary Lapoint, Neil Still | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG), Leslie Petty (SF), Robert Boydston (PF), Peter Lane (C) Brandon Mei, David Moynihan, Carlton Spencer, Paul Bittinger | |
| 17:06 | Rice | Peter Lane blocks the short jumper by John Scott | 39-27 |
| 17:05 | Tulsa | Alan Macon pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:54 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-27 |
| 16:52 | Tulsa | Leslie Petty tips it back up and in | 39-29 |
| 16:30 | Rice | Raymond Mallette picks off the pass by William Borrelli | 39-29 |
| 16:26 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette lays it in | 39-31 |
| 16:24 | Rice | Andrew Arnold is hacked by Alan Macon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Macon, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (PG), John Blum (PF), Neil Still (C) Jesse Glover, John Scott, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Carlton Spencer (SG) Alan Macon | |
| 16:00 | Rice | John Blum misses long on a shot from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 15:59 | Rice | John Blum hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Borrelli (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Aranda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Blum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Raymond Mallette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlton Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leslie Petty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Boydston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Tulsa | John Blum takes the ball from Carlton Spencer | 41-31 |
| 15:29 | Rice | John Blum hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Aranda | 43-31 |
| 15:16 | Tulsa | John Blum swats the dunk try by Carlton Spencer | 43-31 |
| 15:14 | Tulsa | Peter Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:49 | Tulsa | Carlton Spencer makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Leslie Petty | 43-34 |
| 14:32 | Rice | John Blum scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Borrelli and the foul's on Raymond Mallette - foul #2 on Raymond Mallette, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), John Scott (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) William Borrelli, Donald Aranda, Neil Still | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (PG), David Moynihan (SG), David Woodruff (SF), Phillip Williams (PF), Paul Bittinger (C) Raymond Mallette, Carlton Spencer, Leslie Petty, Robert Boydston, Peter Lane | |
| 14:32 | Rice | John Blum misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:32 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | David Moynihan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 14:00 | Rice | Maurice Lemons connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Tabarez | 47-37 |
| 13:44 | Tulsa | Phillip Williams misses the shot from the right side | 47-37 |
| 13:43 | Rice | John Blum grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 13:14 | Rice | John Scott drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Blum | 50-37 |
| 13:02 | Tulsa | David Moynihan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Tabarez - foul #1 on Charles Tabarez, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), Donald Aranda (SF), Gary Lapoint (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Charles Tabarez, John Blum, John Scott, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alan Macon (SF), Peter Lane (C) David Woodruff, Paul Bittinger | |
| 13:02 | Tulsa | David Moynihan makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:02 | Tulsa | David Moynihan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Maurice Lemons's floater is knocked away by Peter Lane | 50-39 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Alan Macon | 50-39 |
| 12:35 | Tulsa | David Moynihan's floater is tipped away by Fred Hayes | 50-39 |
| 12:33 | Tulsa | Peter Lane hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 12:11 | Rice | Gary Lapoint double dribbles | 50-41 |
| Subs | Rice | William Borrelli (SG), Neil Still (C) Maurice Lemons, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG), Carlton Spencer (SF), Robert Boydston (C) Dennis Conaway, David Moynihan, Peter Lane | |
| 11:53 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-41 |
| 11:52 | Rice | William Borrelli grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jesse Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Borrelli (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Aranda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 1 pts. C - Neil Still (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Raymond Mallette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Macon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlton Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Boydston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Rice | Neil Still is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jesse Glover | 52-41 |
| 11:16 | Tulsa | Phillip Williams clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jesse Glover - foul #1 on Jesse Glover, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), John Scott (PF), Fred Hayes (C) Jesse Glover, Gary Lapoint, Neil Still | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moynihan (SG), Leslie Petty (SF), Paul Bittinger (C) Alan Macon, Carlton Spencer, Robert Boydston | |
| 11:16 | Tulsa | Phillip Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:16 | Tulsa | Phillip Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:16 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger gets the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 10:50 | Tulsa | Phillip Williams is whistled for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SF) Donald Aranda | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Mei (PG), Peter Lane (C) Raymond Mallette, Phillip Williams | |
| 10:35 | Rice | William Borrelli hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Lemons | 55-42 |
| 10:09 | Tulsa | A charge is called on Leslie Petty - foul #2 on Leslie Petty, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Neil Still (PF), Andrew Arnold (C) John Scott, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (SG), Carlton Spencer (SF), Robert Boydston (PF) David Moynihan, Leslie Petty, Paul Bittinger | |
| 10:07 | Rice | Dennis Conaway is called for the reach on Maurice Lemons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Conaway, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG) William Borrelli | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Woodruff (SF) Dennis Conaway | |
| 09:50 | Rice | A charge is called on Neil Still - foul #1 on Neil Still, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| 09:40 | Tulsa | David Woodruff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-42 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Neil Still grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Jesse Glover can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 09:17 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 08:57 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 08:56 | Rice | Jesse Glover gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Carlton Spencer is called for the reach on Jesse Glover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlton Spencer, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Randell Cooper (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), John Scott (PF), John Blum (C) Maurice Lemons, Jesse Glover, Charles Tabarez, Neil Still, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG), Alan Macon (SG), Leslie Petty (SF), Phillip Williams (PF) Brandon Mei, Carlton Spencer, David Woodruff, Peter Lane | |
| 08:25 | Rice | William Borrelli hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Blum | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:12 | Tulsa | Leslie Petty hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Alan Macon | 57-44 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Gary Lapoint loses the dribble to Alan Macon in the backcourt | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:59 | Tulsa | Alan Macon is hacked by John Blum - foul #2 on John Blum, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Aranda (SF), Fred Hayes (C) William Borrelli, John Blum | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (SG), Paul Bittinger (C) Leslie Petty, Robert Boydston | |
| 07:46 | Tulsa | Alan Macon drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Randell Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Aranda (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Raymond Mallette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Conaway (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alan Macon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Williams (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Bittinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rice | Fred Hayes hits a shot from the left block | 59-46 |
| 07:03 | Tulsa | Phillip Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 07:01 | Rice | Gary Lapoint pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 06:44 | Rice | John Scott hits a wide open shot from the left block | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:27 | Tulsa | Alan Macon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 06:25 | Rice | Fred Hayes pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:22 | Rice | Raymond Mallette is called for the reach on Fred Hayes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Mallette, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Maurice Lemons (PG), William Borrelli (SG), Charles Tabarez (SF), John Blum (PF) Randell Cooper, Gary Lapoint, Donald Aranda, John Scott | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Mei (PG), David Moynihan (SG), Leslie Petty (SF), Carlton Spencer (PF), Peter Lane (C) Raymond Mallette, Dennis Conaway, Alan Macon, Phillip Williams, Paul Bittinger | |
| 06:22 | Rice | Fred Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Fred Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:55 | Tulsa | Leslie Petty makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carlton Spencer | 63-49 |
| 05:27 | Rice | Brandon Mei picks off the pass by Maurice Lemons | 63-49 |
| 05:10 | Tulsa | David Moynihan makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Brandon Mei | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:54 | Rice | John Blum clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Peter Lane - foul #1 on Peter Lane, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Donald Aranda (SF), Andrew Arnold (C) Charles Tabarez, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dennis Conaway (PG), David Woodruff (SF), Robert Boydston (PF) Brandon Mei, Leslie Petty, Carlton Spencer | |
| 04:54 | Rice | John Blum makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:54 | Rice | John Blum makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:46 | Tulsa | Maurice Lemons steps in front of the Robert Boydston pass | 65-51 |
| 04:43 | Rice | John Blum jams it on a nice dish by Maurice Lemons | 67-51 |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (SG), Neil Still (PF) William Borrelli, John Blum | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette (PG), Paul Bittinger (C) David Moynihan, Peter Lane | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:30 | Rice | Maurice Lemons is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Conaway - foul #5 on Dennis Conaway, team foul #9 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Tabarez (SG) Jesse Glover | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Moynihan (SG) Dennis Conaway | |
| 04:30 | Rice | Maurice Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:30 | Tulsa | Robert Boydston pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 04:10 | Tulsa | David Woodruff clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 04:09 | Rice | Charles Tabarez snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 04:04 | Rice | Maurice Lemons drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Tabarez | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:49 | Tulsa | Raymond Mallette misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 70-51 |
| 03:47 | Rice | The rebound goes to Neil Still | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Rice | Raymond Mallette takes the ball from Charles Tabarez in the backcourt | 70-51 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Maurice Lemons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Tabarez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Aranda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Still (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Raymond Mallette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Moynihan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Woodruff (fresh) PF - Robert Boydston (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Bittinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Tulsa | David Moynihan's floater is knocked away by Andrew Arnold | 70-51 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Andrew Arnold grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Donald Aranda clanks a 3 from straight away | 70-51 |
| 03:05 | Rice | Neil Still grabs the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 02:43 | Rice | Neil Still's pass is intercepted by Raymond Mallette | 70-51 |
| 02:39 | Tulsa | David Moynihan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Mallette | 70-53 |
| 02:21 | Rice | Maurice Lemons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-53 |
| 02:20 | Rice | Donald Aranda grabs the offensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Neil Still misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Boydston - foul #2 on Robert Boydston, team foul #10 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Jesse Glover (PG), John Blum (SF), Gary Lapoint (PF) Maurice Lemons, Donald Aranda, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brandon Mei (PG), Alan Macon (SG), Carlton Spencer (SF) Raymond Mallette, David Moynihan, David Woodruff | |
| 01:53 | Rice | Neil Still makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 01:53 | Rice | Neil Still misses the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 01:53 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 01:40 | Tulsa | Alan Macon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 01:38 | Rice | John Blum snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| 01:33 | Rice | Gary Lapoint scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Glover | 73-53 |
| 01:17 | Tulsa | Brandon Mei hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 73-53 |
| 01:15 | Rice | Charles Tabarez grabs the board | 73-53 |
| 00:51 | Rice | Charles Tabarez makes the 3 from the right corner | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Tulsa | Carlton Spencer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rice | Brandon Mei is called for the reach on Jesse Glover - foul #1 on Brandon Mei, team foul #11 | 76-55 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Jesse Glover makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Jesse Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 00:16 | Tulsa | Alan Macon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-55 |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Carlton Spencer | 78-55 |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Paul Bittinger misses the 3 from the left wing | 78-55 |
| 00:10 | Rice | Charles Tabarez gets the rebound | 78-55 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Jesse Glover runs out the clock | 78-55 |