| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SG - John Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Huntsberger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses short on a jumper from the left block | 30-26 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Reginald Eller tips it home | 30-28 |
| 19:18 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 30-28 |
| 19:17 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:15 | Rice | Anthony Farrar takes the ball from Hiram Lyons in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 18:59 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Hiram Lyons - foul #2 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:59 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:59 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:54 | Rice | Hiram Lyons is hacked by John Arevalo in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Arevalo, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:34 | Rice | Raymond Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), James Tilford (SG), Claude Amaral (PF), John Castille (C) Robert Johnson, John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | Rice | Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 18:19 | Tulsa | John Castille is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Joel Jackson (C) David Huntsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 18:04 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mwai Elijah - foul #3 on Mwai Elijah, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG) Mwai Elijah | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller | |
| 18:04 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:50 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 33-29 |
| 17:34 | Rice | Gregg Moore can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 17:33 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:13 | Rice | Robert Negri grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 17:11 | Rice | James Tilford steals the ball from Michael Rau in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 17:09 | Tulsa | James Tilford dunks the ball | 35-29 |
| 16:49 | Rice | Robert Negri is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG), David Huntsberger (SF), Anthony Farrar (PF), Ron Gilles (C) James Tilford, Claude Amaral, John Castille, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 16:35 | Rice | Hiram Lyons can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-29 |
| 16:33 | Rice | Raymond Burns tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 16:12 | Tulsa | James Pearson takes the ball from Anthony Farrar | 35-31 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Hiram Lyons dunks the ball | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Huntsberger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Farrar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Tulsa | William Sedillo swats the short shot by Ron Gilles | 35-33 |
| 15:28 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:07 | Tulsa | John Arevalo makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 14:46 | Rice | James Pearson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Farrar - foul #1 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), James Tilford (SG), Claude Amaral (SF), John Castille (PF), Joel Jackson (C) Robert Johnson, John Arevalo, David Huntsberger, Anthony Farrar, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Derrick Rust (SG), Gregg Moore (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Hiram Lyons, Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 14:31 | Rice | Robert Negri drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Rau | 37-35 |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | John Castille is fouled on the floor by Thomas Banks - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 13:54 | Tulsa | James Tilford travels with the ball | 37-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (SF) Claude Amaral | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:35 | Rice | John Castille is called for the reach on Robert Negri - foul #1 on John Castille, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG), Anthony Farrar (PF) James Tilford, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 13:24 | Rice | Robert Negri misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 13:22 | Tulsa | John Arevalo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 12:59 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Thomas Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 12:40 | Rice | Anthony Farrar is called for the reach on Gregg Moore - foul #2 on Anthony Farrar, team foul #6 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), Claude Amaral (PF), Leo Lucier (C) Mwai Elijah, Anthony Farrar, John Castille | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), Joe Woods (C) Michael Rau, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 12:29 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits a wide open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Reginald Eller and he's fouled by Leo Lucier - foul #1 on Leo Lucier, team foul #7 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Joel Jackson (C) Leo Lucier | |
| Subs | Rice | William Sedillo (C) Joe Woods | |
| 12:29 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:14 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger makes the driving attempt in the lane | 39-38 |
| 12:03 | Rice | James Pearson is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 12:01 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Hiram Lyons steals the ball from Claude Amaral | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Robert Johnson (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Arevalo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Huntsberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Amaral (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Hiram Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Pearson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Sedillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Rice | William Sedillo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 11:21 | Rice | William Sedillo hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 11:03 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson is hacked by Hiram Lyons - foul #3 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), James Tilford (SG), Anthony Farrar (PF), Ron Gilles (C) Robert Johnson, John Arevalo, Claude Amaral, Joel Jackson | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SF), Robert Negri (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Reginald Eller, James Pearson, William Sedillo | |
| 10:52 | Tulsa | Robert Negri swats the short shot by Ron Gilles | 39-40 |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | James Tilford grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Robert Negri pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mwai Elijah - foul #4 on Mwai Elijah, team foul #8 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG), John Castille (SF), Leo Lucier (C) Mwai Elijah, David Huntsberger, Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SF) Raymond Burns | |
| 10:19 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:19 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 09:56 | Tulsa | John Castille can't finish the layup | 39-41 |
| 09:54 | Tulsa | Leo Lucier can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 09:52 | Tulsa | Leo Lucier tips it home | 41-41 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 09:33 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:13 | Tulsa | John Castille dunks the ball set up by Anthony Farrar and the foul's on Thomas Banks - foul #3 on Thomas Banks, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), Claude Amaral (SG), David Huntsberger (SF), Ron Gilles (C) James Tilford, John Arevalo, Anthony Farrar, Leo Lucier | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), James Pearson (PF), Joe Woods (C) Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, Thomas Banks | |
| 09:13 | Tulsa | John Castille makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:52 | Rice | Raymond Burns drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 08:38 | Tulsa | John Castille misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-43 |
| 08:36 | Rice | The rebound goes to Reginald Eller | 44-43 |
| 08:30 | Rice | Michael Rau lays it up and in | 44-45 |
| 08:17 | Tulsa | John Castille clanks a jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 08:15 | Rice | Joe Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:02 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Raymond Burns misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 07:58 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 07:32 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG), James Tilford (SG), Joel Jackson (PF) Robert Johnson, Claude Amaral, John Castille | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Hillyer (PG), Gregg Moore (SG), Robert Negri (PF), William Sedillo (C) Michael Rau, Raymond Burns, James Pearson, Joe Woods | |
| 07:32 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:32 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Elijah (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Tilford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - David Huntsberger (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Gilles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Paul Hillyer (fresh) SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Negri (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Sedillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Rice | William Sedillo buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Paul Hillyer and he's fouled by James Tilford - foul #3 on James Tilford, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Leo Lucier (C) Ron Gilles | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), Thomas Banks (PF) Paul Hillyer, Reginald Eller | |
| 07:06 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:55 | Tulsa | James Tilford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Sedillo - foul #1 on William Sedillo, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Rust (SG) Thomas Banks | |
| 06:55 | Tulsa | James Tilford makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:55 | Tulsa | James Tilford misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:55 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Sedillo | 47-48 |
| 06:38 | Rice | James Tilford is called for the reach on Robert Negri - foul #4 on James Tilford, team foul #10 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG), Claude Amaral (SF) James Tilford, David Huntsberger | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:38 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:38 | Rice | Robert Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:30 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 06:28 | Rice | Robert Negri pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:07 | Rice | Hiram Lyons hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 06:05 | Tulsa | John Arevalo gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:57 | Tulsa | Joel Jackson can't finish the layup | 47-50 |
| 05:56 | Rice | Gregg Moore grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 05:38 | Rice | Gregg Moore hits a wide open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Derrick Rust | 47-52 |
| 05:21 | Tulsa | Leo Lucier knocks in the turnaround from close range | 49-52 |
| 04:58 | Rice | Derrick Rust is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Hiram Lyons | 49-54 |
| 04:43 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Hiram Lyons - foul #4 on Hiram Lyons, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG), James Tilford (SG), Anthony Farrar (PF), John Castille (C) Mwai Elijah, John Arevalo, Joel Jackson, Leo Lucier | |
| Subs | Rice | Michael Rau (PG), Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Thomas Banks (PF), Joe Woods (C) Hiram Lyons, Derrick Rust, Gregg Moore, Robert Negri, William Sedillo | |
| 04:43 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:43 | Tulsa | Claude Amaral makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:30 | Rice | Claude Amaral picks off the pass by Michael Rau | 51-54 |
| 04:13 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar is fouled on the floor by Michael Rau - foul #2 on Michael Rau, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Huntsberger (SF) Claude Amaral | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 04:13 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Joe Woods gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Michael Rau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 03:52 | Tulsa | Joe Woods blocks the short jumper by John Castille | 51-54 |
| 03:51 | Rice | Joe Woods snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Raymond Burns is fouled in the backcourt by James Tilford - foul #5 on James Tilford, team foul #11 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Arevalo (SG) James Tilford | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:47 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:47 | Rice | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:18 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-56 |
| 03:17 | Tulsa | John Castille tips it in | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Arevalo (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Huntsberger (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Farrar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Castille (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Banks (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Woods (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rice | Reginald Eller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ron Gilles (C) John Castille | |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Hillyer (PG), James Pearson (PF) Michael Rau, Joe Woods | |
| 02:45 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from David Huntsberger and the foul's on James Pearson - foul #2 on James Pearson, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (PG), William Sedillo (C) Paul Hillyer, Thomas Banks | |
| 02:45 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:45 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Sedillo | 55-56 |
| 02:23 | Rice | Hiram Lyons connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Sedillo | 55-58 |
| 02:11 | Tulsa | Reginald Eller swats the short shot by David Huntsberger | 55-58 |
| 02:09 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 01:57 | Tulsa | Mwai Elijah knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Mwai Elijah is called for the reach on Hiram Lyons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mwai Elijah, team foul #12 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (PG) Mwai Elijah | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:55 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:55 | Rice | Hiram Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:40 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger blows the layup | 58-59 |
| 01:38 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:22 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 58-59 |
| 01:11 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-59 |
| 01:09 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:54 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 00:53 | Rice | William Sedillo gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Rice | Hiram Lyons misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 58-59 |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | Ron Gilles grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:21 | Tulsa | John Arevalo misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 00:19 | Rice | Reginald Eller pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Reginald Eller is fouled in the backcourt by John Arevalo - foul #2 on John Arevalo, team foul #13 | 58-59 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Tulsa | Anthony Farrar misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:04 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Rice | William Sedillo is hacked by Robert Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #14 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG) Hiram Lyons | |
| 00:01 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:01 | Rice | William Sedillo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | David Huntsberger misses short on a fullcourt shot | 58-63 |