| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fresh) SG - Samuel Hanes (fresh) SF - Steven Dahlen (fresh) PF - Richard Lotts (fresh) C - John Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Best (fresh) SG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) SF - Julian Bartell (fresh) PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) C - Francis Dull (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Francis Dull - foul #1 on Francis Dull, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Bartell | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski is hacked by Michael Best - foul #1 on Michael Best, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Tulsa | The pull-up jumper by Samuel Hanes is blocked by Lyle Ryan | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Tulsa | John Hall tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Quintanilla | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts's layup is rejected by Julian Bartell | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:21 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen misses the lay-in | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:36 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 6-2 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | Francis Dull is fouled on the floor by John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez (PG), Richard Jasso (SG), Mark Gordon (SF), Peter Evans (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Michael Best, Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Francis Dull | |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Hanes - foul #1 on Samuel Hanes, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jon Bailey (SG), Ignacio Hernandez (PF), Thomas Parsons (C) Samuel Hanes, Richard Lotts, John Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:43 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jeffrey Baker (SF) Steven Dahlen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fresh) SG - Jon Bailey (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Baker (fresh) PF - Ignacio Hernandez (fresh) C - Thomas Parsons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rafael Rodriquez (fresh) SG - Richard Jasso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Gordon (fresh) PF - Peter Evans (fresh) C - Kevin Kays (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Jon Bailey is called for the reach on Richard Jasso - foul #1 on Jon Bailey, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Peter Evans can't finish the layup | 6-4 |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 15:04 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 15:03 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:48 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski's floater is tipped away by Kevin Kays | 6-4 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Peter Evans grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Mark Gordon is blocked by Ignacio Hernandez | 6-4 |
| 14:38 | Tulsa | Thomas Parsons snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | Thomas Parsons hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 13:55 | East Carolina | Mark Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 13:38 | East Carolina | Mark Gordon pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:25 | East Carolina | Mark Gordon slams it home set up by Richard Jasso | 8-6 |
| 12:56 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Mark Gordon loses the dribble to Jon Bailey | 8-6 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski lays it in on a nice dish by Jon Bailey | 10-6 |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez is whistled for a carry | 10-6 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Janus (PG), Samuel Hanes (SG), Steven Dahlen (SF), Richard Lotts (PF), John Hall (C) Olin Cherwinski, Jon Bailey, Jeffrey Baker, Ignacio Hernandez, Thomas Parsons | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Best (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Julian Bartell (SF), Gordon Zeckzer (PF) Rafael Rodriquez, Richard Jasso, Mark Gordon, Peter Evans | |
| 12:16 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Gordon Zeckzer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 10-6 |
| 12:06 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 11:40 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen tips it home | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Bradley Janus (fresh) SG - Samuel Hanes (fresh) SF - Steven Dahlen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Lotts (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Best (fresh) SG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Julian Bartell (fresh) PF - Gordon Zeckzer (fresh) C - Kevin Kays (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Steven Dahlen steps in front of the Julian Bartell pass | 12-6 |
| 11:14 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 11:07 | Tulsa | John Hall pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 10:49 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays buries a runner from close range | 12-8 |
| 10:22 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradley Janus and the foul's on Michael Quintanilla - foul #1 on Michael Quintanilla, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski (PG) Bradley Janus | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez (PG), Richard Jasso (SG), Mark Gordon (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Francis Dull (C) Michael Best, Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell, Gordon Zeckzer, Kevin Kays | |
| 10:22 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts makes the free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Lyle Ryan scores on a jumper in the paint | 15-10 |
| 09:47 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen blows the dunk but the foul's on Mark Gordon - foul #1 on Mark Gordon, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jon Bailey (SG), Ignacio Hernandez (PF), Thomas Parsons (C) Samuel Hanes, Richard Lotts, John Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG), Julian Bartell (SF) Richard Jasso, Mark Gordon | |
| 09:47 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:47 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Francis Dull gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Olin Cherwinski takes the ball from Michael Quintanilla | 16-10 |
| 09:06 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rafael Rodriquez - foul #1 on Rafael Rodriquez, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jeffrey Baker (SF) Steven Dahlen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Jasso (SG), Mark Gordon (SF), Peter Evans (PF), Gordon Zeckzer (C) Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Francis Dull | |
| 09:06 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:06 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-10 |
| 08:49 | East Carolina | Peter Evans can't tip it in | 17-10 |
| 08:48 | Tulsa | Ignacio Hernandez grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 08:25 | Tulsa | Jeffrey Baker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Baker, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes (SG), Richard Lotts (PF), John Hall (C) Jon Bailey, Ignacio Hernandez, Thomas Parsons | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Best (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Julian Bartell (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Francis Dull (C) Rafael Rodriquez, Richard Jasso, Mark Gordon, Peter Evans, Gordon Zeckzer | |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Best | 17-13 |
| 07:55 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski can't finish the layup | 17-13 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Michael Best grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Best | 17-16 |
| 07:30 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Lotts | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Hanes (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Baker (fresh) PF - Richard Lotts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Best (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julian Bartell (fresh) PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Francis Dull (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 20-16 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Janus (PG), Steven Dahlen (SF) Olin Cherwinski, Jeffrey Baker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez (PG), Richard Jasso (SG), Mark Gordon (SF), Peter Evans (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Michael Best, Michael Quintanilla, Julian Bartell, Lyle Ryan, Francis Dull | |
| 06:57 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes is denied on a layup by Peter Evans | 20-16 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Peter Evans | 20-16 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Mark Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Parsons (C) John Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (PG) Rafael Rodriquez | |
| 06:25 | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Janus | 22-16 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Mark Gordon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-16 |
| 06:11 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 06:05 | Tulsa | Thomas Parsons snags the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 05:37 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts double dribbles | 22-16 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski (PG), Jon Bailey (SG), Ignacio Hernandez (PF), John Hall (C) Bradley Janus, Samuel Hanes, Richard Lotts, Thomas Parsons | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez (PG), Julian Bartell (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Francis Dull (C) Richard Jasso, Mark Gordon, Peter Evans, Kevin Kays | |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Quintanilla | 22-19 |
| 04:57 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Best (PG), Richard Jasso (SG), Peter Evans (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Rafael Rodriquez, Michael Quintanilla, Lyle Ryan, Francis Dull | |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Michael Best makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 04:28 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Richard Jasso buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Best | 24-24 |
| 04:02 | Tulsa | Jon Bailey misses long on a floater from the right side | 24-24 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steven Dahlen - foul #1 on Steven Dahlen, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Samuel Hanes (SG), Jeffrey Baker (SF), Richard Lotts (PF), Thomas Parsons (C) Jon Bailey, Steven Dahlen, Ignacio Hernandez, John Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez (PG), Michael Quintanilla (SG), Lyle Ryan (PF), Francis Dull (C) Michael Best, Richard Jasso, Peter Evans, Kevin Kays | |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:36 | Tulsa | Richard Lotts blows the wide open layup | 24-26 |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Francis Dull gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez is fouled on the floor by Thomas Parsons - foul #1 on Thomas Parsons, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Gordon (SF), Kevin Kays (C) Julian Bartell, Francis Dull | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Olin Cherwinski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Samuel Hanes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Baker (fresh) PF - Richard Lotts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rafael Rodriquez (fresh) SG - Michael Quintanilla (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lyle Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Kays (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Mark Gordon is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Baker - foul #2 on Jeffrey Baker, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Best (PG), Gordon Zeckzer (PF), Francis Dull (C) Rafael Rodriquez, Lyle Ryan, Kevin Kays | |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Mark Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | Mark Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:56 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-28 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Francis Dull gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 02:48 | Tulsa | Thomas Parsons pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:21 | Tulsa | Olin Cherwinski loses the ball out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bradley Janus (PG), Jon Bailey (SG), Steven Dahlen (SF), Ignacio Hernandez (PF), John Hall (C) Olin Cherwinski, Samuel Hanes, Jeffrey Baker, Richard Lotts, Thomas Parsons | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez (PG), Richard Jasso (SG), Julian Bartell (SF), Lyle Ryan (PF), Kevin Kays (C) Michael Best, Michael Quintanilla, Mark Gordon, Gordon Zeckzer, Francis Dull | |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | John Hall steps in front of the Kevin Kays pass | 24-28 |
| 01:52 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Dahlen and he's hacked by Rafael Rodriquez - foul #2 on Rafael Rodriquez, team foul #6 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Evans (PF) Lyle Ryan | |
| 01:52 | Tulsa | Bradley Janus makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez is hacked by Bradley Janus - foul #1 on Bradley Janus, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Quintanilla (SG) Richard Jasso | |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:40 | Tulsa | Ignacio Hernandez grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 01:27 | Tulsa | Kevin Kays steals it from Bradley Janus | 27-29 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Rafael Rodriquez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rafael Rodriquez | 27-32 |
| 00:37 | Tulsa | Steven Dahlen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Kevin Kays gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Julian Bartell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 00:28 | Tulsa | Jon Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | John Hall misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 27-32 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Peter Evans pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Peter Evans misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-32 |