| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Mwai Dare (fresh) SG - Vincent Quincy (fresh) SF - Robert Sae (fresh) PF - Paul Sargent (fresh) C - Jeffery Bush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fresh) SG - Terrance Green (fresh) SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) C - Dale Harding (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green loses the dribble to Mwai Dare in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Tulsa | Robert Sae's layup is rejected by Dale Harding | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Tulsa | Robert Sae tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley misses long on a jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Tulsa | Jeffery Bush snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Tulsa | Robert Sae misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Horace Gebo - foul #1 on Horace Gebo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Tulsa | Robert Sae makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Tulsa | Robert Sae makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley is hacked by Jeffery Bush - foul #1 on Jeffery Bush, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Nicholls State | Paul Sargent is called for the reach on Timothy Davis - foul #1 on Paul Sargent, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Tulsa | Robert Sae hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy tips it in | 6-0 |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 17:31 | Tulsa | Mwai Dare grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:15 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Sae | 9-0 |
| 17:04 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis's floater is tipped away by Paul Sargent | 9-0 |
| 17:03 | Tulsa | Mwai Dare grabs the board | 9-0 |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | Mwai Dare can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Harding - foul #1 on Dale Harding, team foul #2 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez (SG), Bao Chu (SF), Ted Redd (PF), Dobromir Kalinski (C) Vincent Quincy, Robert Sae, Paul Sargent, Jeffery Bush | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Matthew Starkey (SF), Troy Palomo (PF), David Kovar (C) Alan Buckley, Terrance Green, Horace Gebo, Timothy Davis, Dale Harding | |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | Mwai Dare makes the 1st free throw | 10-0 |
| 16:44 | Tulsa | Mwai Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 11-0 |
| 16:25 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bao Chu - foul #1 on Bao Chu, team foul #3 | 11-0 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson (PG) Mwai Dare | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:25 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 11-1 |
| 16:25 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 11-2 |
| 16:10 | Tulsa | Troy Palomo is called for the reach on Ted Redd - foul #1 on Troy Palomo, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| 15:56 | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson's pass is intercepted by Manuel Hill | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ralph Anderson (fresh) SG - Salvador Rodriquez (fresh) SF - Bao Chu (fresh) PF - Ted Redd (fresh) C - Dobromir Kalinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Manuel Hill (fresh) SG - David Thigpen (fresh) SF - Matthew Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Palomo (fresh) C - David Kovar (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo's pass is intercepted by Salvador Rodriquez | 11-2 |
| 15:25 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Ted Redd is denied by David Kovar | 11-2 |
| 15:24 | Tulsa | Bao Chu can't tip it in | 11-2 |
| 15:23 | Nicholls State | David Kovar grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 15:03 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-2 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy (SG), Paul Sargent (PF), Julius Ingram (C) Ralph Anderson, Ted Redd, Dobromir Kalinski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Troy Palomo, David Kovar | |
| 14:55 | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-2 |
| 14:53 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 14:50 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill is hacked by Salvador Rodriquez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Salvador Rodriquez, team foul #4 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Dare (PG), Thomas Deming (SF) Salvador Rodriquez, Bao Chu | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Gregory Ontiveros (SG), Horace Gebo (SF) Manuel Hill, David Thigpen, Matthew Starkey | |
| 14:41 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-2 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Sae (SF) Thomas Deming | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terrance Green (SG) Gregory Ontiveros | |
| 14:34 | Tulsa | Julius Ingram hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-2 |
| 14:33 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 14:23 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler travels with the ball | 11-2 |
| 14:06 | Tulsa | Paul Sargent makes the jumper in the paint | 13-2 |
| 13:52 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 13-2 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green gets the offensive rebound | 13-2 |
| 13:39 | Nicholls State | Vincent Quincy takes the ball from Alan Buckley | 13-2 |
| 13:35 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy hits the finger roll | 15-2 |
| 13:33 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Horace Gebo, team foul #4 | 15-2 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson (PG), Salvador Rodriquez (SG), Bao Chu (SF), Ted Redd (PF), Dobromir Kalinski (C) Mwai Dare, Vincent Quincy, Robert Sae, Paul Sargent, Julius Ingram | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Matthew Starkey (SF), Troy Palomo (PF), David Kovar (C) Alan Buckley, Terrance Green, Horace Gebo, Timothy Davis, Roy Shuler | |
| 13:16 | Tulsa | Ted Redd hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Salvador Rodriquez | 17-2 |
| 12:54 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-2 |
| 12:53 | Nicholls State | David Kovar misses the tip | 17-2 |
| 12:51 | Tulsa | Ted Redd grabs the board | 17-2 |
| 12:37 | Tulsa | Manuel Hill steals the ball from Bao Chu | 17-2 |
| 12:33 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey misses the lay-in | 17-2 |
| 12:32 | Tulsa | Bao Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 17-2 |
| 12:15 | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez is whistled for traveling | 17-2 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Deming (SG), Robert Sae (SF), Julius Ingram (PF), Jeffery Bush (C) Salvador Rodriquez, Bao Chu, Ted Redd, Dobromir Kalinski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Terrance Green (SG), Gregory Ontiveros (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), Dale Harding (C) Manuel Hill, David Thigpen, Matthew Starkey, Troy Palomo, David Kovar | |
| 11:47 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros connects on the open fadeaway from the left side | 17-4 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Deming (fresh) SF - Robert Sae (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julius Ingram (fresh) C - Jeffery Bush (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fairly fresh) SG - Terrance Green (fresh) SF - Gregory Ontiveros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Davis (fairly fresh) C - Dale Harding (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Gregory Ontiveros - foul #1 on Gregory Ontiveros, team foul #5 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy (SG) Thomas Deming | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 18-4 |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-4 |
| 11:27 | Nicholls State | Julius Ingram swats the short shot by Dale Harding | 19-4 |
| 11:26 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley tips it back up and in | 19-6 |
| 11:13 | Tulsa | Gregory Ontiveros takes the ball from Robert Sae | 19-6 |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #5 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Dare (PG), Bao Chu (SF), Paul Sargent (PF) Ralph Anderson, Robert Sae, Julius Ingram | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo (PF) Timothy Davis | |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros makes the 1st free throw | 19-7 |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | Jeffery Bush drills a jumper from the left side set up by Paul Sargent | 21-8 |
| 10:36 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dobromir Kalinski (C) Jeffery Bush | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Matthew Starkey (SF), Roy Shuler (C) Alan Buckley, Terrance Green, Gregory Ontiveros, Dale Harding | |
| 10:27 | Tulsa | Matthew Starkey is called for the reach on Vincent Quincy - foul #1 on Matthew Starkey, team foul #6 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez (SG), Ted Redd (C) Vincent Quincy, Dobromir Kalinski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Kovar (C) Roy Shuler | |
| 10:12 | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Mwai Dare | 23-8 |
| 10:10 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey is fouled in the backcourt by Bao Chu - foul #2 on Bao Chu, team foul #6 | 23-8 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Deming (SF), Dobromir Kalinski (C) Bao Chu, Paul Sargent | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler (C) Troy Palomo | |
| 10:03 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-10 |
| 09:45 | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-10 |
| 09:44 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey gets the rebound | 23-10 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Julius Ingram (C) Ted Redd | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terrance Green (SG), Timothy Davis (PF) David Thigpen, Matthew Starkey | |
| 09:21 | Tulsa | Mwai Dare hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-10 |
| 09:20 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Terrance Green | 23-10 |
| 09:18 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill is hacked by Mwai Dare in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mwai Dare, team foul #7 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy (SG), Robert Sae (SF), Paul Sargent (PF) Mwai Dare, Thomas Deming, Dobromir Kalinski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:18 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill misses the 1st free throw | 23-10 |
| 09:18 | Tulsa | Paul Sargent pulls down the rebound | 23-10 |
| 09:07 | Tulsa | Robert Sae comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-10 |
| 09:06 | Nicholls State | David Kovar pulls down the rebound | 23-10 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green makes the jumpshot from the right side | 23-12 |
| 08:36 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy travels with the ball | 23-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson (PG), Jeffery Bush (C) Salvador Rodriquez, Julius Ingram | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Matthew Starkey (SF), Troy Palomo (PF), Dale Harding (C) Manuel Hill, David Kovar, Timothy Davis, Roy Shuler | |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo misses the floater in the paint | 23-12 |
| 08:13 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo can't tip it in | 23-12 |
| 08:11 | Tulsa | Robert Sae grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 07:48 | Tulsa | Robert Sae buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Anderson | 25-12 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Quincy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Sae (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Sargent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terrance Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Starkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Palomo (fresh) C - Dale Harding (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Nicholls State | Paul Sargent picks off the pass by Terrance Green | 25-12 |
| 07:17 | Tulsa | Jeffery Bush drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-12 |
| 07:02 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 27-12 |
| 07:00 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo can't tip it in | 27-12 |
| 06:59 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding hits the follow up shot | 27-14 |
| 06:37 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy is fouled on the floor by Terrance Green - foul #1 on Terrance Green, team foul #7 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Dare (PG), Dobromir Kalinski (SF), Ted Redd (PF), Julius Ingram (C) Ralph Anderson, Robert Sae, Paul Sargent, Jeffery Bush | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (PG), Gregory Ontiveros (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Alan Buckley, Matthew Starkey, Troy Palomo, Dale Harding | |
| 06:37 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:37 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy misses the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:37 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler grabs the board | 28-14 |
| 06:19 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen scores on a floater from the left side | 28-16 |
| 06:07 | Tulsa | Terrance Green steps in front of the Dobromir Kalinski pass | 28-16 |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 28-16 |
| 05:54 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Julius Ingram | 28-16 |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Davis - foul #1 on Timothy Davis, team foul #8 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), Dale Harding (C) Terrance Green, Roy Shuler | |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | Vincent Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen is hacked by Vincent Quincy - foul #1 on Vincent Quincy, team foul #8 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez (SG), Thomas Deming (SF), Jeffery Bush (C) Vincent Quincy, Dobromir Kalinski, Julius Ingram | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Kovar (SF) Gregory Ontiveros | |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 05:20 | Tulsa | Jeffery Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 30-16 |
| 05:02 | Tulsa | Salvador Rodriquez misses the floater from just outside the lane | 30-16 |
| 05:00 | Tulsa | Ted Redd tips it in | 32-16 |
| 04:38 | Nicholls State | David Kovar is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Kovar, team foul #9 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson (PG), Paul Sargent (PF) Mwai Dare, Ted Redd | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Troy Palomo (PF) David Thigpen, Timothy Davis | |
| 04:22 | Tulsa | Jeffery Bush clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-16 |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo snags the defensive board | 32-16 |
| 04:09 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley misses the easy layup | 32-16 |
| 04:07 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding tips it in | 32-18 |
| 03:56 | Tulsa | Paul Sargent knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 34-18 |
| 03:36 | Nicholls State | David Kovar misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-18 |
| 03:35 | Tulsa | Jeffery Bush pulls down the rebound | 34-18 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvador Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Deming (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Sargent (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jeffery Bush (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - David Kovar (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Troy Palomo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Harding (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Tulsa | Jeffery Bush drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Anderson | 36-18 |
| 03:25 | Nicholls State | David Kovar's pass is intercepted by Thomas Deming in the backcourt | 36-18 |
| 03:10 | Tulsa | Jeffery Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-18 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mwai Dare (PG), Vincent Quincy (SG), Bao Chu (SF), Dobromir Kalinski (PF), Julius Ingram (C) Ralph Anderson, Salvador Rodriquez, Thomas Deming, Paul Sargent, Jeffery Bush | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros (SG), Horace Gebo (SF), Matthew Starkey (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Manuel Hill, David Kovar, Troy Palomo, Dale Harding | |
| 02:53 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo blows the layup but he's hacked by Vincent Quincy - foul #2 on Vincent Quincy, team foul #9 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Sae (SF) Vincent Quincy | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (PG) Alan Buckley | |
| 02:53 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo makes the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 02:53 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 02:27 | Tulsa | Bao Chu is fouled on the floor by Gregory Ontiveros - foul #2 on Gregory Ontiveros, team foul #10 | 36-20 |
| 02:27 | Tulsa | Bao Chu makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 02:27 | Tulsa | Bao Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 02:06 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-20 |
| 02:05 | Tulsa | Mwai Dare snags the defensive board | 38-20 |
| 01:42 | Tulsa | Bao Chu misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-20 |
| 01:41 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Horace Gebo | 38-20 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from David Thigpen | 38-22 |
| 01:02 | Tulsa | Roy Shuler picks off the pass by Mwai Dare | 38-22 |
| 00:40 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen is fouled on the floor by Mwai Dare - foul #2 on Mwai Dare, team foul #10 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ralph Anderson (PG), Salvador Rodriquez (SG), Paul Sargent (PF), Ted Redd (C) Mwai Dare, Bao Chu, Dobromir Kalinski, Julius Ingram | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terrance Green (SG), Troy Palomo (PF), Dale Harding (C) Gregory Ontiveros, Matthew Starkey, Roy Shuler | |
| 00:40 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 00:40 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 00:27 | Tulsa | Dale Harding steps in front of the Paul Sargent pass | 38-24 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-24 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG) David Thigpen | |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Ted Redd makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-24 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill misses long on a fullcourt shot | 40-24 |