| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Decker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Guerin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Tulsa | Eric Mills comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-32 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-32 |
| 19:37 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 42-32 |
| 19:17 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Joseph Sobel - foul #2 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:17 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses the free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Lee Wall gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joseph Sobel | 44-34 |
| 19:04 | Tulsa | Eric Mills can't finish the layup | 44-34 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | Manuel Smith steals the ball from Robert Tipler in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 18:49 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith is hacked by Johnnie Reed - foul #2 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (SG) Eric Mills | |
| 18:34 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lee Wall - foul #2 on Lee Wall, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Kory Molinari (PF) Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Carter (PF), Wayne Baker (C) Clarence Culpepper, William Guerin | |
| 18:34 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:34 | Tulsa | Manuel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | Donald Decker grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | David Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (SG) Manuel Smith | |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 18:17 | Tulsa | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 18:05 | Tulsa | John Jones loses the dribble to Donald Decker | 44-35 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jim Cobbins - foul #1 on Jim Cobbins, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Carl Gibson (C) Johnnie Reed, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Brewer (C) Robert Johnson | |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:30 | Tulsa | John Jones knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jim Cobbins | 46-37 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Robinson | 49-37 |
| 17:00 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Gibson - foul #1 on Carl Gibson, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF) Robert Tipler, David Robinson, Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Clarence Culpepper (PF), William Guerin (C) John Jones, John Carter, Wayne Baker, Robert Brewer | |
| 17:00 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 17:00 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 16:29 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 49-39 |
| 16:09 | Tulsa | Eric Mills misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 16:01 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Sobel | 51-39 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. SG - Mark Paulson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jim Cobbins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Culpepper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Guerin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Lee Wall - foul #3 on Lee Wall, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG), Kory Molinari (PF), Donald Decker (C) Mark Paulson, Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Manuel Smith (PG), Anthony Scalf (SF), Robert Brewer (C) Jim Cobbins, Robert Johnson, William Guerin | |
| 15:43 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 15:43 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel is open and scores on a floater from the left block set up by Leroy Hill | 53-41 |
| 15:12 | Tulsa | A charge is called on Manuel Smith - foul #2 on Manuel Smith, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), David Robinson (SF) Johnnie Reed, Joseph Sobel | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (SG), John Carter (SF), Wayne Baker (PF) Eric Mills, Anthony Scalf, Clarence Culpepper | |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kory Molinari | 55-41 |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | John Carter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lee Wall (PF) Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Johnson (SF), Anthony Scalf (PF) Wayne Baker, Robert Brewer | |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 14:30 | Tulsa | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Donald Decker drills a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Manuel Smith - foul #3 on Manuel Smith, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Mark Paulson (SF) Leroy Hill, David Robinson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG), William Guerin (C) John Jones, John Carter | |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Donald Decker makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| 14:04 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 14:02 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf tips it in | 58-45 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Unknow (C) Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 13:41 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf banks in the layup on a great pass from Manuel Smith | 58-47 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-47 |
| 13:35 | Tulsa | William Guerin gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 13:29 | Tulsa | Eric Mills misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Ted Unknow grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | Ted Unknow is fouled on the floor by Anthony Scalf - foul #3 on Anthony Scalf, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (PG), David Robinson (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Donald Decker (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Mark Paulson, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (SG), John Carter (PF), Wayne Baker (C) Eric Mills, Anthony Scalf, William Guerin | |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | David Robinson misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Gibson (PF) Ted Unknow | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | David Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | David Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 12:41 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 59-47 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill is hacked by Manuel Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Smith, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kory Molinari (PF) Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG), Clarence Culpepper (PF) Manuel Smith, John Carter | |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 12:11 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Eric Mills is denied by Carl Gibson | 61-47 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | David Robinson gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Wayne Baker steals the ball from Carl Gibson | 61-47 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kory Molinari (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - John Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Mills (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Culpepper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Tulsa | John Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-47 |
| 11:41 | East Carolina | David Robinson grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | David Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill tips it in | 63-47 |
| 11:04 | Tulsa | Eric Mills hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Jones | 63-49 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson steps in front of the Leroy Hill pass in the backcourt | 63-49 |
| 10:45 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper is hacked by Kory Molinari - foul #3 on Kory Molinari, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), Mark Paulson (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Donald Decker (C) Leroy Hill, David Robinson, Joseph Sobel, Kory Molinari, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (PG), John Carter (SG), Anthony Scalf (SF), William Guerin (C) John Jones, Eric Mills, Robert Johnson, Wayne Baker | |
| 10:45 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 10:45 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Tipler | 65-51 |
| 10:22 | Tulsa | Mark Paulson denies the turnaround by Jim Cobbins | 65-51 |
| 10:21 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf grabs the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 10:15 | Tulsa | Donald Decker steals it from Jim Cobbins | 65-51 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Cobbins - foul #2 on Jim Cobbins, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (SG), Robert Johnson (SF) Anthony Scalf, Clarence Culpepper | |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 10:13 | Tulsa | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 10:09 | Tulsa | John Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Lee Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 09:59 | Tulsa | William Guerin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 09:41 | Tulsa | John Carter clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Johnnie Reed - foul #3 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| 09:41 | Tulsa | John Carter misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 09:41 | Tulsa | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Jim Cobbins is called for the reach on Johnnie Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Cobbins, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 09:12 | Tulsa | The jump hook by William Guerin is blocked by Donald Decker | 67-52 |
| 09:10 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler drills a jumper in the paint | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:53 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Carter | 69-54 |
| 08:47 | East Carolina | Jim Cobbins steals it from Lee Wall | 69-54 |
| 08:35 | Tulsa | John Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Donald Decker snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Paulson, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Kory Molinari (PF), Ted Unknow (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Mark Paulson, Lee Wall, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG), Anthony Scalf (SF), Clarence Culpepper (PF), Robert Brewer (C) John Jones, Robert Johnson, John Carter, William Guerin | |
| 08:14 | Tulsa | Eric Mills knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 69-57 |
| 07:58 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Anthony Scalf | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Zaic (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kory Molinari (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ted Unknow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jim Cobbins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Mills (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Scalf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Culpepper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brewer (fresh) | |
| 07:54 | Tulsa | Joseph Sobel swats the shot by Eric Mills | 69-57 |
| 07:52 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 07:46 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kory Molinari - foul #4 on Kory Molinari, team foul #10 | 69-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Decker (C) Kory Molinari | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Manuel Smith (PG) Jim Cobbins | |
| 07:46 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 07:46 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Decker | 69-57 |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Donald Decker connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Zaic | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:20 | Tulsa | Ted Unknow denies the turnaround by Robert Brewer | 72-57 |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill is called for traveling in the backcourt | 72-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG) Michael Zaic, Joseph Sobel | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), William Guerin (C) Eric Mills, Anthony Scalf, Robert Brewer | |
| 07:01 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 72-57 |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | Ted Unknow grabs the board | 72-57 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-57 |
| 06:44 | Tulsa | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 06:39 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper is fouled on the floor by Ted Unknow - foul #2 on Ted Unknow, team foul #11 | 72-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Kory Molinari (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Leroy Hill, Ted Unknow, Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Wayne Baker (C) William Guerin | |
| 06:39 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 06:39 | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Manuel Smith is called for the reach on Johnnie Reed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Manuel Smith, team foul #10 | 72-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (SG), William Guerin (C) Manuel Smith, Clarence Culpepper | |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 06:25 | Tulsa | David Robinson steps in front of the Jim Cobbins pass | 74-58 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | David Robinson dunks the ball | 76-58 |
| 06:08 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 76-58 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Jim Cobbins is called for the reach on Robert Tipler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jim Cobbins, team foul #11 | 76-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Mills (SG) John Jones | |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | Robert Johnson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 77-58 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Kory Molinari grabs the defensive rebound | 77-58 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Gibson | 79-58 |
| 05:28 | Tulsa | Eric Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Donald Decker (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, David Robinson, Kory Molinari, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Jones (PG), John Carter (PF), Robert Brewer (C) Jim Cobbins, Wayne Baker, William Guerin | |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill is hacked by Eric Mills - foul #3 on Eric Mills, team foul #12 | 79-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Clarence Culpepper (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 80-58 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 04:47 | Tulsa | Eric Mills is hacked by Lee Wall - foul #4 on Lee Wall, team foul #12 | 81-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Unknow (C) Donald Decker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf (SF) Robert Brewer | |
| 04:47 | Tulsa | Eric Mills misses the 1st free throw | 81-58 |
| 04:47 | Tulsa | Eric Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 81-59 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Hill | 84-59 |
| 04:15 | Tulsa | Eric Mills steps out of bounds on the sideline | 84-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), David Robinson (SF), Kory Molinari (C) Leroy Hill, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (PG), Wayne Baker (C) Eric Mills, Clarence Culpepper | |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is denied on a dunk by Wayne Baker | 84-59 |
| 03:51 | Tulsa | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 84-59 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Zaic (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Paulson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ted Unknow (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kory Molinari (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jim Cobbins (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Jones (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Scalf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Tulsa | John Jones buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | John Jones is called for the reach on Mark Paulson - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #13 | 84-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SF), Carl Gibson (PF) David Robinson, Ted Unknow | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Brewer (C) Anthony Scalf | |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 85-62 |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 86-62 |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | John Carter scores on a floater from the right wing | 86-64 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is called for traveling | 86-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF) Michael Zaic | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:13 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-67 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson is hacked by Jim Cobbins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jim Cobbins, team foul #14 | 86-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf (SF) Jim Cobbins | |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the 1st free throw | 86-67 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-67 |
| 01:53 | Tulsa | John Carter misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 87-67 |
| 01:51 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf grabs the offensive board | 87-67 |
| 01:33 | Tulsa | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 87-67 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kory Molinari | 87-67 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Anthony Scalf - foul #4 on Anthony Scalf, team foul #15 | 87-67 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 88-67 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 88-67 |
| 01:26 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer grabs the board | 88-67 |
| 01:12 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker drills a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Carl Gibson - foul #2 on Carl Gibson, team foul #13 | 88-69 |
| 01:12 | Tulsa | Wayne Baker makes the free throw | 88-70 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Paulson | 91-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 91-70 |
| 00:36 | Tulsa | John Carter grabs the offensive board | 91-70 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Scalf | 91-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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) | |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | John Carter is called for the reach on Leroy Hill - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #16 | 91-72 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 92-72 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 93-72 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | Anthony Scalf knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 93-74 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill runs out the clock | 93-74 |