| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Nevarez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Boyden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marco Romano (fresh) C - Julius Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Willie Pugh inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Houston | Tyler Kain connects on the floater from the left block set up by Willie Pugh and he's hacked by Brian Smith - foul #3 on Brian Smith, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gahuj Azure (PG) Brian Smith | |
| 19:50 | Houston | Tyler Kain misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:50 | Tulsa | William Nevarez snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 19:30 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-38 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Edward Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Sid Pride buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Dunn | 45-38 |
| 18:55 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-38 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Edward Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Charles Dunn is fouled in the backcourt by Gahuj Azure - foul #1 on Gahuj Azure, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Charles Dunn buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tyler Kain | 48-38 |
| 18:26 | Tulsa | Sid Pride is called for the reach on Gahuj Azure - foul #1 on Sid Pride, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG) Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins (SF), Alberto Rossi (PF), James Leister (C) Dale Boyden, Marco Romano, Julius Ingram | |
| 18:20 | Tulsa | William Nevarez misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Willie Pugh snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Lee Fulmer is called for 3 seconds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Ben Walker (C) Tyler Kain, Willie Pugh, Sid Pride, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Mangold (PG) Gahuj Azure | |
| 17:37 | Tulsa | William Nevarez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-38 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Eric Purkey grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 17:14 | Houston | The short jumper by Lee Fulmer is denied by Alberto Rossi | 48-38 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Ben Walker hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 16:58 | Tulsa | The short jumper by Larry Gaskins is denied by Ben Walker | 50-38 |
| 16:57 | Tulsa | William Nevarez tips it but misses | 50-38 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Ben Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 16:41 | Houston | George Mangold steps in front of the Lee Fulmer pass | 50-38 |
| 16:32 | Tulsa | James Leister is fouled on the floor by Ben Walker - foul #2 on Ben Walker, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, Lee Fulmer, Eric Purkey, David Yankovski, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gahuj Azure (PG), Dale Boyden (SF), Marco Romano (PF), Julius Ingram (C) George Mangold, Larry Gaskins, Alberto Rossi, James Leister | |
| 16:25 | Tulsa | Marco Romano hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gahuj Azure | 50-41 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Edward Brown is denied on a layup by Julius Ingram | 50-41 |
| 16:01 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Marco Romano | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Gahuj Azure (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Nevarez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Boyden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marco Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Julius Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Tulsa | Julius Ingram buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gahuj Azure | 50-44 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Gahuj Azure picks off the pass by Charles Dunn | 50-44 |
| 15:29 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Marco Romano | 50-47 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Tyler Kain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG) Tyler Kain, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Smith (PG), Alberto Rossi (C) William Nevarez, Julius Ingram | |
| 14:51 | Tulsa | Alberto Rossi connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Gahuj Azure | 50-49 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Alberto Rossi steals it from Willie Pugh | 50-49 |
| 14:12 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Edward Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Sid Pride clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 14:00 | Tulsa | Gahuj Azure grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 13:45 | Tulsa | Brian Smith misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry King - foul #1 on Terry King, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Ben Walker (C) Terry King, Lee Fulmer, Willie Pugh, Sid Pride, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Mangold (SG), Larry Gaskins (SF), Donald Lachowski (PF), Julius Ingram (C) Gahuj Azure, Dale Boyden, Marco Romano, Alberto Rossi | |
| 13:45 | Tulsa | Brian Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:45 | Tulsa | Brian Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Eric Purkey misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Gaskins - foul #1 on Larry Gaskins, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:23 | Tulsa | Brian Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Brian Smith, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Nevarez (SG) Brian Smith | |
| 13:04 | Houston | Tyler Kain lays it up and in | 54-50 |
| 12:41 | Tulsa | William Nevarez is fouled on the floor by Charles Dunn - foul #2 on Charles Dunn, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG) Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alberto Rossi (PF), James Leister (C) Donald Lachowski, Julius Ingram | |
| 12:14 | Tulsa | William Nevarez connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Larry Gaskins | 54-52 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Tyler Kain misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 11:59 | Tulsa | William Nevarez grabs the board | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ben Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Mangold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Nevarez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gaskins (fairly fresh) PF - Alberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - James Leister (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Tulsa | George Mangold's pass is intercepted by Ben Walker | 54-52 |
| 11:16 | Houston | David Yankovski loses the dribble to James Leister | 54-52 |
| 10:56 | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Nevarez and he's hacked by David Yankovski - foul #1 on David Yankovski, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Edward Brown (C) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Eric Purkey, David Yankovski, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gahuj Azure (SG), Dale Boyden (SF), Marco Romano (PF), Julius Ingram (C) George Mangold, William Nevarez, Alberto Rossi, James Leister | |
| 10:56 | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Terry King is hacked by Gahuj Azure in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gahuj Azure, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | William Nevarez (SG) Larry Gaskins | |
| 10:34 | Houston | Sid Pride connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 56-55 |
| 10:05 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Marco Romano | 56-58 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Sid Pride misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dale Boyden - foul #3 on Dale Boyden, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck (SG) Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski (C) Julius Ingram | |
| 09:52 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:34 | Tulsa | Marco Romano misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 09:32 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | Marco Romano blows the layup but he's fouled by Willie Pugh - foul #1 on Willie Pugh, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana (SF) Dale Boyden | |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | Marco Romano makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | Marco Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (PG) Terry King | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Julius Ingram (C) Marco Romano | |
| 09:02 | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jimmy Galeana, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG) Jeffrey Dyck, Willie Pugh | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Alberto Rossi (PF) Donald Lachowski | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Tyler Kain is fouled in the backcourt by Alberto Rossi - foul #3 on Alberto Rossi, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:43 | Tulsa | Gahuj Azure misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Lee Fulmer grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Eric Purkey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 08:08 | Tulsa | Eric Purkey picks off the pass by William Nevarez | 63-60 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Lee Fulmer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tyler Kain | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Fulmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Gahuj Azure (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Nevarez (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Galeana (fairly fresh) PF - Alberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Julius Ingram (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana misses the lay-in | 66-60 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Edward Brown pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Sid Pride hits a wide open shot from the baseline | 68-60 |
| 07:13 | Tulsa | Julius Ingram misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 07:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Purkey | 68-60 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Alberto Rossi swats the short shot by Tyler Kain | 68-60 |
| 06:55 | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 06:43 | Tulsa | William Nevarez's floater is tipped away by Sid Pride | 68-60 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Sid Pride pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Gahuj Azure takes the ball from Eric Purkey in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 06:24 | Tulsa | Tyler Kain steals the ball from Jimmy Galeana | 68-60 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Eric Purkey is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tyler Kain | 71-60 |
| 05:49 | Tulsa | William Nevarez comes up short on the jumper from close range | 71-60 |
| 05:48 | Tulsa | Alberto Rossi tips it home | 71-62 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Ben Walker (C) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Eric Purkey, Sid Pride, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Smith (PG), George Mangold (SG), Dale Boyden (SF), Marco Romano (PF), James Leister (C) Gahuj Azure, William Nevarez, Jimmy Galeana, Alberto Rossi, Julius Ingram | |
| 05:45 | Houston | Brian Smith is called for the reach on Terry King in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Smith, team foul #9 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins (SG) Brian Smith | |
| 05:45 | Houston | Terry King makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Terry King makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 05:32 | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins can't finish the layup | 73-62 |
| 05:31 | Houston | David Yankovski grabs the board | 73-62 |
| 05:06 | Houston | David Yankovski buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden is called for traveling | 75-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (C) Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Houston | Terry King is hacked by Larry Gaskins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Gaskins, team foul #10 | 75-62 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Terry King makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Terry King makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 04:39 | Tulsa | James Leister is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Leister, team foul #11 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski (C) James Leister | |
| 04:16 | Houston | Charles Dunn misses long on an open floater from the left side | 77-62 |
| 04:15 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski pulls down the rebound | 77-62 |
| 03:59 | Tulsa | George Mangold hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-62 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Willie Pugh grabs the board | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-62 |
| 03:52 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Marco Romano | 77-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Yankovski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Eric Purkey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - George Mangold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Gaskins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Boyden (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marco Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins is fouled on the floor by David Yankovski - foul #2 on David Yankovski, team foul #7 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Ben Walker (PF), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gahuj Azure (SG), Alberto Rossi (PF) George Mangold, Marco Romano | |
| 03:40 | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 03:40 | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Larry Gaskins picks off the pass by Tyler Kain in the backcourt | 77-64 |
| 03:20 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 77-64 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Ben Walker snags the defensive board | 77-64 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Eric Purkey connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Donald Lachowski - foul #1 on Donald Lachowski, team foul #12 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck (SG), David Yankovski (C) Tyler Kain, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Mangold (SG), Jimmy Galeana (SF), James Leister (C) Larry Gaskins, Dale Boyden, Donald Lachowski | |
| 02:50 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the free throw | 80-64 |
| 02:43 | Tulsa | Gahuj Azure is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dyck - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dyck, team foul #8 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG) Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:43 | Tulsa | Gahuj Azure misses the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 02:43 | Houston | David Yankovski snags the defensive board | 80-64 |
| 02:21 | Houston | David Yankovski scores on a shot from close range | 82-64 |
| 02:12 | Tulsa | Eric Purkey is called for the reach on George Mangold - foul #3 on Eric Purkey, team foul #9 | 82-64 |
| 02:12 | Tulsa | George Mangold makes the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 02:12 | Tulsa | George Mangold makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Terry King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins (SF) Jimmy Galeana | |
| 01:52 | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins's layup is rejected by David Yankovski | 82-66 |
| 01:50 | Tulsa | Gahuj Azure pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-66 |
| 01:38 | Tulsa | Gahuj Azure misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 82-66 |
| 01:36 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to George Mangold | 82-66 |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Larry Gaskins hits the finger roll | 82-68 |
| 01:00 | Houston | David Yankovski misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 82-68 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Terry King grabs the offensive board | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Lee Fulmer knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 84-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Tulsa | George Mangold comes up short on the shot from the left side | 84-68 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | George Mangold tips it back up and in | 84-70 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Terry King runs out the clock | 84-70 |