| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lawson (fresh) SF - William Tighe (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) C - Craig Shelton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Railey (fresh) SG - Bobby Tompkins (fresh) SF - Anthony Sowell (fresh) PF - Damek Krukowski (fresh) C - James Wasowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Craig Shelton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Railey | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Price | 5-3 |
| 18:35 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by William Tighe - foul #1 on William Tighe, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:35 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:35 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:17 | Rice | William Tighe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 18:16 | Tulsa | Damek Krukowski pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:55 | Tulsa | Anthony Sowell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | Rice | William Price pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Tighe | 7-5 |
| 17:27 | Tulsa | Damek Krukowski banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Sowell | 7-7 |
| 17:10 | Rice | William Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 17:09 | Tulsa | Anthony Sowell gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:48 | Tulsa | David Railey makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 16:25 | Rice | William Tighe makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Lawson | 9-10 |
| 16:04 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Craig Shelton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Railey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Tompkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Sowell (fairly fresh) PF - Damek Krukowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Wasowski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Rice | David Railey is called for the reach on Kenneth Lawson - foul #1 on David Railey, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG), Dustin Sasaki (SF), Moses Hubbard (PF), Frank Smith (C) William Price, William Tighe, Jeffrey Mitchell, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ruben Batson (PG), James Perras (SG), Steven Mullins (SF), Foster Gerard (PF), Andrew Osborne (C) David Railey, Bobby Tompkins, Anthony Sowell, Damek Krukowski, James Wasowski | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Steven Mullins steps in front of the Kenneth Lawson pass | 9-13 |
| 15:29 | Tulsa | Steven Mullins lays it in | 9-15 |
| 15:25 | Rice | James Perras steals it from Joel Karn in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| 15:07 | Tulsa | Foster Gerard double dribbles | 9-15 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG) Kenneth Lawson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 14:46 | Rice | Moses Hubbard buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Frank Smith | 11-15 |
| 14:33 | Tulsa | Dustin Sasaki steps in front of the James Perras pass | 11-15 |
| 14:16 | Rice | Moses Hubbard scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joel Karn | 14-15 |
| 14:12 | Tulsa | Ruben Batson misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 14-15 |
| 14:11 | Tulsa | Steven Mullins grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 13:51 | Tulsa | James Perras clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joel Karn - foul #1 on Joel Karn, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (SG), William Tighe (SF), Fredrick Cannon (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Joel Karn, Dustin Sasaki, Moses Hubbard, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Railey (PG), Bobby Tompkins (SG), Damek Krukowski (PF), James Wasowski (C) Ruben Batson, Steven Mullins, Foster Gerard, Andrew Osborne | |
| 13:51 | Tulsa | James Perras misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:51 | Tulsa | James Perras makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 13:36 | Rice | William Tighe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Perras - foul #1 on James Perras, team foul #2 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Sowell (SF) James Perras | |
| 13:36 | Rice | William Tighe makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:36 | Rice | William Tighe misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 13:36 | Tulsa | Damek Krukowski grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 13:14 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 13:13 | Rice | William Tighe snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 13:10 | Rice | William Tighe is hacked by Anthony Sowell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Sowell, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (PG) William Price | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 12:58 | Rice | Craig Shelton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Wasowski - foul #1 on James Wasowski, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:58 | Rice | Craig Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:58 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Anthony Sowell | 16-16 |
| 12:29 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 12:28 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 12:09 | Rice | William Tighe misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 12:08 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon tips it back up and in | 18-16 |
| 11:56 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins is hacked by Kenneth Lawson - foul #1 on Kenneth Lawson, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Dustin Sasaki (SF), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) Joel Karn, William Tighe, Fredrick Cannon, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ruben Batson (PG), Eric Golebiowski (SG), Steven Mullins (SF), Foster Gerard (PF), Andrew Osborne (C) David Railey, Bobby Tompkins, Anthony Sowell, Damek Krukowski, James Wasowski | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Sasaki (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) C - Moses Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ruben Batson (fresh) SG - Eric Golebiowski (fresh) SF - Steven Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Foster Gerard (fresh) C - Andrew Osborne (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Tulsa | William Price steps in front of the Steven Mullins pass | 18-16 |
| 11:43 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki is hacked by Steven Mullins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Mullins, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Perras (SG) Eric Golebiowski | |
| 11:31 | Rice | Foster Gerard is called for the reach on Kenneth Lawson - foul #1 on Foster Gerard, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| 11:06 | Rice | Andrew Osborne blocks the jumper by William Price | 18-16 |
| 11:05 | Tulsa | Steven Mullins snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 10:58 | Tulsa | Foster Gerard lays it up and in set up by Ruben Batson and the foul's on Jeffrey Mitchell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mitchell, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG) Kenneth Lawson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 10:58 | Tulsa | Foster Gerard makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:43 | Rice | Joel Karn buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Price | 21-19 |
| 10:33 | Tulsa | James Perras misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 10:32 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Foster Gerard | 21-19 |
| 10:14 | Tulsa | Ruben Batson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 09:58 | Rice | William Price can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 09:57 | Rice | Moses Hubbard grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 09:43 | Rice | Moses Hubbard makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 23-22 |
| 09:30 | Tulsa | Foster Gerard misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Sasaki - foul #1 on Dustin Sasaki, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (SG), William Tighe (SF), Frank Smith (PF), Craig Shelton (C) William Price, Dustin Sasaki, Jeffrey Mitchell, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Railey (PG), Bobby Tompkins (SG), Anthony Sowell (SF), Damek Krukowski (PF) Ruben Batson, James Perras, Steven Mullins, Andrew Osborne | |
| 09:30 | Tulsa | Foster Gerard misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:30 | Tulsa | Foster Gerard misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Craig Shelton gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Craig Shelton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Foster Gerard - foul #2 on Foster Gerard, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Wasowski (C) Foster Gerard | |
| 09:19 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 09:19 | Rice | Craig Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:53 | Tulsa | David Railey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 08:52 | Rice | The rebound goes to William Tighe | 25-22 |
| 08:25 | Rice | David Railey steals it from Frank Smith | 25-22 |
| 08:20 | Tulsa | David Railey blows the layup | 25-22 |
| 08:18 | Tulsa | James Wasowski tips it back up and in | 25-24 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Joel Karn hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 07:59 | Rice | Joel Karn snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Railey - foul #2 on David Railey, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Rice | William Price (PG), Fredrick Cannon (C) Joel Karn, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ruben Batson (PG), Eric Golebiowski (SG), Steven Mullins (SF), Andrew Osborne (C) David Railey, Bobby Tompkins, Anthony Sowell, James Wasowski | |
| 07:49 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:49 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Andrew Osborne | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lawson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Smith (fresh) C - Fredrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ruben Batson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Golebiowski (fresh) SF - Steven Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damek Krukowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Osborne (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Tulsa | Frank Smith denies the turnaround by Damek Krukowski | 25-24 |
| 07:30 | Rice | Frank Smith gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 07:13 | Rice | William Tighe drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 07:01 | Tulsa | Andrew Osborne hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ruben Batson and he's fouled by William Tighe - foul #2 on William Tighe, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SF), Jeffrey Mitchell (PF), Moses Hubbard (C) William Tighe, Frank Smith, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins (SG), Anthony Sowell (SF) Eric Golebiowski, Damek Krukowski | |
| 07:01 | Tulsa | Andrew Osborne makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:59 | Rice | Bobby Tompkins picks off the pass by Moses Hubbard in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 06:45 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins comes up short on the floater from the right block | 27-27 |
| 06:44 | Tulsa | Ruben Batson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 06:39 | Tulsa | Andrew Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Shelton (C) Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Perras (PG), Damek Krukowski (PF), James Wasowski (C) Ruben Batson, Andrew Osborne, Steven Mullins | |
| 06:26 | Rice | Craig Shelton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-27 |
| 06:24 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Damek Krukowski | 27-27 |
| 06:01 | Tulsa | Anthony Sowell misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 05:59 | Tulsa | James Perras gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:43 | Tulsa | James Perras buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Tompkins | 27-30 |
| 05:38 | Rice | William Price is hacked by James Perras in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Perras, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG), Moses Hubbard (PF) Kenneth Lawson, Jeffrey Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ruben Batson (PG), Eric Golebiowski (SG), Steven Mullins (PF) James Perras, Bobby Tompkins, Damek Krukowski | |
| 05:38 | Rice | William Price misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:38 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Steven Mullins | 27-30 |
| 05:25 | Tulsa | Eric Golebiowski makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from James Wasowski and he's fouled by Joel Karn - foul #2 on Joel Karn, team foul #7 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (SG), Fredrick Cannon (C) Joel Karn, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Andrew Osborne (PF) Anthony Sowell | |
| 05:25 | Tulsa | Eric Golebiowski makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:08 | Rice | Andrew Osborne swats the shot by Kenneth Lawson | 27-33 |
| 05:06 | Tulsa | James Wasowski grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 04:43 | Tulsa | Fredrick Cannon denies the turnaround by Steven Mullins | 27-33 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Fredrick Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 04:24 | Rice | Kenneth Lawson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 04:23 | Rice | Dustin Sasaki grabs the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Moses Hubbard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ruben Batson - foul #1 on Ruben Batson, team foul #10 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Jeffrey Mitchell (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Dustin Sasaki, Fredrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins (SG), Anthony Sowell (SF), Damek Krukowski (PF) Eric Golebiowski, Steven Mullins, Andrew Osborne | |
| 04:18 | Rice | Moses Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Moses Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:00 | Tulsa | Damek Krukowski misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Moses Hubbard - foul #1 on Moses Hubbard, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Joel Karn (SG), William Tighe (SF) Kenneth Lawson, Moses Hubbard | |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Railey (PG), James Perras (SF), Foster Gerard (C) Ruben Batson, Anthony Sowell, James Wasowski | |
| 04:00 | Tulsa | Damek Krukowski misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:00 | Tulsa | Damek Krukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:56 | Rice | Foster Gerard picks off the pass by Joel Karn in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 03:43 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 03:41 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - William Price (tired) 2 ast. SG - Joel Karn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tighe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mitchell (fresh) C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - David Railey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Tompkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Perras (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Damek Krukowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Foster Gerard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Tulsa | David Railey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 03:35 | Rice | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Mitchell | 29-34 |
| 03:12 | Rice | William Price is open and scores on a floater from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 03:05 | Tulsa | James Perras scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Bobby Tompkins | 31-36 |
| 02:49 | Rice | William Price buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joel Karn | 34-36 |
| 02:27 | Tulsa | Damek Krukowski throws it down set up by Bobby Tompkins | 34-38 |
| 02:13 | Rice | William Tighe is fouled on the floor by James Perras - foul #3 on James Perras, team foul #11 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Kenneth Lawson (SG), Moses Hubbard (PF), Frank Smith (C) William Price, Jeffrey Mitchell, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Eric Golebiowski (SG), Anthony Sowell (SF), Steven Mullins (PF), Andrew Osborne (C) Bobby Tompkins, James Perras, Damek Krukowski, Foster Gerard | |
| 02:13 | Rice | William Tighe misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:13 | Rice | William Tighe misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:13 | Tulsa | Andrew Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:02 | Tulsa | Andrew Osborne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 02:01 | Rice | William Tighe gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:52 | Rice | William Tighe comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 01:50 | Tulsa | Steven Mullins pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:36 | Tulsa | Andrew Osborne travels with the ball | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Dustin Sasaki (SF) William Tighe | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 01:12 | Rice | Frank Smith double dribbles | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins (SG) Eric Golebiowski | |
| 00:57 | Tulsa | Bobby Tompkins connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Railey | 34-41 |
| 00:55 | Rice | Steven Mullins picks off the pass by Frank Smith in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 00:42 | Tulsa | Steven Mullins clanks a floater from the right side | 34-41 |
| 00:41 | Tulsa | David Railey grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 00:23 | Tulsa | Anthony Sowell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Tompkins | 34-44 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Andrew Osborne denies the turnaround by Moses Hubbard | 34-44 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Steven Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |