| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) SF - Marvin Boltz (fresh) PF - John Caruso (fresh) C - Brad Clough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) SG - George Mangold (fresh) SF - Dale Boyden (fresh) PF - Donald Lachowski (fresh) C - Scott Beaird (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Brad Clough 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) | |
| 19:56 | Rice | Oliver Chance is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rice | Brad Clough gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Rice | Marvin Boltz steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Tulsa | Brian Smith is fouled on the floor by John Caruso - foul #1 on John Caruso, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Tulsa | George Mangold comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Rice | Marvin Boltz pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Rice | John Caruso hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Salvador Hernandez | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski's pass is intercepted by Salvador Hernandez | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez dunks the ball | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | Rice | Oliver Chance loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Rice | The jump hook by Brad Clough is blocked by Scott Beaird | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | Rice | John Caruso pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Beaird | 4-2 |
| 17:02 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird's pass is intercepted by Marvin Boltz | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez throws it down set up by Marvin Boltz | 6-2 |
| 16:34 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:32 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:08 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Brad Clough | 8-2 |
| 15:49 | Tulsa | Brian Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 15:47 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the board | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (tiring) SG - Salvador Hernandez (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (tiring) PF - John Caruso (tiring) 2 pts. C - Brad Clough (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) SG - George Mangold (tiring) SF - Dale Boyden (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Donald Lachowski (tiring) C - Scott Beaird (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Rice | Oliver Chance is fouled on the floor by Brian Smith - foul #1 on Brian Smith, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), James Diggs (PF), Matthew Lonergan (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, John Caruso, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer (PG), Jimmy Galeana (SG), Boryslaw Gembarowski (SF), James Leister (PF), Anthony Brown (C) Brian Smith, George Mangold, Dale Boyden, Donald Lachowski, Scott Beaird | |
| 15:29 | Rice | James Diggs makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Lane and he's hacked by Patrick Messmer - foul #1 on Patrick Messmer, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| 15:29 | Rice | James Diggs makes the free throw | 11-2 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | James Leister can't throw it down but he's hacked by Martin Ward - foul #1 on Martin Ward, team foul #2 | 11-2 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | James Leister makes the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:04 | Tulsa | James Leister makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:43 | Rice | James Lane knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Diggs | 14-4 |
| 14:27 | Tulsa | James Leister can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-4 |
| 14:26 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 14:09 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-4 |
| 14:08 | Tulsa | Anthony Brown misses the tip | 14-4 |
| 14:07 | Rice | James Lane snags the defensive board | 14-4 |
| 14:05 | Rice | James Blay is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Galeana - foul #1 on Jimmy Galeana, team foul #3 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Lile (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Bernard Mack (C) Martin Ward, James Lane, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Smith (PG), Michael Bleau (SG), Dale Boyden (SF), Donald Lachowski (PF) Patrick Messmer, Jimmy Galeana, James Leister, Anthony Brown | |
| 13:56 | Rice | Marvin Boltz is fouled on the floor by Michael Bleau - foul #1 on Michael Bleau, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| 13:46 | Rice | Marvin Boltz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-4 |
| 13:28 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-4 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Beaird (C) Boryslaw Gembarowski | |
| 13:03 | Rice | Bernard Mack buries a 3 from the left corner | 17-4 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Marvin Boltz - foul #1 on Marvin Boltz, team foul #3 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SF), John Caruso (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Marvin Boltz, James Diggs, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Mangold (SG) Michael Bleau | |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird misses the 1st free throw | 17-4 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird misses the 2nd free throw | 17-4 |
| 12:46 | Rice | John Caruso pulls down the rebound | 17-4 |
| 12:23 | Rice | John Caruso is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Darryl Lile | 19-4 |
| 12:11 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by John Caruso - foul #2 on John Caruso, team foul #4 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF) Oliver Chance, Darryl Lile, John Caruso | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer (PG), Jimmy Galeana (SG), Anthony Brown (C) Brian Smith, George Mangold, Scott Beaird | |
| 12:11 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden makes the free throw | 19-7 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Salvador Hernandez | 21-7 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Martin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lane (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) C - Brad Clough (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Messmer (fresh) SG - Jimmy Galeana (fresh) SF - Dale Boyden (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lachowski (tiring) C - Anthony Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Galeana | 21-9 |
| 11:31 | Rice | James Lane is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-9 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Bernard Mack (C) Martin Ward, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Bleau (SF), James Leister (PF) Dale Boyden, Donald Lachowski | |
| 11:12 | Tulsa | Michael Bleau clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-9 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Matthew Lonergan pulls down the rebound | 21-9 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez can't finish the layup but the foul's on Patrick Messmer - foul #2 on Patrick Messmer, team foul #5 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (PF) Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Smith (PG), George Mangold (SG), Boryslaw Gembarowski (C) Patrick Messmer, Jimmy Galeana, Anthony Brown | |
| 11:05 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 11:05 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 10:38 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski's dunk attempt is rejected by James Diggs | 22-9 |
| 10:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 22-9 |
| 10:11 | Rice | James Lane scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Salvador Hernandez | 24-9 |
| 10:06 | Tulsa | Brian Smith loses the dribble to Bernard Mack | 24-9 |
| 09:47 | Rice | James Lane is whistled for a carry | 24-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), Darryl Lile (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), Matthew Lonergan (PF), Brad Clough (C) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez, James Lane, James Diggs, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dale Boyden (SF), Donald Lachowski (PF), Scott Beaird (C) Michael Bleau, James Leister, Boryslaw Gembarowski | |
| 09:39 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-9 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Martin Ward snags the defensive board | 24-9 |
| 09:21 | Rice | Brad Clough banks in the layup set up by Darryl Lile | 26-9 |
| 08:59 | Tulsa | Brian Smith misses the shot from the right side | 26-9 |
| 08:58 | Rice | Brad Clough grabs the board | 26-9 |
| 08:53 | Rice | Brian Smith is called for the reach on Martin Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #6 | 26-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Diggs (PF) Marvin Boltz, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Leister (PG), Jimmy Galeana (SG), Anthony Brown (PF) Brian Smith, George Mangold, Donald Lachowski | |
| 08:28 | Rice | Martin Ward comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dale Boyden - foul #1 on Dale Boyden, team foul #7 | 26-9 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) Darryl Lile | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski (C) Scott Beaird | |
| 08:28 | Rice | Martin Ward misses the 1st free throw | 26-9 |
| 08:28 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 27-9 |
| 08:15 | Tulsa | James Leister makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Boryslaw Gembarowski | 27-11 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the easy layup but the foul's on Boryslaw Gembarowski - foul #1 on Boryslaw Gembarowski, team foul #8 | 27-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Marvin Boltz (SF) Martin Ward | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski (PF) Dale Boyden | |
| 08:00 | Rice | Brad Clough misses the 1st free throw | 27-11 |
| 08:00 | Rice | Brad Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 28-11 |
| 07:38 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski is whistled for a carry | 28-11 |
| Subs | Rice | Matthew Lonergan (PF), Bernard Mack (C) James Diggs, Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Beaird (C) Anthony Brown | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (tiring) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Boltz (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Lonergan (fresh) C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - James Leister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jimmy Galeana (fairly fresh) SF - Boryslaw Gembarowski (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Lachowski (tiring) C - Scott Beaird (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Rice | Bernard Mack is hacked by James Leister in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Leister, team foul #9 | 28-11 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Bernard Mack makes the 1st free throw | 29-11 |
| 07:35 | Rice | Bernard Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 30-11 |
| 07:13 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Galeana | 30-13 |
| 07:00 | Rice | Oliver Chance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-13 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), Darryl Lile (SG), James Lane (SF) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Mangold (SG), Michael Bleau (SF) Jimmy Galeana, Boryslaw Gembarowski | |
| 06:42 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski hits a runner in the lane | 30-15 |
| 06:22 | Rice | Martin Ward comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-15 |
| 06:21 | Rice | Darryl Lile can't tip it in | 30-15 |
| 06:19 | Rice | Bernard Mack pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-15 |
| 06:04 | Rice | Martin Ward is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 32-15 |
| 05:48 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird buries a runner from the baseline | 32-17 |
| 05:29 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-17 |
| 05:27 | Tulsa | James Leister grabs the board | 32-17 |
| 05:21 | Tulsa | James Leister is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Leister, team foul #10 | 32-17 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Marvin Boltz (SF), James Diggs (PF), Brad Clough (C) Martin Ward, Darryl Lile, James Lane, Matthew Lonergan, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana (PG), Dale Boyden (SF), Anthony Brown (PF), Boryslaw Gembarowski (C) James Leister, Michael Bleau, Donald Lachowski, Scott Beaird | |
| 05:08 | Rice | James Diggs hits the easy wide open finger roll | 34-17 |
| 04:47 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden misses long on a shot from the right side | 34-17 |
| 04:46 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 34-17 |
| 04:41 | Rice | Jimmy Galeana steps in front of the James Blay pass | 34-17 |
| 04:19 | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-17 |
| 04:18 | Rice | Brad Clough pulls down the rebound | 34-17 |
| 03:57 | Rice | James Diggs misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 34-17 |
| 03:55 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez can't tip it in | 34-17 |
| 03:53 | Tulsa | Anthony Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-17 |
| 03:42 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski is hacked by Brad Clough - foul #1 on Brad Clough, team foul #5 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Martin Ward (SG), James Lane (SF), John Caruso (PF) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez, Marvin Boltz, James Diggs | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Smith (PG), Patrick Messmer (SG), Donald Lachowski (PF) Jimmy Galeana, George Mangold, Anthony Brown | |
| 03:35 | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Smith | 34-20 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Lane (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Caruso (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Clough (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Brian Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Messmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dale Boyden (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Lachowski (tiring) 4 pts. C - Boryslaw Gembarowski (tiring) | |
| 03:23 | Rice | John Caruso misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Patrick Messmer - foul #3 on Patrick Messmer, team foul #11 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana (SG), Scott Beaird (C) Patrick Messmer, Boryslaw Gembarowski | |
| 03:23 | Rice | John Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 03:23 | Rice | John Caruso misses the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 03:23 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski pulls down the rebound | 35-20 |
| 03:01 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski loses the ball out of bounds | 35-20 |
| Subs | Rice | James Diggs (C) Brad Clough | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:50 | Rice | James Lane banks in the layup on a great pass from Martin Ward | 37-20 |
| 02:37 | Tulsa | John Caruso swats the short shot by Scott Beaird | 37-20 |
| 02:35 | Rice | James Diggs snags the defensive board | 37-20 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Brian Smith is called for the reach on Martin Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Smith, team foul #12 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SF), Matthew Lonergan (C) James Lane, James Diggs | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Leister (PG), Michael Bleau (SF) Brian Smith, Dale Boyden | |
| 02:33 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 02:33 | Rice | Martin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| 02:17 | Tulsa | Michael Bleau is whistled for traveling | 39-20 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) Martin Ward | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski (C) Scott Beaird | |
| 02:01 | Rice | John Caruso makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Blay | 42-20 |
| 01:41 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski's fadeaway is rejected by James Blay | 42-20 |
| 01:39 | Rice | John Caruso pulls down the rebound | 42-20 |
| 01:37 | Rice | Michael Bleau steals the ball from Oliver Chance in the backcourt | 42-20 |
| 01:21 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Lonergan | 42-20 |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | Michael Bleau pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-20 |
| 01:08 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Lachowski and he's fouled by Oliver Chance - foul #1 on Oliver Chance, team foul #6 | 42-22 |
| Subs | Rice | Martin Ward (PG), Darryl Lile (SG), James Lane (SF), Bernard Mack (C) Oliver Chance, Salvador Hernandez, James Blay, Matthew Lonergan | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Mangold (SG), Dale Boyden (SF), Anthony Brown (C) Jimmy Galeana, Michael Bleau, Donald Lachowski | |
| 01:08 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski makes the free throw | 42-23 |
| 00:50 | Rice | John Caruso can't finish the layup | 42-23 |
| 00:49 | Rice | John Caruso tips it home | 44-23 |
| 00:27 | Tulsa | Anthony Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-26 |
| 00:02 | Rice | Bernard Mack is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 44-26 |
| 00:00 | Rice | John Caruso grabs the offensive rebound | 44-26 |