| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Nathan Hose (fresh) SG - David Robinson (fresh) SF - Anthony Calfee (fresh) PF - George Earls (fresh) C - Lee Latorre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) PF - Matthew Beaulieu (fresh) C - Walter Martinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Tulsa | Lee Latorre snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Tulsa | George Earls clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Tulsa | Nathan Hose hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Lee Latorre steals it from Walter Martinson | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Tulsa | Nathan Hose can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Tulsa | Lee Latorre gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Tulsa | Nathan Hose misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Nathan Hose - foul #1 on Nathan Hose, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Robert Brewer (C) Lee Latorre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Richard Popovich (C) Thomas Ganey, Matthew Beaulieu, Walter Martinson | |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Tulsa | Luis Gillett steps in front of the Nathan Hose pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | John Villela banks in the layup on a nice dish by Luis Gillett | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Tulsa | Anthony Calfee misses short on a jump hook from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Tulsa | Nathan Hose hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Villela, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Hagins (SG), Brett Packer (SF) David Robinson, Anthony Calfee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG), Robert Simpkins (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer | |
| 17:20 | Tulsa | George Earls drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Nathan Hose and he's hacked by John Villela - foul #2 on John Villela, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (PG) Nathan Hose | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SG) John Villela | |
| 17:20 | Tulsa | George Earls makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | George Earls is called for the reach on Robert Engelberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Earls, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Karl Cervantez (C) George Earls | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | Tulsa | Brett Packer grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:49 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins is fouled on the floor by Albert Hall - foul #1 on Albert Hall, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey (SF) Richard Popovich | |
| 16:30 | Tulsa | Brett Packer's floater is knocked away by Robert Simpkins | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | Tulsa | Brett Packer gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Tulsa | Mark Hagins misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Ganey - foul #1 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Nathan Hose (PG), David Robinson (SG), Anthony Calfee (SF), Lee Latorre (C) Jim Cobbins, Brett Packer, Robert Brewer, Karl Cervantez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Matthew Beaulieu (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Robert Hill, Robert Simpkins | |
| 16:14 | Tulsa | Mark Hagins makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:14 | Tulsa | Mark Hagins misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses short on a floater from the left block | 8-4 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer hits the follow up shot | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Nathan Hose (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Robinson (fresh) SF - Anthony Calfee (fresh) PF - Mark Hagins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Lee Latorre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Ganey (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Beaulieu (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Martinson (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Tulsa | Nathan Hose is whistled for a carry | 8-6 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (SG), George Earls (PF) David Robinson, Mark Hagins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Hose steps in front of the Stanley Shimer pass in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 15:21 | Tulsa | George Earls blows the layup | 8-6 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Hose - foul #2 on Nathan Hose, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Kemp (PG), Brett Packer (SF), Daniel Luman (C) Nathan Hose, Anthony Calfee, Lee Latorre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF) Stanley Shimer, Thomas Ganey | |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-9 |
| 14:48 | Tulsa | Brett Packer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:26 | Tulsa | George Earls grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:02 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Robinson (SG), Anthony Calfee (SF), Robert Brewer (PF), Lee Latorre (C) Larry Kemp, Brett Packer, George Earls, Daniel Luman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Hill (SF), Richard Popovich (PF), Robert Simpkins (C) Luis Gillett, Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Matthew Beaulieu, Walter Martinson | |
| 13:24 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins scores on a shot from close range | 10-9 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook misses the easy open layup | 10-9 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook can't tip it in | 10-9 |
| 13:16 | Tulsa | Anthony Calfee snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:00 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 10-9 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Lee Latorre - foul #1 on Lee Latorre, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Hagins (SG), Karl Cervantez (C) David Robinson, Lee Latorre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey (SF) Richard Popovich | |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:06 | Tulsa | Thomas Ganey picks off the pass by Jim Cobbins | 10-10 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey lays it up and in | 10-12 |
| 11:49 | Tulsa | Anthony Calfee clanks a jumper from the left side | 10-12 |
| 11:48 | Tulsa | Karl Cervantez tips it home | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jim Cobbins (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Mark Hagins (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Anthony Calfee (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Brewer (fairly fresh) C - Karl Cervantez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Curtis Cook (fairly fresh) SG - Stanley Shimer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Simpkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey is whistled for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Kemp (PG), David Robinson (SG), Brett Packer (SF), George Earls (PF), Daniel Luman (C) Jim Cobbins, Mark Hagins, Anthony Calfee, Robert Brewer, Karl Cervantez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Matthew Beaulieu (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Curtis Cook, Stanley Shimer, Robert Simpkins, Robert Hill | |
| 11:00 | Tulsa | Daniel Luman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Packer - foul #1 on Brett Packer, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SF) Thomas Ganey | |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 12-12 |
| 10:37 | Tulsa | David Robinson snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:28 | Tulsa | George Earls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Lee Latorre (C) Daniel Luman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (PF) Matthew Beaulieu | |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett tips it in | 12-14 |
| 09:44 | Tulsa | Richard Popovich takes the ball from Brett Packer | 12-14 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Engelberg | 12-16 |
| 09:03 | Tulsa | Lee Latorre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-16 |
| 09:01 | Tulsa | Brett Packer gets the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:42 | Tulsa | David Robinson scores on a 3 from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg is hacked by Brett Packer - foul #2 on Brett Packer, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (PG), Mark Hagins (SG), Daniel Luman (SF), Robert Brewer (PF), Karl Cervantez (C) Larry Kemp, David Robinson, Brett Packer, George Earls, Lee Latorre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Robert Simpkins (C) Luis Gillett, Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Richard Popovich, Walter Martinson | |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Jim Cobbins steps in front of the Stanley Shimer pass | 15-16 |
| 08:06 | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins dunks the ball | 17-16 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jim Cobbins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Hagins (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Daniel Luman (fresh) PF - Robert Brewer (fresh) C - Karl Cervantez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Curtis Cook (fresh) SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Tulsa | Mark Hagins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Curtis Cook | 17-20 |
| 06:53 | Tulsa | Daniel Luman hits a shot from the left side | 19-20 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Curtis Cook | 19-22 |
| 06:27 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer is hacked by Robert Simpkins - foul #1 on Robert Simpkins, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | David Robinson (SG), Anthony Calfee (SF), George Earls (PF), Lee Latorre (C) Mark Hagins, Daniel Luman, Robert Brewer, Karl Cervantez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Matthew Beaulieu (PF) Curtis Cook, Robert Simpkins | |
| 06:12 | Tulsa | Matthew Beaulieu picks off the pass by Lee Latorre | 19-22 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jim Cobbins - foul #1 on Jim Cobbins, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Kemp (PG) Jim Cobbins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG), Walter Martinson (C) Stanley Shimer, Robert Hill | |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 05:41 | Tulsa | Lee Latorre snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 05:36 | Tulsa | Anthony Calfee hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Ganey - foul #2 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SF) Thomas Ganey | |
| 05:36 | Tulsa | Anthony Calfee makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:36 | Tulsa | Anthony Calfee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Kemp - foul #1 on Larry Kemp, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Mark Hagins (SG) David Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:59 | Tulsa | Larry Kemp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 04:58 | Tulsa | Lee Latorre grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:50 | Tulsa | Mark Hagins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Martinson - foul #1 on Walter Martinson, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jim Cobbins (PG) Larry Kemp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Hill (SF) Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg | |
| 04:50 | Tulsa | Mark Hagins makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:50 | Tulsa | Mark Hagins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:50 | Tulsa | Mark Hagins makes the 3rd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu blows the wide open layup | 24-24 |
| 04:32 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to George Earls | 24-24 |
| 04:19 | Tulsa | Lee Latorre hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Jim Cobbins is called for the reach on Luis Gillett - foul #2 on Jim Cobbins, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Larry Kemp (PG), David Robinson (SG), Robert Brewer (C) Jim Cobbins, Mark Hagins, Lee Latorre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins (C) Walter Martinson | |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Nathan Hose (PG), Brett Packer (SF) Larry Kemp, Anthony Calfee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Robert Hill | |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins makes the 3rd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:30 | Tulsa | George Earls buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nathan Hose | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Nathan Hose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Robinson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Brett Packer (fresh) PF - George Earls (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brewer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Beaulieu (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Beaulieu scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Villela | 28-29 |
| 03:09 | Tulsa | Nathan Hose makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | John Villela's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Daniel Luman (SF), Karl Cervantez (C) David Robinson, George Earls | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey (SF), Richard Popovich (PF), Robert Hill (C) Robert Engelberg, Matthew Beaulieu, Robert Simpkins | |
| 02:32 | Tulsa | Robert Brewer can't connect on a runner from the left block | 31-29 |
| 02:31 | Tulsa | Daniel Luman snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 02:12 | Tulsa | Brett Packer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is alone and drills a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Hill | 31-31 |
| 01:42 | Tulsa | Nathan Hose connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Brewer | 33-31 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Brett Packer steals the ball from John Villela in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 01:23 | Tulsa | Daniel Luman loses the dribble to Albert Hall | 33-31 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall lays it in | 33-33 |
| 01:04 | Tulsa | Albert Hall steals the ball from Brett Packer | 33-33 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall jams it | 33-35 |
| 00:43 | Tulsa | Karl Cervantez scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brett Packer | 36-35 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Hall | 36-38 |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | Nathan Hose can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 00:13 | Tulsa | Karl Cervantez tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Luman takes the ball from Robert Hill | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Tulsa | Daniel Luman can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 38-38 |