| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) PF - James Lane (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Messmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Mangold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Boyden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Boryslaw Gembarowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Beaird (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 19:44 | Rice | Darryl Lile pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:23 | Rice | Bernard Mack hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Lane | 33-35 |
| 19:01 | Tulsa | George Mangold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on George Mangold - foul #1 on George Mangold, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski (PF), James Leister (C) Boryslaw Gembarowski, Scott Beaird | |
| 18:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:27 | Tulsa | James Lane is called for the reach on Donald Lachowski - foul #3 on James Lane, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana (PG), Michael Bleau (SG) Patrick Messmer, George Mangold | |
| 18:16 | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Roberto Colombo pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:46 | Rice | James Blay knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Salvador Hernandez | 37-35 |
| 17:31 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Galeana | 37-38 |
| 17:11 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from David Silver | 39-38 |
| 17:01 | Tulsa | Darryl Lile picks off the pass by Michael Bleau | 39-38 |
| 16:40 | Rice | Roberto Colombo is hacked by Michael Bleau - foul #3 on Michael Bleau, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Steven Toro (SG), Richard Dam (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Bernard Mack (C) James Blay, Salvador Hernandez, Darryl Lile, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer (PG), George Mangold (SG), Boryslaw Gembarowski (PF), Scott Beaird (C) Jimmy Galeana, Michael Bleau, Donald Lachowski, James Leister | |
| 16:14 | Rice | The jump hook by Bernard Mack is blocked by Boryslaw Gembarowski | 39-38 |
| 16:12 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 15:55 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 15:54 | Tulsa | George Mangold gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Toro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Dam (fresh) PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Messmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Mangold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Boyden (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Boryslaw Gembarowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Beaird (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Tulsa | George Mangold is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SF), James Lane (PF) Richard Dam, Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Smith (PG), Jimmy Galeana (SF) Patrick Messmer, Dale Boyden | |
| 15:34 | Rice | Bernard Mack is hacked by Brian Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Smith, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rice | David Silver (SF) Steven Toro | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer (PG) Brian Smith | |
| 15:16 | Rice | Boryslaw Gembarowski steals it from James Blay | 39-38 |
| 15:02 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski banks in the layup set up by Patrick Messmer | 39-40 |
| 14:57 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 14:55 | Rice | James Blay hits the follow up shot | 41-40 |
| 14:39 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 14:37 | Rice | James Blay gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:32 | Rice | James Blay is fouled in the backcourt by George Mangold - foul #2 on George Mangold, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), Roberto Colombo (C) Oliver Chance, David Silver, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Michael Bleau (SF), Donald Lachowski (PF), James Leister (C) Jimmy Galeana, Boryslaw Gembarowski, Scott Beaird | |
| 14:27 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez connects on the open shot from the left side set up by Steven Toro | 43-40 |
| 14:08 | Tulsa | James Leister scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-42 |
| 13:51 | Rice | James Lane blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 13:50 | Rice | James Lane tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 13:41 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 13:39 | Rice | James Blay grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:15 | Rice | James Blay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 12:56 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is open but can't throw it down | 45-42 |
| 12:54 | Rice | James Blay tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 12:53 | Tulsa | James Leister grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 12:48 | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), Darryl Lile (SF), David Silver (PF), Carl Johnson (C) Steven Toro, James Blay, James Lane, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana (SG), Dale Boyden (SF), Steve Leblanc (PF), Anthony Brown (C) George Mangold, Michael Bleau, Donald Lachowski, James Leister | |
| 12:46 | Rice | Oliver Chance is hacked by Steve Leblanc in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Leblanc, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 12:36 | Rice | Patrick Messmer picks off the pass by Oliver Chance | 45-42 |
| 12:21 | Tulsa | Anthony Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Oliver Chance - foul #2 on Oliver Chance, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (SG), Bernard Mack (C) Salvador Hernandez, Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Scott Beaird (C) Patrick Messmer | |
| 12:21 | Tulsa | Anthony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:21 | Tulsa | Anthony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:16 | Rice | Anthony Brown takes the ball from Bernard Mack in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 11:59 | Tulsa | Oliver Chance steals the ball from Scott Beaird | 45-44 |
| 11:37 | Rice | Oliver Chance is hacked by Anthony Brown - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Hernandez (SG) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer (PG), George Mangold (SG), Donald Lachowski (SF), Boryslaw Gembarowski (PF) Anthony Brown, Jimmy Galeana, Dale Boyden, Steve Leblanc | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Jason Nault (fresh) SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Silver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Messmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Mangold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Lachowski (fresh) PF - Boryslaw Gembarowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Beaird (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Bernard Mack's floater is tipped away by Donald Lachowski | 45-44 |
| 11:25 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:05 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski is hacked by David Silver - foul #3 on David Silver, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), Richard Dam (SF), James Lane (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Jason Nault, Darryl Lile, David Silver, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dale Boyden (SF) Scott Beaird | |
| 10:47 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski's pass is intercepted by James Lane | 45-44 |
| 10:35 | Rice | James Lane misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Lachowski - foul #3 on Donald Lachowski, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Leister (PG), Michael Bleau (SF), Anthony Brown (C) Patrick Messmer, Dale Boyden, Donald Lachowski | |
| 10:35 | Rice | James Lane makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:35 | Rice | James Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:17 | Tulsa | Michael Bleau misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 47-44 |
| 10:16 | Rice | James Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:55 | Rice | James Lane scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Steven Toro and he's fouled by Anthony Brown - foul #2 on Anthony Brown, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), Bernard Mack (C) Steven Toro, Salvador Hernandez, Richard Dam, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana (SG), Steve Leblanc (PF) George Mangold, Boryslaw Gembarowski | |
| 09:55 | Rice | James Lane makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:40 | Tulsa | Steve Leblanc misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 09:39 | Rice | Oliver Chance pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:22 | Rice | Bernard Mack is open but misses the lay-in | 50-44 |
| 09:20 | Tulsa | Steve Leblanc grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:56 | Tulsa | Steve Leblanc knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Leister and he's fouled by James Lane - foul #4 on James Lane, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Dam (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Darryl Lile, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer (PG), Dale Boyden (SF), Scott Beaird (C) James Leister, Michael Bleau, Anthony Brown | |
| 08:56 | Tulsa | Steve Leblanc misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:56 | Rice | James Blay gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:40 | Rice | Scott Beaird takes the ball from David Silver | 50-46 |
| 08:22 | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana is fouled on the floor by Oliver Chance - foul #3 on Oliver Chance, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG) Oliver Chance, Richard Dam | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Mangold (SG), Donald Lachowski (PF) Jimmy Galeana, Steve Leblanc | |
| 08:11 | Tulsa | Roberto Colombo is called for the reach on Scott Beaird - foul #1 on Roberto Colombo, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Rice | Darryl Lile (SF) James Blay | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski (PF) Donald Lachowski | |
| 07:57 | Tulsa | David Silver steals the ball from Boryslaw Gembarowski | 50-46 |
| 07:49 | Rice | Darryl Lile connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Toro | 53-46 |
| 07:37 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden's fadeaway is rejected by Roberto Colombo | 53-46 |
| 07:35 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden tips it home | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Steven Toro (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Silver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roberto Colombo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Messmer (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Mangold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Boyden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Boryslaw Gembarowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Beaird (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rice | David Silver misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-48 |
| 07:16 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 06:56 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden drills a jumper from the right wing set up by George Mangold | 53-50 |
| 06:41 | Rice | Darryl Lile misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 06:39 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Boryslaw Gembarowski | 53-50 |
| 06:13 | Tulsa | David Silver denies the turnaround by Patrick Messmer | 53-50 |
| 06:12 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:08 | Rice | Darryl Lile can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 06:06 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:47 | Tulsa | George Mangold scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Messmer | 53-53 |
| 05:47 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG), James Blay (SF), James Lane (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Steven Toro, Darryl Lile, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Brian Smith (PG), Jimmy Galeana (SG), Michael Bleau (SF), Donald Lachowski (PF), James Leister (C) Patrick Messmer, George Mangold, Dale Boyden, Boryslaw Gembarowski, Scott Beaird | |
| 05:35 | Rice | James Lane hits the finger roll on a great pass from Salvador Hernandez | 55-53 |
| 05:24 | Tulsa | Brian Smith lays it up and in | 55-55 |
| 04:59 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Blay | 57-55 |
| 04:47 | Tulsa | The jump hook by James Leister is blocked by Bernard Mack | 57-55 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is hacked by Brian Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Smith, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Anthony Brown (C) Brian Smith | |
| 04:43 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:43 | Tulsa | Donald Lachowski grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:21 | Tulsa | Michael Bleau scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 04:10 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Blay | 59-57 |
| 03:54 | Tulsa | Michael Bleau drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Brown | 59-59 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Jimmy Galeana is called for the reach on Oliver Chance - foul #1 on Jimmy Galeana, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Steven Toro (SG), Darryl Lile (SF), David Silver (PF), Roberto Colombo (C) Salvador Hernandez, James Blay, James Lane, Bernard Mack | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer (PG), George Mangold (SG), Dale Boyden (SF), Boryslaw Gembarowski (PF), Scott Beaird (C) James Leister, Jimmy Galeana, Michael Bleau, Donald Lachowski, Anthony Brown | |
| 03:29 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:29 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Oliver Chance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Toro (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Darryl Lile (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Silver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roberto Colombo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Patrick Messmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Mangold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Boyden (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Boryslaw Gembarowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Beaird (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Tulsa | George Mangold is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on George Mangold, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Jason Nault (SG) Oliver Chance | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 02:50 | Rice | Steven Toro's floater is knocked away by Scott Beaird | 61-59 |
| 02:48 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:35 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Jason Nault snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 02:34 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SG), James Lane (PF), Bernard Mack (C) Steven Toro, Jason Nault, David Silver, Roberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Leister (PG) Patrick Messmer | |
| 02:31 | Rice | Salvador Hernandez is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Oliver Chance (PG) James Blay | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Galeana (SG) George Mangold | |
| 02:19 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-59 |
| 02:18 | Rice | Oliver Chance gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Dale Boyden is called for the reach on Darryl Lile in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Boyden, team foul #12 | 61-59 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Darryl Lile makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:16 | Rice | Darryl Lile misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:16 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:16 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 01:53 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 01:52 | Rice | James Lane pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:31 | Rice | James Lane connects on the floater in the paint | 64-59 |
| 01:31 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer (PG), George Mangold (SG) James Leister, Jimmy Galeana | |
| 01:20 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-59 |
| 01:19 | Rice | James Lane gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:16 | Rice | Darryl Lile throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 00:55 | Tulsa | George Mangold comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Oliver Chance snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Rice | Bernard Mack misses short on a floater in the lane | 64-59 |
| 00:27 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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 (0) | |
| 00:20 | Tulsa | Patrick Messmer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 00:18 | Tulsa | Boryslaw Gembarowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:14 | Tulsa | George Mangold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 00:13 | Rice | Oliver Chance pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Patrick Messmer is called for the reach on Oliver Chance in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Messmer, team foul #13 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Rice | James Blay (SF) Darryl Lile | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 00:12 | Rice | Oliver Chance makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Oliver Chance misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:12 | Tulsa | Scott Beaird gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:06 | Tulsa | George Mangold comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Boyden | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Dale Boyden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Bernard Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |