| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Chatham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Lindenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Abramowitz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marshall Owens (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Christopher McInnes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Daily (fresh) 6 pts. C - Felix Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Dave Allison inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Tulsa | Adam White is fouled on the floor by Marshall Owens - foul #1 on Marshall Owens, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:29 | Tulsa | Dave Allison is hacked by Brandon Lindenberg - foul #2 on Brandon Lindenberg, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| 19:07 | Tulsa | George Daily misses badly on a runner in the lane | 44-40 |
| 19:06 | Tulsa | Adam White can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Chatham is blocked by George Daily | 44-40 |
| 18:57 | Tulsa | Adam White pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:54 | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes is hacked by Robert Chatham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Chatham, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett (PG), Marcus Helvey (SG), Raymond McComack (SF), Clint Bortz (PF), Charles Bailey (C) Robert Chatham, Dean Shannon, Brandon Lindenberg, Tommy Abramowitz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall (PG), Michael Waddy (SG), Frank Vincent (SF), Gregory Fout (C) Christopher McInnes, Adam White, Dave Allison, Felix Herrera | |
| 18:38 | Tulsa | Michael Waddy hits the easy wide open finger roll | 44-42 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 18:19 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Gregory Fout | 44-42 |
| 18:16 | Tulsa | Gregory Fout is hacked by Barry Garnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Barry Garnett, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Dave Allison (SF) George Daily | |
| 17:59 | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG), Dean Shannon (SG), Brandon Lindenberg (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Barry Garnett, Marcus Helvey, Raymond McComack, Clint Bortz, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Waters (PG), Adam White (SG), George Daily (PF), Felix Herrera (C) Thomas Marshall, Michael Waddy, Frank Vincent, Gregory Fout | |
| 17:19 | Tulsa | Felix Herrera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 17:17 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham is fouled in the backcourt by Adam White - foul #1 on Adam White, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Lindenberg and he's hacked by Christopher Waters - foul #2 on Christopher Waters, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens (C) Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes (PG) Adam White | |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 17:00 | Tulsa | Felix Herrera gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:37 | Tulsa | George Daily connects on the open floater in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Waters | 46-44 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marshall Owens | 48-44 |
| 16:13 | Tulsa | Dean Shannon steals it from Felix Herrera in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 16:12 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dean Shannon | 50-44 |
| 15:51 | Tulsa | George Daily hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-44 |
| 15:50 | Tulsa | Dave Allison tips it home | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Chatham (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Shannon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Lindenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Abramowitz (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marshall Owens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Christopher McInnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Allison (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Daily (tiring) 8 pts. C - Felix Herrera (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Illinois | George Daily denies the turnaround by Tommy Abramowitz | 50-46 |
| 15:28 | Tulsa | Dave Allison grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 15:08 | Tulsa | Christopher Waters misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Tommy Abramowitz - foul #3 on Tommy Abramowitz, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett (PG), Marcus Helvey (SG), Raymond McComack (SF), Clint Bortz (PF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Robert Chatham, Dean Shannon, Brandon Lindenberg, Tommy Abramowitz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Adam White (SG), Michael Waddy (SF), Gregory Fout (C) Christopher McInnes, Dave Allison, Felix Herrera | |
| 15:08 | Tulsa | Christopher Waters makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 15:08 | Tulsa | Christopher Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz hits a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by George Daily - foul #2 on George Daily, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall (PG) Christopher Waters | |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:37 | Tulsa | Adam White is hacked by Marcus Helvey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcus Helvey, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Bailey (C) Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Frank Vincent (PF) George Daily | |
| 14:16 | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall hits a jumper from the left side set up by Adam White | 53-50 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett is hacked by Frank Vincent - foul #1 on Frank Vincent, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG), Brandon Lindenberg (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Marcus Helvey, Raymond McComack, Clint Bortz, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | George Daily (PF) Frank Vincent | |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens loses the dribble to Thomas Marshall | 53-50 |
| 13:40 | Tulsa | Adam White hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Marshall | 53-52 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett is hacked by Adam White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam White, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Andre Yazzie (PG), Dave Allison (SF) Thomas Marshall, Michael Waddy | |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Fout steals the ball from Brandon Lindenberg | 53-52 |
| 13:01 | Tulsa | George Daily clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 12:59 | Tulsa | Gregory Fout grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 12:46 | Tulsa | George Daily lays it up and in set up by Adam White | 53-54 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Abramowitz grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Andre Yazzie - foul #1 on Andre Yazzie, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey (SG), Clint Bortz (PF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Robert Chatham, Tommy Abramowitz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall (PG), Michael Waddy (SF), Frank Vincent (PF), Felix Herrera (C) Andre Yazzie, Dave Allison, George Daily, Gregory Fout | |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:09 | Tulsa | Felix Herrera clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Waddy takes the ball from Marcus Helvey in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 11:55 | Tulsa | Adam White clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Adam White steps in front of the Barry Garnett pass | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Barry Garnett (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Helvey (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brandon Lindenberg (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clint Bortz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Kirkendall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Thomas Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Waddy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Frank Vincent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Felix Herrera (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Tulsa | A charge is called on Thomas Marshall - foul #1 on Thomas Marshall, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG), Dean Shannon (SG), Raymond McComack (SF), Charles Bailey (C) Barry Garnett, Marcus Helvey, Brandon Lindenberg, Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes (PG), Gregory Fout (PF) Thomas Marshall, Frank Vincent | |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon travels in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 11:11 | Tulsa | Michael Waddy misses long on an open shot from close range | 54-54 |
| 11:10 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Herrera | 54-54 |
| 10:57 | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 10:56 | Tulsa | Michael Waddy gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:44 | Tulsa | Felix Herrera knocks in the shot in the lane and the foul's on Charles Bailey - foul #1 on Charles Bailey, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg (SF), Marshall Owens (C) Robert Chatham, Clint Bortz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall (SG), Dave Allison (SF), George Daily (PF) Adam White, Michael Waddy, Gregory Fout | |
| 10:44 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| 10:44 | Tulsa | Felix Herrera makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond McComack | 57-57 |
| 09:59 | Tulsa | Charles Bailey denies the turnaround by Christopher McInnes | 57-57 |
| 09:57 | Tulsa | George Daily tips it but misses | 57-57 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens is fouled on the floor by Christopher McInnes - foul #2 on Christopher McInnes, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey (PG), Tommy Abramowitz (PF) Raymond McComack, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Andre Yazzie (PG), Christopher Waters (SG), Michael Waddy (SF), Frank Vincent (PF), Gregory Fout (C) Christopher McInnes, Thomas Marshall, Dave Allison, George Daily, Felix Herrera | |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:47 | Tulsa | Gregory Fout grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 09:45 | Tulsa | Michael Waddy is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Lindenberg - foul #3 on Brandon Lindenberg, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 09:45 | Tulsa | Michael Waddy makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:45 | Tulsa | Michael Waddy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Marcus Helvey | 59-59 |
| 09:06 | Tulsa | Andre Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 59-59 |
| 09:05 | Tulsa | Gregory Fout grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 08:54 | Tulsa | Andre Yazzie connects on the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Marcus Helvey - foul #2 on Marcus Helvey, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG), Barry Garnett (SG), Clint Bortz (PF), Marshall Owens (C) Marcus Helvey, Dean Shannon, Tommy Abramowitz, Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Adam White (SG), Dave Allison (SF), George Daily (PF) Christopher Waters, Michael Waddy, Frank Vincent | |
| 08:54 | Tulsa | Andre Yazzie misses the free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Lindenberg | 61-61 |
| 08:31 | Tulsa | Dave Allison clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Barry Garnett - foul #2 on Barry Garnett, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack (SF) Brandon Lindenberg | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall (PG) Andre Yazzie | |
| 08:31 | Tulsa | Dave Allison makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:31 | Tulsa | Dave Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens lays it up and in set up by Clint Bortz | 63-63 |
| 07:57 | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-63 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham is fouled on the floor by Gregory Fout - foul #2 on Gregory Fout, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey (SG), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Charles Bailey (C) Barry Garnett, Clint Bortz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes (PG), Michael Waddy (SF), Frank Vincent (PF) Thomas Marshall, Dave Allison, George Daily | |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Chatham (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Helvey (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Raymond McComack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tommy Abramowitz (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Christopher McInnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam White (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Waddy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Frank Vincent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Gregory Fout (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Tulsa | Adam White clanks a shot in the paint | 65-63 |
| 07:32 | Tulsa | Gregory Fout pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 07:07 | Tulsa | Frank Vincent is open and scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Christopher McInnes | 65-65 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Waddy picks off the pass by Robert Chatham in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 06:51 | Tulsa | Tommy Abramowitz steps in front of the Michael Waddy pass | 65-65 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham's pass is intercepted by Michael Waddy in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 06:35 | Tulsa | Michael Waddy's layup is rejected by Charles Bailey | 65-65 |
| 06:34 | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 06:19 | Tulsa | Adam White connects on the shot in the paint | 65-67 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Waddy - foul #2 on Michael Waddy, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett (PG), Dean Shannon (SG), Clint Bortz (PF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Robert Chatham, Marcus Helvey, Tommy Abramowitz, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall (PG), Christopher Waters (SG), Dave Allison (SF), George Daily (PF), Felix Herrera (C) Christopher McInnes, Adam White, Michael Waddy, Frank Vincent, Gregory Fout | |
| 06:15 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:15 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:58 | Tulsa | George Daily double dribbles | 67-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg (SF) Raymond McComack | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Barry Garnett | 69-67 |
| 05:27 | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett is fouled on the floor by Thomas Marshall - foul #2 on Thomas Marshall, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens (C) Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Andre Yazzie (PG) Christopher Waters | |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:58 | Tulsa | George Daily knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Andre Yazzie | 71-69 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens misses short on a runner from the baseline | 71-69 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | Marshall Owens gets the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Dean Shannon hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 04:25 | Tulsa | Felix Herrera pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 04:04 | Tulsa | Dave Allison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Bortz grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey (PG), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Barry Garnett, Clint Bortz, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher Waters (PG), Adam White (SG), Michael Waddy (SF), Frank Vincent (PF), Gregory Fout (C) Andre Yazzie, Thomas Marshall, Dave Allison, George Daily, Felix Herrera | |
| 04:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-69 |
| 03:36 | Tulsa | Adam White is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Marcus Helvey (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dean Shannon (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Lindenberg (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Abramowitz (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Kirkendall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Christopher Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam White (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Waddy (tiring) 6 pts. 5 stl. PF - Frank Vincent (tiring) 9 pts. C - Gregory Fout (tiring) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth Kirkendall | 74-71 |
| 03:19 | Tulsa | Christopher Waters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham (PG), Charles Bailey (C) Dean Shannon, Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes (PG) Adam White | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Waters - foul #3 on Christopher Waters, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett (SG), Marshall Owens (C) Marcus Helvey, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Adam White (SG), George Daily (PF) Christopher Waters, Frank Vincent | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Chatham misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:58 | Tulsa | Michael Waddy grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 02:54 | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes is hacked by Barry Garnett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Garnett, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| 02:54 | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:54 | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-73 |
| 02:36 | Tulsa | Michael Waddy pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 02:22 | Tulsa | Barry Garnett picks off the pass by Adam White | 75-73 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Chatham | 78-73 |
| 02:01 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey (PG), Raymond McComack (SF), Tommy Abramowitz (PF), Kenneth Kirkendall (C) Robert Chatham, Brandon Lindenberg, Charles Bailey, Marshall Owens | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall (PG), Christopher Waters (SG), Dave Allison (SF), Frank Vincent (PF), Felix Herrera (C) Christopher McInnes, Adam White, Michael Waddy, George Daily, Gregory Fout | |
| 01:47 | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 78-73 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall snags the defensive board | 78-73 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Raymond McComack | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Tulsa | Christopher Waters is open but misses the lay-in | 81-73 |
| 01:28 | Tulsa | Frank Vincent hits the follow up shot | 81-75 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 81-75 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Garnett tips it back up and in | 83-75 |
| 00:48 | Tulsa | Christopher Waters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-75 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall pulls down the rebound | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall is hacked by Christopher Waters in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Waters, team foul #13 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg (SF), Clint Bortz (PF) Marcus Helvey, Tommy Abramowitz | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes (PG), Adam White (SG), George Daily (PF) Thomas Marshall, Christopher Waters, Frank Vincent | |
| 00:44 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-75 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Kirkendall makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Tulsa | Raymond McComack steps in front of the Adam White pass in the backcourt | 85-75 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack slams it home | 87-75 |
| 00:36 | Tulsa | Adam White makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Christopher McInnes | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Dave Allison is called for the reach on Raymond McComack - foul #3 on Dave Allison, team foul #14 | 87-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Marcus Helvey (SG), Charles Bailey (C) Brandon Lindenberg, Kenneth Kirkendall | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Marshall (PG), Christopher Waters (SG), Michael Waddy (SF), Frank Vincent (PF), Gregory Fout (C) Christopher McInnes, Adam White, Dave Allison, George Daily, Felix Herrera | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack misses the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:10 | Tulsa | Christopher Waters buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Marshall | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack is hacked by Christopher Waters in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Waters, team foul #15 | 88-79 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg (SF), Marshall Owens (C) Marcus Helvey, Charles Bailey | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Christopher McInnes (PG), Adam White (SG), Dave Allison (SF), George Daily (PF), Felix Herrera (C) Thomas Marshall, Christopher Waters, Michael Waddy, Frank Vincent, Gregory Fout | |
| 00:09 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 88-79 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack misses the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond McComack makes the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:03 | Tulsa | George Daily's floater is tipped away by Clint Bortz | 89-79 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg pulls down the rebound | 89-79 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Lindenberg runs out the clock | 89-79 |