| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Marvin Harrison (fresh) SG - Jack Popa (fresh) SF - Joel Donahue (fresh) PF - James Gleason (fresh) C - Mark Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) SF - William Wallace (fresh) PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on William Lavoie - foul #1 on William Lavoie, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue misses short on a runner from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Lavoie | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | William Lavoie connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eddie Thomas | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Eddie Thomas - foul #1 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | William Wallace snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | James Gleason steals it from William Wallace | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | William Lavoie connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Lawley | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | Oklahoma | James Gleason buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 15:58 | Oklahoma | Jack Popa makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Marvin Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Popa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Donahue (fairly fresh) PF - James Gleason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the runner in the lane | 9-7 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't tip it in | 9-7 |
| 15:32 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:10 | Oklahoma | Michael Thayer picks off the pass by Jack Popa | 9-7 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses short on a jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 14:54 | Oklahoma | Jack Popa grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:41 | Oklahoma | Jack Popa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Harrison | 12-7 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Gleason - foul #1 on James Gleason, team foul #1 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Beard (PG), Anthony Jones (PF), Rick Mercer (C) Marvin Harrison, James Gleason, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Lamont Mallory (C) William Lavoie, William Wallace, Michael Thayer, Eddie Thomas | |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley misses the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:54 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer is fouled on the floor by Lamont Mallory - foul #1 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG) Jesse Lawley | |
| 13:32 | Oklahoma | Donald Stark blocks the short jumper by Anthony Jones | 12-8 |
| 13:31 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer tips it back up and in | 14-8 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Joel Donahue is called for the reach on Robert Whittle - foul #1 on Joel Donahue, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Eddie Thomas (C) Warren Schneider, Lamont Mallory | |
| 13:03 | Louisville | William Lavoie can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on George Beard - foul #1 on George Beard, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:40 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Luis Williams - foul #1 on Luis Williams, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Smith (C) Rick Mercer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG) Luis Williams | |
| 12:40 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:40 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Donald Stark is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Lavoie | 15-12 |
| 12:10 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Smith | 17-12 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG) Jack Popa | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (PF) Robert Whittle, Donald Stark | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fresh) SG - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Donahue (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Oklahoma | George Beard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 11:20 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones tips it home | 19-12 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Michael Thayer travels with the ball | 19-12 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer (C) Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:37 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 19-12 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jack Popa (SG), James Gleason (PF) George Beard, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG) William Lavoie | |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Harrison - foul #1 on Marvin Harrison, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Warren Schneider hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas tips it in | 19-14 |
| 10:16 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Wallace | 19-14 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Warren Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Marvin Harrison - foul #2 on Marvin Harrison, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Beard (PG), Anthony Jones (PF), Mark Smith (C) Marvin Harrison, Joel Donahue, Rick Mercer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG) Jesse Lawley | |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses the 3rd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:48 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 09:30 | Oklahoma | Eddie Thomas denies the turnaround by Jack Popa | 19-16 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Luis Williams gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Warren Schneider | 19-18 |
| 08:46 | Oklahoma | George Beard scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gleason and the foul's on Warren Schneider - foul #1 on Warren Schneider, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jesse Lawley (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Lamont Mallory (C) Warren Schneider, Luis Williams, William Wallace, Eddie Thomas | |
| 08:46 | Oklahoma | George Beard misses the free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Lawley | 21-20 |
| 07:59 | Oklahoma | George Beard misses the 3 from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 21-20 |
| 07:51 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:33 | Oklahoma | Lamont Mallory takes the ball from James Gleason | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Popa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Gleason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) PF - Michael Thayer (fairly fresh) C - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue (SF), Rick Mercer (C) Anthony Jones, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Eddie Thomas (C) Robert Whittle, Lamont Mallory | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:21 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 06:55 | Oklahoma | Jack Popa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 06:53 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer tips it in | 23-20 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Rick Mercer is called for the reach on Eddie Thomas - foul #1 on Rick Mercer, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Stark (PF) Michael Thayer | |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:16 | Oklahoma | Jack Popa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jesse Lawley - foul #1 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones (PF) James Gleason | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG) Jesse Lawley | |
| 06:16 | Oklahoma | Jack Popa misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:16 | Oklahoma | Jack Popa makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Luis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 05:59 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Rick Mercer | 24-22 |
| 05:41 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by William Wallace - foul #1 on William Wallace, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Smith (C) Rick Mercer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:41 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Luis Williams is hacked by Joel Donahue - foul #2 on Joel Donahue, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Gleason (SF) Joel Donahue | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:55 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones is fouled on the floor by Donald Stark - foul #1 on Donald Stark, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Jesse Lawley (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) William Lavoie, Luis Williams, William Wallace | |
| 04:55 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Donald Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Mark Smith steals it from Jesse Lawley | 27-24 |
| 04:12 | Oklahoma | Warren Schneider is called for the reach on Jack Popa - foul #2 on Warren Schneider, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer (C) Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Michael Thayer (PF) Warren Schneider, Donald Stark | |
| 04:12 | Oklahoma | Jack Popa misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Whittle | 27-26 |
| 03:24 | Oklahoma | Jack Popa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 03:22 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jack Popa (tiring) 7 pts. SF - James Gleason (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Mercer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Oklahoma | James Gleason can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 27-26 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (PG), Joel Donahue (SF), Anthony Jones (PF) George Beard, James Gleason, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (C) Robert Whittle, Eddie Thomas | |
| 02:20 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses the jumper in the lane | 27-26 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses long on an open floater near the basket | 27-26 |
| 02:07 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:46 | Oklahoma | William Wallace picks off the pass by Anthony Jones | 27-26 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | William Lavoie can't throw it down | 27-26 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 01:18 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 00:57 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jack Popa and the foul's on William Lavoie - foul #2 on William Lavoie, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Smith (C) Rick Mercer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Donald Stark (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) William Lavoie, Jesse Lawley, Michael Thayer, Lamont Mallory | |
| 00:57 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | William Wallace lays it in on a nice dish by Warren Schneider | 30-28 |
| 00:29 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-28 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Warren Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 00:04 | Oklahoma | Jack Popa can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-28 |