| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Anderson (fresh) SF - Kenneth Peters (fresh) PF - Nicholas Babin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Folse (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Zaiss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Baker (fresh) C - Carlos Woo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Peters | 30-21 |
| 19:28 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss hits a floater near the basket | 30-23 |
| 19:02 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 30-23 |
| 19:00 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 18:46 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss is fouled on the floor by George Beard - foul #1 on George Beard, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 18:38 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 18:24 | Oklahoma | George Beard can't connect on a shot from close range | 30-25 |
| 18:22 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 30-25 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Baker | 30-25 |
| 17:53 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo misses long on a jumper from the right side | 30-25 |
| 17:51 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:28 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Allen Folse - foul #2 on Allen Folse, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Smith (C) Nicholas Babin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:28 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:28 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:28 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:06 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Carlos Woo is denied by Kenneth Peters | 30-25 |
| 17:05 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 16:36 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones banks in the layup set up by Mark Smith | 32-25 |
| 16:16 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker buries a jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 16:12 | Oklahoma | Ricky Pearson is called for the reach on George Beard - foul #1 on Ricky Pearson, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG), Joel Donahue (SF), Nicholas Babin (PF) Roger Anderson, Kenneth Peters, Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (PG), Gary Willett (SG), James Wood (SF), Kenneth Crutcher (PF), Benjamin Moore (C) Ricky Pearson, Allen Folse, Leonard Zaiss, Thomas Baker, Carlos Woo | |
| 15:54 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Willett - foul #1 on Gary Willett, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip (PF) James Wood | |
| 15:54 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:54 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:54 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Babin | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joel Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Babin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Willett (fresh) SF - Kenneth Crutcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Artrip (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Moore (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Oklahoma | Leonard Artrip steps in front of the Marvin Harrison pass | 33-27 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Harrison steals it from Gary Willett | 33-27 |
| 14:52 | Oklahoma | George Beard misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 14:51 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Willett pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Babin - foul #1 on Nicholas Babin, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones (PF) Nicholas Babin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Allen Folse (SG), Leonard Zaiss (SF), Carlos Woo (C) Warren Bodily, Gary Willett, Kenneth Crutcher, Benjamin Moore | |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:31 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 35-29 |
| 14:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 14:15 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 13:57 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones blows the layup but the foul's on Leonard Artrip - foul #4 on Leonard Artrip, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (PG), Kenneth Peters (SF), Rick Mercer (PF) George Beard, Joel Donahue, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker (PF) Leonard Artrip | |
| 13:57 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 13:57 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-29 |
| 13:43 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo tips it but misses | 36-29 |
| 13:42 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Marvin Harrison | 36-29 |
| 13:20 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Carlos Woo - foul #2 on Carlos Woo, team foul #5 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin (PF) Rick Mercer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:20 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 13:20 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:09 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-29 |
| 13:08 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Nicholas Babin | 38-29 |
| 12:49 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-29 |
| 12:47 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 12:21 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Folse misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 12:19 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 12:02 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-29 |
| 12:00 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Jones | 38-29 |
| 11:40 | Oklahoma | Thomas Baker blocks the short jumper by Anthony Jones | 38-29 |
| 11:38 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Leonard Zaiss | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Roger Anderson (fresh) SG - Marvin Harrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Peters (fresh) PF - Nicholas Babin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ricky Pearson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Folse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Zaiss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Woo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson hits a shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 10:55 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses the jump hook from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 10:54 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 10:49 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Jones blocks the jumper by Ricky Pearson | 38-31 |
| 10:47 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 10:29 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Nicholas Babin | 41-31 |
| 10:04 | Gardner-Webb | Carlos Woo is called for traveling | 41-31 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Beard (PG), Joel Donahue (SF), Rick Mercer (PF), Mark Smith (C) Marvin Harrison, Kenneth Peters, Nicholas Babin, Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (PG), Gary Willett (SG), James Wood (SF), Kenneth Crutcher (PF), Benjamin Moore (C) Ricky Pearson, Allen Folse, Leonard Zaiss, Thomas Baker, Carlos Woo | |
| 09:49 | Oklahoma | George Beard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on George Beard, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| 09:33 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 09:32 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 09:18 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 09:16 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 08:54 | Oklahoma | Warren Bodily steals it from Joel Donahue | 41-31 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Willett lays it in set up by Warren Bodily | 41-33 |
| 08:34 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Crutcher - foul #1 on Kenneth Crutcher, team foul #6 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker (PF), Carlos Woo (C) James Wood, Benjamin Moore | |
| 08:34 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 08:34 | Oklahoma | Rick Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 08:34 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 08:05 | Gardner-Webb | Thomas Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 08:04 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 07:35 | Oklahoma | Gary Willett steps in front of the Roger Anderson pass | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Anderson (tiring) SF - Joel Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rick Mercer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Willett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Crutcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Woo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher is whistled for a carry | 42-33 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG), Kenneth Peters (SF), Anthony Jones (PF) Roger Anderson, Joel Donahue, Rick Mercer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Allen Folse (SG), Leonard Zaiss (SF), Leonard Artrip (PF) Warren Bodily, Gary Willett, Kenneth Crutcher, Thomas Baker | |
| 06:59 | Oklahoma | George Beard misses the jump hook from close range | 42-33 |
| 06:57 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 06:35 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss makes the shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 06:15 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith drills a runner from the left block set up by Marvin Harrison | 44-35 |
| 05:51 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip drills a shot from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 05:36 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Smith | 46-37 |
| 05:11 | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Leonard Zaiss | 46-39 |
| 04:43 | Oklahoma | George Beard connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Anthony Jones | 48-39 |
| 04:32 | Gardner-Webb | George Beard picks off the pass by Leonard Artrip | 48-39 |
| 04:10 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters is hacked by Leonard Zaiss - foul #2 on Leonard Zaiss, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SG), Nicholas Babin (PF), Rick Mercer (C) Marvin Harrison, Anthony Jones, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (PG), Gary Willett (SG), Thomas Baker (C) Ricky Pearson, Allen Folse, Carlos Woo | |
| 04:10 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 04:10 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Willett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 03:57 | Oklahoma | George Beard snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Oklahoma | George Beard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue (SF) Kenneth Peters | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Crutcher (SF) Leonard Zaiss | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Joel Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Babin (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Rick Mercer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Warren Bodily (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Willett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Crutcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Artrip (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Thomas Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Nicholas Babin - foul #2 on Nicholas Babin, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG), Mark Smith (C) Roger Anderson, Nicholas Babin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 02:54 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison hits a floater near the basket set up by Joel Donahue | 52-41 |
| 02:38 | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Warren Bodily, team foul #8 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Moore (C) Leonard Artrip | |
| 02:12 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Benjamin Moore makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Crutcher | 52-43 |
| 01:51 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SG), Kenneth Peters (SF), Nicholas Babin (PF), Anthony Jones (C) Marvin Harrison, Joel Donahue, Rick Mercer, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricky Pearson (PG), Allen Folse (SG), Leonard Zaiss (SF), Leonard Artrip (PF), Carlos Woo (C) Warren Bodily, Gary Willett, Kenneth Crutcher, Thomas Baker, Benjamin Moore | |
| 01:28 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones blows the layup but the foul's on Carlos Woo - foul #3 on Carlos Woo, team foul #9 | 52-43 |
| 01:28 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 01:28 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 01:28 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Zaiss grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 01:10 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 53-43 |
| 01:08 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 00:59 | Oklahoma | George Beard connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Peters | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Gardner-Webb | Leonard Artrip's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG), Joel Donahue (SF), Rick Mercer (PF), Mark Smith (C) Roger Anderson, Kenneth Peters, Nicholas Babin, Anthony Jones | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Warren Bodily (PG), Gary Willett (SG), Kenneth Crutcher (SF), Thomas Baker (PF), Benjamin Moore (C) Ricky Pearson, Allen Folse, Leonard Zaiss, Leonard Artrip, Carlos Woo | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison misses the turnaround in the paint | 55-43 |
| 00:28 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | George Beard runs out the clock | 55-43 |