| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) SG - Andrew Due (fresh) SF - Dominic Greco (fresh) PF - Harley Sanders (fresh) C - Dale Elkin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Donald Plaisance (fresh) SG - Justin Boutte (fresh) SF - Harry Avelar (fresh) PF - Jason Unruh (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders banks in the layup set up by Andrew Due | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Arizona State | Dominic Greco is called for the reach on Harry Avelar - foul #1 on Dominic Greco, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Arizona State | Justin Boutte drills a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | Arizona State | Michael Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | Arizona State | Jason Unruh misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:23 | Arizona State | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:02 | Arizona State | Andrew Due steps in front of the Justin Boutte pass | 2-3 |
| 16:48 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders is whistled for traveling | 2-3 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian (PG), Ronald Horn (SG), Claude Lawson (SF), John Doyle (PF), Bobbie Bryant (C) Gilbert Armstrong, Andrew Due, Dominic Greco, Harley Sanders, Dale Elkin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 16:25 | Arizona State | Bobbie Bryant denies the turnaround by Michael Williams | 2-3 |
| 16:23 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 16:04 | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), Dominic Greco (SF) Stephen Bastian, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) SG - Ronald Horn (fresh) SF - Dominic Greco (fresh) PF - Claude Lawson (fresh) C - John Doyle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Donald Plaisance (fresh) SG - Justin Boutte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Avelar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Unruh (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Arizona State | Justin Boutte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 15:39 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Claude Lawson | 2-5 |
| 15:34 | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Lawson | 5-5 |
| 15:13 | Arizona State | Michael Williams clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Doyle - foul #1 on John Doyle, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian (PG), Andrew Due (SF), Harley Sanders (C) Gilbert Armstrong, Dominic Greco, Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:13 | Arizona State | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:13 | Arizona State | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:13 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Harley Sanders | 5-5 |
| 14:58 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders connects on the open floater near the basket | 7-5 |
| 14:47 | Arizona State | Michael Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Harley Sanders | 7-5 |
| 14:46 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to John Doyle | 7-5 |
| 14:42 | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn is hacked by Donald Plaisance - foul #1 on Donald Plaisance, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), Dominic Greco (SF), Bobbie Bryant (C) Stephen Bastian, Ronald Horn, Harley Sanders | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 14:22 | Oklahoma | John Doyle is whistled for a carry | 7-5 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders (PF) Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Brown (SF) Harry Avelar | |
| 14:01 | Arizona State | Andrew Due takes the ball from Michael Williams | 7-5 |
| 13:42 | Oklahoma | Dominic Greco evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 13:16 | Arizona State | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Dominic Greco - foul #2 on Dominic Greco, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn (SG), Dale Elkin (C) Dominic Greco, Harley Sanders | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Harry Avelar (SF), Lloyd White (PF) Michael Brown, Jason Unruh | |
| 12:55 | Arizona State | The jump hook by Michael Williams is blocked by John Doyle | 9-5 |
| 12:54 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 12:33 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Donald Plaisance - foul #2 on Donald Plaisance, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders (SF) Gilbert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Degraffenreid (PG) Donald Plaisance | |
| 12:23 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 12:22 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 9-5 |
| 12:19 | Arizona State | Jason Degraffenreid loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG) John Doyle | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:07 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 12:06 | Arizona State | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:02 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dale Elkin - foul #1 on Dale Elkin, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson (SF), John Doyle (PF) Ronald Horn, Harley Sanders | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Unruh (PF) Lloyd White | |
| 12:02 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:02 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:02 | Oklahoma | John Doyle grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 11:46 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn (SG), Harley Sanders (PF) Claude Lawson, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 11:46 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 11:46 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) SG - Ronald Horn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Due (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harley Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Elkin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Degraffenreid (fresh) SG - Justin Boutte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Avelar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Unruh (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gilbert Armstrong - foul #1 on Gilbert Armstrong, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian (PG), Claude Lawson (SF), John Doyle (C) Gilbert Armstrong, Ronald Horn, Dale Elkin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 11:27 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:27 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 11:10 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), Ronald Horn (SG) Stephen Bastian, Andrew Due | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Brown (SF), John Shepherd (C) Harry Avelar, Michael Williams | |
| 11:10 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:10 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:10 | Arizona State | John Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 10:41 | Arizona State | Harley Sanders picks off the pass by Jason Unruh | 11-8 |
| 10:28 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Horn | 13-8 |
| 10:06 | Arizona State | Justin Boutte misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Claude Lawson - foul #1 on Claude Lawson, team foul #6 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian (SG), Andrew Due (SF), Dale Elkin (C) Ronald Horn, Claude Lawson, Harley Sanders | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Lloyd White (PF) Jason Unruh | |
| 10:06 | Arizona State | Justin Boutte misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 10:06 | Arizona State | Justin Boutte makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 09:53 | Oklahoma | John Doyle makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Gilbert Armstrong | 15-9 |
| 09:25 | Arizona State | Lloyd White scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Justin Boutte and he's fouled by John Doyle - foul #2 on John Doyle, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson (SF), Harley Sanders (PF) Stephen Bastian, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Harry Avelar (SF) Michael Brown | |
| 09:25 | Arizona State | Lloyd White makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:06 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 09:04 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| 08:59 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Jason Degraffenreid | 17-14 |
| 08:43 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson travels with the ball | 17-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn (SG) Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Unruh (PF) Lloyd White | |
| 08:16 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar's pass is intercepted by Harley Sanders | 17-14 |
| 07:59 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 07:35 | Arizona State | Dale Elkin blocks the short jumper by Jason Degraffenreid | 20-14 |
| 07:33 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Due (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harley Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Dale Elkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Degraffenreid (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Boutte (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Avelar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Unruh (fresh) C - John Shepherd (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 07:22 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders misses the tip | 20-14 |
| 07:20 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:03 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders is hacked by Jason Unruh - foul #1 on Jason Unruh, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian (PG), Claude Lawson (SF), Bobbie Bryant (C) Gilbert Armstrong, Ronald Horn, Dale Elkin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Brown (SF) Harry Avelar | |
| 06:56 | Oklahoma | The jump hook by Harley Sanders is blocked by John Shepherd | 20-14 |
| 06:54 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders tips it back up and in | 22-14 |
| 06:36 | Arizona State | Jason Unruh misses the lay-in | 22-14 |
| 06:35 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 06:22 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-14 |
| 06:20 | Arizona State | John Shepherd snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 05:51 | Arizona State | John Shepherd is hacked by Bobbie Bryant - foul #1 on Bobbie Bryant, team foul #8 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), Ronald Horn (SG), Dale Elkin (C) Stephen Bastian, Claude Lawson, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Harry Avelar (SF), Lloyd White (PF) Michael Brown, Jason Unruh | |
| 05:51 | Arizona State | John Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 05:51 | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 05:35 | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-14 |
| 05:34 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders tips it back up and in | 24-14 |
| 05:16 | Arizona State | Justin Boutte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson (PF), Bobbie Bryant (C) Harley Sanders, Dale Elkin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 04:59 | Oklahoma | John Shepherd picks off the pass by Andrew Due out of a doubleteam | 24-14 |
| 04:43 | Arizona State | Lloyd White is fouled on the floor by Claude Lawson - foul #2 on Claude Lawson, team foul #9 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders (PF), Dale Elkin (C) Claude Lawson, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 04:43 | Arizona State | Lloyd White makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 04:43 | Arizona State | Lloyd White makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 04:22 | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn is fouled on the floor by Justin Boutte - foul #1 on Justin Boutte, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Stephen Bastian (SG) Ronald Horn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jason Unruh (PF) Lloyd White | |
| 04:17 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-16 |
| 03:48 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar buries a shot from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 03:26 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harley Sanders | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Bastian (fresh) SF - Andrew Due (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harley Sanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Elkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jason Degraffenreid (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Justin Boutte (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Avelar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Unruh (fresh) C - John Shepherd (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 03:02 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar tips it back up and in | 29-20 |
| 02:58 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Bastian | 32-20 |
| 02:31 | Arizona State | Harry Avelar hits the finger roll | 32-22 |
| 02:26 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-22 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn (SG), Dominic Greco (SF), John Doyle (PF), Bobbie Bryant (C) Stephen Bastian, Andrew Due, Harley Sanders, Dale Elkin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Michael Williams (C) Jason Degraffenreid, Harry Avelar, John Shepherd | |
| 02:07 | Arizona State | Michael Williams slams it home on a nice dish by Donald Plaisance and he's fouled by John Doyle - foul #3 on John Doyle, team foul #10 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG), Claude Lawson (PF) Ronald Horn, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 02:07 | Arizona State | Michael Williams makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:50 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Micah Allen (SF), Lloyd White (PF), John Shepherd (C) Justin Boutte, Jason Unruh, Michael Williams | |
| 01:50 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:50 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:50 | Arizona State | John Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:27 | Arizona State | Michael Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-25 |
| 01:26 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:09 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Horn (SG), Dale Elkin (C) Andrew Due, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 01:09 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:09 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin gets the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 00:59 | Oklahoma | Dominic Greco misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-25 |
| 00:58 | Arizona State | Micah Allen gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 00:53 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 33-27 |
| 00:41 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 00:39 | Oklahoma | Dale Elkin misses the tip | 33-27 |
| 00:38 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Lloyd White | 33-27 |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance is fouled on the floor by Ronald Horn - foul #1 on Ronald Horn, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG), Harley Sanders (PF) Ronald Horn, Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Justin Boutte (SG), Harry Avelar (SF), Jason Unruh (PF) Michael Brown, Micah Allen, Lloyd White | |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Justin Boutte is called for the reach on Gilbert Armstrong - foul #2 on Justin Boutte, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |