| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Peters (fresh) SG - Walter Kays (fresh) SF - John Sutton (fresh) PF - James Gleason (fresh) C - Robert Freudenstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Bob Hightower (fresh) SF - Richard Hayes (fresh) PF - Raymond Hanson (fresh) C - John Houghton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | John Houghton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Texas A&M | John Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to James Gleason | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Oklahoma | James Gleason hits the easy wide open finger roll | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Texas A&M | John Smith hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bob Hightower | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Sutton | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Texas A&M | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hayes - foul #1 on Richard Hayes, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Texas A&M | John Houghton gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower is hacked by Walter Kays - foul #1 on Walter Kays, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kevin Hartman (PG), Robert Fegley (C) John Smith, John Houghton | |
| 17:19 | Texas A&M | Robert Fegley connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Freudenstein - foul #1 on Robert Freudenstein, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Texas A&M | Robert Fegley misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Oklahoma | James Gleason grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | Oklahoma | Bob Hightower steals it from Kenneth Peters | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Texas A&M | Richard Hayes hits the finger roll set up by Bob Hightower | 4-6 |
| 16:30 | Oklahoma | John Sutton can't throw it down | 4-6 |
| 16:29 | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:24 | Texas A&M | Robert Fegley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Degree (PF) James Gleason | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | John Smith (PG), John Houghton (C) Bob Hightower, Robert Fegley | |
| 15:56 | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:54 | Oklahoma | John Sutton snags the offensive board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Kays (fairly fresh) SF - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Degree (fresh) C - Robert Freudenstein (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Hartman (fresh) SF - Richard Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Hanson (fairly fresh) C - John Houghton (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Raymond Hanson - foul #1 on Raymond Hanson, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower (SG), Robert Fegley (PF) Kevin Hartman, Raymond Hanson | |
| 15:37 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:37 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:37 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to John Houghton | 5-6 |
| 15:11 | Texas A&M | Richard Hayes misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 15:09 | Texas A&M | John Houghton misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 15:08 | Oklahoma | Richard Degree pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:03 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (PG) Kenneth Peters | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson (PF) John Houghton | |
| 14:44 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson misses the dunk | 5-6 |
| 14:43 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Walter Kays | 5-6 |
| 14:22 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Gleason (PF) Richard Degree | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kevin Hartman (SG), John Houghton (C) Bob Hightower, Robert Fegley | |
| 14:22 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:22 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:07 | Texas A&M | Walter Kays steps in front of the Kevin Hartman pass | 6-6 |
| 13:44 | Oklahoma | John Sutton is fouled on the floor by Richard Hayes - foul #2 on Richard Hayes, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower (SG), Robert Fegley (PF) John Smith, Richard Hayes | |
| 13:33 | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein lays it up and in | 8-6 |
| 13:27 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson's fadeaway is rejected by James Gleason | 8-6 |
| 13:26 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to John Sutton | 8-6 |
| 13:24 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters (PG), Joel Donahue (SF), Richard Degree (C) Roger Anderson, John Sutton, Robert Freudenstein | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 13:11 | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Degree - foul #1 on Richard Degree, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SG) Walter Kays | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 13:11 | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:11 | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:47 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters is hacked by Raymond Hanson - foul #2 on Raymond Hanson, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | John Smith (PG), Richard Hayes (SF) Kevin Hartman, Raymond Hanson | |
| 12:31 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 12:29 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:16 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Peters | 11-8 |
| 12:11 | Texas A&M | John Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 12:10 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 11:50 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Roger Anderson | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Donahue (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Gleason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Degree (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bob Hightower (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Fegley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Houghton (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Texas A&M | Kenneth Peters picks off the pass by Richard Hayes | 14-8 |
| 11:28 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters hits the finger roll | 16-8 |
| 11:25 | Texas A&M | John Smith loses the dribble to Kenneth Peters in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| 11:10 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters hits a 3 from the right wing | 19-8 |
| 11:05 | Texas A&M | John Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Fegley | 19-11 |
| 10:43 | Oklahoma | A charge is called on Joel Donahue - foul #1 on Joel Donahue, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William King (PG), Walter Kays (SG), John Sutton (SF), Robert Freudenstein (C) Kenneth Peters, Roger Anderson, Joel Donahue, Richard Degree | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kevin Hartman (SG), Raymond Hanson (SF) Bob Hightower, Richard Hayes | |
| 10:23 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Smith and the foul's on William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| 10:23 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:57 | Oklahoma | James Gleason misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Fegley - foul #1 on Robert Fegley, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower (SG) John Smith | |
| 09:57 | Oklahoma | James Gleason misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:57 | Oklahoma | James Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:37 | Texas A&M | John Houghton makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Fegley | 20-16 |
| 09:26 | Oklahoma | James Gleason misses the jump hook in the lane | 20-16 |
| 09:24 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 09:17 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 09:16 | Texas A&M | John Houghton tips it home | 20-18 |
| 09:02 | Oklahoma | James Gleason blows the dunk but he's fouled by John Houghton - foul #1 on John Houghton, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (PG) William King | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | John Smith (PG), Richard Hayes (SF) Bob Hightower, Raymond Hanson | |
| 09:02 | Oklahoma | James Gleason misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:02 | Oklahoma | James Gleason misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:02 | Texas A&M | John Houghton grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:45 | Texas A&M | Kevin Hartman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:44 | Texas A&M | John Houghton pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:30 | Texas A&M | The short jumper by John Houghton is denied by James Gleason | 20-18 |
| 08:29 | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:08 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gleason | 22-18 |
| 08:08 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters (PG), Richard Degree (PF) Roger Anderson, James Gleason | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower (SG) John Smith | |
| 07:47 | Texas A&M | Kevin Hartman hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bob Hightower | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Peters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Kays (fairly fresh) SF - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Degree (fresh) C - Robert Freudenstein (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kevin Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bob Hightower (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Fegley (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Houghton (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Oklahoma | John Houghton is called for the reach on Walter Kays in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Houghton, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson (PF) John Houghton | |
| 07:44 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:44 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:34 | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower misses the fadeaway from the left side | 24-21 |
| 07:32 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Hightower | 24-21 |
| 07:21 | Texas A&M | Robert Fegley knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 06:58 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters blows the layup | 24-23 |
| 06:57 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays tips it in | 26-23 |
| 06:51 | Texas A&M | Robert Freudenstein swats the layup by Robert Fegley | 26-23 |
| 06:50 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:21 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters misses the jumper from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 06:20 | Oklahoma | Richard Degree pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:05 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 06:03 | Texas A&M | Kevin Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:57 | Texas A&M | Robert Fegley knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Kevin Hartman | 26-25 |
| 05:30 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Freudenstein and he's fouled by Richard Hayes - foul #3 on Richard Hayes, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SG), Joel Donahue (SF), James Gleason (PF) Walter Kays, John Sutton, Richard Degree | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | John Smith (PG), John Houghton (C) Bob Hightower, Richard Hayes | |
| 05:30 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:11 | Texas A&M | John Houghton travels with the ball | 29-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William King (SG) Kenneth Peters | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 05:09 | Oklahoma | Kevin Hartman steps in front of the James Gleason pass in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| 04:51 | Texas A&M | James Gleason is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on James Gleason, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| 04:40 | Texas A&M | John Houghton travels with the ball | 29-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Degree (C) Robert Freudenstein | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower (SG) Kevin Hartman | |
| 04:12 | Oklahoma | James Gleason hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 29-25 |
| 04:11 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to John Houghton | 29-25 |
| 04:04 | Texas A&M | Robert Fegley is called for traveling | 29-25 |
| 03:45 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Joel Donahue | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William King (fresh) SF - Joel Donahue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Gleason (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Degree (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - John Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Hightower (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Hanson (tired) 3 pts. PF - Robert Fegley (tired) 6 pts. C - John Houghton (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Texas A&M | Roger Anderson picks off the pass by Raymond Hanson | 31-25 |
| 03:34 | Oklahoma | William King is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Hightower - foul #1 on Bob Hightower, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein (C) Richard Degree | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kevin Hartman (SG) Bob Hightower | |
| 03:34 | Oklahoma | William King makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:34 | Oklahoma | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:26 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 03:25 | Oklahoma | James Gleason grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 03:19 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 03:18 | Texas A&M | John Houghton pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 03:04 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Hartman | 33-27 |
| 02:43 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson is alone and drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joel Donahue | 35-27 |
| 02:20 | Texas A&M | Joel Donahue is called for the reach on Raymond Hanson - foul #2 on Joel Donahue, team foul #7 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters (PG), Walter Kays (SG), John Sutton (SF), Richard Degree (C) William King, Roger Anderson, Joel Donahue, Robert Freudenstein | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower (SG) Kevin Hartman | |
| 02:20 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:20 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:56 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Kays | 37-29 |
| 01:39 | Texas A&M | John Smith is whistled for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kevin Hartman (PG) John Smith | |
| 01:17 | Oklahoma | Richard Degree connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Kays | 39-29 |
| 01:12 | Texas A&M | Kevin Hartman's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Kenneth Peters | 39-29 |
| 01:10 | Oklahoma | John Sutton snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 00:54 | Oklahoma | Bob Hightower steals the ball from Richard Degree | 39-29 |
| 00:51 | Texas A&M | Bob Hightower hits the finger roll | 39-31 |
| 00:33 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Hartman - foul #1 on Kevin Hartman, team foul #11 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue (SF), Robert Freudenstein (C) John Sutton, James Gleason | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | John Smith (PG) Bob Hightower | |
| 00:33 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-31 |
| 00:33 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:33 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:10 | Texas A&M | Raymond Hanson buries a fadeaway from close range | 40-33 |
| 00:03 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters buries a floater from the right wing set up by Robert Freudenstein | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Texas A&M | John Smith clanks a halfcourt shot | 42-33 |