| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Augustus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Mario Krom (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Emmanuel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Buckman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Manzella (fresh) 5 reb. C - Victor Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Jared Buckman inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 25-33 |
| 19:40 | Ohio | Lynn Hough pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 19:35 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 19:34 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 19:29 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja is fouled on the floor by Jared Buckman - foul #2 on Jared Buckman, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 19:19 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by James Wheeler and he's fouled by Jared Buckman - foul #3 on Jared Buckman, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jim Gilbert (SF) Jared Buckman | |
| 19:19 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses the free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:19 | Oklahoma | Jim Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:17 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom is fouled in the backcourt by James Wheeler - foul #1 on James Wheeler, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:00 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella is whistled for traveling | 27-33 |
| 18:48 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 27-33 |
| 18:47 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:40 | Oklahoma | Charles Augustus steals the ball from Victor Johnson | 27-33 |
| 18:22 | Ohio | Victor Johnson is called for the reach on Charles Augustus - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Williams (SG), James Cargile (C) Charles Augustus, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 18:09 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 27-33 |
| 18:08 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 17:40 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella is hacked by Larry Pantoja - foul #2 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Cummings (PG), John Walker (PF), Allen Brewer (C) James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 17:18 | Oklahoma | James Cargile is called for the reach on Jim Gilbert - foul #2 on James Cargile, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| 16:56 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Allen Brewer - foul #1 on Allen Brewer, team foul #4 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Augustus (SG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 16:56 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:56 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Charles Augustus misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Emmanuel - foul #3 on Joe Emmanuel, team foul #4 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dan Browning (SF), John Hoerner (C) James Cargile, Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Troy Mayer (SG) Joe Emmanuel | |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Charles Augustus makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | Charles Augustus misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:49 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 16:26 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 16:24 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom can't tip it in | 28-35 |
| 16:22 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom snags the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:12 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF) Christopher Cummings, Dan Browning, John Walker | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 15:56 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 15:54 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Augustus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hoerner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Mario Krom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Mayer (fresh) SF - Jim Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Manzella (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Victor Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Charles Augustus | 30-35 |
| 15:23 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson misses the easy layup | 30-35 |
| 15:22 | Ohio | Lynn Hough grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 15:19 | Ohio | James Wheeler travels in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), James Cargile (C) Charles Augustus, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel (SG), Jared Buckman (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Troy Mayer, Jim Gilbert, Thomas Manzella | |
| 14:58 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom buries a driving attempt in the lane | 30-37 |
| 14:43 | Ohio | James Wheeler connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Doxey | 33-37 |
| 14:16 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 14:14 | Ohio | Mark Doxey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:47 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Doxey | 35-37 |
| 13:24 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson's pass is intercepted by James Wheeler | 35-37 |
| 13:20 | Ohio | Mark Doxey lays it up and in set up by James Wheeler | 37-37 |
| 13:14 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Mario Krom | 37-39 |
| 12:59 | Ohio | Lynn Hough knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mark Doxey | 40-39 |
| 12:39 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom is fouled on the floor by James Wheeler - foul #2 on James Wheeler, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Cummings (PG), Charles Augustus (SG), John Williams (SF), John Walker (PF), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, James Wheeler, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, James Cargile | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella (PF) Victor Johnson | |
| 12:22 | Oklahoma | John Hoerner swats the short shot by Mario Krom | 40-39 |
| 12:20 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:05 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 12:04 | Ohio | John Hoerner pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 11:51 | Ohio | John Hoerner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 11:49 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Christopher Cummings (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Augustus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Mario Krom (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Emmanuel (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jared Buckman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Manzella (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jared Buckman and the foul's on Charles Augustus - foul #2 on Charles Augustus, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Allen Brewer (C) John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 11:31 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:04 | Ohio | Jared Buckman steals the ball from John Williams | 40-42 |
| 10:44 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel misses the jumper from the left side | 40-42 |
| 10:43 | Ohio | Allen Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:31 | Ohio | Charles Augustus is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Dan Browning (SF), Lynn Hough (PF) Christopher Cummings, John Williams, John Walker | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Troy Mayer (PG), Jim Gilbert (SF), Victor Johnson (C) Mario Krom, Jared Buckman, Michael Williams | |
| 10:24 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 10:23 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 10:01 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel lays it up and in on a great pass from Troy Mayer | 40-44 |
| 09:39 | Ohio | Charles Augustus misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 09:37 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:34 | Oklahoma | Troy Mayer's pass is intercepted by Lynn Hough in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| 09:22 | Ohio | Lynn Hough clanks a jump hook in the lane | 40-44 |
| 09:21 | Ohio | Lynn Hough pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 08:58 | Ohio | Lynn Hough banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Doxey | 42-44 |
| 08:37 | Oklahoma | Lynn Hough steps in front of the Joe Emmanuel pass | 42-44 |
| 08:21 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is fouled on the floor by Troy Mayer - foul #1 on Troy Mayer, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Cummings (PG), James Wheeler (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, Charles Augustus, Dan Browning, Lynn Hough, Allen Brewer | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mario Krom (PG), Jared Buckman (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Troy Mayer, Joe Emmanuel, Thomas Manzella | |
| 08:10 | Ohio | Christopher Cummings comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 08:08 | Ohio | James Cargile gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:52 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jared Buckman - foul #4 on Jared Buckman, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Williams (SG) Christopher Cummings | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 07:52 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:52 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:52 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cargile (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Mario Krom (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jared Buckman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Johnson (tired) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jared Buckman | 42-46 |
| 07:15 | Ohio | James Cargile is called for traveling | 42-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 07:02 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom's fadeaway is rejected by John Hoerner | 42-46 |
| 07:00 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 06:42 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:32 | Oklahoma | John Hoerner swats the shot by Victor Johnson | 42-46 |
| 06:31 | Ohio | John Hoerner gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:19 | Ohio | James Cargile misses long on an open jump hook in the paint | 42-46 |
| 06:18 | Oklahoma | Jim Gilbert grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 06:03 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by John Hoerner | 42-46 |
| 06:02 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Cargile | 42-46 |
| 05:43 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 42-46 |
| 05:41 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 05:34 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 05:33 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jared Buckman | 42-46 |
| 05:12 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Mark Doxey gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 05:05 | Ohio | Mark Doxey shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Wheeler | 44-46 |
| 05:05 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Augustus (SG), Lynn Hough (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Troy Mayer (SG), Joe Emmanuel (PF), Michael Williams (C) Jared Buckman, Thomas Manzella, Victor Johnson | |
| 05:03 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Doxey - foul #4 on Mark Doxey, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| 05:03 | Oklahoma | Mario Krom misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Lynn Hough gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Lynn Hough is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Williams (SF) Larry Pantoja | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | John Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 04:44 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 04:15 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel is whistled for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG) Mark Doxey | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jared Buckman (SF), Thomas Manzella (C) Mario Krom, Jim Gilbert | |
| 03:52 | Ohio | John Walker lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Augustus | 47-46 |
| 03:26 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Augustus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Troy Mayer (fresh) SG - Joe Emmanuel (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jared Buckman (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Manzella (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Ohio | John Walker hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Augustus | 49-49 |
| 02:46 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 02:44 | Oklahoma | Troy Mayer tips it in | 49-51 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF), John Hoerner (C) Charles Augustus, John Williams, John Walker | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mario Krom (PG), Jim Gilbert (SF), Victor Johnson (C) Troy Mayer, Jared Buckman, Thomas Manzella | |
| 02:25 | Ohio | Lynn Hough is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Pantoja | 51-51 |
| 01:59 | Oklahoma | Lynn Hough is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Lynn Hough, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Augustus (SG) James Wheeler | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jared Buckman (SF) Jim Gilbert | |
| 01:59 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:59 | Oklahoma | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 01:30 | Ohio | Charles Augustus makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mark Doxey | 54-53 |
| 01:13 | Oklahoma | Mark Doxey steps in front of the Victor Johnson pass | 54-53 |
| 00:57 | Ohio | John Hoerner hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 00:55 | Ohio | John Hoerner gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio | John Hoerner misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Victor Johnson - foul #2 on Victor Johnson, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 00:33 | Ohio | John Hoerner makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | John Hoerner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:17 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-53 |
| 00:16 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Hoerner | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Mario Krom is called for the reach on John Hoerner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Krom, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG) Charles Augustus | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 00:15 | Ohio | John Hoerner makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | John Hoerner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Oklahoma | Victor Johnson's pass is intercepted by James Wheeler in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | James Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Joe Emmanuel - foul #4 on Joe Emmanuel, team foul #11 | 58-53 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:10 | Oklahoma | Thomas Manzella pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:05 | Oklahoma | Joe Emmanuel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-53 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Lynn Hough | 58-53 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Lynn Hough runs out the clock | 58-53 |