| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) SG - Andrew Due (fresh) SF - Glenn Newman (fresh) PF - John Doyle (fresh) C - Bobbie Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fresh) SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) SF - Sol Marino (fresh) PF - Robbie Crawford (fresh) C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Penn State | Brad Stookey knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Sol Marino | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Glenn Newman denies the turnaround by Robbie Crawford | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Sol Marino tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Glenn Newman | 3-4 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Brad Stookey buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sol Marino | 3-7 |
| 18:16 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Sol Marino's pass is intercepted by Glenn Newman | 6-7 |
| 17:44 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman slams it home | 8-7 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Brad Stookey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Erbe (PG), James Hobbs (SG), Claude Lawson (PF), John Cunningham (C) Andrew Due, Glenn Newman, John Doyle, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 16:55 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson misses the lay-in | 8-7 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Orlando Perez | 8-7 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Edward Edwards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:31 | Oklahoma | John Cunningham snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:29 | Oklahoma | James Hobbs is fouled in the backcourt by Armando Castro - foul #1 on Armando Castro, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG), John Doyle (PF), Bobbie Bryant (C) Richard Erbe, Gilbert Armstrong, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:12 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by James Hobbs | 11-7 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Orlando Perez is fouled on the floor by Bobbie Bryant - foul #1 on Bobbie Bryant, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), Glenn Newman (SF), John Cunningham (C) Andrew Due, John Doyle, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) SG - James Hobbs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Newman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Claude Lawson (fresh) C - John Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fairly fresh) SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robbie Crawford (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 15:08 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Brad Stookey - foul #1 on Brad Stookey, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG), John Doyle (PF), Bobbie Bryant (C) Gilbert Armstrong, Claude Lawson, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 15:08 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:08 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Edward Edwards pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 14:39 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:27 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant hits a turnaround in the paint | 13-9 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:57 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:52 | Oklahoma | Armando Castro takes the ball from Andrew Due in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 13:30 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman is hacked by Boris Czernovski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Czernovski, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Erbe (PG), Gilbert Armstrong (SF), Claude Lawson (PF) Andrew Due, Glenn Newman, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 13:05 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobbie Bryant | 16-12 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Michael Owens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-12 |
| 12:51 | Oklahoma | James Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:49 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant loses the dribble to Sol Marino in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses the easy layup | 16-12 |
| 12:47 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Bobbie Bryant | 16-12 |
| 12:23 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Perkins - foul #1 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG), Glenn Newman (SF), John Doyle (PF) Richard Erbe, James Hobbs, Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:23 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:23 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Sol Marino knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Owens | 17-14 |
| 11:41 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 17-14 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Brad Stookey grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Due (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glenn Newman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Doyle (fairly fresh) C - Bobbie Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robbie Crawford (tiring) C - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | The jumper by Ronald Perkins is denied by John Doyle | 17-14 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Sol Marino snags the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is denied on a layup by Glenn Newman | 17-14 |
| 10:39 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:15 | Oklahoma | Ronald Perkins takes the ball from Gilbert Armstrong | 17-14 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Michael Owens misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 09:50 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 09:24 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brad Stookey - foul #2 on Brad Stookey, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (SG), Claude Lawson (PF), John Cunningham (C) Glenn Newman, John Doyle, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 09:24 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:24 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Armando Castro hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 19-14 |
| 09:04 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 09:02 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Armando Castro - foul #2 on Armando Castro, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman (SF), John Doyle (PF) Andrew Due, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:40 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Orlando Perez is called for 3 seconds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SF), John Cunningham (C) Glenn Newman, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 08:15 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman (SF), John Doyle (PF) Andrew Due, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:23 | Oklahoma | John Doyle can't connect on a shot in the lane | 19-14 |
| 07:21 | Oklahoma | John Doyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Hobbs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Newman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Doyle (tiring) C - Claude Lawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fairly fresh) SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Crawford (tired) C - Ronald Perkins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:00 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 06:58 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson tips it home | 21-14 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski is fouled on the floor by Claude Lawson - foul #1 on Claude Lawson, team foul #2 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SF), Bobbie Bryant (C) Glenn Newman, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Armando Castro is fouled on the floor by James Hobbs - foul #1 on James Hobbs, team foul #3 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Doyle (PF) Gilbert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Sol Marino steps out of bounds on the sideline | 21-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman (SF) John Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG) Sean Brezinski | |
| 05:37 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-14 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Brad Stookey snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Michael Owens is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), John Doyle (PF) Glenn Newman, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 05:18 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson misses the turnaround near the basket | 21-14 |
| 05:16 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong tips it but misses | 21-14 |
| 05:14 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due tips it back up and in | 23-14 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Edward Edwards misses the tip | 23-14 |
| 04:47 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 04:45 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Brezinski - foul #2 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman (SF), Bobbie Bryant (C) Andrew Due, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 04:45 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 04:45 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Michael Owens is hacked by James Hobbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hobbs, team foul #4 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG) James Hobbs | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Bobbie Bryant - foul #2 on Bobbie Bryant, team foul #5 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Doyle (PF) Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Edwards (PF) Brad Stookey | |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 04:00 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (SG), Bobbie Bryant (C) Andrew Due, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Brad Stookey (SG) Michael Owens, Edward Edwards | |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Claude Lawson denies the turnaround by Sean Brezinski | 25-16 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Sol Marino gets the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Bobbie Bryant - foul #3 on Bobbie Bryant, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG), John Doyle (PF) Gilbert Armstrong, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - James Hobbs (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Due (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Glenn Newman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Doyle (tiring) C - Claude Lawson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Boris Czernovski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Orlando Perez (fresh) | |
| 02:48 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman is fouled on the floor by Boris Czernovski - foul #2 on Boris Czernovski, team foul #9 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG) Andrew Due | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Boris Czernovski, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 02:48 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 02:48 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Sol Marino hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 02:12 | Oklahoma | John Doyle drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from James Hobbs | 29-21 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Sol Marino hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Owens | 29-23 |
| 01:48 | Oklahoma | Brad Stookey steps in front of the James Hobbs pass in the backcourt | 29-23 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins blows the layup | 29-23 |
| 01:34 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 01:07 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson dunks the ball set up by Gilbert Armstrong and he's fouled by Ronald Perkins - foul #2 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #10 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SF), John Cunningham (C) Glenn Newman, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 01:07 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Orlando Perez makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Sean Brezinski | 32-25 |
| 00:16 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-25 |
| 00:15 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Due | 32-25 |
| 00:03 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Sean Brezinski | 32-25 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-25 |