| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Kevin Dutcher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Johansson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hopper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Gunter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Keith Chastain (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Zank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Nale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Gormley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain is hacked by Kevin Dutcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Dutcher, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:49 | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-37 |
| 19:26 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer connects on the jumper from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 19:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Chastain | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Chastain - foul #2 on Keith Chastain, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble (SF), Richard Dickerson (PF) John Hopper, Daniel Spencer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy (SG) Mark Zank | |
| 18:55 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Gormley - foul #2 on Matthew Gormley, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG), Charles Steptoe (SG), Paul Terrell (C) Kevin Dutcher, Gary Johansson, Fred Gunter | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Jay Ellenberger (SG), Bernard Medeiros (SF), Bryan Witt (PF), Martin Utterback (C) Keith Chastain, Daniel Nale, Matthew Gormley, Richard Adams | |
| 18:49 | N. Carolina Central | John McCreedy picks off the pass by Charles Steptoe | 32-39 |
| 18:45 | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy lays it in | 32-41 |
| 18:32 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Steptoe can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block | 32-41 |
| 18:30 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jay Ellenberger grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 18:27 | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Stroble - foul #2 on Donald Stroble, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Booze (C) Richard Dickerson | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG) John McCreedy | |
| 18:14 | SW Oklahoma St. | Bernard Medeiros dunks the ball | 32-43 |
| 17:54 | N. Carolina Central | John Davis drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Stroble | 34-43 |
| 17:44 | SW Oklahoma St. | Bryan Witt clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-43 |
| 17:43 | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney snags the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 17:38 | SW Oklahoma St. | Joseph Booze steals the ball from Jay Ellenberger | 34-43 |
| 17:24 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Booze comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 17:22 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Booze gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:12 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Terrell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Steptoe | 37-43 |
| 16:53 | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG), Gary Johansson (SG), John Hopper (SF), Daniel Spencer (PF), Fred Gunter (C) John Davis, Charles Steptoe, Donald Stroble, Paul Terrell, Joseph Booze | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG), Mark Zank (SG), Daniel Nale (SF), Matthew Gormley (PF), Richard Adams (C) Allan Delaney, Jay Ellenberger, Bernard Medeiros, Bryan Witt, Martin Utterback | |
| 16:33 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher is hacked by Keith Chastain - foul #3 on Keith Chastain, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy (PG) Keith Chastain | |
| 16:12 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Gormley - foul #3 on Matthew Gormley, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Becker (PG) Kevin Dutcher | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback (PF) Matthew Gormley | |
| 16:12 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:12 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Gary Johansson is called for the reach on Daniel Nale - foul #1 on Gary Johansson, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Richard Dickerson (PF) Daniel Spencer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 15:44 | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy is hacked by James Becker - foul #1 on James Becker, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG) Gary Johansson | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG), Matthew Gormley (PF) John McCreedy, Martin Utterback | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Kevin Dutcher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Becker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hopper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Dickerson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Gunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Keith Chastain (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Zank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Nale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Gormley (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | SW Oklahoma St. | James Becker picks off the pass by Mark Zank | 38-43 |
| 15:33 | N. Carolina Central | Richard Dickerson is hacked by Matthew Gormley - foul #4 on Matthew Gormley, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback (PF) Matthew Gormley | |
| 15:19 | N. Carolina Central | Richard Dickerson banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Kevin Dutcher | 40-43 |
| 14:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson (SG), Daniel Spencer (PF) James Becker, Richard Dickerson | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Bryan Witt (PF) Martin Utterback | |
| 14:42 | N. Carolina Central | Bryan Witt steps in front of the Kevin Dutcher pass | 40-43 |
| 14:13 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on John Hopper - foul #1 on John Hopper, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG), Joseph Booze (SF) Kevin Dutcher, John Hopper | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy (SG), Martin Utterback (PF) Mark Zank, Bryan Witt | |
| 14:13 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:13 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:00 | N. Carolina Central | Richard Adams swats the short shot by Daniel Spencer | 40-44 |
| 13:59 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 13:50 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Johansson, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Richard Dickerson (C) Fred Gunter | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG), Jay Ellenberger (SF) Keith Chastain, Daniel Nale | |
| 13:32 | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Spencer - foul #2 on Daniel Spencer, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| 13:32 | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:32 | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:19 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer is fouled on the floor by Martin Utterback - foul #2 on Martin Utterback, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Charles Steptoe (PG), James Becker (SG), Donald Stroble (SF) John Davis, Gary Johansson, Joseph Booze | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG), Bernard Medeiros (SF), Bryan Witt (PF) Allan Delaney, John McCreedy, Martin Utterback | |
| 13:14 | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble misses the wide open shot from the left side | 40-46 |
| 13:12 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 13:11 | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:53 | SW Oklahoma St. | James Becker is called for the reach on Keith Chastain - foul #2 on James Becker, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter (C) Richard Dickerson | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank (SG) Jay Ellenberger | |
| 12:53 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:53 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:53 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:51 | N. Carolina Central | Richard Adams steals it from Donald Stroble in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 12:37 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain's pass is intercepted by Daniel Spencer | 40-47 |
| 12:16 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer is open but misses the lay-in | 40-47 |
| 12:14 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 11:49 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Medeiros | 40-50 |
| 11:38 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Steptoe | 42-50 |
| 11:38 | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG), Gary Johansson (SG), John Hopper (SF), Paul Terrell (PF), Joseph Booze (C) Charles Steptoe, James Becker, Donald Stroble, Daniel Spencer, Fred Gunter | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG), Jay Ellenberger (SG), Daniel Nale (SF), Martin Utterback (PF) Keith Chastain, Mark Zank, Bernard Medeiros, Bryan Witt | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Johansson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hopper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Booze (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Allan Delaney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Ellenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Nale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Utterback (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Adams (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Booze - foul #2 on Joseph Booze, team foul #9 | 42-50 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG), Richard Dickerson (C) John Davis, Paul Terrell | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 11:16 | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:16 | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:58 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Hopper and he's fouled by Allan Delaney - foul #2 on Allan Delaney, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy (C) Richard Adams | |
| 10:58 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:48 | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy's pass is intercepted by Gary Johansson | 45-51 |
| 10:28 | N. Carolina Central | Allan Delaney picks off the pass by Kevin Dutcher | 45-51 |
| 10:25 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jay Ellenberger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Allan Delaney | 45-53 |
| 10:23 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher is hacked by Allan Delaney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allan Delaney, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter (C) Joseph Booze | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG), Bernard Medeiros (PF), Richard Adams (C) Allan Delaney, Jay Ellenberger, Martin Utterback | |
| 10:23 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:23 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:04 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 10:03 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 09:59 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson is hacked by John McCreedy - foul #1 on John McCreedy, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG), Donald Stroble (SF), Paul Terrell (PF) Kevin Dutcher, John Hopper, Richard Dickerson | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Bryan Witt (PF) Bernard Medeiros | |
| 09:59 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:59 | SW Oklahoma St. | Bryan Witt gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:47 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John McCreedy | 47-56 |
| 09:29 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 09:28 | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 09:26 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain is hacked by John Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Charles Steptoe (SG), Daniel Spencer (PF) Gary Johansson, Paul Terrell | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank (SG), Jay Ellenberger (SF), Martin Utterback (PF), Bernard Medeiros (C) John McCreedy, Daniel Nale, Bryan Witt, Richard Adams | |
| 09:26 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:26 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:06 | N. Carolina Central | Mark Zank takes the ball from John Davis | 47-58 |
| 08:56 | SW Oklahoma St. | Bernard Medeiros double dribbles | 47-58 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG), James Becker (SG), Joseph Booze (SF) John Davis, Charles Steptoe, Donald Stroble | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams (C) Bernard Medeiros | |
| 08:35 | N. Carolina Central | Jay Ellenberger picks off the pass by James Becker | 47-58 |
| 08:31 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain can't finish the layup | 47-58 |
| 08:29 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 08:07 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Booze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Hopper (SF), Paul Terrell (PF), Richard Dickerson (C) Joseph Booze, Daniel Spencer, Fred Gunter | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG), John McCreedy (SG), Daniel Nale (SF), Bryan Witt (PF), Bernard Medeiros (C) Keith Chastain, Mark Zank, Jay Ellenberger, Martin Utterback, Richard Adams | |
| 07:44 | SW Oklahoma St. | Bryan Witt hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allan Delaney | 47-60 |
| 07:28 | N. Carolina Central | John McCreedy picks off the pass by Paul Terrell | 47-60 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Kevin Dutcher (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hopper (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Paul Terrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Allan Delaney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John McCreedy (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Daniel Nale (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Witt (tired) 2 pts. C - Bernard Medeiros (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:25 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kevin Dutcher steps in front of the Daniel Nale pass in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| 07:10 | N. Carolina Central | James Becker is fouled on the floor by Bernard Medeiros - foul #1 on Bernard Medeiros, team foul #10 | 47-60 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG), Donald Stroble (SF), Fred Gunter (C) Kevin Dutcher, John Hopper, Paul Terrell | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank (SG), Jay Ellenberger (SF), Matthew Gormley (PF), Richard Adams (C) John McCreedy, Daniel Nale, Bryan Witt, Bernard Medeiros | |
| 07:10 | N. Carolina Central | James Becker makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:10 | N. Carolina Central | James Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:04 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jay Ellenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Charles Steptoe (SG), Daniel Spencer (PF) James Becker, Richard Dickerson | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 06:51 | N. Carolina Central | Jay Ellenberger steps in front of the John Davis pass | 49-60 |
| 06:33 | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Gormley | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:16 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter lays it in set up by John Davis | 51-63 |
| 06:12 | SW Oklahoma St. | Charles Steptoe steps in front of the Mark Zank pass in the backcourt | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:53 | N. Carolina Central | Matthew Gormley takes the ball from Charles Steptoe | 51-63 |
| 05:47 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Charles Steptoe - foul #2 on Charles Steptoe, team foul #11 | 51-63 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson (SG), John Hopper (SF), Joseph Booze (PF), Richard Dickerson (C) Charles Steptoe, Donald Stroble, Daniel Spencer, Fred Gunter | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG), Daniel Nale (SF), John McCreedy (C) Allan Delaney, Jay Ellenberger, Richard Adams | |
| 05:47 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 05:47 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 05:47 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Booze grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 05:22 | N. Carolina Central | John Davis makes the runner in the paint set up by Gary Johansson and he's fouled by Keith Chastain - foul #4 on Keith Chastain, team foul #11 | 53-63 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Bernard Medeiros (C) Mark Zank | |
| 05:22 | N. Carolina Central | John Davis makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| 05:08 | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 05:06 | SW Oklahoma St. | Matthew Gormley gets the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 04:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Matthew Gormley can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Hopper - foul #2 on John Hopper, team foul #12 | 54-63 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG), Paul Terrell (C) John Davis, Richard Dickerson | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 04:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Matthew Gormley misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 04:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Matthew Gormley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 04:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 04:40 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Hopper - foul #3 on John Hopper, team foul #13 | 54-63 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Donald Stroble (SF), Fred Gunter (C) John Hopper, Joseph Booze | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Jay Ellenberger (SG), Richard Adams (C) John McCreedy, Bernard Medeiros | |
| 04:40 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 04:40 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:25 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Johansson | 56-64 |
| 04:25 | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Charles Steptoe (PG), James Becker (SG), Joseph Booze (PF) Kevin Dutcher, Gary Johansson, Paul Terrell | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 04:23 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale loses the dribble to Charles Steptoe in the backcourt | 56-64 |
| 04:17 | N. Carolina Central | James Becker is hacked by Matthew Gormley - foul #5 on Matthew Gormley, team foul #12 | 56-64 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Bryan Witt (PF) Matthew Gormley | |
| 04:17 | N. Carolina Central | James Becker makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:17 | N. Carolina Central | James Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:57 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 03:55 | N. Carolina Central | Fred Gunter snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 03:32 | N. Carolina Central | Charles Steptoe connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Booze | 60-64 |
| 03:20 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jay Ellenberger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 03:18 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Booze gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - James Becker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Steptoe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Donald Stroble (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Booze (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Gunter (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Keith Chastain (tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jay Ellenberger (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Nale (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Witt (tired) 2 pts. C - Richard Adams (very tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Booze scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Stroble | 63-64 |
| 02:50 | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Davis (PG), Gary Johansson (SG), John Hopper (SF), Daniel Spencer (PF), Richard Dickerson (C) James Becker, Charles Steptoe, Donald Stroble, Joseph Booze, Fred Gunter | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG), Mark Zank (SG), Martin Utterback (PF), Bernard Medeiros (C) Keith Chastain, Daniel Nale, Bryan Witt, Richard Adams | |
| 02:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jay Ellenberger is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Allan Delaney | 63-67 |
| 02:21 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson is fouled on the floor by Allan Delaney - foul #4 on Allan Delaney, team foul #13 | 63-67 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Paul Terrell (SF) John Hopper | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy (C) Jay Ellenberger | |
| 02:21 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:21 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:16 | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney is hacked by John Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Davis, team foul #14 | 65-67 |
| 02:16 | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 65-67 |
| 02:16 | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:16 | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:14 | N. Carolina Central | John Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Zank - foul #3 on Mark Zank, team foul #14 | 65-69 |
| 02:14 | N. Carolina Central | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:14 | N. Carolina Central | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:45 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Allan Delaney and he's fouled by Gary Johansson - foul #3 on Gary Johansson, team foul #15 | 66-71 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher (PG), John Hopper (SF), Fred Gunter (C) John Davis, Paul Terrell, Richard Dickerson | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG), Daniel Nale (SF), Richard Adams (C) Allan Delaney, Bernard Medeiros, John McCreedy | |
| 01:45 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank makes the free throw | 66-72 |
| 01:43 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher's pass is intercepted by Keith Chastain in the backcourt | 66-72 |
| 01:42 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Chastain | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:27 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Martin Utterback - foul #3 on Martin Utterback, team foul #15 | 66-74 |
| 01:27 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:27 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Johansson - foul #4 on Gary Johansson, team foul #16 | 68-74 |
| 01:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:55 | N. Carolina Central | John Hopper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-76 |
| 00:53 | N. Carolina Central | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Spencer | 68-76 |
| 00:53 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank's pass is intercepted by Gary Johansson | 71-76 |
| 00:18 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Johansson banks in the layup | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale is hacked by Kevin Dutcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Dutcher, team foul #17 | 73-76 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG), Jay Ellenberger (SG), Bryan Witt (PF) Keith Chastain, Mark Zank, Martin Utterback | |
| 00:17 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:17 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:14 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher is fouled in the backcourt by Allan Delaney - foul #5 on Allan Delaney, team foul #16 | 73-77 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG), Mark Zank (SG), Martin Utterback (PF) Allan Delaney, Jay Ellenberger, Bryan Witt | |
| 00:14 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:14 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:14 | SW Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Martin Utterback | 74-77 |
| 00:11 | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Johansson - foul #5 on Gary Johansson, team foul #18 | 74-77 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Charles Steptoe (SG) Gary Johansson | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy (SG), Jay Ellenberger (SF) Mark Zank, Daniel Nale | |
| 00:11 | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:11 | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:05 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher is hacked by Jay Ellenberger - foul #2 on Jay Ellenberger, team foul #17 | 74-79 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank (SG), Daniel Nale (SF) John McCreedy, Jay Ellenberger | |
| 00:05 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:05 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Dutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:02 | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback is hacked by Kevin Dutcher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Dutcher, team foul #19 | 76-79 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | John McCreedy (SG), Jay Ellenberger (SF) Mark Zank, Daniel Nale | |
| 00:02 | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:02 | SW Oklahoma St. | Martin Utterback misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:02 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Daniel Spencer | 76-80 |
| 00:00 | N. Carolina Central | Daniel Spencer comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 76-80 |