| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Due (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Newman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Doyle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobbie Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Lawson (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ted Simmonds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Gillum (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Lawson and he's hacked by Bobbie Bryant - foul #1 on Bobbie Bryant, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (SG), Claude Lawson (PF) Andrew Due, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Iowa | Hector Miranda (SF), Troy Robey (PF) Michael Brown, Ted Simmonds | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 19:08 | Oklahoma | The jump hook by Bobbie Bryant is blocked by Troy Robey | 26-23 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | James Hobbs steps in front of the Hector Miranda pass | 26-23 |
| 18:30 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Newman and he's fouled by Andrew Gillum - foul #3 on Andrew Gillum, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG), John Doyle (PF) James Hobbs, Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Ted Simmonds (PF), Shane Neal (C) Samuel Holcomb, Hector Miranda, Troy Robey, Andrew Gillum | |
| 18:30 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Richard Lawson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds tips it home | 29-25 |
| 17:43 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 17:42 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant snags the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 17:24 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-25 |
| 17:22 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:58 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gilbert Armstrong | 31-25 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Gilbert Armstrong - foul #1 on Gilbert Armstrong, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (SG), Claude Lawson (C) Andrew Due, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Troy Robey (PF), Shawn Ferland (C) Jeffrey Williams, Ted Simmonds, Shane Neal | |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:06 | Oklahoma | John Doyle misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Troy Robey - foul #2 on Troy Robey, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG) Gilbert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:06 | Oklahoma | John Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:06 | Oklahoma | John Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses short on a jumper in the lane | 32-27 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Michael Brown grabs the offensive board | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - James Hobbs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Due (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Newman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Lawson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Ferland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Troy Robey connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Richard Lawson and the foul's on John Doyle - foul #2 on John Doyle, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), Bobbie Bryant (C) Andrew Due, John Doyle | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (SG), Hector Miranda (SF), Shane Neal (C) Richard Lawson, Michael Brown, Shawn Ferland | |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses the free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:26 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:59 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson clanks a jumper from the right side | 32-29 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Shane Neal snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Shane Neal banks in the layup and he's fouled by Bobbie Bryant - foul #2 on Bobbie Bryant, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Doyle (PF) Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Lawson (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Ted Simmonds (PF) Jeffrey Williams, Hector Miranda, Troy Robey | |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Shane Neal makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:23 | Oklahoma | John Doyle connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hobbs | 34-32 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Michael Brown drills a runner from the baseline set up by Samuel Holcomb | 34-34 |
| 13:31 | Oklahoma | John Doyle hits a fadeaway from the right block | 36-34 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Gilbert Armstrong picks off the pass by Michael Brown | 36-34 |
| 12:33 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ted Simmonds | 36-34 |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb clanks a jump hook from close range | 36-34 |
| 12:02 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 11:41 | Oklahoma | Samuel Holcomb is called for the reach on Glenn Newman - foul #2 on Samuel Holcomb, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG), John Cunningham (PF), Bobbie Bryant (C) James Hobbs, John Doyle, Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (SG), Hector Miranda (SF), Troy Robey (PF), Shawn Ferland (C) Richard Lawson, Michael Brown, Ted Simmonds, Shane Neal | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Due (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Newman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cunningham (fresh) C - Bobbie Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) SF - Hector Miranda (fresh) PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Ferland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gilbert Armstrong | 38-34 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 10:31 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-37 |
| 10:07 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 09:42 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Armstrong | 41-37 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Samuel Holcomb, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (PG), John Doyle (PF) Gilbert Armstrong, John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Lawson (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Ted Simmonds (PF), Andrew Gillum (C) Jeffrey Williams, Hector Miranda, Troy Robey, Shawn Ferland | |
| 08:55 | Oklahoma | James Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 08:54 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 08:31 | Oklahoma | John Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson (PF) John Doyle | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Troy Robey (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Ted Simmonds | |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Michael Brown hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 07:50 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 07:32 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - James Hobbs (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Due (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Newman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobbie Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Lawson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gillum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman buries a 3 from straight away | 44-39 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Glenn Newman - foul #3 on Glenn Newman, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), John Doyle (PF) James Hobbs, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG) Jeffrey Williams | |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Troy Robey makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:37 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 06:18 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Lawson - foul #1 on Richard Lawson, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ted Simmonds (PF) Troy Robey | |
| 06:18 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 06:18 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Richard Lawson's floater is tipped away by Claude Lawson | 46-40 |
| 06:01 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 05:59 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong travels in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (SG), Bobbie Bryant (C) Andrew Due, Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Hector Miranda (SF) Michael Brown | |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Richard Lawson drills a floater from the left side and he's fouled by James Hobbs - foul #1 on James Hobbs, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG), Claude Lawson (C) James Hobbs, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF) Hector Miranda | |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Richard Lawson makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:11 | Oklahoma | John Doyle misses long on an open runner near the basket | 46-43 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses long on a runner from the right block | 46-43 |
| 05:04 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Glenn Newman | 46-43 |
| 04:43 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb is hacked by Claude Lawson - foul #1 on Claude Lawson, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (SG), Bobbie Bryant (C) Andrew Due, Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Neal (SG), Hector Miranda (SF) Richard Lawson, Michael Brown | |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 03:49 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Hector Miranda - foul #2 on Hector Miranda, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Troy Robey (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Ted Simmonds | |
| 03:49 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 03:49 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Troy Robey is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Troy Robey, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Andrew Due (SG) James Hobbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Ted Simmonds (PF) Jeffrey Williams, Shane Neal, Hector Miranda, Troy Robey | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Due (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Newman (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Doyle (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobbie Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Lawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ted Simmonds (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Gillum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Oklahoma | John Doyle banks in the layup | 50-45 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Michael Brown scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Holcomb | 50-47 |
| 02:20 | Oklahoma | John Doyle clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Richard Lawson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds tips it home | 50-49 |
| 01:32 | Oklahoma | Richard Lawson is called for the reach on Andrew Due - foul #2 on Richard Lawson, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| 01:32 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:32 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum scores on a floater from close range set up by Samuel Holcomb | 51-51 |
| 00:42 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert Armstrong | 54-51 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb's floater is knocked away by John Doyle | 54-51 |
| 00:20 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Oklahoma | Richard Lawson is called for the reach on Andrew Due in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Lawson, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| 00:19 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:19 | Oklahoma | Andrew Due makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Richard Lawson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Samuel Holcomb | 56-54 |
| 00:13 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Holcomb - foul #4 on Samuel Holcomb, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 00:13 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:13 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Richard Lawson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-54 |
| 00:05 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 00:03 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant is hacked by Samuel Holcomb in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Holcomb, team foul #11 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG) Samuel Holcomb | |
| 00:03 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:03 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 59-54 |