| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) SG - Robert Annunziata (fresh) SF - George Thomas (fresh) PF - Bobbie Bryant (fresh) C - Michael Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) SG - Danny Humphrey (fresh) SF - David Hackett (fresh) PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) C - Denny Stuart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | David Hackett drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Oklahoma | George Thomas is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Bobbie Bryant | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Oklahoma | George Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:16 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:12 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | Oklahoma | Michael Perry gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata makes the 3 from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:41 | Wake Forest | David Hackett is fouled on the floor by Bobbie Bryant - foul #1 on Bobbie Bryant, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (PG), Glenn Newman (SG), Claude Lawson (SF), John Brito (C) Gilbert Armstrong, Robert Annunziata, George Thomas, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:22 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:11 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG) Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno (C) Denny Stuart | |
| 17:09 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Armstrong in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | Oklahoma | James Hobbs lays it in set up by Gilbert Armstrong | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | Oklahoma | John Brito gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:44 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Hobbs | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jay Gailey | 8-10 |
| 15:41 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gilbert Armstrong | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Newman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Claude Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Brito (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Humphrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Hackett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) C - Angel Moreno (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno lays it in on a nice dish by Jay Gailey | 10-12 |
| 15:25 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata (PG), George Thomas (SF), Bobbie Bryant (PF), Michael Perry (C) Gilbert Armstrong, James Hobbs, Claude Lawson, John Brito | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), Aaron Lee (SG), Oleg Klinski (PF), Denny Stuart (C) Jay Gailey, Danny Humphrey, Kenneth Smith, Angel Moreno | |
| 15:16 | Oklahoma | George Thomas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-12 |
| 15:15 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 15:00 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski blows the dunk | 12-12 |
| 14:59 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:50 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jonathan Early | 12-14 |
| 14:39 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant is fouled on the floor by Denny Stuart - foul #1 on Denny Stuart, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), Claude Lawson (C) Glenn Newman, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (SG) David Hackett | |
| 14:26 | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 14:03 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 14:02 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 13:53 | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 13:52 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Annunziata | 14-14 |
| 13:38 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 16-14 |
| 13:29 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Denny Stuart and he's fouled by George Thomas - foul #1 on George Thomas, team foul #2 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (PG), Michael Perry (C) Gilbert Armstrong, Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), David Hackett (SF), Angel Moreno (C) Jonathan Early, Danny Humphrey, Denny Stuart | |
| 13:29 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee misses the free throw | 16-16 |
| 13:29 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Bobbie Bryant | 16-16 |
| 13:17 | Oklahoma | Michael Perry clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Hackett - foul #1 on David Hackett, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG) James Hobbs | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (SG) Aaron Lee | |
| 13:17 | Oklahoma | Michael Perry makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 13:17 | Oklahoma | Michael Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 13:17 | Wake Forest | David Hackett gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 13:10 | Wake Forest | George Thomas takes the ball from Danny Humphrey | 17-16 |
| 12:56 | Oklahoma | George Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (PG), Glenn Newman (SG) Gilbert Armstrong, Robert Annunziata | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:47 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey makes the floater in the lane set up by Danny Humphrey | 17-18 |
| 12:43 | Oklahoma | George Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Hobbs | 20-18 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Danny Humphrey | 20-20 |
| 12:14 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant buries a jump hook from the left block | 22-20 |
| 11:59 | Wake Forest | David Hackett knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Humphrey | 22-23 |
| 11:48 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Hobbs | 24-23 |
| 11:31 | Wake Forest | David Hackett loses the dribble to James Hobbs | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - James Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Newman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobbie Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Humphrey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hackett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oleg Klinski (fairly fresh) C - Angel Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Oklahoma | James Hobbs loses the dribble to Jay Gailey in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| 11:12 | Wake Forest | David Hackett is hacked by James Hobbs - foul #1 on James Hobbs, team foul #3 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), Robert Annunziata (SG), Claude Lawson (PF) James Hobbs, George Thomas, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), Aaron Lee (SG), Denny Stuart (C) Jay Gailey, Danny Humphrey, Angel Moreno | |
| 10:52 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 10:51 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Claude Lawson - foul #1 on Claude Lawson, team foul #4 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Perry (C) Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 10:33 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson blows the layup but the foul's on Oleg Klinski - foul #1 on Oleg Klinski, team foul #5 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant (C) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:33 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 10:33 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 10:33 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 10:14 | Wake Forest | Claude Lawson is called for the reach on Jonathan Early - foul #2 on Claude Lawson, team foul #5 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Perry (C) Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (SG) David Hackett | |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee hits a floater from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 09:55 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-27 |
| 09:54 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 09:40 | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata's pass is intercepted by Danny Humphrey | 24-27 |
| 09:19 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 09:18 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski snags the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 09:09 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 09:07 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 08:51 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman is whistled for a carry | 24-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Thomas (SF) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), David Hackett (SF), Angel Moreno (C) Jonathan Early, Danny Humphrey, Denny Stuart | |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski loses the ball out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Perry (C) Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:07 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 08:06 | Oklahoma | George Thomas tips it home | 26-27 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Michael Perry steals the ball from Aaron Lee | 26-27 |
| 07:41 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Newman | 29-27 |
| 07:17 | Wake Forest | David Hackett hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jay Gailey | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Gilbert Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Annunziata (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glenn Newman (tiring) 5 pts. C - Michael Perry (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Hackett (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Oleg Klinski (tired) 3 reb. C - Angel Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:58 | Oklahoma | George Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 06:57 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Glenn Newman - foul #1 on Glenn Newman, team foul #6 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (SG), Bobbie Bryant (PF), John Brito (C) Robert Annunziata, Glenn Newman, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (SG), Denny Stuart (C) Aaron Lee, Angel Moreno | |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 06:17 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-31 |
| 06:15 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 05:57 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 05:55 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to John Brito | 29-31 |
| 05:47 | Oklahoma | David Hackett is called for the reach on Bobbie Bryant - foul #2 on David Hackett, team foul #6 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata (SG), Glenn Newman (PF) James Hobbs, John Brito | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), Aaron Lee (SF) Jay Gailey, David Hackett | |
| 05:38 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Denny Stuart - foul #2 on Denny Stuart, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno (C) Denny Stuart | |
| 05:38 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 05:38 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 05:15 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey's pass is intercepted by George Thomas | 31-31 |
| 05:07 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gilbert Armstrong | 34-31 |
| 04:54 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Annunziata - foul #1 on Robert Annunziata, team foul #7 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Perry (C) George Thomas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:54 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 04:54 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 04:38 | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Early | 34-33 |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jonathan Early | 34-35 |
| 04:28 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 04:26 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 04:07 | Wake Forest | Michael Perry denies the turnaround by Jonathan Early | 34-35 |
| 04:05 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 03:57 | Oklahoma | Glenn Newman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 03:38 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Glenn Newman - foul #2 on Glenn Newman, team foul #8 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (SG), George Thomas (SF), Claude Lawson (C) Robert Annunziata, Glenn Newman, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Denny Stuart (C) Aaron Lee, Oleg Klinski, Angel Moreno | |
| 03:38 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 03:38 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 03:26 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Claude Lawson | 39-37 |
| 03:15 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early is whistled for a carry | 39-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata (SG) Gilbert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG) Jonathan Early | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - James Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Annunziata (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bobbie Bryant (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Humphrey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hackett (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) C - Denny Stuart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hobbs | 42-37 |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 42-37 |
| 02:58 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 02:54 | Oklahoma | Claude Lawson buries a shot from the left block set up by James Hobbs | 44-37 |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | Bobbie Bryant is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Bobbie Bryant, team foul #9 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), Glenn Newman (SG) James Hobbs, Robert Annunziata | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 02:44 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Claude Lawson | 44-37 |
| 02:20 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant is hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #8 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata (SG) Glenn Newman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee (SG), Oleg Klinski (PF) Danny Humphrey, Kenneth Smith | |
| 02:20 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | David Hackett snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 02:03 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart blows the layup | 44-37 |
| 02:01 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Bobbie Bryant | 44-37 |
| 01:54 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant travels with the ball | 44-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (PG), Glenn Newman (SG), Michael Perry (C) Gilbert Armstrong, Robert Annunziata, Bobbie Bryant | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:38 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jay Gailey, team foul #9 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong (PG), Robert Annunziata (SG), Bobbie Bryant (PF) James Hobbs, George Thomas, Claude Lawson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:25 | Oklahoma | Robert Annunziata can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 01:24 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to David Hackett | 44-37 |
| 01:10 | Wake Forest | The pull-up jumper by Aaron Lee is blocked by Michael Perry | 44-37 |
| 01:08 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Michael Perry | 44-37 |
| 01:04 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jay Gailey - foul #2 on Jay Gailey, team foul #10 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Hobbs (SG), George Thomas (SF), Claude Lawson (PF) Robert Annunziata, Glenn Newman, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (SG) Aaron Lee | |
| 01:04 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 01:04 | Oklahoma | Gilbert Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Claude Lawson steals it from David Hackett | 46-37 |
| 00:30 | Oklahoma | George Thomas hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Hobbs | 49-37 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses the floater from the left block | 49-37 |
| 00:04 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Bobbie Bryant clanks a halfcourt shot | 49-37 |