| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Steven Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Carlson (fresh) 16 pts. SF - John Barrow (fresh) PF - Norman Nix (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Phelps (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Enrique Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Genaro Conti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Yuri Bednarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | John Barrow inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 19:45 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 19:26 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti scores on a shot from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 19:01 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes is fouled on the floor by Yuri Bednarski - foul #1 on Yuri Bednarski, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 18:45 | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 18:44 | Western Michigan | David Smith snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:22 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 18:20 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:02 | Oklahoma | Yuri Bednarski takes the ball from Norman Nix | 40-30 |
| 17:46 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti loses the dribble to Norman Nix | 40-30 |
| 17:23 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Phelps | 42-30 |
| 17:06 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski buries a runner from the baseline | 42-32 |
| 16:52 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the jumper in the lane set up by John Barrow and he's fouled by Genaro Conti - foul #2 on Genaro Conti, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill (PG), Anthony Smoot (PF), William Prevatte (C) John Barrow, Norman Nix, Raymond Phelps | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers (PG), Morris Todd (SG), Rodney Furstenberg (SF), Wayne Wachter (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Enrique Gonzalez, Genaro Conti, David Smith, Yuri Bednarski | |
| 16:52 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:38 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 16:37 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Anthony Smoot | 45-32 |
| 16:33 | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Morris Todd - foul #3 on Morris Todd, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Barrow (SF) Steven Hayes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG) Morris Todd | |
| 16:33 | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:33 | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 16:17 | Western Michigan | Anthony Smoot blocks the short jumper by Tim Rogers | 46-32 |
| 16:16 | Oklahoma | William Prevatte snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 16:14 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Loving - foul #1 on Joseph Loving, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| 15:55 | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 15:54 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Eric Harvill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Carlson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - John Barrow (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Prevatte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tim Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Furstenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Wachter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Loving (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter loses the dribble to Marc Carlson | 46-32 |
| 15:37 | Oklahoma | John Barrow banks in the layup set up by Marc Carlson | 48-32 |
| 15:16 | Western Michigan | Anthony Smoot swats the layup by Wayne Wachter | 48-32 |
| 15:14 | Oklahoma | John Barrow grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 15:11 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abeyta - foul #2 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #5 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes (SG), Norman Nix (PF), Raymond Phelps (C) Marc Carlson, Anthony Smoot, William Prevatte | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Morris Todd (PG), Enrique Gonzalez (SG), Genaro Conti (SF), Dale Ross (PF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Tim Rogers, Rodney Furstenberg, Wayne Wachter, Joseph Loving | |
| 14:52 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski gets the offensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez misses long on a jumper from the left side | 51-32 |
| 14:34 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps grabs the board | 51-32 |
| 14:32 | Oklahoma | John Barrow is fouled in the backcourt by Morris Todd - foul #4 on Morris Todd, team foul #6 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson (SG) Eric Harvill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), David Smith (PF) Morris Todd, Genaro Conti | |
| 14:09 | Oklahoma | Raymond Phelps misses the lay-in | 51-32 |
| 14:08 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Dale Ross | 51-32 |
| 14:03 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-32 |
| 14:01 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 13:41 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the runner from the left block | 53-32 |
| 13:26 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta is hacked by John Barrow - foul #3 on John Barrow, team foul #1 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Anthony Smoot (PF), William Prevatte (C) Norman Nix, Raymond Phelps | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers (PG), Rodney Furstenberg (SF), Wayne Wachter (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Dale Ross, David Smith, Yuri Bednarski | |
| 13:12 | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Smoot | 53-32 |
| 13:10 | Oklahoma | John Barrow snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 12:45 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 53-32 |
| 12:43 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes snags the offensive board | 53-32 |
| 12:21 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes can't finish the layup | 53-32 |
| 12:20 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes can't tip it in | 53-32 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 12:09 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Furstenberg and the foul's on William Prevatte - foul #3 on William Prevatte, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill (PG), Norman Nix (PF), Raymond Phelps (C) John Barrow, Anthony Smoot, William Prevatte | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Genaro Conti (SF) Enrique Gonzalez, Joseph Loving | |
| 12:09 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter misses the free throw | 53-34 |
| 12:09 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Steven Hayes | 53-34 |
| 11:46 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the wide open runner from the left block on a great pass from Eric Harvill | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Eric Harvill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marc Carlson (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Hayes (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. PF - Norman Nix (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Phelps (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tim Rogers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Genaro Conti (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Wachter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Furstenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta makes the floater from the right wing | 55-36 |
| 11:06 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Harvill | 58-36 |
| 11:00 | Western Michigan | Steven Hayes denies the turnaround by Wayne Wachter | 58-36 |
| 10:59 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes grabs the board | 58-36 |
| 10:31 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abeyta - foul #3 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #7 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Barrow (SF), Anthony Smoot (PF), William Prevatte (C) Marc Carlson, Norman Nix, Raymond Phelps | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Enrique Gonzalez (SG), Dale Ross (SF), David Smith (PF), Yuri Bednarski (C) Tim Rogers, Genaro Conti, Wayne Wachter, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 10:31 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 10:31 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 10:13 | Western Michigan | David Smith is called for traveling | 60-36 |
| 09:49 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-36 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 63-36 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Yuri Bednarski tips it back up and in | 63-38 |
| 09:30 | Oklahoma | Anthony Smoot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Norman Nix (PF) Anthony Smoot | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers (PG), Genaro Conti (SF), Joseph Loving (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Dale Ross, Yuri Bednarski | |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | David Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Nix | 63-38 |
| 09:07 | Oklahoma | John Barrow grabs the board | 63-38 |
| 08:39 | Oklahoma | David Smith picks off the pass by Norman Nix | 63-38 |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Barrow - foul #4 on John Barrow, team foul #3 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson (SG), Anthony Smoot (C) John Barrow, William Prevatte | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Abeyta (PG), Dale Ross (PF), Rodney Furstenberg (C) Tim Rogers, David Smith, Joseph Loving | |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Genaro Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 07:54 | Oklahoma | The jump hook by Steven Hayes is blocked by Dale Ross | 63-40 |
| 07:53 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Harvill | 63-40 |
| 07:26 | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Hayes | 66-40 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Eric Harvill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marc Carlson (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Hayes (tiring) 28 pts. 3 ast. PF - Norman Nix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Smoot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Abeyta (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Enrique Gonzalez (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Genaro Conti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Ross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Furstenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Western Michigan | Dale Ross banks in the layup | 66-42 |
| 06:47 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Genaro Conti - foul #3 on Genaro Conti, team foul #8 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Barrow (SF), Raymond Phelps (C) Eric Harvill, Anthony Smoot | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Morris Todd (PG), Tim Rogers (SG), David Smith (PF), Joseph Loving (C) Dikembe Abeyta, Enrique Gonzalez, Dale Ross, Rodney Furstenberg | |
| 06:47 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 06:47 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 06:47 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the 3rd free throw | 69-42 |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | Morris Todd loses the dribble to Marc Carlson in the backcourt | 69-42 |
| 06:29 | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-42 |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | David Smith snags the defensive board | 69-42 |
| 06:24 | Western Michigan | Morris Todd is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Morris Todd, team foul #9 | 69-42 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill (PG), William Prevatte (PF), Anthony Smoot (C) Steven Hayes, Norman Nix, Raymond Phelps | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg (SG), Wayne Wachter (SF), Dale Ross (PF) Morris Todd, Genaro Conti, David Smith | |
| 05:58 | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-42 |
| 05:57 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter gets the rebound | 69-42 |
| 05:34 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-42 |
| 05:33 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter tips it but misses | 69-42 |
| 05:31 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving tips it home | 69-44 |
| 05:26 | Oklahoma | Wayne Wachter picks off the pass by Anthony Smoot in the backcourt | 69-44 |
| 05:12 | Western Michigan | Joseph Loving throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-44 |
| 05:08 | Oklahoma | Rodney Furstenberg steals it from Marc Carlson in the backcourt | 69-44 |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter comes up short on the floater from the right side | 69-44 |
| 04:56 | Western Michigan | Dale Ross misses the tip | 69-44 |
| 04:54 | Oklahoma | Anthony Smoot snags the defensive board | 69-44 |
| 04:29 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill is hacked by Joseph Loving - foul #2 on Joseph Loving, team foul #10 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes (SG) Marc Carlson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:29 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill misses the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 04:29 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill makes the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 04:19 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Rodney Furstenberg is denied by Anthony Smoot | 70-44 |
| 04:17 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-44 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Dale Ross misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anthony Smoot - foul #1 on Anthony Smoot, team foul #4 | 70-44 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Dale Ross makes the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Dale Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 03:55 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill is called for 10 seconds | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter misses badly on a floater from the right block | 70-46 |
| 03:38 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Wachter | 70-46 |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter lays it in on a nice dish by Rodney Furstenberg | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Eric Harvill (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Hayes (tiring) 31 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Barrow (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Smoot (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. C - William Prevatte (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tim Rogers (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Furstenberg (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Wayne Wachter (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Ross (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Loving (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes misses the jumpshot from the left side | 70-48 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter gets the rebound | 70-48 |
| 02:42 | Western Michigan | Steven Hayes blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Tim Rogers | 70-48 |
| 02:41 | Western Michigan | Rodney Furstenberg tips it home | 70-50 |
| 02:22 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Tim Rogers - foul #3 on Tim Rogers, team foul #11 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson (SG) John Barrow | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:22 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 02:22 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 02:22 | Oklahoma | William Prevatte pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-50 |
| 02:06 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill is hacked by Rodney Furstenberg - foul #2 on Rodney Furstenberg, team foul #12 | 71-50 |
| 02:06 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 02:06 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Dale Ross is whistled for traveling | 73-50 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Barrow (SF) Steven Hayes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:32 | Oklahoma | Anthony Smoot misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dale Ross - foul #2 on Dale Ross, team foul #13 | 73-50 |
| 01:32 | Oklahoma | Anthony Smoot makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 01:32 | Oklahoma | Anthony Smoot makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodney Furstenberg | 75-52 |
| 00:59 | Oklahoma | William Prevatte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Marc Carlson - foul #1 on Marc Carlson, team foul #5 | 75-52 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Tim Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 00:53 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Anthony Smoot | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson can't connect on a floater from close range | 75-53 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Wayne Wachter | 75-53 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Eric Harvill steals it from Rodney Furstenberg | 75-53 |
| 00:12 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill lays it up and in | 77-53 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Wayne Wachter's floater is knocked away by William Prevatte | 77-53 |
| 00:03 | Oklahoma | Marc Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Eric Harvill runs out the clock | 77-53 |