| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eddie Buck (fresh) SG - Carl Liles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alfred Ferranti (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Harold Collins (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Louis Greenwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Michael Zahl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamison Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brad Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Rodden (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Brad Lee inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Oklahoma | James Rodden lays it in set up by Michael Zahl | 29-40 |
| 19:21 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-40 |
| 19:19 | Oklahoma | Michael Zahl grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 19:01 | Oklahoma | Brad Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 19:00 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:38 | Northern Illinois University | James Rodden steps in front of the Alfred Ferranti pass | 29-40 |
| 18:27 | Oklahoma | James Rodden hits the finger roll set up by Jamison Fox | 29-42 |
| 18:06 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck misses the tip | 29-42 |
| 18:02 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jamison Fox | 29-42 |
| 17:42 | Oklahoma | James Rodden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-42 |
| 17:40 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brandon Walker - foul #2 on Brandon Walker, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin (PG), Luis Cruz (C) Eddie Buck, Alfred Ferranti | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Guenther (PF), Mark Fowler (C) James Rodden, Brandon Walker | |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Cruz | 30-42 |
| 16:52 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 16:51 | Oklahoma | Michael Zahl grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 16:31 | Oklahoma | Mark Fowler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson (PF) Carl Liles | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Shoemaker (SG) Jamison Fox | |
| 16:02 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 16:01 | Oklahoma | Mark Fowler snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Samuel Partin (fresh) SG - Harold Collins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Greenwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kim Bisson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Luis Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Michael Zahl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Shoemaker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Guenther (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Oklahoma | Maurice Guenther banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Zahl | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:31 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz blows the layup | 30-44 |
| 15:29 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins grabs the offensive board | 30-44 |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood's pass is intercepted by Michael Zahl | 30-44 |
| 15:04 | Oklahoma | Brad Lee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Zahl | 30-46 |
| 14:42 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood can't tip it in | 30-46 |
| 14:40 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Mark Fowler | 30-46 |
| 14:35 | Oklahoma | Brad Lee connects on the runner in the lane set up by Robert Shoemaker and he's fouled by Harold Collins - foul #1 on Harold Collins, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck (PG), Carl Liles (SG), Alfred Ferranti (SF) Samuel Partin, Louis Greenwood, Kim Bisson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jamison Fox (SG), James Rodden (PF), Brandon Walker (C) Michael Zahl, Maurice Guenther, Mark Fowler | |
| 14:35 | Oklahoma | Brad Lee misses the free throw | 30-48 |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti loses the dribble to James Rodden | 30-48 |
| 13:47 | Oklahoma | James Rodden can't connect on a runner in the lane | 30-48 |
| 13:45 | Oklahoma | Brandon Walker can't tip it in | 30-48 |
| 13:44 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Luis Cruz | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:34 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Buck | 32-48 |
| 13:12 | Oklahoma | Jamison Fox banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Shoemaker and the foul's on Eddie Buck - foul #3 on Eddie Buck, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood (C) Luis Cruz | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Zahl (PG), Harley Sanders (SF) Robert Shoemaker, Brad Lee | |
| 13:12 | Oklahoma | Jamison Fox makes the free throw | 32-51 |
| 13:03 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 13:02 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders grabs the board | 32-51 |
| 12:45 | Oklahoma | Jamison Fox drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Harley Sanders and he's hacked by Louis Greenwood - foul #1 on Louis Greenwood, team foul #3 | 32-53 |
| 12:45 | Oklahoma | Jamison Fox makes the free throw | 32-54 |
| 12:25 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-54 |
| 12:24 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 12:15 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 11:54 | Oklahoma | James Rodden is hacked by Eddie Buck - foul #4 on Eddie Buck, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin (PG), Joshua Moore (SF) Eddie Buck, Alfred Ferranti | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Brad Lee (SF), Maurice Guenther (PF), Mark Fowler (C) Harley Sanders, James Rodden, Brandon Walker | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Samuel Partin (fresh) SG - Carl Liles (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Louis Greenwood (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Michael Zahl (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamison Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brad Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Guenther (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Oklahoma | Brad Lee lays it in | 35-56 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz (C) Joshua Moore | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 11:05 | Oklahoma | Brad Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 11:04 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Luis Cruz | 35-56 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson (PF) Harold Collins | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Shoemaker (SG) Jamison Fox | |
| 10:30 | Oklahoma | Brad Lee misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-56 |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood gets the rebound | 35-56 |
| 10:13 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 09:52 | Oklahoma | Maurice Guenther buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Zahl | 37-58 |
| 09:33 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Fowler - foul #1 on Mark Fowler, team foul #2 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins (SG), Alfred Ferranti (SF) Carl Liles, Louis Greenwood | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jamison Fox (SG), Harley Sanders (SF), James Rodden (PF), Brandon Walker (C) Robert Shoemaker, Brad Lee, Maurice Guenther, Mark Fowler | |
| 09:33 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 09:33 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 09:22 | Oklahoma | James Rodden is hacked by Alfred Ferranti - foul #2 on Alfred Ferranti, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Hayden (C) Luis Cruz | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Shoemaker (PG) Michael Zahl | |
| 09:11 | Oklahoma | Jamison Fox is hacked by Harold Collins - foul #2 on Harold Collins, team foul #6 | 39-58 |
| 08:54 | Oklahoma | James Rodden knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Shoemaker | 39-60 |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jamison Fox steps in front of the Harold Collins pass | 39-60 |
| 08:45 | Oklahoma | Robert Shoemaker hits the finger roll set up by Jamison Fox | 39-62 |
| 08:31 | Northern Illinois University | Jamison Fox is called for the reach on Harold Collins - foul #2 on Jamison Fox, team foul #3 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Zahl (PG) Robert Shoemaker | |
| 08:17 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-62 |
| 08:16 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Hayden gets the offensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 08:04 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin loses the ball out of bounds | 39-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles (SG), Kenneth Stewart (PF), Louis Greenwood (C) Samuel Partin, Kim Bisson, Kenneth Hayden | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 07:39 | Oklahoma | Brandon Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-62 |
| 07:38 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Louis Greenwood | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Harold Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Liles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alfred Ferranti (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) C - Louis Greenwood (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Michael Zahl (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamison Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Harley Sanders (fresh) PF - James Rodden (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Brandon Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-62 |
| 07:16 | Oklahoma | Harley Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 07:08 | Oklahoma | Alfred Ferranti picks off the pass by James Rodden | 39-62 |
| 07:04 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti lays it up and in | 41-62 |
| 06:48 | Oklahoma | James Rodden lays it in set up by Michael Zahl | 41-64 |
| 06:41 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-64 |
| 06:39 | Oklahoma | James Rodden grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 06:23 | Oklahoma | James Rodden blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Stewart - foul #2 on Kenneth Stewart, team foul #7 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck (PG), Kim Bisson (PF), Luis Cruz (C) Carl Liles, Alfred Ferranti, Kenneth Stewart | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Shoemaker (SG), Brad Lee (SF), Mark Fowler (C) Jamison Fox, Harley Sanders, Brandon Walker | |
| 06:23 | Oklahoma | James Rodden makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 06:23 | Oklahoma | James Rodden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 06:07 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eddie Buck | 43-66 |
| 05:42 | Oklahoma | Harold Collins picks off the pass by Robert Shoemaker | 43-66 |
| 05:33 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Eddie Buck | 45-66 |
| 05:12 | Oklahoma | James Rodden lays it up and in set up by Michael Zahl and he's fouled by Harold Collins - foul #3 on Harold Collins, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin (PG), Carl Liles (SG), Joshua Moore (SF) Eddie Buck, Harold Collins, Louis Greenwood | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jamison Fox (SG) Michael Zahl | |
| 05:12 | Oklahoma | James Rodden makes the free throw | 45-69 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-69 |
| 05:01 | Oklahoma | Mark Fowler gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 04:35 | Oklahoma | Samuel Partin is called for the reach on Robert Shoemaker - foul #2 on Samuel Partin, team foul #9 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Stewart (PF) Kim Bisson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Maurice Guenther (PF), Brandon Walker (C) James Rodden, Mark Fowler | |
| 04:35 | Oklahoma | Robert Shoemaker misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 04:35 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 04:16 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Moore is fouled on the floor by Brad Lee - foul #1 on Brad Lee, team foul #4 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Zahl (PG) Robert Shoemaker | |
| 04:07 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 45-69 |
| 04:06 | Oklahoma | Brad Lee pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |
| 04:02 | Oklahoma | The pull-up jumper by Jamison Fox is blocked by Kenneth Stewart | 45-69 |
| 04:00 | Oklahoma | Brandon Walker tips it home | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 45-71 |
| 03:52 | Oklahoma | Brandon Walker snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Oklahoma | Maurice Guenther slams it home on a great pass from Jamison Fox | 45-73 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Samuel Partin (fresh) SG - Carl Liles (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joshua Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) C - Luis Cruz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Michael Zahl (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamison Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SF - Brad Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Guenther (fresh) 10 pts. C - Brandon Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-73 |
| 03:03 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles grabs the offensive rebound | 45-73 |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles misses badly on a floater from the right side | 45-73 |
| 02:45 | Oklahoma | Maurice Guenther gets the rebound | 45-73 |
| 02:27 | Oklahoma | Brandon Walker makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jamison Fox and he's fouled by Samuel Partin - foul #3 on Samuel Partin, team foul #10 | 45-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins (SG), Kim Bisson (PF), Kenneth Hayden (C) Carl Liles, Kenneth Stewart, Luis Cruz | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Robert Shoemaker (SG), Harley Sanders (SF) Jamison Fox, Brad Lee | |
| 02:27 | Oklahoma | Brandon Walker makes the free throw | 45-76 |
| 02:04 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Fowler (C) Brandon Walker | |
| 01:48 | Oklahoma | The pull-up jumper by Robert Shoemaker is blocked by Joshua Moore | 45-76 |
| 01:47 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson pulls down the rebound | 45-76 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-76 |
| 01:26 | Oklahoma | Robert Shoemaker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-76 |
| 01:20 | Oklahoma | Harold Collins steals the ball from Maurice Guenther | 45-76 |
| 01:05 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Moore hits a jumper in the lane | 47-76 |
| 00:48 | Oklahoma | Maurice Guenther misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-76 |
| 00:47 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hayden | 47-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Shoemaker - foul #1 on Robert Shoemaker, team foul #5 | 47-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz (C) Kenneth Hayden | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jamison Fox (SG), Brad Lee (SF), James Rodden (PF), Brandon Walker (C) Robert Shoemaker, Harley Sanders, Maurice Guenther, Mark Fowler | |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins makes the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Oklahoma | James Rodden misses the dunk attempt | 49-76 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins gets the rebound | 49-76 |
| 00:12 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Zahl takes the ball from Joshua Moore | 49-76 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Michael Zahl runs out the clock | 49-76 |