| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - William Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Garrison (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Nelson Stahl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alva Zielinski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jessie Dudek (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Gene Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rufus Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Boylan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rodney Moloney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 19:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney snags the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 19:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford hits the finger roll set up by Gene Lynch | 31-25 |
| 19:02 | Oklahoma | Nelson Stahl hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Gibson | 33-25 |
| 18:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gene Lynch | 33-27 |
| 18:36 | Oklahoma | Alva Zielinski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Garrison | 36-27 |
| 18:15 | Illinois-Chicago | David Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 18:14 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:55 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from William Gibson | 38-27 |
| 17:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Nelson Stahl steps in front of the Rufus Crawford pass | 38-27 |
| 17:23 | Oklahoma | Richard Garrison knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Gibson | 41-27 |
| 17:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rufus Crawford | 41-30 |
| 16:42 | Oklahoma | William Gibson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-30 |
| 16:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 16:33 | Oklahoma | Richard Garrison grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 16:10 | Oklahoma | Alva Zielinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jeff Piper (PG), Gary Manning (SG), Jack Taylor (SF), Oswaldo Gallo (PF), Paul Carmona (C) William Gibson, Richard Garrison, Nelson Stahl, Alva Zielinski, Jessie Dudek | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper (PG), Matthew Goligoski (SG), Samuel Permenter (SF), James Elmer (PF), Don Owen (C) Gene Lynch, Rufus Crawford, Bruce Boylan, David Lewis, Rodney Moloney | |
| 15:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Carmona - foul #1 on Paul Carmona, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth McCardell (SG) Matthew Goligoski | |
| 15:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Jeff Piper (fresh) SG - Gary Manning (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jack Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (fresh) C - Paul Carmona (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Soper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth McCardell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Permenter (fresh) PF - James Elmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Owen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Oklahoma | Samuel Permenter is called for the reach on Jack Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Permenter, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 15:22 | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Oswaldo Gallo | 43-32 |
| 15:06 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer banks in the layup | 43-34 |
| 14:38 | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor can't finish the uncontested layup | 43-34 |
| 14:36 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to James Elmer | 43-34 |
| 14:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth McCardell can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 43-34 |
| 14:16 | Oklahoma | Jeff Piper gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:00 | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor hits a wide open floater near the basket | 45-34 |
| 13:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 13:39 | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:12 | Oklahoma | Oswaldo Gallo is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Taylor | 47-34 |
| 12:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter loses the dribble to Jeff Piper | 47-34 |
| 12:30 | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-34 |
| 12:28 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Manning | 47-34 |
| 12:19 | Oklahoma | Jeff Piper hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 11:57 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer buries a floater from the right wing | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Jeff Piper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Manning (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jack Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Carmona (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Soper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth McCardell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Permenter (fairly fresh) PF - James Elmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Owen (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Permenter - foul #3 on Samuel Permenter, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William Gibson (PG), Richard Garrison (SG), Alva Zielinski (PF), Jessie Dudek (C) Jeff Piper, Gary Manning, Oswaldo Gallo, Paul Carmona | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch (PG), Matthew Goligoski (SG), Bruce Boylan (SF), David Lewis (PF), Rodney Moloney (C) Danny Soper, Kenneth McCardell, Samuel Permenter, James Elmer, Don Owen | |
| 11:31 | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 11:31 | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 11:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 11:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski travels with the ball | 51-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Nelson Stahl (SF) Jack Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:14 | Oklahoma | Matthew Goligoski is called for the reach on William Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Goligoski, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| 10:51 | Oklahoma | Alva Zielinski is fouled on the floor by Gene Lynch - foul #2 on Gene Lynch, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| 10:27 | Oklahoma | William Gibson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 10:25 | Illinois-Chicago | David Lewis gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 10:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski knocks in the jumper from the right side | 51-38 |
| 09:39 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek misses the easy open layup | 51-38 |
| 09:38 | Oklahoma | Nelson Stahl misses the tip | 51-38 |
| 09:36 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Rodney Moloney | 51-38 |
| 09:15 | Illinois-Chicago | David Lewis is called for traveling | 51-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford (SG), Mario Rivera (C) Matthew Goligoski, Rodney Moloney | |
| 08:47 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek is open and buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Garrison | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Garrison - foul #3 on Richard Garrison, team foul #2 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer (PF) David Lewis | |
| 08:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 08:30 | Oklahoma | Nelson Stahl hits a wide open shot from the right side set up by William Gibson | 55-39 |
| 08:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-39 |
| 08:20 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer hits the follow up shot | 55-41 |
| 07:57 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek misses long on an open floater from the left block | 55-41 |
| 07:56 | Oklahoma | William Gibson can't tip it in | 55-41 |
| 07:54 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Rufus Crawford | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - William Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Garrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Stahl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alva Zielinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jessie Dudek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Gene Lynch (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Crawford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Boylan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Elmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Rivera (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 07:49 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jessie Dudek | 55-41 |
| 07:32 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Garrison | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Boylan | 57-43 |
| 06:51 | Oklahoma | William Gibson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 06:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Jessie Dudek steps in front of the Rufus Crawford pass | 57-43 |
| 06:36 | Oklahoma | Nelson Stahl's pass is intercepted by Rufus Crawford in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| 06:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Mario Rivera drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Gene Lynch and the foul's on William Gibson - foul #1 on William Gibson, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jeff Piper (PG), Jack Taylor (SF), Oswaldo Gallo (PF), Paul Carmona (C) William Gibson, Nelson Stahl, Alva Zielinski, Jessie Dudek | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper (PG), Kenneth McCardell (SG), Samuel Permenter (SF), David Lewis (PF) Gene Lynch, Rufus Crawford, Bruce Boylan, James Elmer | |
| 06:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Mario Rivera makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 05:59 | Oklahoma | Richard Garrison misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-46 |
| 05:58 | Oklahoma | Jeff Piper tips it but misses | 57-46 |
| 05:56 | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor tips it home | 59-46 |
| 05:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth McCardell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Soper | 59-49 |
| 05:10 | Oklahoma | Paul Carmona is hacked by Mario Rivera - foul #1 on Mario Rivera, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gary Manning (SG), Nelson Stahl (SF) Richard Garrison, Jack Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer (SF), Don Owen (PF), Rodney Moloney (C) Samuel Permenter, David Lewis, Mario Rivera | |
| 05:02 | Oklahoma | Nelson Stahl misses the lay-in | 59-49 |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 04:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 04:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Manning - foul #1 on Gary Manning, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William Gibson (PG) Paul Carmona | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski (PG), Rufus Crawford (SG) Danny Soper, Kenneth McCardell | |
| 04:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:01 | Oklahoma | William Gibson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Piper and he's fouled by Matthew Goligoski - foul #3 on Matthew Goligoski, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor (SF), Jessie Dudek (C) Nelson Stahl, Oswaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 04:01 | Oklahoma | William Gibson makes the free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Jessie Dudek swats the layup by Rodney Moloney | 62-50 |
| 03:49 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - William Gibson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Piper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Manning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Dudek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Matthew Goligoski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rufus Crawford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Elmer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Moloney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Oklahoma | William Gibson is hacked by Matthew Goligoski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Goligoski, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Garrison (SG), Alva Zielinski (PF) Jeff Piper, Gary Manning | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Lewis (PF) Rodney Moloney | |
| 03:47 | Oklahoma | William Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 03:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 03:21 | Oklahoma | Jack Taylor pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 02:57 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek is open and scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Garrison | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Jessie Dudek steps in front of the James Elmer pass | 64-50 |
| 02:43 | Oklahoma | William Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Goligoski - foul #5 on Matthew Goligoski, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Nelson Stahl (SF), Oswaldo Gallo (PF), Paul Carmona (C) Jack Taylor, Alva Zielinski, Jessie Dudek | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper (PG), Kenneth McCardell (SG), Samuel Permenter (SF) Matthew Goligoski, Rufus Crawford, David Lewis | |
| 02:43 | Oklahoma | William Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 02:43 | Oklahoma | William Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 02:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Danny Soper | 66-52 |
| 02:28 | Oklahoma | Danny Soper is called for the reach on William Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Soper, team foul #9 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jeff Piper (SG) Richard Garrison | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:28 | Oklahoma | William Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:28 | Oklahoma | William Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 02:16 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Nelson Stahl - foul #2 on Nelson Stahl, team foul #5 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Gary Manning (SG) William Gibson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:16 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:16 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:58 | Oklahoma | Oswaldo Gallo is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 01:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-56 |
| 01:18 | Oklahoma | Nelson Stahl clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Elmer - foul #1 on James Elmer, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William Gibson (PG), Richard Garrison (SG), Alva Zielinski (PF), Jessie Dudek (C) Jeff Piper, Gary Manning, Oswaldo Gallo, Paul Carmona | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 01:18 | Oklahoma | Nelson Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:18 | Oklahoma | Nelson Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen's pass is intercepted by Jessie Dudek | 69-56 |
| 00:46 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by James Elmer - foul #2 on James Elmer, team foul #11 | 69-56 |
| 00:46 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:46 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth McCardell | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Oklahoma | Jessie Dudek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-59 |
| 00:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Jessie Dudek swats the short shot by James Elmer | 70-59 |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to James Elmer | 70-59 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Garrison picks off the pass by Samuel Permenter | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | William Gibson runs out the clock | 70-59 |