| Lineup | Tampa | PG - David Gates (fresh) SG - Stephen Mills (fresh) SF - Gary Finkle (fresh) PF - Ernest Badilla (fresh) C - Herman Chandler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Oklahoma St. | PG - Louis Albert (fresh) SG - Olen Jones (fresh) SF - John Fritz (fresh) PF - Micheal Crayton (fresh) C - Adam Linde (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SE Oklahoma St. | Adam Linde wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Oklahoma St. | SE Oklahoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz is hacked by Stephen Mills - foul #1 on Stephen Mills, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | SE Oklahoma St. | Louis Albert's pass is intercepted by Stephen Mills | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Tampa | Stephen Mills's pass is intercepted by Louis Albert | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | SE Oklahoma St. | Louis Albert misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | SE Oklahoma St. | Micheal Crayton tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Tampa | Gary Finkle hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Micheal Crayton - foul #1 on Micheal Crayton, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Tampa | Gary Finkle makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Tampa | Gary Finkle makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Louis Albert | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Tampa | Stephen Mills hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Finkle | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | SE Oklahoma St. | Louis Albert makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:51 | Tampa | David Gates is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Gates, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 17:33 | SE Oklahoma St. | Louis Albert makes the 3 from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 17:16 | Tampa | Gary Finkle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Gates | 7-10 |
| 17:04 | SE Oklahoma St. | Micheal Crayton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Finkle - foul #1 on Gary Finkle, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 17:04 | SE Oklahoma St. | Micheal Crayton makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 17:04 | SE Oklahoma St. | Micheal Crayton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 16:37 | Tampa | Herman Chandler knocks in the shot from the right block | 9-12 |
| 16:24 | SE Oklahoma St. | Olen Jones scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Louis Albert | 9-15 |
| 16:15 | Tampa | David Gates hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Micheal Crayton - foul #2 on Micheal Crayton, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz (SG) Stephen Mills | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | James Hauck (PG), James Larkin (SG), Richard Odom (SF), Gregory Bennett (PF), George Jones (C) Louis Albert, Olen Jones, John Fritz, Micheal Crayton, Adam Linde | |
| 16:15 | Tampa | David Gates misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 16:15 | Tampa | David Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 16:03 | SE Oklahoma St. | Gregory Bennett misses short on a shot from the baseline | 10-15 |
| 16:01 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz grabs the board | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - David Gates (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Stankiewicz (fresh) SF - Gary Finkle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Badilla (fairly fresh) C - Herman Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Oklahoma St. | PG - James Hauck (fresh) SG - James Larkin (fresh) SF - Richard Odom (fresh) PF - Gregory Bennett (fresh) C - George Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Tampa | Herman Chandler drills a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Gregory Bennett - foul #1 on Gregory Bennett, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Tampa | Harold Harris (SG), Adam Berges (SF), Alan Hundt (PF) David Gates, Gary Finkle, Ernest Badilla | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | | |
| 15:39 | Tampa | Herman Chandler makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 15:15 | SE Oklahoma St. | Gregory Bennett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 15:14 | Tampa | Adam Berges gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 15:01 | Tampa | Adam Berges misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| 14:59 | Tampa | Alan Hundt snags the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 14:39 | Tampa | James Hauck is called for the reach on Adam Berges - foul #1 on James Hauck, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tampa | Stephen Mills (SG), James Dowler (C) Harold Harris, Herman Chandler | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Louis Albert (PG), Olen Jones (SG), Adam Linde (C) James Hauck, James Larkin, George Jones | |
| 14:31 | Tampa | Alan Hundt connects on the floater near the basket | 15-15 |
| 14:05 | SE Oklahoma St. | Richard Odom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Tampa | David Gates (PG), Gary Finkle (SF), Ernest Badilla (PF) Timothy Stankiewicz, Alan Hundt, James Dowler | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz (SF) Richard Odom | |
| 13:49 | Tampa | Ernest Badilla's layup is rejected by Gregory Bennett | 15-15 |
| 13:47 | Tampa | Adam Berges hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 13:18 | SE Oklahoma St. | Olen Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 13:16 | Tampa | Ernest Badilla gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:56 | Tampa | Stephen Mills loses the dribble to Louis Albert | 17-15 |
| 12:42 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz (SG), Herman Chandler (C) Stephen Mills, Adam Berges | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | James Larkin (PG), Richard Odom (SG), George Jones (PF), Duane Kelly (C) Louis Albert, Olen Jones, Gregory Bennett, Adam Linde | |
| 12:30 | Tampa | Ernest Badilla can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 17-15 |
| 12:29 | SE Oklahoma St. | George Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:08 | SE Oklahoma St. | George Jones hits a runner from the left block | 17-17 |
| 11:53 | Tampa | David Gates's pass is intercepted by John Fritz | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - David Gates (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Stankiewicz (fresh) SF - Gary Finkle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Badilla (fairly fresh) C - Herman Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Oklahoma St. | PG - James Larkin (fresh) SG - Richard Odom (fresh) SF - John Fritz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Duane Kelly (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | SE Oklahoma St. | James Larkin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-20 |
| 11:27 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-20 |
| 11:25 | Tampa | Herman Chandler grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 11:01 | Tampa | Ernest Badilla drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Finkle and he's fouled by John Fritz - foul #1 on John Fritz, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Tampa | Stephen Mills (SG), Adam Berges (SF), Alan Hundt (C) David Gates, Gary Finkle, Herman Chandler | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Louis Albert (PG), Olen Jones (SG), Adam Linde (C) James Larkin, John Fritz, Duane Kelly | |
| 11:01 | Tampa | Ernest Badilla misses the free throw | 19-20 |
| 11:01 | SE Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to George Jones | 19-20 |
| 10:43 | SE Oklahoma St. | Richard Odom's pass is intercepted by Ernest Badilla | 19-20 |
| 10:19 | Tampa | Alan Hundt misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 19-20 |
| 10:18 | SE Oklahoma St. | Adam Linde gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 10:12 | SE Oklahoma St. | Adam Linde misses long on a shot from the right block | 19-20 |
| 10:10 | Tampa | Adam Berges pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:52 | Tampa | Richard Odom picks off the pass by Ernest Badilla | 19-20 |
| 09:48 | SE Oklahoma St. | Richard Odom misses the easy layup | 19-20 |
| 09:47 | Tampa | Adam Berges gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:36 | Tampa | Adam Berges's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Linde | 19-20 |
| 09:35 | SE Oklahoma St. | Adam Linde grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 09:29 | SE Oklahoma St. | Olen Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-20 |
| 09:27 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Adam Berges | 19-20 |
| 09:04 | Tampa | Alan Hundt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Adam Linde - foul #1 on Adam Linde, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Tampa | David Gates (PG), Harold Harris (SG), Gary Finkle (SF), Herman Chandler (C) Timothy Stankiewicz, Stephen Mills, Adam Berges, Ernest Badilla | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | James Larkin (SG), John Fritz (SF), Gregory Bennett (PF) Olen Jones, Richard Odom, George Jones | |
| 09:04 | Tampa | Alan Hundt makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:04 | Tampa | Alan Hundt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:53 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 08:51 | Tampa | Herman Chandler pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:31 | Tampa | Alan Hundt is fouled on the floor by Adam Linde - foul #2 on Adam Linde, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | James Hauck (PG), Duane Kelly (C) Louis Albert, Adam Linde | |
| 08:31 | Tampa | Alan Hundt makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:31 | Tampa | Alan Hundt misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:31 | SE Oklahoma St. | Duane Kelly gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:14 | SE Oklahoma St. | Duane Kelly banks in the layup set up by James Hauck | 22-22 |
| 08:11 | Tampa | David Gates loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Dowler (PF) Alan Hundt | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | | |
| 07:59 | SE Oklahoma St. | Duane Kelly misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-22 |
| 07:58 | SE Oklahoma St. | James Hauck pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:39 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz misses short on a runner from close range | 22-22 |
| 07:37 | Tampa | Herman Chandler snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - David Gates (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Harris (fresh) SF - Gary Finkle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Dowler (fresh) C - Herman Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Oklahoma St. | PG - James Hauck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Larkin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Fritz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Bennett (fresh) C - Duane Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Tampa | Gary Finkle hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Harris | 24-22 |
| 07:03 | SE Oklahoma St. | James Hauck hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 24-22 |
| 07:01 | SE Oklahoma St. | Gregory Bennett tips it back up and in | 24-24 |
| 06:45 | Tampa | Gary Finkle connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Gates | 26-24 |
| 06:25 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from James Hauck and the foul's on Gary Finkle - foul #2 on Gary Finkle, team foul #4 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz (PG), Stephen Mills (SG), Adam Berges (SF), Alan Hundt (PF) David Gates, Harold Harris, Gary Finkle, Herman Chandler | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Louis Albert (PG), Olen Jones (SG), George Jones (PF), George Jones (C) James Hauck, James Larkin, Gregory Bennett, Duane Kelly | |
| 06:25 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:07 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Jones - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Tampa | Steven Jackson (SF) James Dowler | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Richard Odom (SF) John Fritz | |
| 06:07 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:07 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:43 | SE Oklahoma St. | The jump hook by George Jones is blocked by Adam Berges | 28-27 |
| 05:42 | Tampa | Steven Jackson grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 05:32 | Tampa | Stephen Mills clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 05:30 | SE Oklahoma St. | George Jones gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 05:25 | SE Oklahoma St. | Steven Jackson is called for the reach on Olen Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jackson, team foul #5 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Tampa | Ernest Badilla (PF) Steven Jackson | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Duane Kelly (C) George Jones | |
| 05:08 | SE Oklahoma St. | George Jones misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 28-27 |
| 05:07 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Adam Berges | 28-27 |
| 04:50 | Tampa | Adam Berges clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Richard Odom - foul #1 on Richard Odom, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Tampa | David Gates (PG), Herman Chandler (C) Timothy Stankiewicz, Alan Hundt | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Gregory Bennett (PF) Duane Kelly | |
| 04:50 | Tampa | Adam Berges makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:50 | Tampa | Adam Berges misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:50 | Tampa | Herman Chandler gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:36 | Tampa | David Gates clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Bennett - foul #2 on Gregory Bennett, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | George Jones (PF) Gregory Bennett | |
| 04:36 | Tampa | David Gates makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:36 | Tampa | David Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:36 | Tampa | David Gates makes the 3rd free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:20 | SE Oklahoma St. | Olen Jones makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 03:55 | Tampa | Ernest Badilla lays it up and in | 34-30 |
| 03:50 | SE Oklahoma St. | Richard Odom misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Adam Berges - foul #1 on Adam Berges, team foul #6 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz (SG), Gary Finkle (SF) Stephen Mills, Adam Berges | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | James Hauck (PG), James Larkin (SG), Micheal Crayton (PF), Adam Linde (C) Louis Albert, Olen Jones, George Jones, George Jones | |
| 03:50 | SE Oklahoma St. | Richard Odom makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:50 | SE Oklahoma St. | Richard Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 03:42 | Tampa | David Gates misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 03:41 | SE Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Adam Linde | 34-32 |
| 03:38 | SE Oklahoma St. | James Hauck double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz (SF) Richard Odom | |
| 03:26 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz is hacked by James Larkin - foul #1 on James Larkin, team foul #11 | 34-32 |
| 03:26 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:26 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - David Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Stankiewicz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Finkle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Badilla (fresh) 4 pts. C - Herman Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Oklahoma St. | PG - James Hauck (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Larkin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Fritz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Micheal Crayton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Linde (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | SE Oklahoma St. | Adam Linde loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Tampa | Alan Hundt (PF) Ernest Badilla | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | | |
| 02:58 | Tampa | David Gates buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Chandler | 39-32 |
| 02:53 | SE Oklahoma St. | James Hauck drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Adam Linde | 39-34 |
| 02:29 | Tampa | Herman Chandler misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 02:27 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 02:22 | SE Oklahoma St. | Alan Hundt is called for the reach on John Fritz - foul #1 on Alan Hundt, team foul #7 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Tampa | Stephen Mills (SG), Ernest Badilla (PF), Adam Berges (C) David Gates, Alan Hundt, Herman Chandler | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Louis Albert (PG), Olen Jones (SG) James Hauck, James Larkin | |
| 02:22 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 02:22 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 02:02 | Tampa | Timothy Stankiewicz comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 02:00 | Tampa | Gary Finkle hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 01:54 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adam Berges - foul #2 on Adam Berges, team foul #8 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Gregory Bennett (PF) Micheal Crayton | |
| 01:54 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 01:54 | SE Oklahoma St. | John Fritz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 01:54 | Tampa | Adam Berges gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 01:32 | Tampa | Adam Berges is hacked by John Fritz - foul #2 on John Fritz, team foul #12 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Tampa | Alan Hundt (C) Gary Finkle | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | Richard Odom (SF), George Jones (C) John Fritz, Adam Linde | |
| 01:32 | Tampa | Adam Berges makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 01:32 | Tampa | Adam Berges makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 01:14 | SE Oklahoma St. | Olen Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 01:13 | Tampa | Ernest Badilla gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 00:50 | Tampa | Ernest Badilla misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Bennett - foul #3 on Gregory Bennett, team foul #13 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Tampa | David Gates (PG), Harold Harris (SG), Herman Chandler (C) Timothy Stankiewicz, Stephen Mills, Alan Hundt | |
| Subs | SE Oklahoma St. | James Larkin (SG), Duane Kelly (C) Olen Jones, Gregory Bennett | |
| 00:50 | Tampa | Ernest Badilla makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:50 | Tampa | Ernest Badilla misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:50 | SE Oklahoma St. | George Jones snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 00:38 | SE Oklahoma St. | Adam Berges steps in front of the George Jones pass | 44-37 |
| 00:20 | Tampa | Adam Berges misses the runner near the basket | 44-37 |
| 00:18 | Tampa | Herman Chandler snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 00:02 | Tampa | David Gates comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-37 |
| 00:01 | Tampa | Adam Berges snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 00:00 | Tampa | The clock runs out | 44-37 |