| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) SF - Donald Cox (fresh) PF - Billy Lemmons (fresh) C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Harry Brain (fresh) SG - John Moore (fresh) SF - Mark Green (fresh) PF - Clyde Walker (fresh) C - Billy Hosley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | John Moore steals it from Billy Lemmons | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Oklahoma | Charles Johnson takes the ball from Billy Hosley | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | John Walker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Oklahoma | John Moore can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | John Walker's floater is knocked away by John Moore | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Moore | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 6-2 |
| 18:15 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Moore | 6-4 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson is denied on a layup by Billy Hosley | 6-4 |
| 17:55 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Billy Hosley | 6-4 |
| 17:50 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ferman Dinwiddie - foul #1 on Ferman Dinwiddie, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Walter Heal (SG), Michael Adams (SF), Daniel Alberthal (PF), David Cox (C) John Walker, Charles Johnson, Donald Cox, Billy Lemmons, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 17:50 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | David Cox gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | David Cox misses short on a shot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 17:23 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Clyde Walker | 6-5 |
| 17:17 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain is fouled on the floor by David Cox - foul #1 on David Cox, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Charles Williams (PG), Matthew Fultz (SF), John Watson (PF), Reynaldo Munoz (C) Harry Brain, Mark Green, Clyde Walker, Billy Hosley | |
| 16:56 | Oklahoma | Matthew Fultz can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by David Cox - foul #2 on David Cox, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Perez (SF) David Cox | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 16:56 | Oklahoma | Matthew Fultz makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Oklahoma | Matthew Fultz makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Donald Cox (SF), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Walter Heal, Carmelo Perez, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Harry Brain (PG) John Moore | |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:37 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to John Watson | 7-7 |
| 16:13 | Oklahoma | Ferman Dinwiddie steps in front of the Harry Brain pass | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Walker | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) SF - Donald Cox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Harry Brain (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) SF - Matthew Fultz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Watson (fresh) C - Reynaldo Munoz (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Oklahoma | Reynaldo Munoz's pass is intercepted by Daniel Alberthal | 9-7 |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal drills a floater in the lane | 11-7 |
| 14:59 | Oklahoma | Donald Cox steals it from Charles Williams | 11-7 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | John Walker connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Wallace | 13-7 |
| 14:30 | Oklahoma | Reynaldo Munoz hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Harry Brain | 13-9 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (PG), Charles Johnson (SG), Carmelo Perez (SF), Billy Lemmons (PF), Michael Adams (C) John Walker, Anthony Wallace, Donald Cox, Daniel Alberthal, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Moore (SG), Mark Green (SF), Clyde Walker (PF), Billy Hosley (C) Charles Williams, Matthew Fultz, John Watson, Reynaldo Munoz | |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Carmelo Perez | 15-9 |
| 13:39 | Oklahoma | The jump hook by Clyde Walker is blocked by Billy Lemmons | 15-9 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Billy Hosley denies the turnaround by Walter Heal | 15-9 |
| 13:14 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Clyde Walker | 15-9 |
| 13:10 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal (C) Carmelo Perez | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Reynaldo Munoz (PG) Harry Brain | |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson is fouled on the floor by Mark Green - foul #1 on Mark Green, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Walter Heal, Daniel Alberthal | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Walker | 17-9 |
| 12:08 | Oklahoma | John Moore banks in the layup | 17-11 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (SG), Donald Cox (SF) Charles Johnson, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Harry Brain (PG), Matthew Fultz (SF), John Watson (PF) Mark Green, Clyde Walker, Billy Hosley | |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Cox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Lemmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Harry Brain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Fultz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Watson (fresh) C - Reynaldo Munoz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Oklahoma | Matthew Fultz misses the jump hook in the lane | 18-11 |
| 11:19 | Oklahoma | Matthew Fultz can't tip it in | 18-11 |
| 11:17 | Oklahoma | Reynaldo Munoz tips it home | 18-13 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | John Moore steps in front of the John Walker pass | 18-13 |
| 10:48 | Oklahoma | John Moore hits the finger roll | 18-15 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons blows the layup but the foul's on John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SG), Michael Adams (C) John Walker, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Green (SF), Thomas Richardson (C) John Moore, Reynaldo Munoz | |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:20 | Oklahoma | Thomas Richardson clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 19-15 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-15 |
| 09:55 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Mark Green | 19-15 |
| 09:50 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain clanks a shot from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 09:33 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Thomas Richardson | 19-15 |
| 09:27 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Watson | 19-18 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Cox, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Charles Johnson (SG), Daniel Alberthal (PF), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Anthony Wallace, Walter Heal, Donald Cox, Billy Lemmons | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Reynaldo Munoz (SG), Clyde Walker (PF), Billy Hosley (C) Matthew Fultz, John Watson, Thomas Richardson | |
| 08:45 | Oklahoma | Clyde Walker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 19-18 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie misses long on a jumper in the lane | 19-18 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie misses the tip | 19-18 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams tips it but misses | 19-18 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal tips it but misses | 19-18 |
| 08:33 | Oklahoma | Mark Green grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:27 | Oklahoma | Clyde Walker is fouled on the floor by Daniel Alberthal - foul #1 on Daniel Alberthal, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SF) Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Matthew Talley (SF) Mark Green | |
| 08:18 | Oklahoma | Ferman Dinwiddie denies the turnaround by Billy Hosley | 19-18 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal misses long on a floater from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 08:02 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Billy Hosley | 19-18 |
| 07:56 | Oklahoma | Ferman Dinwiddie takes the ball from Reynaldo Munoz | 19-18 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal clanks a floater from close range | 19-18 |
| 07:47 | Oklahoma | Matthew Talley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 07:42 | Oklahoma | Daniel Alberthal steals it from Matthew Talley | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Heal (fresh) PF - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Harry Brain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reynaldo Munoz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Talley (fresh) PF - Clyde Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Hosley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Reynaldo Munoz is called for the reach on John Walker - foul #1 on Reynaldo Munoz, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox (SF) Walter Heal | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Matthew Fultz (SG) Reynaldo Munoz | |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal loses the dribble to Matthew Talley | 19-18 |
| 07:13 | Oklahoma | Matthew Fultz hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Talley | 19-20 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Clyde Walker - foul #1 on Clyde Walker, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Walter Heal (SG), Michael Adams (C) John Walker, Charles Johnson, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Green (SF), John Watson (PF), Thomas Richardson (C) Matthew Talley, Clyde Walker, Billy Hosley | |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:48 | Oklahoma | John Watson snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 06:29 | Oklahoma | John Watson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Richardson | 20-20 |
| 06:21 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Harry Brain | 20-20 |
| 06:15 | Oklahoma | Matthew Fultz loses the ball out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Reynaldo Munoz (SG) Matthew Fultz | |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Wallace and he's hacked by Reynaldo Munoz - foul #2 on Reynaldo Munoz, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Matthew Fultz (SG) Reynaldo Munoz | |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:48 | Oklahoma | Daniel Alberthal is called for the reach on Thomas Richardson - foul #2 on Daniel Alberthal, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons (PF) Daniel Alberthal | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 05:39 | Oklahoma | John Watson's layup is rejected by Michael Adams | 23-20 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Wallace | 25-20 |
| 04:55 | Oklahoma | Michael Adams swats the shot by Harry Brain | 25-20 |
| 04:53 | Oklahoma | Thomas Richardson grabs the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 04:36 | Oklahoma | Thomas Richardson misses the turnaround from the left block | 25-20 |
| 04:34 | Oklahoma | Thomas Richardson can't tip it in | 25-20 |
| 04:32 | Oklahoma | Matthew Fultz tips it back up and in | 25-22 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Walter Heal | 27-22 |
| 03:59 | Oklahoma | Billy Lemmons picks off the pass by John Watson | 27-22 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Charles Johnson (SG), Daniel Alberthal (PF), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Anthony Wallace, Walter Heal, Donald Cox, Billy Lemmons | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Charles Williams (PG), John Moore (SG), Reynaldo Munoz (SF), Clyde Walker (PF), Billy Hosley (C) Harry Brain, Matthew Fultz, Mark Green, John Watson, Thomas Richardson | |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Charles Williams (fresh) SG - John Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reynaldo Munoz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clyde Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Hosley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Oklahoma | Charles Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | John Walker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 29-22 |
| 02:58 | Oklahoma | Clyde Walker gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:53 | Oklahoma | Reynaldo Munoz comes up short on the floater from the right side | 29-22 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Adams | 31-22 |
| 02:31 | Oklahoma | Charles Williams's pass is intercepted by John Walker in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | John Walker lays it up and in | 33-22 |
| 02:24 | Oklahoma | John Moore is fouled on the floor by Ferman Dinwiddie - foul #2 on Ferman Dinwiddie, team foul #7 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SF) Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 02:24 | Oklahoma | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:24 | Oklahoma | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | John Moore is called for the reach on Ferman Dinwiddie - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #10 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Matthew Talley (SF) John Moore | |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:06 | Oklahoma | Clyde Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 01:55 | Oklahoma | Matthew Talley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | John Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Clyde Walker - foul #2 on Clyde Walker, team foul #11 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (SG) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Harry Brain (PG), Mark Green (SF), John Watson (PF) Matthew Talley, Clyde Walker, Billy Hosley | |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | John Walker makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | John Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:19 | Oklahoma | Reynaldo Munoz comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Heal - foul #1 on Walter Heal, team foul #8 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Perez (SF), Billy Lemmons (PF) John Walker, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 01:19 | Oklahoma | Reynaldo Munoz makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:19 | Oklahoma | Reynaldo Munoz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace is fouled on the floor by Mark Green - foul #2 on Mark Green, team foul #12 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox (SF) Carmelo Perez | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Thomas Richardson (C) Reynaldo Munoz | |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:53 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox is hacked by Thomas Richardson - foul #1 on Thomas Richardson, team foul #13 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson (SG) Walter Heal | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Clyde Walker (PF), Billy Hosley (C) John Watson, Thomas Richardson | |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:34 | Oklahoma | Clyde Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 00:30 | Oklahoma | Harry Brain misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-26 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox misses the jumper from close range | 39-26 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons grabs the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 39-26 |