Callaway Kings 44-38 (6-2)

Oklahoma Noodlers 46-36 (2-6)

Score (click for boxscore)	Game MVP	Hi Points	Hi Rebounds	Hi Assists
1. Kings 96, Noodlers 87	Spud Webb	16 Terry Porter	8 Horace Grant	8 Terry Porter
2. Noodlers 121, Kings 116	Jeff Hornacek	23 J.Hornacek/J.Edwards	10 Horace Grant	12 T.Porter/R.Theus
3. Noodlers 105, Kings 89	Terry Porter	27 Terry Porter	12 Dennis Rodman	15 Terry Porter
4. Kings 106, Noodlers 89	Reggie Theus	22 Dell Curry	12 Terry Porter	15 Terry Porter
5. Kings 91, Noodlers 80	Ken Bannister	23 Ken Bannister	18 Dennis Rodman	11 Jeff Hornacek
6. Noodlers 102, Kings 91	Terry Porter	25 Terry Porter	16 Alton Lister	10 Terry Porter
7. Kings 82, Noodlers 75	Terry Cummings	25 Terry Cummings	10 T.Cummings/D.Rodman	8 T.Porter

Game 1 – Callaway came into McNichols Arena and stole game 1 and home court advantage from the Noodlers. The game was about as close as you can get, as all categories were very close. Callaway had a slight advantage at the line making 16 of 19 FTA as opposed to Oklahoma who made 9 of 11. Spud Webb led the visitors off the bench with 8 points and 9 assists, and was helped by Mychal Thompson with 14p and 6r and Rick Mahorn who contributed 10 points. The three of them combined to shoot 13-18 from the field and Webb and Mahorn came off the bench which likely was the true difference in the game. Oklahoma was led by Terry Porter with 16p 7r and 8a, Horace Grant with 14p and 8r, and Alton Lister who only played 13m, but had 12p and 4r and 2b.

Game 2 – Oklahoma’s backs were against the wall so it was necessary that they claw their way back into the series in g2. Their backcourt rose to the occasion as Terry Porter had 20p and 12a and Jeff Hornacek had 23p and 6a. Horace Grant also contributed 18p and 10r. Callaway had another advantage at the ft line, making 14-18 when compared to the Noodlers 4-5. However, coach Lou Landhuis discovered he had “no foul” checked the whole game which likely contributed to the disparity. Perhaps the real reason was that the Noodlers had an assist to turnover ratio of 30-2 as the fouls were only 17-10 in favor of the Noodlers. Callaway, in the loss was also led by their backcourt with the two Reggies leading the way. Theus with 8p 8r and 12a and Miller with 16p and 8r.

Game 3 – This game was the only one that was not close as Oklahoma jumped out to a 36-15 lead after 1 and 59-34 at the half. Terry Porter had 27p and 15a, Dennis Rodman had 16p, 12r, and 4b, and Jeff Hornacek contributed 10p 7r and 6a. In the loss, Callaway’s stars were Terry Cummings 23p 9r and 3s and Jon Sundvold who had 14p. Callaway had 21 fouls and Oklahoma 12, so the stripes had a say in this blowout.

Game 4 – Callaway flipped the script on the Noodlers in g4. They gradually built their lead by winning every quarter to 20p going into the 4th. Callaway shot a blistering 562 from the field when compared to the Noodlers 408. Callaway also did well at the line shooting 24 of 27 compared to Oklahoma’s 9 of 13. Spud Webb led the kings with 14p and 8a on 6 of 7 shooting. Reggie Theus contributed 19p 7a and Sidney Moncrief got the starting nod and had 12p and 7a. Mychal Thompson had 18p and 7r for the winners. Dell Curry had 22p and Terry Porter had 9p 12r and 15a in the loss. Oklahoma had 24 fouls and Callaway had 16 in the Noodlers loss.

Game 5 – In a pivotal g5 Callaway came to play and inserted rarely used Ken Bannister as a reserve with mega benefits for the gutsy choice by coach Lou Landhuis. Bannister had 23p and was a whopping 13 of 20 from the line. Sidney Moncrief contributed 9p and reggie miller 12p for the kings. In the loss, Terry Porter had 21p 6a and 6s and Dennis Rodman had 16p and 18r. The Noodlers had 33 fouls compared to the Kings 11 and Callaway made 25 of 40 ft compared to the Noodlers 7 of 8.

Game 6 – Oklahoma had their backs against the wall in a must win game, just like game 2. Well, you never bet against a cornered animal and the Noodlers were able to deliver the win. This was the closest game of the series so far, as neither team held an advantage through 3 quarter. In q4 the Noodlers were able to break through on the road and secure the win. The Noodlers were led by Terry Porter with 25p and 10a and Alton Lister, who was inserted into the starting lineup as Dell Curry was injured and could not play. Lister contributed 17p and 16r in his first start and was the real difference in the game. Sidney Moncrief led the Kings with 22p on 8 of 10 shooting and was helped by Rick Mahorn who had 20p on 9 of 11 shooting. Unfortunately the rest of the Kings were 17 of 48 in the loss. The Noodlers made 26 of 31 ft and the Kings 19 of 25 and the fouls were Oklahoma 22 and Callaway 25.

Game 7 – In a game that set basketball back decades the Kings triumphed in game 7 to advance to the next round of the playoffs. The game MVP was Terry Cummings, who was unstoppable when it counted and scored 15 points in the 4th quarter including 5 made baskets in a row to close out the game for the Kings. The Kings shot .387 but the Noodlers were not any better at .375. The Kings had 15 turnovers but the Noodlers had 22. The Noodlers also had 23 fouls to the Kings 14 so it would have been very tough for the Noodlers to pull it out on their home court with the turnovers and the fouls. Reggie Miller was another bright spot for the Kings with 18 points.