The quarterback for the Sooners, Baker Mayfield, had played for the Red Raiders 3 years before this game.
Oklahoma quickly set the tempo for the game, going downfield in just over a minute and a half to score the first touchdown of the game with a 56-yard pass to Mixon from Baker Mayfield; Austin Seibert missed the extra point to make the score 6–0.
The drive was short, with Jonathan Giles fumbling the ball near midfield and was recovered by Jordan Evans for the Sooners.
The Red Raiders got their first touchdown on the next drive with a 4-yard run from Da'Leon Ward; following Clayton Hatfield's extra point, Texas Tech trailed 7–13.
The Red Raiders made it to Oklahoma's 20-yard line, but had to settle for a 37-yard field goal from Hatfield.
On the Sooners' first play they were penalized for an ineligible receiver down field, moving back to the Texas Tech 46-yard line.
On the next drive, the Red Raiders made it to the Oklahoma 20-yard line, but a Mahomes pass was intercepted near the end zone by Steven Parker; the Sooners would fail to score off the turnover, turning the ball over on downs at the Texas Tech 20-yard line.
Texas Tech would quickly march down field in under 1:30 with Mahomes throwing a 23-yard pass to Jonathan Giles for a touchdown to tie the game 23–23.
Texas Tech went down field in just under 3+1⁄2 minutes with a 3-yard pass from Mahomes to Cameron Batson with 1:38 left in the game.
Trailing 59–66 with just over a minute and a half left in the game, Michael Barden attempted an onside kick for Texas Tech, but it was recovered by Oklahoma.
Oklahoma had no turnovers while Texas Tech had two: a fumble by Jonathan Giles and an interception by Patrick Mahomes.
Both starting quarterbacks, Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield and Texas Tech's Patrick Mahomes, were drafted into the National Football League (NFL).