Oklahoma Cty overcame a series of miscues with a narrow 109-105 overtime win over Utah. Oklahoma Cty coach Bob was visibly relieved in the post-game interview. "We sure gave ourselves a fright today. The number of mistakes we made, we were lucky to even be tied after regulation and be able to get the overtime win. Fortunately we weren't playing a very strong team, and we were able to pull ourselves together in time."

Oklahoma Cty was led by Golden (37 points, 12 boards, 1 assists, 6 blocks), Johnson (23 points, 0 assists), Walston (14 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, a block). Utah was led by Smiley (9 points, 17 boards, 3 assists, a steal, a block), Patton (28 points, 0 assists), Cummings (18 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks).

After this victory, Oklahoma Cty are now 30-31 and 18-11 at home. They hold at #4 in the Northwest and remain at #9 overall in the Western Conference. Utah drop to 34-28. They stay at #3 in the Northwest and move down to #7 overall in the Western Conference.

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