Overview
- Flames from a concourse popcorn machine stopped play with 15:31 left in the first half, visible from the court and stands.
- Automated sprinklers doused the fire as security cleared Sections 222 and 223 and adjacent areas, with fans reseated elsewhere.
- The stoppage lasted about four to five minutes, and a haze of smoke lingered in parts of the arena after the fire was out.
- Norman police and SEC Network footage identified the popcorn machine as the source, with the incident broadcast live and widely shared.
- Play resumed and Oklahoma defeated Georgia 94-78, and coach Porter Moser later praised the sprinkler system's performance.