| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Larry Colyer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard James (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Medley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ownby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Caples (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Whitehouse (fresh) SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Harold Parsons inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer loses the ball out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Leonard Whitehouse knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Caples | 39-37 |
| 19:28 | Texas Tech | Harold Parsons misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:28 | Texas Tech | Harold Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:28 | Texas Tech | Harold Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:15 | Houston | John Bier's pass is intercepted by Harold Parsons | 41-37 |
| 19:10 | Texas Tech | Richard James can't finish the layup | 41-37 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 18:48 | Houston | John Bier clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 41-37 |
| 18:46 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Larry Colyer | 41-37 |
| 18:35 | Texas Tech | The short jumper by Richard James is denied by John Bier | 41-37 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Stephen Caples clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 18:19 | Texas Tech | Dennis Medley gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:59 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer is hacked by Stephen Caples - foul #1 on Stephen Caples, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Timothy Esquibel (PF) Thomas Dickerson | |
| 17:43 | Texas Tech | Dennis Medley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 17:41 | Houston | John Bier grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Robert Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 17:17 | Texas Tech | John Ownby gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:53 | Texas Tech | John Ownby is open and scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dennis Medley | 43-37 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Robert Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 16:41 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Medley | 43-37 |
| 16:17 | Texas Tech | Dennis Medley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 43-37 |
| 16:16 | Texas Tech | Dennis Medley can't tip it in | 43-37 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:59 | Houston | John Bier scores on a turnaround from the left block | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Larry Colyer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Medley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Ownby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Caples (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Whitehouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Esquibel (fresh) 2 stl. C - John Bier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Texas Tech | Harold Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 15:44 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Ownby | 43-39 |
| 15:38 | Texas Tech | Richard James is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Colyer | 46-39 |
| 15:23 | Houston | John Bier misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Ownby - foul #2 on John Ownby, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels (PG), Joe Goulart (SG), Johnny Quintal (SF), James Brown (PF), Elmer Brown (C) Larry Colyer, Richard James, Harold Parsons, Dennis Medley, John Ownby | |
| Subs | Houston | Ed Garrett (PG), Jimmy Tam (SF), Thomas Dickerson (PF) Stephen Caples, Leonard Whitehouse, Robert Johnson | |
| 15:23 | Houston | John Bier makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:23 | Houston | John Bier misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:23 | Texas Tech | Elmer Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:06 | Texas Tech | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dickerson - foul #2 on Thomas Dickerson, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Schoberg (SG), Michael McLauren (C) Timothy Esquibel, John Bier | |
| 14:49 | Texas Tech | James Brown misses the shot in the lane | 46-40 |
| 14:47 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 14:45 | Texas Tech | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:32 | Texas Tech | Elmer Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Daniels | 48-40 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas Schoberg | 48-42 |
| 14:08 | Texas Tech | Ed Garrett is called for the reach on Johnny Quintal - foul #3 on Ed Garrett, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | Elmer Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joe Goulart and he's fouled by Michael McLauren - foul #2 on Michael McLauren, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Parsons (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Timothy Esquibel (SG) Thomas Schoberg | |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | Elmer Brown makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Timothy Esquibel can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Michael McLauren grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Harold Parsons takes the ball from Ed Garrett | 51-42 |
| 13:13 | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Parsons | 53-42 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson blows the layup | 53-42 |
| 12:53 | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 12:36 | Texas Tech | Joe Goulart misses the 3 from straight away | 53-42 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Michael McLauren grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Johnny Quintal steals it from Thomas Dickerson | 53-42 |
| 12:18 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Jimmy Tam pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Michael McLauren's pass is intercepted by Elmer Brown | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Goulart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Quintal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ed Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Esquibel (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Tam (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael McLauren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ed Garrett - foul #4 on Ed Garrett, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard James (SG), James Gray (SF), Dennis Medley (PF), John Ownby (C) Joe Goulart, Harold Parsons, Elmer Brown, Johnny Quintal | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Caples (PG), Leonard Whitehouse (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Raymond Sellers (PF), John Bier (C) Ed Garrett, Timothy Esquibel, Jimmy Tam, Thomas Dickerson, Michael McLauren | |
| 11:30 | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:30 | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 11:16 | Houston | John Bier buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Caples | 55-45 |
| 11:03 | Texas Tech | John Ownby can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Caples - foul #2 on Stephen Caples, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer (PG) Harold Daniels | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:03 | Texas Tech | John Ownby misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:03 | Texas Tech | John Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:53 | Houston | John Bier clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 10:52 | Texas Tech | John Ownby grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 10:46 | Texas Tech | Dennis Medley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 10:45 | Texas Tech | John Ownby tips it home | 58-45 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Richard James is called for the reach on Leonard Whitehouse - foul #3 on Richard James, team foul #2 | 58-45 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Robert Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stephen Caples | 58-48 |
| 10:16 | Texas Tech | Richard James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 10:15 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 10:04 | Texas Tech | Stephen Caples takes the ball from John Ownby | 58-48 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Leonard Whitehouse misses the lay-in | 58-48 |
| 10:00 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Sellers | 58-48 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Robert Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Leonard Whitehouse tips it in | 58-50 |
| 09:30 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Medley | 61-50 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Stephen Caples makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Whitehouse | 61-53 |
| 09:07 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard James | 63-53 |
| 08:55 | Houston | John Bier is hacked by John Ownby - foul #3 on John Ownby, team foul #3 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joe Goulart (SG), Harold Parsons (SF), Johnny Quintal (C) Richard James, James Gray, John Ownby | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Schoberg (SG), Timothy Esquibel (PF), Michael McLauren (C) Leonard Whitehouse, Raymond Sellers, John Bier | |
| 08:42 | Houston | Harold Parsons is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Harold Parsons, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Brown (C) Dennis Medley | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Dickerson (PF) Stephen Caples | |
| 08:32 | Houston | Michael McLauren travels with the ball | 63-53 |
| 08:23 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Michael McLauren dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Schoberg and the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels (PG) Larry Colyer | |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Tam (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 08:09 | Houston | Michael McLauren makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 07:58 | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Jimmy Tam gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Timothy Esquibel hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Dickerson | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Daniels (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Goulart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Quintal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Schoberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Esquibel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Tam (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael McLauren (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Michael McLauren gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Timothy Esquibel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-59 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Michael McLauren gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Michael McLauren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer (PG), Richard James (SG), Dennis Medley (PF) Harold Daniels, Joe Goulart, James Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Caples (PG), Leonard Whitehouse (SG), Raymond Sellers (PF), John Bier (C) Thomas Schoberg, Jimmy Tam, Thomas Dickerson, Michael McLauren | |
| 06:47 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Medley | 67-59 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Timothy Esquibel scores on a jump hook from close range | 67-61 |
| 06:20 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Sellers - foul #1 on Raymond Sellers, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Ownby (C) Johnny Quintal | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Johnson (SF) Raymond Sellers | |
| 06:20 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:20 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Dennis Medley takes the ball from Timothy Esquibel | 69-61 |
| 06:02 | Texas Tech | Richard James can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 06:01 | Houston | John Bier gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 05:42 | Houston | John Bier misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 05:41 | Texas Tech | Harold Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 05:16 | Texas Tech | Richard James is fouled on the floor by Leonard Whitehouse - foul #2 on Leonard Whitehouse, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels (PG), Johnny Quintal (SF) Larry Colyer, Harold Parsons | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Sellers (PF), Michael McLauren (C) Timothy Esquibel, John Bier | |
| 05:16 | Texas Tech | Richard James makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 05:16 | Texas Tech | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Leonard Whitehouse knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Sellers | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 04:54 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal is hacked by Stephen Caples in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Caples, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer (PG), James Gray (SG), Harold Parsons (SF), James Brown (C) Harold Daniels, Richard James, Dennis Medley, John Ownby | |
| Subs | Houston | Ed Garrett (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 04:54 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 04:54 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Leonard Whitehouse clanks a shot from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Raymond Sellers hits the follow up shot | 73-65 |
| 04:31 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Caples - foul #4 on Stephen Caples, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Tam (SF), Thomas Dickerson (PF) Leonard Whitehouse, Raymond Sellers | |
| 04:31 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 04:31 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Michael McLauren grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Johnny Quintal - foul #1 on Johnny Quintal, team foul #6 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels (PG), Joe Goulart (SG), Elmer Brown (C) Larry Colyer, James Gray, Harold Parsons | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Schoberg (SG) Stephen Caples | |
| 04:10 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to James Brown | 74-66 |
| 04:07 | Texas Tech | James Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Garrett - foul #5 on Ed Garrett, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer (PG), James Gray (SG), Harold Parsons (SF) Harold Daniels, Joe Goulart, Elmer Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Leonard Whitehouse (SG) Ed Garrett | |
| 04:07 | Texas Tech | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 04:07 | Texas Tech | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson grabs the board | 75-66 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Thomas Schoberg misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 03:41 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Larry Colyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Gray (fresh) SF - Harold Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Quintal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Schoberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Whitehouse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Tam (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael McLauren (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal is hacked by Thomas Schoberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Schoberg, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Timothy Esquibel (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), John Bier (C) Leonard Whitehouse, Jimmy Tam, Michael McLauren | |
| 03:38 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 03:38 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Timothy Esquibel scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Schoberg | 77-69 |
| 03:20 | Texas Tech | Thomas Schoberg is called for the reach on Larry Colyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Schoberg, team foul #14 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Ownby (C) Johnny Quintal | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Sellers (PF) Thomas Dickerson | |
| 03:20 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 03:20 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 03:20 | Houston | John Bier gets the rebound | 78-69 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Robert Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 02:59 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Esquibel | 78-69 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard James (SG), Dennis Medley (PF) James Gray, James Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Caples (PG), Leonard Whitehouse (SG), Thomas Dickerson (PF) Thomas Schoberg, Timothy Esquibel, Raymond Sellers | |
| 02:44 | Houston | John Bier hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Caples | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 02:42 | Texas Tech | Stephen Caples is called for the reach on Larry Colyer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Caples, team foul #15 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Gray (SG), Johnny Quintal (PF), James Brown (C) Richard James, Dennis Medley, John Ownby | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Schoberg (PG) Stephen Caples | |
| 02:42 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:42 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Thomas Schoberg is hacked by Larry Colyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Colyer, team foul #7 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels (PG), Richard James (SG), Dennis Medley (PF), John Ownby (C) Larry Colyer, James Gray, Harold Parsons, James Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:38 | Houston | Thomas Schoberg misses the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 02:38 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Medley | 80-71 |
| 02:38 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 02:35 | Texas Tech | Thomas Schoberg is called for the reach on Dennis Medley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Schoberg, team foul #16 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer (PG), James Gray (SG), Harold Parsons (SF) Harold Daniels, Richard James, John Ownby | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:35 | Texas Tech | Dennis Medley makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 02:35 | Texas Tech | Dennis Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Leonard Whitehouse drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-74 |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer is hacked by Thomas Schoberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Schoberg, team foul #17 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Brown (C) Dennis Medley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | Larry Colyer makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Leonard Whitehouse misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 84-74 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson tips it home | 84-76 |
| 02:05 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-76 |
| 02:02 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Schoberg - foul #5 on Thomas Schoberg, team foul #18 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Lundy (PG) Thomas Schoberg | |
| 02:02 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 02:02 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 01:52 | Houston | John Bier clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 86-76 |
| 01:50 | Texas Tech | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 86-76 |
| 01:47 | Texas Tech | Samuel Lundy is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Lundy, team foul #19 | 86-76 |
| 01:47 | Texas Tech | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 87-76 |
| 01:47 | Texas Tech | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 88-76 |
| 01:39 | Houston | John Bier misses the easy layup | 88-76 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Robert Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-76 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Leonard Whitehouse scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Samuel Lundy | 88-79 |
| 01:19 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-79 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Samuel Lundy is called for the reach on Harold Parsons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Lundy, team foul #20 | 88-79 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Harold Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Harold Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 01:18 | Houston | John Bier pulls down the rebound | 89-79 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Robert Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 89-79 |
| 01:10 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal gets the rebound | 89-79 |
| 01:08 | Texas Tech | Samuel Lundy is called for the reach on Johnny Quintal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Lundy, team foul #21 | 89-79 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels (PG), Joe Goulart (SG) Larry Colyer, Harold Parsons | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:08 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal makes the 1st free throw | 90-79 |
| 01:08 | Texas Tech | Johnny Quintal makes the 2nd free throw | 91-79 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Leonard Whitehouse misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 91-79 |
| 00:56 | Texas Tech | James Gray grabs the board | 91-79 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Texas Tech | Joe Goulart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 91-79 |
| 00:30 | Texas Tech | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 91-79 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Harold Daniels runs out the clock | 91-79 |