| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) SG - Eric Glidden (fresh) SF - Brendan Milstein (fresh) PF - James Hill (fresh) C - Albert Huey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Michael Wear (fresh) SF - Musa Arakawa (fresh) PF - Anthony Jamison (fresh) C - Jurica Zablonski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | UConn | Albert Huey can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jurica Zablonski - foul #1 on Jurica Zablonski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UConn | Albert Huey makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | UConn | Albert Huey misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eric Glidden | 1-0 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Albert Huey hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 18:55 | Texas Tech | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:36 | Texas Tech | John Smith comes up short on the floater from the left side | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Mark Rhames snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:09 | UConn | Eric Glidden is hacked by Michael Wear - foul #1 on Michael Wear, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Anthony Jamison is called for the reach on Eric Glidden - foul #1 on Anthony Jamison, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| 17:29 | UConn | Albert Huey is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 1-0 |
| 17:18 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison misses short on a floater from the left side | 1-0 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Albert Huey grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Brendan Milstein blows the layup but he's hacked by Musa Arakawa - foul #1 on Musa Arakawa, team foul #4 | 1-0 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Brendan Milstein makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Brendan Milstein makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:40 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Eric Glidden can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 16:29 | Texas Tech | John Smith snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:23 | Texas Tech | Mark Rhames steals it from Anthony Jamison | 3-3 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Mark Rhames lays it up and in | 5-3 |
| 16:10 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Albert Huey - foul #1 on Albert Huey, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG) Eric Glidden | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington (SF) Musa Arakawa | |
| 16:10 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:10 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Albert Huey loses the dribble to Jurica Zablonski | 5-4 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Huff (fresh) SF - Brendan Milstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hill (fresh) C - Albert Huey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Michael Wear (fresh) SF - Micheal Buffington (fresh) PF - Anthony Jamison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jurica Zablonski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Texas Tech | Mark Rhames steals it from John Smith | 5-4 |
| 15:25 | UConn | Brendan Milstein is hacked by Jurica Zablonski - foul #2 on Jurica Zablonski, team foul #5 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Leif Preston (SF), Matthew O'Hearn (PF), Leroy Timmons (C) Mark Rhames, Brendan Milstein, James Hill, Albert Huey | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow (SG), Robert New (SF), Andrew Keller (PF), Paul Washington (C) John Smith, Michael Wear, Anthony Jamison, Jurica Zablonski | |
| 15:01 | UConn | Harold Banks clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Keller - foul #1 on Andrew Keller, team foul #6 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Glidden (SG) George Huff | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 15:01 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:01 | UConn | Harold Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:39 | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 14:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Matthew O'Hearn | 6-4 |
| 14:25 | UConn | Eric Glidden banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew O'Hearn and he's fouled by Paul Washington - foul #1 on Paul Washington, team foul #7 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Brendan Milstein (SF) Harold Banks, Leif Preston | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Smith (PG), Michael Wear (SG), Musa Arakawa (SF) Merle Barlow, Robert New, Paul Washington | |
| 14:25 | UConn | Eric Glidden misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:25 | UConn | Leroy Timmons gets the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Micheal Buffington - foul #1 on Micheal Buffington, team foul #8 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Huey (C) Leroy Timmons | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 14:03 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 13:48 | Texas Tech | John Smith misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 13:47 | Texas Tech | John Smith misses the tip | 10-4 |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | John Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 13:23 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington travels with the ball | 10-4 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), James Hill (PF) Eric Glidden, Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison (PF) Andrew Keller | |
| 12:58 | UConn | Albert Huey makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brendan Milstein | 12-4 |
| 12:42 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear clanks a turnaround near the basket | 12-4 |
| 12:40 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington tips it in | 12-6 |
| 12:23 | UConn | Albert Huey banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Huff | 14-6 |
| 11:55 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington blows the layup | 14-6 |
| 11:54 | UConn | Albert Huey gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 11:25 | UConn | Michael Wear is called for the reach on George Huff - foul #2 on Michael Wear, team foul #9 | 14-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Leif Preston (SF), Leroy Timmons (C) Mark Rhames, Brendan Milstein, Albert Huey | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow (SG), Robert New (SF), Andrew Keller (C) Michael Wear, Musa Arakawa, Micheal Buffington | |
| 11:25 | UConn | George Huff makes the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 11:25 | UConn | George Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 1 pts. SG - George Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) PF - James Hill (fresh) C - Leroy Timmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Merle Barlow (fresh) SF - Robert New (fresh) PF - Anthony Jamison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Keller (fresh) | |
| 11:05 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-9 |
| 10:40 | UConn | George Huff scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leif Preston | 19-9 |
| 10:26 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-9 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Harold Banks gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 10:03 | UConn | George Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Robert New gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 09:41 | Texas Tech | Leif Preston picks off the pass by Merle Barlow | 19-9 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Leif Preston lays it in | 21-9 |
| 09:20 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-11 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Anthony Jamison takes the ball from Harold Banks | 21-11 |
| 08:42 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 21-11 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Leroy Timmons pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 08:13 | UConn | James Hill connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from George Huff | 23-11 |
| 07:55 | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow misses long on a floater from the left wing | 23-11 |
| 07:53 | Texas Tech | John Smith tips it home | 23-13 |
| 07:27 | UConn | Harold Banks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hill | 25-13 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Huff (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Timmons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Smith (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Merle Barlow (fairly fresh) SF - Robert New (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Jamison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Andrew Keller (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on George Huff - foul #1 on George Huff, team foul #2 | 25-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Eric Glidden (SG), Brendan Milstein (SF), Matthew O'Hearn (PF), Albert Huey (C) Harold Banks, George Huff, Leif Preston, James Hill, Leroy Timmons | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington (PG), Musa Arakawa (SF), Paul Washington (C) John Smith, Robert New, Andrew Keller | |
| 07:15 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 07:15 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Brendan Milstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-15 |
| 06:45 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington grabs the board | 25-15 |
| 06:33 | Texas Tech | Paul Washington drills a runner in the paint | 25-17 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Brendan Milstein knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Glidden | 28-17 |
| 05:54 | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-17 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Smith (PG) Anthony Jamison | |
| 05:38 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Eric Glidden | 30-17 |
| 05:27 | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-17 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Albert Huey pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Merle Barlow is called for the reach on Eric Glidden - foul #1 on Merle Barlow, team foul #10 | 30-17 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Keller (PF) Merle Barlow | |
| 04:56 | UConn | Eric Glidden makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 04:56 | UConn | Eric Glidden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 04:48 | Texas Tech | John Smith makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Mark Rhames - foul #1 on Mark Rhames, team foul #3 | 32-19 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hill (PF) Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow (SG) Paul Washington | |
| 04:48 | Texas Tech | John Smith makes the free throw | 32-20 |
| 04:26 | UConn | Eric Glidden double dribbles | 32-20 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Leroy Timmons (C) Eric Glidden, Albert Huey | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 04:01 | Texas Tech | John Smith drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Micheal Buffington | 32-22 |
| 03:40 | UConn | George Huff comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 03:39 | UConn | James Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 03:19 | UConn | George Huff misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-22 |
| 03:17 | UConn | James Hill can't tip it in | 32-22 |
| 03:16 | Texas Tech | Andrew Keller pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Huff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brendan Milstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Timmons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Smith (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Merle Barlow (tiring) SF - Musa Arakawa (fairly fresh) PF - Micheal Buffington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Keller (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | Texas Tech | George Huff is called for the reach on Merle Barlow - foul #2 on George Huff, team foul #4 | 32-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Eric Glidden (SG), Leif Preston (SF), Matthew O'Hearn (PF), Albert Huey (C) Mark Rhames, George Huff, Brendan Milstein, James Hill, Leroy Timmons | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Wear (SG), Robert New (SF), Jurica Zablonski (C) John Smith, Merle Barlow, Musa Arakawa | |
| 02:36 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear is called for traveling | 32-22 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison (PF) Andrew Keller | |
| 02:21 | UConn | Leif Preston is hacked by Anthony Jamison - foul #2 on Anthony Jamison, team foul #11 | 32-22 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Leif Preston makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Leif Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:03 | Texas Tech | Robert New misses the lay-in | 34-22 |
| 02:01 | UConn | Leif Preston pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Leif Preston clanks a jump hook in the paint | 34-22 |
| 01:54 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 01:35 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-22 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Albert Huey grabs the board | 34-22 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Harold Banks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 01:08 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski gets the rebound | 34-22 |
| 01:04 | Texas Tech | Robert New throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Brendan Milstein (SF), James Hill (PF) Harold Banks, Leif Preston, Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Smith (PG), Andrew Keller (PF) Micheal Buffington, Anthony Jamison | |
| 00:48 | UConn | James Hill buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Rhames | 36-22 |
| 00:35 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear loses the ball out of bounds | 36-22 |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Leroy Timmons (C) Eric Glidden, Albert Huey | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa (SF) Robert New | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Leroy Timmons misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Jurica Zablonski - foul #3 on Jurica Zablonski, team foul #12 | 36-22 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Washington (C) Jurica Zablonski | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Leroy Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Leroy Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Wear | 38-24 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Brendan Milstein misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 38-24 |