| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - Jonathan Steed (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Alan Demuth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Litten (fresh) SF - Joseph Tinkle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Switzer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Timothy Orr (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Joseph Tinkle inbounds the ball | 13-20 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Kansas State | Joseph Tinkle is hacked by Amado Russo - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #1 | 13-20 |
| 19:22 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 19:20 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Demuth - foul #1 on Alan Demuth, team foul #1 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson (SF) Ernest Wallace | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 19:03 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Orr - foul #2 on Timothy Orr, team foul #2 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace (SG) Barry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 19:03 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 19:03 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 18:42 | Kansas State | Ernest Wallace is called for the reach on Alan Demuth - foul #1 on Ernest Wallace, team foul #2 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson (SF) Ernest Wallace | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 18:32 | Kansas State | Joseph Tinkle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 18:30 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 18:08 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed scores on a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Timothy Orr - foul #3 on Timothy Orr, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace (SG) Barry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez (SF), James Sommer (C) Joseph Tinkle, Timothy Orr | |
| 18:08 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 17:45 | Kansas State | David Switzer makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-25 |
| 17:21 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerardo Hernandez - foul #1 on Gerardo Hernandez, team foul #4 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson (SF), Manual Mendez (C) Edward Riley, Jonathan Steed | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge (PG), Terry McCain (SG), Jeff Schroyer (PF) Alan Demuth, Bruce Litten, David Switzer | |
| 17:21 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 17:21 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 16:59 | Kansas State | James Sommer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edward Riley (SF), Jonathan Steed (C) Ernest Wallace, Manual Mendez | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 16:40 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo dunks the ball set up by Barry Johnson and he's hacked by Jeff Schroyer - foul #2 on Jeff Schroyer, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace (SG) Edward Riley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Tinkle (SF) Gerardo Hernandez | |
| 16:40 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 16:22 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge makes the floater from the right side set up by Jeff Schroyer | 23-27 |
| 16:20 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lillibridge - foul #1 on Charles Lillibridge, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edward Riley (SF), Manual Mendez (C) Barry Johnson, Jonathan Steed | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 16:06 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Holden | 25-27 |
| 15:47 | Kansas State | Jeff Schroyer makes the jump hook in the lane | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Riley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Manual Mendez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Charles Lillibridge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry McCain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Tinkle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeff Schroyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sommer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-29 |
| 15:24 | Kansas State | Jeff Schroyer grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 15:06 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge is fouled on the floor by Thomas Holden - foul #3 on Thomas Holden, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson (SG), George Beasley (PF), Jonathan Steed (C) Ernest Wallace, Amado Russo, Manual Mendez | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Alan Demuth (PG), Bruce Litten (SG), Gerardo Hernandez (SF), David Switzer (PF), Timothy Orr (C) Charles Lillibridge, Terry McCain, Joseph Tinkle, Jeff Schroyer, James Sommer | |
| 14:57 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Barry Johnson - foul #2 on Barry Johnson, team foul #4 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace (SG) Edward Riley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 14:57 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 14:57 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 14:57 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 14:32 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Beasley | 28-30 |
| 14:04 | Kansas State | Jonathan Steed is called for the reach on David Switzer - foul #2 on Jonathan Steed, team foul #5 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edward Riley (SG), Amado Russo (PF) Ernest Wallace, George Beasley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 13:51 | Kansas State | Barry Johnson steps in front of the Gerardo Hernandez pass | 28-30 |
| 13:25 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Barry Johnson | 30-30 |
| 13:06 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 13:04 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 12:59 | Texas Tech | Alan Demuth steps in front of the Barry Johnson pass | 30-30 |
| 12:55 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten lays it in on a nice dish by Alan Demuth | 30-32 |
| 12:26 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed loses the dribble to Timothy Orr | 30-32 |
| 12:06 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 30-32 |
| 12:05 | Kansas State | David Switzer grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 11:46 | Kansas State | Timothy Orr buries a driving attempt from the right block | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Riley (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Barry Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Steed (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Alan Demuth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Litten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerardo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Switzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Orr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Texas Tech | Alan Demuth takes the ball from Jonathan Steed | 30-34 |
| 11:24 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth blows the layup | 30-34 |
| 11:23 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 11:06 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Barry Johnson | 32-34 |
| 10:47 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace (SG), Vlade Suhoski (PF), Manual Mendez (C) Barry Johnson, Amado Russo, Jonathan Steed | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge (PG), Terry McCain (SG), Joseph Tinkle (SF), Jeff Schroyer (PF), James Sommer (C) Alan Demuth, Bruce Litten, Gerardo Hernandez, David Switzer, Timothy Orr | |
| 10:45 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 10:28 | Kansas State | Joseph Tinkle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 10:26 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Vlade Suhoski | 32-34 |
| 10:23 | Texas Tech | Joseph Tinkle steps in front of the Ernest Wallace pass in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 10:08 | Kansas State | Terry McCain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Amado Russo (SF) Edward Riley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 09:46 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 09:30 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 09:28 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 09:27 | Kansas State | Joseph Tinkle snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 09:09 | Kansas State | Manual Mendez picks off the pass by James Sommer | 34-34 |
| 08:40 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo drills a turnaround from the right block | 36-34 |
| 08:21 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 07:52 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo banks in the layup set up by Ernest Wallace | 38-37 |
| 07:30 | Kansas State | James Sommer can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-37 |
| 07:28 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Amado Russo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vlade Suhoski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Manual Mendez (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Charles Lillibridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Terry McCain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Tinkle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeff Schroyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sommer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 38-37 |
| 07:02 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 07:00 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 06:49 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 06:47 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 06:25 | Texas Tech | Jeff Schroyer denies the turnaround by Thomas Holden | 38-37 |
| 06:24 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 06:09 | Kansas State | James Sommer comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Manual Mendez - foul #2 on Manual Mendez, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edward Riley (SG), Barry Johnson (SF), George Beasley (PF), Jonathan Steed (C) Ernest Wallace, Amado Russo, Vlade Suhoski, Manual Mendez | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Alan Demuth (PG), Bruce Litten (SG), Gerardo Hernandez (SF), David Switzer (PF) Charles Lillibridge, Terry McCain, Joseph Tinkle, Jeff Schroyer | |
| 06:09 | Kansas State | James Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 06:09 | Kansas State | James Sommer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 05:53 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Hernandez - foul #2 on Gerardo Hernandez, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Timothy Orr (C) James Sommer | |
| 05:53 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 05:53 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 05:31 | Kansas State | David Switzer connects on the turnaround in the lane | 40-41 |
| 05:10 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Switzer - foul #2 on David Switzer, team foul #8 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace (SG) Barry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 05:10 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 05:10 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 04:59 | Kansas State | David Switzer connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gerardo Hernandez | 42-44 |
| 04:56 | Texas Tech | George Beasley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 04:42 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 04:28 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gerardo Hernandez - foul #3 on Gerardo Hernandez, team foul #9 | 42-46 |
| 04:28 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:28 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 04:12 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Litten | 44-48 |
| 03:53 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ernest Wallace | 46-48 |
| 03:35 | Kansas State | David Switzer is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson (SG), Amado Russo (PF) Ernest Wallace, George Beasley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge (PG), Salvatore Bruno (SF), Todd Mak (C) Alan Demuth, Gerardo Hernandez, Timothy Orr | |
| 03:19 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 03:17 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to David Switzer | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Edward Riley (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Amado Russo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Steed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Charles Lillibridge (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bruce Litten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvatore Bruno (fresh) PF - David Switzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Todd Mak (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge is hacked by Thomas Holden - foul #4 on Thomas Holden, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace (SG) Edward Riley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Sommer (C) David Switzer | |
| 02:56 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:56 | Kansas State | Charles Lillibridge makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:54 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace is hacked by Bruce Litten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Litten, team foul #10 | 46-50 |
| 02:54 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:54 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:50 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Alan Demuth (PG), Terry McCain (SG), Gerardo Hernandez (SF), Jeff Schroyer (PF), Timothy Orr (C) Charles Lillibridge, Bruce Litten, Salvatore Bruno, Todd Mak, James Sommer | |
| 02:37 | Kansas State | Timothy Orr lays it in | 47-52 |
| 02:14 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo is hacked by Timothy Orr - foul #4 on Timothy Orr, team foul #11 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edward Riley (SF) Barry Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | David Switzer (PF) Jeff Schroyer | |
| 02:14 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 02:14 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:10 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Beasley (PF) Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Litten (SG), Joseph Tinkle (SF) Terry McCain, Gerardo Hernandez | |
| 01:59 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 01:55 | Texas Tech | Joseph Tinkle steps in front of the Thomas Holden pass in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 01:47 | Kansas State | Thomas Holden steps in front of the Joseph Tinkle pass | 49-52 |
| 01:44 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley misses the easy layup | 49-52 |
| 01:42 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Joseph Tinkle | 49-52 |
| 01:18 | Kansas State | George Beasley denies the turnaround by Alan Demuth | 49-52 |
| 01:16 | Texas Tech | Edward Riley gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 00:51 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Steed loses the dribble to Alan Demuth | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth dunks the ball set up by Joseph Tinkle and he's fouled by Edward Riley - foul #1 on Edward Riley, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Amado Russo (PF) George Beasley | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 00:24 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:24 | Texas Tech | Amado Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Texas Tech | Ernest Wallace drills a 3 from the left wing | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten is hacked by Thomas Holden in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Holden, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson (SF) Thomas Holden | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 00:16 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:16 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Wallace | 55-56 |
| 00:09 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Wallace - foul #2 on Ernest Wallace, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| 00:09 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:09 | Kansas State | Alan Demuth makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:09 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Texas Tech | David Switzer swats the short shot by Jonathan Steed | 55-57 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Bruce Litten gets the rebound | 55-57 |