| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Wear (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Musa Arakawa (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Buffington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Abbas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jordan Burt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Travis Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa inbounds the ball | 47-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Texas Tech | Richard Murphy swats the layup by John Smith | 47-45 |
| 19:42 | Colorado | Travis Butler pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 19:35 | Colorado | Steve Abbas is fouled on the floor by Michael Wear - foul #2 on Michael Wear, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| 19:24 | Colorado | Steve Abbas scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-48 |
| 19:00 | Texas Tech | Richard Murphy steps in front of the Anthony Jamison pass | 47-48 |
| 18:41 | Colorado | Richard Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 18:39 | Colorado | Jordan Burt tips it home | 47-50 |
| 18:30 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Musa Arakawa out of a doubleteam | 50-50 |
| 18:18 | Colorado | Richard Murphy knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 50-52 |
| 17:56 | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 17:55 | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 17:48 | Texas Tech | John Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Micheal Buffington | 53-52 |
| 17:26 | Colorado | Richard Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow (SG), Robert New (SF), Andrew Keller (PF), Paul Washington (C) Michael Wear, Musa Arakawa, Anthony Jamison, Micheal Buffington | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Morris (SF), Paul Cargo (C) Jordan Burt, Richard Murphy | |
| 17:07 | Texas Tech | Paul Washington knocks in the shot in the lane | 55-52 |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Steve Abbas connects on the shot in the paint set up by Howard Hooks and the foul's on Paul Washington - foul #2 on Paul Washington, team foul #2 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jordan Burt (SF) Howard Hooks | |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Steve Abbas makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 16:36 | Texas Tech | Andrew Keller is whistled for a carry | 55-55 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Hooks (PG), Richard Murphy (C) Jordan Burt, Paul Cargo | |
| 16:20 | Colorado | Steve Abbas connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Travis Butler | 55-58 |
| 16:00 | Texas Tech | Richard Murphy picks off the pass by Robert New | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Merle Barlow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert New (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Keller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Abbas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Colorado | Travis Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Wear (SG), Micheal Buffington (SF), Jurica Zablonski (C) John Smith, Robert New, Paul Washington | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jordan Burt (SF), Paul Cargo (C) Howard Hooks, Richard Murphy | |
| 15:21 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 15:20 | Colorado | Travis Butler gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 15:15 | Colorado | Jordan Burt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Travis Butler and he's hacked by Micheal Buffington - foul #3 on Micheal Buffington, team foul #3 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa (SF), Anthony Jamison (PF) Merle Barlow, Andrew Keller | |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Hooks (PG), Richard Murphy (C) James Morris, Paul Cargo | |
| 15:15 | Colorado | Jordan Burt makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 14:59 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear double dribbles | 55-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Weiss (C) Richard Murphy | |
| 14:33 | Colorado | Jordan Burt is called for traveling | 55-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Morris (PG), Jason Husband (SG), Richard Murphy (C) Howard Hooks, Steve Abbas, Henry Weiss | |
| 14:04 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison misses long on a turnaround from close range | 55-61 |
| 14:03 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski hits the follow up shot | 57-61 |
| 13:43 | Colorado | Richard Murphy makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Morris | 57-63 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski is fouled on the floor by Richard Murphy - foul #3 on Richard Murphy, team foul #1 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Smith (PG), Merle Barlow (SG), Robert New (SF), Andrew Keller (PF), Paul Washington (C) Micheal Buffington, Michael Wear, Musa Arakawa, Anthony Jamison, Jurica Zablonski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Hooks (PG), Steve Abbas (SG), Paul Cargo (C) Jason Husband, Jordan Burt, Richard Murphy | |
| 13:14 | Texas Tech | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Cargo - foul #1 on Paul Cargo, team foul #2 | 57-63 |
| 12:51 | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jordan Burt (SF), Richard Murphy (C) James Morris, Paul Cargo | |
| 12:40 | Colorado | Steve Abbas makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jordan Burt | 57-66 |
| 12:18 | Texas Tech | Paul Washington travels with the ball | 57-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Morris (SF), Paul Cargo (C) Jordan Burt, Richard Murphy | |
| 11:59 | Colorado | Steve Abbas knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Hooks | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Micheal Buffington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Merle Barlow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert New (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Keller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Abbas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Travis Butler (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Cargo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Micheal Buffington | 59-68 |
| 11:19 | Colorado | Steve Abbas is whistled for traveling | 59-68 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Smith (PG), Michael Wear (SG), Anthony Jamison (PF), Jurica Zablonski (C) Merle Barlow, Robert New, Andrew Keller, Paul Washington | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jordan Burt (SF), Richard Murphy (C) James Morris, Paul Cargo | |
| 11:14 | Texas Tech | Howard Hooks is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Hooks, team foul #3 | 59-68 |
| 11:05 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Steve Abbas - foul #3 on Steve Abbas, team foul #4 | 59-68 |
| 11:05 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 11:05 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 11:05 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Richard Murphy | 60-68 |
| 10:54 | Colorado | Richard Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-68 |
| 10:53 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 10:47 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 10:45 | Colorado | Jordan Burt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 10:34 | Colorado | Travis Butler hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jordan Burt | 60-70 |
| 10:27 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 10:25 | Texas Tech | John Smith misses the tip | 60-70 |
| 10:24 | Colorado | Jordan Burt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 10:20 | Colorado | Howard Hooks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-70 |
| 10:19 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski grabs the board | 60-70 |
| 10:05 | Texas Tech | John Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 10:04 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear gets the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 09:47 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 09:45 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington hits the follow up shot | 62-70 |
| 09:30 | Colorado | Jordan Burt is whistled for traveling | 62-70 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow (PG), Musa Arakawa (SF), Andrew Keller (PF), Paul Washington (C) John Smith, Micheal Buffington, Anthony Jamison, Jurica Zablonski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG), James Morris (SF), Paul Cargo (PF) Steve Abbas, Jordan Burt, Travis Butler | |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Merle Barlow | 64-70 |
| 08:52 | Colorado | Richard Murphy blows the dunk | 64-70 |
| 08:50 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Merle Barlow | 64-70 |
| 08:33 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Merle Barlow | 66-70 |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Howard Hooks drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Merle Barlow - foul #1 on Merle Barlow, team foul #4 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert New (PG), Anthony Jamison (PF), Jurica Zablonski (C) Michael Wear, Andrew Keller, Paul Washington | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG), Jordan Burt (SF), Travis Butler (PF), Henry Weiss (C) Jason Husband, James Morris, Paul Cargo, Richard Murphy | |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Howard Hooks makes the free throw | 66-73 |
| 07:50 | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-73 |
| 07:49 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison tips it home | 68-73 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Robert New (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Merle Barlow (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Musa Arakawa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jurica Zablonski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Abbas (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jordan Burt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Travis Butler (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Weiss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Colorado | Howard Hooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-73 |
| 07:31 | Colorado | Jordan Burt can't tip it in | 68-73 |
| 07:30 | Colorado | Henry Weiss gets the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 07:14 | Colorado | Anthony Jamison picks off the pass by Howard Hooks | 68-73 |
| 06:58 | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-73 |
| 06:56 | Colorado | Henry Weiss snags the defensive board | 68-73 |
| 06:43 | Colorado | Henry Weiss clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 68-73 |
| 06:41 | Colorado | Jordan Burt tips it in | 68-75 |
| 06:31 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jordan Burt - foul #1 on Jordan Burt, team foul #5 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Smith (PG), Michael Wear (SG), Micheal Buffington (SF), Andrew Keller (PF) Robert New, Merle Barlow, Musa Arakawa, Anthony Jamison | |
| Subs | Colorado | James Morris (PG), Paul Cargo (PF), Richard Murphy (C) Howard Hooks, Travis Butler, Henry Weiss | |
| 06:31 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 06:31 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | Richard Murphy grabs the board | 69-75 |
| 06:23 | Colorado | Jordan Burt is hacked by Michael Wear - foul #3 on Michael Wear, team foul #5 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Washington (C) Jurica Zablonski | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 06:09 | Colorado | Steve Abbas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-75 |
| 06:07 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington grabs the defensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 05:51 | Texas Tech | Richard Murphy is called for the reach on Micheal Buffington - foul #4 on Richard Murphy, team foul #6 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Travis Butler (PF) Paul Cargo | |
| 05:32 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-75 |
| 05:30 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear grabs the offensive board | 69-75 |
| 05:10 | Texas Tech | John Smith drills a shot near the basket set up by Michael Wear | 71-75 |
| 05:01 | Colorado | Travis Butler is denied on a layup by Andrew Keller | 71-75 |
| 04:59 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Andrew Keller | 71-75 |
| 04:47 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steve Abbas - foul #4 on Steve Abbas, team foul #7 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison (PF), Jurica Zablonski (C) Andrew Keller, Paul Washington | |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Hooks (PG), Paul Cargo (PF) Jordan Burt, Travis Butler | |
| 04:47 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 04:47 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 04:35 | Colorado | Richard Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Wear - foul #4 on Michael Wear, team foul #6 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow (SG) Michael Wear | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 04:35 | Colorado | Richard Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 04:35 | Colorado | Richard Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 04:15 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison double dribbles | 72-77 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jordan Burt (SF), Travis Butler (PF) James Morris, Richard Murphy | |
| 03:58 | Colorado | Steve Abbas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-77 |
| 03:56 | Texas Tech | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 72-77 |
| 03:29 | Texas Tech | Merle Barlow misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-77 |
| 03:28 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-77 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Merle Barlow (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Micheal Buffington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jurica Zablonski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Abbas (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jordan Burt (tiring) 13 pts. 11 reb. PF - Travis Butler (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Cargo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Merle Barlow | 74-77 |
| 03:01 | Colorado | John Smith steals it from Howard Hooks | 74-77 |
| 02:58 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Wear (SG), Musa Arakawa (SF) Merle Barlow, Micheal Buffington | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG), James Morris (SF), Richard Murphy (C) Steve Abbas, Jordan Burt, Paul Cargo | |
| 02:38 | Texas Tech | James Morris is called for the reach on Musa Arakawa - foul #1 on James Morris, team foul #8 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG) Jason Husband | |
| 02:38 | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 02:38 | Colorado | Richard Murphy gets the rebound | 74-77 |
| 02:34 | Colorado | Howard Hooks loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | Travis Butler is called for the reach on Michael Wear - foul #3 on Travis Butler, team foul #9 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington (PG), Andrew Keller (C) John Smith, Jurica Zablonski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jordan Burt (SF) James Morris | |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:59 | Colorado | Steve Abbas throws it down and he's fouled by Michael Wear - foul #5 on Michael Wear, team foul #7 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Smith (PG), Merle Barlow (SG), Jurica Zablonski (C) Micheal Buffington, Michael Wear, Andrew Keller | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 01:59 | Colorado | Steve Abbas makes the free throw | 76-80 |
| 01:42 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Smith | 78-80 |
| 01:35 | Colorado | Steve Abbas is hacked by Musa Arakawa - foul #1 on Musa Arakawa, team foul #8 | 78-80 |
| 01:35 | Colorado | Steve Abbas makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 01:35 | Colorado | Steve Abbas makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 01:17 | Texas Tech | Jurica Zablonski connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Merle Barlow | 80-82 |
| 00:56 | Colorado | Howard Hooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-82 |
| 00:55 | Colorado | Richard Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Colorado | Jordan Burt misses the lay-in | 80-82 |
| 00:26 | Texas Tech | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 80-82 |
| 00:08 | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Smith | 82-82 |
| 00:08 | Colorado | Colorado calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| 00:02 | Colorado | Richard Murphy makes the fadeaway near the basket | 82-84 |
| 00:02 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-84 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Musa Arakawa misses long on a fullcourt shot | 82-84 |