| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charles Abell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bruce Spinney (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Dinh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Klein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Briscoe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | James Klein inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 19:38 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 19:37 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 19:22 | Texas Tech | Harold Huggins double dribbles | 22-27 |
| 19:03 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to John Armstrong | 22-27 |
| 18:43 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Abell | 25-27 |
| 18:23 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 18:22 | Texas Tech | Jordan Dinh snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 18:09 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney is fouled on the floor by Ronald Donnelly - foul #1 on Ronald Donnelly, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 17:51 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong banks in the layup | 27-27 |
| 17:31 | Sacramento State | Jordan Dinh is called for the reach on Michael Holmes - foul #1 on Jordan Dinh, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:09 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Spinney - foul #2 on Bruce Spinney, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Renz (SF), Daniel Reasor (C) Harold Huggins, Jordan Dinh | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:09 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:09 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:51 | Texas Tech | Daniel Reasor is fouled on the floor by Richard Lewis - foul #2 on Richard Lewis, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Tucker (PG) Charles Abell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:46 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Mario Renz | 29-29 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 16:40 | Texas Tech | Michael Tucker pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:21 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Tucker | 31-29 |
| 16:04 | Sacramento State | James Klein can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 16:03 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 15:56 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Huggins (SF), Jordan Dinh (C) Bruce Spinney, Daniel Reasor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Mario Renz (fresh) SF - Harold Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Dinh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses short on a jumper in the lane | 31-29 |
| 15:33 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 15:15 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 15:14 | Sacramento State | James Klein gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:56 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Ronald Donnelly | 31-31 |
| 14:34 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Abell (PG), Bruce Spinney (SG) Michael Tucker, Mario Renz | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 14:06 | Sacramento State | James Klein connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 13:52 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-34 |
| 13:50 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Richard Lewis | 31-34 |
| 13:30 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to John Armstrong | 31-34 |
| 13:25 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Armstrong | 34-34 |
| 13:09 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is fouled on the floor by Charles Abell - foul #2 on Charles Abell, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Renz (SF), Daniel Reasor (PF), Robert Thompson (C) Harold Huggins, John Armstrong, Jordan Dinh | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (SF), Donald Harden (C) James Klein, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 12:40 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder (PF) Richard Lewis | |
| 12:15 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Kemmer - foul #3 on Thomas Kemmer, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 12:15 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:15 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 11:57 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Harden | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charles Abell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Spinney (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Renz (fresh) PF - Daniel Reasor (fresh) C - Robert Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Donnelly (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Harden (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney's layup is rejected by Gary Rieder | 36-36 |
| 11:35 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 11:13 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 36-39 |
| 10:58 | Texas Tech | Daniel Reasor knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Charles Abell | 38-39 |
| 10:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Mario Renz - foul #1 on Mario Renz, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Tucker (PG), Harold Huggins (SF), John Armstrong (PF), Jordan Dinh (C) Charles Abell, Mario Renz, Daniel Reasor, Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis (PF), Thomas Briscoe (C) Gary Rieder, Donald Harden | |
| 10:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 10:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 10:42 | Texas Tech | Jordan Dinh pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:25 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Spinney and he's fouled by Ronald Donnelly - foul #2 on Ronald Donnelly, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (SG) Bruce Spinney | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Klein (SF) Thomas Kemmer | |
| 10:25 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:25 | Sacramento State | James Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:59 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Tucker - foul #1 on Michael Tucker, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| 09:59 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:59 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:50 | Texas Tech | Harold Huggins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 09:49 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Tucker | 40-42 |
| 09:28 | Texas Tech | Thomas Briscoe blocks the short jumper by John Armstrong | 40-42 |
| 09:26 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden grabs the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:15 | Texas Tech | Michael Tucker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 09:14 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:50 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 08:49 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes tips it in | 40-44 |
| 08:42 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong misses the dunk over the doubleteam but the foul's on Richard Lewis - foul #3 on Richard Lewis, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Abell (PG), Bruce Spinney (SG), Mario Renz (SF), Daniel Reasor (C) Michael Tucker, Kyle Zierden, Harold Huggins, Jordan Dinh | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 08:42 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:42 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 41-44 |
| 08:19 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Daniel Reasor | 41-44 |
| 08:15 | Texas Tech | Michael Holmes takes the ball from Charles Abell in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 08:03 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe travels with the ball | 41-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson (C) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 07:42 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Abell | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charles Abell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Spinney (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Renz (fresh) PF - Daniel Reasor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Donnelly (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Briscoe (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe is hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #3 on Robert Thompson, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Huggins (SF), Jordan Dinh (C) Mario Renz, Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder (PF), Donald Harden (C) Richard Lewis, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 06:48 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Armstrong (PF) Daniel Reasor | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (SF) James Klein | |
| 06:38 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Gary Rieder - foul #1 on Gary Rieder, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Tucker (PG) Charles Abell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 06:38 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:38 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:38 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Gary Rieder | 45-44 |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly can't connect on a floater from the left side | 45-44 |
| 06:15 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Jordan Dinh | 45-44 |
| 05:59 | Texas Tech | John Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Michael Tucker | 47-44 |
| 05:31 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden makes the runner from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 05:09 | Texas Tech | Michael Tucker misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Holmes - foul #4 on Michael Holmes, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Renz (SF), Daniel Reasor (PF), Robert Thompson (C) Harold Huggins, John Armstrong, Jordan Dinh | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), James Klein (SF), Richard Lewis (PF), Thomas Briscoe (C) Ronald Donnelly, Thomas Kemmer, Gary Rieder, Donald Harden | |
| 05:09 | Texas Tech | Michael Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:09 | Texas Tech | Michael Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:53 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Holmes | 49-48 |
| 04:37 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 04:36 | Texas Tech | Michael Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 04:14 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Amedee - foul #1 on Dikembe Amedee, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Abell (PG) Michael Tucker | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG) Michael Holmes | |
| 04:14 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:14 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:48 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis loses the dribble to Bruce Spinney | 51-48 |
| 03:43 | Texas Tech | Bruce Spinney lays it up and in | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Charles Abell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Spinney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mario Renz (fresh) PF - Daniel Reasor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Thompson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Nathaniel Lazo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Sacramento State | Daniel Reasor picks off the pass by James Klein | 53-48 |
| 03:15 | Texas Tech | Daniel Reasor scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bruce Spinney | 55-48 |
| 02:48 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 02:47 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 02:47 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Huggins (SF), John Armstrong (PF), Jordan Dinh (C) Mario Renz, Daniel Reasor, Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), Ronald Donnelly (SG) Nathaniel Lazo, Dikembe Amedee | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Holmes - foul #5 on Michael Holmes, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG) Michael Holmes | |
| 02:21 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 02:21 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 56-48 |
| 02:04 | Texas Tech | Jordan Dinh gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jordan Dinh | 58-48 |
| 01:17 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 01:16 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Abell | 58-48 |
| 01:14 | Texas Tech | Nathaniel Lazo is called for the reach on Charles Abell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathaniel Lazo, team foul #10 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Tucker (SG), Mario Renz (SF), Daniel Reasor (PF), Robert Thompson (C) Bruce Spinney, Harold Huggins, John Armstrong, Jordan Dinh | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Donald Harden (C) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein, Richard Lewis, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 01:14 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:14 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:00 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee's pass is intercepted by Charles Abell | 60-48 |
| 00:57 | Texas Tech | Charles Abell lays it up and in | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (SF) Charles Abell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| 00:45 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer slams it home on a great pass from Nathaniel Lazo | 62-50 |
| 00:42 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| 00:38 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 00:37 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Daniel Reasor misses badly on a runner from the right block | 62-52 |
| 00:10 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Mario Renz picks off the pass by Nathaniel Lazo in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz lays it up and in | 64-52 |
| 00:03 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-52 |
| 00:02 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Mario Renz | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Mario Renz runs out the clock | 64-52 |