| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Wade (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Moore (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leon Loney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Leon Loney - foul #1 on Leon Loney, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:13 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:08 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Edwards and he's hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #1 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:08 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Esteban Guerra and he's hacked by Merrill Reynolds - foul #2 on Merrill Reynolds, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:29 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-28 |
| 18:07 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:50 | Texas Tech | Stephen Manns picks off the pass by Merrill Reynolds | 35-28 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Stephen Manns connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Esteban Guerra and the foul's on Merrill Reynolds - foul #3 on Merrill Reynolds, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger (SG) Merrill Reynolds | |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 17:25 | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell (PF) Wayne Moore | |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Leon Loney picks off the pass by Deshi Sun | 38-28 |
| 16:55 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 16:25 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Leon Loney | 38-31 |
| 15:57 | Texas Tech | Matthew Coyne steals it from Peter Jagger | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Jagger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Sewell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Loney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew hits the follow up shot | 40-31 |
| 15:09 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leland Pettigrew | 40-31 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Charles Sewell swats the layup by Deshi Sun | 40-31 |
| 14:36 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:28 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Melvin Edwards | 40-34 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Sewell - foul #1 on Charles Sewell, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Walter Zilk (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds (SG), Richard Reichert (SF), Wayne Moore (PF), John Finkle (C) Melvin Edwards, Charles Wade, Charles Sewell, Leon Loney | |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | John Finkle denies the turnaround by Esteban Guerra | 41-34 |
| 13:38 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:25 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | Walter Zilk pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Richard Reichert picks off the pass by Swietomierz Bachinski | 41-34 |
| 12:47 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Moore | 41-37 |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 43-37 |
| 12:34 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Jagger | 43-39 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Walter Zilk and the foul's on John Finkle - foul #1 on John Finkle, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Matthew Coyne (PF) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards (PG), Charles Wade (SF), Charles Sewell (C) Peter Jagger, Richard Reichert, John Finkle | |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:57 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Wade (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Sewell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-39 |
| 11:36 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 11:27 | Texas Tech | Pete Armstrong is called for the reach on Wayne Moore - foul #3 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Leon Loney (C) Wayne Moore | |
| 11:08 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Merrill Reynolds | 46-42 |
| 10:46 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 10:44 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:34 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Deshi Sun (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger (SG) Merrill Reynolds | |
| 10:21 | Texas Tech | Deshi Sun is called for the reach on Charles Wade - foul #1 on Deshi Sun, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| 10:05 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Manns | 46-42 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 09:39 | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:36 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards is hacked by Vyacheslav Szychowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds (SG), Wayne Moore (PF) Peter Jagger, Leon Loney | |
| 09:27 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell banks in the layup set up by Charles Wade and he's hacked by Pete Armstrong - foul #4 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:27 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 09:07 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Stephen Manns scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 08:30 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell can't finish the layup | 49-45 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-45 |
| 07:48 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 07:46 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Sewell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Texas Tech | Stephen Manns steals it from Wayne Moore | 52-45 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 07:09 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 07:05 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-45 |
| 07:03 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 06:46 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell is alone and drills a floater from the left wing set up by Melvin Edwards | 52-47 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses long on a floater in the lane | 52-47 |
| 06:21 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:05 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell travels with the ball | 52-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Matthew Coyne (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Stephen Manns, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger (PG), Gerald Mares (SG), Richard Reichert (SF), John Finkle (PF), Leon Loney (C) Melvin Edwards, Merrill Reynolds, Charles Wade, Wayne Moore, Charles Sewell | |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Leon Loney picks off the pass by Esteban Guerra | 52-47 |
| 05:23 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares connects on the shot from the left side | 52-49 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerald Mares - foul #2 on Gerald Mares, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:30 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 54-49 |
| 04:28 | Texas Tech | John Finkle tips it but misses | 54-49 |
| 04:27 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert grabs the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 04:13 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares drills a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Esteban Guerra - foul #1 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds (SG) Peter Jagger | |
| 04:13 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is fouled on the floor by Leon Loney - foul #2 on Leon Loney, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Deshi Sun (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards (PG), Charles Wade (SF) Gerald Mares, John Finkle | |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:39 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Wade (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Reichert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Loney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Leon Loney - foul #3 on Leon Loney, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Esteban Guerra, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore (PF) Richard Reichert | |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Leon Loney steps in front of the Swietomierz Bachinski pass | 56-52 |
| 02:31 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Melvin Edwards, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell (C) Leon Loney | |
| 02:29 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Matthew Coyne (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Leon Loney (C) Charles Sewell | |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 01:49 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards is fouled on the floor by Stephen Manns - foul #3 on Stephen Manns, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:49 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:49 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 61-54 |
| 00:59 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Leland Pettigrew - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| 00:59 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:59 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | The jump hook by Deshi Sun is blocked by Leon Loney | 61-56 |
| 00:32 | Texas Tech | Charles Wade gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore clanks a shot in the lane | 61-56 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew is hacked by Melvin Edwards in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Edwards, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:22 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Leon Loney | 62-56 |
| 00:15 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (PF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Edwards - foul #4 on Melvin Edwards, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Wayne Moore | 63-56 |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Wade | 63-59 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Melvin Edwards is called for the reach on Stephen Manns in the backcourt - foul #5 on Melvin Edwards, team foul #12 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger (PG) Melvin Edwards | |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-59 |