| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Wear (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - James Butkovich (fresh) PF - Micheal Buffington (fresh) C - Anthony Jamison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joshua Cash (fresh) SG - John McCullum (fresh) SF - Corey Dean (fresh) PF - Joey Toy (fresh) C - James Duffy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Texas Tech | Joey Toy steals it from James Butkovich | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Air Force | Corey Dean misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to James Duffy | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Air Force | Corey Dean clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Butkovich - foul #1 on James Butkovich, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Air Force | Corey Dean makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Air Force | Corey Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:53 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington is whistled for traveling | 0-1 |
| 18:45 | Air Force | Corey Dean is hacked by Micheal Buffington - foul #1 on Micheal Buffington, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | Air Force | James Duffy's pass is intercepted by John Smith | 0-1 |
| 18:02 | Texas Tech | John Smith scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Butkovich | 3-1 |
| 17:40 | Air Force | James Duffy clanks a 3 from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 17:38 | Texas Tech | John Smith grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-1 |
| 17:12 | Air Force | Corey Dean gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:03 | Air Force | James Duffy drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:42 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison's floater is tipped away by Joey Toy | 3-3 |
| 16:40 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington misses the tip | 3-3 |
| 16:38 | Texas Tech | James Butkovich grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:18 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Duffy - foul #1 on James Duffy, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 16:18 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:18 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Air Force | Corey Dean misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Air Force | Corey Dean misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Air Force | Corey Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Wear (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Butkovich (fairly fresh) PF - Micheal Buffington (fresh) C - Anthony Jamison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joshua Cash (fresh) SG - John McCullum (fresh) SF - Corey Dean (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joey Toy (fresh) C - James Duffy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Duffy - foul #2 on James Duffy, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Edward Curto (PF), Wayne Wright (C) Joey Toy, James Duffy | |
| 15:32 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:32 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:14 | Air Force | Wayne Wright misses the jump hook in the paint | 6-3 |
| 15:13 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 14:53 | Texas Tech | James Butkovich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 14:52 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear hits the follow up shot | 8-3 |
| 14:38 | Air Force | Joshua Cash misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Wear - foul #1 on Michael Wear, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Douglas Jones (SG), Dan Schlemmer (SF) John McCullum, Corey Dean | |
| 14:38 | Air Force | Joshua Cash makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:38 | Air Force | Joshua Cash makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:23 | Texas Tech | James Butkovich can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 14:22 | Air Force | Wayne Wright grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 14:15 | Air Force | Wayne Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 14:13 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry Urbina (PG), Joey Toy (PF) Joshua Cash, Edward Curto | |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:45 | Air Force | Douglas Jones snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 13:33 | Air Force | Joey Toy misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 13:31 | Texas Tech | John Smith snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 13:06 | Texas Tech | James Butkovich comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 9-5 |
| 13:04 | Air Force | Dan Schlemmer grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 12:50 | Air Force | Micheal Buffington steals it from Wayne Wright | 9-5 |
| 12:27 | Texas Tech | Joey Toy swats the layup by Michael Wear | 9-5 |
| 12:26 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Joey Toy | 9-5 |
| 12:11 | Air Force | Wayne Wright is hacked by Micheal Buffington - foul #2 on Micheal Buffington, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Keller (C) Micheal Buffington | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Cash (PG), John McCullum (SG), Corey Dean (SF) Terry Urbina, Douglas Jones, Dan Schlemmer | |
| 11:55 | Air Force | John Smith picks off the pass by Joshua Cash | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Wear (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Butkovich (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Jamison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Keller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joshua Cash (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John McCullum (fresh) SF - Corey Dean (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joey Toy (fresh) 2 blk. C - Wayne Wright (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 11:32 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison tips it in | 11-5 |
| 11:17 | Air Force | Joshua Cash hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 11:16 | Air Force | Corey Dean misses the tip | 11-5 |
| 11:14 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Wear | 11-5 |
| 10:59 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison is fouled on the floor by Joey Toy - foul #1 on Joey Toy, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Simba Sato (SG), Justin Pulliam (PF) Michael Wear, Anthony Jamison | |
| Subs | Air Force | Edward Curto (PF), John Butters (C) Joey Toy, Wayne Wright | |
| 10:38 | Texas Tech | Justin Pulliam's pass is intercepted by John McCullum | 11-5 |
| 10:16 | Air Force | The pull-up jumper by John McCullum is blocked by Andrew Keller | 11-5 |
| 10:15 | Air Force | John McCullum misses the tip | 11-5 |
| 10:13 | Texas Tech | Andrew Keller grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 09:51 | Texas Tech | Joshua Cash steps in front of the John Smith pass | 11-5 |
| 09:35 | Air Force | John Butters scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Cash | 11-7 |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | John Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 09:10 | Texas Tech | Simba Sato pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 08:41 | Texas Tech | James Butkovich drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Simba Sato | 14-7 |
| 08:16 | Air Force | Corey Dean misses badly on a floater from the left block | 14-7 |
| 08:15 | Texas Tech | Justin Pulliam grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 08:11 | Texas Tech | John Butters swats the layup by John Smith | 14-7 |
| 08:09 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to James Butkovich | 14-7 |
| 07:46 | Texas Tech | John Butters swats the short shot by John Smith | 14-7 |
| 07:45 | Air Force | Joshua Cash grabs the board | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Simba Sato (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Butkovich (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Pulliam (fresh) C - Andrew Keller (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joshua Cash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John McCullum (fairly fresh) SF - Corey Dean (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Curto (fairly fresh) C - John Butters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Air Force | John Butters drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Cash and he's hacked by Simba Sato - foul #1 on Simba Sato, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Wear (PG), Anthony Jamison (C) John Smith, Andrew Keller | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry Urbina (PG), Douglas Jones (SG), Dan Schlemmer (SF), Joey Toy (PF) Joshua Cash, John McCullum, Corey Dean, Edward Curto | |
| 07:31 | Air Force | John Butters misses the free throw | 14-9 |
| 07:31 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 07:08 | Texas Tech | Terry Urbina is called for the reach on James Butkovich - foul #1 on Terry Urbina, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Wayne Wright (C) John Butters | |
| 06:57 | Texas Tech | Justin Pulliam misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 06:55 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Douglas Jones | 14-9 |
| 06:35 | Air Force | Joey Toy can't connect on a floater from the right side | 14-9 |
| 06:33 | Air Force | Joey Toy hits the follow up shot | 14-11 |
| 06:16 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison misses the runner from close range | 14-11 |
| 06:15 | Air Force | Wayne Wright grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 06:11 | Air Force | Terry Urbina is hacked by James Butkovich - foul #2 on James Butkovich, team foul #7 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rafael Rodriguez (PG), Valentin Mancini (SG) Simba Sato, James Butkovich | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 06:11 | Air Force | Terry Urbina makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 06:11 | Air Force | Terry Urbina misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 06:11 | Texas Tech | Rafael Rodriguez gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 05:45 | Texas Tech | Rafael Rodriguez misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Urbina - foul #2 on Terry Urbina, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Keller (C) Justin Pulliam | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Cash (PG), John McCullum (SG) Terry Urbina, Douglas Jones | |
| 05:45 | Texas Tech | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 05:45 | Texas Tech | Rafael Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 05:45 | Air Force | Joey Toy grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 05:31 | Air Force | Joey Toy makes the jumper in the paint | 15-14 |
| 05:08 | Texas Tech | Joey Toy is called for the reach on Rafael Rodriguez - foul #2 on Joey Toy, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Smith (SG) Valentin Mancini | |
| Subs | Air Force | Corey Dean (SF), Edward Curto (PF) Dan Schlemmer, Joey Toy | |
| 05:08 | Texas Tech | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 05:08 | Texas Tech | Rafael Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 05:08 | Air Force | Edward Curto grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 04:43 | Air Force | Edward Curto misses the easy layup | 16-14 |
| 04:42 | Texas Tech | Andrew Keller grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 04:25 | Texas Tech | Edward Curto swats the short shot by Michael Wear | 16-14 |
| 04:23 | Air Force | Wayne Wright grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 04:18 | Air Force | Corey Dean clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 04:17 | Texas Tech | Andrew Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 03:52 | Texas Tech | Michael Wear loses the ball out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington (PF) Rafael Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joey Toy (PF), James Duffy (C) Edward Curto, Wayne Wright | |
| 03:33 | Air Force | Michael Wear takes the ball from Joey Toy | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Wear (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Jamison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Buffington (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Keller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joshua Cash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John McCullum (fairly fresh) SF - Corey Dean (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joey Toy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Duffy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Smith | 18-14 |
| 02:56 | Air Force | Anthony Jamison is called for the reach on Corey Dean - foul #1 on Anthony Jamison, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Simba Sato (SG), James Butkovich (SF), Justin Pulliam (C) John Smith, Anthony Jamison, Andrew Keller | |
| Subs | Air Force | Douglas Jones (PG), Dan Schlemmer (SG) Joshua Cash, John McCullum | |
| 02:56 | Air Force | Corey Dean misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 02:56 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Micheal Buffington | 18-14 |
| 02:27 | Texas Tech | Simba Sato can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dan Schlemmer - foul #1 on Dan Schlemmer, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry Urbina (PG) Corey Dean | |
| 02:27 | Texas Tech | Simba Sato makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 02:27 | Texas Tech | Simba Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 02:10 | Air Force | Joey Toy is whistled for traveling | 20-14 |
| 01:50 | Texas Tech | Micheal Buffington is denied on a layup by Joey Toy | 20-14 |
| 01:49 | Air Force | James Duffy grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 01:28 | Air Force | James Duffy clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Pulliam - foul #1 on Justin Pulliam, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Smith (SG), Anthony Jamison (SF), Andrew Keller (C) Simba Sato, James Butkovich, Justin Pulliam | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Cash (PG), John McCullum (SG), Edward Curto (PF) Terry Urbina, Douglas Jones, Joey Toy | |
| 01:28 | Air Force | James Duffy misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 01:28 | Air Force | James Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 01:03 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 01:02 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Joshua Cash | 20-15 |
| 00:56 | Air Force | Anthony Jamison takes the ball from James Duffy | 20-15 |
| 00:30 | Texas Tech | Anthony Jamison hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Wear | 22-15 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Dan Schlemmer blows the layup | 22-15 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Joshua Cash pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | The clock runs out | 22-15 |