| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marvin Roper (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Keith Duell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Sweet (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Gall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Shumaker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Thome (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong is fouled on the floor by Zhuang Huang - foul #2 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:37 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 19:35 | Colorado | Peter Jacobs is called for the reach on Marvin Roper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Marvin Roper drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Zhuang Huang | 39-30 |
| 19:08 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter Jacobs and he's fouled by Keith Duell - foul #1 on Keith Duell, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 19:08 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Arthur Gall | 39-32 |
| 18:52 | Colorado | Arthur Gall connects on the shot from the right side | 41-32 |
| 18:39 | Texas Tech | Victor Sweet steals it from Roger Thome | 41-32 |
| 18:10 | Colorado | Arthur Gall can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 41-32 |
| 18:08 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 17:48 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown misses the lay-in | 41-32 |
| 17:47 | Colorado | Arthur Gall snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 17:32 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses the floater from the baseline | 41-32 |
| 17:30 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang snags the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 17:12 | Colorado | Marvin Roper misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-32 |
| 17:10 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:49 | Texas Tech | Zhuang Huang steps in front of the Robert Brown pass | 41-32 |
| 16:20 | Colorado | Arthur Gall hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Roper and the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Bishop (PG), Ben Bond (SG), Florencio Russo (PF) Marvin Roper, Zhuang Huang, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Sergei Jelinek (SF), Larry Lightle (PF) Peter Jacobs, Jacob Shumaker, Roger Thome | |
| 16:20 | Colorado | Arthur Gall makes the free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:56 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown drills a shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SG - Ben Bond (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Florencio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Gall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Strong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 44-34 |
| 15:32 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 15:28 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong's fadeaway is rejected by Florencio Russo | 44-34 |
| 15:26 | Colorado | Arthur Gall grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 15:24 | Colorado | Florencio Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Sergei Jelinek - foul #1 on Sergei Jelinek, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Eric Dowd (C) Melvin Strong, Robert Brown | |
| 15:08 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop lays it in on a nice dish by Keith Duell and the foul's on Sergei Jelinek - foul #2 on Sergei Jelinek, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| 15:08 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop misses the free throw | 46-34 |
| 15:08 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 14:54 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle misses short on a runner near the basket | 46-34 |
| 14:53 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 14:36 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 14:34 | Colorado | Ben Bond is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Wilson - foul #2 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Marvin Roper (PG), Zhuang Huang (SG), Victor Sweet (C) Ben Bond, Keith Duell, Arthur Gall | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee (PG), Jacob Shumaker (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF) Oscar Wilson, Sergei Jelinek, Larry Lightle | |
| 14:10 | Colorado | Marvin Roper can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 46-36 |
| 14:09 | Colorado | Victor Sweet tips it but misses | 46-36 |
| 14:08 | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 13:54 | Texas Tech | Zhuang Huang steals it from Eric Dowd | 46-36 |
| 13:52 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SG) Timothy Nuzzo | |
| 13:38 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ken Thornhill | 46-39 |
| 13:36 | Colorado | Victor Sweet is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Sweet, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (SF) Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 13:23 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 13:21 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 13:05 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Melvin Strong, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Arthur Gall (C) Marvin Roper, Keith Duell | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Larry Lightle (PF), Robert Brown (C) Lawrence Lee, Ken Thornhill, Eric Dowd | |
| 12:41 | Colorado | Arthur Gall is open and buries a jump hook near the basket | 48-39 |
| 12:34 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker jams it on a nice dish by Larry Lightle | 48-41 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Arthur Gall banks in the wide open layup | 50-41 |
| 11:57 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Larry Lightle | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Daniel Bishop (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SG - Ben Bond (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Zhuang Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Florencio Russo (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Gall (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Strong (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Shumaker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lightle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Colorado | Robert Brown denies the turnaround by Arthur Gall | 50-44 |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Melvin Strong | 50-44 |
| 11:29 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Marvin Roper (PG), Keith Duell (SF), Victor Sweet (PF) Daniel Bishop, Ben Bond, Florencio Russo | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Sergei Jelinek (SF), Roger Thome (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Oscar Wilson, Melvin Strong, Jacob Shumaker, Larry Lightle, Robert Brown | |
| 11:13 | Colorado | Peter Jacobs is called for the reach on Marvin Roper - foul #2 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| 11:13 | Colorado | Marvin Roper makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:13 | Colorado | Marvin Roper misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:13 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:58 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 10:57 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek tips it home | 51-46 |
| 10:53 | Colorado | Keith Duell is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Jacobs - foul #3 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| 10:53 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:53 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:47 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome is called for traveling | 51-46 |
| 10:22 | Colorado | Marvin Roper buries a shot from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 09:58 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 09:57 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek grabs the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 09:41 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd slams it home on a nice dish by Timothy Nuzzo | 53-48 |
| 09:39 | Colorado | Marvin Roper is hacked by Peter Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Daniel Bishop (C) Zhuang Huang, Arthur Gall | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee (PG), Oscar Wilson (SG), Ken Thornhill (SF), Larry Lightle (PF), Robert Brown (C) Peter Jacobs, Timothy Nuzzo, Sergei Jelinek, Roger Thome, Eric Dowd | |
| 09:39 | Colorado | Marvin Roper misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:39 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:25 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Lee | 53-50 |
| 09:08 | Colorado | Victor Sweet hits a runner from the left block set up by Marvin Roper | 55-50 |
| 08:48 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-50 |
| 08:47 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Keith Duell | 55-50 |
| 08:36 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Florencio Russo (PF) Daniel Bishop | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SG), Jacob Shumaker (SF) Lawrence Lee, Larry Lightle | |
| 08:15 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 08:13 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown tips it home | 55-52 |
| 08:03 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses short on a shot in the lane | 55-52 |
| 08:02 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 07:57 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker is called for traveling | 55-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Zhuang Huang (SG) Ben Bond | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Roger Thome (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Oscar Wilson, Melvin Strong, Ken Thornhill, Robert Brown | |
| 07:34 | Colorado | Victor Sweet clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Dowd - foul #4 on Eric Dowd, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Bishop (PG) Marvin Roper | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 07:34 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:34 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:34 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SG - Zhuang Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Keith Duell (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Florencio Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Shumaker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Thome (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Dowd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Zhuang Huang - foul #3 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Arthur Gall (C) Florencio Russo | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SG), Larry Lightle (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Eric Dowd | |
| 07:13 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:13 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:49 | Colorado | Arthur Gall comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 56-54 |
| 06:48 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 06:43 | Texas Tech | Zhuang Huang is called for the reach on Melvin Strong - foul #4 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | Marvin Roper (PG), Ben Bond (SG) Keith Duell, Victor Sweet | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee (PG), Sergei Jelinek (PF) Peter Jacobs, Roger Thome | |
| 06:35 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-54 |
| 06:34 | Colorado | Ben Bond grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 06:05 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 06:03 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:47 | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee connects on the floater from close range | 56-56 |
| 05:33 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 05:31 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Melvin Strong | 56-56 |
| 05:24 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 05:02 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop can't throw it down | 56-59 |
| 05:01 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Melvin Strong | 56-59 |
| 04:40 | Texas Tech | Zhuang Huang is called for the reach on Jacob Shumaker - foul #5 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (SF), Florencio Russo (PF), Victor Sweet (C) Zhuang Huang, Daniel Bishop, Arthur Gall | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Ken Thornhill (SF), Roger Thome (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Lawrence Lee, Melvin Strong, Jacob Shumaker, Sergei Jelinek, Larry Lightle | |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Victor Sweet is called for the reach on Roger Thome - foul #2 on Victor Sweet, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:34 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:34 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:31 | Colorado | Timothy Nuzzo steps in front of the Marvin Roper pass in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd's fadeaway is rejected by Florencio Russo | 56-60 |
| 04:09 | Colorado | Marvin Roper grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 03:50 | Colorado | Marvin Roper connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Sweet | 58-60 |
| 03:46 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Peter Jacobs | 58-62 |
| 03:20 | Colorado | Marvin Roper connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marvin Roper (tiring) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Bond (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Keith Duell (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Florencio Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Sweet (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Thornhill (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Thome (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Dowd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 02:57 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome can't tip it in | 61-62 |
| 02:56 | Colorado | Keith Duell pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:27 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Dowd - foul #5 on Eric Dowd, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Bishop (PG), Arthur Gall (C) Marvin Roper, Florencio Russo | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Melvin Strong (SG), Jacob Shumaker (SF), Robert Brown (C) Peter Jacobs, Timothy Nuzzo, Ken Thornhill, Eric Dowd | |
| 02:27 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:27 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Arthur Gall - foul #3 on Arthur Gall, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| 02:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:10 | Colorado | Jacob Shumaker steps in front of the Keith Duell pass in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker blows the layup | 62-64 |
| 02:08 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome tips it in | 62-66 |
| 01:45 | Colorado | Victor Sweet comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-66 |
| 01:44 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop gets the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 01:34 | Colorado | Arthur Gall is open and buries a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Colorado | Marvin Roper (PG) Daniel Bishop | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG) Oscar Wilson | |
| 01:34 | Colorado | Arthur Gall makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:15 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown is called for traveling | 65-66 |
| 00:51 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 00:49 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong grabs the board | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 00:18 | Colorado | Arthur Gall gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:18 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| 00:16 | Colorado | Marvin Roper is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Marvin Roper - foul #2 on Marvin Roper, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:07 | Colorado | Victor Sweet is whistled for a carry | 65-68 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Roper - foul #3 on Marvin Roper, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Ben Bond comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 65-70 |