| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (fresh) SG - Donald Dossantos (fresh) SF - Barry Johnson (fresh) PF - Vlade Suhoski (fresh) C - Manual Mendez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) SG - Charles Falls (fresh) SF - Kevin Blank (fresh) PF - John Elders (fresh) C - Ray Daniels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa State | Gary Poole misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Texas Tech | Ray Daniels steals the ball from Thomas Holden | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Iowa State | John Elders misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez buries a turnaround from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Iowa State | Gary Poole misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Dossantos | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels hits a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Manual Mendez - foul #1 on Manual Mendez, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:41 | Texas Tech | The jump hook by Barry Johnson is blocked by Ray Daniels | 5-5 |
| 17:39 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 17:22 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG), Tony Pitts (PF), George Beasley (C) Donald Dossantos, Vlade Suhoski, Manual Mendez | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF), Alexis Russo (PF), Alexander Newman (C) Gary Poole, Kevin Blank, John Elders, Ray Daniels | |
| 17:11 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:09 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Alexis Russo | 7-5 |
| 16:55 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:53 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:48 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Falls - foul #1 on Charles Falls, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG) Charles Falls | |
| 16:48 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:48 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:36 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Pitts - foul #1 on Tony Pitts, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez (C) George Beasley | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Falls (PG) Gary Poole | |
| 16:36 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:36 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:18 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 11-7 |
| 16:00 | Iowa State | Charles Falls is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Falls, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (PG), Vlade Suhoski (SF), George Beasley (PF) Thomas Holden, Barry Johnson, Tony Pitts | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Kevin Blank (SF), John Elders (PF), Ray Daniels (C) Charles Falls, Rick Taylor, Alexis Russo, Alexander Newman | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Donald Dossantos (fresh) SG - Martin Earls (fresh) SF - Vlade Suhoski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Beasley (fresh) C - Manual Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) SG - Mitchell Marshall (fresh) SF - Kevin Blank (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Elders (fresh) C - Ray Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden (PG), Barry Johnson (SF) Martin Earls, Manual Mendez | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alexis Russo (SF), Alexander Newman (C) Kevin Blank, Ray Daniels | |
| 15:31 | Iowa State | John Elders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by George Beasley - foul #1 on George Beasley, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez (C) Vlade Suhoski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kevin Blank (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Alexis Russo, Alexander Newman | |
| 15:31 | Iowa State | John Elders makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:31 | Iowa State | John Elders makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:12 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 15:11 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:49 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 14:47 | Iowa State | John Elders grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:39 | Iowa State | John Elders double dribbles | 11-9 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG), Vlade Suhoski (SF), Tony Pitts (PF) Donald Dossantos, Barry Johnson, Manual Mendez | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rick Taylor (SF), Alexis Russo (PF), Alexander Newman (C) Kevin Blank, John Elders, Ray Daniels | |
| 14:27 | Texas Tech | Gary Poole is called for the reach on Thomas Holden - foul #1 on Gary Poole, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson (SF), Manual Mendez (C) Martin Earls, George Beasley | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kevin Blank (SF) Rick Taylor | |
| 14:08 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts loses the dribble to Alexander Newman | 11-9 |
| 13:52 | Iowa State | Barry Johnson is called for the reach on Kevin Blank - foul #1 on Barry Johnson, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (SG), George Beasley (C) Tony Pitts, Manual Mendez | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Elders (PF), Ray Daniels (C) Kevin Blank, Alexander Newman | |
| 13:31 | Iowa State | Donald Dossantos blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Mitchell Marshall | 11-9 |
| 13:29 | Iowa State | Gary Poole misses the tip | 11-9 |
| 13:27 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:07 | Iowa State | Alexis Russo lays it in on a great pass from Ray Daniels | 11-11 |
| 12:49 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:48 | Iowa State | John Elders grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 12:43 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alexis Russo | 11-14 |
| 12:23 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Holden | 14-14 |
| 12:13 | Iowa State | Gary Poole scores on a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Donald Dossantos - foul #1 on Donald Dossantos, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG), Tony Pitts (PF), Manual Mendez (C) Donald Dossantos, Vlade Suhoski, George Beasley | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kevin Blank (SF), Alexander Newman (C) John Elders, Ray Daniels | |
| 12:13 | Iowa State | Gary Poole misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:13 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:47 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden lays it in | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Earls (fresh) SF - Barry Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Pitts (fresh) C - Manual Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mitchell Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Blank (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexis Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Newman (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Alexis Russo | 16-18 |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mitchell Marshall - foul #1 on Mitchell Marshall, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (SG), Vlade Suhoski (PF) Martin Earls, Tony Pitts | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Elders (PF), Ray Daniels (C) Alexis Russo, Alexander Newman | |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:55 | Iowa State | Vlade Suhoski steps in front of the Gary Poole pass | 18-18 |
| 10:41 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-18 |
| 10:29 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels makes the jumper from the left block set up by Gary Poole and he's fouled by Manual Mendez - foul #2 on Manual Mendez, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG), George Beasley (C) Thomas Holden, Manual Mendez | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alexander Newman (C) Gary Poole | |
| 10:29 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels misses the free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:29 | Texas Tech | George Beasley gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:04 | Texas Tech | George Beasley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-20 |
| 10:02 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 09:49 | Iowa State | John Elders's fadeaway is rejected by George Beasley | 20-20 |
| 09:47 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | John Elders is fouled on the floor by Barry Johnson - foul #2 on Barry Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden (PG), Tony Pitts (PF) Martin Earls, Barry Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alexis Russo (PF) Ray Daniels | |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | John Elders makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | John Elders misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:39 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:18 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 20-21 |
| 09:17 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Kevin Blank | 20-21 |
| 09:13 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | Tony Pitts snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:52 | Texas Tech | Mitchell Marshall steals the ball from Vlade Suhoski | 20-21 |
| 08:41 | Iowa State | Alexis Russo blows the dunk | 20-21 |
| 08:40 | Iowa State | John Elders tips it in | 20-23 |
| 08:34 | Texas Tech | Alexander Newman is called for the reach on Thomas Holden - foul #1 on Alexander Newman, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Ray Daniels (C) John Elders, Kevin Blank | |
| 08:16 | Texas Tech | Alexander Newman swats the short shot by Thomas Holden | 20-23 |
| 08:15 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski tips it but misses | 20-23 |
| 08:13 | Iowa State | Gary Poole gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:57 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 20-23 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:27 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels can't connect on a runner in the lane | 20-23 |
| 07:26 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Dossantos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vlade Suhoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Pitts (fresh) C - George Beasley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Marshall (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Alexis Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Newman (fairly fresh) C - Ray Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Texas Tech | Alexis Russo is called for the reach on Donald Dossantos - foul #1 on Alexis Russo, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG), Barry Johnson (SF) Donald Dossantos, Tony Pitts | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kevin Blank (SF), John Elders (PF) Alexis Russo, Alexander Newman | |
| 06:35 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden is whistled for a carry | 20-23 |
| 06:22 | Iowa State | John Elders knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Poole and he's hacked by George Beasley - foul #2 on George Beasley, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez (C) George Beasley | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alexander Newman (PF) Mitchell Marshall | |
| 06:22 | Iowa State | John Elders misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:22 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 06:05 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ray Daniels - foul #1 on Ray Daniels, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (SG) Martin Earls | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG) Ray Daniels | |
| 06:05 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:05 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:05 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to John Elders | 20-25 |
| 05:49 | Iowa State | John Elders misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-25 |
| 05:48 | Iowa State | Alexander Newman tips it home | 20-27 |
| 05:43 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 05:41 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:30 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski misses the jumper from the left side | 20-27 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | John Elders gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:12 | Iowa State | Barry Johnson is called for the reach on Kevin Blank - foul #3 on Barry Johnson, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG), Tony Pitts (PF) Donald Dossantos, Barry Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alexis Russo (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Mitchell Marshall, Alexander Newman | |
| 05:12 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:12 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:12 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 04:51 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Gary Poole - foul #2 on Gary Poole, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (SG) Martin Earls | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Falls (PG), Mitchell Marshall (SG) Gary Poole, John Elders | |
| 04:51 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:51 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:38 | Iowa State | Charles Falls is whistled for a carry | 22-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Elders (PF) Alexis Russo | |
| 04:15 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 04:14 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Pitts | 22-28 |
| 03:55 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 03:53 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 03:26 | Iowa State | John Elders scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Thomas Holden (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Dossantos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vlade Suhoski (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Pitts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manual Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Falls (fresh) SG - Mitchell Marshall (tired) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Blank (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Elders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 02:53 | Iowa State | John Elders is fouled on the floor by Tony Pitts - foul #2 on Tony Pitts, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Martin Earls (SG), George Beasley (PF) Donald Dossantos, Tony Pitts | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Alexis Russo (SF), Alexander Newman (C) Mitchell Marshall, Kevin Blank, Ray Daniels | |
| 02:53 | Iowa State | John Elders misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:53 | Iowa State | John Elders misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:53 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:24 | Texas Tech | Manual Mendez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-30 |
| 02:23 | Iowa State | Alexander Newman grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 02:08 | Iowa State | Charles Falls misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-30 |
| 02:07 | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 01:46 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-30 |
| 01:29 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Elders | 27-32 |
| 01:04 | Texas Tech | Martin Earls buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | John Elders connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Alexis Russo and he's hacked by Manual Mendez - foul #3 on Manual Mendez, team foul #11 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Donald Dossantos (SG), Barry Johnson (SF), Tony Pitts (PF) Martin Earls, Vlade Suhoski, Manual Mendez | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kevin Blank (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Alexis Russo, Alexander Newman | |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | John Elders makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:34 | Texas Tech | Thomas Holden clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Charles Falls grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:24 | Iowa State | Gary Poole is hacked by Thomas Holden - foul #1 on Thomas Holden, team foul #12 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Vlade Suhoski (PF) Tony Pitts | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alexis Russo (PF) John Elders | |
| 00:24 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:24 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:01 | Texas Tech | Barry Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Charles Falls | 30-37 |