| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) SG - Melvin Strong (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Shumaker (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Roger Thome (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marvin Roper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Keith Duell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Sweet (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Gall (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker inbounds the ball | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:50 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Brown | 53-45 |
| 19:28 | Colorado | Marvin Roper buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 19:08 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown loses the dribble to Zhuang Huang | 53-48 |
| 18:39 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 18:38 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 18:33 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown is whistled for a carry | 53-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Larry Lightle (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Roger Thome, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 18:10 | Colorado | Marvin Roper is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Victor Sweet | 53-51 |
| 17:57 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Oscar Wilson | 55-51 |
| 17:39 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses the dunk but he's fouled by Larry Lightle - foul #1 on Larry Lightle, team foul #1 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek (SF) Jacob Shumaker | |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Bishop (PG), Ben Bond (SG), Florencio Russo (PF) Marvin Roper, Zhuang Huang, Victor Sweet | |
| 17:39 | Colorado | Arthur Gall makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 17:39 | Colorado | Arthur Gall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 17:25 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle's pass is intercepted by Arthur Gall | 55-53 |
| 17:19 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop is hacked by Oscar Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #2 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Roger Thome (PF), Robert Brown (C) Melvin Strong, Larry Lightle, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 16:53 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses short on a floater in the paint | 55-53 |
| 16:52 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 16:34 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-53 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Florencio Russo snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 16:18 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Nuzzo - foul #1 on Timothy Nuzzo, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee (PG), Melvin Strong (SG), Jacob Shumaker (SF), Larry Lightle (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Oscar Wilson, Sergei Jelinek, Roger Thome, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | Marvin Roper (PG), Zhuang Huang (SF) Keith Duell, Arthur Gall | |
| 16:18 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 16:18 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 16:07 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong banks in the layup | 57-55 |
| 15:38 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Marvin Roper | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Lawrence Lee (fresh) SG - Melvin Strong (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Shumaker (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) C - Eric Dowd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marvin Roper (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Bond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Florencio Russo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Texas Tech | The jump hook by Jacob Shumaker is blocked by Daniel Bishop | 57-57 |
| 15:30 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 15:12 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Marvin Roper | 57-59 |
| 15:07 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Ben Bond - foul #2 on Ben Bond, team foul #1 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Sergei Jelinek (PF), Robert Brown (C) Lawrence Lee, Larry Lightle, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | Colorado | Victor Sweet (C) Marvin Roper | |
| 15:07 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 15:07 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 15:07 | Colorado | Victor Sweet pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 14:38 | Colorado | Victor Sweet can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 58-59 |
| 14:36 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 14:22 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 14:17 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Ken Thornhill (SF), Roger Thome (PF) Melvin Strong, Jacob Shumaker, Sergei Jelinek | |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (SF) Zhuang Huang | |
| 14:07 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Victor Sweet - foul #4 on Victor Sweet, team foul #2 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle (C) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | Nathan Ring (PF), Arthur Gall (C) Florencio Russo, Victor Sweet | |
| 13:53 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome misses the driving attempt from the left block | 58-59 |
| 13:51 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 13:35 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 58-59 |
| 13:34 | Colorado | Arthur Gall gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 13:29 | Colorado | Keith Duell connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Gall | 58-61 |
| 13:24 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo blows the layup | 58-61 |
| 13:22 | Colorado | Keith Duell grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 12:59 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Keith Duell | 58-64 |
| 12:47 | Texas Tech | Daniel Bishop steals the ball from Roger Thome | 58-64 |
| 12:25 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop is whistled for a carry | 58-64 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Melvin Strong (SG), Jacob Shumaker (SF), Sergei Jelinek (PF), Robert Brown (C) Peter Jacobs, Timothy Nuzzo, Ken Thornhill, Roger Thome, Larry Lightle | |
| Subs | Colorado | Marvin Roper (PG), Zhuang Huang (SG), Florencio Russo (PF), Victor Sweet (C) Daniel Bishop, Ben Bond, Nathan Ring, Arthur Gall | |
| 12:12 | Texas Tech | Zhuang Huang steals it from Melvin Strong | 58-64 |
| 12:09 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang banks in the layup | 58-66 |
| 12:01 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-66 |
| 11:59 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong can't tip it in | 58-66 |
| 11:58 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Sergei Jelinek | 58-66 |
| 11:47 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong clanks a turnaround near the basket | 58-66 |
| 11:45 | Colorado | Victor Sweet pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 11:27 | Colorado | Marvin Roper is hacked by Oscar Wilson - foul #2 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #4 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd (C) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Strong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Shumaker (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Dowd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marvin Roper (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Keith Duell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Florencio Russo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Colorado | Victor Sweet hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Zhuang Huang | 58-68 |
| 10:54 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-68 |
| 10:53 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 10:49 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-68 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Roger Thome (PF) Oscar Wilson, Sergei Jelinek | |
| Subs | Colorado | Nathan Ring (PF) Florencio Russo | |
| 10:32 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 10:10 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses short on a shot from the right side | 60-68 |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nathan Ring - foul #2 on Nathan Ring, team foul #3 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Larry Lightle (SF), Robert Brown (C) Melvin Strong, Jacob Shumaker, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | Colorado | Arthur Gall (C) Victor Sweet | |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 10:02 | Colorado | Arthur Gall pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 09:42 | Colorado | Arthur Gall drills a driving attempt from close range | 60-70 |
| 09:33 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-70 |
| 09:32 | Colorado | Nathan Ring grabs the board | 60-70 |
| 09:14 | Colorado | Nathan Ring is whistled for a carry | 60-70 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (SG), Ken Thornhill (SF) Timothy Nuzzo, Roger Thome | |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Bishop (PG), Ben Bond (SG), Florencio Russo (PF) Marvin Roper, Keith Duell, Nathan Ring | |
| 09:05 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs is hacked by Florencio Russo - foul #1 on Florencio Russo, team foul #4 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SG), Sergei Jelinek (SF) Peter Jacobs, Ken Thornhill | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 08:55 | Texas Tech | Zhuang Huang takes the ball from Robert Brown | 60-70 |
| 08:52 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang blows the layup | 60-70 |
| 08:50 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Larry Lightle | 60-70 |
| 08:44 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Strong | 62-70 |
| 08:27 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses short on a shot from the left side | 62-70 |
| 08:25 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 08:20 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-70 |
| 08:18 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 07:59 | Colorado | Arthur Gall makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Bishop | 62-72 |
| 07:49 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 62-72 |
| 07:47 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Florencio Russo | 62-72 |
| 07:27 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-74 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Strong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sergei Jelinek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Lightle (fairly fresh) C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Daniel Bishop (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. SG - Ben Bond (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Zhuang Huang (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Florencio Russo (tiring) 4 reb. C - Arthur Gall (tiring) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Arthur Gall - foul #2 on Arthur Gall, team foul #5 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Jacob Shumaker (SF), Ken Thornhill (PF) Oscar Wilson, Melvin Strong, Sergei Jelinek, Larry Lightle | |
| Subs | Colorado | Marvin Roper (PG), Keith Duell (SF), Nathan Ring (PF), Victor Sweet (C) Daniel Bishop, Ben Bond, Florencio Russo, Arthur Gall | |
| 07:20 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 07:20 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 06:55 | Colorado | Robert Brown picks off the pass by Zhuang Huang | 63-74 |
| 06:52 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Roger Thome (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Ken Thornhill, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 06:36 | Colorado | Marvin Roper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-74 |
| 06:28 | Texas Tech | Zhuang Huang is called for the reach on Peter Jacobs - foul #2 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #6 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SG) Timothy Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Arthur Gall (C) Zhuang Huang, Nathan Ring | |
| 06:20 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 63-74 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | Marvin Roper grabs the defensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Melvin Strong - foul #2 on Melvin Strong, team foul #5 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (SG), Ken Thornhill (PF) Melvin Strong, Roger Thome | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Victor Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 05:46 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-76 |
| 05:45 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Ben Bond | 63-76 |
| 05:24 | Colorado | Ben Bond misses long on a floater from the right side | 63-76 |
| 05:23 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker snags the defensive board | 63-76 |
| 05:18 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-76 |
| 05:17 | Colorado | Arthur Gall grabs the board | 63-76 |
| 04:56 | Colorado | Marvin Roper drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Victor Sweet | 63-78 |
| 04:49 | Texas Tech | Arthur Gall blocks the short jumper by Ken Thornhill | 63-78 |
| 04:48 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd tips it in | 65-78 |
| 04:24 | Colorado | Arthur Gall is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-80 |
| 04:05 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 65-80 |
| 04:03 | Texas Tech | Ken Thornhill tips it back up and in | 67-80 |
| 03:43 | Colorado | Ben Bond hits a fadeaway from the right side | 67-82 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Texas Tech | Jacob Shumaker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-82 |
| 03:37 | Colorado | Victor Sweet snags the defensive board | 67-82 |
| 03:11 | Colorado | Marvin Roper scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Ben Bond and he's hacked by Eric Dowd - foul #2 on Eric Dowd, team foul #6 | 67-84 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Melvin Strong (SG), Sergei Jelinek (SF), Roger Thome (PF), Larry Lightle (C) Peter Jacobs, Oscar Wilson, Jacob Shumaker, Ken Thornhill, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | Colorado | Zhuang Huang (SG), Daniel Bishop (SF), Florencio Russo (PF) Ben Bond, Keith Duell, Arthur Gall | |
| 03:11 | Colorado | Marvin Roper makes the free throw | 67-85 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) SG - Melvin Strong (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Thome (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Lightle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Marvin Roper (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. SF - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Florencio Russo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Victor Sweet (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle misses the jumper from the free throw line | 67-85 |
| 02:52 | Texas Tech | Roger Thome tips it home | 69-85 |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop is fouled on the floor by Sergei Jelinek - foul #1 on Sergei Jelinek, team foul #7 | 69-85 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lawrence Lee (PG), Eric Dowd (C) Melvin Strong, Roger Thome | |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (SF) Marvin Roper | |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 69-86 |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 69-87 |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd is whistled for traveling | 69-87 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Keith Duell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-87 |
| 02:01 | Texas Tech | Zhuang Huang is called for the reach on Timothy Nuzzo - foul #3 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #7 | 69-87 |
| 02:01 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses the 1st free throw | 69-87 |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Victor Sweet pulls down the rebound | 69-87 |
| 01:37 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lawrence Lee - foul #1 on Lawrence Lee, team foul #8 | 69-87 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (SG) Lawrence Lee | |
| Subs | Colorado | Arthur Gall (C) Florencio Russo | |
| 01:37 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 69-87 |
| 01:37 | Colorado | Daniel Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 69-88 |
| 01:30 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle double dribbles | 69-88 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Marvin Roper (PG) Daniel Bishop | |
| 01:03 | Colorado | Arthur Gall misses the dunk | 69-88 |
| 01:01 | Colorado | Arthur Gall tips it home | 69-90 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Texas Tech | Arthur Gall swats the short shot by Oscar Wilson | 69-90 |
| 00:55 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd can't tip it in | 69-90 |
| 00:54 | Colorado | Zhuang Huang pulls down the rebound | 69-90 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Colorado | Keith Duell can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-90 |
| 00:24 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the offensive rebound | 69-90 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Marvin Roper runs out the clock | 69-90 |