| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Cobb (fresh) SG - Noah Sweet (fresh) SF - Roy Cook (fresh) PF - David Farmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Russel Dubois (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Shane Peabody (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zachery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Woolery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerrell Rasch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 19:42 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| 19:21 | Howard | Roy Cook is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zachery - foul #1 on Ivan Zachery, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 19:02 | Howard | Roy Cook is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zachery - foul #2 on Ivan Zachery, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Noah Sweet is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane | 26-28 |
| 18:21 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roy Cook - foul #1 on Roy Cook, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 18:21 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:21 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:08 | Howard | David Farmer buries a runner near the basket | 28-30 |
| 17:51 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-30 |
| 17:50 | Howard | Russel Dubois grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 17:35 | Howard | Russel Dubois misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jerrell Rasch - foul #1 on Jerrell Rasch, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Li Wang (PG), William Barstow (SG), William Rich (SF) Joseph Cobb, Noah Sweet, Roy Cook | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Willie Arakaki (SG), Mathew Reynolds (SF), James Burkhart (PF), Dikembe Akre (C) Shane Peabody, Ivan Zachery, Michael Woolery, Jerrell Rasch, Kevin Carpenter | |
| 17:35 | Howard | Russel Dubois misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:35 | Howard | Russel Dubois misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:35 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 17:16 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart misses short on a shot near the basket | 28-30 |
| 17:14 | Howard | David Farmer gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:57 | Howard | Li Wang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 16:56 | Howard | David Farmer can't tip it in | 28-30 |
| 16:54 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:31 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Willie Arakaki | 28-32 |
| 16:14 | Howard | Li Wang travels with the ball | 28-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Cobb (PG), Noah Sweet (SG), Roy Cook (SF), Terrance Long (C) Li Wang, William Barstow, David Farmer, Russel Dubois | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody (PG), Jerrell Rasch (PF), Kevin Carpenter (C) Rickie Gurley, James Burkhart, Dikembe Akre | |
| 15:47 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody is fouled on the floor by William Rich - foul #2 on William Rich, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery (SG), Michael Woolery (SF) Willie Arakaki, Mathew Reynolds | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Cobb (fresh) SG - Noah Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Cook (fresh) PF - William Rich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrance Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Shane Peabody (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zachery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Woolery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerrell Rasch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 15:29 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch tips it but misses | 28-32 |
| 15:27 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 28-34 |
| 15:12 | Howard | Roy Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| 14:43 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter comes up short on the shot from the left block | 28-34 |
| 14:42 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter tips it home | 28-36 |
| 14:28 | Howard | Noah Sweet misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Shane Peabody - foul #2 on Shane Peabody, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Li Wang (PG), Ronald Cevallos (SF), David Farmer (PF) Joseph Cobb, Roy Cook, William Rich | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Mathew Reynolds (SF), James Burkhart (PF), Dikembe Akre (C) Shane Peabody, Michael Woolery, Jerrell Rasch, Kevin Carpenter | |
| 14:28 | Howard | Noah Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:28 | Howard | Noah Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:01 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 14:00 | Howard | Ronald Cevallos snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 13:47 | Howard | Li Wang comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 13:45 | Howard | David Farmer tips it in | 32-36 |
| 13:43 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| Subs | Howard | William Barstow (SG), Russel Dubois (C) Noah Sweet, Terrance Long | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki (SG) Ivan Zachery | |
| 13:30 | Howard | David Farmer connects on the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by James Burkhart - foul #2 on James Burkhart, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Roy Cook (SF) Ronald Cevallos | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 13:30 | Howard | David Farmer makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:10 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 13:08 | Howard | The rebound goes to Russel Dubois | 35-36 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Rickie Gurley steals the ball from William Barstow | 35-36 |
| 12:24 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 12:23 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre tips it home | 35-38 |
| 12:03 | Howard | William Barstow clanks a turnaround from close range | 35-38 |
| 12:02 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 11:57 | Texas Tech | Russel Dubois denies the turnaround by James Burkhart | 35-38 |
| 11:56 | Howard | Roy Cook gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:41 | Howard | Russel Dubois connects on the jumper from the baseline | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Li Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barstow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Cook (fairly fresh) PF - David Farmer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Russel Dubois (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Rickie Gurley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Willie Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Reynolds (fairly fresh) PF - James Burkhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 11:11 | Howard | Russel Dubois grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Li Wang is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Arakaki - foul #2 on Willie Arakaki, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Cobb (PG), Noah Sweet (SG), Ronald Cevallos (SF), William Rich (PF), Terrance Long (C) Li Wang, William Barstow, Roy Cook, David Farmer, Russel Dubois | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody (PG), Ivan Zachery (SG), Michael Woolery (SF), Jerrell Rasch (PF), Kevin Carpenter (C) Rickie Gurley, Willie Arakaki, Mathew Reynolds, James Burkhart, Dikembe Akre | |
| 11:00 | Howard | Terrance Long misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Ronald Cevallos tips it in | 39-38 |
| 10:43 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Woolery | 39-41 |
| 10:39 | Howard | Ronald Cevallos throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 10:16 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 39-41 |
| 10:14 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 10:10 | Howard | Shane Peabody takes the ball from Noah Sweet in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 09:55 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ivan Zachery | 39-45 |
| 09:28 | Howard | Ronald Cevallos connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Noah Sweet | 42-45 |
| 09:02 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery is called for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Howard | William Barstow (SG), Roy Cook (SF), Frank Payne (C) Noah Sweet, Ronald Cevallos, Terrance Long | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Willie Arakaki (SG), James Burkhart (PF) Shane Peabody, Ivan Zachery, Jerrell Rasch | |
| 08:42 | Howard | William Rich misses short on a shot in the paint | 42-45 |
| 08:40 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:21 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 08:20 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter can't tip it in | 42-45 |
| 08:19 | Howard | The rebound goes to William Rich | 42-45 |
| 07:56 | Howard | Roy Cook scores on a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Kevin Carpenter - foul #1 on Kevin Carpenter, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Li Wang (PG), Noah Sweet (SG), David Farmer (PF), Russel Dubois (C) Joseph Cobb, William Barstow, William Rich, Frank Payne | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody (PG), Mathew Reynolds (SF), Jerrell Rasch (PF) Rickie Gurley, Michael Woolery, Kevin Carpenter | |
| 07:56 | Howard | Roy Cook makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:35 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart buries a runner from the baseline | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Li Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Cook (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Farmer (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Russel Dubois (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Shane Peabody (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willie Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Reynolds (fresh) PF - Jerrell Rasch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Howard | Russel Dubois is fouled in the backcourt by James Burkhart - foul #3 on James Burkhart, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Ronald Cevallos (SF) Roy Cook | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery (SG) Willie Arakaki | |
| 07:33 | Howard | Russel Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:33 | Howard | Russel Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:13 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre (C) James Burkhart | |
| 07:11 | Howard | Shane Peabody steals it from Ronald Cevallos in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 06:53 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-47 |
| 06:52 | Howard | David Farmer gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:29 | Howard | Noah Sweet can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 06:27 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 06:04 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 47-47 |
| 06:03 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch tips it in | 47-49 |
| 05:38 | Howard | Li Wang connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 05:18 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Mathew Reynolds | 50-51 |
| 05:06 | Howard | Russel Dubois misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 05:04 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:41 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Zachery | 50-53 |
| 04:41 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Cobb (PG), William Barstow (SG), Roy Cook (SF), William Rich (C) Li Wang, Noah Sweet, Ronald Cevallos, Russel Dubois | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Willie Arakaki (SG), Michael Woolery (SF), James Burkhart (PF), Kevin Carpenter (C) Shane Peabody, Ivan Zachery, Mathew Reynolds, Jerrell Rasch, Dikembe Akre | |
| 04:30 | Howard | William Rich comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 04:28 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 04:06 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 04:04 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Rickie Gurley | 50-53 |
| 03:50 | Texas Tech | Roy Cook is called for the reach on James Burkhart - foul #2 on Roy Cook, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Terrance Long (C) David Farmer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:26 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter drills a jump hook from close range set up by Rickie Gurley | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Cobb (fresh) SG - William Barstow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Cook (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Rickie Gurley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Willie Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Woolery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Burkhart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Howard | Joseph Cobb hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Barstow | 53-55 |
| 02:55 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 02:54 | Howard | William Barstow grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Noah Sweet (SG), David Farmer (PF), Russel Dubois (C) William Barstow, William Rich, Terrance Long | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody (PG), Ivan Zachery (SG), Jerrell Rasch (PF) Rickie Gurley, Willie Arakaki, James Burkhart | |
| 02:52 | Howard | Shane Peabody is called for the reach on David Farmer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shane Peabody, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 02:52 | Howard | David Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:52 | Howard | David Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:33 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 02:32 | Howard | Russel Dubois grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:30 | Howard | Noah Sweet is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 02:11 | Texas Tech | Russel Dubois picks off the pass by Michael Woolery | 55-55 |
| 02:06 | Howard | Noah Sweet travels in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 01:40 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 01:37 | Howard | Noah Sweet is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 01:15 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 00:54 | Howard | Shane Peabody steps in front of the Roy Cook pass | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:25 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery's floater is tipped away by Russel Dubois | 55-60 |
| 00:24 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Carpenter | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:23 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Roy Cook - foul #3 on Roy Cook, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Mathew Reynolds (SF) Shane Peabody, Michael Woolery | |
| 00:22 | Texas Tech | Roy Cook is called for the reach on Mathew Reynolds - foul #4 on Roy Cook, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| 00:19 | Texas Tech | Russel Dubois is called for the reach on Jerrell Rasch - foul #2 on Russel Dubois, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| 00:17 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Roy Cook - foul #5 on Roy Cook, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Howard | William Rich (SF) Roy Cook | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:17 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:17 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Russel Dubois snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Howard | Joseph Cobb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| 00:09 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch is hacked by Joseph Cobb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Cobb, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| 00:09 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:09 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Joseph Cobb misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-63 |
| 00:01 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 00:01 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter runs out the clock | 55-63 |