| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Shane Peabody (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ivan Zachery (fresh) SF - Michael Woolery (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerrell Rasch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Alonzo Lee inbounds the ball | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Houston | Shane Peabody is called for the reach on Victor Gardner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shane Peabody, team foul #1 | 45-26 |
| 19:48 | Houston | Shane Peabody takes the ball from Clarence Hebert | 45-26 |
| 19:45 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody lays it up and in | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:27 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-26 |
| 19:26 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery grabs the defensive rebound | 47-26 |
| 19:06 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Alonzo Lee - foul #1 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #1 | 47-26 |
| 19:06 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch makes the 1st free throw | 48-26 |
| 19:06 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-26 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Victor Gardner hits a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Shane Peabody - foul #3 on Shane Peabody, team foul #2 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG) Shane Peabody | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:57 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the free throw | 49-29 |
| 18:38 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Rickie Gurley | 51-29 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Alonzo Lee lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Victor Gardner | 51-31 |
| 18:13 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery is hacked by Clarence Hebert - foul #1 on Clarence Hebert, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki (SG), Mathew Reynolds (SF), James Burkhart (PF), Dikembe Akre (C) Ivan Zachery, Michael Woolery, Jerrell Rasch, Kevin Carpenter | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Michael Shipley (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Landon Zanchez (C) Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| 17:56 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Arakaki and he's fouled by Landon Zanchez - foul #1 on Landon Zanchez, team foul #3 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Vital (SG) Victor Gardner | |
| 17:56 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley makes the free throw | 54-31 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Burkhart - foul #1 on James Burkhart, team foul #3 | 54-31 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 17:30 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-32 |
| 17:29 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Akre | 54-32 |
| 17:10 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-32 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 54-32 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Michael Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mathew Reynolds - foul #1 on Mathew Reynolds, team foul #4 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Crowder (PG), Ivan Zachery (SG), Jerrell Rasch (PF), Kevin Carpenter (C) Rickie Gurley, Willie Arakaki, James Burkhart, Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Louis Vital, Michael Shipley, Landon Zanchez | |
| 16:57 | Houston | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 16:38 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-34 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Clarence Hebert is hacked by John Crowder in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Crowder, team foul #5 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery (SF) Mathew Reynolds | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Russell Schrader, Michael Johnson | |
| 16:19 | Houston | Alonzo Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-34 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu gets the offensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Jeff Johnston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-34 |
| 16:04 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-34 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zachery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Woolery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerrell Rasch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-34 |
| 15:33 | Houston | Clarence Hebert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody (PG), Willie Arakaki (SG), James Burkhart (PF) John Crowder, Ivan Zachery, Jerrell Rasch | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Michael Shipley (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Jeff Johnston | |
| 15:11 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-34 |
| 15:10 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 60-34 |
| 14:48 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Burkhart, team foul #6 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds (SF), Dikembe Akre (C) Michael Woolery, Kevin Carpenter | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Vital (SG), Landon Zanchez (C) Victor Gardner, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| 14:28 | Houston | Willie Arakaki is called for the reach on Michael Shipley - foul #2 on Willie Arakaki, team foul #7 | 60-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch (PF) Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Johnston (C) Landon Zanchez | |
| 14:28 | Houston | Michael Shipley misses the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 14:28 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch gets the rebound | 60-34 |
| 13:59 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerrell Rasch | 62-34 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Russell Schrader hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-34 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Michael Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-34 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Michael Shipley's floater is tipped away by James Burkhart | 62-34 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Jerrell Rasch | 62-34 |
| 13:10 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Peabody | 65-34 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Michael Shipley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-34 |
| 12:47 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart grabs the board | 65-34 |
| 12:27 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Peabody | 68-34 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Louis Vital knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Schrader | 68-37 |
| 11:42 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-37 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the defensive board | 68-37 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Shane Peabody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Arakaki (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerrell Rasch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Burkhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Vital (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Shipley (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Louis Vital misses long on a jumper from the left side | 68-37 |
| 11:33 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody grabs the defensive rebound | 68-37 |
| 11:16 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Shane Peabody | 70-37 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Russell Schrader drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff Johnston | 70-40 |
| 10:47 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-40 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Willie Arakaki steals it from Michael Shipley in the backcourt | 73-40 |
| 10:15 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-40 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Michael Shipley gets the rebound | 73-40 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Michael Shipley lays it in set up by Russell Schrader | 73-42 |
| 09:45 | Texas Tech | Michael Shipley swats the short shot by James Burkhart | 73-42 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Russell Schrader pulls down the rebound | 73-42 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Jeff Johnston is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Arakaki - foul #3 on Willie Arakaki, team foul #8 | 73-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Ivan Zachery (SG), Michael Woolery (SF), Dikembe Akre (PF), Kevin Carpenter (C) Shane Peabody, Willie Arakaki, Mathew Reynolds, Jerrell Rasch, James Burkhart | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Russell Schrader, Louis Vital, Michael Shipley, Michael Johnson | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 73-43 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 73-44 |
| 09:14 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley's pass is intercepted by Jeff Johnston | 73-44 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-44 |
| 08:59 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre gets the rebound | 73-44 |
| 08:41 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-44 |
| 08:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akimseu | 73-44 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Carpenter - foul #2 on Kevin Carpenter, team foul #9 | 73-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Landon Zanchez (C) Jeff Johnston | |
| 08:25 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the 1st free throw | 73-44 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 2nd free throw | 73-45 |
| 07:56 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 73-45 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Alonzo Lee snags the defensive board | 73-45 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alonzo Lee | 73-48 |
| 07:23 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 73-48 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Victor Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 73-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Rickie Gurley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zachery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Woolery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Landon Zanchez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Dikembe Akre steals the ball from Victor Gardner in the backcourt | 73-48 |
| 07:02 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Carpenter | 76-48 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Michael Woolery takes the ball from Victor Gardner | 76-48 |
| 06:29 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-48 |
| 06:28 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 78-48 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Michael Woolery swats the layup by Victor Gardner | 78-48 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Alonzo Lee can't tip it in | 78-48 |
| 06:19 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akre | 78-48 |
| 06:02 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-48 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Landon Zanchez drills a runner from the right block set up by Clarence Hebert | 81-50 |
| 05:27 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Landon Zanchez - foul #2 on Landon Zanchez, team foul #4 | 81-50 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Crowder (PG), Willie Arakaki (SG), Jerrell Rasch (PF), James Burkhart (C) Rickie Gurley, Ivan Zachery, Dikembe Akre, Kevin Carpenter | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Womble (PG), Russell Schrader (SG), Michael Shipley (SF), Mark Allen (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu, Landon Zanchez | |
| 05:27 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery makes the 1st free throw | 82-50 |
| 05:27 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery makes the 2nd free throw | 83-50 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Melvin Womble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-50 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds (SF) Michael Woolery | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:48 | Texas Tech | John Crowder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-50 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Michael Shipley gets the rebound | 83-50 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Melvin Womble | 83-52 |
| 04:12 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Shipley | 83-52 |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch snags the offensive board | 83-52 |
| 03:41 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mathew Reynolds | 86-52 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Melvin Womble comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-52 |
| 03:19 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch gets the rebound | 86-52 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Crowder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Arakaki (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mathew Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerrell Rasch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Burkhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Womble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Shipley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Texas Tech | Russell Schrader steals it from John Crowder in the backcourt | 86-52 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Melvin Womble hits the finger roll on a great pass from Russell Schrader | 86-54 |
| 02:46 | Texas Tech | Michael Johnson steals it from Willie Arakaki | 86-54 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Michael Shipley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 86-54 |
| 02:34 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch grabs the board | 86-54 |
| 02:30 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-54 |
| 02:29 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch hits the follow up shot | 88-54 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Russell Schrader is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Reynolds - foul #2 on Mathew Reynolds, team foul #10 | 88-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody (PG), Rickie Gurley (SG), Michael Woolery (SF), Kevin Carpenter (C) John Crowder, Willie Arakaki, Mathew Reynolds, James Burkhart | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Vital (SG), Landon Zanchez (C) Melvin Womble, Mark Allen | |
| 02:26 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the 1st free throw | 88-54 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 88-55 |
| 02:06 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Shane Peabody | 91-55 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Michael Woolery takes the ball from Michael Johnson in the backcourt | 91-55 |
| 01:38 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Rickie Gurley | 93-55 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Louis Vital scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 93-58 |
| 00:57 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 93-58 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Landon Zanchez pulls down the rebound | 93-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Shane Peabody is called for the reach on Russell Schrader in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shane Peabody, team foul #11 | 93-58 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery (SG) Rickie Gurley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 93-59 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 93-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery's floater is knocked away by Russell Schrader | 93-60 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Landon Zanchez snags the defensive board | 93-60 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Russell Schrader is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 93-60 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery pulls down the rebound | 93-60 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody runs out the clock | 93-60 |