| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gerald Mares (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Herman Crane (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Charles Sewell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Loney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Manuel Small (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Grant (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Walter Jacob (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rodolfo Santos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Central Florida | Richard Grant's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Loney | 37-38 |
| 19:36 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 19:30 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney's pass is intercepted by Roberto Delgado | 37-38 |
| 19:26 | Central Florida | Richard Grant hits the finger roll set up by Roberto Delgado | 37-40 |
| 19:14 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Herman Crane | 39-40 |
| 19:03 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado lays it in on a nice dish by Manuel Small | 39-42 |
| 18:43 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 18:41 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 18:27 | Texas Tech | Manuel Small is called for the reach on Gerald Mares - foul #3 on Manuel Small, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 18:06 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-42 |
| 18:05 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:38 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 39-42 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Santos | 39-42 |
| 17:29 | Central Florida | Manuel Small's floater is tipped away by Charles Sewell | 39-42 |
| 17:27 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob tips it but misses | 39-42 |
| 17:26 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob tips it in | 39-44 |
| 17:12 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gerald Mares | 41-44 |
| 16:56 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 16:55 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:40 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 41-44 |
| 16:39 | Central Florida | Manuel Small grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Manuel Small buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Grant and the foul's on Gerald Mares - foul #3 on Gerald Mares, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Jesse Winters (SG), Richard Reichert (SF), John Finkle (PF) Gerald Mares, Merrill Reynolds, Herman Crane, Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Adams (SF), Vito Russo (PF), Harley Yow (C) Roberto Delgado, Walter Jacob, Rodolfo Santos | |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Manuel Small misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:24 | Texas Tech | John Finkle snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 16:20 | Texas Tech | Jesse Winters misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 16:19 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 16:05 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 16:03 | Central Florida | Donald Adams grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 15:46 | Central Florida | Harley Yow drills a runner in the paint set up by Manuel Small | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Winters (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Reichert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Finkle (fresh) C - Leon Loney (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Manuel Small (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vito Russo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harley Yow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Texas Tech | Vito Russo steals the ball from Randy Melillo | 41-48 |
| 15:08 | Central Florida | Donald Adams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Grant | 41-51 |
| 14:47 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Harley Yow hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Manuel Small and he's fouled by Richard Reichert - foul #2 on Richard Reichert, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares (PG), Merrill Reynolds (SG), Wayne Moore (PF), Charles Sewell (C) Randy Melillo, Jesse Winters, John Finkle, Leon Loney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (PG), Walter Jacob (PF) Manuel Small, Vito Russo | |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Harley Yow makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 14:07 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Sewell, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Herman Crane (SF) Richard Reichert | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos (C) Harley Yow | |
| 13:49 | Central Florida | Donald Adams knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Grant | 43-57 |
| 13:34 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-57 |
| 13:33 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane tips it home | 45-57 |
| 13:19 | Central Florida | Donald Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos tips it but misses | 45-57 |
| 13:17 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob grabs the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Richard Grant drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Walter Jacob | 45-59 |
| 12:36 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares's pass is intercepted by Walter Jacob | 45-59 |
| 12:22 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos hits the finger roll set up by Walter Jacob and he's fouled by Charles Sewell - foul #3 on Charles Sewell, team foul #4 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Jesse Winters (SF), Richard Reichert (PF), John Finkle (C) Gerald Mares, Herman Crane, Wayne Moore, Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado (SF), Vito Russo (PF) Richard Grant, Walter Jacob | |
| 12:22 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| 12:08 | Texas Tech | John Finkle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-62 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Donald Adams grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 11:49 | Central Florida | Donald Adams makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Roberto Delgado | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:29 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Merrill Reynolds | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Winters (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Reichert (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Finkle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauricio Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vito Russo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodolfo Santos (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | Vito Russo drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mauricio Gonzales | 47-67 |
| 11:01 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Vito Russo - foul #1 on Vito Russo, team foul #2 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares (PG), Wayne Moore (PF), Leon Loney (C) Merrill Reynolds, Jesse Winters, John Finkle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (PG), James Lebeau (SF), Walter Jacob (PF), Harley Yow (C) Mauricio Gonzales, Roberto Delgado, Vito Russo, Rodolfo Santos | |
| 11:01 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 11:01 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 11:01 | Central Florida | Harley Yow pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 10:42 | Central Florida | Donald Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-67 |
| 10:41 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 10:32 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 10:03 | Central Florida | Manuel Small knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 51-69 |
| 09:51 | Texas Tech | Walter Jacob denies the turnaround by Richard Reichert | 51-69 |
| 09:49 | Central Florida | Manuel Small grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 09:32 | Central Florida | Manuel Small is hacked by Gerald Mares - foul #4 on Gerald Mares, team foul #5 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jesse Winters (PG), Dennis Williamson (SG), Herman Crane (SF), Charles Sewell (PF) Gerald Mares, Randy Melillo, Richard Reichert, Wayne Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Grant (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Rodolfo Santos (C) Donald Adams, James Lebeau, Harley Yow | |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Manuel Small is hacked by Dennis Williamson - foul #2 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #6 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds (SG) Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:04 | Central Florida | Jesse Winters takes the ball from Roberto Delgado | 51-69 |
| 08:55 | Texas Tech | Jesse Winters misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-69 |
| 08:54 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob is hacked by Charles Sewell - foul #4 on Charles Sewell, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), John Finkle (PF) Jesse Winters, Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 08:12 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Merrill Reynolds | 54-71 |
| 07:59 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-71 |
| 07:58 | Texas Tech | John Finkle snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 07:47 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 07:45 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 07:30 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Manuel Small | 54-74 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Crane (fresh) 17 pts. PF - John Finkle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Loney (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Manuel Small (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roberto Delgado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Jacob (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodolfo Santos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-74 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares (PG), Jesse Winters (SG), Richard Reichert (SF), Wayne Moore (PF), Charles Sewell (C) Randy Melillo, Merrill Reynolds, Herman Crane, John Finkle, Leon Loney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (PG), Donald Adams (SG), James Lebeau (SF), Vito Russo (PF), Harley Yow (C) Manuel Small, Richard Grant, Roberto Delgado, Walter Jacob, Rodolfo Santos | |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | Donald Adams buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Mauricio Gonzales | 54-76 |
| 06:51 | Texas Tech | Jesse Winters scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Mares | 57-76 |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Donald Adams is whistled for traveling | 57-76 |
| 06:14 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-76 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds (SG), Herman Crane (SF) Jesse Winters, Richard Reichert | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Grant (SG) James Lebeau | |
| 05:51 | Central Florida | Richard Grant is whistled for traveling | 57-76 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos (C) Harley Yow | |
| 05:35 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-76 |
| 05:33 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Santos | 57-76 |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | Richard Grant is hacked by Merrill Reynolds - foul #1 on Merrill Reynolds, team foul #8 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Leon Loney (C) Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (PG) Mauricio Gonzales | |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 05:28 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Wayne Moore | 57-76 |
| 05:09 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-76 |
| 05:08 | Central Florida | Vito Russo snags the defensive board | 57-76 |
| 04:47 | Central Florida | Donald Adams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-76 |
| 04:45 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Leon Loney | 57-76 |
| 04:41 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-76 |
| 04:40 | Central Florida | Rodolfo Santos gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| 04:36 | Central Florida | Richard Grant drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Small and he's hacked by Merrill Reynolds - foul #2 on Merrill Reynolds, team foul #9 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Jesse Winters (SG), Richard Reichert (SF), Charles Sewell (PF) Gerald Mares, Merrill Reynolds, Herman Crane, Wayne Moore | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauricio Gonzales (SF), Walter Jacob (PF) Donald Adams, Vito Russo | |
| 04:36 | Central Florida | Richard Grant misses the free throw | 57-78 |
| 04:36 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney pulls down the rebound | 57-78 |
| 04:32 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-78 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lebeau (SF) Richard Grant | |
| 04:19 | Central Florida | James Lebeau buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Manuel Small | 57-80 |
| 04:14 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert is fouled on the floor by Rodolfo Santos - foul #1 on Rodolfo Santos, team foul #3 | 57-80 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Finkle (C) Leon Loney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado (SF), Harley Yow (C) James Lebeau, Rodolfo Santos | |
| 04:05 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-80 |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Harley Yow | 57-80 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Central Florida | Manuel Small can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on John Finkle - foul #1 on John Finkle, team foul #10 | 57-80 |
| 03:57 | Central Florida | Manuel Small makes the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 03:57 | Central Florida | Manuel Small makes the 2nd free throw | 57-82 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Texas Tech | John Finkle is fouled on the floor by Harley Yow - foul #1 on Harley Yow, team foul #4 | 57-82 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lebeau (SG) Manuel Small | |
| 03:39 | Texas Tech | Jesse Winters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-82 |
| 03:37 | Texas Tech | John Finkle grabs the offensive rebound | 57-82 |
| 03:31 | Texas Tech | Harley Yow is called for the reach on Jesse Winters - foul #2 on Harley Yow, team foul #5 | 57-82 |
| 03:14 | Texas Tech | Jesse Winters's pass is intercepted by Mauricio Gonzales | 57-82 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Reichert (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Sewell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - John Finkle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mauricio Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lebeau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Jacob (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Harley Yow (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mauricio Gonzales | 57-84 |
| 02:40 | Texas Tech | John Finkle misses short on a shot near the basket | 57-84 |
| 02:39 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-84 |
| 02:20 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-84 |
| 02:18 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Walter Jacob | 57-84 |
| 01:55 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-84 |
| 01:53 | Central Florida | Harley Yow hits the follow up shot | 57-86 |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mauricio Gonzales - foul #1 on Mauricio Gonzales, team foul #6 | 57-86 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (PG), Richard Grant (SG), Rodolfo Santos (C) Mauricio Gonzales, James Lebeau, Harley Yow | |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo makes the 1st free throw | 58-86 |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-86 |
| 01:13 | Central Florida | Manuel Small misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 59-86 |
| 01:12 | Texas Tech | John Finkle gets the rebound | 59-86 |
| 01:07 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-86 |
| 01:05 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Sewell | 59-86 |
| 00:53 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-86 |
| 00:52 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell tips it home | 61-86 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Reichert - foul #3 on Richard Reichert, team foul #11 | 61-86 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado makes the 1st free throw | 61-87 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Roberto Delgado makes the 2nd free throw | 61-88 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Texas Tech | Jesse Winters makes the floater from just outside the lane | 63-88 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Manuel Small runs out the clock | 63-88 |