| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Christopher Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hammes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nenad Zupan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Armbruster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Maurice Allen inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster misses long on a jumper from the left side | 30-26 |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees's floater is tipped away by Maurice Allen | 30-26 |
| 19:25 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | John Nguyen loses the ball out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 18:54 | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Maurice Allen | 33-26 |
| 18:34 | UTEP | James Armbruster is called for the reach on Luther Monette - foul #1 on James Armbruster, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kelvin Fisher | 33-28 |
| 17:57 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster blows the layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Hill - foul #4 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Golden (SG) Jonathan Hill | |
| 17:57 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:57 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Hammes - foul #2 on Stephen Hammes, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes's pass is intercepted by Laverne Voorhees | 35-30 |
| 17:02 | UTEP | James Armbruster blocks the short jumper by Kelvin Fisher | 35-30 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees can't tip it in | 35-30 |
| 17:00 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:44 | Texas Tech | John Nguyen picks off the pass by Maurice Allen | 35-30 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | John Nguyen hits the finger roll | 35-32 |
| 16:30 | Texas Tech | Kelvin Fisher steals the ball from Christopher Richards | 35-32 |
| 16:19 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher banks in the layup on a great pass from John Nguyen | 35-34 |
| 16:04 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-34 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Luther Monette pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Christopher Richards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hammes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nenad Zupan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Armbruster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luther Monette (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Luther Monette misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 15:45 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:27 | Texas Tech | Maurice Allen travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Allen Steed (SF), Walter Carter (PF), Jeff Reese (C) John Nguyen, Luther Monette, Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 15:06 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Ignacio Ruiz is blocked by Stephen Hammes | 35-34 |
| 15:04 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 14:52 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster is denied on a layup by Jeff Reese | 35-34 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz is fouled on the floor by Maurice Allen - foul #3 on Maurice Allen, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Stephen Hammes is called for the reach on Eric Golden - foul #3 on Stephen Hammes, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| 14:03 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-34 |
| 14:02 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:46 | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 13:44 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 13:27 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Allen and the foul's on Walter Carter - foul #2 on Walter Carter, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher (PF) Walter Carter | |
| 13:27 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Nenad Zupan swats the short shot by Allen Steed | 38-34 |
| 13:08 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 12:49 | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Hammes | 41-34 |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Nenad Zupan swats the layup by Kelvin Fisher | 41-34 |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Jeff Reese gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:02 | UTEP | Allen Steed is hacked by Maurice Allen - foul #4 on Maurice Allen, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks (PG), Michael Weist (SF) Christopher Richards, Maurice Allen | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Luther Monette (SF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Eric Golden, Allen Steed, Jeff Reese | |
| 11:49 | UTEP | Luther Monette is called for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz (C) James Armbruster | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) SG - Stephen Hammes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Weist (fresh) PF - Nenad Zupan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Felix Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Luther Monette (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Texas Tech | Kelvin Fisher steals it from Felix Cruz | 41-34 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher hits a jump hook near the basket | 41-36 |
| 10:33 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes is fouled on the floor by Laverne Voorhees - foul #1 on Laverne Voorhees, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy (SG), James Armbruster (C) Stephen Hammes, Nenad Zupan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (PF) Kelvin Fisher | |
| 10:25 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 10:24 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz tips it in | 43-36 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Michael Weist is called for the reach on Laverne Voorhees - foul #1 on Michael Weist, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards (PG) Joseph Brooks | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:41 | UTEP | John Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| 09:23 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Richards | 45-36 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Luther Monette banks in the layup set up by John Nguyen | 45-38 |
| 08:55 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 45-38 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | Luther Monette gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Luther Monette clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Felix Cruz - foul #3 on Felix Cruz, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes (SG), Nenad Zupan (PF) Andrew Cassidy, Felix Cruz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Jeff Reese (C) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Allen Steed, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Luther Monette makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:09 | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Nenad Zupan | 47-40 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | Christopher Richards is called for the reach on Ignacio Ruiz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Richards, team foul #8 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (SF) Luther Monette | |
| 08:06 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:06 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 07:49 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Christopher Richards | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Christopher Richards (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Hammes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Weist (fairly fresh) PF - Nenad Zupan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - James Armbruster (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Golden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Steed (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Christopher Richards steals it from Ignacio Ruiz in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| 07:43 | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards lays it in | 51-40 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | Allen Steed comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 51-40 |
| 07:20 | UTEP | Eric Golden grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 07:02 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:47 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes can't finish the layup | 51-40 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Allen Steed | 51-40 |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Jeff Reese misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Armbruster - foul #2 on James Armbruster, team foul #9 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks (PG), Maurice Allen (SF), Felix Cruz (C) Christopher Richards, Michael Weist, James Armbruster | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Luther Monette (SF) Ignacio Ruiz, Eric Golden, Allen Steed | |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Jeff Reese makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Jeff Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 06:09 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-42 |
| 06:08 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 05:55 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan misses the floater from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Jeff Reese gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Jeff Reese hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 51-42 |
| 05:32 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 05:19 | Texas Tech | John Nguyen is called for the reach on Felix Cruz - foul #2 on John Nguyen, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Kelvin Fisher, Jeff Reese | |
| 05:02 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes misses the jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| 05:01 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 04:50 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Hammes | 53-42 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-42 |
| 04:19 | Texas Tech | Maurice Allen pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 04:03 | Texas Tech | Maurice Allen is hacked by Allen Steed - foul #2 on Allen Steed, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards (PG), Andrew Cassidy (SG), James Armbruster (C) Joseph Brooks, Stephen Hammes, Felix Cruz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher (PF) Luther Monette | |
| 03:55 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan drills a shot from the right block set up by James Armbruster | 55-42 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees scores on a floater from close range | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Christopher Richards (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Cassidy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Maurice Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nenad Zupan (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - James Armbruster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Allen Steed (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Nguyen | 55-47 |
| 02:52 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Richards and he's fouled by Allen Steed - foul #3 on Allen Steed, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes (SG), Felix Cruz (PF) Andrew Cassidy, Nenad Zupan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Eric Golden (SG) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill | |
| 02:52 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks (PG), Andrew Cassidy (SG), Michael Weist (SF) Christopher Richards, Stephen Hammes, Maurice Allen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Reese (C) Laverne Voorhees | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster is hacked by Jeff Reese - foul #1 on Jeff Reese, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Luther Monette (SF) Allen Steed | |
| 02:13 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:13 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Felix Cruz - foul #4 on Felix Cruz, team foul #10 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Laverne Voorhees (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Eric Golden, Jeff Reese | |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:48 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 01:26 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 60-48 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Luther Monette hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-48 |
| 01:05 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 00:48 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | James Armbruster is called for the reach on Laverne Voorhees - foul #3 on James Armbruster, team foul #11 | 60-48 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 60-50 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher's floater is tipped away by James Armbruster | 60-50 |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks runs out the clock | 60-50 |