| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Christopher Richards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen Hammes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nenad Zupan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Armbruster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Maurice Allen inbounds the ball | 33-16 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Texas Tech | The jump hook by James Armbruster is blocked by Chris Martines | 33-16 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Donald Braziel | 33-16 |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Christopher Richards is called for the reach on Abel Harman - foul #3 on Christopher Richards, team foul #1 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks (PG) Christopher Richards | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Donald Braziel | 33-18 |
| 19:15 | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks travels with the ball | 33-18 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-18 |
| 18:54 | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks loses the dribble to James Hardin in the backcourt | 33-18 |
| 18:53 | Rhode Island | James Hardin banks in the layup | 33-20 |
| 18:40 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Martines | 33-20 |
| 18:38 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan grabs the offensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 18:18 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Brooks and he's fouled by Abel Harman - foul #2 on Abel Harman, team foul #1 | 35-20 |
| 18:18 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan makes the free throw | 36-20 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Nenad Zupan - foul #2 on Nenad Zupan, team foul #2 | 36-20 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 17:35 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan slams it home set up by Maurice Allen | 38-21 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 38-24 |
| 16:52 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Braziel - foul #3 on Donald Braziel, team foul #2 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG), Fred Wisdom (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Abel Harman, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| 16:52 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 16:52 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez hits a floater in the paint set up by James Hardin and he's fouled by James Armbruster - foul #1 on James Armbruster, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez makes the free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:16 | Texas Tech | Maurice Allen is fouled on the floor by Fred Wisdom - foul #2 on Fred Wisdom, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Moon (PG) Joseph Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:55 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Maurice Allen | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Moon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Hammes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nenad Zupan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Armbruster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daren Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses the tip | 41-27 |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom hits the follow up shot | 41-29 |
| 15:32 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-29 |
| 15:31 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster tips it home | 43-29 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | Nenad Zupan picks off the pass by Rogelio Gonzalez | 43-29 |
| 15:02 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster hits a runner from the left block set up by Stephen Hammes and he's fouled by Fred Wisdom - foul #3 on Fred Wisdom, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards (PG) John Moon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (PG), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) James Hardin, Fred Wisdom, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 15:02 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster misses the free throw | 45-29 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones's floater is tipped away by James Armbruster | 45-29 |
| 14:43 | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 14:24 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan buries a jump hook from close range set up by Maurice Allen | 47-29 |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 47-29 |
| 14:07 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan grabs the board | 47-29 |
| 13:46 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-29 |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Donald Braziel | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines buries a jumper in the paint | 47-31 |
| 13:01 | Texas Tech | Chris Martines swats the short shot by James Armbruster | 47-31 |
| 13:00 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is whistled for traveling | 47-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz (C) James Armbruster | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Fred Wisdom (PF) Daren Jones, Donald Braziel | |
| 12:35 | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-31 |
| 12:33 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan tips it home | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-31 |
| 12:17 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 12:11 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Richards and he's fouled by Fred Wisdom - foul #4 on Fred Wisdom, team foul #5 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Weist (PF) Nenad Zupan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Fred Wisdom, Chris Martines | |
| 12:11 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes misses the free throw | 51-31 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 12:02 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman lays it in on a nice dish by James Hardin | 51-33 |
| 11:45 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Richards | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Christopher Richards (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Hammes (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Allen (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Weist (fresh) C - Felix Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | James Hardin drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Abel Harman | 53-35 |
| 10:57 | Texas Tech | Maurice Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Richards | 56-35 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits a turnaround from the left block | 56-37 |
| 10:15 | Texas Tech | Mark Narcisse steals the ball from Maurice Allen | 56-37 |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-37 |
| 09:59 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Christopher Richards | 56-37 |
| 09:46 | Texas Tech | Rogelio Gonzalez steals the ball from Felix Cruz | 56-37 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 56-39 |
| 09:26 | Texas Tech | Stephen Hammes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Richards | 59-39 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-41 |
| 08:43 | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Hammes | 62-41 |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | James Hardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-41 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks (PG), Andrew Cassidy (SG), Nenad Zupan (PF), James Armbruster (C) Christopher Richards, Stephen Hammes, Michael Weist, Felix Cruz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG), Chris Martines (C) Abel Harman, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 08:05 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Armbruster | 64-41 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Nenad Zupan is called for the reach on Daren Jones - foul #3 on Nenad Zupan, team foul #4 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-41 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Cassidy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Allen (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nenad Zupan (fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Armbruster (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daren Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Narcisse (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Fred Wisdom - foul #5 on Fred Wisdom, team foul #6 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (PF) Fred Wisdom | |
| 07:24 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 07:24 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-41 |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits the follow up shot | 66-43 |
| 06:59 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster loses the dribble to Mark Narcisse | 66-43 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines is fouled on the floor by Maurice Allen - foul #1 on Maurice Allen, team foul #5 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Weist (SF) Maurice Allen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-43 |
| 06:33 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 06:18 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Chris Martines - foul #1 on Chris Martines, team foul #7 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Richards (PG) Joseph Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:18 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster misses the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:18 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by James Hardin | 66-45 |
| 05:41 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan misses badly on a floater from close range | 66-45 |
| 05:39 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Weist | 66-45 |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Cassidy | 68-45 |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel drills a floater from close range | 68-47 |
| 04:57 | Texas Tech | Nenad Zupan hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Christopher Richards | 70-47 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines blows the layup but the foul's on Andrew Cassidy - foul #1 on Andrew Cassidy, team foul #6 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks (PG), James Frederick (SG), Felix Cruz (PF) Christopher Richards, Andrew Cassidy, Nenad Zupan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) James Hardin, Mark Narcisse | |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Rogelio Gonzalez | 70-47 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Felix Cruz swats the short shot by Rogelio Gonzalez | 70-47 |
| 04:16 | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks gets the rebound | 70-47 |
| 03:54 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 70-47 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines grabs the defensive rebound | 70-47 |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 70-47 |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Martines | 70-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Frederick (fresh) SF - Michael Weist (fairly fresh) PF - Felix Cruz (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Armbruster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Abel Harman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Martines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Donald Braziel (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Felix Cruz - foul #3 on Felix Cruz, team foul #7 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SF) Chris Martines | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 03:10 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Frederick | 72-49 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Abel Harman | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Rogelio Gonzalez - foul #3 on Rogelio Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy (SG) James Frederick | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:22 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 02:22 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Brooks - foul #1 on Joseph Brooks, team foul #8 | 74-52 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 01:52 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster is hacked by Abel Harman - foul #3 on Abel Harman, team foul #9 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG) Abel Harman | |
| 01:52 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 01:52 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | James Hardin drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Braziel | 76-55 |
| 01:12 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 76-55 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Felix Cruz swats the short shot by Donald Braziel | 76-55 |
| 00:45 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster snags the defensive board | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Felix Cruz picks off the pass by James Hardin | 76-55 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Joseph Brooks runs out the clock | 76-55 |