| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Kokocinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Darrel Daniels (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Vito Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Archuleta (fresh) 6 reb. C - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Delacerda (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gerald Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roger Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Waltz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 19:44 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Brandon Cox | 36-32 |
| 19:17 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-32 |
| 19:06 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:43 | Texas Tech | Joseph Waltz steals it from Darrel Daniels | 36-32 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 18:08 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Archuleta | 38-35 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander is hacked by Clarence Archuleta - foul #1 on Clarence Archuleta, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico | Brandon Cox is called for the reach on Gerald Williams - foul #1 on Brandon Cox, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gaylord James (C) Brandon Cox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Matthew Fraley (SF), Anthony Debusk (PF), David Major (C) Gerald Williams, Roger Alexander, Joseph Waltz | |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda misses long on a shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 17:03 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:58 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk blows the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Archuleta - foul #2 on Clarence Archuleta, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (SG), Mark Holderman (PF) Matthew Kokocinski, Clarence Archuleta | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Earl Little (PG), Wes Cornejo (SG) Byron Vanostberg, Andrew Delacerda | |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:40 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-37 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | David Major pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | Darrel Daniels steps in front of the Earl Little pass | 38-37 |
| 16:29 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo lays it up and in set up by Darrel Daniels | 40-37 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Carr takes the ball from Earl Little | 40-37 |
| 15:55 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox (C) Gaylord James | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Williams (SF), Roger Alexander (PF), Joseph Waltz (C) Matthew Fraley, Anthony Debusk, David Major | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Darrel Daniels (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Vito Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Holderman (fresh) C - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Earl Little (fresh) SG - Wes Cornejo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roger Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Waltz (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Earl Little | 40-40 |
| 15:24 | Texas Tech | The jump hook by Darrel Daniels is blocked by Roger Alexander | 40-40 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Joseph Waltz | 40-40 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico | Earl Little is fouled on the floor by Mark Holderman - foul #1 on Mark Holderman, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski (PG), Clarence Archuleta (PF) Jeffrey Carr, Mark Holderman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Andrew Delacerda (SG) Earl Little, Wes Cornejo | |
| 14:54 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams loses the dribble to Vito Gallo | 40-40 |
| 14:35 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Waltz - foul #1 on Joseph Waltz, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 14:35 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:35 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz travels with the ball | 42-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett (SF) Vito Gallo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:13 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Waltz - foul #2 on Joseph Waltz, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gaylord James (C) Brandon Cox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:13 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:13 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Byron Vanostberg | 43-42 |
| 13:32 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 13:31 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett misses the tip | 43-42 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 13:07 | Texas Tech | Gaylord James buries a jumper from the left block set up by Clarence Archuleta | 45-44 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joe Bennett - foul #4 on Joe Bennett, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (SG), Vito Gallo (SF), Mark Holderman (PF), Brandon Cox (C) Matthew Kokocinski, Joe Bennett, Clarence Archuleta, Gaylord James | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Earl Little (PG), Wes Cornejo (SG), Anthony Debusk (PF), David Major (C) Byron Vanostberg, Andrew Delacerda, Roger Alexander, Joseph Waltz | |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:40 | Texas Tech | Mark Holderman grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:18 | Texas Tech | Mark Holderman connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Carr | 47-45 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | David Major tips it in | 47-47 |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Cox | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Darrel Daniels (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vito Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Mark Holderman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Earl Little (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wes Cornejo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Williams (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Debusk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Major (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 10:49 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo is whistled for traveling | 49-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski (PG), Joe Bennett (SF), Gaylord James (C) Darrel Daniels, Vito Gallo, Brandon Cox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Andrew Delacerda (SG), Matthew Fraley (SF) Earl Little, Wes Cornejo, Gerald Williams | |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Byron Vanostberg | 49-52 |
| 10:35 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz (C) David Major | |
| 10:27 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-52 |
| 10:25 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 10:06 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Holderman | 51-52 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda's layup is rejected by Gaylord James | 51-52 |
| 09:48 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 09:22 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett is hacked by Matthew Fraley - foul #3 on Matthew Fraley, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels (SG), Vito Gallo (SF), Clarence Archuleta (PF), Brandon Cox (C) Jeffrey Carr, Joe Bennett, Mark Holderman, Gaylord James | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Alexander (PF) Anthony Debusk | |
| 09:09 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels buries a shot in the lane set up by Matthew Kokocinski | 53-52 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda loses the ball out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett (SF) Matthew Kokocinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Earl Little (PG), David Major (C) Byron Vanostberg, Joseph Waltz | |
| 08:38 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Vito Gallo and the foul's on Matthew Fraley - foul #4 on Matthew Fraley, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo (SG), Gerald Williams (SF) Andrew Delacerda, Matthew Fraley | |
| 08:38 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-52 |
| 08:24 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Vito Gallo | 56-52 |
| 08:03 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett is hacked by Earl Little - foul #1 on Earl Little, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (SG), Gaylord James (C) Joe Bennett, Brandon Cox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:54 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico | David Major snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 07:28 | Texas Tech | Gaylord James grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Darrel Daniels (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vito Gallo (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Clarence Archuleta (fresh) 8 reb. C - Gaylord James (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Earl Little (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wes Cornejo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gerald Williams (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roger Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Major (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Texas Tech | David Major swats the short shot by Darrel Daniels | 56-52 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 07:04 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Clarence Archuleta | 56-52 |
| 06:42 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo is denied on a layup by David Major | 56-52 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Clarence Archuleta is called for the reach on Roger Alexander - foul #3 on Clarence Archuleta, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski (PG), Joe Bennett (SF), Mark Holderman (PF), Brandon Cox (C) Jeffrey Carr, Vito Gallo, Clarence Archuleta, Gaylord James | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Andrew Delacerda (SG), Matthew Fraley (SF), Anthony Debusk (PF), Joseph Waltz (C) Earl Little, Wes Cornejo, Gerald Williams, Roger Alexander, David Major | |
| 06:28 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 06:26 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:00 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 05:58 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels misses the tip | 56-52 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 05:50 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett is hacked by Matthew Fraley - foul #5 on Matthew Fraley, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (SG) Darrel Daniels | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Earl Little (SF) Matthew Fraley | |
| 05:07 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr misses the 3 from straight away | 56-52 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | Earl Little pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Debusk | 56-55 |
| 04:40 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Earl Little tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 03:59 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Waltz | 59-57 |
| 03:58 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox tips it back up and in | 61-57 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico | Earl Little misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 03:32 | Texas Tech | Mark Holderman grabs the board | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mark Holderman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Delacerda (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Earl Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Debusk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Waltz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox is hacked by Joseph Waltz - foul #3 on Joseph Waltz, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels (SG), Vito Gallo (SF), Clarence Archuleta (PF) Jeffrey Carr, Joe Bennett, Mark Holderman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo (SG), Gerald Williams (SF), Roger Alexander (PF), David Major (C) Andrew Delacerda, Earl Little, Anthony Debusk, Joseph Waltz | |
| 03:10 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Brandon Cox is called for the reach on David Major - foul #2 on Brandon Cox, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gaylord James (C) Brandon Cox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | David Major makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | David Major makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:38 | Texas Tech | Gaylord James misses long on a floater from the right side | 61-59 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda (SG), Anthony Debusk (C) Wes Cornejo, David Major | |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk comes up short on the floater from the left side | 61-59 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Williams | 61-59 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams's floater is tipped away by Clarence Archuleta | 61-59 |
| 02:01 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Gaylord James | 61-59 |
| 01:46 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Gerald Williams - foul #1 on Gerald Williams, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox (C) Gaylord James | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz (C) Anthony Debusk | |
| 01:46 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander tips it home | 64-61 |
| 01:15 | Texas Tech | Andrew Delacerda steps in front of the Darrel Daniels pass | 64-61 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams slams it home on a nice dish by Andrew Delacerda | 64-63 |
| 00:58 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels blows the dunk | 64-63 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander comes up short on the runner near the basket | 64-63 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda tips it in | 64-65 |
| 00:19 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels misses short on a shot from the right side | 64-65 |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox tips it home | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Roger Alexander, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski is fouled in the backcourt by Byron Vanostberg - foul #2 on Byron Vanostberg, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg misses short on a halfcourt shot | 67-65 |