| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - William Givens (fresh) SG - Guy Northrup (fresh) SF - David Beck (fresh) PF - Lawrence Stapleton (fresh) C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) SG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) SF - Melvin Strong (fresh) PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Jacobs | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Central Florida | William Givens connects on the 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Stapleton - foul #1 on Lawrence Stapleton, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:10 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:10 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | William Givens is fouled on the floor by Peter Jacobs - foul #1 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton travels with the ball | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong clanks a shot in the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Lawrence Stapleton | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | William Givens clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-3 |
| 18:03 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle buries a floater in the paint set up by Oscar Wilson | 3-5 |
| 17:55 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Sergei Jelinek (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Peter Jacobs, Larry Lightle, Robert Brown | |
| 17:40 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | Central Florida | William Givens snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:12 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (SF), James Raynor (C) David Beck, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF) Oscar Wilson, Melvin Strong | |
| 16:54 | Central Florida | Trey Hill is wide open and dunks the ball | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 5-5 |
| 16:37 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Aaron Burke (SG), Brian Davis (PF) William Givens, Guy Northrup, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Larry Lightle (PF), Robert Brown (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Sergei Jelinek, Eric Dowd | |
| 16:16 | Texas Tech | A charge is called on Larry Lightle - foul #1 on Larry Lightle, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Beck (SF), Daniel Woodward (C) Brian Davis, James Raynor | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SG) James Clark | |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Peter Jacobs - foul #2 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), Oscar Wilson (SG) Peter Jacobs, Nicholas Amos | |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:05 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 5-5 |
| 16:01 | Texas Tech | John Beverly lays it in set up by Melvin Strong | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) SG - Aaron Burke (fresh) SF - David Beck (fresh) PF - Trey Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Strong (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Central Florida | Trey Hill can't finish the uncontested layup | 5-7 |
| 15:40 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:36 | Texas Tech | Aaron Burke steals it from Larry Lightle | 5-7 |
| 15:16 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 15:15 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:13 | Texas Tech | John Beverly is fouled in the backcourt by Alton Hargreaves - foul #1 on Alton Hargreaves, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), James Raynor (C) David Beck, Trey Hill, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), James Clark (SG), Sergei Jelinek (PF) John Beverly, Oscar Wilson, Larry Lightle | |
| 14:53 | Texas Tech | James Clark is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG), Brian Davis (SF) Alton Hargreaves, Aaron Burke | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos (SF), Eric Dowd (C) Melvin Strong, Robert Brown | |
| 14:35 | Central Florida | William Givens hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 5-7 |
| 14:34 | Central Florida | James Raynor snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:20 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nicholas Amos - foul #1 on Nicholas Amos, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Beck (SF) Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle (PF) Sergei Jelinek | |
| 14:20 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:20 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:03 | Texas Tech | Guy Northrup steals the ball from Eric Dowd | 6-7 |
| 13:48 | Central Florida | Brian Davis misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block | 6-7 |
| 13:47 | Central Florida | William Givens tips it in | 8-7 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by David Beck - foul #1 on David Beck, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Terry Batey (SG), Aaron Burke (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) William Givens, Guy Northrup, David Beck, Brian Davis, James Raynor | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), Oscar Wilson (SG), Melvin Strong (SF), Robert Brown (C) Timothy Nuzzo, James Clark, Nicholas Amos, Eric Dowd | |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Lightle | 8-7 |
| 13:20 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Beverly | 8-10 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Aaron Burke is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Wilson - foul #1 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (SF) Terry Batey | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek (PF) Larry Lightle | |
| 13:00 | Central Florida | Trey Hill hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 8-10 |
| 12:59 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward snags the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:48 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Melvin Strong - foul #1 on Melvin Strong, team foul #7 | 8-10 |
| 12:48 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:48 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:23 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Aaron Burke - foul #1 on Aaron Burke, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Batey (SG), David Beck (SF), Brian Davis (PF) Aaron Burke, Trey Hill, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Larry Lightle (PF) John Beverly, Sergei Jelinek | |
| 12:23 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:23 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:04 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves is hacked by Timothy Nuzzo - foul #1 on Timothy Nuzzo, team foul #8 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG) Terry Batey | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 12:04 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:04 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:40 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 12-11 |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Guy Northrup | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Guy Northrup (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Beck (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Davis (fresh) C - Daniel Woodward (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fairly fresh) SG - Oscar Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Strong (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Lightle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Davis | 14-11 |
| 11:14 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Oscar Wilson | 14-13 |
| 11:00 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 10:59 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:47 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Alton Hargreaves | 16-13 |
| 10:37 | Texas Tech | Brian Davis is called for the reach on Timothy Nuzzo - foul #1 on Brian Davis, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Aaron Burke (SG), Trey Hill (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), James Raynor (C) Alton Hargreaves, Guy Northrup, David Beck, Brian Davis, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), James Clark (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF), Sergei Jelinek (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Oscar Wilson, Melvin Strong, Larry Lightle, Robert Brown | |
| 10:29 | Texas Tech | James Clark drills a floater from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 10:14 | Central Florida | William Givens is fouled on the floor by Sergei Jelinek - foul #1 on Sergei Jelinek, team foul #9 | 16-15 |
| 10:14 | Central Florida | William Givens misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:14 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | John Beverly can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-15 |
| 10:07 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by James Raynor - foul #1 on James Raynor, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG) John Beverly | |
| 09:48 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:37 | Central Florida | Trey Hill connects on the runner near the basket | 18-15 |
| 09:25 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 09:23 | Central Florida | William Givens grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 09:18 | Central Florida | Trey Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Guy Northrup (SG), Daniel Woodward (C) Trey Hill, James Raynor | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (SG), Melvin Strong (SF), Larry Lightle (PF) James Clark, Nicholas Amos, Sergei Jelinek | |
| 09:16 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 09:02 | Central Florida | William Givens hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-15 |
| 08:42 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Timothy Nuzzo | 20-17 |
| 08:40 | Central Florida | Oscar Wilson steals the ball from William Givens in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| 08:25 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Oscar Wilson and the foul's on Daniel Woodward - foul #1 on Daniel Woodward, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Terry Batey (SG), David Beck (SF), Brian Davis (PF) William Givens, Guy Northrup, Aaron Burke, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), Robert Brown (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Eric Dowd | |
| 08:25 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses the free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Daniel Woodward | 20-19 |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | Brian Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 08:04 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:59 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Larry Lightle | 20-21 |
| 07:57 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (PF), James Raynor (C) Brian Davis, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG), Sergei Jelinek (PF) Oscar Wilson, Larry Lightle | |
| 07:46 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown misses the floater near the basket | 20-21 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Alton Hargreaves | 20-21 |
| 07:27 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 07:26 | Central Florida | Trey Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Batey (fresh) SF - David Beck (fairly fresh) PF - Trey Hill (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Raynor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Beverly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) C - Robert Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Central Florida | David Beck connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Alton Hargreaves | 23-21 |
| 06:46 | Texas Tech | James Clark's pass is intercepted by Alton Hargreaves | 23-21 |
| 06:44 | Central Florida | David Beck is hacked by John Beverly in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Beverly, team foul #10 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Guy Northrup (SG), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), Brian Davis (C) Alton Hargreaves, Terry Batey, Trey Hill, James Raynor | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Oscar Wilson (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF), Larry Lightle (PF), Eric Dowd (C) John Beverly, James Clark, Melvin Strong, Sergei Jelinek, Robert Brown | |
| 06:44 | Central Florida | David Beck misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:44 | Central Florida | David Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:30 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson makes the turnaround in the lane | 24-23 |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton is hacked by Nicholas Amos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Amos, team foul #11 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Aaron Burke (SF) David Beck | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SF) Nicholas Amos | |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:09 | Texas Tech | Guy Northrup is called for the reach on Timothy Nuzzo - foul #1 on Guy Northrup, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| 06:09 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:09 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:40 | Central Florida | William Givens buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Davis | 29-25 |
| 05:20 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd lays it in on a great pass from Larry Lightle and he's fouled by William Givens - foul #1 on William Givens, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Lawrence Stapleton, Brian Davis | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek (PF) Larry Lightle | |
| 05:20 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd misses the free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:20 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 05:02 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 04:39 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd blows the layup | 32-27 |
| 04:38 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo tips it but misses | 32-27 |
| 04:36 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| 04:19 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Givens | 34-29 |
| 04:14 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Givens - foul #2 on William Givens, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Terry Batey (SG), David Beck (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), James Raynor (C) William Givens, Guy Northrup, Aaron Burke, Trey Hill, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG), Larry Lightle (PF), Robert Brown (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Sergei Jelinek, Eric Dowd | |
| 04:14 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 04:14 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | David Beck is hacked by Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #12 | 34-31 |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | David Beck makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:12 | Central Florida | David Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:12 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 03:54 | Texas Tech | James Clark scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Wilson | 35-34 |
| 03:49 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Stapleton | 38-34 |
| 03:36 | Texas Tech | James Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Brian Davis (PF) Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Nicholas Amos (SF) Oscar Wilson, Melvin Strong | |
| 03:23 | Central Florida | Brian Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Brown | 38-34 |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Batey (fresh) SF - David Beck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Davis (fresh) C - James Raynor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Amos (fresh) PF - Larry Lightle (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle can't connect on a floater in the lane | 38-34 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Terry Batey snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Terry Batey's pass is intercepted by Larry Lightle | 38-34 |
| 02:30 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Jacobs | 38-36 |
| 02:19 | Central Florida | David Beck misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 02:18 | Texas Tech | James Clark gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 02:13 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Clark | 38-38 |
| 01:51 | Central Florida | Terry Batey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | David Beck grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Brian Davis can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 01:38 | Texas Tech | James Clark grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 01:33 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs loses the dribble to Terry Batey | 38-38 |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | Terry Batey is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 01:17 | Central Florida | James Raynor grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 00:59 | Central Florida | Brian Davis hits a shot from close range on a great pass from David Beck and he's fouled by Nicholas Amos - foul #3 on Nicholas Amos, team foul #13 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Guy Northrup (SG), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Alton Hargreaves, Terry Batey, David Beck, James Raynor | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), Oscar Wilson (SG), Melvin Strong (SF), Sergei Jelinek (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Peter Jacobs, James Clark, Nicholas Amos, Larry Lightle, Robert Brown | |
| 00:59 | Central Florida | Brian Davis makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:39 | Texas Tech | Brian Davis picks off the pass by Oscar Wilson | 41-38 |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Guy Northrup can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 00:15 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (SF) Brian Davis | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Melvin Strong | 41-38 |