| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) SG - Michael McNish (fresh) SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) PF - Jimmy Darlington (fresh) C - Ronald Follmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Kokocinski (fresh) SG - Darrel Daniels (fresh) SF - Vito Gallo (fresh) PF - Clarence Archuleta (fresh) C - Brandon Cox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski is fouled on the floor by Richard Ono - foul #1 on Richard Ono, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Texas Tech | Michael McNish steps in front of the Matthew Kokocinski pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | South Alabama | Richard Ono hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jimmy Darlington | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | South Alabama | Richard Ono snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | South Alabama | Richard Ono scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Clarence Archuleta | 4-7 |
| 16:58 | South Alabama | Michael McNish double dribbles | 4-7 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Frank Neal (SG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Keith Fisher (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Jimmy Darlington, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (SG) Matthew Kokocinski | |
| 16:55 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr is fouled in the backcourt by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr is called for a backcourt violation | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | South Alabama | David Thomas is hacked by Clarence Archuleta - foul #1 on Clarence Archuleta, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 16:01 | South Alabama | David Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:59 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Vito Gallo | 4-7 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - David Thomas (fresh) SG - Frank Neal (fresh) SF - David Hein (fresh) PF - Marvin Kurz (fresh) C - Keith Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Darrel Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) SF - Vito Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Archuleta (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Cox (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Texas Tech | Marvin Kurz is called for the reach on Darrel Daniels - foul #1 on Marvin Kurz, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG) Frank Neal | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 15:18 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Carr | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | South Alabama | David Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Kurz | 6-9 |
| 15:08 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr is hacked by David Hein in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hein, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Joshua Craft (C) David Thomas, David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Keith Fisher | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski (PG), Joe Bennett (SF), Mark Holderman (PF), Gaylord James (C) Jeffrey Carr, Vito Gallo, Clarence Archuleta, Brandon Cox | |
| 14:43 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrel Daniels | 6-11 |
| 14:38 | South Alabama | Michael McNish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer (C) Joshua Craft | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 14:36 | Texas Tech | Michael McNish picks off the pass by Matthew Kokocinski in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 14:19 | South Alabama | Joe Bennett picks off the pass by Jimmy Darlington | 6-11 |
| 14:14 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett misses the lay-in | 6-11 |
| 14:12 | Texas Tech | Gaylord James gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:53 | Texas Tech | Gaylord James can't finish the layup | 6-11 |
| 13:51 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 13:46 | South Alabama | Richard Ono scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Mark Holderman - foul #1 on Mark Holderman, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (SG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Keith Fisher (C) Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Jimmy Darlington, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (SG), Clarence Archuleta (PF), Brandon Cox (C) Darrel Daniels, Mark Holderman, Gaylord James | |
| 13:46 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Kokocinski | 9-14 |
| 13:16 | South Alabama | The 3pt attempt by David Thomas is denied by Jeffrey Carr | 9-14 |
| 13:14 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Joe Bennett | 9-14 |
| 12:57 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:56 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Marvin Kurz | 9-14 |
| 12:51 | South Alabama | Richard Ono comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 12:50 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 12:30 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 11-14 |
| 12:28 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta grabs the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:11 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joe Bennett | 11-17 |
| 12:02 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Joshua Craft (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Richard Ono, David Thomas, David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Keith Fisher | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels (PG), Daniel Barnum (SG), Vito Gallo (SF), Mark Holderman (PF), Gaylord James (C) Matthew Kokocinski, Jeffrey Carr, Joe Bennett, Clarence Archuleta, Brandon Cox | |
| 11:57 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels is hacked by Frank Neal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Neal, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Frank Neal (fresh) SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) PF - Joshua Craft (fresh) C - Ronald Follmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Darrel Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Barnum (fresh) SF - Vito Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Holderman (fresh) C - Gaylord James (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Texas Tech | Frank Neal takes the ball from Gaylord James | 11-17 |
| 11:28 | South Alabama | Frank Neal banks in the layup | 13-17 |
| 11:07 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Darrel Daniels | 13-19 |
| 10:51 | South Alabama | Frank Neal misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 13-19 |
| 10:50 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 10:21 | Texas Tech | Frank Neal steals it from Darrel Daniels | 13-19 |
| 10:17 | South Alabama | Vito Gallo picks off the pass by Joshua Craft | 13-19 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Daniel Barnum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Marvin Kurz (C) Frank Neal, Joshua Craft, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (SG), Joe Bennett (SF), Clarence Archuleta (PF) Daniel Barnum, Vito Gallo, Mark Holderman | |
| 09:44 | South Alabama | Michael McNish comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gaylord James - foul #1 on Gaylord James, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG) Patrick Gary | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski (PG), Brandon Cox (C) Darrel Daniels, Gaylord James | |
| 09:44 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:44 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:21 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), David Hein (SF) Michael McNish, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:03 | South Alabama | David Hein hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 15-19 |
| 09:01 | South Alabama | David Thomas snags the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 08:42 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz hits a 3 from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 08:13 | Texas Tech | Patrick Gary is called for the reach on Brandon Cox - foul #1 on Patrick Gary, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Keith Fisher (SF), Ronald Follmer (C) Patrick Gary, David Thomas, David Hein, Marvin Kurz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels (PG), Daniel Barnum (SG), Vito Gallo (SF), Mark Holderman (PF), Gaylord James (C) Matthew Kokocinski, Jeffrey Carr, Joe Bennett, Clarence Archuleta, Brandon Cox | |
| 07:57 | Texas Tech | Mark Holderman is open but misses the lay-in | 18-19 |
| 07:55 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels snags the offensive board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frank Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Fisher (fresh) PF - Jimmy Darlington (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Follmer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Darrel Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Barnum (fresh) SF - Vito Gallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Holderman (fresh) C - Gaylord James (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Texas Tech | Mark Holderman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Ono - foul #2 on Richard Ono, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Joshua Craft (PF) Richard Ono, Jimmy Darlington | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 07:40 | Texas Tech | Mark Holderman misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:40 | Texas Tech | Mark Holderman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:40 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Gaylord James | 18-19 |
| 07:11 | Texas Tech | Daniel Barnum travels with the ball | 18-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Haynes (SF) Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:58 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher loses the ball out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), David Hein (SF) Frank Neal, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:32 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 06:30 | South Alabama | David Hein grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 06:06 | South Alabama | David Hein misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 06:05 | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 05:39 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Gaylord James | 18-21 |
| 05:10 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gaylord James - foul #2 on Gaylord James, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Marvin Kurz (C) Michael McNish, David Hein, Keith Fisher, Joshua Craft | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski (PG), Jeffrey Carr (SG), Joe Bennett (SF), Clarence Archuleta (PF), Brandon Cox (C) Darrel Daniels, Daniel Barnum, Vito Gallo, Mark Holderman, Gaylord James | |
| 05:10 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:10 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:50 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joe Bennett | 19-23 |
| 04:34 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz is hacked by Brandon Cox - foul #1 on Brandon Cox, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG) Patrick Gary | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 04:06 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Archuleta | 19-23 |
| 04:05 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes grabs the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 03:58 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington loses the ball out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Ronald Follmer (C) Frank Neal, Jimmy Darlington | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:37 | Texas Tech | Joe Bennett can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 03:36 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Haynes (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Kurz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Follmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Kokocinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Clarence Archuleta (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Cox (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:31 | South Alabama | Matthew Kokocinski takes the ball from Richard Ono | 19-23 |
| 03:29 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta is fouled in the backcourt by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels (SG), Gaylord James (C) Jeffrey Carr, Brandon Cox | |
| 03:29 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:29 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 03:21 | South Alabama | Darrel Daniels steals it from Gary Haynes | 19-23 |
| 03:19 | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington (PF) Marvin Kurz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Barnum (SG), Mark Holderman (PF) Matthew Kokocinski, Clarence Archuleta | |
| 03:07 | South Alabama | Daniel Barnum is called for the reach on Frank Neal - foul #1 on Daniel Barnum, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| 02:39 | South Alabama | Mark Holderman steps in front of the Frank Neal pass | 19-23 |
| 02:36 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels is hacked by Richard Ono in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Ono, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), David Hein (SF) Richard Ono, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr (SG), Vito Gallo (SF) Daniel Barnum, Joe Bennett | |
| 02:36 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:36 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:36 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Ronald Follmer | 19-24 |
| 02:15 | South Alabama | Vito Gallo takes the ball from David Hein | 19-24 |
| 01:58 | Texas Tech | Mark Holderman travels with the ball | 19-24 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Marvin Kurz (PF), Keith Fisher (C) Frank Neal, Jimmy Darlington, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Kokocinski (PG), Clarence Archuleta (PF), Brandon Cox (C) Vito Gallo, Mark Holderman, Gaylord James | |
| 01:41 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz loses the ball out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG) Michael McNish | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels is hacked by David Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Darrel Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 01:39 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Keith Fisher | 19-25 |
| 01:24 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael McNish | 21-25 |
| 01:01 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 00:59 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta grabs the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 00:40 | Texas Tech | Marvin Kurz picks off the pass by Jeffrey Carr | 21-25 |
| 00:21 | South Alabama | Michael McNish comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-25 |
| 00:20 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Carr pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | Brandon Cox is called for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (PG), Gary Haynes (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Joshua Craft (C) Patrick Gary, David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Keith Fisher | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Vito Gallo (PG), Daniel Barnum (SG), Joe Bennett (SF), Mark Holderman (PF), Gaylord James (C) Matthew Kokocinski, Darrel Daniels, Jeffrey Carr, Clarence Archuleta, Brandon Cox | |
| 00:00 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses short on a halfcourt shot | 21-25 |