| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Strong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dennis Ashley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Nick Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Byron Berns inbounds the ball | 18-35 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:57 | Colorado | Byron Berns is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Jacobs - foul #2 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #1 | 18-35 |
| 19:33 | Colorado | Byron Berns is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Ashley | 18-38 |
| 19:17 | Texas Tech | Dennis Ashley picks off the pass by Peter Jacobs | 18-38 |
| 18:50 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley loses the ball out of bounds | 18-38 |
| 18:27 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses the fadeaway from the right side | 18-38 |
| 18:25 | Colorado | Keith Duell snags the defensive board | 18-38 |
| 17:56 | Colorado | Victor Sweet can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 18-38 |
| 17:55 | Colorado | Byron Berns pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-38 |
| 17:34 | Colorado | Keith Duell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-38 |
| 17:32 | Colorado | Victor Sweet snags the offensive board | 18-38 |
| 17:03 | Colorado | Victor Sweet buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Ashley | 18-40 |
| 16:42 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Peter Jacobs and he's hacked by Nick Gary - foul #3 on Nick Gary, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Nicholas Amos (SF), Sergei Jelinek (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Peter Jacobs, Oscar Wilson, Larry Lightle, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Ben Bond (SG), Roger Mack (SF), Florencio Russo (PF), Nathan Ring (C) Dennis Ashley, Nick Gary, Byron Berns, Keith Duell, Victor Sweet | |
| 16:42 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the free throw | 21-40 |
| 16:24 | Colorado | Nicholas Amos is called for the reach on Roger Mack - foul #2 on Nicholas Amos, team foul #2 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG) Melvin Strong | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 16:04 | Colorado | Florencio Russo is whistled for a carry | 21-40 |
| 15:56 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-40 |
| 15:55 | Colorado | Florencio Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 21-40 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) SF - Nicholas Amos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) C - Eric Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ben Bond (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Mack (fresh) PF - Florencio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Ring (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Colorado | Ben Bond is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ben Bond, team foul #2 | 21-40 |
| 15:20 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo double dribbles | 21-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Duell (C) Nathan Ring | |
| 14:57 | Colorado | Ben Bond is hacked by James Clark - foul #3 on James Clark, team foul #3 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (SG), Melvin Strong (SF), Robert Brown (C) James Clark, Nicholas Amos, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Victor Sweet (C) Michael Smith, Florencio Russo | |
| 14:42 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses badly on a runner from close range | 21-40 |
| 14:40 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown grabs the board | 21-40 |
| 14:34 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong is hacked by Dennis Ashley - foul #2 on Dennis Ashley, team foul #3 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), Larry Lightle (PF) Timothy Nuzzo, Sergei Jelinek | |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG), Byron Berns (SF) Dennis Ashley, Roger Mack | |
| 14:17 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG) John Beverly | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 14:15 | Colorado | Victor Sweet is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-40 |
| 14:02 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs is hacked by Ben Bond - foul #2 on Ben Bond, team foul #4 | 21-40 |
| 13:42 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown is called for traveling | 21-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd (C) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Florencio Russo (PF), Nathan Ring (C) Ben Bond, Keith Duell, Victor Sweet | |
| 13:24 | Colorado | Byron Berns loses the ball out of bounds | 21-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Ben Bond (SF) Michael Smith, Byron Berns | |
| 12:59 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Oscar Wilson | 23-40 |
| 12:55 | Colorado | Nick Gary buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Florencio Russo | 23-43 |
| 12:35 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ben Bond - foul #3 on Ben Bond, team foul #5 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF), Sergei Jelinek (PF), Robert Brown (C) Oscar Wilson, Melvin Strong, Larry Lightle, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roger Mack (SF), Keith Duell (PF), Victor Sweet (C) Nick Gary, Florencio Russo, Nathan Ring | |
| 12:35 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 12:35 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 12:07 | Colorado | Victor Sweet hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ben Bond and the foul's on Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #4 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG) Peter Jacobs | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Byron Berns (SF) Dennis Ashley, Roger Mack | |
| 12:07 | Colorado | Victor Sweet misses the free throw | 25-45 |
| 12:07 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Sergei Jelinek | 25-45 |
| 11:44 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek blows the dunk | 25-45 |
| 11:42 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) SG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Amos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ben Bond (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-45 |
| 11:10 | Colorado | Ben Bond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (SG), Melvin Strong (SF), Larry Lightle (PF), Eric Dowd (C) James Clark, Nicholas Amos, Sergei Jelinek, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | Nick Gary (SG) Ben Bond | |
| 10:53 | Texas Tech | Victor Sweet swats the short shot by Eric Dowd | 27-45 |
| 10:51 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Keith Duell | 27-45 |
| 10:49 | Colorado | Victor Sweet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Florencio Russo (PF), Nathan Ring (C) Michael Smith, Keith Duell, Victor Sweet | |
| 10:36 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Nick Gary - foul #4 on Nick Gary, team foul #6 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roger Mack (SF) Byron Berns | |
| 10:36 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 10:36 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 10:11 | Colorado | Timothy Nuzzo steps in front of the Nick Gary pass | 28-45 |
| 10:08 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo lays it in | 30-45 |
| 09:39 | Colorado | The short jumper by Nathan Ring is denied by Melvin Strong | 30-45 |
| 09:38 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Larry Lightle | 30-45 |
| 09:14 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Ashley - foul #3 on Dennis Ashley, team foul #7 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Nicholas Amos (SF), Sergei Jelinek (PF) Timothy Nuzzo, Oscar Wilson, Larry Lightle | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG), Ben Bond (SG), Byron Berns (SF), Keith Duell (PF), Victor Sweet (C) Dennis Ashley, Nick Gary, Roger Mack, Florencio Russo, Nathan Ring | |
| 09:14 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 09:14 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 08:56 | Colorado | Michael Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-45 |
| 08:55 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Eric Dowd | 32-45 |
| 08:50 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 32-45 |
| 08:48 | Colorado | Victor Sweet grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Byron Berns clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 08:39 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 08:26 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-45 |
| 08:25 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek grabs the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 08:16 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-45 |
| 08:15 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong gets the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 08:02 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek's pass is intercepted by Keith Duell | 32-45 |
| 07:39 | Colorado | Victor Sweet hits a wide open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Duell | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Strong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Amos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sergei Jelinek (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Dowd (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ben Bond (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Sweet (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Texas Tech | Victor Sweet swats the dunk try by Melvin Strong | 32-47 |
| 07:23 | Colorado | Byron Berns grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 07:03 | Colorado | Byron Berns misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-47 |
| 07:02 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 06:56 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ben Bond - foul #4 on Ben Bond, team foul #8 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Oscar Wilson (SG), Larry Lightle (PF), Robert Brown (C) Peter Jacobs, Nicholas Amos, Sergei Jelinek, Eric Dowd | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Nick Gary (SG), Roger Mack (SF), Florencio Russo (PF) Michael Smith, Ben Bond, Byron Berns, Victor Sweet | |
| 06:56 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 06:56 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 06:34 | Colorado | Keith Duell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-47 |
| 06:32 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 06:26 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Roger Mack - foul #1 on Roger Mack, team foul #9 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Nathan Ring (C) Keith Duell | |
| 06:26 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 06:26 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 05:57 | Colorado | Nathan Ring misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| 05:57 | Colorado | Nathan Ring makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 05:57 | Colorado | Nathan Ring makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 05:38 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Nick Gary - foul #5 on Nick Gary, team foul #10 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ben Bond (SG), Victor Sweet (C) Nick Gary, Nathan Ring | |
| 05:38 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 05:38 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 05:33 | Colorado | Florencio Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (PG), Sergei Jelinek (SF) Timothy Nuzzo, Melvin Strong | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown buries a jumper from the right block | 40-49 |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Roger Mack travels with the ball | 40-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos (SF) Larry Lightle | |
| Subs | Colorado | Byron Berns (SF), Keith Duell (PF) Roger Mack, Florencio Russo | |
| 04:46 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 04:44 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 04:27 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), James Clark (SG), Larry Lightle (PF) Peter Jacobs, Oscar Wilson, Sergei Jelinek | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (PG) Dennis Ashley | |
| 04:24 | Colorado | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 04:09 | Colorado | Victor Sweet snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 03:47 | Colorado | Victor Sweet is denied on a layup by Larry Lightle | 40-49 |
| 03:45 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-49 |
| 03:37 | Colorado | Keith Duell snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Timothy Nuzzo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Amos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Lightle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ben Bond (tiring) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Byron Berns (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Duell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Sweet (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Colorado | Byron Berns is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Smith | 40-52 |
| 03:17 | Texas Tech | Michael Smith steals the ball from Timothy Nuzzo in the backcourt | 40-52 |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Victor Sweet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek (PF), Eric Dowd (C) Larry Lightle, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Ashley (PG), Roger Mack (SF), Florencio Russo (PF), Nathan Ring (C) Michael Smith, Byron Berns, Keith Duell, Victor Sweet | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Florencio Russo - foul #1 on Florencio Russo, team foul #11 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG) Timothy Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:48 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:48 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Colorado | Ben Bond is hacked by James Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Clark, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG) James Clark | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:36 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ben Bond | 42-54 |
| 02:16 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos is hacked by Roger Mack - foul #2 on Roger Mack, team foul #12 | 42-54 |
| 02:16 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 02:16 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Nuzzo - foul #1 on Timothy Nuzzo, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 02:06 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-56 |
| 02:05 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek misses the tip | 44-56 |
| 02:03 | Colorado | Florencio Russo pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 01:57 | Colorado | Ben Bond hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Ashley | 44-58 |
| 01:45 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ben Bond - foul #5 on Ben Bond, team foul #13 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG) John Beverly | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Smith (SG), Byron Berns (SF), Keith Duell (PF), Victor Sweet (C) Ben Bond, Roger Mack, Florencio Russo, Nathan Ring | |
| 01:45 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 01:45 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:30 | Colorado | Michael Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Keith Duell | 46-61 |
| 01:10 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-61 |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-61 |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | Victor Sweet steals it from Sergei Jelinek | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Byron Berns hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by James Clark - foul #5 on James Clark, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (SG) James Clark | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Byron Berns makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Texas Tech | John Beverly misses the shot from the right side | 46-63 |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 00:08 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd misses the jumper from the baseline | 46-63 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Victor Sweet gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Dennis Ashley runs out the clock | 46-63 |