| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Shane Peabody (fresh) SG - Rickie Gurley (fresh) SF - Michael Woolery (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) C - David Eells (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier hits a shot near the basket set up by Gary Harrison and he's hacked by David Eells - foul #1 on David Eells, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Texas Tech | David Eells misses the easy layup but the foul's on Arthur Presswood - foul #1 on Arthur Presswood, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Texas Tech | David Eells makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:25 | Texas Tech | David Eells makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Texas Tech | David Eells snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Texas Tech | David Eells tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | Michael Woolery steals the ball from Gary Harrison | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Woolery | 2-6 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 18:11 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Woolery and he's hacked by Donald Pierce - foul #1 on Donald Pierce, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Fred White (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Donald Pierce, Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison, Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery (SF), Mathew Reynolds (PF), Joshua Kirchoff (C) Michael Woolery, Dikembe Akre, David Eells | |
| 17:42 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody misses the free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Fred White grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Shane Peabody is called for the reach on Aubrey Rhynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Peabody, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Crowder (SG) Rickie Gurley | |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Kirchoff - foul #1 on Joshua Kirchoff, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:54 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 3-8 |
| 16:53 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery can't tip it in | 3-8 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Williamson | 3-8 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson lays it in | 5-8 |
| 16:23 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody is hacked by Ronald Williamson - foul #1 on Ronald Williamson, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Kevin Sherwood, Christopher Massengale, Fred White | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (SG), Michael Woolery (SF), Dikembe Akre (PF), David Eells (C) Shane Peabody, Ivan Zachery, Mathew Reynolds, Joshua Kirchoff | |
| 16:04 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Williamson - foul #2 on Ronald Williamson, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG) Ronald Williamson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody (PG) John Crowder | |
| 16:04 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:04 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood loses the dribble to Michael Woolery in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 15:54 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Rhynes - foul #1 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (PG) Aubrey Rhynes | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Shane Peabody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rickie Gurley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Woolery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Eells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Texas Tech | David Eells hits the finger roll | 5-12 |
| 15:46 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison's pass is intercepted by David Eells in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| 15:30 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Rickie Gurley | 5-14 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Rickie Gurley steps in front of the Gary Harrison pass | 5-14 |
| 15:16 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley hits the finger roll | 5-16 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-16 |
| 14:55 | Texas Tech | David Eells snags the defensive board | 5-16 |
| 14:34 | Texas Tech | David Eells misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 5-16 |
| 14:32 | Texas Tech | David Eells hits the follow up shot | 5-18 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-18 |
| 14:24 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre gets the rebound | 5-18 |
| 13:59 | Texas Tech | Edward Rodarte is called for the reach on Dikembe Akre - foul #1 on Edward Rodarte, team foul #6 | 5-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Aubrey Rhynes (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Fred White (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Edward Rodarte, Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison, Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Crowder (PG), Ivan Zachery (SF), Mathew Reynolds (PF), Joshua Kirchoff (C) Shane Peabody, Michael Woolery, Dikembe Akre, David Eells | |
| 13:43 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Crowder | 5-21 |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Fred White can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Crowder - foul #1 on John Crowder, team foul #4 | 5-21 |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Fred White misses the 1st free throw | 5-21 |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Fred White misses the 2nd free throw | 5-21 |
| 13:26 | Texas Tech | Joshua Kirchoff gets the rebound | 5-21 |
| 12:58 | Texas Tech | John Crowder is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 5-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody (PG) John Crowder | |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce can't connect on an uncontested turnaround near the basket | 5-21 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Aubrey Rhynes | 5-21 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Shane Peabody takes the ball from Kevin Sherwood | 5-21 |
| 12:14 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Shane Peabody | 5-23 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Peabody - foul #2 on Shane Peabody, team foul #5 | 5-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Scott Cureton (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Donald Pierce, Aubrey Rhynes, Kevin Sherwood, Fred White, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Crowder (PG), Michael Woolery (SF), Dikembe Akre (PF), David Eells (C) Shane Peabody, Ivan Zachery, Mathew Reynolds, Joshua Kirchoff | |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 5-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF) Scott Cureton | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) PF - Mark Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Crowder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rickie Gurley (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Woolery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Eells (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Crowder | 5-26 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-26 |
| 10:49 | Texas Tech | David Eells buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from John Crowder | 8-28 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Rodarte | 11-28 |
| 10:10 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rickie Gurley | 11-31 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Rodarte, team foul #7 | 11-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Aubrey Rhynes (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF) Edward Rodarte, Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery (SG), Mathew Reynolds (PF), Joshua Kirchoff (C) Rickie Gurley, Dikembe Akre, David Eells | |
| 09:58 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-31 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell snags the defensive board | 11-31 |
| 09:37 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier lays it in | 13-31 |
| 09:25 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ivan Zachery and he's hacked by Donald Pierce - foul #2 on Donald Pierce, team foul #8 | 13-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Fred White (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Donald Pierce, Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | David Eells (C) Joshua Kirchoff | |
| 09:25 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds makes the free throw | 13-34 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Mathew Reynolds is called for the reach on Fred White - foul #1 on Mathew Reynolds, team foul #6 | 13-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre (PF) Michael Woolery | |
| 09:02 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-34 |
| 08:41 | Texas Tech | Christopher Massengale steals the ball from David Eells | 15-34 |
| 08:33 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-34 |
| 08:32 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre grabs the board | 15-34 |
| 08:27 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds misses the shot from the free throw line | 15-34 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Fred White snags the defensive board | 15-34 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 15-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Kevin Sherwood, Fred White, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (SG) Mathew Reynolds | |
| 08:10 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lozier - foul #1 on Kenneth Lozier, team foul #9 | 15-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery (SF), Joshua Kirchoff (C) Ivan Zachery, David Eells | |
| 08:10 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 08:10 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 15-36 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-36 |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier tips it home | 17-36 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Presswood (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Lozier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Crowder (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Rickie Gurley (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Woolery (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Akre (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Kirchoff (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Texas Tech | Arthur Presswood steps in front of the Rickie Gurley pass | 17-36 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Lozier | 19-36 |
| 07:01 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Woolery | 19-38 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-38 |
| 06:55 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley pulls down the rebound | 19-38 |
| 06:42 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Crowder | 19-41 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison's pass is intercepted by Rickie Gurley in the backcourt | 19-41 |
| 06:22 | Texas Tech | A charge is called on Michael Woolery - foul #1 on Michael Woolery, team foul #7 | 19-41 |
| 06:22 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred White (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery (PG), Mathew Reynolds (PF), David Eells (C) John Crowder, Dikembe Akre, Joshua Kirchoff | |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Ivan Zachery steals it from Arthur Presswood | 19-41 |
| 06:03 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds hits the finger roll set up by Ivan Zachery | 19-43 |
| 05:47 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood buries a 3 from straight away | 22-43 |
| 05:31 | Texas Tech | David Eells hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 22-43 |
| 05:29 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale grabs the board | 22-43 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes is fouled in the backcourt by David Eells - foul #2 on David Eells, team foul #8 | 22-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Crowder (PG), Joshua Kirchoff (C) Michael Woolery, David Eells | |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 05:27 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 05:14 | Texas Tech | John Crowder's pass is intercepted by Aubrey Rhynes | 22-43 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison lays it in on a nice dish by Aubrey Rhynes | 24-43 |
| 04:52 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 04:51 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds tips it in | 24-45 |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Aubrey Rhynes | 27-45 |
| 04:14 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gary Harrison | 27-45 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood tips it back up and in | 29-45 |
| 03:46 | Texas Tech | Ivan Zachery knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Crowder | 29-48 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Presswood (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Fred White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Crowder (tired) 5 ast. SG - Rickie Gurley (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Zachery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mathew Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Kirchoff (tiring) | |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-48 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood hits the follow up shot | 31-48 |
| 02:59 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Zachery and the foul's on Fred White - foul #1 on Fred White, team foul #10 | 31-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison, Fred White, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody (PG), Dikembe Akre (PF), David Eells (C) John Crowder, Rickie Gurley, Joshua Kirchoff | |
| 02:59 | Texas Tech | Mathew Reynolds makes the free throw | 31-51 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Dikembe Akre picks off the pass by Ronald Williamson in the backcourt | 31-51 |
| 02:49 | Texas Tech | David Eells lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ivan Zachery | 31-53 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Shane Peabody picks off the pass by Kevin Sherwood in the backcourt | 31-53 |
| 02:45 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody lays it up and in | 31-55 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mathew Reynolds - foul #2 on Mathew Reynolds, team foul #9 | 31-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery (SF) Mathew Reynolds | |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 02:32 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre grabs the board | 31-55 |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | David Eells hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Lozier - foul #2 on Kenneth Lozier, team foul #11 | 31-55 |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | David Eells makes the 1st free throw | 31-56 |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | David Eells misses the 2nd free throw | 31-56 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier gets the rebound | 31-56 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | David Eells swats the shot by Kevin Sherwood | 31-56 |
| 01:51 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre snags the defensive board | 31-56 |
| 01:23 | Texas Tech | David Eells is hacked by Mark Mitchell - foul #1 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #12 | 31-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG), Scott Cureton (SF) Ronald Williamson, Kevin Sherwood | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (SG) Ivan Zachery | |
| 01:23 | Texas Tech | David Eells makes the 1st free throw | 31-57 |
| 01:23 | Texas Tech | David Eells misses the 2nd free throw | 31-57 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton gets the rebound | 31-57 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Cureton | 33-57 |
| 00:51 | Texas Tech | Donald Pierce steps in front of the David Eells pass | 33-57 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-57 |
| 00:37 | Texas Tech | Michael Woolery grabs the board | 33-57 |
| 00:33 | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-57 |
| 00:31 | Texas Tech | David Eells grabs the offensive rebound | 33-57 |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Shane Peabody clanks a jumper from the right block | 33-57 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Scott Cureton | 33-57 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Rickie Gurley steps in front of the Mark Mitchell pass | 33-57 |
| 00:01 | Texas Tech | David Eells can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 33-57 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | The clock runs out | 33-57 |