| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Scott Parent (fresh) SG - Jerry Barnes (fresh) SF - Brian George (fresh) PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) C - Fred Gleason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Rhett Castleman (fresh) SG - Dale Hargreaves (fresh) SF - Erwin Hoover (fresh) PF - Matthew Barstow (fresh) C - William Hester (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:53 | Iowa State | Scott Parent misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rhett Castleman - foul #1 on Rhett Castleman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Iowa State | Scott Parent misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Iowa State | Scott Parent misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Parent | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Texas A&M | William Hester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Iowa State | Brian George misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Iowa State | Scott Parent tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Iowa State | Scott Parent knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brian George | 7-0 |
| 17:50 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rhett Castleman | 7-3 |
| 17:30 | Iowa State | William Hester swats the short shot by Scott Parent | 7-3 |
| 17:28 | Texas A&M | William Hester snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:59 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Parent - foul #1 on Scott Parent, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mathew Justice (PG), Jonathan Meacham (SG), Roger Powell (SF), Paul Major (PF), Tommy Smallwood (C) Scott Parent, Jerry Barnes, Brian George, Charles Freeman, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 16:59 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:59 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:45 | Iowa State | Paul Major drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Roger Powell | 9-5 |
| 16:16 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Fred Gleason (C) Jonathan Meacham | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth (PG), Charles Prisco (SF) Rhett Castleman, Erwin Hoover | |
| 15:58 | Iowa State | Mathew Justice buries a jumper in the lane | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mathew Justice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Smallwood (fresh) SF - Roger Powell (fresh) PF - Paul Major (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Robert Weymouth (fresh) SG - Dale Hargreaves (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Prisco (fresh) PF - Matthew Barstow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hester (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Texas A&M | Charles Prisco is fouled on the floor by Mathew Justice - foul #1 on Mathew Justice, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes (SG), Charles Freeman (PF) Tommy Smallwood, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Rhett Castleman (PG), Bill Scuderi (C) Dale Hargreaves, William Hester | |
| 15:10 | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 15:08 | Texas A&M | Charles Prisco gets the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:39 | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-5 |
| 14:37 | Texas A&M | Rhett Castleman grabs the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:08 | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth is hacked by Jerry Barnes - foul #1 on Jerry Barnes, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scott Parent (PG), Brian George (SF), Fred Gleason (C) Mathew Justice, Roger Powell, Paul Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves (SG), Erwin Hoover (SF), William Hester (C) Rhett Castleman, Matthew Barstow, Bill Scuderi | |
| 13:52 | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Erwin Hoover | 11-8 |
| 13:38 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason clanks a jump hook from the left block | 11-8 |
| 13:36 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman snags the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:22 | Iowa State | Brian George makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jerry Barnes | 13-8 |
| 12:53 | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Hester and the foul's on Scott Parent - foul #2 on Scott Parent, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mathew Justice (PG) Scott Parent | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bill Scuderi (PF) Charles Prisco | |
| 12:53 | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth misses the free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:53 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:41 | Iowa State | Erwin Hoover takes the ball from Mathew Justice | 13-10 |
| 12:38 | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Meacham (PG), Tommy Smallwood (SG), Paul Major (PF) Mathew Justice, Jerry Barnes, Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Rhett Castleman (PG) Robert Weymouth | |
| 12:24 | Iowa State | Tommy Smallwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mathew Justice (PG), Jerry Barnes (SG), Charles Freeman (PF) Jonathan Meacham, Tommy Smallwood, Paul Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow (PF) Bill Scuderi | |
| 11:59 | Texas A&M | Brian George steps in front of the Matthew Barstow pass | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mathew Justice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian George (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Rhett Castleman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Hargreaves (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erwin Hoover (fresh) PF - Matthew Barstow (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hester (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Mathew Justice | 15-10 |
| 11:27 | Texas A&M | William Hester misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Barnes - foul #2 on Jerry Barnes, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Meacham (PG), Tommy Smallwood (SG), Paul Major (PF) Mathew Justice, Jerry Barnes, Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 11:27 | Texas A&M | William Hester misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:27 | Texas A&M | William Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:14 | Iowa State | Jonathan Meacham is fouled on the floor by Dale Hargreaves - foul #1 on Dale Hargreaves, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roger Powell (SF), Charles Freeman (PF) Brian George, Paul Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Charles Prisco (SF) Erwin Hoover | |
| 11:01 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason is called for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Brian George (SF) Roger Powell | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 10:37 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Rhett Castleman and the foul's on Tommy Smallwood - foul #1 on Tommy Smallwood, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mathew Justice (PG), Roger Powell (SF), Paul Major (PF) Jonathan Meacham, Brian George, Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth (SG) Dale Hargreaves | |
| 10:37 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow misses the free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:37 | Iowa State | Paul Major grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 10:17 | Iowa State | Roger Powell is hacked by Charles Prisco - foul #1 on Charles Prisco, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Meacham (PG), Brian George (SF), Charles Freeman (PF) Mathew Justice, Roger Powell, Paul Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bill Scuderi (PF) Matthew Barstow | |
| 10:07 | Iowa State | Charles Prisco is called for the reach on Brian George - foul #2 on Charles Prisco, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mathew Justice (PG) Jonathan Meacham | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Erwin Hoover (SF), Matthew Barstow (PF) Charles Prisco, William Hester | |
| 09:51 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason misses the dunk but the foul's on Rhett Castleman - foul #2 on Rhett Castleman, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves (SG) Rhett Castleman | |
| 09:51 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:51 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:24 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 09:22 | Iowa State | Mathew Justice grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:17 | Iowa State | Mathew Justice buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Fred Gleason and the foul's on Bill Scuderi - foul #1 on Bill Scuderi, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Meacham (SG), Roger Powell (SF), Paul Major (C) Tommy Smallwood, Brian George, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Hester (C) Matthew Barstow | |
| 09:17 | Iowa State | Mathew Justice makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:01 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 08:59 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Paul Major | 19-13 |
| 08:52 | Iowa State | Roger Powell misses the floater from the baseline | 19-13 |
| 08:51 | Iowa State | Paul Major snags the offensive board | 19-13 |
| 08:36 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Roger Powell is blocked by Bill Scuderi | 19-13 |
| 08:34 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:10 | Texas A&M | William Hester hits a jumper from the right block set up by Dale Hargreaves | 19-15 |
| 07:49 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman drills a turnaround from close range | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mathew Justice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) SF - Roger Powell (fresh) PF - Charles Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Major (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Robert Weymouth (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dale Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erwin Hoover (fairly fresh) PF - Bill Scuderi (fresh) C - William Hester (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 07:20 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:15 | Iowa State | Mathew Justice's fadeaway is rejected by William Hester | 21-15 |
| 07:13 | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 06:52 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | Paul Major's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scott Parent (PG), Jerry Barnes (SG), Brian George (SF), Tommy Smallwood (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Mathew Justice, Jonathan Meacham, Roger Powell, Charles Freeman, Paul Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow (PF) Bill Scuderi | |
| 06:14 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow's pass is intercepted by Tommy Smallwood | 21-18 |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Brian George misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-18 |
| 06:04 | Texas A&M | Erwin Hoover snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 05:46 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves is fouled on the floor by Fred Gleason - foul #1 on Fred Gleason, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Freeman (PF) Tommy Smallwood | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 05:46 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:46 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:46 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Charles Freeman | 21-19 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes is hacked by Dale Hargreaves - foul #2 on Dale Hargreaves, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Rhett Castleman (PG) Dale Hargreaves | |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:01 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow misses short on a shot from the right side | 23-19 |
| 04:59 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 04:47 | Iowa State | Brian George clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Hester - foul #1 on William Hester, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| 04:47 | Iowa State | Brian George misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:47 | Iowa State | Brian George misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:47 | Texas A&M | William Hester pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:27 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow's layup is rejected by Fred Gleason | 23-19 |
| 04:25 | Texas A&M | Erwin Hoover pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:10 | Texas A&M | Rhett Castleman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-19 |
| 04:08 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:02 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes misses the 3 from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 04:01 | Texas A&M | William Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 03:44 | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 03:42 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Fred Gleason | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Scott Parent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian George (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Gleason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Rhett Castleman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Weymouth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erwin Hoover (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Barstow (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Hester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Barstow - foul #1 on Matthew Barstow, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves (SG), Charles Prisco (SF), Bill Scuderi (C) Robert Weymouth, Erwin Hoover, William Hester | |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Brian George grabs the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 03:24 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Parent and he's hacked by Charles Prisco - foul #3 on Charles Prisco, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Paul Major (PF) Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Erwin Hoover (SF) Charles Prisco | |
| 03:24 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| 03:00 | Texas A&M | Erwin Hoover loses the dribble to Brian George | 27-19 |
| 02:41 | Iowa State | Scott Parent misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-19 |
| 02:40 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Matthew Barstow | 27-19 |
| 02:24 | Texas A&M | Matthew Barstow misses the shot from the left side | 27-19 |
| 02:22 | Iowa State | Scott Parent snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | Erwin Hoover swats the shot by Brian George | 27-19 |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Paul Major tips it in | 29-19 |
| 01:32 | Texas A&M | Erwin Hoover is fouled on the floor by Brian George - foul #1 on Brian George, team foul #8 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roger Powell (SF), Charles Freeman (PF) Brian George, Paul Major | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Hester (C) Matthew Barstow | |
| 01:32 | Texas A&M | Erwin Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 01:32 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 01:11 | Iowa State | Roger Powell hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Parent | 31-19 |
| 00:46 | Texas A&M | Bill Scuderi hits the finger roll set up by Rhett Castleman | 31-21 |
| 00:32 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 00:31 | Texas A&M | Rhett Castleman grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 00:24 | Texas A&M | Dale Hargreaves loses the ball out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Brian George (SF) Roger Powell | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth (SF), Matthew Barstow (PF) Erwin Hoover, Bill Scuderi | |
| 00:04 | Iowa State | Brian George travels with the ball | 31-21 |
| 00:00 | Texas A&M | Robert Weymouth clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-21 |