| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Frederick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbert Olson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Felix Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Philips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Armbruster (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eli Galuski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | William Olivar inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Eli Galuski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 19:42 | Texas Tech | David Philips pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 19:35 | Texas Tech | David Philips can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-39 |
| 19:34 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | James Frederick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 19:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eli Galuski | 38-39 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Eli Galuski lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Nguyen | 38-41 |
| 18:55 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the turnaround from the right block | 40-41 |
| 18:42 | UConn | James Nguyen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 18:40 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 18:19 | Texas Tech | David Philips misses the easy layup | 40-41 |
| 18:17 | UConn | William Olivar snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 18:07 | UConn | William Olivar knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 40-43 |
| 17:52 | Texas Tech | James Frederick scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Wilbert Olson | 42-43 |
| 17:41 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 17:39 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 17:28 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Frederick | 44-43 |
| 17:16 | UConn | James Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Philips - foul #1 on David Philips, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy (SG), Michael Weist (C) Wilbert Olson, James Armbruster | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SG), Gerardo Santana (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Timothy Walker, William Olivar, Alexander Smith, Eli Galuski | |
| 17:16 | UConn | James Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 17:16 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:59 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist drills a shot in the paint | 46-44 |
| 16:45 | UConn | James Nguyen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Joe Coleman grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Joe Coleman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gerardo Santana | 46-46 |
| 16:19 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Santana - foul #3 on Gerardo Santana, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Armbruster (C) David Philips | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG) James Nguyen | |
| 16:07 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist is fouled on the floor by Gene Edgerly - foul #1 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson (SG) James Frederick | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:55 | Texas Tech | Harold Keefe steals it from Michael Weist | 46-46 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Gerardo Santana lays it in set up by Harold Keefe | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Andrew Cassidy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Olson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Felix Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Weist (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Armbruster (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerardo Santana (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster throws it down on a great pass from Andrew Cassidy and the foul's on Joe Coleman - foul #1 on Joe Coleman, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Yoakum (SF) Felix Cruz | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (SG), William Olivar (SF), Alexander Smith (PF), Eli Galuski (C) Joey Thomas, Gerardo Santana, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 15:35 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 15:22 | UConn | Harold Keefe misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 15:20 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 15:12 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Alexander Smith knocks in the runner from close range | 49-50 |
| 14:44 | Texas Tech | Eli Galuski is called for the reach on James Armbruster - foul #4 on Eli Galuski, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Frederick (PG), David Philips (PF) Wilbert Olson, Michael Weist | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Joe Coleman (C) Harold Keefe, Eli Galuski | |
| 14:35 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster can't connect on a runner from the right block | 49-50 |
| 14:33 | UConn | James Nguyen gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 14:13 | UConn | James Nguyen comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 14:12 | UConn | James Nguyen tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 14:04 | Texas Tech | Joe Coleman is called for the reach on James Frederick - foul #2 on Joe Coleman, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson (SG) Andrew Cassidy | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SG), Gene Edgerly (PF) Timothy Walker, Alexander Smith | |
| 13:43 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 13:41 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster misses the tip | 49-52 |
| 13:39 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 13:27 | Texas Tech | James Frederick clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 13:25 | Texas Tech | David Philips grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 13:15 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster misses long on a jumper near the basket | 49-52 |
| 13:14 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Joey Thomas makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Nguyen | 51-54 |
| 12:41 | Texas Tech | James Frederick misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 12:40 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 12:23 | Texas Tech | George Yoakum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Gene Edgerly grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 12:17 | UConn | James Frederick steals the ball from Joey Thomas | 51-54 |
| 12:12 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Frederick | 53-54 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Gene Edgerly is fouled on the floor by Wilbert Olson - foul #1 on Wilbert Olson, team foul #2 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy (SG), Felix Cruz (PF), Michael Weist (C) Wilbert Olson, David Philips, James Armbruster | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (SG), Gerardo Santana (SF), Alexander Smith (PF), Eli Galuski (C) Joey Thomas, William Olivar, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 12:03 | UConn | Gerardo Santana hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 12:01 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 11:50 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy's pass is intercepted by James Nguyen | 53-54 |
| 11:45 | UConn | James Nguyen hits the finger roll | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Cassidy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Yoakum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Felix Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Weist (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerardo Santana (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Eli Galuski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Texas Tech | James Frederick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 11:34 | UConn | Eli Galuski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 11:23 | UConn | Timothy Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| 11:21 | UConn | James Nguyen can't tip it in | 53-56 |
| 11:20 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 11:06 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz scores on a turnaround from close range | 55-56 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Timothy Walker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Cassidy - foul #1 on Andrew Cassidy, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | David Philips (PF) George Yoakum | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG) James Nguyen | |
| 10:51 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:33 | Texas Tech | Timothy Walker steals the ball from Michael Weist | 55-58 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Michael Weist blocks the jumper by Gerardo Santana | 55-58 |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Eli Galuski steals the ball from Felix Cruz | 55-58 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 09:35 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 09:21 | Texas Tech | David Philips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson (SG), George Yoakum (SF), James Armbruster (C) Andrew Cassidy, Felix Cruz, Michael Weist | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Joey Thomas (SG), William Olivar (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Harold Keefe, Timothy Walker, Gerardo Santana, Alexander Smith, Eli Galuski | |
| 09:10 | UConn | James Nguyen knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 08:57 | Texas Tech | James Frederick's floater is tipped away by Joe Coleman | 55-60 |
| 08:56 | Texas Tech | David Philips gets the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:42 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 55-60 |
| 08:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gene Edgerly | 55-60 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Wilbert Olson is called for the reach on Joey Thomas - foul #2 on Wilbert Olson, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy (PG) James Frederick | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:17 | UConn | Joey Thomas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Olivar | 55-62 |
| 08:03 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson double dribbles | 55-62 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Weist (PF) David Philips | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:56 | UConn | Andrew Cassidy is called for the reach on James Nguyen - foul #2 on Andrew Cassidy, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| 07:40 | UConn | Joey Thomas knocks in the shot from the left wing | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Andrew Cassidy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Olson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Yoakum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Weist (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Armbruster (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 55-64 |
| 07:19 | UConn | William Olivar gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Joey Thomas's floater is knocked away by George Yoakum | 55-64 |
| 07:01 | UConn | William Olivar tips it home | 55-66 |
| 06:48 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Olivar - foul #1 on William Olivar, team foul #6 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz (SF), David Philips (PF) George Yoakum, James Armbruster | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (SG), Gerardo Santana (SF), Alexander Smith (PF), Eli Galuski (C) Joey Thomas, William Olivar, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 06:48 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:48 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Wilbert Olson is called for the reach on Alexander Smith - foul #3 on Wilbert Olson, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Frederick (PG), James Armbruster (C) Andrew Cassidy, Michael Weist | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:22 | UConn | James Nguyen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 06:20 | Texas Tech | David Philips gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 06:12 | Texas Tech | Alexander Smith is called for the reach on James Armbruster - foul #1 on Alexander Smith, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| 06:12 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 06:12 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Alexander Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:56 | UConn | Gerardo Santana scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Nguyen | 58-69 |
| 05:40 | Texas Tech | James Frederick is hacked by Eli Galuski - foul #5 on Eli Galuski, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Yoakum (SF) David Philips | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Joe Coleman (C) James Nguyen, Eli Galuski | |
| 05:40 | Texas Tech | James Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:40 | Texas Tech | James Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 05:27 | UConn | James Armbruster is called for the reach on Joe Coleman - foul #2 on James Armbruster, team foul #7 | 60-69 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 05:01 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Alexander Smith - foul #2 on Alexander Smith, team foul #9 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy (SG), Michael Weist (C) Wilbert Olson, James Armbruster | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SG), William Olivar (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF) Timothy Walker, Gerardo Santana, Alexander Smith | |
| 05:01 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 05:01 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Gene Edgerly snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Joe Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 61-71 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG) Harold Keefe | |
| 04:29 | Texas Tech | James Frederick comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-71 |
| 04:27 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz hits the follow up shot | 63-71 |
| 04:18 | UConn | Joe Coleman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joey Thomas | 63-74 |
| 04:05 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz blows the layup but the foul's on Gene Edgerly - foul #2 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #10 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | David Philips (PF) George Yoakum | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:05 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 04:05 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 03:49 | UConn | William Olivar loses the ball out of bounds | 65-74 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (PF) Gene Edgerly | |
| 03:36 | Texas Tech | Joe Coleman denies the turnaround by Michael Weist | 65-74 |
| 03:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Olivar | 65-74 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Cassidy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Felix Cruz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Philips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Weist (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 17 pts. 8 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Joe Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:08 | UConn | Joey Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 03:07 | UConn | Joe Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 02:59 | UConn | James Nguyen buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alexander Smith | 65-76 |
| 02:59 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-76 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Yoakum (SF), James Armbruster (C) Felix Cruz, David Philips | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (SG) Joey Thomas | |
| 02:51 | Texas Tech | George Yoakum is whistled for a carry | 65-76 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson (SG) James Frederick | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:35 | UConn | Alexander Smith comes up short on the floater near the basket | 65-76 |
| 02:33 | UConn | William Olivar tips it home | 65-78 |
| 02:08 | Texas Tech | William Olivar is called for the reach on Andrew Cassidy - foul #2 on William Olivar, team foul #11 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz (SF) George Yoakum | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:08 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 02:08 | Texas Tech | Andrew Cassidy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:58 | UConn | William Olivar hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-80 |
| 01:44 | Texas Tech | James Armbruster can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-80 |
| 01:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to Timothy Walker | 67-80 |
| 01:28 | UConn | Alexander Smith is called for a charge - foul #3 on Alexander Smith, team foul #12 | 67-80 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | David Philips (PF) James Armbruster | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:04 | Texas Tech | David Philips hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 67-80 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Joe Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | UConn | James Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cassidy - foul #3 on Andrew Cassidy, team foul #8 | 67-80 |
| 00:39 | UConn | James Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:39 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz snags the defensive board | 67-80 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Texas Tech | Felix Cruz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-80 |
| 00:04 | UConn | The short jumper by Joe Coleman is denied by David Philips | 69-80 |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | David Philips grabs the board | 69-80 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | David Philips can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-80 |