| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) SG - Albert Ellis (fresh) SF - James Moriarty (fresh) PF - Martin Anderson (fresh) C - David Keasler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Jeffrey Sellberg (fresh) SG - Jamie McElmarry (fresh) SF - Gary Hall (fresh) PF - Willard Mikels (fresh) C - Anthony Emmett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Hall | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | TCU | James Moriarty is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | TCU | Martin Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | TCU | Willard Mikels steals it from James Moriarty | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | TCU | Albert Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Jamie McElmarry - foul #1 on Jamie McElmarry, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Watts | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Sellberg and he's fouled by Samuel Watts - foul #1 on Samuel Watts, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | TCU | David Keasler gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Emmett - foul #1 on Anthony Emmett, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans (PG), Jack Hastings (SG), James Hardy (SF), James Hayse (PF) Jeffrey Sellberg, Jamie McElmarry, Gary Hall, Willard Mikels | |
| 17:55 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Holy Cross | James Hardy misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Holy Cross | James Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett loses the dribble to Samuel Watts | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | TCU | Samuel Watts is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin (C) Anthony Emmett | |
| 17:07 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings is hacked by James Moriarty - foul #1 on James Moriarty, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 16:52 | Holy Cross | The short jumper by Jack Hastings is denied by James Moriarty | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 16:49 | TCU | Martin Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:27 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Evans - foul #1 on Thomas Evans, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | TCU | Ronny Dennis (SG), Louis Dahlstrom (SF) Albert Ellis, James Moriarty | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Jamie McElmarry (SG), Gary Hall (SF), Willard Mikels (PF) Thomas Evans, Jack Hastings, James Hardy, James Hayse | |
| 16:27 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:27 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:11 | Holy Cross | Willard Mikels hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jamie McElmarry | 4-6 |
| 15:48 | TCU | Willard Mikels swats the short shot by Martin Anderson | 4-6 |
| 15:47 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronny Dennis (fresh) SF - Louis Dahlstrom (fresh) PF - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Keasler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Jeffrey Sellberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie McElmarry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willard Mikels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Younkin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 14:59 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the floater from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 14:58 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 14:52 | Holy Cross | Willard Mikels can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 14:50 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin tips it back up and in | 4-11 |
| 14:48 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Younkin - foul #1 on Randall Younkin, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | TCU | James Moriarty (SF) Louis Dahlstrom | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans (PG), Jack Hastings (SG), James Hardy (SF), James Hayse (PF), Anthony Emmett (C) Jeffrey Sellberg, Jamie McElmarry, Gary Hall, Willard Mikels, Randall Younkin | |
| 14:30 | TCU | Anthony Emmett steals it from Martin Anderson | 4-11 |
| 14:18 | Holy Cross | James Moriarty is called for the reach on Jack Hastings - foul #2 on James Moriarty, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Albert Ellis (SG), Louis Dahlstrom (SF) Ronny Dennis, James Moriarty | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 14:06 | Holy Cross | James Hayse is hacked by Martin Anderson - foul #1 on Martin Anderson, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| 13:57 | Holy Cross | James Hayse buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Evans | 4-13 |
| 13:34 | TCU | Martin Anderson's dunk attempt is rejected by Anthony Emmett | 4-13 |
| 13:33 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to James Hardy | 4-13 |
| 13:16 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Samuel Watts - foul #2 on Samuel Watts, team foul #5 | 4-13 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Hall (SF), Willard Mikels (PF) James Hardy, James Hayse | |
| 13:16 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 4-14 |
| 13:16 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 4-15 |
| 12:58 | TCU | Martin Anderson hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Watts | 6-15 |
| 12:41 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings misses the lay-in | 6-15 |
| 12:40 | TCU | Albert Ellis snags the defensive board | 6-15 |
| 12:11 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-15 |
| 12:10 | TCU | Martin Anderson tips it in | 8-15 |
| 11:59 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 11:57 | TCU | Martin Anderson snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 11:32 | TCU | David Keasler can't connect on a shot from the right block | 8-15 |
| 11:31 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Gary Hall | 8-15 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Albert Ellis (fairly fresh) SF - Louis Dahlstrom (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Anderson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Keasler (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Thomas Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Hastings (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willard Mikels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Emmett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Holy Cross | Gary Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Ronny Dennis (SG) Albert Ellis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Jamie McElmarry (SG), James Hardy (SF), James Hayse (PF), Randall Younkin (C) Thomas Evans, Jack Hastings, Gary Hall, Willard Mikels, Anthony Emmett | |
| 10:58 | TCU | David Keasler hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Martin Anderson | 11-15 |
| 10:38 | Holy Cross | James Hayse is whistled for traveling | 11-15 |
| 10:09 | TCU | Martin Anderson drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Ronny Dennis | 13-15 |
| 10:02 | Holy Cross | David Keasler swats the short shot by James Hayse | 13-15 |
| 10:00 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:41 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the lay-in | 13-15 |
| 09:39 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:13 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by David Keasler - foul #1 on David Keasler, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Cornell (SG) Ronny Dennis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans (PG), John Boyd (SG), Gary Hall (SF), Willard Mikels (PF) Jeffrey Sellberg, Jamie McElmarry, James Hardy, James Hayse | |
| 09:13 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:13 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:58 | TCU | Martin Anderson knocks in the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Thomas Evans - foul #2 on Thomas Evans, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Anthony Emmett (C) Thomas Evans, Randall Younkin | |
| 08:58 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:43 | Holy Cross | Willard Mikels clanks a runner in the lane | 16-17 |
| 08:42 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:33 | Holy Cross | David Keasler is called for the reach on Anthony Emmett - foul #2 on David Keasler, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| 08:33 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:33 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:33 | TCU | David Keasler gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:08 | TCU | Martin Anderson is denied on a layup by Anthony Emmett | 16-18 |
| 08:06 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Dahlstrom | 16-18 |
| 08:06 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-18 |
| Subs | TCU | Albert Ellis (SG) Charles Cornell | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Jamie McElmarry (SG) Hans Zenor, John Boyd | |
| 07:37 | TCU | Martin Anderson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Watts | 18-18 |
| 07:25 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry loses the dribble to Louis Dahlstrom | 18-18 |
| 07:21 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom banks in the layup | 20-18 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Albert Ellis (fresh) SF - Louis Dahlstrom (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Anderson (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - David Keasler (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Jeffrey Sellberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie McElmarry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willard Mikels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Emmett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 07:04 | TCU | The rebound goes to Martin Anderson | 20-18 |
| 06:44 | TCU | Martin Anderson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 20-18 |
| 06:42 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Dahlstrom | 20-18 |
| 06:21 | TCU | Martin Anderson is denied on a layup by Anthony Emmett | 20-18 |
| 06:19 | Holy Cross | Willard Mikels pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:01 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Albert Ellis - foul #1 on Albert Ellis, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | TCU | Ronny Dennis (SG) Albert Ellis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), James Hardy (SF), Jack Hastings (PF), James Hayse (C) Jeffrey Sellberg, Gary Hall, Willard Mikels, Anthony Emmett | |
| 06:01 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:01 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:32 | TCU | Ronny Dennis is fouled on the floor by Hans Zenor - foul #1 on Hans Zenor, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin (C) Jamie McElmarry | |
| 05:11 | TCU | Martin Anderson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Martin Anderson, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| 05:04 | Holy Cross | James Hayse is hacked by Ronny Dennis - foul #1 on Ronny Dennis, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| 05:04 | Holy Cross | James Hayse misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:04 | Holy Cross | James Hayse misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:04 | Holy Cross | James Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:48 | Holy Cross | James Hayse connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Hastings | 20-22 |
| 04:29 | TCU | Martin Anderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Samuel Watts | 22-22 |
| 04:13 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin misses short on a floater from close range | 22-22 |
| 04:12 | Holy Cross | James Hardy misses the tip | 22-22 |
| 04:11 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin tips it in | 22-24 |
| 03:51 | TCU | Martin Anderson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 22-24 |
| 03:50 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 03:32 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin is whistled for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | TCU | Albert Ellis (SG), James Moriarty (SF) Ronny Dennis, Louis Dahlstrom | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Thomas Evans (SG), Gary Hall (SF), Willard Mikels (PF), Anthony Emmett (C) Hans Zenor, Jack Hastings, James Hardy, James Hayse, Randall Younkin | |
| 03:05 | TCU | Martin Anderson is denied on a layup by Willard Mikels | 22-24 |
| 03:04 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (tired) 4 ast. SG - Albert Ellis (fresh) SF - James Moriarty (fresh) PF - Martin Anderson (very tired) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - David Keasler (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Jeffrey Sellberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willard Mikels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Anthony Emmett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:49 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans is hacked by Samuel Watts - foul #3 on Samuel Watts, team foul #11 | 22-24 |
| 02:49 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:49 | Holy Cross | Thomas Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:49 | TCU | James Moriarty grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:45 | TCU | James Moriarty is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Sellberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sellberg, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom (SF) Albert Ellis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 02:45 | TCU | James Moriarty misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:45 | Holy Cross | Willard Mikels pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:29 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg is fouled on the floor by Samuel Watts - foul #4 on Samuel Watts, team foul #12 | 22-25 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Cornell (SG) Louis Dahlstrom | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 02:29 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:29 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:05 | TCU | Gary Hall is called for the reach on Charles Cornell - foul #1 on Gary Hall, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| 02:05 | TCU | Charles Cornell misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:05 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 01:55 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Cornell - foul #1 on Charles Cornell, team foul #13 | 22-27 |
| Subs | TCU | Albert Ellis (SG) Charles Cornell | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry (SG) Thomas Evans | |
| 01:55 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 01:55 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:49 | TCU | Samuel Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings (SF), Randall Younkin (PF) Gary Hall, Willard Mikels | |
| 01:34 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Sellberg and he's hacked by James Moriarty - foul #3 on James Moriarty, team foul #14 | 22-30 |
| Subs | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom (SF) James Moriarty | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), James Hardy (SF) Jeffrey Sellberg, Anthony Emmett | |
| 01:34 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings makes the free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:12 | TCU | Martin Anderson is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 22-31 |
| 01:11 | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 00:55 | Holy Cross | Randall Younkin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jamie McElmarry | 22-33 |
| 00:55 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 22-33 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Sellberg (PG), Gary Hall (SF), Willard Mikels (PF), Anthony Emmett (C) Hans Zenor, James Hardy, Jack Hastings, Randall Younkin | |
| 00:51 | TCU | David Keasler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 00:37 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Keasler - foul #3 on David Keasler, team foul #15 | 22-33 |
| Subs | TCU | Russell Bass (PF) David Keasler | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 00:37 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 00:37 | Holy Cross | Anthony Emmett misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 00:37 | TCU | Martin Anderson snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 00:10 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Emmett - foul #2 on Anthony Emmett, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jack Hastings (SG) Jamie McElmarry | |
| 00:10 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:10 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:02 | Holy Cross | Willard Mikels is denied on a layup by Louis Dahlstrom | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Mikels | 24-34 |