| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) SG - Claude Smith (fresh) SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) PF - Austin Jones (fresh) C - James Redmond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Kyle Zierden (fresh) SG - Harold Phillips (fresh) SF - Brandon Benefiel (fresh) PF - Aubrey Johnson (fresh) C - Jeffery Daniels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | San Diego State | Aubrey Johnson steals it from Austin Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips lays it in on a great pass from Kyle Zierden | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | San Diego State | Brandon Benefiel is called for the reach on Howard Butler - foul #1 on Brandon Benefiel, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | San Diego State | James Redmond grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | San Diego State | Claude Smith is hacked by Brandon Benefiel - foul #2 on Brandon Benefiel, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Joseph Hall (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Daniel Ray, Austin Jones, James Redmond | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Nolan (SF) Brandon Benefiel | |
| 17:33 | San Diego State | Michael Jay scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Hall | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:03 | San Diego State | Michael Jay knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hall - foul #1 on Joseph Hall, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Claude Smith (SG), Daniel Ray (SF), James Redmond (C) Mike Breault, Michael Jay, Joseph Hall, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson (PF) Aubrey Johnson | |
| 16:33 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | James Redmond works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Howard Butler and the foul's on Nicholas Nolan - foul #1 on Nicholas Nolan, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Joseph Hall (SF), Austin Jones (PF) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Daniel Ray, Santos Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette (PG), Ben Huffman (C) Kyle Zierden, Jeffery Daniels | |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | James Redmond makes the free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:49 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Jay - foul #1 on Michael Jay, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Claude Smith (SG), Daniel Ray (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Mike Breault, Michael Jay, Joseph Hall, Austin Jones, James Redmond | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 15:49 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:49 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) PF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) C - Thomas Cranor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Lee Burchette (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Nolan (fresh) PF - Robert Thompson (fresh) C - Ben Huffman (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | San Diego State | Howard Butler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 15:23 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez tips it home | 10-6 |
| 14:57 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-6 |
| 14:55 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Phillips | 10-6 |
| 14:40 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Nicholas Nolan | 10-8 |
| 14:23 | San Diego State | Claude Smith can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 10-8 |
| 14:22 | Texas Tech | Ben Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:13 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 14:11 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:07 | San Diego State | Claude Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Cranor | 12-8 |
| 14:00 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ray - foul #1 on Daniel Ray, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Joseph Hall (SF), Austin Jones (PF), James Redmond (C) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Daniel Ray, Santos Gonzalez, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (PG), Robert Story (SF), Aubrey Johnson (PF), Jeffery Daniels (C) Harold Phillips, Nicholas Nolan, Robert Thompson, Ben Huffman | |
| 13:48 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Story | 12-10 |
| 13:36 | San Diego State | Austin Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Hall | 15-10 |
| 13:24 | Texas Tech | Robert Story scores on a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Joseph Hall - foul #2 on Joseph Hall, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Daniel Ray (SF) Mike Breault, Joseph Hall | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 13:24 | Texas Tech | Robert Story makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:14 | San Diego State | Austin Jones is whistled for traveling | 15-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Claude Smith (SG) Howard Butler, Daniel Ray | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 12:54 | Texas Tech | Robert Story is whistled for a carry | 15-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Daniel Ray (SF) Mike Breault, Claude Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 12:41 | San Diego State | James Redmond shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffery Daniels - foul #1 on Jeffery Daniels, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG) Daniel Ray | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips (SG), Nicholas Nolan (SF) Lee Burchette, Robert Story | |
| 12:41 | San Diego State | James Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:41 | San Diego State | James Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:22 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 12:21 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Nolan can't tip it in | 17-13 |
| 12:20 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:06 | Texas Tech | Austin Jones steps in front of the Nicholas Nolan pass | 17-13 |
| 11:37 | San Diego State | James Redmond knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Howard Butler | 19-13 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Jay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Redmond (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Kyle Zierden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Nolan (fresh) PF - Aubrey Johnson (fresh) C - Jeffery Daniels (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels can't finish the layup | 19-13 |
| 11:20 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to James Redmond | 19-13 |
| 11:05 | San Diego State | Howard Butler is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Nolan - foul #2 on Nicholas Nolan, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Austin Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Story (SF), Robert Thompson (PF), Ben Huffman (C) Nicholas Nolan, Aubrey Johnson, Jeffery Daniels | |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | Robert Story is called for the reach on Daniel Ray - foul #1 on Robert Story, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Pavel Wodarski (C) James Redmond | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette (PG) Kyle Zierden | |
| 10:36 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Pavel Wodarski | 21-13 |
| 10:19 | Texas Tech | Robert Story is hacked by Mike Breault - foul #1 on Mike Breault, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Austin Jones (PF), James Redmond (C) Mike Breault, Santos Gonzalez, Pavel Wodarski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:59 | Texas Tech | Robert Story comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Redmond - foul #1 on James Redmond, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG) Michael Jay | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:59 | Texas Tech | Robert Story misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:59 | Texas Tech | Robert Story makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:44 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses the jumper from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 09:42 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:30 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips is whistled for a carry | 21-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Santos Gonzalez (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Austin Jones, James Redmond | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (PG), Aubrey Johnson (PF), Jeffery Daniels (C) Harold Phillips, Robert Thompson, Ben Huffman | |
| 09:13 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses badly on a floater in the paint | 21-14 |
| 09:11 | San Diego State | Thomas Cranor misses the tip | 21-14 |
| 09:09 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 09:07 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Austin Jones (PF), James Redmond (C) Mike Breault, Claude Smith, Santos Gonzalez, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 08:53 | San Diego State | Howard Butler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 08:52 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:30 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 08:29 | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette tips it in | 21-16 |
| 08:10 | San Diego State | Howard Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 08:08 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:43 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Redmond - foul #2 on James Redmond, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Claude Smith (SG), Santos Gonzalez (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Michael Jay, Austin Jones, James Redmond | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips (SG), Robert Thompson (PF) Lee Burchette, Aubrey Johnson | |
| 07:43 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:43 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:21 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffery Daniels - foul #2 on Jeffery Daniels, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG) Mike Breault | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ben Huffman (C) Jeffery Daniels | |
| 07:21 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:21 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Cranor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Kyle Zierden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Story (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Huffman (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips buries a runner from close range and he's hacked by Santos Gonzalez - foul #1 on Santos Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Michael Jay (SF), Pavel Wodarski (C) Howard Butler, Daniel Ray, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lee Burchette (PG) Kyle Zierden | |
| 07:02 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips misses the free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:02 | San Diego State | Pavel Wodarski gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Claude Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mike Breault | 25-20 |
| 06:40 | Texas Tech | Ben Huffman is whistled for traveling | 25-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Austin Jones (PF) Mike Breault, Michael Jay, Santos Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:23 | San Diego State | Robert Story takes the ball from Pavel Wodarski | 25-20 |
| 06:10 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips misses the lay-in | 25-20 |
| 06:09 | San Diego State | Pavel Wodarski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Howard Butler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Austin Jones | 28-20 |
| 05:45 | Texas Tech | Robert Story drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 28-23 |
| 05:29 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses the floater from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| 05:28 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 04:59 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lee Burchette | 28-25 |
| 04:42 | San Diego State | Robert Story takes the ball from Howard Butler after a doubleteam | 28-25 |
| 04:37 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lee Burchette | 28-27 |
| 04:15 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 04:13 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Thompson | 28-27 |
| 03:56 | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips misses the easy layup | 28-27 |
| 03:54 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Pavel Wodarski | 28-27 |
| 03:47 | San Diego State | Austin Jones misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 28-27 |
| 03:46 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:35 | San Diego State | Howard Butler scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Ray | 30-27 |
| 03:11 | Texas Tech | Robert Story misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Austin Jones - foul #1 on Austin Jones, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Joseph Hall (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF), James Redmond (C) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Daniel Ray, Austin Jones, Pavel Wodarski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden (PG), Brandon Benefiel (SF), Aubrey Johnson (PF), Jeffery Daniels (C) Lee Burchette, Harold Phillips, Robert Thompson, Ben Huffman | |
| 03:11 | Texas Tech | Robert Story misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:11 | Texas Tech | Robert Story misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:11 | San Diego State | Michael Jay snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mike Breault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Jay (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Hall (fresh) PF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Redmond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Kyle Zierden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Story (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Benefiel (fresh) PF - Aubrey Johnson (fresh) C - Jeffery Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | Mike Breault can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 02:56 | San Diego State | Michael Jay misses the tip | 30-27 |
| 02:55 | San Diego State | James Redmond grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:48 | San Diego State | James Redmond works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner in the paint | 32-27 |
| 02:33 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Daniels is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jeffery Daniels, team foul #8 | 32-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG) Joseph Hall | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Nolan (SG), Ben Huffman (C) Robert Story, Jeffery Daniels | |
| 02:16 | San Diego State | Claude Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 02:15 | Texas Tech | Aubrey Johnson grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 02:05 | Texas Tech | Santos Gonzalez steals the ball from Kyle Zierden | 32-27 |
| 01:49 | San Diego State | James Redmond splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 01:47 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:32 | Texas Tech | Brandon Benefiel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Daniel Ray (SF) Mike Breault, Claude Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Phillips (SG) Nicholas Nolan | |
| 01:12 | San Diego State | Howard Butler's pass is intercepted by Harold Phillips | 32-27 |
| 00:58 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Santos Gonzalez - foul #2 on Santos Gonzalez, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG) Daniel Ray | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson (C) Ben Huffman | |
| 00:58 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:58 | Texas Tech | Kyle Zierden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:42 | San Diego State | Howard Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 00:40 | San Diego State | James Redmond snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Claude Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Austin Jones (PF) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Santos Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Nolan (SF) Brandon Benefiel | |
| 00:02 | Texas Tech | Robert Thompson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Michael Jay | 32-28 |