| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Frederick (fresh) SG - Wilbert Olson (fresh) SF - Maurice Goode (fresh) PF - David Philips (fresh) C - Phillip Ewing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Christopher Grahm (fresh) SG - Lester Baker (fresh) SF - David Lehoux (fresh) PF - Kevin Murray (fresh) C - William Randolph (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | David Philips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Texas Tech | James Frederick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Florida State | Kevin Murray grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Lester Baker | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Frederick and the foul's on William Randolph - foul #1 on William Randolph, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kevin Murray | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Florida State | David Lehoux makes the fadeaway in the paint | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson double dribbles | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm loses the dribble to James Frederick | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Texas Tech | David Philips drills a turnaround from the right block set up by James Frederick | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Florida State | William Randolph's pass is intercepted by Phillip Ewing | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Texas Tech | James Frederick connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Wilbert Olson | 7-4 |
| 17:07 | Florida State | Lester Baker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Randolph | 7-6 |
| 16:49 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by David Lehoux - foul #1 on David Lehoux, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Yoakum (SF), Larry Wireman (PF), Michael Weist (C) Maurice Goode, David Philips, Phillip Ewing | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:49 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:49 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | A charge is called on Lester Baker - foul #1 on Lester Baker, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Louque (SG) Wilbert Olson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:24 | Texas Tech | George Yoakum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-6 |
| 16:23 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:17 | Florida State | Lester Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 16:16 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm tips it but misses | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | Texas Tech | Michael Louque pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:05 | Texas Tech | Michael Louque loses the dribble to Christopher Grahm | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Louque (fresh) SF - George Yoakum (fresh) PF - Larry Wireman (fresh) C - Michael Weist (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Christopher Grahm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lester Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lehoux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Murray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Randolph (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-6 |
| 15:45 | Texas Tech | Michael Louque grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 15:28 | Texas Tech | George Yoakum clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on David Lehoux - foul #2 on David Lehoux, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Nevitt (SF) David Lehoux | |
| 15:28 | Texas Tech | George Yoakum makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:28 | Texas Tech | George Yoakum makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:12 | Florida State | Thomas Nevitt misses badly on a floater in the paint | 11-6 |
| 15:10 | Florida State | Kevin Murray hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 14:41 | Texas Tech | George Yoakum comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by William Randolph - foul #2 on William Randolph, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson (SG), David Philips (PF), Henry Ridgway (C) Michael Louque, Larry Wireman, Michael Weist | |
| Subs | Florida State | David Thelen (C) William Randolph | |
| 14:41 | Texas Tech | George Yoakum makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:41 | Texas Tech | George Yoakum makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:28 | Florida State | Lester Baker is hacked by Henry Ridgway - foul #1 on Henry Ridgway, team foul #1 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode (SF) George Yoakum | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:16 | Florida State | Kevin Murray connects on the open runner in the lane on a great pass from Lester Baker | 13-10 |
| 13:54 | Texas Tech | James Frederick knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 13:44 | Florida State | Kevin Murray blows the layup | 15-10 |
| 13:43 | Texas Tech | David Philips grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 13:38 | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode is fouled on the floor by Lester Baker - foul #2 on Lester Baker, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Louque (PG), Phillip Ewing (C) James Frederick, Henry Ridgway | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Permenter (SF), John Newcomb (C) Lester Baker, Kevin Murray | |
| 13:09 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-10 |
| 13:08 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Newcomb | 15-10 |
| 12:56 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm travels with the ball | 15-10 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Frederick (PG), George Yoakum (SF), Larry Wireman (PF) Wilbert Olson, Maurice Goode, David Philips | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:27 | Texas Tech | James Frederick clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 12:25 | Florida State | David Thelen gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:11 | Florida State | Thomas Nevitt is hacked by Michael Louque - foul #1 on Michael Louque, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson (SG) Michael Louque | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Kevin Murray (PF) Christopher Grahm, John Newcomb | |
| 11:57 | Florida State | David Thelen can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 11:56 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Yoakum (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Wireman (fresh) C - Phillip Ewing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Raymond Wiener (fresh) SG - Thomas Nevitt (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Permenter (fresh) PF - Kevin Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thelen (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Texas Tech | James Frederick misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-10 |
| 11:36 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:11 | Texas Tech | James Frederick is fouled on the floor by Raymond Wiener - foul #1 on Raymond Wiener, team foul #7 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | David Philips (PF), Michael Weist (C) Larry Wireman, Phillip Ewing | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Grahm (PG) Robert Permenter | |
| 11:11 | Texas Tech | James Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:11 | Texas Tech | James Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | David Thelen banks in the layup | 17-12 |
| 10:37 | Texas Tech | David Philips knocks in the runner from close range | 19-12 |
| 10:19 | Florida State | Kevin Murray is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kevin Murray, team foul #8 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Louque (SG), Maurice Goode (SF) Wilbert Olson, George Yoakum | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:00 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist misses long on a jumper from the right side | 19-12 |
| 09:59 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Christopher Grahm | 19-12 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Maurice Goode - foul #1 on Maurice Goode, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Permenter (SF), John Newcomb (C) Raymond Wiener, Kevin Murray | |
| 09:53 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:24 | Texas Tech | Maurice Goode misses short on a shot from the right side | 19-14 |
| 09:22 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist misses the tip | 19-14 |
| 09:20 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 09:01 | Florida State | David Thelen misses the lay-in | 21-14 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Permenter | 21-14 |
| 08:46 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm is fouled on the floor by James Frederick - foul #1 on James Frederick, team foul #4 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson (SG), George Yoakum (SF), Larry Wireman (PF), Phillip Ewing (C) James Frederick, Maurice Goode, David Philips, Michael Weist | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Kevin Murray (PF) Christopher Grahm, David Thelen | |
| 08:26 | Florida State | Thomas Nevitt clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-14 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | John Newcomb snags the offensive board | 21-14 |
| 08:10 | Florida State | Phillip Ewing is called for the reach on Thomas Nevitt - foul #1 on Phillip Ewing, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Frederick (PG) Michael Louque | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Grahm (PG) Robert Permenter | |
| 07:52 | Florida State | Kevin Murray misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Larry Wireman - foul #1 on Larry Wireman, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| 07:52 | Florida State | Kevin Murray makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:52 | Florida State | Kevin Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Frederick (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Yoakum (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Wireman (fresh) C - Phillip Ewing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Christopher Grahm (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Wiener (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Nevitt (tiring) PF - Kevin Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Newcomb (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Texas Tech | James Frederick makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 07:24 | Florida State | John Newcomb's pass is intercepted by Wilbert Olson | 24-16 |
| 07:03 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Wiener - foul #2 on Raymond Wiener, team foul #9 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Louque (PG), Maurice Goode (SF), David Philips (PF) James Frederick, George Yoakum, Larry Wireman | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Permenter (SF), David Thelen (C) Raymond Wiener, John Newcomb | |
| 07:03 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:03 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Thomas Nevitt's dunk attempt is rejected by Phillip Ewing | 25-16 |
| 06:43 | Texas Tech | Phillip Ewing pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 06:17 | Texas Tech | Phillip Ewing knocks in the floater from close range | 27-16 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Kevin Murray scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Nevitt | 27-18 |
| 05:38 | Texas Tech | Phillip Ewing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Frederick (PG), Michael Weist (C) Wilbert Olson, Phillip Ewing | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:19 | Florida State | Kevin Murray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 05:18 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Louque - foul #2 on Michael Louque, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson (SG), George Yoakum (SF) Michael Louque, Maurice Goode | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Newcomb (C) David Thelen | |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:42 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Weist | 29-20 |
| 04:31 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-20 |
| 04:30 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 04:06 | Texas Tech | George Yoakum hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Wilbert Olson | 31-20 |
| 04:02 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm hits a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Permenter | 31-22 |
| 03:40 | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Frederick | 34-22 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Frederick (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbert Olson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Yoakum (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Philips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Weist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Christopher Grahm (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Nevitt (tired) 1 ast. SF - Robert Permenter (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Murray (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Newcomb (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Florida State | Christopher Grahm makes the floater from the left side set up by Robert Permenter | 34-24 |
| 03:06 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from George Yoakum | 36-24 |
| 02:50 | Florida State | Robert Permenter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 02:49 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 02:20 | Texas Tech | Michael Weist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Louque (SG), Maurice Goode (SF), Phillip Ewing (C) Wilbert Olson, David Philips, Michael Weist | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Wiener (PG), Lester Baker (SG), David Lehoux (SF), David Thelen (PF), William Randolph (C) Christopher Grahm, Thomas Nevitt, Robert Permenter, Kevin Murray, John Newcomb | |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Lester Baker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-24 |
| 02:05 | Florida State | David Lehoux hits the follow up shot | 36-26 |
| 01:48 | Texas Tech | Michael Louque makes the shot from the right side | 38-26 |
| 01:25 | Florida State | William Randolph hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Wiener | 38-28 |
| 01:09 | Texas Tech | James Frederick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 01:07 | Florida State | Raymond Wiener gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | David Thelen misses long on an open floater from the left side | 38-28 |
| 00:40 | Florida State | Lester Baker tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 00:31 | Texas Tech | Michael Louque's pass is intercepted by Lester Baker | 38-30 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Lester Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Louque - foul #3 on Michael Louque, team foul #8 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wilbert Olson (SG), Larry Wireman (PF) Michael Louque, George Yoakum | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Lester Baker makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Lester Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | James Frederick travels with the ball | 38-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Weist (C) Phillip Ewing | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | David Lehoux comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 38-32 |