| Lineup | Southern | PG - Carson Heater (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joshua Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter McLeod (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Watson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Edgar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Patton (fresh) SF - Lawrence Garrett (fresh) PF - James Hammer (fresh) 13 pts. C - Alfred Gillen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Walter McLeod inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Southern | Joshua Woodard is hacked by Allen Patton - foul #1 on Allen Patton, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:26 | Southern | David Watson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 19:24 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar can't tip it in | 31-27 |
| 19:22 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell misses the dunk but he's fouled by Joshua Woodard - foul #1 on Joshua Woodard, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:54 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 18:52 | Southern | David Watson hits the follow up shot | 33-29 |
| 18:26 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Russell and he's hacked by Joshua Woodard - foul #2 on Joshua Woodard, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:26 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:06 | Southern | David Watson is denied on a layup by Alfred Gillen | 33-32 |
| 18:05 | Texas Tech | James Hammer grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 17:43 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell is whistled for a carry | 33-32 |
| Subs | Southern | Frederick Perry (C) Kenneth Edgar | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:26 | Southern | David Watson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 17:03 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen banks in the layup | 36-34 |
| 16:37 | Southern | Walter McLeod is whistled for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG), Shane Matushevsky (SG), Joseph Chapman (SF), Kenneth Edgar (C) Carson Heater, Joshua Woodard, Walter McLeod, David Watson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Hinze (SF) Lawrence Garrett | |
| 16:12 | Texas Tech | Allen Patton clanks a floater from the left block | 36-34 |
| 16:11 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen tips it in | 36-36 |
| 15:55 | Southern | Allen Patton blocks the jumper by Shane Matushevsky | 36-36 |
| 15:54 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Hawthorne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Matushevsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Chapman (fresh) PF - Frederick Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Edgar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Russell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Patton (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Hinze (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Hammer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Gillen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Texas Tech | Joseph Chapman is called for the reach on Alfred Gillen - foul #3 on Joseph Chapman, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Carson Heater (PG), Steve Patterson (C) Shane Matushevsky, Kenneth Edgar | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 15:12 | Texas Tech | Daniel Hinze misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Chapman - foul #4 on Joseph Chapman, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Joshua Woodard (SG), James Pierce (SF) Timothy Hawthorne, Joseph Chapman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 15:12 | Texas Tech | Daniel Hinze makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:12 | Texas Tech | Daniel Hinze misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:12 | Texas Tech | James Hammer snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 14:44 | Texas Tech | Allen Patton's pass is intercepted by Frederick Perry | 36-37 |
| 14:33 | Southern | Alfred Gillen steps in front of the James Pierce pass | 36-37 |
| 14:14 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Patton | 36-39 |
| 13:53 | Southern | Frederick Perry drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Carson Heater | 39-39 |
| 13:28 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen blows the layup | 39-39 |
| 13:26 | Texas Tech | James Hammer can't tip it in | 39-39 |
| 13:24 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 13:02 | Texas Tech | James Hammer drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Russell | 39-41 |
| 12:58 | Southern | Alfred Gillen picks off the pass by Carson Heater | 39-41 |
| 12:42 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Russell | 39-43 |
| 12:27 | Southern | Frederick Perry misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 12:26 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to James Hammer | 39-43 |
| 12:09 | Texas Tech | Allen Patton loses the dribble to Carson Heater | 39-43 |
| 12:06 | Southern | Frederick Perry blows the layup | 39-43 |
| 12:05 | Southern | Frederick Perry tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 11:38 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on James Pierce - foul #1 on James Pierce, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG), Shane Matushevsky (SG), Walter McLeod (SF), David Watson (PF), Kenneth Edgar (C) Carson Heater, Joshua Woodard, James Pierce, Frederick Perry, Steve Patterson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Doug Gaydos (SG), Lawrence Garrett (SF), Ronald Zietz (PF) Allen Patton, Daniel Hinze, James Hammer | |
| 11:38 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:38 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Timothy Hawthorne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Matushevsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter McLeod (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Watson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Edgar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Russell (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Doug Gaydos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Garrett (fresh) PF - Ronald Zietz (fresh) 3 pf. C - Alfred Gillen (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar is hacked by Alfred Gillen - foul #3 on Alfred Gillen, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Wilansky (C) Alfred Gillen | |
| 11:05 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Edgar, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| 10:37 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Watson - foul #3 on David Watson, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| 10:37 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:37 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:23 | Southern | David Watson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 43-46 |
| 10:00 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell's layup is rejected by David Watson | 43-46 |
| 09:59 | Southern | The rebound goes to Walter McLeod | 43-46 |
| 09:54 | Southern | Shane Matushevsky hits a floater in the lane | 45-46 |
| 09:33 | Texas Tech | Walter McLeod steals it from Lawrence Garrett | 45-46 |
| 09:23 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dennis Wilansky - foul #1 on Dennis Wilansky, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Southern | Carson Heater (PG), Joshua Woodard (SG) Timothy Hawthorne, Shane Matushevsky | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Hinze (PG), Allen Patton (SG) Michael Russell, Doug Gaydos | |
| 09:23 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:23 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:23 | Texas Tech | Lawrence Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:04 | Texas Tech | Allen Patton can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 46-46 |
| 09:03 | Southern | Walter McLeod grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 08:59 | Southern | Walter McLeod makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Watson | 49-46 |
| 08:55 | Texas Tech | Allen Patton lays it in and he's fouled by Carson Heater - foul #3 on Carson Heater, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Southern | James Pierce (SF), Frederick Perry (PF), Steve Patterson (C) Walter McLeod, David Watson, Kenneth Edgar | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Russell (PG), Alfred Gillen (C) Lawrence Garrett, Dennis Wilansky | |
| 08:55 | Texas Tech | Allen Patton misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:55 | Southern | Frederick Perry pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:42 | Southern | Joshua Woodard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Carson Heater | 52-48 |
| 08:18 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 08:17 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen tips it home | 52-50 |
| 08:01 | Southern | Joshua Woodard is hacked by Allen Patton - foul #2 on Allen Patton, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Doug Gaydos (SG), James Hammer (PF) Michael Russell, Ronald Zietz | |
| 07:45 | Southern | Frederick Perry misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 07:44 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Alfred Gillen | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Carson Heater (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Pierce (fresh) PF - Frederick Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Allen Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Gaydos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hinze (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Hammer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Gillen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-50 |
| 07:19 | Southern | Steve Patterson gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:06 | Southern | Steve Patterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 07:05 | Southern | Steve Patterson grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:53 | Southern | Steve Patterson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:33 | Texas Tech | Doug Gaydos loses the ball out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne (PG), Shane Matushevsky (SG), Walter McLeod (SF), David Watson (PF), Kenneth Edgar (C) Carson Heater, Joshua Woodard, James Pierce, Frederick Perry, Steve Patterson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Russell (PG), Lawrence Garrett (SF), Dennis Wilansky (C) Doug Gaydos, Daniel Hinze, Alfred Gillen | |
| 06:18 | Southern | David Watson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 06:06 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronald Zietz (PF) James Hammer | |
| 05:50 | Southern | David Watson scores on a turnaround from close range | 59-50 |
| 05:22 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 05:20 | Southern | Timothy Hawthorne gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:14 | Southern | The short jumper by David Watson is denied by Dennis Wilansky | 59-50 |
| 05:13 | Southern | David Watson tips it but misses | 59-50 |
| 05:11 | Southern | David Watson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:58 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 59-50 |
| 04:57 | Texas Tech | Ronald Zietz snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 04:28 | Texas Tech | Dennis Wilansky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Carson Heater (PG), Joshua Woodard (SG) Timothy Hawthorne, Shane Matushevsky | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Hinze (PG), Doug Gaydos (SG), James Hammer (PF), Alfred Gillen (C) Michael Russell, Allen Patton, Ronald Zietz, Dennis Wilansky | |
| 04:14 | Southern | David Watson is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on David Watson, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Southern | Frederick Perry (C) Kenneth Edgar | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:53 | Texas Tech | James Hammer connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Hinze and he's fouled by David Watson - foul #5 on David Watson, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Southern | Joseph Chapman (SF), Steve Patterson (C) Walter McLeod, David Watson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Russell (PG) Lawrence Garrett | |
| 03:53 | Texas Tech | James Hammer misses the free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:53 | Southern | Frederick Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 03:43 | Southern | Joseph Chapman misses long on a shot from the right block | 59-52 |
| 03:41 | Texas Tech | Daniel Hinze snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Carson Heater (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Chapman (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Frederick Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Russell (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Doug Gaydos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hinze (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Hammer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Gillen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell hits a jumper from the right side | 59-54 |
| 03:11 | Southern | Carson Heater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 03:10 | Southern | Steve Patterson can't tip it in | 59-54 |
| 03:08 | Texas Tech | Doug Gaydos gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:01 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Frederick Perry - foul #3 on Frederick Perry, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Allen Patton (SG), Ronald Zietz (PF) Michael Russell, James Hammer | |
| 03:01 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:01 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:01 | Southern | Steve Patterson grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 02:59 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Southern | Walter McLeod (SF), Kenneth Edgar (C) Joseph Chapman, Steve Patterson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lawrence Garrett (SF), James Hammer (PF) Daniel Hinze, Ronald Zietz | |
| 02:46 | Southern | Joshua Woodard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 02:45 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar snags the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 02:39 | Southern | Carson Heater drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Woodard | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hammer | 61-57 |
| 02:00 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Russell (PG) Doug Gaydos | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Russell | 61-59 |
| 01:20 | Southern | Walter McLeod knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Carson Heater | 63-59 |
| 00:51 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Walter McLeod - foul #2 on Walter McLeod, team foul #12 | 63-59 |
| 00:51 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:51 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 63-60 |
| 00:23 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Alfred Gillen | 63-60 |
| 00:15 | Texas Tech | Alfred Gillen buries a fadeaway near the basket | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Southern | Carson Heater is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Russell - foul #2 on Michael Russell, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| 00:11 | Southern | Joshua Woodard is fouled on the floor by Alfred Gillen - foul #4 on Alfred Gillen, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| 00:10 | Southern | Joshua Woodard is fouled on the floor by Allen Patton - foul #3 on Allen Patton, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 00:10 | Southern | Joshua Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Southern | Joshua Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | James Hammer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:03 | Southern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Edgar | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Kenneth Edgar runs out the clock | 65-62 |