| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Petrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Polk (fresh) C - Antonio Guth (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Grossman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Pabon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-24 |
| 19:28 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell hits a turnaround near the basket | 27-24 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Polk - foul #1 on James Polk, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:56 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell misses the easy layup | 27-26 |
| 18:54 | St. John's | William Grossman pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Antonio Guth - foul #1 on Antonio Guth, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | James Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:16 | Texas Tech | The short jumper by Michael Russell is denied by Gregory Hill | 27-28 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James Mitchell grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-28 |
| 18:00 | Texas Tech | James Polk snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:34 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell scores on a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Donald Pleasants - foul #2 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta (PF) James Polk | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:34 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | James Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 16:53 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Neal | 31-31 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Gregory Hill lays it up and in set up by Donald Pleasants and the foul's on Clarence Archuleta - foul #2 on Clarence Archuleta, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Hammer (SG), William Day (C) James Petrick, Antonio Guth | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Gregory Hill makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:16 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Hammer | 33-34 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | James Mitchell travels with the ball | 33-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Allen Patton (SG), James Polk (PF) John Neal, William Day | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG), John Smith (PF), John Edwards (C) Donald Pleasants, Gregory Hill, James Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Patton (fresh) SF - James Hammer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Polk (fresh) C - Clarence Archuleta (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Billy Charland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Grossman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Pabon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Hammer | 35-34 |
| 15:09 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 15:07 | Texas Tech | James Polk gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:43 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 14:42 | Texas Tech | Allen Patton can't tip it in | 35-34 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | John Smith snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Billy Charland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Neal (PG), James Petrick (SG), Antonio Guth (C) Michael Russell, Allen Patton, Clarence Archuleta | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG) Billy Charland | |
| 14:10 | Texas Tech | James Hammer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Pabon - foul #1 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Day (PF) James Polk | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:10 | Texas Tech | James Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:10 | Texas Tech | James Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Grossman | 37-37 |
| 13:40 | Texas Tech | James Hammer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 13:24 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:55 | Texas Tech | James Hammer connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Petrick | 41-37 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 12:35 | Texas Tech | James Hammer snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 12:15 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth loses the dribble to Timothy Pabon | 41-37 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Timothy Pabon lays it up and in | 41-39 |
| 11:43 | Texas Tech | Donald Pleasants is called for the reach on John Neal - foul #3 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Russell (PG), Allen Patton (SG), James Polk (PF) James Petrick, James Hammer, William Day | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Patton (fresh) SF - John Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Polk (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Guth (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Grossman (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Pabon (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 11:07 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | John Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 10:19 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Polk | 43-42 |
| 10:09 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-42 |
| 10:07 | St. John's | William Grossman can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 10:06 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:00 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell buries a runner in the paint set up by James Polk | 45-42 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Petrick (SG), Clarence Archuleta (C) Allen Patton, Antonio Guth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG) Donald Pleasants | |
| 09:41 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Billy Charland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-42 |
| 09:28 | Texas Tech | James Petrick grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:07 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Russell | 47-42 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Billy Charland connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by John Smith | 47-44 |
| 08:34 | Texas Tech | Billy Charland is called for the reach on Michael Russell - foul #1 on Billy Charland, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Hammer (SF), William Day (C) John Neal, James Polk | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG) Billy Charland | |
| 08:29 | Texas Tech | Timothy Pabon steals it from Michael Russell | 47-44 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Hammer - foul #2 on James Hammer, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 07:59 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta lays it in on a great pass from Michael Russell | 49-45 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 07:40 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Petrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hammer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Archuleta (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - William Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donald Pleasants (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Grossman (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Pabon (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - John Smith (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta is hacked by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Allen Patton (SG), Antonio Guth (C) James Petrick, William Day | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:15 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta is hacked by John Smith - foul #5 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Neal (SF) Michael Russell | |
| Subs | St. John's | Gregory Hill (PF) John Smith | |
| 07:01 | Texas Tech | James Hammer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 49-45 |
| 07:00 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Archuleta | 49-45 |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | John Neal is fouled on the floor by Timothy Pabon - foul #2 on Timothy Pabon, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Day (PF) Clarence Archuleta | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | John Neal makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | John Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | William Grossman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 06:34 | Texas Tech | William Day grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 06:13 | Texas Tech | James Hammer makes the jump hook from the baseline | 53-45 |
| 05:53 | St. John's | Gregory Hill is hacked by John Neal - foul #1 on John Neal, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Russell (PG), James Petrick (SG), James Polk (PF) Allen Patton, James Hammer, William Day | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:33 | St. John's | Gregory Hill connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Timothy Pabon | 53-47 |
| 05:04 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth blows the layup | 53-47 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Gregory Hill pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Gregory Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 04:48 | Texas Tech | James Polk gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:30 | Texas Tech | Gregory Hill is called for the reach on Michael Russell - foul #1 on Gregory Hill, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Hammer (SF), Clarence Archuleta (C) John Neal, Antonio Guth | |
| Subs | St. John's | Billy Charland (PG) Donald Pleasants | |
| 04:30 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:30 | St. John's | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:23 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses long on a shot near the basket | 53-47 |
| 04:21 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 04:02 | Texas Tech | John Edwards is called for the reach on James Polk - foul #4 on John Edwards, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Allen Patton (SG) James Petrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:02 | Texas Tech | James Polk misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Gregory Hill gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Michael Russell steals the ball from William Grossman | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Allen Patton (fresh) SF - James Hammer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Polk (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Archuleta (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Billy Charland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Grossman (tired) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Pabon (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Gregory Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Texas Tech | John Edwards steals it from Allen Patton | 53-47 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | James Hammer steals it from William Grossman | 53-47 |
| 03:05 | Texas Tech | James Hammer jams it | 55-47 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Billy Charland's pass is intercepted by Michael Russell in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 03:01 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 02:59 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta can't tip it in | 55-47 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Timothy Pabon | 55-47 |
| 02:57 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Petrick (SG), John Neal (SF), Antonio Guth (C) Allen Patton, James Hammer, Clarence Archuleta | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donald Pleasants (PG) Billy Charland | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Donald Pleasants hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 02:36 | Texas Tech | John Neal grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 55-47 |
| 02:08 | St. John's | John Edwards grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Gregory Hill misses long on a shot from close range | 55-47 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | James Petrick grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Hill | 55-47 |
| 01:28 | Texas Tech | John Neal pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 01:05 | Texas Tech | Michael Russell drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Polk | 57-47 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | John Neal blocks the short jumper by John Edwards | 57-47 |
| 00:44 | Texas Tech | James Polk snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Texas Tech | James Polk is hacked by Donald Pleasants in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Pleasants, team foul #10 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Allen Patton (PG), James Hammer (SG), Clarence Archuleta (PF), William Day (C) Michael Russell, James Petrick, John Neal, Antonio Guth | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:43 | Texas Tech | James Polk misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:43 | Texas Tech | James Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Gregory Hill's floater is tipped away by Clarence Archuleta | 58-47 |
| 00:36 | Texas Tech | James Polk grabs the board | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Texas Tech | James Polk lays it in | 60-47 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Gregory Hill's floater is tipped away by Clarence Archuleta | 60-47 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Clarence Archuleta pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |