| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Theroux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Askew (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Wesley Pittman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santiago Torres (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Segovia (fresh) 11 pts. C - Cyril Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Santiago Torres inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Providence | Donald Segovia misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Richard Askew - foul #3 on Richard Askew, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Samuel Threet (C) Richard Askew | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 19:34 | Providence | Donald Segovia makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:34 | Providence | Donald Segovia makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:14 | Texas Tech | The jump hook by Mark Walker is blocked by Cyril Hodges | 35-37 |
| 19:13 | Providence | Cyril Hodges gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:57 | Providence | Donald Segovia travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| 18:32 | Texas Tech | Cyril Hodges steps in front of the Wayne Theroux pass | 35-37 |
| 18:18 | Providence | Santiago Torres makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Hardy | 35-39 |
| 18:00 | Texas Tech | Samuel Threet clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:58 | Providence | Donald Segovia snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Santiago Torres blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Walker - foul #2 on Mark Walker, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Providence | John Enyeart (C) Cyril Hodges | |
| 17:35 | Providence | Santiago Torres misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Santiago Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:17 | Texas Tech | Samuel Threet misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Enyeart - foul #1 on John Enyeart, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Williamson (PG) Randy Melillo | |
| Subs | Providence | Aaron Thompson (PG), Richard Harland (SG), Armando Diaz (SF), Olin Danoski (PF) Wesley Pittman, James Hardy, Santiago Torres, Donald Segovia | |
| 17:17 | Texas Tech | Samuel Threet makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:17 | Texas Tech | Samuel Threet makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:02 | Providence | Richard Harland is fouled on the floor by Sam Simmons - foul #2 on Sam Simmons, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson (SG), Jeffrey Wood (SF) Sam Simmons, Wayne Theroux | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 16:53 | Providence | John Enyeart is hacked by Jeffrey Wood - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wood, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| 16:45 | Providence | John Enyeart connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Olin Danoski | 37-42 |
| 16:28 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 16:26 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Wood hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 16:05 | Providence | John Enyeart is hacked by Samuel Threet - foul #1 on Samuel Threet, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Sam Simmons (SG) Dennis Williamson, Samuel Threet | |
| Subs | Providence | Wesley Pittman (PG), James Hardy (SG), Santiago Torres (SF), Donald Segovia (PF), Cyril Hodges (C) Aaron Thompson, Richard Harland, Armando Diaz, Olin Danoski, John Enyeart | |
| 15:44 | Providence | Donald Segovia misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 15:43 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Wood pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Walker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Wesley Pittman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Santiago Torres (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Segovia (fresh) 13 pts. C - Cyril Hodges (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:21 | Texas Tech | Mark Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-42 |
| 15:20 | Providence | Donald Segovia gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:16 | Providence | Santiago Torres drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Hardy | 39-44 |
| 15:05 | Texas Tech | James Hardy is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wood - foul #1 on James Hardy, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux (SF), Richard Askew (PF), Tommy Overbeck (C) Andrew Pearson, Jeffrey Wood, Mark Walker | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:56 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 14:55 | Providence | The rebound goes to Wesley Pittman | 39-44 |
| 14:38 | Providence | Santiago Torres is fouled on the floor by Randy Melillo - foul #2 on Randy Melillo, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Providence | Olin Danoski (PF), John Enyeart (C) Donald Segovia, Cyril Hodges | |
| 14:26 | Providence | Wesley Pittman drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 14:10 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-46 |
| 14:09 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux tips it home | 41-46 |
| 13:50 | Providence | Olin Danoski's pass is intercepted by Richard Askew | 41-46 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons travels with the ball | 41-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Williamson (PG), Andrew Pearson (SG) Randy Melillo, Sam Simmons | |
| Subs | Providence | Aaron Thompson (PG), Richard Harland (SG), Armando Diaz (SF), Donald Segovia (PF) Wesley Pittman, James Hardy, Santiago Torres, Olin Danoski | |
| 13:10 | Providence | Aaron Thompson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-46 |
| 13:09 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:05 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 13:03 | Providence | John Enyeart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:47 | Providence | John Enyeart misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-46 |
| 12:46 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Armando Diaz | 41-46 |
| 12:24 | Providence | Armando Diaz is fouled on the floor by Wayne Theroux - foul #1 on Wayne Theroux, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Providence | Cyril Hodges (C) John Enyeart | |
| 12:24 | Providence | Armando Diaz makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:24 | Providence | Armando Diaz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:03 | Texas Tech | Richard Harland takes the ball from Dennis Williamson | 41-48 |
| 11:58 | Providence | Armando Diaz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Harland | 41-50 |
| 11:46 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson loses the dribble to Aaron Thompson | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Theroux (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Askew (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommy Overbeck (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Aaron Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Harland (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Armando Diaz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Segovia (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Cyril Hodges (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Providence | Donald Segovia lays it in on a great pass from Aaron Thompson | 41-52 |
| 11:12 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 41-52 |
| 11:11 | Providence | Armando Diaz pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:57 | Providence | Armando Diaz connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Harland | 41-54 |
| 10:54 | Texas Tech | Aaron Thompson steals it from Dennis Williamson in the backcourt | 41-54 |
| 10:53 | Providence | Richard Harland misses the lay-in | 41-54 |
| 10:51 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 10:30 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Sam Simmons (SG), Jeffrey Wood (SF), Mark Walker (PF), Samuel Threet (C) Dennis Williamson, Andrew Pearson, Wayne Theroux, Richard Askew, Tommy Overbeck | |
| Subs | Providence | Wesley Pittman (PG), James Hardy (SG), Santiago Torres (SF), Olin Danoski (PF), John Enyeart (C) Aaron Thompson, Richard Harland, Armando Diaz, Donald Segovia, Cyril Hodges | |
| 10:10 | Providence | John Enyeart drills a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Samuel Threet - foul #2 on Samuel Threet, team foul #8 | 41-56 |
| 10:10 | Providence | John Enyeart makes the free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:57 | Texas Tech | Santiago Torres is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wood - foul #1 on Santiago Torres, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| 09:43 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Wood's fadeaway is rejected by Olin Danoski | 41-57 |
| 09:42 | Providence | Olin Danoski snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:22 | Providence | Jeffrey Wood picks off the pass by John Enyeart | 41-57 |
| 09:09 | Texas Tech | Olin Danoski takes the ball from Mark Walker | 41-57 |
| 08:41 | Providence | Santiago Torres buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Wesley Pittman | 41-59 |
| 08:20 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wesley Pittman - foul #3 on Wesley Pittman, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux (SF), Richard Askew (PF), Tommy Overbeck (C) Jeffrey Wood, Mark Walker, Samuel Threet | |
| Subs | Providence | Donald Segovia (PF), Cyril Hodges (C) Olin Danoski, John Enyeart | |
| 08:20 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 08:20 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 08:20 | Providence | Cyril Hodges grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 07:52 | Providence | Tommy Overbeck denies the turnaround by Donald Segovia | 42-59 |
| 07:50 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 07:43 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck misses the lay-in | 42-59 |
| 07:42 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Theroux (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Askew (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommy Overbeck (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Wesley Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Santiago Torres (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Donald Segovia (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Cyril Hodges (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Melillo | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:17 | Providence | Donald Segovia makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hardy | 45-61 |
| 07:08 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Hardy - foul #2 on James Hardy, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Williamson (PG), Andrew Pearson (SG) Randy Melillo, Sam Simmons | |
| Subs | Providence | Aaron Thompson (PG), Richard Harland (SG), Armando Diaz (SF) Wesley Pittman, James Hardy, Santiago Torres | |
| 07:08 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 07:08 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:44 | Providence | Richard Harland is fouled on the floor by Tommy Overbeck - foul #4 on Tommy Overbeck, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Wood (SF) Wayne Theroux | |
| Subs | Providence | Olin Danoski (PF) Donald Segovia | |
| 06:44 | Providence | Richard Harland misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 06:35 | Texas Tech | Dennis Williamson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 06:33 | Providence | Olin Danoski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 06:06 | Providence | Aaron Thompson misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Williamson - foul #3 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mark Walker (C) Tommy Overbeck | |
| Subs | Providence | John Enyeart (C) Cyril Hodges | |
| 06:06 | Providence | Aaron Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:06 | Providence | Aaron Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:55 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Olin Danoski - foul #1 on Olin Danoski, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons (SG) Andrew Pearson | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 05:55 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 05:55 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew misses the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 05:55 | Providence | Olin Danoski snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 05:35 | Providence | John Enyeart scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Aaron Thompson | 48-65 |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Wood misses the shot from just outside the lane | 48-65 |
| 05:19 | Providence | Richard Harland grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 04:55 | Providence | John Enyeart drills a jump hook near the basket | 48-67 |
| 04:40 | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons misses the shot from just outside the lane | 48-67 |
| 04:38 | Providence | John Enyeart pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 04:15 | Providence | Aaron Thompson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Armando Diaz | 48-69 |
| 03:57 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 03:55 | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons tips it but misses | 48-69 |
| 03:53 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Enyeart | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Providence | John Enyeart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-69 |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew snags the defensive board | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Dennis Williamson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sam Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Askew (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Aaron Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Harland (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Armando Diaz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Olin Danoski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Enyeart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Texas Tech | Mark Walker makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Sam Simmons and he's fouled by Aaron Thompson - foul #2 on Aaron Thompson, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Pilon (PG), Andrew Pearson (SG), Bernard Kraus (SF), Samuel Threet (C) Dennis Williamson, Sam Simmons, Jeffrey Wood, Richard Askew | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 03:13 | Texas Tech | Mark Walker makes the free throw | 51-69 |
| 02:52 | Providence | John Enyeart scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Olin Danoski | 51-71 |
| 02:37 | Texas Tech | Mark Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-71 |
| 02:36 | Providence | Armando Diaz grabs the board | 51-71 |
| 02:15 | Providence | Armando Diaz clanks a floater from the left side | 51-71 |
| 02:13 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| 01:58 | Texas Tech | Bernard Kraus connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-71 |
| 01:56 | Providence | Andrew Pearson steals the ball from Aaron Thompson in the backcourt | 53-71 |
| 01:50 | Texas Tech | Olin Danoski swats the shot by Timothy Pilon | 53-71 |
| 01:49 | Providence | Olin Danoski gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| 01:31 | Providence | John Enyeart connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-73 |
| 01:17 | Texas Tech | Bernard Kraus hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-73 |
| 01:15 | Texas Tech | Bernard Kraus gets the offensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 01:05 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Kraus and he's hacked by Richard Harland - foul #2 on Richard Harland, team foul #8 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Williamson (PG), Jeffrey Wood (SF) Timothy Pilon, Bernard Kraus | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:05 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson makes the free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:45 | Providence | John Enyeart's floater is tipped away by Mark Walker | 56-73 |
| 00:43 | Texas Tech | Mark Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Texas Tech | Mark Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Providence | John Enyeart's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Threet | 56-73 |
| 00:12 | Providence | John Enyeart snags the offensive board | 56-73 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Aaron Thompson runs out the clock | 56-73 |