| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ryan Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Gore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Duplessis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Beil (fresh) 2 reb. C - Angel Moran (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore inbounds the ball | 32-15 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 34-15 |
| 19:36 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis is fouled on the floor by Ryan Swenson - foul #1 on Ryan Swenson, team foul #1 | 34-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Corey Easter (SF), Francis Duren (PF) Cory Gore, Bernard Pruitt | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 19:26 | Texas Tech | Angel Moran misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-15 |
| 19:24 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren snags the defensive board | 34-15 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Angel Moran steals it from Ryan Swenson | 34-15 |
| 18:56 | Texas Tech | Angel Moran misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-15 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Corey Easter | 34-15 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Corey Easter misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 34-15 |
| 18:45 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil grabs the board | 34-15 |
| 18:35 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 34-15 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren snags the defensive board | 34-15 |
| 18:20 | Rhode Island | Angel Moran is called for the reach on Christopher Andrews - foul #2 on Angel Moran, team foul #1 | 34-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Bernard Pruitt (PF) Ryan Swenson, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cecil Beil - foul #3 on Cecil Beil, team foul #2 | 34-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Bell (PF) Cecil Beil | |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 35-15 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-15 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 17:53 | Texas Tech | Angel Moran buries a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Jonathan Berard - foul #1 on Jonathan Berard, team foul #2 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Francis Duren (PF) Joseph Lowe, Bernard Pruitt | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:53 | Texas Tech | Angel Moran makes the free throw | 36-18 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren is fouled on the floor by Ralph Woodward - foul #2 on Ralph Woodward, team foul #3 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Cody Young (C) Aaron Alex, Francis Duren, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Andrews | 39-18 |
| 17:10 | Texas Tech | James Bell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Bell, team foul #4 | 39-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Francis Duren (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Christopher Andrews, Joseph Lowe, Bernard Pruitt, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson is whistled for traveling | 39-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Jason Evans (C) Aaron Alex, Melvin Jackson, Corey Easter, Francis Duren, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 16:28 | Texas Tech | James Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Lowe - foul #3 on Joseph Lowe, team foul #3 | 39-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Corey Easter (SF), Francis Duren (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Christopher Andrews, Joseph Lowe, Cory Gore, Bernard Pruitt, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 16:28 | Texas Tech | James Bell misses the 1st free throw | 39-18 |
| 16:28 | Texas Tech | James Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-18 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson grabs the board | 39-18 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-18 |
| 16:06 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward snags the defensive board | 39-18 |
| 16:02 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Angel Moran and he's hacked by Melvin Jackson - foul #1 on Melvin Jackson, team foul #4 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Christopher Andrews (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Cody Young (C) Ryan Swenson, Melvin Jackson, Corey Easter, Francis Duren, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 16:02 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis misses the free throw | 39-20 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt gets the rebound | 39-20 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Aaron Alex (fresh) SG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Gore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Cody Young (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Duplessis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Woodward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Angel Moran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Angel Moran - foul #3 on Angel Moran, team foul #5 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Francis Duren (SF), Jonathan Berard (C) Christopher Andrews, Cory Gore, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil (PF) James Bell | |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex makes the 1st free throw | 40-20 |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex misses the 2nd free throw | 40-20 |
| 15:43 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil snags the defensive board | 40-20 |
| 15:25 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Cecil Beil | 40-23 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #6 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Christopher Andrews (SG), Jason Evans (PF), Cody Young (C) Aaron Alex, Joseph Lowe, Bernard Pruitt, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren makes the 1st free throw | 41-23 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren misses the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 15:02 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil gets the rebound | 41-23 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:44 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cecil Beil and the foul's on Christopher Andrews - foul #1 on Christopher Andrews, team foul #5 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson (SG), Cory Gore (SF) Ryan Swenson, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 14:44 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure misses the free throw | 41-25 |
| 14:44 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans grabs the board | 41-25 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Cory Gore, team foul #6 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Corey Easter (SF), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Melvin Jackson, Cory Gore, Jason Evans, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 14:01 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews misses the shot from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 13:40 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 13:24 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Woodward | 41-30 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Cecil Beil blocks the jumper by Corey Easter | 41-30 |
| 13:10 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 41-30 |
| 13:08 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Swenson - foul #2 on Ryan Swenson, team foul #7 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Francis Duren (PF), Cody Young (C) Ryan Swenson, Christopher Andrews, Corey Easter, Bernard Pruitt, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rudolph Human (SG), James Bell (PF) Dikembe Azure, Cecil Beil | |
| 13:08 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:08 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder (PG) Harold Duplessis | |
| 12:29 | Texas Tech | Angel Moran lays it in | 41-34 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 41-34 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren tips it back up and in | 43-34 |
| 11:52 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Cory Gore - foul #2 on Cory Gore, team foul #8 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Jason Evans (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Aaron Alex, Joseph Lowe, Cory Gore, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure (SG), Felix Thomas (C) Rudolph Human, Angel Moran | |
| 11:52 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 11:52 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Duren (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Evans (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Souder (fresh) SG - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Woodward (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Felix Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Azure steals the ball from Christopher Andrews in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 11:46 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure lays it in | 43-38 |
| 11:44 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt (PF) Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rudolph Human (SG) Ralph Woodward | |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Andrews - foul #2 on Christopher Andrews, team foul #9 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Evans (PF) Bernard Pruitt | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil (PF) James Bell | |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Felix Thomas swats the layup by Jonathan Berard | 43-39 |
| 11:07 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:53 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Corey Easter (SF), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Cody Young (C) Christopher Andrews, Melvin Jackson, Francis Duren, Jason Evans, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis (PG) Matthew Souder | |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | Cecil Beil blocks the short jumper by Cody Young | 43-39 |
| 10:44 | Texas Tech | Felix Thomas grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 10:19 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis connects on the jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Corey Easter buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ryan Swenson and the foul's on Harold Duplessis - foul #3 on Harold Duplessis, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Jonathan Berard (C) Ryan Swenson, Joseph Lowe, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward (SF), James Bell (PF), Angel Moran (C) Rudolph Human, Cecil Beil, Felix Thomas | |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Corey Easter misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:01 | Texas Tech | Angel Moran grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:38 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Berard | 45-41 |
| 09:36 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:25 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Berard steals it from Angel Moran | 45-41 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews is hacked by Angel Moran - foul #4 on Angel Moran, team foul #8 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Francis Duren (PF), Jason Evans (C) Melvin Jackson, Corey Easter, Bernard Pruitt, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Felix Thomas (C) Angel Moran | |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:44 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward buries a runner near the basket | 47-43 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren travels with the ball | 47-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Christopher Andrews, Cory Gore, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder (PG), Rudolph Human (SG), Cecil Beil (PF) Harold Duplessis, Dikembe Azure, James Bell | |
| 08:06 | Texas Tech | Felix Thomas buries a jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard misses short on a runner near the basket | 47-45 |
| 07:46 | Texas Tech | Rudolph Human grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Aaron Alex (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Duren (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Souder (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rudolph Human (fresh) SF - Ralph Woodward (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cecil Beil (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Felix Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 07:30 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Beil | 47-45 |
| 07:20 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:59 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren misses short on a jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 06:58 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 06:52 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward lays it up and in set up by Matthew Souder and he's fouled by Aaron Alex - foul #1 on Aaron Alex, team foul #10 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Christopher Andrews (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Jason Evans (PF), Cody Young (C) Aaron Alex, Joseph Lowe, Francis Duren, Bernard Pruitt, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis (PG), Dikembe Azure (SG), James Bell (PF), Angel Moran (C) Matthew Souder, Rudolph Human, Cecil Beil, Felix Thomas | |
| 06:52 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ralph Woodward - foul #3 on Ralph Woodward, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:35 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to James Bell | 48-48 |
| 06:23 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Azure | 48-51 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews is called for traveling | 48-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson (SG), Francis Duren (SF), Bernard Pruitt (PF) Ryan Swenson, Cory Gore, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 05:56 | Texas Tech | Bernard Pruitt blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Azure | 48-51 |
| 05:55 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Andrews and the foul's on Angel Moran - foul #5 on Angel Moran, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Cory Gore (SF), Jason Evans (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Christopher Andrews, Francis Duren, Bernard Pruitt, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rudolph Human (SG), Felix Thomas (C) Dikembe Azure, Angel Moran | |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:19 | Texas Tech | Felix Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Rudolph Human | 51-53 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Cory Gore is denied by Rudolph Human | 51-53 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 04:36 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis is called for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Francis Duren (SF), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Cody Young (C) Ryan Swenson, Melvin Jackson, Cory Gore, Jason Evans, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder (PG), Cecil Beil (C) Harold Duplessis, Felix Thomas | |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren throws it down set up by Joseph Lowe | 55-53 |
| 03:48 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Duren (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Cody Young (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Souder (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Human (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Woodward (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Beil (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cody Young | 58-56 |
| 03:10 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 03:09 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-56 |
| 02:56 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Corey Easter (SF), Jason Evans (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Joseph Lowe, Francis Duren, Bernard Pruitt, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis (PG), Dikembe Azure (SF), Felix Thomas (C) Matthew Souder, Ralph Woodward, James Bell | |
| 02:32 | Texas Tech | Felix Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Berard | 60-56 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews misses the turnaround near the basket | 60-56 |
| 02:10 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:10 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Bernard Pruitt (PF) Aaron Alex, Christopher Andrews, Corey Easter, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 02:02 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore's fadeaway is rejected by Cecil Beil | 60-56 |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Rudolph Human pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (SG) Melvin Jackson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward (SF) Rudolph Human | |
| 01:20 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward is fouled on the floor by Bernard Pruitt - foul #1 on Bernard Pruitt, team foul #11 | 60-56 |
| 01:20 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:20 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Harold Duplessis picks off the pass by Bernard Pruitt | 60-58 |
| 00:56 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis hits the finger roll | 60-60 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Woodward | 60-62 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Pruitt | 62-62 |
| 00:01 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward clanks a jumper from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Cory Gore | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ryan Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Gore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Duplessis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Woodward (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cecil Beil (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Felix Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 05:00 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:40 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Felix Thomas is called for the reach on Cory Gore - foul #1 on Felix Thomas, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Francis Duren (PF), Cody Young (C) Ryan Swenson, Christopher Andrews, Bernard Pruitt, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:23 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Felix Thomas | 63-62 |
| 04:07 | Texas Tech | Francis Duren takes the ball from Cecil Beil | 63-62 |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Azure steals the ball from Aaron Alex | 63-62 |
| 03:40 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure jams it | 63-64 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore connects on the 3 from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 03:11 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Cecil Beil | 66-67 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren is hacked by Cecil Beil - foul #4 on Cecil Beil, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Jason Evans (PF) Aaron Alex, Joseph Lowe, Cory Gore | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Bell (PF) Cecil Beil | |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:54 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Corey Easter (SF) Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil (PF) James Bell | |
| 02:43 | Texas Tech | Felix Thomas is hacked by Melvin Jackson - foul #2 on Melvin Jackson, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Jason Evans (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Christopher Andrews, Corey Easter, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 02:43 | Texas Tech | Felix Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:43 | Texas Tech | Felix Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Evans | 71-69 |
| 02:06 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward misses the lay-in | 71-69 |
| 02:04 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 71-69 |
| 01:55 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 71-69 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 71-69 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard grabs the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans lays it in and he's fouled by Cecil Beil - foul #5 on Cecil Beil, team foul #13 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Christopher Andrews (SG), Cory Gore (SF) Aaron Alex, Melvin Jackson, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Bell (PF) Cecil Beil | |
| 01:19 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans makes the free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:17 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt (PF) Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:55 | Texas Tech | Ryan Swenson picks off the pass by Felix Thomas | 74-69 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ryan Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Gore (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Duplessis (fresh) 19 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Woodward (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Felix Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Azure steals it from Jonathan Berard | 74-69 |
| 00:33 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 00:25 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis gets the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:22 | Texas Tech | Harold Duplessis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson is hacked by Harold Duplessis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Duplessis, team foul #14 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (SG) Christopher Andrews | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard gets the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Felix Thomas is called for the reach on Jonathan Berard - foul #2 on Felix Thomas, team foul #15 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG) Ryan Swenson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore is fouled on the floor by Felix Thomas - foul #3 on Felix Thomas, team foul #16 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (SG) Joseph Lowe | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG) Aaron Alex | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:13 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore gets the rebound | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore is hacked by Harold Duplessis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Duplessis, team foul #17 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG) Ryan Swenson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder (PG) Harold Duplessis | |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:08 | Texas Tech | Felix Thomas grabs the board | 78-69 |
| 00:01 | Texas Tech | Ralph Woodward misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-69 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | James Bell gets the offensive rebound | 78-69 |