| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Strayer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ruben Chesney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Kingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Quade (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Anthony Burns inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Ruben Chesney is called for the reach on Anthony Burns - foul #3 on Ruben Chesney, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (SF) Ruben Chesney | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Anthony Burns misses short on a shot from the right side | 21-24 |
| 19:34 | Ball State | Anthony Burns grabs the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | William Curtis's floater is tipped away by William Carlos | 21-24 |
| 19:18 | Texas Tech | William Carlos grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 19:04 | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 21-24 |
| 19:03 | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley tips it but misses | 21-24 |
| 19:01 | Ball State | The rebound goes to William Curtis | 21-24 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 18:21 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Arthur Ellerbee | 21-27 |
| 18:14 | Texas Tech | James Strayer is fouled on the floor by Anthony Burns - foul #2 on Anthony Burns, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 18:04 | Texas Tech | Arthur Ellerbee is called for the reach on James Strayer - foul #1 on Arthur Ellerbee, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| 17:49 | Texas Tech | William Carlos makes the fadeaway in the lane | 23-27 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | William Curtis clanks a floater from the left side | 23-27 |
| 17:23 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 16:57 | Texas Tech | William Carlos misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-27 |
| 16:55 | Ball State | William Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | James Strayer takes the ball from Anthony Burns | 23-27 |
| 16:35 | Texas Tech | James Strayer lays it in | 25-27 |
| 16:18 | Ball State | Anthony Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Inge (PG), Michael Papenfuss (SG), Will Sweatt (SF), Willard Cochran (PF), Eldon Goodwin (C) James Strayer, Bryan Brown, William Carlos, Daniel Kingsley, Robert Leslie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl Moore (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Frank Sanford (SF), Lewis Grady (C) William Curtis, Albert Quade, Anthony Burns, Samuel Snow | |
| 16:03 | Texas Tech | The pull-up jumper by Will Sweatt is blocked by Lewis Grady | 25-27 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Earl Moore snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Inge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Papenfuss (fresh) SF - Will Sweatt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willard Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldon Goodwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Pelton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Grady (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Lewis Grady clanks a runner from the right block | 25-27 |
| 15:50 | Texas Tech | Willard Cochran gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 15:37 | Texas Tech | Will Sweatt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 15:35 | Texas Tech | Will Sweatt can't tip it in | 25-27 |
| 15:33 | Texas Tech | Will Sweatt grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 15:11 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Earl Moore - foul #2 on Earl Moore, team foul #3 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Strayer (PG), Bryan Brown (SG), Ruben Chesney (SF), Daniel Kingsley (PF) William Inge, Michael Papenfuss, Will Sweatt, Willard Cochran | |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Snow (C) Arthur Ellerbee | |
| 15:11 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 15:11 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Lewis Grady | 27-29 |
| 14:39 | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Strayer and he's fouled by Lewis Grady - foul #1 on Lewis Grady, team foul #4 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie (C) Eldon Goodwin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Quade (SG), Anthony Burns (SF) Earl Moore, Frank Sanford | |
| 14:39 | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 14:18 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 30-29 |
| 14:17 | Texas Tech | James Strayer pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 14:15 | Texas Tech | James Strayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Frank Sanford (C) Thomas Pelton, Samuel Snow | |
| 14:03 | Ball State | Anthony Burns is fouled on the floor by Daniel Kingsley - foul #1 on Daniel Kingsley, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Anthony Burns misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Bryan Brown - foul #1 on Bryan Brown, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Anthony Burns makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:46 | Ball State | Anthony Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:46 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 13:28 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney is hacked by Albert Quade - foul #2 on Albert Quade, team foul #5 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Snow (C) Lewis Grady | |
| 13:09 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney is hacked by Frank Sanford - foul #1 on Frank Sanford, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (SG) Bryan Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Anthony Burns | |
| 12:58 | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 12:57 | Ball State | Samuel Snow pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | William Curtis makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Albert Quade | 30-32 |
| 12:24 | Texas Tech | James Strayer hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Carlos | 33-32 |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Samuel Snow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 11:58 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Strayer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Carlos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Chesney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Kingsley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Quade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Texas Tech | James Strayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown (SG), William Inge (SF), Willard Cochran (PF) James Strayer, Ruben Chesney, Daniel Kingsley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl Moore (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Lewis Grady (PF) William Curtis, Albert Quade, Arthur Ellerbee, Samuel Snow | |
| 11:29 | Ball State | Frank Sanford is hacked by Willard Cochran - foul #1 on Willard Cochran, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Inge - foul #1 on William Inge, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Frank Sanford | |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 10:49 | Texas Tech | Willard Cochran hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Brown and the foul's on Arthur Ellerbee - foul #2 on Arthur Ellerbee, team foul #7 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin (C) Robert Leslie | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:49 | Texas Tech | Willard Cochran makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 10:34 | Ball State | Bryan Brown steals the ball from Earl Moore | 36-34 |
| 10:30 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown blows the layup | 36-34 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley (PF) Eldon Goodwin | |
| Subs | Ball State | Samuel Snow (C) Arthur Ellerbee | |
| 10:07 | Texas Tech | William Carlos comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 10:05 | Texas Tech | Willard Cochran misses the tip | 36-34 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Lewis Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Lewis Grady misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 09:40 | Texas Tech | Willard Cochran gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 09:19 | Texas Tech | Lewis Grady steals the ball from Daniel Kingsley | 36-34 |
| 09:03 | Ball State | Samuel Snow is fouled on the floor by William Inge - foul #2 on William Inge, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Strayer (PG), Ruben Chesney (SF), Robert Leslie (C) William Carlos, William Inge, Willard Cochran | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG), Albert Quade (SG), Frank Sanford (SF), Arthur Ellerbee (PF) Earl Moore, Thomas Pelton, Anthony Burns, Lewis Grady | |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee knocks in the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Kingsley - foul #2 on Daniel Kingsley, team foul #7 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Inge (SG) Bryan Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 08:42 | Ball State | Samuel Snow snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Samuel Snow misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee tips it in | 36-38 |
| 08:10 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney loses the dribble to Albert Quade | 36-38 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | William Curtis misses the shot from the left block | 36-38 |
| 07:48 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Strayer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Inge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Chesney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Kingsley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Quade (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Texas Tech | William Curtis is called for the reach on James Strayer in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Curtis, team foul #8 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown (SG), Willard Cochran (PF) William Inge, Daniel Kingsley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Anthony Burns (SF), Lewis Grady (C) Frank Sanford, Samuel Snow | |
| 07:45 | Texas Tech | James Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 07:45 | Texas Tech | James Strayer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Lewis Grady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 07:24 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by James Strayer and the foul's on Albert Quade - foul #3 on Albert Quade, team foul #9 | 40-38 |
| 07:24 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Albert Quade comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Willard Cochran - foul #2 on Willard Cochran, team foul #8 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (SF) Ruben Chesney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Sanford (C) Arthur Ellerbee | |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 06:46 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown connects on the shot from the right side | 43-40 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Anthony Burns is hacked by Willard Cochran - foul #3 on Willard Cochran, team foul #9 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley (PF) Willard Cochran | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Anthony Burns makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Anthony Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:14 | Texas Tech | William Carlos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 06:13 | Ball State | Lewis Grady snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Frank Sanford buries a jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 05:36 | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-44 |
| 05:35 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Frank Sanford | 43-44 |
| 05:20 | Ball State | Anthony Burns's pass is intercepted by Daniel Kingsley | 43-44 |
| 04:55 | Texas Tech | William Carlos is hacked by Albert Quade - foul #4 on Albert Quade, team foul #10 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Inge (SG), Ruben Chesney (SF), Willard Cochran (C) James Strayer, Bryan Brown, Robert Leslie | |
| Subs | Ball State | Earl Moore (PG), Thomas Pelton (SG), Arthur Ellerbee (PF), Samuel Snow (C) William Curtis, Albert Quade, Anthony Burns, Lewis Grady | |
| 04:55 | Texas Tech | William Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 04:55 | Texas Tech | William Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Earl Moore clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-44 |
| 04:34 | Ball State | Samuel Snow snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 04:16 | Ball State | Thomas Pelton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Snow | 45-47 |
| 03:54 | Texas Tech | Willard Cochran misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 03:52 | Ball State | Arthur Ellerbee grabs the board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Carlos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Inge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Chesney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Kingsley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Willard Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Earl Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Pelton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frank Sanford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Ellerbee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Earl Moore's floater is knocked away by Ruben Chesney | 45-47 |
| 03:34 | Texas Tech | Willard Cochran snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 03:20 | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ruben Chesney | 48-47 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Earl Moore is fouled on the floor by William Carlos - foul #1 on William Carlos, team foul #10 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Strayer (PG), Bryan Brown (SG), Robert Leslie (C) William Carlos, Ruben Chesney, Daniel Kingsley | |
| Subs | Ball State | Albert Quade (SG), Anthony Burns (SF) Thomas Pelton, Frank Sanford | |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Earl Moore makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:57 | Ball State | Earl Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:54 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney (SF), Daniel Kingsley (PF) William Inge, Willard Cochran | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Curtis (PG) Earl Moore | |
| 02:44 | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley hits a jump hook from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 02:25 | Ball State | Anthony Burns knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 50-51 |
| 02:11 | Texas Tech | James Strayer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | Samuel Snow gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Bryan Brown is called for the reach on Albert Quade - foul #2 on Bryan Brown, team foul #11 | 50-51 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Albert Quade misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:01 | Ball State | Albert Quade makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 01:51 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 01:30 | Ball State | Samuel Snow can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-52 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | William Curtis gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:08 | Ball State | Albert Quade hits a shot from the right block | 53-54 |
| 00:54 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney is fouled on the floor by Anthony Burns - foul #3 on Anthony Burns, team foul #11 | 53-54 |
| 00:54 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:54 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Anthony Burns knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Albert Quade and he's hacked by Bryan Brown - foul #3 on Bryan Brown, team foul #12 | 55-56 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Anthony Burns makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:11 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | William Curtis is fouled in the backcourt by James Strayer - foul #2 on James Strayer, team foul #13 | 55-57 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | William Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | William Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Daniel Kingsley snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | James Strayer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | The clock runs out | 55-58 |