| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Malcolm Schoch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sheldon Nolan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Moon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Alfred Levy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rolland Gifford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Goering (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randolph McColloch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Sheldon Nolan inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Texas Tech | Douglas Gillespie misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 29-19 |
| 19:46 | Texas Tech | Douglas Gillespie hits the follow up shot | 31-19 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Rolland Gifford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Jon Keith gets the offensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Sheldon Nolan swats the short shot by Randolph McColloch | 31-19 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | Steven Moon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 19:10 | Texas Tech | Joshua Strong makes the driving attempt from the right block | 33-19 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Dennis Goering makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Keith | 33-22 |
| 18:31 | Texas Tech | Malcolm Schoch misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 33-22 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Randolph McColloch pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Sheldon Nolan is called for the reach on Dennis Goering - foul #1 on Sheldon Nolan, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Douglas Gillespie steps in front of the Randolph McColloch pass | 33-22 |
| 17:45 | Texas Tech | Malcolm Schoch clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 17:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dennis Goering | 33-22 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Alfred Levy buries a 3 from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 17:09 | Texas Tech | Sheldon Nolan travels with the ball | 33-25 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Chris Encinas (SF) Sheldon Nolan | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:45 | Houston | Alfred Levy drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Randolph McColloch | 33-27 |
| 16:28 | Texas Tech | Joshua Strong misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-27 |
| 16:27 | Texas Tech | Chris Encinas hits the follow up shot | 35-27 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Douglas Gillespie takes the ball from Jon Keith | 35-27 |
| 15:52 | Texas Tech | Joshua Strong makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Gillespie | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Malcolm Schoch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Strong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Encinas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Moon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Gillespie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Alfred Levy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolland Gifford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Goering (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randolph McColloch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Keith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Rolland Gifford misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 15:40 | Houston | Alfred Levy misses the tip | 38-27 |
| 15:39 | Texas Tech | Chris Encinas gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 15:17 | Texas Tech | Chris Encinas loses the dribble to Rolland Gifford | 38-27 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Dennis Goering misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Chris Encinas - foul #1 on Chris Encinas, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Nunnery (PG), Sheldon Nolan (SF), Michael Bryant (PF), Richard Sharrow (C) Malcolm Schoch, Joshua Strong, Steven Moon, Douglas Gillespie | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Hammond (PG), Kevin Lewis (SG), Jacob Hedges (PF), Wilburn Phillips (C) Alfred Levy, Rolland Gifford, Randolph McColloch, Jon Keith | |
| 14:56 | Houston | Dennis Goering makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Dennis Goering makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:39 | Texas Tech | Richard Sharrow clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Wilburn Phillips - foul #1 on Wilburn Phillips, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Wicks (C) Dennis Goering | |
| 14:39 | Texas Tech | Richard Sharrow makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:39 | Texas Tech | Richard Sharrow makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Carlos Hammond misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-29 |
| 14:18 | Texas Tech | Sheldon Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 13:59 | Texas Tech | Wilburn Phillips picks off the pass by Chris Encinas | 40-29 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Wilburn Phillips is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Wilburn Phillips, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Malcolm Schoch (PG) Chris Encinas | |
| Subs | Houston | Rolland Gifford (SG) William Wicks | |
| 13:26 | Texas Tech | Richard Sharrow clanks a turnaround near the basket | 40-29 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Wilburn Phillips pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Michael Bryant picks off the pass by Carlos Hammond | 40-29 |
| 12:59 | Texas Tech | Malcolm Schoch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sheldon Nolan | 42-29 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Carlos Hammond clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 12:32 | Texas Tech | Sheldon Nolan snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 12:14 | Texas Tech | Michael Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Kevin Lewis gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Kevin Lewis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kevin Lewis, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Chris Encinas (PG), Joshua Strong (SG), Steven Moon (PF), Douglas Gillespie (C) Malcolm Schoch, James Nunnery, Sheldon Nolan, Michael Bryant | |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Levy (PG), Dennis Goering (SF), Randolph McColloch (PF), Jon Keith (C) Carlos Hammond, Kevin Lewis, Jacob Hedges, Wilburn Phillips | |
| 11:46 | Texas Tech | Steven Moon misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Randolph McColloch - foul #3 on Randolph McColloch, team foul #4 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Malcolm Schoch (PG) Richard Sharrow | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:46 | Texas Tech | Steven Moon misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 11:46 | Texas Tech | Steven Moon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Jon Keith grabs the board | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Malcolm Schoch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Strong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Encinas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Moon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Gillespie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Alfred Levy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolland Gifford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Goering (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randolph McColloch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Dennis Goering connects on the jumper in the paint | 42-31 |
| 11:05 | Texas Tech | Chris Encinas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Jon Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Rolland Gifford is hacked by Malcolm Schoch - foul #2 on Malcolm Schoch, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Sharrow (SF) Malcolm Schoch | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Hammond (SG) Rolland Gifford | |
| 10:21 | Houston | Randolph McColloch's layup is rejected by Richard Sharrow | 42-31 |
| 10:19 | Texas Tech | Douglas Gillespie grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 10:04 | Texas Tech | Steven Moon buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Carlos Hammond misses the floater from the right side | 45-31 |
| 09:43 | Texas Tech | Douglas Gillespie grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 09:16 | Texas Tech | Joshua Strong misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Randolph McColloch snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Alfred Levy makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 08:40 | Texas Tech | Joshua Strong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Malcolm Schoch (PG), James Nunnery (SG), Sheldon Nolan (SF), Michael Bryant (PF), Floyd Hall (C) Chris Encinas, Joshua Strong, Richard Sharrow, Steven Moon, Douglas Gillespie | |
| Subs | Houston | Rolland Gifford (SG), Jacob Hedges (PF) Alfred Levy, Randolph McColloch | |
| 08:25 | Houston | Jon Keith hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Malcolm Schoch - foul #3 on Malcolm Schoch, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Wilburn Phillips (SF) Dennis Goering | |
| 08:25 | Houston | Jon Keith makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:05 | Texas Tech | Sheldon Nolan lays it in | 47-37 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Carlos Hammond is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Schoch - foul #4 on Malcolm Schoch, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Randolph McColloch (PF) Jon Keith | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Malcolm Schoch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Nunnery (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sheldon Nolan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carlos Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rolland Gifford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wilburn Phillips (fresh) PF - Randolph McColloch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Hedges (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Houston | Randolph McColloch misses long on a jumper from the right side | 47-37 |
| 07:34 | Texas Tech | Floyd Hall grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 07:16 | Texas Tech | James Nunnery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 47-37 |
| 07:15 | Texas Tech | Floyd Hall misses the tip | 47-37 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Jacob Hedges pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 06:55 | Houston | A charge is called on Rolland Gifford - foul #1 on Rolland Gifford, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joshua Strong (SG), Steven Moon (PF), Douglas Gillespie (C) James Nunnery, Michael Bryant, Floyd Hall | |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Levy (PG), Dennis Goering (SF) Carlos Hammond, Jacob Hedges | |
| 06:30 | Texas Tech | Sheldon Nolan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Keith (C) Wilburn Phillips | |
| 06:02 | Houston | Jon Keith's floater is tipped away by Steven Moon | 47-37 |
| 06:01 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Douglas Gillespie | 47-37 |
| 05:38 | Texas Tech | Joshua Strong connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Moon | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:20 | Houston | Alfred Levy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 05:18 | Texas Tech | Douglas Gillespie gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:57 | Texas Tech | Joshua Strong comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-37 |
| 04:55 | Texas Tech | Sheldon Nolan hits the follow up shot | 52-37 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Alfred Levy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 04:45 | Texas Tech | Steven Moon gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 04:29 | Texas Tech | Joshua Strong comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-37 |
| 04:28 | Texas Tech | Sheldon Nolan snags the offensive board | 52-37 |
| 04:13 | Texas Tech | The short jumper by Steven Moon is denied by Randolph McColloch | 52-37 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Randolph McColloch gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Alfred Levy connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Rolland Gifford | 52-39 |
| 03:43 | Texas Tech | Sheldon Nolan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Nunnery (PG), Chris Encinas (SG), Richard Sharrow (SF), Michael Bryant (PF), Floyd Hall (C) Malcolm Schoch, Joshua Strong, Sheldon Nolan, Steven Moon, Douglas Gillespie | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlos Hammond (PG), Kevin Lewis (SG), Wilburn Phillips (SF), Jacob Hedges (PF), William Wicks (C) Alfred Levy, Rolland Gifford, Dennis Goering, Randolph McColloch, Jon Keith | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Nunnery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Encinas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Sharrow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carlos Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wilburn Phillips (fresh) PF - Jacob Hedges (fresh) C - William Wicks (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Houston | William Wicks is hacked by Floyd Hall - foul #1 on Floyd Hall, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Carlos Hammond comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 03:13 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Chris Encinas | 52-39 |
| 02:53 | Texas Tech | James Nunnery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 02:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Lewis | 52-39 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Jacob Hedges connects on the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Richard Sharrow - foul #2 on Richard Sharrow, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Jacob Hedges makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 02:14 | Texas Tech | Floyd Hall comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 52-42 |
| 02:12 | Houston | William Wicks pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 02:06 | Houston | William Wicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| 01:43 | Texas Tech | Chris Encinas hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Sharrow | 55-42 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Jacob Hedges clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 01:26 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Floyd Hall | 55-42 |
| 00:57 | Texas Tech | Richard Sharrow misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 00:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carlos Hammond | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Wilburn Phillips lays it up and in | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Texas Tech | Floyd Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 00:19 | Houston | William Wicks grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Jacob Hedges is fouled on the floor by Michael Bryant - foul #2 on Michael Bryant, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Jacob Hedges makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Jacob Hedges misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Floyd Hall snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | James Nunnery runs out the clock | 55-45 |