| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) SG - Felix Pena (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ruben Chesney (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eldon Goodwin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Nelek Stanojevic - foul #3 on Nelek Stanojevic, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cotter (SF) Nelek Stanojevic | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 19:34 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:34 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:21 | Central Michigan | John Ward makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-31 |
| 18:59 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 18:57 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss tips it home | 32-33 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Leslie is called for the reach on Ronald Porter - foul #1 on Robert Leslie, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:23 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 18:01 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 18:01 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Felix Pena | 37-35 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney clanks a turnaround from the right block | 37-35 |
| 17:13 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie tips it home | 37-37 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Leslie - foul #2 on Robert Leslie, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming (PF) Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (PG), William Inge (SF), William Thomas (PF) Michael Papenfuss, Ruben Chesney, Eldon Goodwin | |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:48 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by John Cotter - foul #1 on John Cotter, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Michael Knight (C) John Ward, Felix Pena, John Cotter, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (SG) Bryan Brown | |
| 16:48 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:48 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:23 | Central Michigan | William Inge picks off the pass by Henry Armstrong | 39-39 |
| 16:14 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Douglas Fleming | 39-39 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Michael Elias | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) SG - Stephen Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Elias (fresh) PF - Douglas Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Carlos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Besser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Inge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Leslie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Texas Tech | William Inge misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:40 | Texas Tech | William Thomas tips it in | 41-41 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Thomas - foul #1 on William Thomas, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Aaron Stenson (PF) Henry Armstrong, Stephen Meyer, Michael Elias, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Bryan Brown (SG), Ruben Chesney (SF), Eldon Goodwin (PF), Troy Funke (C) William Carlos, Nicholas Besser, William Inge, William Thomas, Robert Leslie | |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:02 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Papenfuss | 43-44 |
| 14:47 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 14:46 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:26 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke's pass is intercepted by Aaron Stenson | 43-44 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Felix Pena | 46-44 |
| 13:51 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown throws it down and he's fouled by John Ward - foul #3 on John Ward, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter (C) Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Inge (SF), Robert Leslie (C) Ruben Chesney, Troy Funke | |
| 13:51 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Nelek Stanojevic | 46-46 |
| 13:28 | Central Michigan | Michael Papenfuss takes the ball from Ronald Porter | 46-46 |
| 13:17 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Porter - foul #1 on Ronald Porter, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (PG) Michael Papenfuss | |
| 13:17 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:17 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:57 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 46-48 |
| 12:56 | Texas Tech | William Inge pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 12:32 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from William Carlos and he's hacked by Ronald Porter - foul #2 on Ronald Porter, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), John Cotter (SG), Michael Knight (PF) John Ward, Felix Pena, Aaron Stenson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney (SF), William Thomas (PF) William Inge, Eldon Goodwin | |
| 12:32 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Michael Knight | 46-50 |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronald Porter | 48-50 |
| 11:55 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Henry Armstrong (fresh) SG - John Cotter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Knight (fresh) C - Ronald Porter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Carlos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Chesney (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses short on a floater in the lane | 48-50 |
| 11:41 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 11:19 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie misses the jump hook from close range | 48-50 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | John Cotter pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:12 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ronald Porter, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Felix Pena (SG), Aaron Stenson (PF), Douglas Fleming (C) Henry Armstrong, Nelek Stanojevic, Michael Knight, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Eldon Goodwin (PF), Troy Funke (C) Bryan Brown, William Thomas, Robert Leslie | |
| 10:57 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney connects on the floater from the left block | 48-52 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-52 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | John Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-52 |
| 10:36 | Texas Tech | William Carlos snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 10:21 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Fleming - foul #3 on Douglas Fleming, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Inge (SF) Ruben Chesney | |
| 10:21 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:21 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | John Ward hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Cotter and the foul's on Troy Funke - foul #1 on Troy Funke, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter (C) Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (SG), Robert Leslie (C) William Carlos, Troy Funke | |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | John Ward misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 09:35 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:31 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser misses short on a jump hook from close range | 50-53 |
| 09:29 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:05 | Central Michigan | John Ward hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 09:03 | Central Michigan | John Cotter grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:45 | Central Michigan | John Cotter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 08:43 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:25 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 08:24 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 08:18 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Leslie steals the ball from John Ward | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Felix Pena (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Cotter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Stenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Besser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Inge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eldon Goodwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong (PG), Stephen Meyer (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Douglas Fleming (PF), Michael Knight (C) John Ward, Felix Pena, John Cotter, Aaron Stenson, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (PG), Bryan Brown (SG), Ruben Chesney (SF), William Thomas (PF), Troy Funke (C) Michael Papenfuss, Nicholas Besser, William Inge, Eldon Goodwin, Robert Leslie | |
| 07:23 | Central Michigan | Ruben Chesney swats the shot by Nelek Stanojevic | 50-53 |
| 07:21 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to William Carlos | 50-53 |
| 07:01 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown buries a 3 from the right corner set up by William Carlos | 50-56 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong misses the lay-in but the foul's on Troy Funke - foul #2 on Troy Funke, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie (C) Troy Funke | |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:26 | Texas Tech | William Carlos misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-56 |
| 06:24 | Central Michigan | Douglas Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bryan Brown - foul #1 on Bryan Brown, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Stephen Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:55 | Texas Tech | William Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG), Ronald Porter (C) Stephen Meyer, Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-56 |
| 05:38 | Texas Tech | William Carlos pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie's pass is intercepted by Henry Armstrong | 54-56 |
| 05:17 | Central Michigan | Henry Armstrong lays it in | 56-56 |
| 04:53 | Texas Tech | William Carlos is fouled on the floor by Henry Armstrong - foul #1 on Henry Armstrong, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Ward (PG), Aaron Stenson (PF) Henry Armstrong, Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Inge (SF), Eldon Goodwin (PF), Troy Funke (C) Ruben Chesney, William Thomas, Robert Leslie | |
| 04:53 | Texas Tech | William Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:53 | Texas Tech | William Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 04:19 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin can't connect on a floater from the left side | 58-58 |
| 04:17 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:04 | Texas Tech | William Carlos makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Inge | 58-60 |
| 03:51 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Stenson | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - John Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Felix Pena (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nelek Stanojevic (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Stenson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Carlos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Inge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eldon Goodwin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Troy Funke (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Texas Tech | William Carlos travels with the ball | 61-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Cotter (SG), Michael Elias (SF), Douglas Fleming (C) Felix Pena, Nelek Stanojevic, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Nicholas Besser (SG), Robert Leslie (C) William Carlos, Bryan Brown, Troy Funke | |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | John Cotter misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas Besser - foul #3 on Nicholas Besser, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney (SF) Nicholas Besser | |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | John Cotter makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:12 | Central Michigan | John Cotter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:56 | Texas Tech | William Inge misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Cotter - foul #2 on John Cotter, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| 02:56 | Texas Tech | William Inge makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:56 | Texas Tech | William Inge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felix Pena (SG), Nelek Stanojevic (SF), Ronald Porter (C) John Cotter, Michael Elias, Douglas Fleming | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown (SG) William Inge | |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Bryan Brown - foul #2 on Bryan Brown, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:29 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson lays it up and in | 66-65 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney is fouled on the floor by Felix Pena - foul #3 on Felix Pena, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:42 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 66-67 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 01:29 | Central Michigan | Ronald Porter misses short on a floater from the baseline | 66-67 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Aaron Stenson grabs the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 01:15 | Central Michigan | John Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 01:13 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 00:54 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown can't finish the layup | 66-67 |
| 00:52 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney hits the follow up shot | 66-69 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Ruben Chesney steals the ball from Ronald Porter | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-69 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Nelek Stanojevic grabs the offensive board | 66-69 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Bryan Brown picks off the pass by Aaron Stenson | 66-69 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss lays it in set up by Bryan Brown | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Felix Pena hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-71 |