| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) SG - Stewart Hawkins (fresh) SF - Lester Crum (fresh) PF - John Allen (fresh) C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Walter Ellwood (fresh) SG - Rickey Knapp (fresh) SF - George Allen (fresh) PF - Scottie Emerson (fresh) C - Alfred Pierce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Alfred Pierce wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Texas Tech | Michael Mitchell swats the dunk try by Scottie Emerson | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Ball State | Lester Crum connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Ellwood | 3-4 |
| 18:34 | Ball State | George Allen blocks the short jumper by Michael Barber | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 18:06 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 3-7 |
| 17:54 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 3-9 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | John Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-9 |
| 17:43 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Alfred Pierce | 3-9 |
| 17:21 | Texas Tech | George Allen knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Walter Ellwood | 3-11 |
| 17:06 | Ball State | Scottie Emerson blocks the short jumper by Michael Mitchell | 3-11 |
| 17:04 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Alfred Pierce | 3-11 |
| 16:57 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp clanks a jumper from the right block | 3-11 |
| 16:55 | Texas Tech | George Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 16:44 | Texas Tech | Michael Mitchell is called for the reach on Rickey Knapp - foul #1 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #1 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Marcus Macdonald (SF) George Allen | |
| 16:33 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 16:32 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-11 |
| 16:06 | Texas Tech | Marcus Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) SG - Stewart Hawkins (fresh) SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Allen (fresh) C - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Walter Ellwood (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rickey Knapp (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marcus Macdonald (fresh) PF - Scottie Emerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Texas Tech | Alfred Pierce is fouled on the floor by Lester Crum - foul #1 on Lester Crum, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Edelman (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (SF), Jack Samuels (C) Stewart Hawkins, Lester Crum, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Samuel Brawner (PG), Anthony Spruell (SG), Jack Wilson (SF), Gus Rosenbalm (C) Walter Ellwood, Rickey Knapp, Scottie Emerson, Alfred Pierce | |
| 15:33 | Texas Tech | Anthony Spruell's floater is tipped away by John Allen | 3-11 |
| 15:32 | Texas Tech | Gus Rosenbalm can't tip it in | 3-11 |
| 15:30 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman snags the defensive board | 3-11 |
| 15:16 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman can't connect on a floater from the right block | 3-11 |
| 15:15 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez tips it in | 5-11 |
| 14:51 | Texas Tech | Anthony Spruell is fouled on the floor by Leonard Edelman - foul #1 on Leonard Edelman, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Lester Crum (SF) Michael Barber, John Allen | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp (SG), George Allen (SF) Anthony Spruell, Jack Wilson | |
| 14:40 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp is fouled on the floor by Jack Samuels - foul #1 on Jack Samuels, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG) Leonard Edelman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Walter Ellwood (PG), Scottie Emerson (PF) Samuel Brawner, Gus Rosenbalm | |
| 14:26 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp misses long on a jumper from the right side | 5-11 |
| 14:25 | Ball State | Lester Crum pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:57 | Ball State | Lester Crum hits a jumper from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 13:40 | Texas Tech | Marcus Macdonald scores on a floater from the right block set up by George Allen | 7-13 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez drills a jumper from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 13:03 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Lester Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | The jump hook by Esteban Rodriguez is blocked by Marcus Macdonald | 9-13 |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Jack Samuels grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:34 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez banks in the layup | 11-13 |
| 12:25 | Texas Tech | Walter Ellwood misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 12:24 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jack Samuels | 11-13 |
| 12:04 | Ball State | Marcus Macdonald steps in front of the Esteban Rodriguez pass | 11-13 |
| 11:45 | Texas Tech | Marcus Macdonald can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Lester Crum - foul #2 on Lester Crum, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Leonard Edelman (SG), James Rohrer (SF), John Allen (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Ricardo Martin, Stewart Hawkins, Lester Crum, Jack Samuels, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Samuel Brawner (PG), Anthony Spruell (SG), Gus Rosenbalm (PF), Alfred Pierce (C) Walter Ellwood, Rickey Knapp, George Allen, Scottie Emerson | |
| 11:45 | Texas Tech | Marcus Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:45 | Texas Tech | Marcus Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) SG - Leonard Edelman (fresh) SF - James Rohrer (fresh) PF - John Allen (fresh) C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Samuel Brawner (fresh) SG - Anthony Spruell (fresh) SF - Marcus Macdonald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gus Rosenbalm (fresh) C - Alfred Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Ball State | James Rohrer clanks a jumper in the lane | 11-15 |
| 11:29 | Texas Tech | Alfred Pierce gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:15 | Texas Tech | Samuel Brawner misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by James Rohrer - foul #1 on James Rohrer, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson (SF) Marcus Macdonald | |
| 11:15 | Texas Tech | Samuel Brawner makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:15 | Texas Tech | Samuel Brawner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:55 | Ball State | Jack Wilson steps in front of the James Rohrer pass | 11-17 |
| 10:51 | Texas Tech | Samuel Brawner blows the layup | 11-17 |
| 10:50 | Ball State | John Allen grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 10:29 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman loses the dribble to Gus Rosenbalm | 11-17 |
| 10:16 | Texas Tech | Alfred Pierce misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Mitchell - foul #2 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (C) James Rohrer, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Walter Ellwood (PG), Rickey Knapp (SG), Scottie Emerson (PF) Samuel Brawner, Jack Wilson, Gus Rosenbalm | |
| 10:16 | Texas Tech | Alfred Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:16 | Texas Tech | Alfred Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:16 | Texas Tech | Anthony Spruell gets the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp is whistled for a carry | 11-18 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Samuels (C) Esteban Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 09:39 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 09:37 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 09:13 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson is hacked by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #8 | 11-18 |
| 09:13 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:13 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:57 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman misses the easy layup | 11-20 |
| 08:55 | Texas Tech | Alfred Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 08:36 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson loses the dribble to Stewart Hawkins | 11-20 |
| 08:31 | Ball State | Michael Barber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stewart Hawkins | 13-20 |
| 08:28 | Texas Tech | Walter Ellwood is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Barber - foul #1 on Michael Barber, team foul #9 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez (SF) Leonard Edelman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Allen (SF), Marcus Macdonald (C) Anthony Spruell, Alfred Pierce | |
| 08:28 | Texas Tech | Walter Ellwood makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:28 | Texas Tech | Walter Ellwood makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:08 | Ball State | John Allen scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Barber | 15-22 |
| 07:52 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 15-22 |
| 07:51 | Texas Tech | Marcus Macdonald hits the follow up shot | 15-24 |
| 07:42 | Ball State | John Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), James Rohrer (SG), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Michael Barber, Stewart Hawkins, Jack Samuels | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Samuel Brawner (PG), Ralph Denny (SG) Walter Ellwood, Rickey Knapp | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) SG - James Rohrer (fresh) SF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Zarek Tarnowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Samuel Brawner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Denny (fresh) SF - George Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scottie Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Texas Tech | Marcus Macdonald drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by George Allen | 15-26 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | John Allen misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 06:57 | Texas Tech | George Allen gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 06:50 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny is hacked by Ricardo Martin - foul #1 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #10 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Leonard Edelman (SF) James Rohrer, John Allen | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp (SG), Gus Rosenbalm (PF), Alfred Pierce (C) Samuel Brawner, George Allen, Scottie Emerson | |
| 06:50 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:50 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny misses the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Esteban Rodriguez | 15-27 |
| 06:43 | Ball State | Michael Barber's layup is rejected by Marcus Macdonald | 15-27 |
| 06:41 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Rickey Knapp | 15-27 |
| 06:37 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ralph Denny and he's fouled by Ricardo Martin - foul #2 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #11 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (SF) Ricardo Martin | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Walter Ellwood (PG) Ralph Denny | |
| 06:37 | Texas Tech | Rickey Knapp misses the free throw | 15-29 |
| 06:37 | Texas Tech | Alfred Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 15-29 |
| 06:23 | Texas Tech | Gus Rosenbalm is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gus Rosenbalm, team foul #1 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG) James Rohrer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:12 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman connects on the floater from the left side | 17-29 |
| 05:48 | Texas Tech | Gus Rosenbalm slams it home on a nice dish by Walter Ellwood | 17-31 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Barber and the foul's on Rickey Knapp - foul #1 on Rickey Knapp, team foul #2 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jack Samuels (PF) Esteban Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | George Allen (SF), Scottie Emerson (PF) Marcus Macdonald, Gus Rosenbalm | |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins makes the free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Leonard Edelman takes the ball from Rickey Knapp | 20-31 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman hits the finger roll | 22-31 |
| 04:55 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 22-31 |
| 04:53 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson tips it back up and in | 22-33 |
| 04:38 | Ball State | Michael Barber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 04:36 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski tips it but misses | 22-33 |
| 04:34 | Ball State | Jack Samuels pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman is hacked by George Allen - foul #1 on George Allen, team foul #3 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (SF), John Allen (PF) Stewart Hawkins, Leonard Edelman, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Samuel Brawner (PG), Anthony Spruell (SG), Marcus Macdonald (SF) Walter Ellwood, Rickey Knapp, George Allen | |
| 04:02 | Ball State | John Allen misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-33 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | John Allen tips it back up and in | 24-33 |
| 03:39 | Texas Tech | Anthony Spruell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 03:37 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jack Samuels | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rohrer (fresh) SF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Samuels (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Samuel Brawner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Spruell (fresh) SF - Marcus Macdonald (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Scottie Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Pierce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ball State | John Allen hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Esteban Rodriguez | 27-33 |
| 03:02 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-33 |
| 03:01 | Texas Tech | Alfred Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:48 | Texas Tech | Jack Samuels takes the ball from Anthony Spruell | 27-33 |
| 02:27 | Ball State | Michael Barber knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Rohrer | 30-33 |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Samuel Brawner misses the lay-in | 30-33 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | James Rohrer snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 01:41 | Ball State | Jack Samuels knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Michael Barber | 32-33 |
| 01:24 | Texas Tech | Marcus Macdonald misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 01:23 | Ball State | John Allen snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Michael Barber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Marcus Macdonald grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 01:00 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson is hacked by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #12 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Stewart Hawkins (SG), Lester Crum (SF), Michael Mitchell (C) Michael Barber, James Rohrer, Esteban Rodriguez, Jack Samuels | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Walter Ellwood (PG), Rickey Knapp (SG), George Allen (SF), Gus Rosenbalm (C) Samuel Brawner, Anthony Spruell, Marcus Macdonald, Alfred Pierce | |
| 01:00 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:00 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:00 | Texas Tech | George Allen snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 00:52 | Texas Tech | Scottie Emerson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 00:51 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ricardo Martin | 32-34 |
| 00:31 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins is hacked by Rickey Knapp - foul #2 on Rickey Knapp, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski (PF) John Allen | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski loses the ball out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Alfred Pierce (C) Scottie Emerson | |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | Gus Rosenbalm comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-34 |