| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Mark Fishback (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tennyson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edgar Hawthorn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Choate (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Percy Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Heath Siniard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Edgar Hawthorn inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Texas Tech | Percy Bridges swats the shot by Joseph Turner | 41-31 |
| 19:46 | Evansville | Heath Siniard pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 19:33 | Evansville | Shaun Reid makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Heath Siniard | 41-33 |
| 19:12 | Texas Tech | Travis Choate buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Tennyson | 43-33 |
| 18:43 | Evansville | Mark Fishback takes the ball from Heath Siniard | 43-33 |
| 18:17 | Texas Tech | Mark Fishback makes the jumpshot from the right side | 45-33 |
| 18:02 | Evansville | Shaun Reid can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 18:01 | Texas Tech | Edgar Hawthorn gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:48 | Texas Tech | Mark Fishback is fouled on the floor by Shaun Reid - foul #3 on Shaun Reid, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jackson Havens (PF), Dale McGhee (C) Joseph Turner, Travis Choate | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Johnson (PG), Eugene Pelletier (SF), Paul Spoon (PF) Shaun Reid, Kelly Presswood, Percy Bridges | |
| 17:36 | Texas Tech | Edgar Hawthorn scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-33 |
| 17:20 | Evansville | Eugene Pelletier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 17:19 | Evansville | Heath Siniard tips it home | 47-35 |
| 17:00 | Texas Tech | Edgar Hawthorn is hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James O'Connell (PG), Clifford Payton (SG), Mark Adams (SF) Mark Fishback, William Tennyson, Edgar Hawthorn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Caron (PG) Heath Siniard | |
| 16:37 | Texas Tech | Clifford Payton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 16:35 | Evansville | Anthony Caron gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:15 | Evansville | James Johnson makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Lish | 47-37 |
| 16:09 | Texas Tech | Mark Adams's pass is intercepted by Eugene Pelletier | 47-37 |
| 15:55 | Evansville | Paul Spoon clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-37 |
| 15:54 | Texas Tech | Mark Adams pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James O'Connell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Payton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jackson Havens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale McGhee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Anthony Caron (fresh) SG - Steven Lish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Pelletier (fresh) C - Paul Spoon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Texas Tech | James O'Connell's pass is intercepted by James Johnson | 47-37 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | Eugene Pelletier is denied on a layup by Jackson Havens | 47-37 |
| 15:13 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:50 | Texas Tech | Mark Adams is called for traveling | 47-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mark Fishback (PG), William Tennyson (SG), Edgar Hawthorn (SF), Joseph Turner (PF), Travis Choate (C) James O'Connell, Clifford Payton, Mark Adams, Jackson Havens, Dale McGhee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), Stephen Sturm (SG), Kelly Presswood (SF), Percy Bridges (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Anthony Caron, Steven Lish, James Johnson, Eugene Pelletier, Paul Spoon | |
| 14:21 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 14:19 | Texas Tech | Joseph Turner grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 14:03 | Texas Tech | William Tennyson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 14:01 | Evansville | Shaun Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:49 | Evansville | Heath Siniard can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-37 |
| 13:48 | Texas Tech | Travis Choate gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:41 | Texas Tech | Travis Choate can't throw it down | 47-37 |
| 13:39 | Evansville | Shaun Reid snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 13:26 | Evansville | Shaun Reid hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-37 |
| 13:24 | Evansville | Shaun Reid misses the tip | 47-37 |
| 13:22 | Evansville | Heath Siniard tips it home | 47-39 |
| 12:55 | Texas Tech | Joseph Turner buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by William Tennyson | 49-39 |
| 12:36 | Evansville | Joseph Turner is called for the reach on Shaun Reid - foul #2 on Joseph Turner, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James O'Connell (SG), Mark Adams (SF), Jackson Havens (PF), Dale McGhee (C) William Tennyson, Edgar Hawthorn, Joseph Turner, Travis Choate | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG), James Johnson (SF), Paul Spoon (PF) Shaun Reid, Kelly Presswood, Percy Bridges | |
| 12:25 | Evansville | Steven Lish misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 12:23 | Evansville | James Johnson tips it home | 49-41 |
| 12:01 | Texas Tech | James O'Connell can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-41 |
| 11:59 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Heath Siniard | 49-41 |
| 11:42 | Evansville | Heath Siniard travels with the ball | 49-41 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Clifford Payton (SG) Mark Fishback | |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Caron (PG), Eugene Pelletier (PF) Stephen Sturm, Heath Siniard | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James O'Connell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Payton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jackson Havens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Dale McGhee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Anthony Caron (fresh) SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eugene Pelletier (fresh) C - Paul Spoon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Texas Tech | Anthony Caron steals it from James O'Connell | 49-41 |
| 11:27 | Evansville | Steven Lish lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Caron | 49-43 |
| 11:14 | Texas Tech | Clifford Payton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Lish - foul #1 on Steven Lish, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Tennyson (SG), Edgar Hawthorn (SF), Joseph Turner (PF) James O'Connell, Mark Adams, Dale McGhee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), Kelly Presswood (SF), Percy Bridges (PF) Anthony Caron, James Johnson, Eugene Pelletier | |
| 11:14 | Texas Tech | Clifford Payton makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:14 | Texas Tech | Clifford Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:54 | Evansville | Steven Lish scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 10:32 | Texas Tech | Clifford Payton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Tennyson | 54-45 |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Percy Bridges connects on the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Turner - foul #3 on Joseph Turner, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mark Fishback (PG), Travis Choate (C) Clifford Payton, Jackson Havens | |
| Subs | Evansville | Heath Siniard (C) Paul Spoon | |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Percy Bridges makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:51 | Texas Tech | William Tennyson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James O'Connell (SG), Mark Adams (SF) William Tennyson, Edgar Hawthorn | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (SG), Eugene Pelletier (PF) Steven Lish, Percy Bridges | |
| 09:39 | Evansville | Heath Siniard is whistled for a carry | 54-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jackson Havens (SF), Dale McGhee (PF) Mark Adams, Joseph Turner | |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Caron (SG), James Johnson (SF) Shaun Reid, Kelly Presswood | |
| 09:21 | Texas Tech | James O'Connell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Fishback | 57-48 |
| 09:06 | Evansville | Anthony Caron can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 09:05 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Dale McGhee | 57-48 |
| 08:47 | Texas Tech | Jackson Havens is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jackson Havens, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Tennyson (SG), Edgar Hawthorn (SF) James O'Connell, Dale McGhee | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG), Paul Spoon (C) Anthony Caron, Heath Siniard | |
| 08:28 | Evansville | Steven Lish comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Tennyson - foul #3 on William Tennyson, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joseph Turner (PF) Travis Choate | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), Kelly Presswood (SF), Percy Bridges (PF) Stephen Sturm, James Johnson, Eugene Pelletier | |
| 08:28 | Evansville | Steven Lish misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:28 | Evansville | Steven Lish makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:12 | Texas Tech | Joseph Turner hits a jumper from the left block | 59-49 |
| 07:56 | Evansville | Percy Bridges misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 59-49 |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Steven Lish hits the follow up shot | 59-51 |
| 07:30 | Texas Tech | William Tennyson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 07:28 | Texas Tech | Mark Fishback tips it in | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Mark Fishback (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tennyson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edgar Hawthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jackson Havens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Shaun Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Percy Bridges (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Spoon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 07:20 | Texas Tech | Mark Fishback gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 07:10 | Texas Tech | Edgar Hawthorn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Edgar Hawthorn, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James O'Connell (PG), Clifford Payton (SG), Mark Adams (SF), Dale McGhee (PF), Travis Choate (C) Mark Fishback, William Tennyson, Edgar Hawthorn, Joseph Turner, Jackson Havens | |
| Subs | Evansville | Stephen Sturm (PG), James Johnson (SF), Eugene Pelletier (PF), Heath Siniard (C) Shaun Reid, Kelly Presswood, Percy Bridges, Paul Spoon | |
| 06:47 | Evansville | James Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 61-51 |
| 06:23 | Texas Tech | Travis Choate misses the dunk | 61-51 |
| 06:21 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Choate | 61-51 |
| 05:59 | Texas Tech | James O'Connell is fouled on the floor by Heath Siniard - foul #1 on Heath Siniard, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Joseph Turner (PF) Travis Choate | |
| Subs | Evansville | Shaun Reid (PG), Kelly Presswood (SF), Percy Bridges (PF) Steven Lish, James Johnson, Eugene Pelletier | |
| 05:49 | Texas Tech | James O'Connell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Payton | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:37 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Sturm | 64-54 |
| 05:14 | Texas Tech | James O'Connell is whistled for traveling | 64-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mark Fishback (PG), William Tennyson (SG), Edgar Hawthorn (SF), Jackson Havens (C) James O'Connell, Clifford Payton, Mark Adams, Dale McGhee | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:59 | Evansville | Heath Siniard clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 04:58 | Evansville | Heath Siniard snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 04:45 | Evansville | Heath Siniard is fouled on the floor by Edgar Hawthorn - foul #3 on Edgar Hawthorn, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Steven Lish (SG), Paul Spoon (PF), James Johnson (C) Shaun Reid, Percy Bridges, Heath Siniard | |
| 04:25 | Evansville | Mark Fishback steps in front of the Kelly Presswood pass | 64-54 |
| 04:21 | Texas Tech | Mark Fishback hits the finger roll | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Evansville | Steven Lish misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 04:01 | Texas Tech | Jackson Havens grabs the board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Texas Tech | Mark Fishback knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by William Tennyson | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 03:28 | Texas Tech | Jackson Havens snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Mark Fishback (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Tennyson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edgar Hawthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jackson Havens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Stephen Sturm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Lish (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Presswood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Spoon (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Texas Tech | Joseph Turner's floater is tipped away by Paul Spoon | 68-54 |
| 03:06 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Stephen Sturm | 68-54 |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edgar Hawthorn - foul #4 on Edgar Hawthorn, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James O'Connell (PG), Clifford Payton (SG), Mark Adams (SF), Dale McGhee (C) Mark Fishback, William Tennyson, Edgar Hawthorn, Joseph Turner | |
| Subs | Evansville | Anthony Caron (PG), Eugene Pelletier (PF) Steven Lish, James Johnson | |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:54 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 02:27 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 68-55 |
| 02:26 | Texas Tech | Jackson Havens tips it home | 70-55 |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Mark Adams is called for the reach on Kelly Presswood - foul #2 on Mark Adams, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ray Ashcraft (SF) Jackson Havens | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Kelly Presswood makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:47 | Texas Tech | Mark Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 01:45 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Adams | 70-57 |
| 01:19 | Texas Tech | Mark Adams misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 70-57 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Dale McGhee tips it but misses | 70-57 |
| 01:17 | Evansville | Anthony Caron gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:11 | Evansville | Stephen Sturm misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-57 |
| 01:10 | Evansville | Anthony Caron gets the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:05 | Evansville | Paul Spoon misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 01:04 | Texas Tech | Mark Adams snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | 3 seconds is called on Ray Ashcraft | 70-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jackson Havens (PF) Ray Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Johnson (SF) Kelly Presswood | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Eugene Pelletier can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-57 |
| 00:37 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to James O'Connell | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Texas Tech | James O'Connell is hacked by Paul Spoon - foul #1 on Paul Spoon, team foul #5 | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | James O'Connell runs out the clock | 70-57 |