| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Harrelson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sears (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Ralph Denny (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Semmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Evans (fresh) C - Richard McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn is fouled on the floor by Jack Wilson - foul #1 on Jack Wilson, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Sears | 26-28 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith misses the easy layup | 26-28 |
| 18:51 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 18:29 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes clanks a shot from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 18:27 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans tips it home | 26-30 |
| 18:09 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | James Sears hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| 17:48 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmy Black - foul #1 on Jimmy Black, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 17:48 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:48 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 17:32 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Woods (C) Richard McDonald | |
| 17:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Tomas Smith - foul #2 on Tomas Smith, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SG) Kenneth Harrelson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 16:56 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:42 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Evans - foul #1 on Robert Evans, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Pool (SF), Terry Normandin (C) Jimmy Black, James Sears | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Peoples (SG), Edmund Jones (SF), Richard McDonald (C) Allen Semmes, Jack Wilson, Robert Evans | |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:01 | Texas Tech | John Peoples knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 30-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) SF - Paul Pool (fresh) PF - Tomas Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Normandin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Ralph Denny (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Peoples (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Woods (fresh) C - Richard McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 15:50 | Texas Tech | William Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:41 | Texas Tech | Edmund Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Normandin - foul #2 on Terry Normandin, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pellot (PG), Kenneth Harrelson (SG), David Farrow (C) Edward Hilburn, Paul Pool, Tomas Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Hillenbrand (PG), Rickie Carpentier (PF) Ralph Denny, William Woods | |
| 15:41 | Texas Tech | Edmund Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 15:41 | Texas Tech | Edmund Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Pellot | 33-38 |
| 15:05 | Texas Tech | Christopher Hillenbrand is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Hillenbrand, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmy Black (SF) Bert Ogburn | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes (SG), William Woods (PF) John Peoples, Edmund Jones | |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | David Farrow travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Sears (C) David Farrow | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny (PG), Jack Wilson (SF) Christopher Hillenbrand, Richard McDonald | |
| 14:26 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Denny | 33-41 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tomas Smith (PF) Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Evans (PF) William Woods | |
| 13:48 | Texas Tech | Rickie Carpentier misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Sears | 36-41 |
| 13:18 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jimmy Black - foul #2 on Jimmy Black, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (SG), Terry Normandin (C) Kenneth Harrelson, James Sears | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Peoples (SG), Richard McDonald (C) Allen Semmes, Rickie Carpentier | |
| 13:18 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:18 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:18 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard McDonald - foul #1 on Richard McDonald, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edmund Jones (SF) Jack Wilson | |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:57 | Texas Tech | Richard McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:39 | Texas Tech | Terry Normandin steps in front of the Robert Evans pass | 37-41 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SF) Jimmy Black | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Hillenbrand (PG), Allen Semmes (SG), Rickie Carpentier (SF), William Woods (PF) Ralph Denny, John Peoples, Edmund Jones, Robert Evans | |
| 12:11 | Texas Tech | Michael Pellot steps in front of the Rickie Carpentier pass | 37-41 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot is hacked by Richard McDonald - foul #2 on Richard McDonald, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson (SG), James Sears (C) Edward Hilburn, Tomas Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson (SF) William Woods | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Pellot (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Harrelson (fresh) SF - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Normandin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sears (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Christopher Hillenbrand (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Semmes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jack Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rickie Carpentier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bert Ogburn | 40-41 |
| 11:30 | Texas Tech | Christopher Hillenbrand misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bert Ogburn | 43-41 |
| 10:58 | Texas Tech | Rickie Carpentier can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Normandin - foul #3 on Terry Normandin, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), Jimmy Black (SF), David Farrow (PF) Michael Pellot, Bert Ogburn, Terry Normandin | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny (PG), William Woods (C) Christopher Hillenbrand, Richard McDonald | |
| 10:58 | Texas Tech | Rickie Carpentier makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:58 | Texas Tech | Rickie Carpentier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | James Sears connects on the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Jack Wilson - foul #2 on Jack Wilson, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tomas Smith (PF) David Farrow | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Peoples (SG), Robert Evans (PF) Allen Semmes, Rickie Carpentier | |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | James Sears makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:21 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny is hacked by Tomas Smith - foul #3 on Tomas Smith, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson is hacked by Tomas Smith - foul #4 on Tomas Smith, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Farrow (PF) Tomas Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | James Sears buries a jump hook in the paint | 48-45 |
| 09:40 | Texas Tech | John Peoples lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Evans and the foul's on Kenneth Harrelson - foul #2 on Kenneth Harrelson, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pellot (PG), Bert Ogburn (C) Kenneth Harrelson, James Sears | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edmund Jones (SF) Jack Wilson | |
| 09:40 | Texas Tech | John Peoples misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | David Farrow pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Edmund Jones steals the ball from Bert Ogburn | 48-47 |
| 09:17 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny jams it set up by Edmund Jones | 48-49 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | David Farrow lays it up and in set up by Jimmy Black | 50-49 |
| 08:36 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ralph Denny | 50-52 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bert Ogburn | 52-52 |
| 07:53 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edmund Jones | 52-54 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:35 | Texas Tech | Edmund Jones grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Pellot (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Farrow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Ralph Denny (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Peoples (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Evans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Woods (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 07:15 | Texas Tech | William Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:07 | Texas Tech | Edmund Jones blows the layup | 52-54 |
| 07:05 | Texas Tech | Edmund Jones snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:53 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson (SG), Paul Pool (SF), Tomas Smith (PF), James Sears (C) Edward Hilburn, Jimmy Black, David Farrow, Bert Ogburn | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Hillenbrand (PG), Allen Semmes (SG), Jack Wilson (SF), Rickie Carpentier (PF), Richard McDonald (C) Ralph Denny, John Peoples, Edmund Jones, Robert Evans, William Woods | |
| 06:28 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 06:07 | Texas Tech | Richard McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:44 | Texas Tech | Richard McDonald comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 05:42 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:28 | Texas Tech | Christopher Hillenbrand misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | James Sears snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 05:03 | Texas Tech | Rickie Carpentier pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:45 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Hillenbrand | 52-59 |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Pellot and the foul's on Rickie Carpentier - foul #4 on Rickie Carpentier, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), Jimmy Black (SF) Michael Pellot, Paul Pool | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny (PG), William Woods (C) Christopher Hillenbrand, Richard McDonald | |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith misses the free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:27 | Texas Tech | Rickie Carpentier pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:11 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 04:09 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:55 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny is hacked by Tomas Smith - foul #5 on Tomas Smith, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SG), Terry Normandin (PF), David Farrow (C) Kenneth Harrelson, Tomas Smith, James Sears | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edmund Jones (SF), John Peoples (C) Jack Wilson, Rickie Carpentier | |
| 03:55 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:55 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Allen Semmes is called for the reach on Jimmy Black - foul #2 on Allen Semmes, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Evans (PF) Allen Semmes | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:36 | Texas Tech | Robert Evans snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Normandin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Farrow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Ralph Denny (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Peoples (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Woods (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Texas Tech | John Peoples misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-61 |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | David Farrow grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 02:51 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina | David Farrow tips it back up and in | 56-61 |
| 02:49 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pellot (PG), Kenneth Harrelson (SG), James Sears (C) Edward Hilburn, Bert Ogburn, David Farrow | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes (SG), Jack Wilson (SF), Richard McDonald (C) John Peoples, Edmund Jones, William Woods | |
| 02:28 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-61 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | James Sears gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Allen Semmes is called for the reach on Kenneth Harrelson - foul #3 on Allen Semmes, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:37 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes comes up short on the floater from the right block | 58-61 |
| 01:35 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:28 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | James Sears snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Denny - foul #1 on Ralph Denny, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:04 | Texas Tech | Richard McDonald misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-61 |
| 01:02 | Texas Tech | Jack Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:43 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 00:41 | Texas Tech | Ralph Denny hits the follow up shot | 60-63 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Richard McDonald | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Richard McDonald is hacked by Michael Pellot in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Pellot, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Carpentier (PF) Robert Evans | |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Richard McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Richard McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Michael Pellot, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG) Michael Pellot | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes is hacked by Edward Hilburn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Hilburn, team foul #12 | 60-65 |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Allen Semmes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Evans (PF) Rickie Carpentier | |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Richard McDonald | 60-67 |