| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronald Mello (fresh) SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie Sutherland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Tommy Stidham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Timm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Dunphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | James Hampton inbounds the ball | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Texas Tech | James Hampton is hacked by Caleb Darby - foul #3 on Caleb Darby, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | James Hampton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello is hacked by James Hampton in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hampton, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Mello | 47-36 |
| 18:57 | Texas Tech | John Timm misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Mello - foul #3 on Ronald Mello, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Dinan (PF) Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski (PG), Lloyd Sells (PF) Tommy Stidham, Charles Sanderson | |
| 18:57 | Texas Tech | John Timm makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:57 | Texas Tech | John Timm misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ben Pecinovsky (SF) James Hampton | |
| 18:36 | Texas Tech | John Timm drills a jumper from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana State | Rick Graboski steals the ball from Adam Vicknair | 47-39 |
| 18:26 | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski lays it in | 47-41 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Robert Guerrier (SG), Alexei Malinoski (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF) Adam Vicknair, Ronald Mello, Caleb Darby, Freddie Sutherland | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones (SG), Ronnie Jensen (C) John Timm, Daniel Dunphy | |
| 18:09 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-41 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:41 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette is open and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Corey Howard and the foul's on Stanley Jones - foul #1 on Stanley Jones, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland (C) David Dinan | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham (PG), James Hampton (SF), George Neighbors (PF) Rick Graboski, Ben Pecinovsky, Lloyd Sells | |
| 17:41 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 17:41 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Ronnie Jensen | 49-41 |
| 17:36 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hampton | 49-43 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello (SG), Caleb Darby (SF) Robert Guerrier, Alexei Malinoski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Timm (SG), Charles Sanderson (PF) Stanley Jones, Ronnie Jensen | |
| 16:57 | Texas Tech | John Timm is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 16:38 | Louisiana State | George Neighbors denies the turnaround by Arthur Burnette | 49-43 |
| 16:37 | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 16:31 | Texas Tech | Arthur Burnette picks off the pass by James Hampton | 49-43 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Ronald Mello | 51-43 |
| 16:08 | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 16:06 | Texas Tech | John Timm gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 15:49 | Texas Tech | James Hampton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-43 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Arthur Burnette | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Corey Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Mello (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Caleb Darby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Burnette (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Freddie Sutherland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Tommy Stidham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Timm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Sanderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Neighbors (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 15:23 | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham is fouled on the floor by Ronald Mello - foul #4 on Ronald Mello, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), David Dinan (PF), Alexei Malinoski (C) Corey Howard, Ronald Mello, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette, Freddie Sutherland | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski (PG), Stanley Jones (SG), Ben Pecinovsky (SF), Lloyd Sells (PF), Daniel Dunphy (C) Tommy Stidham, John Timm, James Hampton, Charles Sanderson, George Neighbors | |
| 15:11 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by David Dinan - foul #1 on David Dinan, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| 15:11 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 15:11 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-45 |
| 14:47 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 14:43 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rick Graboski | 53-48 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 14:37 | Louisiana State | David Dinan tips it in | 55-48 |
| 14:31 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rick Graboski | 55-50 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Smith | 58-50 |
| 14:09 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 14:03 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-50 |
| 14:01 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Sells pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 13:37 | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Adam Vicknair - foul #1 on Adam Vicknair, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Freddie Sutherland (C) Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier, Alexei Malinoski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Timm (SG), Keith Saunders (SF), Charles Sanderson (PF), Ronnie Jensen (C) Stanley Jones, Ben Pecinovsky, Lloyd Sells, Daniel Dunphy | |
| 13:37 | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 13:37 | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham (PG) Rick Graboski | |
| 13:09 | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham scores on a shot from the left side | 58-54 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Keith Saunders - foul #1 on Keith Saunders, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ronald Mello (SG), Arthur Burnette (PF) Corey Howard, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 12:58 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana State | Freddie Sutherland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 12:43 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Jensen travels with the ball | 60-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Hampton (SF) Keith Saunders | |
| 12:35 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 12:34 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Ronald Mello | 62-54 |
| 12:01 | Texas Tech | James Hampton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Freddie Sutherland - foul #4 on Freddie Sutherland, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski (PG), George Neighbors (PF), Daniel Dunphy (C) Tommy Stidham, Charles Sanderson, Ronnie Jensen | |
| 12:01 | Texas Tech | James Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 12:01 | Texas Tech | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair is called for 10 seconds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), Alexei Malinoski (SF), David Dinan (PF) Adam Vicknair, Caleb Darby, Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones (SG), Lloyd Sells (PF) John Timm, George Neighbors | |
| 11:43 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Mello - foul #5 on Ronald Mello, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG) Ronald Mello | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 11:43 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 11:43 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexei Malinoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Dinan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Sutherland (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Rick Graboski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lloyd Sells (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Dunphy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski loses the dribble to Stanley Jones | 62-57 |
| 11:22 | Texas Tech | James Hampton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 11:21 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Jones | 62-57 |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones is hacked by Freddie Sutherland - foul #5 on Freddie Sutherland, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Caleb Darby (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF) Stanley Smith, Alexei Malinoski, Freddie Sutherland | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ben Pecinovsky (SF), George Neighbors (PF) James Hampton, Lloyd Sells | |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 10:47 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 62-59 |
| 10:45 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 10:39 | Texas Tech | Caleb Darby steps in front of the Daniel Dunphy pass | 62-59 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby is hacked by Daniel Dunphy - foul #2 on Daniel Dunphy, team foul #4 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF) Corey Howard, Caleb Darby | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham (PG), John Timm (SG), Keith Saunders (SF), Lloyd Sells (PF) Rick Graboski, Stanley Jones, Ben Pecinovsky, George Neighbors | |
| 09:46 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-59 |
| 09:45 | Texas Tech | Keith Saunders pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 09:41 | Texas Tech | John Timm hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 62-59 |
| 09:40 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy tips it in | 62-61 |
| 09:27 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 09:25 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 09:21 | Texas Tech | John Timm hits a jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana State | David Dinan misses badly on a shot from the right block | 62-63 |
| 09:05 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Sells grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 08:52 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy jams it on a great pass from Keith Saunders | 62-65 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana State | Tommy Stidham steps in front of the Arthur Burnette pass | 62-65 |
| 08:28 | Texas Tech | Arthur Burnette swats the short shot by John Timm | 62-65 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana State | David Dinan snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Caleb Darby (SF), Alexei Malinoski (C) Adam Vicknair, Stanley Smith, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski (PG), James Hampton (SG), Ben Pecinovsky (SF), George Neighbors (PF), Ronnie Jensen (C) Tommy Stidham, John Timm, Keith Saunders, Lloyd Sells, Daniel Dunphy | |
| 08:06 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on George Neighbors - foul #3 on George Neighbors, team foul #5 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones (PG) Rick Graboski | |
| 08:06 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:48 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Jensen loses the dribble to Caleb Darby | 65-65 |
| 07:43 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Dinan (C) Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (tiring) 15 pts. SG - Corey Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Caleb Darby (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alexei Malinoski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dinan (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Stanley Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Pecinovsky (fresh) PF - George Neighbors (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Texas Tech | James Hampton evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Jones | 65-68 |
| 07:15 | Louisiana State | David Dinan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 65-68 |
| 07:13 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Jensen gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 07:09 | Texas Tech | James Hampton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 65-68 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby tips it home | 67-68 |
| 06:40 | Texas Tech | Ben Pecinovsky is hacked by Caleb Darby - foul #4 on Caleb Darby, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), Arthur Burnette (PF) Adam Vicknair, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski (PG), John Timm (SG), Charles Sanderson (PF), Daniel Dunphy (C) Stanley Jones, James Hampton, George Neighbors, Ronnie Jensen | |
| 06:40 | Texas Tech | Ben Pecinovsky makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 06:40 | Texas Tech | Ben Pecinovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses long on a shot from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 06:20 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 06:14 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 67-70 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Caleb Darby | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Keith Saunders (SF), Lloyd Sells (PF) Ben Pecinovsky, Charles Sanderson | |
| 05:56 | Texas Tech | John Timm misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 05:34 | Texas Tech | Lloyd Sells snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 05:06 | Texas Tech | Arthur Burnette takes the ball from John Timm | 67-70 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Smith | 69-70 |
| 04:38 | Texas Tech | John Timm misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-70 |
| 04:36 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy tips it back up and in | 69-72 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 04:17 | Texas Tech | Keith Saunders grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 03:49 | Texas Tech | John Timm connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Saunders | 69-74 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski tips it but misses | 69-74 |
| 03:28 | Texas Tech | Keith Saunders snags the defensive board | 69-74 |
| 03:28 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair (PG), Caleb Darby (SF), David Dinan (C) Stanley Smith, Corey Howard, Alexei Malinoski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham (PG), Stanley Jones (SG), James Hampton (SF), Charles Sanderson (PF), Ronnie Jensen (C) Rick Graboski, John Timm, Keith Saunders, Lloyd Sells, Daniel Dunphy | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Adam Vicknair (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Robert Guerrier (tiring) SF - Caleb Darby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Burnette (very tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Dinan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Tommy Stidham (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Hampton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Jensen knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Stanley Jones and he's hacked by David Dinan - foul #2 on David Dinan, team foul #10 | 69-76 |
| 03:10 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Jensen misses the free throw | 69-76 |
| 03:10 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Arthur Burnette | 69-76 |
| 02:46 | Louisiana State | Ronnie Jensen swats the layup by Caleb Darby | 69-76 |
| 02:45 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to James Hampton | 69-76 |
| 02:39 | Texas Tech | Caleb Darby steals it from James Hampton | 69-76 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair hits the finger roll set up by Caleb Darby | 71-76 |
| 02:18 | Texas Tech | Ronnie Jensen scores on a floater from the right block | 71-78 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (SG), Alexei Malinoski (C) Robert Guerrier, Arthur Burnette | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 02:02 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronnie Jensen - foul #2 on Ronnie Jensen, team foul #6 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Lloyd Sells (PF) Charles Sanderson | |
| 02:02 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana State | Alexei Malinoski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 02:00 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette (PF) Alexei Malinoski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Timm (SG), Charles Sanderson (PF), Daniel Dunphy (C) Stanley Jones, Lloyd Sells, Ronnie Jensen | |
| 01:40 | Texas Tech | John Timm hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 73-78 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby grabs the board | 73-78 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-78 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair misses the dunk | 73-78 |
| 01:23 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy grabs the defensive rebound | 73-78 |
| 01:17 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Timm | 73-80 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-80 |
| 00:53 | Texas Tech | James Hampton gets the rebound | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Texas Tech | James Hampton is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Howard - foul #3 on Corey Howard, team foul #11 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronnie Jensen (C) Daniel Dunphy | |
| 00:52 | Texas Tech | James Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:52 | Texas Tech | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-81 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy (C) Ronnie Jensen | |
| 00:47 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-81 |
| 00:46 | Texas Tech | Charles Sanderson is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Vicknair - foul #2 on Adam Vicknair, team foul #12 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ronnie Jensen (C) Daniel Dunphy | |
| 00:46 | Texas Tech | Charles Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:46 | Texas Tech | Charles Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-83 |
| 00:38 | Texas Tech | Charles Sanderson snags the defensive board | 76-83 |
| 00:36 | Texas Tech | Corey Howard is called for the reach on Charles Sanderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Corey Howard, team foul #13 | 76-83 |
| 00:36 | Texas Tech | Charles Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:36 | Texas Tech | Charles Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Burnette | 79-85 |
| 00:25 | Texas Tech | James Hampton is hacked by Corey Howard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Corey Howard, team foul #14 | 79-85 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SG) Corey Howard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski (PG), Stanley Jones (SG) Tommy Stidham, John Timm | |
| 00:25 | Texas Tech | James Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:25 | Texas Tech | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-87 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-87 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham (PG), John Timm (SG), Daniel Dunphy (C) Rick Graboski, Stanley Jones, Ronnie Jensen | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-87 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana State | David Dinan gets the offensive rebound | 79-87 |
| 00:15 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Dinan | 82-87 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham is hacked by Adam Vicknair in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Vicknair, team foul #15 | 82-87 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stanley Jones (SG), Ronnie Jensen (C) John Timm, Daniel Dunphy | |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham misses the 2nd free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Charles Sanderson grabs the offensive board | 82-88 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-88 |
| 00:13 | Texas Tech | Charles Sanderson is fouled on the floor by Arthur Burnette - foul #1 on Arthur Burnette, team foul #16 | 82-88 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski (PG) Tommy Stidham | |
| 00:13 | Texas Tech | Charles Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:13 | Texas Tech | Charles Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-90 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Stanley Jones is called for the reach on Robert Guerrier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Jones, team foul #7 | 82-90 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham (PG), John Timm (SG), Daniel Dunphy (C) Rick Graboski, Stanley Jones, Ronnie Jensen | |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier makes the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier makes the 2nd free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:08 | Texas Tech | James Hampton is hacked by Adam Vicknair in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adam Vicknair, team foul #17 | 84-90 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski (PG), Stanley Jones (SG), Ronnie Jensen (C) Tommy Stidham, John Timm, Daniel Dunphy | |
| 00:08 | Texas Tech | James Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:08 | Texas Tech | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 84-91 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Graboski - foul #2 on Rick Graboski, team foul #8 | 84-91 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Tommy Stidham (PG), John Timm (SG), Daniel Dunphy (C) Rick Graboski, Stanley Jones, Ronnie Jensen | |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair makes the 1st free throw | 85-91 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Adam Vicknair misses the 2nd free throw | 85-91 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy grabs the defensive rebound | 85-91 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy is hacked by Adam Vicknair in the backcourt - foul #5 on Adam Vicknair, team foul #18 | 85-91 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG) Adam Vicknair | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rick Graboski (PG), Stanley Jones (SG) Tommy Stidham, John Timm | |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy makes the 1st free throw | 85-92 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Daniel Dunphy makes the 2nd free throw | 85-93 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 88-93 |