| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Nathaniel Payne (fresh) SG - Bobby Dennis (fresh) SF - Stephen Buchholtz (fresh) PF - Clarence Naylor (fresh) C - Nick Bolinsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Henry Bramlett (fresh) SG - Gary Holbrook (fresh) SF - Frederick Terrell (fresh) PF - Loren Holcomb (fresh) C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Nick Bolinsky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:32 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor can't connect on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Texas A&M | Frederick Terrell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Texas A&M | Gary Holbrook scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Baylor | Nick Bolinsky hits a shot from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Texas A&M | Frederick Terrell can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Payne | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Baylor | Bobby Dennis hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nathaniel Payne | 4-3 |
| 17:34 | Texas A&M | Loren Holcomb scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gary Holbrook | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | Baylor | Frederick Terrell blocks the jumper by Nathaniel Payne | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne tips it in | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett's pass is intercepted by Stephen Buchholtz | 6-5 |
| 16:24 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor is hacked by Loren Holcomb - foul #1 on Loren Holcomb, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Hamilton (PG), Joseph Sedgwick (SG), Johnnie Moore (SF), Greg Widmer (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Nathaniel Payne, Bobby Dennis, Stephen Buchholtz, Clarence Naylor, Nick Bolinsky | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb (PG), Michael Spinks (SG), Jack Armstrong (SF), Moshe Dvorak (PF), David Cambra (C) Henry Bramlett, Gary Holbrook, Frederick Terrell, Loren Holcomb, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 16:01 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 6-5 |
| 16:00 | Texas A&M | Moshe Dvorak grabs the board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Victor Hamilton (fresh) SG - Joseph Sedgwick (fresh) SF - Johnnie Moore (fresh) PF - Greg Widmer (fresh) C - Terry Ramsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Ernest Plumb (fresh) SG - Michael Spinks (fresh) SF - Jack Armstrong (fresh) PF - Moshe Dvorak (fresh) C - David Cambra (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Moore - foul #1 on Johnnie Moore, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 15:35 | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-5 |
| 15:33 | Texas A&M | Moshe Dvorak tips it home | 6-7 |
| 15:09 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Spinks - foul #1 on Michael Spinks, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne (PG) Victor Hamilton | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 15:09 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:07 | Texas A&M | Michael Spinks is hacked by Joseph Sedgwick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Sedgwick, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 14:45 | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb blows the layup but he's hacked by Johnnie Moore - foul #2 on Johnnie Moore, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Baylor | Bobby Dennis (SG), Jerry Wethington (SF) Joseph Sedgwick, Johnnie Moore | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett (PG), Gary Holbrook (SG), Floyd Graham (C) Michael Spinks, Jack Armstrong, David Cambra | |
| 14:45 | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:30 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey banks in the layup set up by Bobby Dennis and the foul's on Floyd Graham - foul #1 on Floyd Graham, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Baylor | Clarence Naylor (PF) Greg Widmer | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Spinks (SG), Jack Armstrong (SF) Henry Bramlett, Gary Holbrook | |
| 14:30 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:14 | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Terry Ramsey - foul #1 on Terry Ramsey, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Baylor | Nick Bolinsky (C) Terry Ramsey | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett (PG), Gary Holbrook (SG), David Cambra (C) Michael Spinks, Jack Armstrong, Floyd Graham | |
| 14:14 | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:14 | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:45 | Baylor | Bobby Dennis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 13:44 | Texas A&M | Moshe Dvorak grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:38 | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Holbrook | 11-14 |
| 13:17 | Baylor | Bobby Dennis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 13:15 | Baylor | Nick Bolinsky tips it back up and in | 13-14 |
| 12:52 | Texas A&M | Gary Holbrook knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 12:25 | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 12:23 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:54 | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne loses the dribble to Gary Holbrook | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Nathaniel Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Wethington (fairly fresh) PF - Clarence Naylor (fairly fresh) C - Nick Bolinsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Henry Bramlett (fresh) SG - Gary Holbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Plumb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Moshe Dvorak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cambra (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Hamilton (PG), Joseph Sedgwick (SG), Stephen Buchholtz (SF), Greg Widmer (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Nathaniel Payne, Bobby Dennis, Jerry Wethington, Clarence Naylor, Nick Bolinsky | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Spinks (SG), Frederick Terrell (SF), Floyd Graham (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Gary Holbrook, Ernest Plumb, Moshe Dvorak, David Cambra | |
| 11:34 | Baylor | Frederick Terrell takes the ball from Terry Ramsey | 13-17 |
| 11:14 | Texas A&M | Frederick Terrell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Henry Bramlett | 13-20 |
| 10:55 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz clanks a 3 from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 10:53 | Texas A&M | Floyd Graham snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 10:38 | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-20 |
| 10:36 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Greg Widmer | 13-20 |
| 10:15 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Hamilton | 16-20 |
| 09:59 | Texas A&M | Frederick Terrell is fouled on the floor by Victor Hamilton - foul #1 on Victor Hamilton, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne (PG), Bobby Dennis (SG), Jerry Wethington (PF), Nick Bolinsky (C) Victor Hamilton, Joseph Sedgwick, Greg Widmer, Terry Ramsey | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb (PG), Gary Holbrook (SG), Jack Armstrong (SF), Loren Holcomb (PF) Henry Bramlett, Michael Spinks, Frederick Terrell, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 09:39 | Texas A&M | Stephen Buchholtz blocks the short jumper by Gary Holbrook | 16-20 |
| 09:38 | Baylor | Nick Bolinsky gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:14 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stephen Buchholtz | 19-20 |
| 09:00 | Texas A&M | Floyd Graham knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Plumb | 19-22 |
| 08:41 | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 21-22 |
| 08:39 | Texas A&M | Stephen Buchholtz is called for the reach on Floyd Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Buchholtz, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (SG), Clarence Naylor (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Bobby Dennis, Stephen Buchholtz, Nick Bolinsky | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett (PG), Frederick Terrell (SF), Moshe Dvorak (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Ernest Plumb, Jack Armstrong, Loren Holcomb, Floyd Graham | |
| 08:22 | Texas A&M | Frederick Terrell misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 08:20 | Texas A&M | Gary Holbrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:10 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Ahumada misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clarence Naylor - foul #1 on Clarence Naylor, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz (SF) Jerry Wethington | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Loren Holcomb (PF) Moshe Dvorak | |
| 08:10 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:10 | Texas A&M | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:51 | Baylor | Dikembe Ahumada steals it from Stephen Buchholtz | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Nathaniel Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Sedgwick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Buchholtz (fairly fresh) PF - Clarence Naylor (fresh) C - Terry Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Henry Bramlett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Holbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Loren Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Texas A&M | Nathaniel Payne steals it from Dikembe Ahumada | 21-24 |
| 07:36 | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne lays it up and in | 23-24 |
| 07:34 | Texas A&M | Frederick Terrell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Baylor | Bobby Dennis (SG) Joseph Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Moshe Dvorak (PF), Floyd Graham (C) Loren Holcomb, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 07:16 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey's pass is intercepted by Moshe Dvorak | 23-24 |
| 07:02 | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 07:00 | Texas A&M | Gary Holbrook can't tip it in | 23-24 |
| 06:58 | Baylor | Bobby Dennis gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:41 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor connects on the floater from close range | 25-24 |
| 06:21 | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett misses long on a runner from the right block | 25-24 |
| 06:19 | Texas A&M | Floyd Graham tips it in | 25-26 |
| 05:55 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz is hacked by Gary Holbrook - foul #1 on Gary Holbrook, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Hamilton (PG), Joseph Sedgwick (SG), Johnnie Moore (SF), Greg Widmer (PF), Nick Bolinsky (C) Nathaniel Payne, Bobby Dennis, Stephen Buchholtz, Clarence Naylor, Terry Ramsey | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb (PG), Michael Spinks (SG), Jack Armstrong (SF), Loren Holcomb (PF), David Cambra (C) Henry Bramlett, Gary Holbrook, Frederick Terrell, Moshe Dvorak, Floyd Graham | |
| 05:35 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Greg Widmer | 27-26 |
| 05:33 | Texas A&M | Michael Spinks is hacked by Joseph Sedgwick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Sedgwick, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| 05:33 | Texas A&M | Michael Spinks misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:33 | Baylor | Nick Bolinsky grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 05:12 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 04:48 | Texas A&M | Michael Spinks knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 04:25 | Baylor | Michael Spinks is called for the reach on Victor Hamilton - foul #2 on Michael Spinks, team foul #5 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne (PG), Bobby Dennis (SG), Jerry Wethington (SF), Clarence Naylor (PF) Victor Hamilton, Joseph Sedgwick, Johnnie Moore, Greg Widmer | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett (PG), Gary Holbrook (SG), Frederick Terrell (SF), Moshe Dvorak (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Ernest Plumb, Michael Spinks, Jack Armstrong, Loren Holcomb, David Cambra | |
| 03:56 | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 03:54 | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 03:41 | Baylor | Frederick Terrell is called for the reach on Nick Bolinsky - foul #1 on Frederick Terrell, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Baylor | Terry Ramsey (C) Nick Bolinsky | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Loren Holcomb (PF) Moshe Dvorak | |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Nathaniel Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Wethington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Naylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Henry Bramlett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Holbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Terrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Loren Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 03:19 | Texas A&M | Loren Holcomb grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 03:00 | Texas A&M | Loren Holcomb is whistled for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (SG), Johnnie Moore (SF), Greg Widmer (PF) Bobby Dennis, Jerry Wethington, Clarence Naylor | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb (PG), Jack Armstrong (SF), Moshe Dvorak (PF), David Cambra (C) Henry Bramlett, Frederick Terrell, Loren Holcomb, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 02:38 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick loses the dribble to Ernest Plumb | 30-28 |
| 02:16 | Texas A&M | Jack Armstrong is whistled for a carry | 30-28 |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Hamilton (PG), Nick Bolinsky (C) Nathaniel Payne, Terry Ramsey | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett (PG), Michael Spinks (SG), Frederick Terrell (SF), Loren Holcomb (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Ernest Plumb, Gary Holbrook, Jack Armstrong, Moshe Dvorak, David Cambra | |
| 01:56 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 01:54 | Baylor | Greg Widmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:39 | Baylor | Greg Widmer clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Henry Bramlett - foul #1 on Henry Bramlett, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Baylor | Bobby Dennis (SG), Jerry Wethington (SF) Joseph Sedgwick, Johnnie Moore | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Gary Holbrook (SG), Floyd Graham (C) Michael Spinks, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 01:39 | Baylor | Greg Widmer misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:39 | Baylor | Greg Widmer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:25 | Texas A&M | Gary Holbrook misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 01:23 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Bramlett | 31-28 |
| 01:02 | Texas A&M | Frederick Terrell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Wethington - foul #1 on Jerry Wethington, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Baylor | Nathaniel Payne (PG), Clarence Naylor (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Victor Hamilton, Greg Widmer, Nick Bolinsky | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb (PG), Moshe Dvorak (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Henry Bramlett, Loren Holcomb, Floyd Graham | |
| 01:02 | Texas A&M | Frederick Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:02 | Texas A&M | Frederick Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:46 | Baylor | Bobby Dennis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 00:45 | Texas A&M | Ernest Plumb snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 00:43 | Texas A&M | Nathaniel Payne steps in front of the Frederick Terrell pass in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 00:26 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nathaniel Payne | 33-29 |
| 00:04 | Texas A&M | Gary Holbrook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (SG), Stephen Buchholtz (SF) Bobby Dennis, Clarence Naylor | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Henry Bramlett (PG), Michael Spinks (SG), Jack Armstrong (SF), Loren Holcomb (PF), David Cambra (C) Ernest Plumb, Gary Holbrook, Frederick Terrell, Moshe Dvorak, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 33-29 |