| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Willey (fresh) SG - Russell Vanmeter (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Dole (fresh) C - Frederick Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fresh) SG - James Bold (fresh) SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) PF - Denis Farley (fresh) C - Keith Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Texas Tech | John Willey knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Matthew French - foul #1 on Matthew French, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Texas Tech | John Willey makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Matthew French is hacked by John Willey in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Willey, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Matthew French misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | UConn | Denis Farley tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Dole's dunk attempt is rejected by Denis Farley | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Dole gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Texas Tech | John Willey connects on the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Keith Jones - foul #1 on Keith Jones, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | Texas Tech | John Willey makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:13 | UConn | John Willey takes the ball from Matthew French | 6-2 |
| 17:58 | Texas Tech | David Johnson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 6-2 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Jeremy Miller grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:40 | UConn | Denis Farley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Bold | 6-5 |
| 17:13 | Texas Tech | John Willey is fouled on the floor by James Bold - foul #1 on James Bold, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 16:58 | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Johnson | 8-5 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Matthew French clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Dole - foul #1 on Nicholas Dole, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Louis Tolliver (SG), Richard Baxter (PF) Russell Vanmeter, Nicholas Dole | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:43 | UConn | Matthew French makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Matthew French makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:18 | Texas Tech | David Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 10-7 |
| 16:03 | UConn | James Bold is fouled on the floor by Louis Tolliver - foul #1 on Louis Tolliver, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Ethan Greenfield (C) Frederick Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:49 | UConn | Jeremy Miller knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Matthew French | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Willey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Louis Tolliver (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Baxter (fresh) C - Ethan Greenfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bold (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Denis Farley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Keith Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Texas Tech | David Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford (PG), Russell Vanmeter (SG), Nicholas Dole (PF) John Willey, Louis Tolliver, Richard Baxter | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Harrell (SF), Nathanael Zigich (C) Jeremy Miller, Keith Jones | |
| 15:19 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ethan Greenfield - foul #1 on Ethan Greenfield, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:56 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Dole is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Nicholas Dole, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter (PF), Frederick Johnson (C) Nicholas Dole, Ethan Greenfield | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Parker (PF) Denis Farley | |
| 14:40 | UConn | James Bold makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew French | 10-14 |
| 14:12 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by James Bold - foul #2 on James Bold, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Willey (PG) Jonathan Ashford | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Christopher Foster (SG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Keith Jones (C) Matthew French, James Bold, Scott Harrell, Nathanael Zigich | |
| 14:12 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:12 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:12 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter misses the 3rd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Ronald Parker grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 14:09 | UConn | John Willey picks off the pass by Woodrow Theus in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | David Johnson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Keith Jones - foul #2 on Keith Jones, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Louis Tolliver (SG) Russell Vanmeter | |
| Subs | UConn | Denis Farley (PF), Nathanael Zigich (C) Ronald Parker, Keith Jones | |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:45 | Texas Tech | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich's pass is intercepted by Richard Baxter | 12-14 |
| 13:23 | Texas Tech | John Willey is fouled in the backcourt by Woodrow Theus - foul #1 on Woodrow Theus, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| 13:01 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Leiter (PF) Richard Baxter | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG) Woodrow Theus | |
| 12:52 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Jeremy Miller snags the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Matthew French clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-14 |
| 12:36 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Louis Tolliver | 12-14 |
| 12:24 | Texas Tech | Christopher Leiter can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 12-14 |
| 12:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Miller | 12-14 |
| 12:17 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich misses short on a 3 from straight away | 12-14 |
| 12:16 | UConn | Christopher Foster can't tip it in | 12-14 |
| 12:15 | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:09 | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 14-14 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Christopher Foster is hacked by Christopher Leiter - foul #1 on Christopher Leiter, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford (PG), Russell Vanmeter (SG), Ethan Greenfield (C) Louis Tolliver, David Johnson, Frederick Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Harrell (SF) Jeremy Miller | |
| 11:53 | UConn | Ethan Greenfield steps in front of the Nathanael Zigich pass | 14-14 |
| 11:37 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 11:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Scott Harrell | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jonathan Ashford (fresh) SG - Russell Vanmeter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Willey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Leiter (fresh) C - Ethan Greenfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Foster (fresh) SF - Scott Harrell (fresh) PF - Denis Farley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Nathanael Zigich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | UConn | Scott Harrell's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John Willey | 14-14 |
| 11:28 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford can't finish the layup | 14-14 |
| 11:26 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter tips it in | 16-14 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Harrell | 16-16 |
| 10:49 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-16 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Ethan Greenfield - foul #2 on Ethan Greenfield, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | David Johnson (SF), Richard Baxter (PF), Frederick Johnson (C) John Willey, Christopher Leiter, Ethan Greenfield | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Michael May (SG), Ronald Parker (PF) Matthew French, Christopher Foster, Denis Farley | |
| 10:36 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:14 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 10:12 | UConn | Scott Harrell snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 10:01 | UConn | David Johnson is called for the reach on Woodrow Theus - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Louis Tolliver (SG) Russell Vanmeter | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Miller (SF), Eddie Pridmore (C) Scott Harrell, Nathanael Zigich | |
| 10:01 | UConn | Woodrow Theus makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Woodrow Theus misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:01 | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:38 | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Tolliver and the foul's on Eddie Pridmore - foul #1 on Eddie Pridmore, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Willey (PG) Jonathan Ashford | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:38 | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson misses the free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ronald Parker | 21-18 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Woodrow Theus makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael May | 21-20 |
| 09:06 | Texas Tech | John Willey misses the fadeaway from the left side | 21-20 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Eddie Pridmore pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Ronald Parker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 08:51 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to John Willey | 21-20 |
| 08:33 | Texas Tech | David Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 08:32 | Texas Tech | David Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:14 | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson misses the easy layup | 21-20 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Ronald Parker gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Ronald Parker can't finish the layup | 21-20 |
| 07:59 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:34 | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson drills a driving attempt from the right block | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Willey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Louis Tolliver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Baxter (fairly fresh) C - Frederick Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Theus (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael May (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Parker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Eddie Pridmore (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | UConn | Ronald Parker loses the dribble to David Johnson | 23-20 |
| 06:44 | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford (PG), Russell Vanmeter (SG), Christopher Leiter (PF) John Willey, Louis Tolliver, Richard Baxter | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), Christopher Foster (SG), Scott Harrell (SF), Denis Farley (PF), Nathanael Zigich (C) Woodrow Theus, Michael May, Jeremy Miller, Ronald Parker, Eddie Pridmore | |
| 06:26 | UConn | Matthew French makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Harrell | 23-22 |
| 06:01 | Texas Tech | David Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-22 |
| 06:00 | UConn | Scott Harrell grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Denis Farley misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 23-22 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich tips it in | 23-24 |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Denis Farley is called for the reach on Christopher Leiter - foul #1 on Denis Farley, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Willey (SF), Nicholas Dole (C) David Johnson, Frederick Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | James Bold (SG), Keith Jones (C) Christopher Foster, Nathanael Zigich | |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Christopher Leiter makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Christopher Leiter misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:21 | UConn | Denis Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Denis Farley loses the dribble to Nicholas Dole | 24-24 |
| 04:48 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Dole misses the dunk but he's hacked by Keith Jones - foul #3 on Keith Jones, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Frederick Johnson (C) Christopher Leiter | |
| Subs | UConn | Nathanael Zigich (C) Keith Jones | |
| 04:48 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Dole misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:48 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Dole misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:48 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nathanael Zigich | 24-24 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Denis Farley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| 04:18 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:01 | UConn | James Bold is whistled for traveling | 24-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Louis Tolliver (SG) Russell Vanmeter | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael May (SF) Scott Harrell | |
| 03:38 | Texas Tech | John Willey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | David Johnson (SF), Ethan Greenfield (C) Jonathan Ashford, Frederick Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Ronald Parker (PF) Matthew French, Denis Farley | |
| 03:22 | UConn | John Willey is called for the reach on James Bold - foul #2 on John Willey, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter (SF) David Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Miller (SF), Eddie Pridmore (C) Michael May, Nathanael Zigich | |
| 03:22 | UConn | James Bold makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:22 | UConn | James Bold makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Willey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Louis Tolliver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) PF - Nicholas Dole (fresh) C - Ethan Greenfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Theus (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Bold (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Parker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eddie Pridmore (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Texas Tech | Ethan Greenfield's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Miller | 24-26 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Ronald Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-26 |
| 02:44 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Baxter | 24-26 |
| 02:18 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Dole buries a jumper in the paint | 26-26 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Ronald Parker misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ethan Greenfield - foul #3 on Ethan Greenfield, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford (PG), Russell Vanmeter (SG), David Johnson (SF), Christopher Leiter (PF), Frederick Johnson (C) John Willey, Louis Tolliver, Richard Baxter, Nicholas Dole, Ethan Greenfield | |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), Scott Harrell (SF), Nathanael Zigich (C) Woodrow Theus, Jeremy Miller, Eddie Pridmore | |
| 01:58 | UConn | Ronald Parker misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Ronald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:32 | Texas Tech | David Johnson is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Foster (SG), Denis Farley (PF) James Bold, Ronald Parker | |
| 01:14 | UConn | Matthew French misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 01:12 | Texas Tech | Christopher Leiter grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 00:45 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Willey (SF) David Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Matthew French makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Foster | 26-30 |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Foster - foul #1 on Christopher Foster, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter (SF) Jonathan Ashford | |
| Subs | UConn | James Bold (SG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Eddie Pridmore (C) Christopher Foster, Scott Harrell, Nathanael Zigich | |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Jeremy Miller gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:02 | UConn | James Bold misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jeremy Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-30 |