| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Vanmeter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Battista (fresh) PF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keenan Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Frank Cousins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Kinard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Epps (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lorenzo Todd (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:49 | Kansas State | Charles Epps makes the driving attempt near the basket | 22-30 |
| 19:31 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Johnson and he's fouled by Frank Cousins - foul #2 on Frank Cousins, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 19:31 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:18 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 19:16 | Texas Tech | Keenan Arnold gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:59 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-30 |
| 18:58 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Keenan Arnold | 25-30 |
| 18:44 | Texas Tech | Peter Battista is hacked by Frank Cousins - foul #3 on Frank Cousins, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| 18:28 | Texas Tech | Keenan Arnold misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 18:26 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 18:11 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 18:09 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 17:56 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 17:55 | Kansas State | Charles Epps snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:26 | Kansas State | John Kinard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 17:25 | Kansas State | John Kinard pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 16:56 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins comes up short on the shot from the right side | 25-30 |
| 16:55 | Kansas State | Charles Epps tips it in | 25-32 |
| 16:37 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 16:36 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter tips it in | 27-32 |
| 16:09 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Hoag (PG), Jonathan Ashford (SG), Louis Tolliver (SF), Carlos Gomez (PF), Ethan Greenfield (C) David Johnson, Russell Vanmeter, Peter Battista, Richard Baxter, Keenan Arnold | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 16:09 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:09 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:09 | Texas Tech | Carlos Gomez pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 15:51 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Gomez | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Hoag (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Ashford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Tolliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Gomez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ethan Greenfield (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Frank Cousins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Kinard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Epps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Lorenzo Todd (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | Kansas State | Carlos Gomez steals the ball from Charles Epps | 30-33 |
| 15:25 | Texas Tech | Charles Epps is called for the reach on Carlos Gomez - foul #3 on Charles Epps, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| 15:19 | Texas Tech | Ethan Greenfield scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Harold Hoag | 32-33 |
| 14:54 | Kansas State | Charles Epps misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 14:52 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 14:35 | Kansas State | Louis Tolliver picks off the pass by Scott Nelson | 32-33 |
| 14:29 | Texas Tech | Ethan Greenfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | David Johnson (PG), Russell Vanmeter (SG), Peter Battista (SF), Richard Baxter (PF), Keenan Arnold (C) Harold Hoag, Jonathan Ashford, Louis Tolliver, Carlos Gomez, Ethan Greenfield | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 14:05 | Kansas State | John Kinard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 14:03 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Russell Vanmeter | 32-33 |
| 13:46 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 13:44 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Charles Epps | 32-33 |
| 13:25 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Kinard out of a doubleteam | 32-36 |
| 13:07 | Texas Tech | David Johnson is hacked by Frank Cousins - foul #4 on Frank Cousins, team foul #4 | 32-36 |
| 12:43 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Johnson | 35-36 |
| 12:14 | Kansas State | John Kinard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 12:13 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Baxter | 35-36 |
| 11:58 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 35-36 |
| 11:56 | Kansas State | Charles Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 11:36 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 11:34 | Texas Tech | Keenan Arnold gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Vanmeter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Battista (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Baxter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Keenan Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Frank Cousins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Kinard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Nelson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Epps (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Lorenzo Todd (tiring) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:12 | Texas Tech | Scott Nelson denies the turnaround by Richard Baxter | 35-36 |
| 11:11 | Kansas State | Charles Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 10:51 | Kansas State | John Kinard misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 10:50 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 10:29 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 10:27 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Russell Vanmeter | 35-36 |
| 10:03 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter jams it on a nice dish by David Johnson | 37-36 |
| 09:42 | Kansas State | Peter Battista is called for the reach on Scott Nelson - foul #2 on Peter Battista, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Hoag (PG), Jonathan Ashford (SG), Louis Tolliver (SF), Carlos Gomez (PF), Ethan Greenfield (C) David Johnson, Russell Vanmeter, Peter Battista, Richard Baxter, Keenan Arnold | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle (PG), Daniel Fralick (SF), Casey Farias (C) Frank Cousins, Scott Nelson, Lorenzo Todd | |
| 09:23 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 09:22 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 08:56 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-36 |
| 08:55 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 08:37 | Kansas State | Charles Epps comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 08:35 | Kansas State | Charles Epps tips it home | 37-38 |
| 08:23 | Texas Tech | Daniel Fralick steals the ball from Harold Hoag | 37-38 |
| 08:19 | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Fralick | 37-40 |
| 08:02 | Texas Tech | Louis Tolliver's dunk attempt is rejected by Casey Farias | 37-40 |
| 08:00 | Kansas State | Casey Farias gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 07:41 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 07:39 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Farias | 37-40 |
| 07:21 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick knocks in the jumper from the left block | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Hoag (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Ashford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Tolliver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Carlos Gomez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ethan Greenfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Nelson Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Kinard (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Fralick (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Epps (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Casey Farias (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford is hacked by John Kinard - foul #2 on John Kinard, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Battista (SF) Louis Tolliver | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Frank Cousins (SG), Thomas Grimaldo (SF) John Kinard, Charles Epps | |
| 07:03 | Texas Tech | Harold Hoag misses short on a shot from the right side | 37-42 |
| 07:02 | Kansas State | Casey Farias snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 06:55 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-42 |
| 06:53 | Texas Tech | Ethan Greenfield grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 06:41 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 37-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | David Johnson (PG), Russell Vanmeter (SG), Richard Baxter (PF), Keenan Arnold (C) Harold Hoag, Jonathan Ashford, Carlos Gomez, Ethan Greenfield | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Scott Nelson (SF), Lorenzo Todd (C) Thomas Grimaldo, Casey Farias | |
| 06:13 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick blows the layup but he's fouled by Keenan Arnold - foul #3 on Keenan Arnold, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Grimaldo (PG) Nelson Riddle | |
| 06:13 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 06:13 | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 06:13 | Texas Tech | Keenan Arnold grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 05:48 | Texas Tech | David Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Fralick - foul #2 on Daniel Fralick, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Kinard (SG), Charles Epps (PF) Thomas Grimaldo, Daniel Fralick | |
| 05:48 | Texas Tech | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 05:48 | Texas Tech | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 05:48 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Todd | 37-43 |
| 05:33 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Cousins | 37-46 |
| 05:11 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 04:42 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd misses the turnaround from the right block | 40-46 |
| 04:41 | Texas Tech | David Johnson grabs the board | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:28 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 04:26 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Todd | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:21 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 04:20 | Kansas State | Charles Epps grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 03:59 | Kansas State | John Kinard is hacked by Russell Vanmeter - foul #1 on Russell Vanmeter, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Hoag (PG), Jonathan Ashford (SG), Louis Tolliver (SF), Carlos Gomez (PF), Ethan Greenfield (C) David Johnson, Russell Vanmeter, Peter Battista, Richard Baxter, Keenan Arnold | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Daniel Fralick (SF), Casey Farias (C) Scott Nelson, Lorenzo Todd | |
| 03:41 | Kansas State | Frank Cousins drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:30 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Fralick - foul #3 on Daniel Fralick, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle (PG), Thomas Grimaldo (SF) Frank Cousins, Charles Epps | |
| 03:30 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 03:30 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Ashford misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 03:30 | Kansas State | Casey Farias gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 03:13 | Kansas State | John Kinard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Harold Hoag (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Ashford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Tolliver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Carlos Gomez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ethan Greenfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Nelson Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Kinard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Grimaldo (fresh) PF - Daniel Fralick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Casey Farias (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Texas Tech | Harold Hoag throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 02:49 | Kansas State | Thomas Grimaldo misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 40-48 |
| 02:47 | Kansas State | Casey Farias hits the follow up shot | 40-50 |
| 02:27 | Texas Tech | Carlos Gomez can't throw it down but he's fouled by Thomas Grimaldo - foul #1 on Thomas Grimaldo, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | David Johnson (PG), Russell Vanmeter (SG), Keenan Arnold (C) Harold Hoag, Jonathan Ashford, Ethan Greenfield | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Frank Cousins (PG), Scott Nelson (SF), Lorenzo Todd (C) Nelson Riddle, Thomas Grimaldo, Casey Farias | |
| 02:27 | Texas Tech | Carlos Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 02:27 | Texas Tech | Carlos Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 02:02 | Kansas State | Scott Nelson can't finish the layup | 42-50 |
| 02:00 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Lorenzo Todd | 42-50 |
| 01:48 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 01:47 | Texas Tech | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 01:47 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Battista (SF), Richard Baxter (PF) Louis Tolliver, Carlos Gomez | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charles Epps (PF) Daniel Fralick | |
| 01:34 | Texas Tech | Keenan Arnold loses the dribble to John Kinard | 42-50 |
| 01:30 | Kansas State | John Kinard lays it in | 42-52 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | David Johnson's floater is tipped away by Charles Epps | 42-52 |
| 01:17 | Texas Tech | Keenan Arnold tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 00:50 | Kansas State | Keenan Arnold picks off the pass by Scott Nelson | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Texas Tech | Scott Nelson steps in front of the Keenan Arnold pass | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Kansas State | Russell Vanmeter is called for the reach on John Kinard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Vanmeter, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| 00:38 | Kansas State | Keenan Arnold is called for the reach on Charles Epps - foul #4 on Keenan Arnold, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| 00:37 | Kansas State | Richard Baxter is called for the reach on John Kinard - foul #1 on Richard Baxter, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| 00:37 | Kansas State | John Kinard misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:37 | Texas Tech | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 00:33 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 00:31 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 00:30 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd is hacked by David Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| 00:30 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:30 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:26 | Texas Tech | Richard Baxter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Vanmeter | 47-54 |
| 00:23 | Kansas State | Charles Epps is fouled in the backcourt by David Johnson - foul #4 on David Johnson, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| 00:23 | Kansas State | Charles Epps misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:23 | Texas Tech | Peter Battista pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter is fouled on the floor by Frank Cousins - foul #5 on Frank Cousins, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Nelson Riddle (PG) Frank Cousins | |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Russell Vanmeter misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:18 | Kansas State | Charles Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Charles Epps is hacked by David Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Johnson, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Harold Hoag (PG) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Charles Epps makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:15 | Kansas State | Charles Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Peter Battista hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-56 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Baxter | 47-56 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | Peter Battista misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Lorenzo Todd runs out the clock | 47-56 |