| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ron Bain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Miles (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Alan Combs (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steven Voetberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Stephen Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mayhall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Will Kim (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence O'Connor (fresh) 7 pts. C - Herbert Gift (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Will Kim inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Ron Bain pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:14 | UConn | Steven Voetberg banks in the wide open layup set up by Bobby Miles | 34-36 |
| 18:54 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Steven Voetberg can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 18:26 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 18:12 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bobby Miles - foul #3 on Bobby Miles, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), David Lynde (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) Mark Grantham, Ron Bain, Bobby Miles, Alan Combs, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe (PG), Kevin Harris (SF), Elias Caldera (C) Stephen Mills, Will Kim, Herbert Gift | |
| 18:12 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:12 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:45 | UConn | A charge is called on David Pickens - foul #2 on David Pickens, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Maysonet (C) Clarence O'Connor | |
| 17:42 | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe is fouled in the backcourt by David Pickens - foul #3 on David Pickens, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski (PG) David Pickens | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:32 | Texas Tech | Cecil Tarter is called for the reach on Kevin Harris - foul #1 on Cecil Tarter, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| 17:12 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cecil Tarter - foul #2 on Cecil Tarter, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Ron Bain (SG), Alan Combs (PF), Lawrence Rhodes (C) David Lynde, Joseph Partain, Bruce Schultz, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills (PG), Troy Jager (SF), Jimmy Troupe (PF) Daniel Lowe, Scott Mayhall, Elias Caldera | |
| 17:12 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:12 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Troy Jager is called for the reach on Miroslav Frankowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Jager, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Scott Mayhall (SG) Kevin Harris | |
| 16:44 | UConn | Alan Combs can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 34-41 |
| 16:42 | Texas Tech | Peter Maysonet pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:38 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills makes the floater from the left block set up by Peter Maysonet and the foul's on Mark Grantham - foul #2 on Mark Grantham, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SF), Steven Voetberg (C) Miroslav Frankowski, Alan Combs | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Will Kim (SF), Herbert Gift (C) Scott Mayhall, Peter Maysonet | |
| 16:38 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills misses the free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:38 | UConn | Steven Voetberg snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 16:15 | UConn | Lawrence Rhodes misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 16:14 | Texas Tech | Jimmy Troupe grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:12 | Texas Tech | Ron Bain takes the ball from Stephen Mills in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Bobby Miles lays it up and in on a great pass from Ron Bain | 36-43 |
| 16:08 | Texas Tech | Bobby Miles takes the ball from Stephen Mills in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Ron Bain blows the layup | 36-43 |
| 16:06 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Grantham | 36-43 |
| 15:45 | UConn | Lawrence Rhodes clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 15:44 | Texas Tech | Jimmy Troupe grabs the board | 36-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Ron Bain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Miles (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Rhodes (fairly fresh) C - Steven Voetberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Stephen Mills (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Jager (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Will Kim (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Troupe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Gift (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), David Lynde (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) Mark Grantham, Ron Bain, Bobby Miles, Lawrence Rhodes, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe (PG), Scott Mayhall (SG), Kevin Harris (SF), Clarence O'Connor (PF), Elias Caldera (C) Stephen Mills, Troy Jager, Will Kim, Jimmy Troupe, Herbert Gift | |
| 15:25 | UConn | Joseph Partain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| 15:15 | Texas Tech | Scott Mayhall is called for 10 seconds | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Maysonet (C) Clarence O'Connor | |
| 14:55 | UConn | David Pickens clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 14:53 | UConn | Cecil Tarter tips it in | 38-43 |
| 14:33 | Texas Tech | Elias Caldera makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Mayhall | 38-45 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Cecil Tarter comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 38-45 |
| 14:03 | Texas Tech | Peter Maysonet grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 14:00 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris is hacked by Cecil Tarter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Tarter, team foul #7 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Ron Bain (SG), Miroslav Frankowski (SF), Alan Combs (PF), Steven Voetberg (C) David Pickens, David Lynde, Joseph Partain, Bruce Schultz, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills (PG), Will Kim (SF), Clarence O'Connor (PF), Herbert Gift (C) Daniel Lowe, Scott Mayhall, Elias Caldera, Peter Maysonet | |
| 14:00 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:00 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Steven Voetberg connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Grantham | 41-47 |
| 13:22 | Texas Tech | Steven Voetberg is called for the reach on Herbert Gift - foul #3 on Steven Voetberg, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SF) Mark Grantham | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Troy Jager (SG) Kevin Harris | |
| 13:22 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Alan Combs grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Steven Voetberg misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 13:00 | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Steven Voetberg lays it up and in and he's hacked by Herbert Gift - foul #2 on Herbert Gift, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG) Miroslav Frankowski | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jimmy Troupe (PF), Elias Caldera (C) Clarence O'Connor, Herbert Gift | |
| 12:41 | UConn | Steven Voetberg makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:37 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills is hacked by David Pickens in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Pickens, team foul #9 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Cecil Tarter (C) David Pickens, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Scott Mayhall (SG) Troy Jager | |
| 12:37 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:37 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:37 | UConn | Bobby Miles gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:12 | UConn | Ron Bain is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Grantham | 47-48 |
| 12:00 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Ron Bain snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the wide open 3 from straight away set up by Bobby Miles | 50-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Bain (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Miles (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alan Combs (tiring) 3 pf. C - Cecil Tarter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Stephen Mills (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mayhall (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Will Kim (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Troupe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Elias Caldera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills can't throw it down | 50-48 |
| 11:14 | Texas Tech | Jimmy Troupe hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the wide open runner from the right block | 52-50 |
| 10:54 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills drills a runner from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 10:29 | UConn | Will Kim steps in front of the Cecil Tarter pass | 52-52 |
| 10:26 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 10:26 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski (PG), David Lynde (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Lawrence Rhodes (C) Mark Grantham, Ron Bain, Bobby Miles, Alan Combs, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe (PG), Kevin Harris (SG), Troy Jager (SF), Peter Maysonet (PF), Herbert Gift (C) Stephen Mills, Scott Mayhall, Will Kim, Jimmy Troupe, Elias Caldera | |
| 10:06 | UConn | Joseph Partain hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 10:02 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Lowe | 55-54 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Bruce Schultz can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Joseph Partain can't tip it in | 55-54 |
| 09:33 | UConn | Lawrence Rhodes can't tip it in | 55-54 |
| 09:31 | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 09:09 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift misses the floater near the basket | 55-54 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Lawrence Rhodes snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 08:50 | UConn | David Lynde scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Miroslav Frankowski | 57-54 |
| 08:36 | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe loses the dribble to Bruce Schultz | 57-54 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski misses the easy layup | 57-54 |
| 08:23 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 08:08 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift hits the finger roll | 57-56 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Joseph Partain misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 07:44 | UConn | Bruce Schultz snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 07:33 | UConn | Joseph Partain misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 07:31 | Texas Tech | Peter Maysonet pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Miroslav Frankowski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lynde (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Partain (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Schultz (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Rhodes (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Daniel Lowe (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Harris (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Troy Jager (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Peter Maysonet (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Gift (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Texas Tech | Lawrence Rhodes swats the short shot by Herbert Gift | 57-56 |
| 07:24 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:10 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift is hacked by Lawrence Rhodes - foul #1 on Lawrence Rhodes, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), Ron Bain (SG), Bobby Miles (SF), Cecil Tarter (PF), Steven Voetberg (C) Miroslav Frankowski, David Lynde, Joseph Partain, Bruce Schultz, Lawrence Rhodes | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills (PG), Scott Mayhall (SG), Will Kim (SF), Clarence O'Connor (PF) Daniel Lowe, Kevin Harris, Troy Jager, Peter Maysonet | |
| 07:10 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:10 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:10 | UConn | Steven Voetberg pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Ron Bain's pass is intercepted by Stephen Mills in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 07:05 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills misses the lay-in | 57-56 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Ron Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:01 | UConn | David Pickens is hacked by Will Kim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Will Kim, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Elias Caldera (C) Herbert Gift | |
| 06:42 | UConn | Cecil Tarter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-56 |
| 06:40 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:35 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Combs (PF) Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:06 | UConn | Ron Bain clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 06:04 | Texas Tech | Will Kim pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:45 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Alan Combs grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 05:41 | UConn | Bobby Miles double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Joseph Partain (SF) David Pickens, Bobby Miles | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jimmy Troupe (SF) Will Kim | |
| 05:21 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-59 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Ron Bain is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Partain | 59-59 |
| 04:50 | Texas Tech | Jimmy Troupe is fouled on the floor by Steven Voetberg - foul #4 on Steven Voetberg, team foul #11 | 59-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) Joseph Partain, Alan Combs, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe (PG), Will Kim (SF) Stephen Mills, Clarence O'Connor | |
| 04:50 | Texas Tech | Jimmy Troupe misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:50 | Texas Tech | Jimmy Troupe makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski is hacked by Daniel Lowe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Lowe, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor (PF) Jimmy Troupe | |
| 04:30 | UConn | Bruce Schultz makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Cecil Tarter | 61-60 |
| 04:15 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor lays it up and in set up by Scott Mayhall | 61-62 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Cecil Tarter is open but comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Elias Caldera - foul #2 on Elias Caldera, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), David Lynde (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Alan Combs (PF) Mark Grantham, Ron Bain, Miroslav Frankowski, Bruce Schultz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills (PG), Herbert Gift (C) Daniel Lowe, Elias Caldera | |
| 03:50 | UConn | Cecil Tarter misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Cecil Tarter misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:50 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:38 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor is hacked by Joseph Partain - foul #1 on Joseph Partain, team foul #12 | 61-62 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris (SG) Scott Mayhall | |
| 03:38 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:38 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Cecil Tarter snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 03:24 | UConn | David Pickens hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alan Combs | 64-62 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Pickens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Lynde (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Partain (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Combs (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Tarter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Stephen Mills (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Will Kim (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence O'Connor (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Gift (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Voetberg (C) Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 02:52 | UConn | Alan Combs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clarence O'Connor - foul #1 on Clarence O'Connor, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Bain (SG), Bobby Miles (SF) David Lynde, Joseph Partain | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe (PG), Scott Mayhall (SG), Jimmy Troupe (PF), Peter Maysonet (C) Stephen Mills, Will Kim, Clarence O'Connor, Herbert Gift | |
| 02:52 | UConn | Alan Combs misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:52 | UConn | Alan Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:52 | UConn | Bobby Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Daniel Lowe takes the ball from Bobby Miles | 64-62 |
| 02:11 | Texas Tech | Jimmy Troupe is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Daniel Lowe | 64-64 |
| 01:44 | UConn | David Pickens drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alan Combs | 67-64 |
| 01:28 | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jimmy Troupe | 67-66 |
| 01:28 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG) David Pickens | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills (PG), Will Kim (SF), Clarence O'Connor (PF), Herbert Gift (C) Daniel Lowe, Kevin Harris, Jimmy Troupe, Peter Maysonet | |
| 01:24 | UConn | Ron Bain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 01:12 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor connects on the jumper from the left block | 67-68 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Alan Combs is called for traveling | 67-68 |
| 00:44 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Texas Tech | Mark Grantham steals the ball from Clarence O'Connor | 67-68 |
| 00:19 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-68 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Ron Bain can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Will Kim - foul #3 on Will Kim, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Ron Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift misses the lay-in | 68-68 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Bain (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Miles (tired) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alan Combs (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Voetberg (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Stephen Mills (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Mayhall (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Will Kim (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Clarence O'Connor (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Gift (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:45 | Texas Tech | Scott Mayhall is called for 5 seconds | 68-68 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lynde (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) Ron Bain, Bobby Miles, Alan Combs, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe (PG), Kevin Harris (SG), Troy Jager (SF), Elias Caldera (PF), Peter Maysonet (C) Stephen Mills, Scott Mayhall, Will Kim, Clarence O'Connor, Herbert Gift | |
| 04:23 | UConn | David Lynde comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 04:21 | Texas Tech | Troy Jager grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:15 | Texas Tech | Troy Jager can't connect on a floater from the right side | 68-68 |
| 04:13 | UConn | Joseph Partain snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 03:48 | UConn | David Lynde misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Troy Jager - foul #3 on Troy Jager, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), Miroslav Frankowski (SF), Lawrence Rhodes (C) Mark Grantham, Joseph Partain, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills (PG), Scott Mayhall (SG), Will Kim (SF), Jimmy Troupe (PF) Daniel Lowe, Kevin Harris, Troy Jager, Peter Maysonet | |
| 03:48 | UConn | David Lynde makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:48 | UConn | David Lynde makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:44 | Texas Tech | David Lynde takes the ball from Stephen Mills in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 03:25 | UConn | David Lynde is fouled on the floor by Elias Caldera - foul #3 on Elias Caldera, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | UConn | Cecil Tarter (C) Bruce Schultz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:25 | UConn | David Lynde misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:25 | Texas Tech | Elias Caldera pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:21 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills is hacked by David Pickens in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Pickens, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Ron Bain (SG) David Pickens, David Lynde | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:21 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:21 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Cecil Tarter is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ron Bain | 72-70 |
| 02:52 | Texas Tech | Cecil Tarter takes the ball from Elias Caldera | 72-70 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Ron Bain is fouled on the floor by Scott Mayhall - foul #2 on Scott Mayhall, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Partain (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Steven Voetberg (C) Miroslav Frankowski, Lawrence Rhodes, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Daniel Lowe (PG), Kevin Harris (SG), Troy Jager (SF), Peter Maysonet (PF), Herbert Gift (C) Stephen Mills, Scott Mayhall, Will Kim, Jimmy Troupe, Elias Caldera | |
| 02:23 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:13 | Texas Tech | Troy Jager loses the ball out of bounds | 74-70 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Ron Bain is hacked by Peter Maysonet - foul #1 on Peter Maysonet, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SF), Alan Combs (PF) Joseph Partain, Bruce Schultz | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills (PG), Scott Mayhall (SG), Will Kim (SF), Clarence O'Connor (PF) Daniel Lowe, Kevin Harris, Troy Jager, Peter Maysonet | |
| 01:59 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:50 | Texas Tech | Herbert Gift is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Herbert Gift, team foul #12 | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:22 | UConn | Ron Bain clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Mayhall - foul #3 on Scott Mayhall, team foul #13 | 76-70 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 01:01 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor is hacked by Bobby Miles - foul #4 on Bobby Miles, team foul #14 | 78-70 |
| 01:01 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 01:01 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:57 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-71 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Bain (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Miles (tired) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. PF - Alan Combs (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Voetberg (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Stephen Mills (tiring) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Mayhall (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Will Kim (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Clarence O'Connor (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Gift (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Ron Bain is fouled on the floor by Scott Mayhall - foul #4 on Scott Mayhall, team foul #14 | 78-71 |
| Subs | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski (PG), Bruce Schultz (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) Mark Grantham, Alan Combs, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Ron Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:54 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor grabs the board | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:49 | Texas Tech | Stephen Mills clanks a 3 from the left corner | 79-71 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Ron Bain pulls down the rebound | 79-71 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Ron Bain is hacked by Scott Mayhall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Mayhall, team foul #15 | 79-71 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris (SG) Scott Mayhall | |
| 00:45 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:39 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor misses the lay-in | 81-71 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Ron Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:17 | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski loses the dribble to Stephen Mills | 81-71 |
| 00:13 | Texas Tech | Will Kim lays it up and in set up by Stephen Mills | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:11 | UConn | Stephen Mills is called for the reach on Cecil Tarter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Mills, team foul #16 | 81-73 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Cecil Tarter makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Cecil Tarter misses the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:11 | Texas Tech | Clarence O'Connor pulls down the rebound | 82-73 |
| 00:09 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Schultz - foul #3 on Bruce Schultz, team foul #15 | 82-73 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Alan Combs (PF), Steven Voetberg (C) Miroslav Frankowski, Bruce Schultz, Cecil Tarter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:09 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:09 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Ron Bain is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Harris - foul #2 on Kevin Harris, team foul #17 | 82-75 |
| Subs | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski (PG), Bruce Schultz (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) Mark Grantham, Alan Combs, Steven Voetberg | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 00:06 | UConn | Ron Bain misses the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:04 | Texas Tech | Kevin Harris loses the dribble to Bruce Schultz in the backcourt | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski runs out the clock | 83-75 |