| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gerald Billiot (fresh) SG - Donald Fitzgibbons (fresh) SF - Virgil Piland (fresh) PF - James Ferreira (fresh) C - David Clay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Robert Prather (fresh) SG - Matthew Collins (fresh) SF - Robert Hamer (fresh) PF - Wayne Dixon (fresh) C - James Bible (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hamer | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | TCU | David Clay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather misses short on a floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | TCU | David Clay pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | TCU | James Ferreira's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Dixon | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | TCU | The rebound goes to Virgil Piland | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon clanks a turnaround from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons is denied on a layup by James Bible | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Holy Cross | Virgil Piland takes the ball from Robert Prather | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | TCU | James Ferreira misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | TCU | James Ferreira tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer's pass is intercepted by David Clay | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | TCU | Gerald Billiot is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Fitzgibbons | 5-2 |
| 17:03 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | TCU | James Ferreira comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 5-2 |
| 16:45 | TCU | Virgil Piland pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:21 | TCU | Gerald Billiot misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:19 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Wayne Dixon | 5-2 |
| 16:07 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | TCU | Noah Huggard (PG), Joseph Futrell (SG), Dallas Redmond (SF), Mark Kruger (PF), Beau Curtis (C) Gerald Billiot, Donald Fitzgibbons, Virgil Piland, James Ferreira, David Clay | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Keith Branco (PG), Phillip Morgan (SG), David Gray (SF), James Wilde (PF), Gordon Jamison (C) Robert Prather, Matthew Collins, Robert Hamer, Wayne Dixon, James Bible | |
| 16:05 | TCU | Dallas Redmond is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 15:58 | Holy Cross | David Gray misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dallas Redmond - foul #1 on Dallas Redmond, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 15:58 | Holy Cross | David Gray makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:58 | Holy Cross | David Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Noah Huggard (fresh) SG - Joseph Futrell (fresh) SF - Dallas Redmond (fresh) PF - Mark Kruger (fresh) C - Beau Curtis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Keith Branco (fresh) SG - Phillip Morgan (fresh) SF - David Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Wilde (fresh) C - Gordon Jamison (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | TCU | Keith Branco is called for the reach on Noah Huggard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Branco, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 15:36 | TCU | The short jumper by Mark Kruger is denied by James Wilde | 5-4 |
| 15:35 | Holy Cross | David Gray gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:23 | Holy Cross | Keith Branco misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Noah Huggard - foul #1 on Noah Huggard, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 15:23 | Holy Cross | Keith Branco makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:23 | Holy Cross | Keith Branco makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:21 | TCU | Joseph Futrell is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Morgan - foul #1 on Phillip Morgan, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 14:58 | TCU | Dallas Redmond misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 14:57 | TCU | Joseph Futrell tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 14:42 | Holy Cross | David Gray misses the dunk but he's hacked by Beau Curtis - foul #1 on Beau Curtis, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Billiot (PG), Virgil Piland (SF), David Clay (C) Noah Huggard, Dallas Redmond, Beau Curtis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant (PF), James Bible (C) James Wilde, Gordon Jamison | |
| 14:42 | Holy Cross | David Gray makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:42 | Holy Cross | David Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:42 | TCU | David Clay snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:13 | TCU | David Clay makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Virgil Piland | 9-7 |
| 14:08 | Holy Cross | Keith Branco drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Gray | 9-10 |
| 13:47 | TCU | Gerald Billiot loses the ball out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | TCU | Noah Huggard (PG), Donald Fitzgibbons (SG), James Ferreira (PF), Beau Curtis (C) Gerald Billiot, Joseph Futrell, Mark Kruger, David Clay | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Prather (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Charles Frazier (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF) Keith Branco, Phillip Morgan, David Gray, James Bible | |
| 13:34 | Holy Cross | Beau Curtis takes the ball from Wayne Dixon | 9-10 |
| 13:30 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Noah Huggard and he's fouled by Matthew Collins - foul #1 on Matthew Collins, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | TCU | Dallas Redmond (SF) Virgil Piland | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 13:30 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons makes the free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:16 | Holy Cross | James Ferreira is called for the reach on Wayne Dixon - foul #1 on James Ferreira, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gordon Jamison (C) Peter Merchant | |
| 13:00 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 12:58 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:53 | Holy Cross | Charles Frazier misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 12-10 |
| 12:52 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Dixon | 12-10 |
| 12:28 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Collins | 12-13 |
| 12:17 | TCU | James Ferreira's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Billiot (PG), Joseph Futrell (SG), Virgil Piland (SF), Mark Kruger (PF), David Clay (C) Noah Huggard, Donald Fitzgibbons, Dallas Redmond, James Ferreira, Beau Curtis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Keith Branco (PG), Phillip Morgan (SG), Robert Hamer (SF), James Wilde (PF), Peter Merchant (C) Robert Prather, Matthew Collins, Charles Frazier, Wayne Dixon, Gordon Jamison | |
| 12:09 | Holy Cross | James Wilde misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Mark Kruger - foul #1 on Mark Kruger, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | Holy Cross | James Wilde misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | Holy Cross | James Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:58 | TCU | Virgil Piland is fouled on the floor by Phillip Morgan - foul #2 on Phillip Morgan, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins (SG) Phillip Morgan | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gerald Billiot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Futrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgil Piland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Kruger (fairly fresh) C - David Clay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Keith Branco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Collins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Hamer (fairly fresh) PF - James Wilde (fresh) 1 pts. C - Peter Merchant (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | TCU | Matthew Collins steals it from Virgil Piland | 12-14 |
| 11:22 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 11:20 | TCU | Mark Kruger gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:14 | TCU | Gerald Billiot is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Branco - foul #2 on Keith Branco, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Prather (PG), James Bible (C) Keith Branco, Peter Merchant | |
| 10:48 | TCU | Gerald Billiot buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-14 |
| 10:27 | Holy Cross | James Wilde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | TCU | Noah Huggard (PG), Donald Fitzgibbons (SG), Dallas Redmond (SF), James Ferreira (PF), Beau Curtis (C) Gerald Billiot, Joseph Futrell, Virgil Piland, Mark Kruger, David Clay | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Frazier (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF) Robert Hamer, James Wilde | |
| 10:09 | TCU | James Ferreira lays it up and in set up by Donald Fitzgibbons and he's hacked by Robert Prather - foul #1 on Robert Prather, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Gray (SG), Gordon Jamison (C) Matthew Collins, James Bible | |
| 10:09 | TCU | James Ferreira makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:48 | Holy Cross | Charles Frazier lays it in | 18-16 |
| 09:28 | TCU | Robert Prather steals the ball from Donald Fitzgibbons | 18-16 |
| 09:24 | Holy Cross | David Gray is fouled on the floor by Donald Fitzgibbons - foul #1 on Donald Fitzgibbons, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | TCU | David Clay (C) Beau Curtis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins (SG), Peter Merchant (PF) David Gray, Wayne Dixon | |
| 09:19 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather clanks a 3 from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 09:18 | TCU | Dallas Redmond snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:13 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-16 |
| 09:12 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 08:59 | Holy Cross | Noah Huggard is called for the reach on Robert Prather - foul #2 on Noah Huggard, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Billiot (PG), Joseph Futrell (SG), Virgil Piland (SF), Mark Kruger (PF) Noah Huggard, Donald Fitzgibbons, Dallas Redmond, James Ferreira | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer (SF), James Bible (C) Charles Frazier, Gordon Jamison | |
| 08:59 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:59 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:36 | TCU | Mark Kruger misses the lay-in but the foul's on Matthew Collins - foul #2 on Matthew Collins, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Gray (SG) Matthew Collins | |
| 08:36 | TCU | Mark Kruger misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:36 | TCU | Mark Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:21 | Holy Cross | David Gray can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 08:19 | Holy Cross | Robert Hamer snags the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:08 | Holy Cross | James Bible misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Clay - foul #1 on David Clay, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | TCU | Dallas Redmond (SF), Beau Curtis (C) Virgil Piland, David Clay | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 08:08 | Holy Cross | James Bible makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:08 | Holy Cross | James Bible misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:08 | TCU | Beau Curtis grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 07:44 | TCU | Mark Kruger clanks a shot from close range | 19-19 |
| 07:42 | Holy Cross | James Bible snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gerald Billiot (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Futrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dallas Redmond (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Kruger (tiring) 1 pts. C - Beau Curtis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Robert Prather (tired) 7 pts. SG - David Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hamer (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Merchant (fairly fresh) C - James Bible (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Holy Cross | Gerald Billiot takes the ball from Peter Merchant | 19-19 |
| 07:24 | TCU | Gerald Billiot misses the lay-in | 19-19 |
| 07:23 | TCU | Beau Curtis snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:58 | TCU | Gerald Billiot misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 06:57 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Peter Merchant | 19-19 |
| 06:48 | Holy Cross | Robert Prather misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 06:46 | TCU | Beau Curtis pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:42 | TCU | Gerald Billiot is hacked by Robert Prather in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Prather, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons (SG), Virgil Piland (SF), James Ferreira (PF), David Clay (C) Joseph Futrell, Dallas Redmond, Mark Kruger, Beau Curtis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Keith Branco (PG), Charles Frazier (SF), James Wilde (PF), Gordon Jamison (C) Robert Prather, Robert Hamer, Peter Merchant, James Bible | |
| 06:42 | TCU | Gerald Billiot makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:42 | TCU | Gerald Billiot misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:42 | Holy Cross | Gordon Jamison grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:31 | Holy Cross | David Gray makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Branco | 20-21 |
| 06:08 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 06:06 | TCU | David Clay grabs the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 05:43 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Virgil Piland | 22-21 |
| 05:29 | Holy Cross | James Wilde misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 22-21 |
| 05:28 | TCU | David Clay pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:00 | TCU | Virgil Piland is fouled on the floor by Keith Branco - foul #3 on Keith Branco, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | TCU | Noah Huggard (PG), Dallas Redmond (PF), Beau Curtis (C) Gerald Billiot, James Ferreira, David Clay | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Robert Hamer (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF), James Bible (C) Keith Branco, David Gray, Charles Frazier, James Wilde, Gordon Jamison | |
| 05:00 | TCU | Virgil Piland makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:00 | TCU | Virgil Piland makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:47 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-23 |
| 04:44 | TCU | Beau Curtis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Futrell (SG) Donald Fitzgibbons | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 04:38 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan loses the dribble to Beau Curtis | 24-23 |
| 04:21 | TCU | Noah Huggard misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 04:19 | TCU | Dallas Redmond tips it in | 26-23 |
| 04:16 | Holy Cross | Noah Huggard is called for the reach on Phillip Morgan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Noah Huggard, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Billiot (PG), Mark Kruger (PF) Noah Huggard, Virgil Piland | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant (C) James Bible | |
| 04:16 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:16 | TCU | Mark Kruger grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 04:13 | TCU | Matthew Collins steps in front of the Joseph Futrell pass in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 04:12 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan blows the layup | 26-23 |
| 04:11 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 04:09 | TCU | Robert Hamer is called for the reach on Joseph Futrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hamer, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| 04:09 | TCU | Joseph Futrell makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:09 | TCU | Joseph Futrell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:52 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 03:51 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon tips it in | 28-27 |
| 03:26 | TCU | Mark Kruger loses the dribble to Matthew Collins | 28-27 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gerald Billiot (tired) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Futrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dallas Redmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Kruger (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Beau Curtis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Phillip Morgan (fresh) SG - Matthew Collins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Hamer (tiring) PF - Wayne Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Merchant (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 03:17 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 02:58 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mark Kruger - foul #2 on Mark Kruger, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons (SG), Virgil Piland (SF), James Ferreira (PF), David Clay (C) Joseph Futrell, Dallas Redmond, Mark Kruger, Beau Curtis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Frazier (SF), Gordon Jamison (C) Robert Hamer, Peter Merchant | |
| 02:58 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:58 | Holy Cross | Wayne Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:55 | TCU | Virgil Piland is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Virgil Piland, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Wilde (PF) Wayne Dixon | |
| 02:37 | Holy Cross | James Wilde buries a turnaround in the paint | 28-30 |
| 02:16 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-30 |
| 01:53 | Holy Cross | James Wilde misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Clay - foul #2 on David Clay, team foul #12 | 30-30 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Robert Prather (PG), James Bible (C) Phillip Morgan, Gordon Jamison | |
| 01:53 | Holy Cross | James Wilde misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:53 | Holy Cross | James Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:29 | TCU | James Ferreira's fadeaway is rejected by James Wilde | 30-31 |
| 01:27 | Holy Cross | James Bible pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:15 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 01:14 | TCU | Gerald Billiot grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 00:47 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 00:46 | Holy Cross | James Bible pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:37 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Futrell (SG), Dallas Redmond (SF), Mark Kruger (PF), Beau Curtis (C) Donald Fitzgibbons, Virgil Piland, James Ferreira, David Clay | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Phillip Morgan (PG), Robert Hamer (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF) Robert Prather, Charles Frazier, James Wilde | |
| 00:08 | TCU | Dallas Redmond makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Futrell | 32-31 |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | Matthew Collins buries a 3 from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Dallas Redmond hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 32-34 |