| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Roberto Rizzo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Minh Yen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pierre Kallas (fresh) PF - Felipe Ramirez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Carney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 3 stl. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Pierre Kallas inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez loses the dribble to Stephen Carder | 21-26 |
| 19:43 | Xavier | James Dewar banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Carder | 21-28 |
| 19:27 | Texas Tech | Pierre Kallas is hacked by Stephen Carder - foul #2 on Stephen Carder, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo (PG), Peter Dewalt (SG), Justin Willis (SF), Christopher Macleod (PF), William Underwood (C) Roberto Rizzo, Minh Yen, Pierre Kallas, Felipe Ramirez, Benjamin Carney | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:13 | Texas Tech | Joe Cathey is called for the reach on William Underwood - foul #3 on Joe Cathey, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Pierre Kallas (SF) Justin Willis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (C) Joe Cathey | |
| 18:52 | Texas Tech | James Dewar is called for the reach on Pierre Kallas - foul #2 on James Dewar, team foul #3 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Minh Yen (SG), Justin Willis (SF) Faustino Rizzo, Pierre Kallas | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:38 | Texas Tech | Minh Yen banks in the layup | 23-28 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 23-28 |
| 18:07 | Texas Tech | William Underwood gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:00 | Texas Tech | William Underwood hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 23-28 |
| 17:59 | Texas Tech | William Underwood misses the tip | 23-28 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Dewar | 23-31 |
| 17:27 | Texas Tech | Minh Yen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Roberto Rizzo (PG), Pierre Kallas (SF), Felipe Ramirez (PF), Benjamin Carney (C) Minh Yen, Justin Willis, Christopher Macleod, William Underwood | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-34 |
| 16:50 | Texas Tech | Peter Dewalt scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Roberto Rizzo | 25-34 |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez loses the ball out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo (PG), Minh Yen (SG), Christopher Macleod (PF) Roberto Rizzo, Peter Dewalt, Felipe Ramirez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar | |
| 16:12 | Texas Tech | Minh Yen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-34 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the offensive board | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Faustino Rizzo (fresh) SG - Minh Yen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pierre Kallas (fresh) PF - Christopher Macleod (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Carney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Gene Stephens comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Stephen Carder snags the offensive board | 25-34 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 14:53 | Texas Tech | Benjamin Carney pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 14:37 | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Roberto Rizzo (PG), Peter Dewalt (SG), Justin Willis (SF), Felipe Ramirez (PF), William Underwood (C) Faustino Rizzo, Minh Yen, Pierre Kallas, Christopher Macleod, Benjamin Carney | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Stjepan Politowski, Gene Stephens, Jerome Somalski | |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-34 |
| 14:11 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to William Underwood | 25-34 |
| 14:07 | Texas Tech | Roberto Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Stephen Carder in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the offensive board | 25-34 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Stephen Carder can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 13:34 | Texas Tech | Justin Willis snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 13:14 | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Roberto Rizzo | 27-34 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Stephen Carder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 12:53 | Texas Tech | Peter Dewalt pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 12:40 | Texas Tech | Peter Dewalt knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Justin Willis | 29-34 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Felipe Ramirez - foul #1 on Felipe Ramirez, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo (PG), Minh Yen (SG), Pierre Kallas (SF), Christopher Macleod (PF), Benjamin Carney (C) Roberto Rizzo, Peter Dewalt, Justin Willis, Felipe Ramirez, William Underwood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF) James Dewar | |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 12:09 | Texas Tech | Minh Yen misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Gene Stephens - foul #2 on Gene Stephens, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF) Juan Sanchez, Timothy Gibbs | |
| 12:09 | Texas Tech | Minh Yen makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 12:09 | Texas Tech | Minh Yen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 30-36 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Joe Cathey connects on the open shot from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Carder out of a doubleteam | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Faustino Rizzo (fresh) SG - Minh Yen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pierre Kallas (fresh) PF - Christopher Macleod (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Carney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Carder - foul #3 on Stephen Carder, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez (C) Benjamin Carney | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 11:36 | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 11:36 | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Pierre Kallas swats the short shot by Gene Stephens | 32-38 |
| 11:07 | Texas Tech | Christopher Macleod snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 10:38 | Texas Tech | Minh Yen's pass is intercepted by James Dewar | 32-38 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Stephen Carder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Faustino Rizzo steals it from Stephen Carder | 32-38 |
| 09:46 | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo banks in the layup | 34-38 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Faustino Rizzo takes the ball from Stephen Carder | 34-38 |
| 09:24 | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo lays it up and in | 36-38 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Gene Stephens banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 08:37 | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Dewar - foul #3 on James Dewar, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Roberto Rizzo (PG), Peter Dewalt (SG), Justin Willis (SF), Benjamin Carney (C) Faustino Rizzo, Minh Yen, Pierre Kallas, Christopher Macleod | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| 08:37 | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is fouled on the floor by Felipe Ramirez - foul #2 on Felipe Ramirez, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Christopher Macleod (PF), William Underwood (C) Felipe Ramirez, Benjamin Carney | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs loses the dribble to William Underwood | 39-40 |
| 07:37 | Texas Tech | William Underwood makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Macleod | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Roberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Dewalt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin Willis (fresh) PF - Christopher Macleod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Nock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 07:00 | Texas Tech | Peter Dewalt comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Carder - foul #4 on Stephen Carder, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Belton (SF), Benjamin Carney (C) Justin Willis, William Underwood | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| 07:00 | Texas Tech | Peter Dewalt makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:00 | Texas Tech | Peter Dewalt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | James Dewar comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 06:33 | Texas Tech | Roberto Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 06:24 | Texas Tech | Robert Belton slams it home on a great pass from Christopher Macleod | 45-42 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 05:58 | Texas Tech | Peter Dewalt snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 05:38 | Texas Tech | The short jumper by Robert Belton is denied by Joe Cathey | 45-42 |
| 05:37 | Texas Tech | Benjamin Carney tips it in | 47-42 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the easy layup | 47-42 |
| 05:17 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Benjamin Carney | 47-42 |
| 05:03 | Texas Tech | Roberto Rizzo drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Macleod | 49-42 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is whistled for a carry | 49-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo (PG), Minh Yen (SG), Pierre Kallas (SF), Felipe Ramirez (PF), William Underwood (C) Roberto Rizzo, Peter Dewalt, Robert Belton, Christopher Macleod, Benjamin Carney | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Joe Cathey | |
| 04:31 | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez is hacked by Gene Stephens - foul #3 on Gene Stephens, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Dewalt (PG) Faustino Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:31 | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 04:31 | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:08 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the jump hook in the paint | 51-44 |
| 03:49 | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Minh Yen | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Stephen Carder buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Peter Dewalt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Minh Yen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pierre Kallas (fresh) PF - Felipe Ramirez (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - William Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 16 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Texas Tech | Stjepan Politowski is called for the reach on Minh Yen - foul #1 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo (PG), Justin Willis (SF), Christopher Macleod (PF), Benjamin Carney (C) Peter Dewalt, Pierre Kallas, Felipe Ramirez, William Underwood | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Timothy Gibbs, Gene Stephens | |
| 03:27 | Texas Tech | Minh Yen misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:27 | Texas Tech | Benjamin Carney snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 03:12 | Texas Tech | Joe Cathey is called for the reach on Faustino Rizzo - foul #4 on Joe Cathey, team foul #10 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Pierre Kallas (SF), William Underwood (C) Justin Willis, Benjamin Carney | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| 03:12 | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:12 | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:12 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the board | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is fouled on the floor by Faustino Rizzo - foul #2 on Faustino Rizzo, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Justin Willis (SF), Benjamin Carney (C) Pierre Kallas, William Underwood | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Stephen Carder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-47 |
| 02:27 | Texas Tech | Justin Willis grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 02:08 | Texas Tech | Minh Yen makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Faustino Rizzo is called for the reach on Stephen Carder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Faustino Rizzo, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Roberto Rizzo (PG), Pierre Kallas (SG), William Underwood (C) Faustino Rizzo, Minh Yen, Benjamin Carney | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF) Jerome Somalski | |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Justin Willis - foul #1 on Justin Willis, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Minh Yen (SG), Felipe Ramirez (PF), Benjamin Carney (C) Justin Willis, Christopher Macleod, William Underwood | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:37 | Texas Tech | Minh Yen hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roberto Rizzo | 57-48 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Stephen Carder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-48 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Texas Tech | Felipe Ramirez can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Joe Cathey snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Stephen Carder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 00:49 | Texas Tech | Roberto Rizzo grabs the board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Texas Tech | Stephen Carder is called for the reach on Roberto Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Carder, team foul #11 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Justin Willis (SF), Christopher Macleod (PF) Minh Yen, Felipe Ramirez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG) Stephen Carder | |
| 00:46 | Texas Tech | Roberto Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:46 | Texas Tech | Roberto Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Joe Cathey is whistled for traveling | 59-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo (PG), Peter Dewalt (SG), William Underwood (C) Roberto Rizzo, Pierre Kallas, Benjamin Carney | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF), David Nock (C) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Macleod | 61-48 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | David Nock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Faustino Rizzo runs out the clock | 61-48 |