| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Blessing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Starks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Tate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Ted Wright inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | TCU | Richard Jackson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rudy Spencer out of the doubleteam | 37-31 |
| 19:20 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks lays it in | 37-33 |
| 19:04 | TCU | Joseph Hansen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 19:02 | TCU | Joe Blessing pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:48 | TCU | Richard Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 18:46 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris scores on a floater in the paint set up by Anthony Estep | 37-35 |
| 18:14 | TCU | Richard Jackson lays it up and in on a great pass from Ted Wright | 39-35 |
| 17:50 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SG) Victor Boehm | |
| 17:35 | TCU | Rudy Spencer hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-35 |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ted Wright - foul #2 on Ted Wright, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | TCU | James Dudley (SG), Mohammad Wagner (SF), Paul Smith (PF), Richard James (C) Richard Jackson, Ted Wright, Joseph Hansen, Joe Blessing | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Moore (SF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Anthony Estep, Jason Tate | |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:16 | TCU | Richard James pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:48 | TCU | Richard James can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Moore - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | TCU | Ronald Mortimer (PF) Rudy Spencer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:48 | TCU | Richard James misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:48 | TCU | Richard James makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | Paul Smith is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (SG) David Brown | |
| 16:21 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks hits a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Joe Blessing (C) Richard James | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:21 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks misses the free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:21 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 16:02 | TCU | James Dudley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 46-38 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Dudley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mohammad Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Mortimer (fresh) C - Joe Blessing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Moore (fresh) PF - Paul Starks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 15:18 | TCU | Paul Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 15:16 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 14:28 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks banks in the layup set up by Michael Ferris | 49-45 |
| 14:01 | TCU | Ronald Mortimer banks in the layup on a great pass from Mohammad Wagner | 51-45 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Moore | 51-48 |
| 13:37 | TCU | Paul Smith knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Dudley | 53-48 |
| 13:13 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks can't finish the layup | 53-48 |
| 13:12 | TCU | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 13:10 | TCU | Victor Boehm steps in front of the James Dudley pass in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 13:09 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Victor Boehm | 53-50 |
| 12:46 | TCU | Ronald Mortimer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mohammad Wagner | 56-50 |
| 12:32 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris's pass is intercepted by James Dudley | 56-50 |
| 12:15 | TCU | James Dudley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Moore | 56-50 |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (PG), Richard Jackson (SG), Ted Wright (SF), Joseph Hansen (PF), Richard James (C) James Dudley, Mohammad Wagner, Paul Smith, Ronald Mortimer, Joe Blessing | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SG), Anthony Estep (SF), James White (PF), Jason Tate (C) Victor Boehm, David Moore, Paul Starks, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 12:09 | TCU | Joseph Hansen snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 11:55 | TCU | Joseph Hansen makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Rudy Spencer | 58-50 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard James (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Tate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Western Kentucky | Richard Jackson steps in front of the James White pass | 58-50 |
| 11:27 | TCU | Joseph Hansen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-50 |
| 11:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 11:10 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris's pass is intercepted by Ted Wright | 58-50 |
| 10:50 | TCU | Rudy Spencer can't finish the layup | 58-50 |
| 10:48 | TCU | Ted Wright tips it home | 60-50 |
| 10:31 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 10:30 | TCU | The rebound goes to Ted Wright | 60-50 |
| 10:26 | TCU | David Brown is called for the reach on Richard Jackson - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #2 | 60-50 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (SG), Paul Starks (PF) Michael Ferris, James White | |
| 10:06 | TCU | Richard Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 10:04 | TCU | Joseph Hansen hits the follow up shot | 62-50 |
| 09:38 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon steps out of bounds on the sideline | 62-50 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Whatley (SG), Joe Blessing (C) Richard Jackson, Richard James | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris (PG), Darryl Anthony (SF), Woodrow Bissell (C) David Brown, Anthony Estep, Jason Tate | |
| 09:29 | TCU | Joseph Hansen misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 09:18 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-50 |
| 09:16 | TCU | Joseph Hansen pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 08:59 | TCU | Arthur Witherspoon steals the ball from Joseph Hansen | 62-50 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 08:45 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks can't tip it in | 62-50 |
| 08:44 | TCU | Ted Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 08:19 | TCU | Joseph Hansen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Witherspoon | 64-53 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Whatley (fresh) SF - Ted Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Hansen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Blessing (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (tiring) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Starks (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | TCU | Gerald Whatley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 07:38 | TCU | Joseph Hansen grabs the offensive board | 64-53 |
| 07:24 | TCU | Rudy Spencer is hacked by Michael Ferris - foul #2 on Michael Ferris, team foul #3 | 64-53 |
| Subs | TCU | James Dudley (PG), Richard Jackson (SG), Mohammad Wagner (SF), Paul Smith (PF), Richard James (C) Rudy Spencer, Gerald Whatley, Ted Wright, Joseph Hansen, Joe Blessing | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (PG), Victor Boehm (SG), Anthony Estep (SF), James White (PF), Jason Tate (C) Michael Ferris, Arthur Witherspoon, Darryl Anthony, Paul Starks, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 07:16 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Estep - foul #3 on Anthony Estep, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| 07:16 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:16 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 07:01 | Western Kentucky | Mohammad Wagner is called for the reach on David Brown - foul #1 on Mohammad Wagner, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-53 |
| 06:48 | Western Kentucky | James White grabs the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | David Brown is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| 06:20 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-53 |
| 06:19 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 06:03 | TCU | James Dudley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Jackson | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mohammad Wagner - foul #2 on Mohammad Wagner, team foul #7 | 69-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (PG), Joe Blessing (C) James Dudley, Richard James | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (SG), Paul Starks (PF) Victor Boehm, James White | |
| 05:48 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 05:48 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:23 | TCU | Rudy Spencer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jason Tate | 69-55 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by David Brown | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:56 | TCU | Richard Jackson misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Witherspoon - foul #2 on Arthur Witherspoon, team foul #5 | 69-57 |
| Subs | TCU | Ronald Mortimer (PF) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris (PG), Woodrow Bissell (C) Arthur Witherspoon, Jason Tate | |
| 04:56 | TCU | Richard Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:56 | TCU | Richard Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | Paul Starks grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Western Kentucky | Michael Ferris misses the 3 from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 04:35 | TCU | The rebound goes to Richard Jackson | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:07 | TCU | Joe Blessing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on David Brown - foul #3 on David Brown, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | TCU | James Dudley (SG), Ted Wright (SF), Joseph Hansen (PF) Richard Jackson, Mohammad Wagner, Ronald Mortimer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (SG), David Moore (SF), James White (PF) David Brown, Anthony Estep, Paul Starks | |
| 04:07 | TCU | Joe Blessing makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:07 | TCU | Joe Blessing misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:07 | Western Kentucky | David Moore snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Rudy Spencer takes the ball from Victor Boehm | 70-57 |
| 03:47 | TCU | Rudy Spencer lays it up and in | 72-57 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dudley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ted Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Blessing (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Ferris (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | James Dudley steals it from Michael Ferris in the backcourt | 72-57 |
| 03:43 | TCU | James Dudley banks in the layup | 74-57 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | James White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-57 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Whatley (SG) Rudy Spencer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate (C) Woodrow Bissell | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 03:13 | TCU | Joseph Hansen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-57 |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | Jason Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 02:58 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blessing is called for the reach on Victor Boehm - foul #1 on Joe Blessing, team foul #8 | 74-57 |
| Subs | TCU | Paul Smith (SF), Ronald Mortimer (PF), Richard James (C) Ted Wright, Joseph Hansen, Joe Blessing | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (PG), Woodrow Bissell (C) Michael Ferris, Jason Tate | |
| 02:58 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 02:58 | TCU | Ronald Mortimer gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| 02:31 | TCU | Gerald Whatley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Dudley | 77-57 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Richard James - foul #1 on Richard James, team foul #9 | 77-57 |
| Subs | TCU | Mohammad Wagner (SG) Gerald Whatley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (PG) Victor Boehm | |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell misses the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell misses the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 02:20 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Richard James - foul #2 on Richard James, team foul #10 | 77-57 |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:47 | TCU | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-59 |
| 01:38 | Western Kentucky | David Brown makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Arthur Witherspoon | 77-61 |
| 01:26 | TCU | James Dudley is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 77-61 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 77-61 |
| 01:07 | TCU | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 77-61 |
| 00:41 | TCU | Paul Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-61 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell grabs the defensive rebound | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | David Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-61 |
| 00:32 | TCU | James Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:09 | TCU | Paul Smith misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 77-61 |
| 00:07 | TCU | Richard James grabs the offensive board | 77-61 |
| 00:00 | TCU | James Dudley runs out the clock | 77-61 |