| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gerald Mares (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Crane (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Loney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Keene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gaston Kyte (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gary Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Greening (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Mitchell Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Gary Spencer inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Leon Loney - foul #2 on Leon Loney, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 19:36 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:36 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:36 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:19 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Herman Crane | 30-24 |
| 19:01 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 30-24 |
| 19:00 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Gaston Kyte | 30-24 |
| 18:31 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Herman Crane - foul #2 on Herman Crane, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| 18:31 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:31 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:17 | Texas Tech | Mitchell Olson takes the ball from Merrill Reynolds | 30-26 |
| 18:13 | Kansas State | Gary Spencer buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Keene | 30-28 |
| 17:59 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane is whistled for traveling | 30-28 |
| 17:51 | Kansas State | Donald Greening comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-28 |
| 17:49 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 17:45 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 17:43 | Kansas State | Donald Greening grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:14 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by James Keene | 30-30 |
| 16:48 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert (SF), John Finkle (PF) Herman Crane, Wayne Moore | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Craig Inglis (PG), Rufus Fetterman (SG), Rolf Ciskowski (SF) James Keene, Gaston Kyte, Gary Spencer | |
| 16:27 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 16:25 | Kansas State | Donald Greening tips it home | 30-32 |
| 16:08 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Reichert | 32-32 |
| 15:43 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 32-32 |
| 15:42 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gerald Mares (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Reichert (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Finkle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Loney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Craig Inglis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rufus Fetterman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rolf Ciskowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Greening (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Mitchell Olson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 15:21 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 15:04 | Texas Tech | The jumper by Richard Reichert is denied by Mitchell Olson | 32-32 |
| 15:02 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:42 | Kansas State | Donald Greening misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Finkle - foul #1 on John Finkle, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Jesse Winters (SG), Herman Crane (SF), Wayne Moore (PF), Charles Sewell (C) Gerald Mares, Merrill Reynolds, Richard Reichert, John Finkle, Leon Loney | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Keene (PG), Gaston Kyte (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Charles Theroux (C) Craig Inglis, Rufus Fetterman, Rolf Ciskowski, Mitchell Olson | |
| 14:42 | Kansas State | Donald Greening makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:42 | Kansas State | Donald Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:22 | Texas Tech | Jesse Winters is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 32-34 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Rolf Ciskowski (C) Donald Greening | |
| 13:57 | Kansas State | Rolf Ciskowski's dunk attempt is rejected by Wayne Moore | 32-34 |
| 13:55 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 13:40 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 32-34 |
| 13:38 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Charles Theroux | 32-34 |
| 13:09 | Kansas State | James Keene makes the jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 12:45 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 12:44 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 12:23 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux loses the dribble to Randy Melillo | 32-36 |
| 12:19 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo misses the lay-in | 32-36 |
| 12:18 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 12:16 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 11:59 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Sewell - foul #4 on Charles Sewell, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares (PG), Merrill Reynolds (SG), Richard Reichert (PF), Leon Loney (C) Randy Melillo, Jesse Winters, Wayne Moore, Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson (C) Rolf Ciskowski | |
| 11:59 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:59 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:50 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 11:48 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 11:21 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux hits the finger roll set up by Gaston Kyte and he's fouled by Richard Reichert - foul #1 on Richard Reichert, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Finkle (PF) Herman Crane | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Craig Inglis (PG), Rufus Fetterman (SG), Pablo Galvan (SF) James Keene, Gaston Kyte, Gary Spencer | |
| 11:21 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux misses the free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:21 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to John Finkle | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gerald Mares (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Reichert (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Finkle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Loney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Craig Inglis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rufus Fetterman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Pablo Galvan (fresh) PF - Charles Theroux (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Olson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert is whistled for a carry | 34-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Donald Greening (PF) Charles Theroux | |
| 10:41 | Kansas State | Pablo Galvan's layup is rejected by John Finkle | 34-40 |
| 10:39 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson gets the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 10:23 | Kansas State | Donald Greening is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Donald Greening, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore (PF) John Finkle | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte (SG) Pablo Galvan | |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Craig Inglis - foul #1 on Craig Inglis, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Herman Crane (SF) Richard Reichert | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Keene (PG), Gary Spencer (SF) Craig Inglis, Rufus Fetterman | |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:09 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 09:44 | Kansas State | Donald Greening misses the jump hook from the right block | 36-40 |
| 09:42 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 09:24 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 09:22 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Gaston Kyte | 36-40 |
| 08:57 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 08:45 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney misses the lay-in | 36-40 |
| 08:44 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane tips it in | 38-40 |
| 08:27 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson misses the floater near the basket | 38-40 |
| 08:26 | Kansas State | Gary Spencer tips it in | 38-42 |
| 08:05 | Texas Tech | Gaston Kyte steps in front of the Herman Crane pass | 38-42 |
| 07:45 | Kansas State | Wayne Moore swats the short shot by Gary Spencer | 38-42 |
| 07:44 | Kansas State | Donald Greening can't tip it in | 38-42 |
| 07:42 | Kansas State | Gary Spencer misses the tip | 38-42 |
| 07:40 | Kansas State | Donald Greening tips it in | 38-44 |
| 07:17 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Moore | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gerald Mares (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Crane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Loney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Keene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gaston Kyte (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gary Spencer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Greening (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Olson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte is fouled on the floor by Merrill Reynolds - foul #1 on Merrill Reynolds, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Jesse Winters (SG), Richard Reichert (SF), Charles Sewell (PF), John Finkle (C) Gerald Mares, Merrill Reynolds, Herman Crane, Wayne Moore, Leon Loney | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Craig Inglis (PG), Rufus Fetterman (SG), Rolf Ciskowski (SF), Charles Theroux (PF), Mark Ward (C) James Keene, Gaston Kyte, Gary Spencer, Donald Greening, Mitchell Olson | |
| 06:42 | Kansas State | Mark Ward is fouled on the floor by John Finkle - foul #2 on John Finkle, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| 06:42 | Kansas State | Mark Ward makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 06:42 | Kansas State | Mark Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:28 | Texas Tech | John Finkle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 06:27 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Melillo | 40-46 |
| 06:11 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 06:10 | Kansas State | Mark Ward gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 05:58 | Kansas State | Charles Theroux misses badly on a floater in the paint | 40-46 |
| 05:56 | Texas Tech | John Finkle pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 05:43 | Texas Tech | John Finkle lays it in | 42-46 |
| 05:29 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Craig Inglis | 42-49 |
| 05:11 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Rolf Ciskowski - foul #1 on Rolf Ciskowski, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares (PG), Merrill Reynolds (SG), Leon Loney (C) Randy Melillo, Jesse Winters, John Finkle | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gary Spencer (SF), Donald Greening (PF), Mitchell Olson (C) Rolf Ciskowski, Charles Theroux, Mark Ward | |
| 05:11 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:11 | Texas Tech | Richard Reichert makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:42 | Kansas State | Craig Inglis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Herman Crane (SF) Richard Reichert | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Keene (PG), Gaston Kyte (SG) Craig Inglis, Rufus Fetterman | |
| 04:33 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 04:32 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:15 | Kansas State | Donald Greening makes the driving attempt from the left block | 43-51 |
| 04:06 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane is fouled on the floor by Gary Spencer - foul #2 on Gary Spencer, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore (PF) Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 03:50 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Mitchell Olson | 43-51 |
| 03:48 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 03:27 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 03:26 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares is called for traveling | 43-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell (C) Leon Loney | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman (SF) Gary Spencer | |
| 03:20 | Kansas State | James Keene loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 03:11 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gerald Mares | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Gerald Mares (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Merrill Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Sewell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Keene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gaston Kyte (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Rufus Fetterman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Greening (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitchell Olson (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 02:50 | Kansas State | Donald Greening's pass is intercepted by Gerald Mares | 45-51 |
| 02:46 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares lays it in | 47-51 |
| 02:26 | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Jesse Winters (SG), Leon Loney (C) Gerald Mares, Merrill Reynolds, Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Craig Inglis (PG), Rolf Ciskowski (SF), Charles Theroux (C) James Keene, Gaston Kyte, Mitchell Olson | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 02:23 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares (PG), Merrill Reynolds (SG) Randy Melillo, Jesse Winters | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Keene (PG), Gaston Kyte (SG), Gary Spencer (SF), Mitchell Olson (C) Craig Inglis, Rufus Fetterman, Rolf Ciskowski, Charles Theroux | |
| 02:10 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Herman Crane | 50-51 |
| 01:46 | Kansas State | Mitchell Olson makes the jumper from the left block set up by James Keene | 50-53 |
| 01:28 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney misses the jump hook from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 01:27 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney tips it in | 52-53 |
| 01:03 | Kansas State | Gaston Kyte connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Keene | 52-56 |
| 00:38 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney is called for traveling | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:37 | Kansas State | Donald Greening is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Mares - foul #1 on Gerald Mares, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| 00:37 | Kansas State | Donald Greening makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:37 | Kansas State | Donald Greening misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:37 | Kansas State | Donald Greening grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 00:36 | Kansas State | Donald Greening is fouled on the floor by Wayne Moore - foul #3 on Wayne Moore, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Rufus Fetterman (SF), Mark Ward (C) Gary Spencer, Mitchell Olson | |
| 00:36 | Kansas State | Donald Greening makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:36 | Kansas State | Donald Greening misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:36 | Texas Tech | Wayne Moore pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 00:28 | Kansas State | Mark Ward grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 00:28 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| 00:26 | Kansas State | James Keene is hacked by Gerald Mares in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Mares, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| 00:26 | Kansas State | James Keene makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:26 | Kansas State | James Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:22 | Texas Tech | Gerald Mares misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 00:21 | Kansas State | Donald Greening grabs the board | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Kansas State | Donald Greening is hacked by Gerald Mares in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Mares, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| 00:19 | Kansas State | Donald Greening misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:19 | Kansas State | Donald Greening makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Mares | 55-61 |
| 00:14 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:12 | Kansas State | James Keene is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Mares - foul #4 on Gerald Mares, team foul #12 | 55-61 |
| 00:12 | Kansas State | James Keene makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:12 | Kansas State | James Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:07 | Texas Tech | Herman Crane clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Loney | 55-63 |
| 00:02 | Texas Tech | Merrill Reynolds travels with the ball | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | James Keene runs out the clock | 55-63 |