| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Gore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Francis Duren (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Cody Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Banks (fresh) SG - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hackett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jacob Moodie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Texas Tech | James Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Cody Young grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Andrews and the foul's on Jacob Moodie - foul #1 on Jacob Moodie, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Corey Easter (SF), Michael Georges (C) Christopher Andrews, Cory Gore, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren misses the free throw | 37-25 |
| 19:34 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 19:06 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 19:05 | Texas Tech | Jacob Moodie tips it but misses | 37-25 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 18:45 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 18:30 | Texas Tech | Corey Easter is called for the reach on Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Corey Easter, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Jason Evans (PF), Cody Young (C) Ryan Swenson, Joseph Lowe, Corey Easter, Francis Duren, Michael Georges | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 18:17 | Texas Tech | James Bell throws it down on a nice dish by Dikembe Azure | 37-27 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Hackett - foul #3 on Thomas Hackett, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG) Christopher Andrews, Melvin Jackson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rudolph Human (SG) Thomas Hackett | |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 17:50 | Texas Tech | Jacob Moodie is fouled on the floor by Cory Gore - foul #1 on Cory Gore, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Francis Duren (PF) Aaron Alex, Joseph Lowe, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:33 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure hits a shot from the left side | 39-29 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews is fouled on the floor by James Banks - foul #1 on James Banks, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Corey Easter (SF), Jason Evans (PF) Christopher Andrews, Melvin Jackson, Cory Gore, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Frank Johnson (C) Jacob Moodie | |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Human picks off the pass by Joseph Lowe | 39-29 |
| 16:49 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Rudolph Human | 39-32 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans's pass is intercepted by James Bell | 39-32 |
| 16:26 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Aaron Alex - foul #1 on Aaron Alex, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Ryan Swenson (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Francis Duren (PF), Michael Georges (C) Aaron Alex, Joseph Lowe, Corey Easter, Jason Evans, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder (PG) James Banks | |
| 16:26 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:26 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren tips it in | 41-32 |
| 16:05 | Texas Tech | Frank Johnson lays it up and in | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Gore (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Francis Duren (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Georges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Souder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Human (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren drills a floater from the left side | 43-34 |
| 15:37 | Texas Tech | James Bell lays it up and in | 43-36 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 43-36 |
| 15:22 | Texas Tech | Frank Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:05 | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Michael Georges can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 14:47 | Texas Tech | Frank Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:42 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure loses the dribble to Christopher Andrews | 43-36 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 14:22 | Texas Tech | Rudolph Human gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:01 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Francis Duren - foul #1 on Francis Duren, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Corey Easter (SF), Jason Evans (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Christopher Andrews, Ryan Swenson, Cory Gore, Francis Duren, Michael Georges | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Banks (PG), Cecil Beil (SF), Jacob Moodie (C) Matthew Souder, Rudolph Human, Frank Johnson | |
| 14:01 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:01 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | James Bell steals it from Corey Easter | 43-37 |
| 13:22 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Berard takes the ball from Jacob Moodie | 43-37 |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jason Evans | 46-37 |
| 12:37 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Cecil Beil | 46-39 |
| 12:30 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-39 |
| 12:28 | Texas Tech | James Bell snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 12:24 | Texas Tech | James Banks makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dikembe Azure | 46-41 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 12:03 | Texas Tech | James Bell pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Aaron Alex (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Easter (fresh) PF - Jason Evans (fresh) C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Banks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Azure (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Beil (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Bell (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jacob Moodie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Texas Tech | James Bell misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 11:30 | Texas Tech | Jacob Moodie gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:18 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Lowe - foul #1 on Joseph Lowe, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Francis Duren (PF) Aaron Alex, Joseph Lowe, Corey Easter, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rudolph Human (SG), Thomas Hackett (SF), Frank Johnson (C) Dikembe Azure, James Bell, Jacob Moodie | |
| 11:18 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:18 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren can't throw it down | 46-43 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathan Berard and he's hacked by James Banks - foul #2 on James Banks, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder (PG), James Bell (PF) James Banks, Cecil Beil | |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:40 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:27 | Texas Tech | James Bell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 10:25 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:13 | Texas Tech | Cory Gore steals the ball from James Bell | 48-43 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore loses the ball out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Cody Young (PF) Melvin Jackson, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure (SG), Jacob Moodie (C) Rudolph Human, James Bell | |
| 09:43 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett buries a jump hook from close range | 48-45 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Frank Johnson swats the short shot by Jonathan Berard | 48-45 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Cody Young gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 09:06 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 08:57 | Texas Tech | Cody Young blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Azure | 48-45 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Cory Gore | 48-45 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cory Gore | 50-45 |
| 08:33 | Texas Tech | Christopher Andrews is called for the reach on Frank Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Andrews, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Francis Duren (PF) Christopher Andrews, Joseph Lowe, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Banks (PG), Rudolph Human (SG), Cecil Beil (SF), James Bell (PF) Matthew Souder, Dikembe Azure, Thomas Hackett, Frank Johnson | |
| 08:23 | Texas Tech | James Bell clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Francis Duren - foul #2 on Francis Duren, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG) Ryan Swenson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 08:23 | Texas Tech | James Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:23 | Texas Tech | James Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard is hacked by James Banks - foul #3 on James Banks, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Corey Easter (SF) Christopher Andrews, Melvin Jackson, Cory Gore | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard can't connect on a floater from the right block | 50-47 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ryan Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Easter (fresh) PF - Francis Duren (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Jonathan Berard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rudolph Human (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Beil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Bell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jacob Moodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard lays it in on a nice dish by Ryan Swenson | 52-47 |
| 07:22 | Texas Tech | James Bell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jonathan Berard | 52-47 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Cory Gore (SF) Ryan Swenson, Joseph Lowe, Corey Easter | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:54 | Texas Tech | James Bell misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Francis Duren - foul #3 on Francis Duren, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Cody Young (PF) Melvin Jackson, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure (SG), Frank Johnson (C) Rudolph Human, Jacob Moodie | |
| 06:54 | Texas Tech | James Bell makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:54 | Texas Tech | James Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe makes the floater from the right side set up by Christopher Andrews | 54-49 |
| 06:28 | Texas Tech | James Banks misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 06:26 | Texas Tech | James Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:18 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Francis Duren (PF) Christopher Andrews, Joseph Lowe, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett (SF) Cecil Beil | |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren buries a jump hook in the paint | 56-49 |
| 05:48 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Aaron Alex - foul #2 on Aaron Alex, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Corey Easter (SF) Aaron Alex, Melvin Jackson, Cory Gore | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 05:48 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:48 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Azure | 56-51 |
| 05:22 | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett can't finish the layup | 56-51 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 56-51 |
| 04:55 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Frank Johnson | 56-51 |
| 04:32 | Texas Tech | James Bell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Christopher Andrews | 56-51 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Azure steals it from Joseph Lowe | 56-51 |
| 03:58 | Texas Tech | James Banks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Corey Easter gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews is hacked by James Banks - foul #4 on James Banks, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Cody Young (PF) Christopher Andrews, Joseph Lowe, Corey Easter, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder (PG), Rudolph Human (SG), Cecil Beil (SF), Jacob Moodie (C) James Banks, Dikembe Azure, Thomas Hackett, Frank Johnson | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Aaron Alex (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Melvin Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Gore (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cody Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Berard (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Souder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Human (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Beil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Bell (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jacob Moodie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 03:40 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 03:30 | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder makes the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Jonathan Berard - foul #4 on Jonathan Berard, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Jason Evans (PF) Aaron Alex, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:30 | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Jacob Moodie blocks the short jumper by Cory Gore | 56-54 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 02:50 | Texas Tech | James Bell drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 02:27 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 02:26 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Jacob Moodie | 58-56 |
| 02:26 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Cody Young (PF) Ryan Swenson, Melvin Jackson, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Banks (PG), Dikembe Azure (SG), Frank Johnson (PF) Matthew Souder, Rudolph Human, James Bell | |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Frank Johnson misses short on a shot in the lane | 58-56 |
| 02:08 | Texas Tech | Frank Johnson grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Frank Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Frank Johnson, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Francis Duren (PF) Aaron Alex, Cody Young | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Bell (PF) Frank Johnson | |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 01:36 | Texas Tech | James Banks gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:27 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure is hacked by Jonathan Berard - foul #5 on Jonathan Berard, team foul #11 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cody Young (C) Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:27 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:27 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-57 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren grabs the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren can't tip it in | 58-57 |
| 01:09 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:57 | Texas Tech | James Bell misses long on a runner from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 00:55 | Texas Tech | Jacob Moodie snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:46 | Texas Tech | James Bell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joseph Lowe | 60-57 |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-57 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren is fouled in the backcourt by James Banks - foul #5 on James Banks, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG) Christopher Andrews | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder (PG) James Banks | |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:15 | Texas Tech | James Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Bell | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex clanks a jump hook from the left block | 60-60 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The clock runs out | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Lowe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Gore (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Francis Duren (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - Cody Young (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Souder (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cecil Beil (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Bell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jacob Moodie (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Texas Tech | James Bell wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:49 | Texas Tech | James Bell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 60-60 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Andrews | 62-60 |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-60 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Cody Young pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Cory Gore is blocked by James Bell | 62-60 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews tips it back up and in | 64-60 |
| 03:30 | Texas Tech | James Bell misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Cody Young - foul #2 on Cody Young, team foul #12 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Ryan Swenson (SG), Melvin Jackson (SF), Jason Evans (PF) Christopher Andrews, Joseph Lowe, Cory Gore, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Frank Johnson (C) Jacob Moodie | |
| 03:30 | Texas Tech | James Bell makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:30 | Texas Tech | James Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Cody Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Corey Easter (SF) Ryan Swenson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Thomas Hackett (SF) Cecil Beil | |
| 02:50 | Texas Tech | Frank Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-64 |
| 02:23 | Texas Tech | Frank Johnson gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:23 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (SG) Melvin Jackson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil (SF), Jacob Moodie (C) Thomas Hackett, Frank Johnson | |
| 02:06 | Texas Tech | Cody Young steals it from Matthew Souder | 64-64 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Matthew Souder - foul #3 on Matthew Souder, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Francis Duren (PF) Ryan Swenson, Corey Easter, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex makes the 3rd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:33 | Texas Tech | James Bell is fouled on the floor by Francis Duren - foul #4 on Francis Duren, team foul #13 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG) Aaron Alex | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:33 | Texas Tech | James Bell makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:33 | Texas Tech | James Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Lowe | 69-66 |
| 01:01 | Texas Tech | James Bell scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Souder and the foul's on Francis Duren - foul #5 on Francis Duren, team foul #14 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Evans (PF) Francis Duren | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:01 | Texas Tech | James Bell misses the free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:01 | Texas Tech | Jacob Moodie pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 00:41 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure misses the floater from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 00:40 | Texas Tech | Cecil Beil gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Lowe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cory Gore (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jason Evans (fresh) C - Cody Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Matthew Souder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cecil Beil (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Bell (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jacob Moodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:32 | Texas Tech | James Bell scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Cecil Beil | 69-70 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Cody Young banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Lowe | 71-70 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Matthew Souder can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Cory Gore | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Matthew Souder is called for the reach on Cory Gore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Souder, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Azure comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 73-70 |