| Lineup | North Texas | PG - William Thomas (fresh) SG - Bobby Delacerda (fresh) SF - Frederic Johnson (fresh) PF - Jay McDowell (fresh) C - Robert Wayland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fresh) SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) SF - John Goodman (fresh) PF - James Poche (fresh) C - Joe Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | James Poche wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | John Goodman grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | North Texas | Jay McDowell grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | North Texas | Frederic Johnson knocks in the shot in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | John Goodman misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bobby Delacerda - foul #1 on Bobby Delacerda, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | John Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | John Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:09 | North Texas | Robert Wayland grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:44 | North Texas | Bobby Delacerda slams it home | 4-1 |
| 18:32 | Western Illinois | James Poche banks in the layup set up by Douglas Hsieh | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | North Texas | Bobby Delacerda misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:26 | Western Illinois | James Poche grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | James Poche hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Western Illinois | James Poche gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:43 | Western Illinois | John Goodman drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Johnson | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | North Texas | William Thomas drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 17:13 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Frederic Johnson | 7-5 |
| 16:55 | North Texas | Frederic Johnson's layup is rejected by Joe Miller | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wayland | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | North Texas | William Thomas is fouled on the floor by Frank Johnson - foul #1 on Frank Johnson, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | North Texas | Julian Spengler (PF) Jay McDowell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (SG), Jeffrey Myers (C) Frank Johnson, Joe Miller | |
| 16:20 | North Texas | Robert Wayland misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | North Texas | Julian Spengler grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:02 | North Texas | Bobby Delacerda lays it in and he's hacked by Jeffrey Myers - foul #1 on Jeffrey Myers, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski (PG) William Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Foster (SG), Gary Dambrosio (C) Douglas Hsieh, James Poche | |
| 16:02 | North Texas | Bobby Delacerda makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Anthony Kazmierski (fresh) SG - Bobby Delacerda (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederic Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julian Spengler (fresh) C - Robert Wayland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lance Flavin (fresh) SG - Richard Foster (fresh) SF - John Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) C - Gary Dambrosio (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin loses the dribble to Robert Wayland | 10-5 |
| 15:15 | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski's pass is intercepted by John Goodman | 10-5 |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Foster, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | North Texas | Antonio Townsend (SG), Jay McDowell (PF), Brian Kuklenski (C) Bobby Delacerda, Frederic Johnson, Robert Wayland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), Frank Johnson (SG), James Poche (PF), Joe Miller (C) Lance Flavin, John Goodman, Jeffrey Myers, Gary Dambrosio | |
| 14:33 | North Texas | James Poche swats the layup by Julian Spengler | 10-5 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Johnson | 10-5 |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 10-7 |
| 13:58 | North Texas | Joe Miller steals the ball from Brian Kuklenski | 10-7 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 13:38 | North Texas | Brian Kuklenski pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:32 | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Julian Spengler | 13-7 |
| 13:19 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 13:18 | Western Illinois | James Poche gets the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:01 | Western Illinois | Richard Foster hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 12:59 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:53 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Miller | 13-10 |
| 12:34 | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Kuklenski | 16-10 |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 11:58 | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 11:57 | Western Illinois | James Poche pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Anthony Kazmierski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Antonio Townsend (fresh) SF - Julian Spengler (fairly fresh) PF - Jay McDowell (fairly fresh) C - Brian Kuklenski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Foster (fairly fresh) PF - James Poche (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 11:32 | North Texas | Julian Spengler pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:10 | North Texas | Brian Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 16-13 |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:54 | Western Illinois | Antonio Townsend steals it from Frank Johnson | 16-13 |
| 10:40 | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Anthony Kazmierski, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | North Texas | William Thomas (PG), Bobby Delacerda (SG), Frederic Johnson (SF), James Chambers (PF), Robert Wayland (C) Anthony Kazmierski, Antonio Townsend, Julian Spengler, Jay McDowell, Brian Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Walker (PG), Lance Flavin (SG), John Goodman (SF), Jeffrey Myers (PF), Gary Dambrosio (C) Douglas Hsieh, Frank Johnson, Richard Foster, James Poche, Joe Miller | |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | John Goodman misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on William Thomas - foul #1 on William Thomas, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | John Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | John Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:51 | North Texas | Robert Wayland clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Dambrosio - foul #1 on Gary Dambrosio, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| 09:51 | North Texas | Robert Wayland misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:51 | North Texas | Robert Wayland misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:51 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Chambers - foul #1 on James Chambers, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:29 | North Texas | Robert Wayland gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:15 | North Texas | James Chambers banks in the layup set up by Bobby Delacerda | 18-16 |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin is called for traveling | 18-16 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Poche (PF) Gary Dambrosio | |
| 08:54 | North Texas | Robert Wayland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | James Poche gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:36 | Western Illinois | Frederic Johnson takes the ball from Jeffrey Myers | 18-16 |
| 08:32 | North Texas | Bobby Delacerda can't finish the layup | 18-16 |
| 08:30 | Western Illinois | James Poche gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers drills a jumper from the right side | 18-18 |
| 07:54 | North Texas | Robert Wayland is called for traveling | 18-18 |
| Subs | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski (PG), Antonio Townsend (SG), Julian Spengler (PF) William Thomas, Bobby Delacerda, James Chambers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG), Frank Johnson (SG) Keith Walker, Lance Flavin | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Anthony Kazmierski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Antonio Townsend (fresh) SF - Frederic Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julian Spengler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Wayland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Douglas Hsieh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Poche (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Myers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | John Goodman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frederic Johnson - foul #1 on Frederic Johnson, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jay McDowell (PF) Robert Wayland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gary Dambrosio (C) Jeffrey Myers | |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | John Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | John Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:21 | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 07:19 | Western Illinois | James Poche pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:05 | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 07:04 | North Texas | Antonio Townsend pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:47 | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski is hacked by Frank Johnson - foul #2 on Frank Johnson, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bobby Delacerda (SG), Robert Wayland (C) Frederic Johnson, Julian Spengler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin (SG), Richard Foster (SF), Joe Miller (C) Frank Johnson, John Goodman, Gary Dambrosio | |
| 06:32 | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 06:31 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Jay McDowell | 18-20 |
| 06:21 | North Texas | Bobby Delacerda's floater is tipped away by Joe Miller | 18-20 |
| 06:19 | Western Illinois | James Poche snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 06:06 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jay McDowell - foul #1 on Jay McDowell, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | William Thomas (PG), Julian Spengler (PF) Anthony Kazmierski, Jay McDowell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Goodman (SF), Jeffrey Myers (PF) Richard Foster, James Poche | |
| 06:06 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:06 | Western Illinois | Joe Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:48 | North Texas | Julian Spengler comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-21 |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 05:41 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Wayland - foul #1 on Robert Wayland, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | North Texas | Frederic Johnson (SF) Antonio Townsend | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:41 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:41 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:25 | North Texas | William Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:15 | Western Illinois | Julian Spengler steals it from Joe Miller | 18-22 |
| 05:01 | North Texas | Frederic Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Julian Spengler | 21-22 |
| 04:41 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Douglas Hsieh is denied by Robert Wayland | 21-22 |
| 04:39 | North Texas | William Thomas snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 04:20 | North Texas | Julian Spengler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | North Texas | Antonio Townsend (SG), Jay McDowell (PF), Brian Kuklenski (C) Bobby Delacerda, Julian Spengler, Robert Wayland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Foster (SG), James Poche (PF) Douglas Hsieh, Joe Miller | |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | John Goodman can't finish the layup | 21-22 |
| 04:10 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Frederic Johnson | 21-22 |
| 03:50 | North Texas | Antonio Townsend is called for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski (PG) William Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Johnson (SG), Gary Dambrosio (C) John Goodman, Jeffrey Myers | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Anthony Kazmierski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Antonio Townsend (fresh) SF - Frederic Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay McDowell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Kuklenski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lance Flavin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Foster (fresh) PF - James Poche (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Dambrosio (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | James Poche misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Kuklenski - foul #1 on Brian Kuklenski, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | James Poche makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | James Poche makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:24 | North Texas | Frederic Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Johnson - foul #3 on Frank Johnson, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Walker (PG), Kent Jack (SF) Lance Flavin, Frank Johnson | |
| 03:24 | North Texas | Frederic Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:24 | North Texas | Frederic Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker is called for 10 seconds | 23-24 |
| Subs | North Texas | Roy Hines (SG) Frederic Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh (PG) Keith Walker | |
| 03:09 | North Texas | Anthony Kazmierski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 03:08 | North Texas | Antonio Townsend hits the follow up shot | 25-24 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh is fouled on the floor by Anthony Kazmierski - foul #2 on Anthony Kazmierski, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bobby Delacerda (SG), Julian Spengler (PF), Robert Wayland (C) Roy Hines, Jay McDowell, Brian Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Goodman (SF), Joe Miller (C) Kent Jack, Gary Dambrosio | |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:27 | North Texas | Julian Spengler comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-26 |
| 02:25 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wayland | 25-26 |
| 02:12 | North Texas | Richard Foster denies the turnaround by Antonio Townsend | 25-26 |
| 02:10 | North Texas | Robert Wayland gets the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:50 | North Texas | Julian Spengler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 25-26 |
| 01:49 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Foster | 25-26 |
| 01:42 | Western Illinois | Bobby Delacerda steals it from John Goodman | 25-26 |
| 01:38 | North Texas | Bobby Delacerda lays it in | 27-26 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Douglas Hsieh misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 01:32 | North Texas | Antonio Townsend grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 01:14 | North Texas | Julian Spengler buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Wayland and he's fouled by John Goodman - foul #1 on John Goodman, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | North Texas | William Thomas (PG), Frederic Johnson (SF), Jay McDowell (PF) Bobby Delacerda, Antonio Townsend, Robert Wayland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Walker (PG), Lance Flavin (SG), Jeffrey Myers (C) Douglas Hsieh, Richard Foster, Joe Miller | |
| 01:14 | North Texas | Julian Spengler makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | Keith Walker makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lance Flavin | 30-29 |
| 00:53 | North Texas | William Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jay McDowell - foul #2 on Jay McDowell, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | North Texas | Roy Hines (SG), Brian Kuklenski (C) Anthony Kazmierski, Julian Spengler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kent Jack (SF), Gary Dambrosio (C) John Goodman, James Poche | |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:04 | North Texas | Frederic Johnson makes the turnaround in the paint | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Lance Flavin misses the halfcourt shot | 32-30 |