| Lineup | Chicago | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mike Unger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Pinkley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brett Fickes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Gordon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Edwin Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Showman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Dugan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago | Steven Pinkley inbounds the ball | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Chicago | William Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 19:49 | Dallas | Ryan Showman snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 19:36 | Dallas | James Sellers is hacked by Mike Unger - foul #2 on Mike Unger, team foul #1 | 50-46 |
| 19:28 | Dallas | James Dugan misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Brett Fickes - foul #1 on Brett Fickes, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| 19:28 | Dallas | James Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 19:28 | Dallas | James Dugan misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 19:28 | Chicago | Brett Fickes snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 19:09 | Chicago | Gary Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 18:45 | Dallas | Ryan Showman hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Edwin Sweet | 50-49 |
| 18:40 | Chicago | Mike Unger clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 18:39 | Dallas | Ryan Showman gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 18:28 | Dallas | Edwin Sweet misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-49 |
| 18:26 | Chicago | The rebound goes to Gary Gordon | 50-49 |
| 18:20 | Chicago | Mike Unger misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Dugan - foul #1 on James Dugan, team foul #1 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Chicago | Gilberto Moreno (PG), John Dubin (SF), Shannon Carlson (PF), Douglas Spiva (C) William Johnson, Steven Pinkley, Brett Fickes, Gary Gordon | |
| Subs | Dallas | Russell Vallejo (PG), Ricky Brown (SG), Kenneth McCage (SF), Salvatore Bruno (C) Edwin Sweet, Julian Nolan, Ryan Showman, James Sellers | |
| 18:20 | Chicago | Mike Unger makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 18:20 | Chicago | Mike Unger misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 18:20 | Dallas | James Dugan snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 17:59 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 17:41 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Spiva | 53-51 |
| 17:37 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo is fouled in the backcourt by Gilberto Moreno - foul #2 on Gilberto Moreno, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Chicago | Patrick Higgins (SG) Mike Unger | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 17:24 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Douglas Spiva - foul #1 on Douglas Spiva, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| 17:24 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 17:24 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 17:14 | Chicago | James Dugan swats the dunk try by John Dubin | 53-52 |
| 17:12 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Kenneth McCage | 53-52 |
| 17:09 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| Subs | Chicago | Gary Gordon (C) Douglas Spiva | |
| Subs | Dallas | Edwin Sweet (PG) Russell Vallejo | |
| 16:57 | Chicago | John Dubin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Chicago | Ronnie Anthony (SG), Steven Pinkley (SF), Brett Fickes (PF) Gilberto Moreno, John Dubin, Shannon Carlson | |
| Subs | Dallas | Ryan Showman (PF) James Dugan | |
| 16:53 | Dallas | Ronnie Anthony is called for the reach on Edwin Sweet in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Anthony, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| 16:46 | Dallas | Ricky Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 16:44 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 16:25 | Chicago | Steven Pinkley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 16:22 | Dallas | Ricky Brown is hacked by Ronnie Anthony in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Anthony, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Chicago | William Johnson (PG) Ronnie Anthony | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Dugan (PF), James Sellers (C) Kenneth McCage, Salvatore Bruno | |
| 16:11 | Dallas | James Dugan hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 56-54 |
| 16:10 | Dallas | James Dugan hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 15:48 | Chicago | James Dugan takes the ball from William Johnson | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Higgins (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Pinkley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brett Fickes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Edwin Sweet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Showman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Dugan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Dallas | Brett Fickes is called for the reach on Ricky Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brett Fickes, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Chicago | Gilberto Moreno (PG), Ronnie Anthony (SG), Mark Mann (SF), Shannon Carlson (PF), John Dubin (C) William Johnson, Patrick Higgins, Steven Pinkley, Brett Fickes, Gary Gordon | |
| Subs | Dallas | Russell Vallejo (PG) Edwin Sweet | |
| 15:46 | Dallas | Ricky Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 15:46 | Dallas | Ricky Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 15:46 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 15:39 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Dugan - foul #2 on James Dugan, team foul #2 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Julian Nolan (SG) Ricky Brown | |
| 15:39 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 15:39 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 15:39 | Dallas | Ryan Showman gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 15:28 | Dallas | Julian Nolan is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Vallejo | 56-60 |
| 15:12 | Chicago | John Dubin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 15:11 | Dallas | James Dugan pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 15:07 | Dallas | Julian Nolan is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Mann - foul #4 on Mark Mann, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Chicago | Mike Unger (SG), Steven Pinkley (SF), Douglas Spiva (C) Ronnie Anthony, Mark Mann, John Dubin | |
| Subs | Dallas | Kenneth McCage (SF), Salvatore Bruno (C) Ryan Showman, James Sellers | |
| 15:07 | Dallas | Julian Nolan misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 15:07 | Chicago | Douglas Spiva grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 15:01 | Chicago | Douglas Spiva clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 56-60 |
| 14:59 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 14:54 | Dallas | Kenneth McCage misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 14:52 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 14:46 | Chicago | Mike Unger blows the layup | 56-60 |
| 14:44 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson grabs the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 14:29 | Chicago | Mike Unger drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Shannon Carlson | 59-60 |
| 14:09 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mike Unger - foul #3 on Mike Unger, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Chicago | William Johnson (PG), Patrick Higgins (SG), John Dubin (SF), Brett Fickes (PF), Gary Gordon (C) Gilberto Moreno, Mike Unger, Steven Pinkley, Shannon Carlson, Douglas Spiva | |
| Subs | Dallas | Ricky Brown (SG), Ryan Showman (PF), James Sellers (C) Julian Nolan, James Dugan, Salvatore Bruno | |
| 14:09 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 14:09 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 13:55 | Chicago | William Johnson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 13:43 | Dallas | Brett Fickes steps in front of the Kenneth McCage pass | 62-61 |
| 13:24 | Chicago | William Johnson is whistled for a carry | 62-61 |
| Subs | Chicago | Ronnie Anthony (SG), Steven Pinkley (SF) Patrick Higgins, John Dubin | |
| Subs | Dallas | Edwin Sweet (PG), James Dugan (PF) Russell Vallejo, Kenneth McCage | |
| 13:12 | Dallas | Ricky Brown buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ryan Showman | 62-64 |
| 12:56 | Chicago | Steven Pinkley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 12:55 | Chicago | Gary Gordon pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 12:36 | Chicago | Steven Pinkley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 12:35 | Chicago | Gary Gordon tips it in | 64-64 |
| 12:33 | Dallas | Brett Fickes is called for the reach on Edwin Sweet in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brett Fickes, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Chicago | Gilberto Moreno (PG), Mike Unger (SG) William Johnson, Ronnie Anthony | |
| Subs | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno (C) James Sellers | |
| 12:33 | Dallas | Edwin Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 12:33 | Dallas | Edwin Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 12:12 | Chicago | Gary Gordon misses the lay-in | 64-65 |
| 12:10 | Chicago | Mike Unger grabs the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 12:01 | Chicago | Gilberto Moreno is hacked by James Dugan - foul #3 on James Dugan, team foul #3 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Chicago | John Dubin (SF), Shannon Carlson (PF), Douglas Spiva (C) Steven Pinkley, Brett Fickes, Gary Gordon | |
| Subs | Dallas | Peter Carpenter (SG), Kenneth McCage (SF) Ricky Brown, Ryan Showman | |
| 11:43 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Shannon Carlson, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Chicago | Patrick Higgins (PG) Gilberto Moreno | |
| Subs | Dallas | Russell Vallejo (PG) Edwin Sweet | |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Patrick Higgins (fresh) SG - Mike Unger (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Dubin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shannon Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Spiva (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Russell Vallejo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Carpenter (fresh) SF - Kenneth McCage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Dugan (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Salvatore Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Dallas | James Dugan drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Russell Vallejo | 64-67 |
| 11:20 | Chicago | Mike Unger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Chicago | Gary Gordon (C) Douglas Spiva | |
| Subs | Dallas | Ryan Showman (PF) James Dugan | |
| 11:17 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo is hacked by John Dubin in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Dubin, team foul #12 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Chicago | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Julian Nolan (SG) Peter Carpenter | |
| 11:17 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 11:17 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 10:48 | Chicago | Mike Unger misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 10:47 | Dallas | Ryan Showman pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 10:39 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-69 |
| 10:37 | Dallas | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Vallejo | 64-69 |
| 10:15 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno is fouled on the floor by Patrick Higgins - foul #3 on Patrick Higgins, team foul #13 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Chicago | William Johnson (PG), Gilberto Moreno (SG), Steven Pinkley (SF), Brett Fickes (PF) Patrick Higgins, Mike Unger, John Dubin, Shannon Carlson | |
| Subs | Dallas | Edwin Sweet (PG), Ricky Brown (SG), James Dugan (PF) Russell Vallejo, Julian Nolan, Ryan Showman | |
| 10:15 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 10:15 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 09:54 | Chicago | Gilberto Moreno is fouled on the floor by Edwin Sweet - foul #1 on Edwin Sweet, team foul #4 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Chicago | Douglas Spiva (C) Gary Gordon | |
| Subs | Dallas | James Sellers (C) Salvatore Bruno | |
| 09:46 | Chicago | William Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-71 |
| 09:45 | Dallas | James Dugan grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 09:42 | Dallas | William Johnson picks off the pass by James Sellers in the backcourt | 64-71 |
| 09:32 | Chicago | William Johnson clanks a shot from the left block | 64-71 |
| 09:31 | Dallas | James Sellers grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 09:23 | Dallas | Kenneth McCage misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-71 |
| 09:21 | Chicago | Douglas Spiva pulls down the rebound | 64-71 |
| 09:15 | Chicago | William Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 09:13 | Chicago | Brett Fickes grabs the offensive board | 64-71 |
| 09:01 | Chicago | Steven Pinkley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 08:59 | Dallas | James Sellers pulls down the rebound | 64-71 |
| 08:55 | Dallas | Kenneth McCage is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Sweet | 64-73 |
| 08:51 | Chicago | William Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gilberto Moreno | 67-73 |
| 08:35 | Dallas | Kenneth McCage clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Steven Pinkley - foul #1 on Steven Pinkley, team foul #14 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Chicago | Patrick Higgins (PG), Ronnie Anthony (SG), Shannon Carlson (PF), Gary Gordon (C) William Johnson, Gilberto Moreno, Brett Fickes, Douglas Spiva | |
| Subs | Dallas | Russell Vallejo (PG), Ryan Showman (PF) Edwin Sweet, James Dugan | |
| 08:35 | Dallas | Kenneth McCage makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 08:35 | Dallas | Kenneth McCage makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 08:14 | Chicago | Gary Gordon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-75 |
| 08:12 | Dallas | Ryan Showman gets the rebound | 67-75 |
| 08:08 | Dallas | Ricky Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Vallejo | 67-78 |
| 07:57 | Chicago | Gary Gordon buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-78 |
| 07:39 | Dallas | Ricky Brown misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-78 |
| 07:37 | Dallas | Ryan Showman grabs the offensive board | 69-78 |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Patrick Higgins (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Pinkley (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shannon Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Gordon (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Russell Vallejo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth McCage (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Showman (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - James Sellers (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Dallas | Ryan Showman's floater is tipped away by Gary Gordon | 69-78 |
| 07:26 | Dallas | Ryan Showman tips it but misses | 69-78 |
| 07:25 | Chicago | Patrick Higgins gets the rebound | 69-78 |
| 07:19 | Chicago | Ryan Showman picks off the pass by Steven Pinkley | 69-78 |
| 07:01 | Dallas | Kenneth McCage drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Vallejo | 69-80 |
| 06:47 | Chicago | Steven Pinkley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-80 |
| Subs | Chicago | Gilberto Moreno (PG), Mike Unger (SG), Mark Mann (SF), Brett Fickes (PF), John Dubin (C) Patrick Higgins, Ronnie Anthony, Steven Pinkley, Shannon Carlson, Gary Gordon | |
| Subs | Dallas | Edwin Sweet (PG), Julian Nolan (SG), James Dugan (PF), Salvatore Bruno (C) Russell Vallejo, Ricky Brown, Kenneth McCage, James Sellers | |
| 06:28 | Dallas | Edwin Sweet is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Julian Nolan | 69-82 |
| 06:08 | Chicago | Mike Unger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-82 |
| 06:07 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno grabs the board | 69-82 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:44 | Dallas | Ryan Showman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-84 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:40 | Chicago | Mike Unger misses the shot from the left block | 69-84 |
| 05:38 | Dallas | Ryan Showman pulls down the rebound | 69-84 |
| 05:35 | Dallas | Ryan Showman double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-84 |
| Subs | Chicago | William Johnson (PG), Douglas Spiva (C) Gilberto Moreno, Brett Fickes | |
| Subs | Dallas | Russell Vallejo (PG), Peter Carpenter (SG) Julian Nolan, Ryan Showman | |
| 05:30 | Chicago | Mike Unger buries a floater from close range on a great pass from William Johnson and he's fouled by Salvatore Bruno - foul #3 on Salvatore Bruno, team foul #5 | 71-84 |
| Subs | Chicago | Shannon Carlson (PF) John Dubin | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 05:30 | Chicago | Mike Unger makes the free throw | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:18 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-84 |
| 05:16 | Chicago | Mike Unger grabs the board | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:10 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-84 |
| 05:08 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo gets the rebound | 72-84 |
| 04:53 | Dallas | Edwin Sweet buries a shot from the left wing set up by Russell Vallejo | 72-86 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Chicago | William Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-86 |
| 04:33 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson grabs the offensive board | 72-86 |
| 04:24 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson is called for traveling | 72-86 |
| Subs | Chicago | Gilberto Moreno (PG), Patrick Higgins (SG), John Dubin (PF), Gary Gordon (C) William Johnson, Mike Unger, Shannon Carlson, Douglas Spiva | |
| Subs | Dallas | Ricky Brown (SG), Kenneth McCage (SF), Ryan Showman (PF) Russell Vallejo, Peter Carpenter, James Dugan | |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:21 | Dallas | Ricky Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-86 |
| 04:13 | Chicago | John Dubin comes up short on the runner in the lane | 72-86 |
| 04:11 | Dallas | Ryan Showman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-86 |
| 03:49 | Dallas | Edwin Sweet misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-86 |
| 03:48 | Dallas | Ryan Showman pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-86 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Dallas | John Dubin denies the turnaround by Salvatore Bruno | 72-86 |
| 03:26 | Chicago | The rebound goes to Gary Gordon | 72-86 |
| Lineup | Chicago | PG - Gilberto Moreno (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Higgins (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Mark Mann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Dubin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Gordon (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Edwin Sweet (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth McCage (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Showman (tiring) 16 pts. 14 reb. C - Salvatore Bruno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Chicago | Gary Gordon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 72-86 |
| 03:17 | Dallas | Ricky Brown pulls down the rebound | 72-86 |
| 03:11 | Dallas | Kenneth McCage is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Higgins - foul #4 on Patrick Higgins, team foul #15 | 72-86 |
| Subs | Chicago | William Johnson (PG), Ronnie Anthony (SG), Steven Pinkley (SF), Brett Fickes (PF) Gilberto Moreno, Patrick Higgins, Mark Mann, John Dubin | |
| Subs | Dallas | Russell Vallejo (PG), Julian Nolan (SG), James Dugan (PF), James Sellers (C) Edwin Sweet, Ricky Brown, Ryan Showman, Salvatore Bruno | |
| 03:11 | Dallas | Kenneth McCage makes the 1st free throw | 72-87 |
| 03:11 | Dallas | Kenneth McCage makes the 2nd free throw | 72-88 |
| 02:59 | Chicago | Steven Pinkley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-88 |
| 02:57 | Dallas | Julian Nolan grabs the board | 72-88 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Dallas | Julian Nolan misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-88 |
| 02:43 | Dallas | James Dugan can't tip it in | 72-88 |
| 02:42 | Chicago | Gary Gordon snags the defensive board | 72-88 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:31 | Chicago | William Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-88 |
| Subs | Chicago | Gilberto Moreno (SG), Mark Mann (SF), Shannon Carlson (PF), John Dubin (C) William Johnson, Steven Pinkley, Brett Fickes, Gary Gordon | |
| Subs | Dallas | Ricky Brown (SG), Salvatore Bruno (C) Julian Nolan, James Sellers | |
| 02:17 | Dallas | Ricky Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-88 |
| 02:16 | Chicago | John Dubin gets the rebound | 72-88 |
| 01:58 | Chicago | Gilberto Moreno misses the jumper from the right wing | 72-88 |
| 01:56 | Dallas | James Dugan pulls down the rebound | 72-88 |
| 01:37 | Dallas | Ricky Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-88 |
| 01:36 | Chicago | Shannon Carlson grabs the board | 72-88 |
| 01:18 | Chicago | Ronnie Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-88 |
| Subs | Chicago | Patrick Higgins (SG) Ronnie Anthony | |
| Subs | Dallas | | |
| 01:04 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 72-88 |
| 01:02 | Chicago | Gilberto Moreno pulls down the rebound | 72-88 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | Chicago | Patrick Higgins buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Dubin | 75-88 |
| Game Plan | Chicago | Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno connects on the open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ricky Brown | 75-90 |
| 00:31 | Chicago | Mark Mann misses the lay-in | 75-90 |
| 00:30 | Dallas | Salvatore Bruno gets the rebound | 75-90 |
| 00:00 | Dallas | Russell Vallejo runs out the clock | 75-90 |