| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Mark Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Bartow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Heikkinen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Moberly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mack Thurman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Sims (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) PF - David Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Daniell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Bradley Heikkinen inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | North Texas | Marcus Moberly drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Wood and the foul's on William Daniell - foul #3 on William Daniell, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron (C) William Daniell | |
| 19:53 | North Texas | Marcus Moberly misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:53 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 19:26 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Marcus Moberly | 38-39 |
| 19:05 | North Texas | Edward Bartow misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 19:04 | North Texas | Ruben Lewis snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:47 | North Texas | Mark Wood scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman comes up short on the floater from the left block | 40-39 |
| 18:41 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Ruben Lewis | 40-39 |
| 18:27 | North Texas | Bradley Heikkinen comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:15 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman lays it in on a great pass from Charles Sims | 40-41 |
| 17:56 | North Texas | Marcus Moberly can't connect on a floater from the left block | 40-41 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Charles Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 17:32 | North Texas | Ruben Lewis gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:06 | North Texas | Edward Bartow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 17:04 | North Texas | Marcus Moberly tips it home | 42-41 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 16:48 | North Texas | Marcus Moberly grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 16:35 | North Texas | Ruben Lewis misses the dunk attempt | 42-41 |
| 16:33 | North Texas | Bradley Heikkinen tips it in | 44-41 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | North Texas | Christopher Thomas (PG), Jason Parkman (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (SF), Burton Connell (PF), James Bender (C) Mark Wood, Edward Bartow, Bradley Heikkinen, Ruben Lewis, Marcus Moberly | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), Edward Uhl (SG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (C) Mack Thurman, Charles Sims, Jeffery Davis, Matt Herron | |
| 15:57 | North Texas | Joshua Trussell swats the layup by Burton Connell | 44-41 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) SG - Jason Parkman (fresh) SF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Burton Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bender (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Uhl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 15:17 | North Texas | Burton Connell banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Tucker - foul #3 on David Tucker, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Sims (SG), William Daniell (C) Michael Rodgers, David Tucker | |
| 15:17 | North Texas | Burton Connell misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Uhl | 46-44 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Charles Sims buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Uhl | 46-46 |
| 15:00 | North Texas | The jumper by Dikembe Arboleda is denied by William Daniell | 46-46 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda is called for the reach on Howard Grimes - foul #2 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman (PG) Howard Grimes | |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Uhl | 46-48 |
| 14:08 | North Texas | Dikembe Arboleda is called for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bradley Heikkinen (SF), Ruben Lewis (PF), Marcus Moberly (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Burton Connell, James Bender | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis (SF), Matt Herron (PF) Edward Uhl, Joshua Trussell | |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 13:23 | North Texas | Ruben Lewis lays it in on a nice dish by Marcus Moberly and he's hacked by Matt Herron - foul #3 on Matt Herron, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | North Texas | Mark Wood (PG), Edward Bartow (SG) Christopher Thomas, Jason Parkman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Tucker (PF) Matt Herron | |
| 13:23 | North Texas | Ruben Lewis makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis misses the tip | 49-51 |
| 12:58 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Bradley Heikkinen | 49-51 |
| 12:54 | North Texas | Bradley Heikkinen drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Wood | 51-51 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker hits the finger roll | 51-53 |
| 12:19 | North Texas | Ruben Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 12:18 | North Texas | Edward Bartow gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 12:02 | North Texas | Bradley Heikkinen clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-53 |
| 12:00 | North Texas | Ruben Lewis tips it in | 53-53 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Bartow - foul #1 on Edward Bartow, team foul #2 | 53-53 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jason Parkman (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (SF), Burton Connell (PF), James Bender (C) Edward Bartow, Bradley Heikkinen, Ruben Lewis, Marcus Moberly | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (SG), Edward Uhl (SF), Matt Herron (C) Charles Sims, Jeffery Davis, William Daniell | |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Mark Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Parkman (fresh) SF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Burton Connell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bender (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mack Thurman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Grimes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Uhl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Matt Herron (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | North Texas | Edward Uhl blocks the short jumper by Mark Wood | 53-55 |
| 11:19 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker banks in the layup | 53-57 |
| 10:49 | North Texas | Mark Wood is fouled on the floor by Howard Grimes - foul #2 on Howard Grimes, team foul #4 | 53-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | Christopher Thomas (PG) Mark Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (C) Mack Thurman, David Tucker | |
| 10:26 | North Texas | Jason Parkman is hacked by Edward Uhl - foul #1 on Edward Uhl, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Sims (SG) Michael Rodgers | |
| 10:05 | North Texas | Jason Parkman loses the dribble to Charles Sims | 53-57 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron banks in the layup and he's hacked by Burton Connell - foul #1 on Burton Connell, team foul #3 | 53-59 |
| Subs | North Texas | Edward Bartow (SG), Bradley Heikkinen (SF), Ruben Lewis (PF) Jason Parkman, Dikembe Arboleda, James Bender | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis (SF) Edward Uhl | |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:30 | North Texas | Christopher Thomas is fouled on the floor by Howard Grimes - foul #3 on Howard Grimes, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | Marcus Moberly (C) Burton Connell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Tucker (PF), William Daniell (C) Matt Herron, Joshua Trussell | |
| 09:13 | North Texas | Howard Grimes steals it from Ruben Lewis | 53-60 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker's fadeaway is rejected by Ruben Lewis | 53-60 |
| 08:48 | North Texas | Bradley Heikkinen gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:24 | North Texas | Marcus Moberly misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes is fouled on the floor by Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | Mark Wood (PG), Jason Parkman (SG), Burton Connell (PF) Christopher Thomas, Edward Bartow, Ruben Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman (PG), Matt Herron (C) Howard Grimes, William Daniell | |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 53-60 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Tucker | 53-60 |
| 07:38 | Southern Illinois | Jason Parkman picks off the pass by Jeffery Davis | 53-60 |
| 07:34 | North Texas | Mark Wood misses the easy layup | 53-60 |
| 07:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mack Thurman | 53-60 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Mark Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Parkman (fresh) SF - Bradley Heikkinen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Burton Connell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Moberly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mack Thurman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Sims (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Matt Herron (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 07:18 | North Texas | Burton Connell grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 06:55 | North Texas | Bradley Heikkinen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Charles Sims and the foul's on Burton Connell - foul #2 on Burton Connell, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | North Texas | Edward Bartow (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (SF), Ruben Lewis (PF) Jason Parkman, Bradley Heikkinen, Marcus Moberly | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (SG), William Daniell (C) Charles Sims, Jeffery Davis | |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:22 | North Texas | Mark Wood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-63 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell grabs the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell blows the layup | 53-63 |
| 05:57 | North Texas | Edward Bartow pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:37 | North Texas | Ruben Lewis clanks a jump hook in the paint | 53-63 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #3 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | North Texas | Christopher Thomas (PG), James Bender (C) Mark Wood, Burton Connell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Sims (SG), Edward Uhl (SF), Joshua Trussell (PF) Howard Grimes, Matt Herron, David Tucker | |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:32 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:17 | North Texas | Edward Bartow clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Sims - foul #2 on Charles Sims, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers (SF) Mack Thurman | |
| 05:17 | North Texas | Edward Bartow misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:17 | North Texas | Edward Bartow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 54-65 |
| 04:54 | North Texas | The rebound goes to James Bender | 54-65 |
| 04:33 | North Texas | Edward Bartow misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 54-65 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Edward Uhl snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-65 |
| 04:13 | North Texas | Ruben Lewis grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 04:03 | North Texas | Ruben Lewis hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Edward Bartow | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Edward Uhl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Thomas - foul #3 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | North Texas | Mark Wood (PG), Jason Parkman (SG), Bradley Heikkinen (SF), Burton Connell (PF), Marcus Moberly (C) Christopher Thomas, Edward Bartow, Dikembe Arboleda, Ruben Lewis, James Bender | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Davis (SF), David Tucker (PF), Matt Herron (C) Michael Rodgers, Joshua Trussell, William Daniell | |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Edward Uhl makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Edward Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | North Texas | Mark Wood misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Mark Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Parkman (fresh) SF - Bradley Heikkinen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Burton Connell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Moberly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edward Uhl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sims (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Matt Herron (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Edward Uhl is hacked by Mark Wood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Wood, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Edward Uhl makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 03:14 | Southern Illinois | Edward Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 03:10 | North Texas | Edward Uhl is called for the reach on Mark Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Uhl, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman (PG) Edward Uhl | |
| 03:10 | North Texas | Mark Wood makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:10 | North Texas | Mark Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 58-69 |
| 02:42 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Burton Connell | 58-69 |
| 02:42 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ruben Lewis (PF) Burton Connell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Daniell (C) Matt Herron | |
| 02:34 | North Texas | Jeffery Davis picks off the pass by Ruben Lewis | 58-69 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Mack Thurman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Daniell | 58-72 |
| 01:56 | North Texas | Marcus Moberly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-72 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | William Daniell banks in the layup set up by Charles Sims | 58-74 |
| 01:14 | North Texas | Marcus Moberly makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Wood | 61-74 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mark Wood - foul #2 on Mark Wood, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | North Texas | Christopher Thomas (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (SF), Burton Connell (PF), James Bender (C) Mark Wood, Bradley Heikkinen, Ruben Lewis, Marcus Moberly | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes (PG), Edward Uhl (SG), Matt Herron (SF), Joshua Trussell (C) Mack Thurman, Charles Sims, Jeffery Davis, William Daniell | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | David Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron grabs the offensive board | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell tips it in | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | North Texas | Christopher Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-77 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Matt Herron snags the defensive board | 61-77 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Howard Grimes runs out the clock | 61-77 |