| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) SG - Nick Hoke (fresh) SF - Ivan Janikowski (fresh) PF - Andrew Taylor (fresh) C - Stewart Ramsay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike McEntire (fresh) SG - John Mohr (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Edward Hedlund (fresh) C - Daniel Bremer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Andrew Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Joseph Brooks and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Smith | 3-2 |
| 19:26 | North Texas | Nick Hoke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | North Texas | Nick Hoke pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | North Texas | Nick Hoke loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire hits a turnaround from close range | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | North Texas | Joseph Brooks makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Janikowski | 5-4 |
| 17:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | North Texas | Stewart Ramsay grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:30 | North Texas | John Mohr is called for the reach on Nick Hoke in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Mohr, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | North Texas | Antoine Gee (PG), Clyde Graham (SG), Troy Pirtle (SF), Robert Ward (PF), Raul Montes (C) Joseph Brooks, Nick Hoke, Ivan Janikowski, Andrew Taylor, Stewart Ramsay | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG), Jack Levine (SF), Leslie Heath (PF), Victor Ryan (C) John Mohr, Robert Smith, Edward Hedlund, Daniel Bremer | |
| 17:11 | North Texas | Robert Ward buries a shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | North Texas | Robert Ward connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Troy Pirtle and the foul's on Leslie Heath - foul #1 on Leslie Heath, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald (SG) Mike McEntire | |
| 16:28 | North Texas | Robert Ward makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan is called for traveling | 10-7 |
| Subs | North Texas | Nick Hoke (SG) Clyde Graham | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr (SG), Robert Smith (SF) Darryl Macdonald, Victor Ryan | |
| 15:57 | North Texas | Jack Levine steals the ball from Robert Ward | 10-7 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Antoine Gee (fresh) SG - Nick Hoke (fresh) SF - Troy Pirtle (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Ward (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raul Montes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Timothy Merriman (fresh) SG - John Mohr (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Jack Levine (fresh) C - Leslie Heath (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine tips it home | 10-9 |
| 15:29 | North Texas | Antoine Gee is fouled on the floor by Jack Levine - foul #1 on Jack Levine, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | North Texas | Garland Perry (PG), Ivan Janikowski (SF), Andrew Taylor (PF), Thomas Sherman (C) Antoine Gee, Troy Pirtle, Robert Ward, Raul Montes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald (PG), Edward Hedlund (PF), Daniel Bremer (C) Timothy Merriman, Jack Levine, Leslie Heath | |
| 15:14 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski buries a fadeaway near the basket | 12-9 |
| 14:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Sherman steals it from Darryl Macdonald | 12-9 |
| 14:41 | North Texas | Garland Perry misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Mohr | 12-12 |
| 14:09 | North Texas | Nick Hoke misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 14:07 | North Texas | Andrew Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:43 | North Texas | Nick Hoke is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Janikowski | 15-12 |
| 13:21 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr clanks a 3 from straight away | 15-12 |
| 13:19 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:07 | North Texas | Nick Hoke misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 13:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 12:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund tips it home | 15-14 |
| 12:31 | North Texas | Edward Hedlund blocks the short jumper by Thomas Sherman | 15-14 |
| 12:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 12:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrew Taylor takes the ball from John Mohr | 15-14 |
| 11:51 | North Texas | Nick Hoke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:49 | North Texas | Garland Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Garland Perry (fairly fresh) SG - Nick Hoke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Janikowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Taylor (tiring) C - Thomas Sherman (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Darryl Macdonald (tiring) 3 pts. SG - John Mohr (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (tiring) PF - Edward Hedlund (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bremer (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | North Texas | Andrew Taylor can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Darryl Macdonald - foul #1 on Darryl Macdonald, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Brooks (PG), Antoine Gee (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Stewart Ramsay (C) Garland Perry, Nick Hoke, Ivan Janikowski, Thomas Sherman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire (PG), Timothy Merriman (SG), Jack Levine (SF), Leslie Heath (PF), Victor Ryan (C) Darryl Macdonald, John Mohr, Robert Smith, Edward Hedlund, Daniel Bremer | |
| 11:39 | North Texas | Andrew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:39 | North Texas | Andrew Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire is fouled on the floor by Antoine Gee - foul #1 on Antoine Gee, team foul #1 | 16-14 |
| Subs | North Texas | Raul Montes (PF) Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 10:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan is fouled on the floor by Stewart Ramsay - foul #1 on Stewart Ramsay, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| 10:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 10:39 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Robert Ward | 16-14 |
| 10:19 | North Texas | Victor Ryan takes the ball from Raul Montes | 16-14 |
| 09:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 09:57 | North Texas | Raul Montes grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 09:41 | North Texas | Antoine Gee makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Ward | 18-14 |
| 09:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan is hacked by Stewart Ramsay - foul #2 on Stewart Ramsay, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | North Texas | Clyde Graham (PG), Nick Hoke (SG), Troy Pirtle (SF) Joseph Brooks, Antoine Gee, Stewart Ramsay | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr (SG), Frankie Lechuga (SF), Edward Hedlund (PF) Timothy Merriman, Jack Levine, Victor Ryan | |
| 09:08 | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 08:53 | North Texas | Raul Montes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Mohr - foul #2 on John Mohr, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | North Texas | Andrew Taylor (PF) Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG), Daniel Bremer (C) John Mohr, Leslie Heath | |
| 08:53 | North Texas | Raul Montes makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:53 | North Texas | Raul Montes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman loses the dribble to Nick Hoke | 20-17 |
| 08:31 | North Texas | Clyde Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Bremer - foul #1 on Daniel Bremer, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski (SF), Robert Ward (C) Andrew Taylor, Raul Montes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 08:31 | North Texas | Clyde Graham makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:31 | North Texas | Clyde Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer buries a jump hook from close range | 22-19 |
| 08:04 | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Brooks (PG) Nick Hoke | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith (SF), Leslie Heath (C) Frankie Lechuga, Daniel Bremer | |
| 07:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mike McEntire | 22-21 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Janikowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Pirtle (fresh) C - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Mike McEntire (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Merriman (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Hedlund (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie Heath (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | North Texas | Troy Pirtle buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 07:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Troy Pirtle steps in front of the Mike McEntire pass | 24-21 |
| 06:52 | North Texas | Clyde Graham hits a jumper from the right side set up by Ivan Janikowski | 26-21 |
| 06:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ward denies the turnaround by Leslie Heath | 26-21 |
| 06:39 | North Texas | Joseph Brooks grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 06:24 | North Texas | Joseph Brooks makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clyde Graham | 29-21 |
| 06:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 06:08 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Troy Pirtle | 29-21 |
| 06:03 | North Texas | Troy Pirtle is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Troy Pirtle, team foul #4 | 29-21 |
| Subs | North Texas | Antoine Gee (PG), Nick Hoke (SG), Thomas Sherman (SF), Andrew Taylor (PF), Raul Montes (C) Joseph Brooks, Clyde Graham, Ivan Janikowski, Troy Pirtle, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald (SG), Frankie Lechuga (SF), Jack Levine (PF), Victor Ryan (C) Timothy Merriman, Robert Smith, Edward Hedlund, Leslie Heath | |
| 05:41 | Illinois-Chicago | The short jumper by Victor Ryan is denied by Raul Montes | 29-21 |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan grabs the offensive board | 29-21 |
| 05:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Frankie Lechuga knocks in the jump hook from close range | 29-23 |
| 04:57 | North Texas | Thomas Sherman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 04:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 04:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Victor Ryan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 04:35 | North Texas | Andrew Taylor snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 04:30 | North Texas | Nick Hoke is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Macdonald - foul #2 on Darryl Macdonald, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ivan Janikowski (SF) Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Leslie Heath (PF), Daniel Bremer (C) Darryl Macdonald, Frankie Lechuga, Jack Levine, Victor Ryan | |
| 04:30 | North Texas | Nick Hoke makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:30 | North Texas | Nick Hoke makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Brooks (PG), Andrew Taylor (PF) Antoine Gee, Thomas Sherman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 04:05 | North Texas | Raul Montes is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Brooks | 33-23 |
| 03:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith is whistled for a carry | 33-23 |
| Subs | North Texas | Stewart Ramsay (C) Raul Montes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Mohr (SG), Edward Hedlund (PF) Mike McEntire, Leslie Heath | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Joseph Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Hoke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ivan Janikowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Stewart Ramsay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Timothy Merriman (fairly fresh) SG - John Mohr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Hedlund (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bremer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | North Texas | Nick Hoke misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 03:25 | North Texas | Joseph Brooks hits the follow up shot | 35-23 |
| 03:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Hedlund knocks in the floater from the baseline | 35-25 |
| 02:54 | North Texas | Andrew Taylor makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Janikowski and he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #9 | 37-25 |
| Subs | North Texas | Antoine Gee (PG), Thomas Sherman (SG), Robert Ward (SF) Joseph Brooks, Nick Hoke, Ivan Janikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 02:54 | North Texas | Andrew Taylor misses the free throw | 37-25 |
| 02:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Bremer pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-25 |
| 02:33 | North Texas | Thomas Sherman grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 02:16 | North Texas | Thomas Sherman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 02:15 | North Texas | Andrew Taylor tips it home | 39-25 |
| 02:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine's dunk attempt is rejected by Andrew Taylor | 39-25 |
| 02:07 | North Texas | Robert Ward pulls down the rebound | 39-25 |
| 02:02 | North Texas | John Mohr is called for the reach on Robert Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Mohr, team foul #10 | 39-25 |
| Subs | North Texas | Clyde Graham (SG), Troy Pirtle (SF), Raul Montes (C) Thomas Sherman, Andrew Taylor, Stewart Ramsay | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike McEntire (PG), Darryl Macdonald (SG), Frankie Lechuga (SF), Victor Ryan (C) Timothy Merriman, John Mohr, Edward Hedlund, Daniel Bremer | |
| 02:02 | North Texas | Robert Ward makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 02:02 | North Texas | Robert Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Clyde Graham takes the ball from Jack Levine | 41-25 |
| 01:42 | North Texas | Antoine Gee is fouled on the floor by Victor Ryan - foul #1 on Victor Ryan, team foul #11 | 41-25 |
| Subs | North Texas | Nick Hoke (SG), Stewart Ramsay (C) Clyde Graham, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leslie Heath (PF) Jack Levine | |
| 01:42 | North Texas | Antoine Gee makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 01:42 | North Texas | Antoine Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 01:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Frankie Lechuga comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 01:20 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Mike McEntire | 43-25 |
| 01:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macdonald is called for traveling | 43-25 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Brooks (PG), Ivan Janikowski (SF) Antoine Gee, Stewart Ramsay | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Daniel Bremer (C) Darryl Macdonald, Frankie Lechuga, Victor Ryan | |
| 00:58 | North Texas | Nick Hoke connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Brooks | 46-25 |
| 00:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Nick Hoke - foul #1 on Nick Hoke, team foul #5 | 46-25 |
| Subs | North Texas | Robert Ward (PF) Troy Pirtle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jack Levine (PF) Daniel Bremer | |
| 00:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman misses the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 00:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Merriman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 00:14 | North Texas | Robert Ward can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-26 |
| 00:13 | North Texas | Raul Montes misses the tip | 46-26 |
| 00:12 | North Texas | Robert Ward tips it in | 48-26 |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Smith loses the dribble to Robert Ward | 48-26 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Robert Ward comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 48-26 |