| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Richard Baker (fresh) SG - Rodney Clark (fresh) SF - Phillip Pelfrey (fresh) PF - Patrick Vidal (fresh) C - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) SG - James Tidwell (fresh) SF - Owen Kaufmann (fresh) PF - Edwin Goshorn (fresh) C - Wesley Head (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Dikembe Ahluwalia 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) | |
| 19:53 | North Texas | Rodney Clark makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Edwin Goshorn can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Owen Kaufmann tips it home | 3-2 |
| 19:28 | North Texas | Patrick Vidal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Owen Kaufmann grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 19:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones misses short on a shot from the right block | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | North Texas | Phillip Pelfrey gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | North Texas | Rodney Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Edwin Goshorn makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Wesley Head and he's fouled by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Edwin Goshorn makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:29 | North Texas | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Richard Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | North Texas | Phillip Pelfrey misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:10 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Vidal | 3-5 |
| 17:51 | North Texas | Patrick Vidal misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Ahluwalia | 3-5 |
| 17:31 | North Texas | Phillip Pelfrey is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Baker | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Edwin Goshorn lays it up and in set up by James Tidwell | 5-7 |
| 17:08 | North Texas | Wesley Head steps in front of the Rodney Clark pass in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 17:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Goshorn | 5-9 |
| 16:44 | North Texas | Patrick Vidal scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Clark | 8-9 |
| 16:21 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tidwell drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Owen Kaufmann | 8-12 |
| 15:56 | North Texas | Richard Baker is fouled on the floor by Owen Kaufmann - foul #1 on Owen Kaufmann, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Parker (PG), Jose Herrera (SF), Andrew Beckley (PF), Christopher Deal (C) Richard Baker, Phillip Pelfrey, Patrick Vidal, Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Miller (PG), Jess Mast (SG), David Goldsmith (SF), Dana Baughman (PF), Barry Starnes (C) Thomas Jones, James Tidwell, Owen Kaufmann, Edwin Goshorn, Wesley Head | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Joshua Parker (fresh) SG - Rodney Clark (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jose Herrera (fresh) PF - Andrew Beckley (fresh) C - Christopher Deal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Miller (fresh) SG - Jess Mast (fresh) SF - David Goldsmith (fresh) PF - Dana Baughman (fresh) C - Barry Starnes (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | North Texas | Christopher Deal makes the wide open floater from the right block set up by Joshua Parker | 10-12 |
| 15:31 | Illinois-Chicago | David Goldsmith misses the lay-in | 10-12 |
| 15:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Baughman tips it but misses | 10-12 |
| 15:29 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Jose Herrera | 10-12 |
| 15:05 | North Texas | Jose Herrera clanks a shot from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 15:03 | North Texas | Jose Herrera tips it but misses | 10-12 |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Barry Starnes grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 14:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Jess Mast can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rodney Clark - foul #1 on Rodney Clark, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | North Texas | Richard Baker (PG) Rodney Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Murray (PF) Barry Starnes | |
| 14:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Jess Mast makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Jess Mast misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:40 | North Texas | Andrew Beckley gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:14 | North Texas | Christopher Deal is open and scores on a runner from the baseline | 12-13 |
| 13:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Jess Mast is fouled on the floor by Joshua Parker - foul #1 on Joshua Parker, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | North Texas | Phillip Pelfrey (SF), Patrick Vidal (PF), Dikembe Ahluwalia (C) Jose Herrera, Andrew Beckley, Christopher Deal | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones (PG), James Tidwell (SG), Owen Kaufmann (SF), Wesley Head (C) Jess Mast, Richard Miller, David Goldsmith, Dana Baughman | |
| 13:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Murray is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Murray, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| 13:23 | North Texas | Phillip Pelfrey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 13:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Wesley Head grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | North Texas | Rodney Clark (SG) Joshua Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edwin Goshorn (PF), Barry Starnes (C) Robert Murray, Wesley Head | |
| 13:00 | North Texas | Richard Baker misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 12:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Barry Starnes grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 12:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Owen Kaufmann's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 12-13 |
| 12:31 | North Texas | Dikembe Ahluwalia grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 12:10 | North Texas | Richard Baker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | North Texas | Patrick Vidal tips it home | 14-13 |
| 11:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Edwin Goshorn clanks a shot from the right side | 14-13 |
| 11:55 | North Texas | Dikembe Ahluwalia gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Richard Baker (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Clark (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Pelfrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Vidal (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ahluwalia (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Tidwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Kaufmann (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Goshorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Starnes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | North Texas | James Tidwell steals the ball from Rodney Clark in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 11:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Vidal is called for the reach on Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Patrick Vidal, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Parker (PG), Jose Herrera (SF), Andrew Beckley (PF), Christopher Deal (C) Richard Baker, Phillip Pelfrey, Patrick Vidal, Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Miller (PG), Jess Mast (SG), David Goldsmith (SF), Dana Baughman (PF), Wesley Head (C) Thomas Jones, James Tidwell, Owen Kaufmann, Edwin Goshorn, Barry Starnes | |
| 11:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Baughman hits a jumper from the right block | 14-15 |
| 11:26 | North Texas | Joshua Parker is hacked by Richard Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Miller, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| 11:09 | North Texas | Christopher Deal misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from close range | 14-15 |
| 11:08 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Clark | 14-15 |
| 10:54 | North Texas | Jose Herrera double dribbles | 14-15 |
| Subs | North Texas | Phillip Pelfrey (SF) Andrew Beckley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Tidwell (SG) Jess Mast | |
| 10:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Wesley Head makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by David Goldsmith | 14-17 |
| 10:27 | North Texas | Joshua Parker misses the 3 from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 10:26 | North Texas | Jose Herrera tips it in | 16-17 |
| 10:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Baughman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Miller | 16-19 |
| 09:53 | North Texas | Wesley Head steps in front of the Joshua Parker pass | 16-19 |
| 09:39 | Illinois-Chicago | David Goldsmith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 09:37 | North Texas | Jose Herrera snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:26 | North Texas | Rodney Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Tidwell - foul #1 on James Tidwell, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | North Texas | Richard Baker (PG), Andrew Beckley (SF), Patrick Vidal (PF), Dikembe Ahluwalia (C) Joshua Parker, Phillip Pelfrey, Jose Herrera, Christopher Deal | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones (PG), Jess Mast (SG), Owen Kaufmann (SF), Robert Murray (PF) Richard Miller, James Tidwell, David Goldsmith, Dana Baughman | |
| 09:26 | North Texas | Rodney Clark misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:26 | North Texas | Rodney Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-19 |
| 09:09 | North Texas | Dikembe Ahluwalia snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:45 | North Texas | Andrew Beckley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 08:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Murray pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Owen Kaufmann misses the floater from the right side | 17-19 |
| 08:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Jess Mast tips it in | 17-21 |
| 08:10 | North Texas | Jess Mast steals it from Richard Baker | 17-21 |
| 08:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Jess Mast hits the finger roll | 17-23 |
| 07:53 | North Texas | Owen Kaufmann takes the ball from Dikembe Ahluwalia | 17-23 |
| 07:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Owen Kaufmann | 17-25 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Richard Baker (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Clark (tired) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Beckley (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Vidal (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ahluwalia (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jess Mast (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Owen Kaufmann (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Murray (fairly fresh) C - Wesley Head (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | North Texas | Patrick Vidal makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Baker and the foul's on Robert Murray - foul #2 on Robert Murray, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Parker (SG), Jose Herrera (SF), Christopher Deal (C) Rodney Clark, Andrew Beckley, Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Miller (PG), James Tidwell (SG), David Goldsmith (SF), Edwin Goshorn (PF), Dana Baughman (C) Thomas Jones, Jess Mast, Owen Kaufmann, Robert Murray, Wesley Head | |
| 07:27 | North Texas | Patrick Vidal misses the free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:27 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Dana Baughman | 19-25 |
| 07:11 | Illinois-Chicago | David Goldsmith buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Miller | 19-27 |
| 07:08 | North Texas | Patrick Vidal is hacked by David Goldsmith in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Goldsmith, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | North Texas | Phillip Pelfrey (SF) Richard Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:08 | North Texas | Patrick Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:08 | North Texas | Patrick Vidal misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:08 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Edwin Goshorn | 20-27 |
| 07:04 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tidwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 07:02 | North Texas | Christopher Deal snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 06:39 | North Texas | Jose Herrera misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 06:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Baughman snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 06:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Miller is fouled on the floor by Phillip Pelfrey - foul #1 on Phillip Pelfrey, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | North Texas | Richard Baker (PG), Dikembe Ahluwalia (C) Jose Herrera, Patrick Vidal | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones (PG), Barry Starnes (C) Richard Miller, Dana Baughman | |
| 06:01 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tidwell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 05:59 | North Texas | Christopher Deal grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 05:56 | North Texas | Christopher Deal loses the dribble to James Tidwell in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 05:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Edwin Goshorn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 05:30 | North Texas | Dikembe Ahluwalia grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:08 | North Texas | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-27 |
| 05:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Edwin Goshorn grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 04:50 | Illinois-Chicago | David Goldsmith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 04:29 | North Texas | Joshua Parker misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 04:27 | Illinois-Chicago | David Goldsmith grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 04:07 | Illinois-Chicago | David Goldsmith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 04:05 | North Texas | Dikembe Ahluwalia snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 04:00 | North Texas | Edwin Goshorn steals the ball from Dikembe Ahluwalia in the backcourt | 20-29 |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Baker - foul #1 on Richard Baker, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | North Texas | Rodney Clark (SG), Andrew Beckley (SF), Patrick Vidal (PF), Jose Herrera (C) Richard Baker, Phillip Pelfrey, Christopher Deal, Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Miller (SG), Jess Mast (SF), Robert Murray (PF), Dana Baughman (C) James Tidwell, David Goldsmith, Edwin Goshorn, Barry Starnes | |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Joshua Parker (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Clark (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Beckley (fresh) PF - Patrick Vidal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Thomas Jones (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Richard Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jess Mast (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Murray (fresh) C - Dana Baughman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | North Texas | Andrew Beckley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 03:18 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Dana Baughman | 20-31 |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Miller is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Miller, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| Subs | North Texas | Richard Baker (PG) Joshua Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Owen Kaufmann (SF) Thomas Jones | |
| 02:56 | North Texas | Jess Mast picks off the pass by Andrew Beckley in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Baughman is fouled on the floor by Jose Herrera - foul #1 on Jose Herrera, team foul #7 | 20-31 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wesley Head (C) Robert Murray | |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Baughman misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:35 | North Texas | Jose Herrera snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 02:33 | North Texas | Richard Baker is hacked by Richard Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Miller, team foul #9 | 20-31 |
| Subs | North Texas | Phillip Pelfrey (SF) Andrew Beckley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Tidwell (SG) Richard Miller | |
| 02:33 | North Texas | Richard Baker misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Wesley Head | 20-31 |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Baker is called for the reach on Dana Baughman - foul #2 on Richard Baker, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dikembe Ahluwalia (C) Richard Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones (PG) Jess Mast | |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Baughman makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Baughman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 01:49 | North Texas | Rodney Clark misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-33 |
| 01:47 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Wesley Head | 20-33 |
| 01:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones is hacked by Phillip Pelfrey - foul #2 on Phillip Pelfrey, team foul #9 | 20-33 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joshua Parker (PG) Phillip Pelfrey | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 01:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 01:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Owen Kaufmann snags the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 01:38 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tidwell drills a shot from the right side | 20-35 |
| 01:24 | North Texas | Joshua Parker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Vidal | 23-35 |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Jones clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 01:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Wesley Head snags the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 01:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Baughman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-35 |
| 01:00 | North Texas | Jose Herrera snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 00:48 | North Texas | Joshua Parker can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-35 |
| 00:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Owen Kaufmann grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Vidal swats the shot by James Tidwell | 23-35 |
| 00:27 | North Texas | Dikembe Ahluwalia grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 00:04 | North Texas | Patrick Vidal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Owen Kaufmann | 23-35 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-35 |
| Subs | North Texas | Richard Baker (PG), Phillip Pelfrey (SF), Andrew Beckley (PF), Christopher Deal (C) Joshua Parker, Jose Herrera, Patrick Vidal, Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Goldsmith (PG), Jess Mast (SG), Robert Murray (PF), Barry Starnes (C) Thomas Jones, James Tidwell, Dana Baughman, Wesley Head | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Owen Kaufmann misses long on a halfcourt shot | 23-35 |