| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Bolling (fresh) SG - Alexander Richards (fresh) SF - Benjamin Bradberry (fresh) PF - Kevin Schaefer (fresh) C - Brian Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mathew Robinson (fresh) SG - Lewis Swatzell (fresh) SF - Fred Hartman (fresh) PF - Daniel Finch (fresh) C - Noah Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas | Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Alexander Richards is called for the reach on Lewis Swatzell - foul #1 on Alexander Richards, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Texas | The rebound goes to Kevin Schaefer | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Texas | Richard Bolling is hacked by Mathew Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mathew Robinson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Texas | Brian Jackson connects on the runner from close range set up by Benjamin Bradberry | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Western Illinois | Mathew Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mathew Robinson, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey (PG) Mathew Robinson | |
| 18:32 | Texas | Noah Williams denies the turnaround by Kevin Schaefer | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Texas | Benjamin Bradberry grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Texas | Brian Jackson misses long on a shot near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey's floater is knocked away by Benjamin Bradberry | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Texas | Benjamin Bradberry pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Texas | Richard Bolling misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Lewis Swatzell - foul #1 on Lewis Swatzell, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Texas | Richard Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Texas | Richard Bolling makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:49 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lewis Swatzell, team foul #4 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Rick Couture (SG) Lewis Swatzell | |
| 17:32 | Texas | Richard Bolling can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:31 | Western Illinois | Noah Williams pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:26 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:11 | Texas | Richard Bolling loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 16:57 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 16:55 | Texas | Alexander Richards gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:40 | Texas | Alexander Richards knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Schaefer | 7-0 |
| 16:37 | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-0 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller (PG), Gustavo Greco (PF) Shane Mulvey, Daniel Finch | |
| 16:30 | Texas | Brian Jackson is hacked by Gustavo Greco - foul #1 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #5 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Napier (SF) Fred Hartman | |
| 16:11 | Texas | Kevin Schaefer lays it up and in set up by Brian Jackson | 9-0 |
| 15:50 | Western Illinois | Benjamin Bradberry swats the shot by Richard Napier | 9-0 |
| 15:49 | Texas | Richard Bolling grabs the defensive rebound | 9-0 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Bolling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alexander Richards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Benjamin Bradberry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Schaefer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Matthew Keller (fresh) SG - Rick Couture (fresh) SF - Richard Napier (fresh) PF - Gustavo Greco (fresh) C - Noah Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Texas | Richard Bolling scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alexander Richards | 11-0 |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-0 |
| 15:20 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Noah Williams | 11-0 |
| 15:05 | Western Illinois | Noah Williams misses the floater from the baseline | 11-0 |
| 15:04 | Texas | Benjamin Bradberry gets the rebound | 11-0 |
| 14:48 | Texas | Richard Bolling is hacked by Gustavo Greco - foul #2 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #6 | 11-0 |
| Subs | Texas | Patrick Nurse (SG), Jimmy Todaro (SF), Dennis Taylor (PF), Alfred Harrison (C) Alexander Richards, Benjamin Bradberry, Kevin Schaefer, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey (PG), Fred Hartman (SF), Daniel Finch (PF), Glenn Lane (C) Rick Couture, Richard Napier, Gustavo Greco, Noah Williams | |
| 14:35 | Texas | Jimmy Todaro can't finish the layup but the foul's on Shane Mulvey - foul #1 on Shane Mulvey, team foul #7 | 11-0 |
| Subs | Texas | Peter Stoughton (PG) Richard Bolling | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:35 | Texas | Jimmy Todaro misses the 1st free throw | 11-0 |
| 14:35 | Texas | Jimmy Todaro makes the 2nd free throw | 12-0 |
| 14:19 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch scores on a shot from the free throw line | 12-2 |
| 14:10 | Texas | Alfred Harrison knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Taylor | 14-2 |
| 13:58 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Peter Stoughton - foul #1 on Peter Stoughton, team foul #2 | 14-2 |
| 13:58 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch makes the 1st free throw | 14-3 |
| 13:58 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 14-4 |
| 13:42 | Texas | Alfred Harrison misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Glenn Lane - foul #1 on Glenn Lane, team foul #8 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Bolling (PG), Alexander Richards (SG) Peter Stoughton, Patrick Nurse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Napier (SG) Matthew Keller | |
| 13:42 | Texas | Alfred Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 14-4 |
| 13:42 | Texas | Alfred Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 15-4 |
| 13:21 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier double dribbles | 15-4 |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Jackson (C) Alfred Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:57 | Texas | Richard Bolling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-4 |
| 12:56 | Texas | Brian Jackson hits the follow up shot | 17-4 |
| 12:42 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-4 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller (PG), Rick Couture (SG), Noah Williams (C) Shane Mulvey, Richard Napier, Glenn Lane | |
| 12:14 | Texas | Richard Bolling buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alexander Richards | 20-4 |
| 12:06 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-4 |
| 12:05 | Texas | Brian Jackson snags the defensive board | 20-4 |
| 11:43 | Texas | Richard Bolling clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-4 |
| 11:41 | Texas | Jimmy Todaro tips it back up and in | 22-4 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Bolling (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alexander Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Todaro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Matthew Keller (fresh) SG - Rick Couture (fresh) SF - Fred Hartman (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Finch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Noah Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-4 |
| 11:24 | Texas | Brian Jackson snags the defensive board | 22-4 |
| 11:06 | Texas | Alexander Richards buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dennis Taylor | 25-4 |
| 10:50 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-4 |
| 10:48 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture snags the offensive board | 25-4 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Taylor - foul #1 on Dennis Taylor, team foul #3 | 25-4 |
| Subs | Texas | Peter Stoughton (PG), Patrick Nurse (SG), Benjamin Bradberry (SF), Kevin Schaefer (PF), Alfred Harrison (C) Richard Bolling, Alexander Richards, Jimmy Todaro, Dennis Taylor, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Shane Mulvey (PG), Richard Napier (SF), Glenn Lane (C) Matthew Keller, Fred Hartman, Noah Williams | |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch misses the 1st free throw | 25-4 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch makes the 2nd free throw | 25-5 |
| 10:24 | Texas | Kevin Schaefer is hacked by Daniel Finch - foul #1 on Daniel Finch, team foul #9 | 25-5 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Noah Williams (C) Daniel Finch | |
| 10:24 | Texas | Kevin Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 26-5 |
| 10:24 | Texas | Kevin Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-5 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Schaefer - foul #1 on Kevin Schaefer, team foul #4 | 27-5 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane misses the 1st free throw | 27-5 |
| 10:15 | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 27-6 |
| 09:56 | Texas | Shane Mulvey is called for the reach on Patrick Nurse - foul #2 on Shane Mulvey, team foul #10 | 27-6 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller (PG) Shane Mulvey | |
| 09:56 | Texas | Patrick Nurse misses the 1st free throw | 27-6 |
| 09:56 | Texas | Patrick Nurse misses the 2nd free throw | 27-6 |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Noah Williams snags the defensive board | 27-6 |
| 09:41 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Keller | 27-9 |
| 09:16 | Texas | Alfred Harrison misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Rick Couture - foul #1 on Rick Couture, team foul #11 | 27-9 |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Bolling (PG), Alexander Richards (SG) Peter Stoughton, Patrick Nurse | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman (SF) Rick Couture | |
| 09:16 | Texas | Alfred Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 28-9 |
| 09:16 | Texas | Alfred Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 29-9 |
| 09:04 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Glenn Lane and the foul's on Benjamin Bradberry - foul #1 on Benjamin Bradberry, team foul #5 | 29-11 |
| Subs | Texas | Brian Jackson (C) Alfred Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:04 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier makes the free throw | 29-12 |
| 08:44 | Texas | Alexander Richards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-12 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Napier | 29-12 |
| 08:38 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Benjamin Bradberry - foul #2 on Benjamin Bradberry, team foul #6 | 29-12 |
| Subs | Texas | Jimmy Todaro (SF) Benjamin Bradberry | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:38 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 08:38 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-13 |
| 08:38 | Texas | Kevin Schaefer gets the rebound | 29-13 |
| 08:22 | Texas | Alexander Richards clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-13 |
| 08:20 | Texas | Jimmy Todaro snags the offensive board | 29-13 |
| 07:51 | Texas | Brian Jackson makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Todaro | 31-13 |
| 07:35 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman's pass is intercepted by Alexander Richards | 31-13 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Bolling (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alexander Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Todaro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Schaefer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Matthew Keller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Napier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Hartman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Glenn Lane (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Noah Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Texas | Brian Jackson is hacked by Richard Napier - foul #1 on Richard Napier, team foul #12 | 31-13 |
| Subs | Texas | Patrick Nurse (SG), Dennis Taylor (PF) Alexander Richards, Kevin Schaefer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Rick Couture (SG), Daniel Finch (PF) Fred Hartman, Glenn Lane | |
| 07:19 | Texas | Brian Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 31-13 |
| 07:19 | Texas | Brian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-13 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Bolling - foul #1 on Richard Bolling, team foul #7 | 32-13 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier makes the 1st free throw | 32-14 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier makes the 2nd free throw | 32-15 |
| 06:46 | Texas | Brian Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Noah Williams - foul #1 on Noah Williams, team foul #13 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman (SF) Richard Napier | |
| 06:46 | Texas | Brian Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 33-15 |
| 06:46 | Texas | Brian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-15 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Noah Williams's floater is tipped away by Dennis Taylor | 34-15 |
| 06:32 | Texas | Jimmy Todaro grabs the defensive rebound | 34-15 |
| 06:17 | Texas | Dennis Taylor scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Bolling | 36-15 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-15 |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman grabs the offensive board | 36-15 |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Patrick Nurse - foul #1 on Patrick Nurse, team foul #8 | 36-15 |
| Subs | Texas | Alexander Richards (SG), Benjamin Bradberry (SF), Alfred Harrison (C) Patrick Nurse, Jimmy Todaro, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Napier (SF) Fred Hartman | |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture makes the 1st free throw | 36-16 |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture makes the 2nd free throw | 36-17 |
| 05:33 | Texas | Alfred Harrison is hacked by Noah Williams - foul #2 on Noah Williams, team foul #14 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Texas | Peter Stoughton (PG) Richard Bolling | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane (C) Noah Williams | |
| 05:33 | Texas | Alfred Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 37-17 |
| 05:33 | Texas | Alfred Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Finch | 37-17 |
| 05:14 | Western Illinois | Matthew Keller clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-17 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Rick Couture grabs the offensive board | 37-17 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane is hacked by Dennis Taylor - foul #2 on Dennis Taylor, team foul #9 | 37-17 |
| Subs | Texas | Kevin Schaefer (PF) Dennis Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane makes the 1st free throw | 37-18 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Glenn Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 04:38 | Texas | Alexander Richards is hacked by Rick Couture - foul #2 on Rick Couture, team foul #15 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Texas | Richard Bolling (PG), Brian Jackson (C) Peter Stoughton, Alfred Harrison | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman (SF) Rick Couture | |
| 04:38 | Texas | Alexander Richards makes the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 04:38 | Texas | Alexander Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 38-19 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Daniel Finch gets the rebound | 38-19 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-21 |
| 03:59 | Texas | Kevin Schaefer loses the ball out of bounds | 38-21 |
| Subs | Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mathew Robinson (PG), Lewis Swatzell (SG), Gustavo Greco (C) Matthew Keller, Fred Hartman, Glenn Lane | |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco is called for traveling | 38-21 |
| 03:20 | Texas | Richard Bolling scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Alexander Richards | 41-21 |
| Lineup | Texas | PG - Richard Bolling (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Bradberry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kevin Schaefer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mathew Robinson (fresh) SG - Lewis Swatzell (fresh) SF - Richard Napier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Finch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gustavo Greco (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco misses long on a shot from the right side | 41-21 |
| 03:00 | Texas | Brian Jackson grabs the board | 41-21 |
| 02:58 | Texas | Mathew Robinson steals the ball from Richard Bolling in the backcourt | 41-21 |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Mathew Robinson is called for traveling | 41-21 |
| Subs | Texas | Jimmy Todaro (SF), Dennis Taylor (PF) Benjamin Bradberry, Kevin Schaefer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Hartman (SF), Noah Williams (C) Richard Napier, Daniel Finch | |
| 02:29 | Texas | Alexander Richards misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-21 |
| 02:28 | Texas | Richard Bolling snags the offensive board | 41-21 |
| 02:11 | Texas | Brian Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brian Jackson, team foul #10 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Texas | Patrick Nurse (SG), Alfred Harrison (C) Alexander Richards, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco makes the shot near the basket set up by Mathew Robinson | 41-23 |
| 01:45 | Texas | Richard Bolling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-23 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Gustavo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell is hacked by Alfred Harrison - foul #1 on Alfred Harrison, team foul #11 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Texas | Peter Stoughton (PG) Richard Bolling | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Napier (SF), Glenn Lane (PF) Fred Hartman, Noah Williams | |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 01:10 | Texas | Alfred Harrison connects on the floater from the right block set up by Patrick Nurse | 43-25 |
| 00:55 | Western Illinois | Richard Napier's pass is intercepted by Peter Stoughton | 43-25 |
| 00:47 | Texas | Lewis Swatzell steps in front of the Peter Stoughton pass | 43-25 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Lewis Swatzell can't finish the layup | 43-25 |
| 00:42 | Texas | The rebound goes to Alfred Harrison | 43-25 |
| 00:21 | Texas | Alfred Harrison hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Patrick Nurse | 45-25 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Peter Stoughton steals it from Richard Napier | 45-25 |
| 00:00 | Texas | Peter Stoughton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 45-25 |