| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Kenneth Brand (fresh) SG - Sheldon Ransom (fresh) SF - Ernest Carlson (fresh) PF - Richard Greaney (fresh) C - Eugene Vance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Michael Kass (fresh) SG - Keith White (fresh) SF - Dustin Ballard (fresh) PF - Glenn Ward (fresh) C - James Daye (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | James Daye wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward clanks a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | North Texas | Eugene Vance grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Holy Cross | Michael Kass gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Holy Cross | Keith White makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Ward | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson is hacked by Dustin Ballard - foul #1 on Dustin Ballard, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | North Texas | Eugene Vance connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sheldon Ransom | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Holy Cross | Ernest Carlson swats the short shot by Keith White | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Holy Cross | James Daye tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:43 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 18:34 | Holy Cross | A charge is called on Keith White - foul #1 on Keith White, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:17 | North Texas | Michael Kass steps in front of the Eugene Vance pass | 4-5 |
| 18:14 | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 18:13 | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 17:53 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eugene Vance | 6-7 |
| 17:27 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward hits a shot in the lane | 6-9 |
| 17:17 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Keith White - foul #2 on Keith White, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Matthew Keppler (PG), William Ross (SG), Richard Knuth (SF), Mark Abadie (PF), Hank Cooley (C) Michael Kass, Keith White, Dustin Ballard, Glenn Ward, James Daye | |
| 17:17 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:17 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:03 | Holy Cross | Richard Knuth comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 17:01 | North Texas | Richard Greaney pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:44 | North Texas | Kenneth Brand is hacked by Mark Abadie - foul #1 on Mark Abadie, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ryan Treadaway (PG), Lance Serna (SG), Michael Davis (SF), David Bliss (C) Kenneth Brand, Sheldon Ransom, Ernest Carlson, Eugene Vance | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 16:35 | North Texas | David Bliss blows the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Keppler - foul #1 on Matthew Keppler, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| 16:35 | North Texas | David Bliss misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:35 | North Texas | David Bliss makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:20 | Holy Cross | Matthew Keppler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 16:18 | North Texas | Lance Serna pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 16:14 | North Texas | Richard Knuth steals the ball from Ryan Treadaway | 9-9 |
| 15:55 | Holy Cross | William Ross is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:53 | North Texas | David Bliss pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Ryan Treadaway (fresh) SG - Lance Serna (fresh) SF - Michael Davis (fresh) PF - Richard Greaney (fairly fresh) C - David Bliss (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Matthew Keppler (fresh) SG - William Ross (fresh) SF - Richard Knuth (fresh) PF - Mark Abadie (fresh) C - Hank Cooley (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | North Texas | Ryan Treadaway hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Davis | 11-9 |
| 15:36 | Holy Cross | Mark Abadie connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Knuth | 11-11 |
| 15:20 | North Texas | David Bliss lays it in | 13-11 |
| 15:07 | Holy Cross | Hank Cooley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-11 |
| 15:05 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Michael Davis | 13-11 |
| 14:46 | North Texas | Ryan Treadaway's layup is rejected by Hank Cooley | 13-11 |
| 14:44 | Holy Cross | Mark Abadie snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 14:32 | Holy Cross | William Ross clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 14:31 | North Texas | Richard Greaney snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 14:20 | North Texas | Mark Abadie denies the turnaround by David Bliss | 13-11 |
| 14:18 | North Texas | Richard Greaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:02 | North Texas | Matthew Keppler steps in front of the David Bliss pass | 13-11 |
| 13:59 | Holy Cross | Matthew Keppler hits the finger roll | 13-13 |
| 13:44 | North Texas | Ryan Treadaway scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Davis | 16-13 |
| 13:31 | Holy Cross | Matthew Keppler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 13:29 | Holy Cross | Hank Cooley grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 13:12 | Holy Cross | Matthew Keppler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 13:10 | North Texas | David Bliss grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 13:07 | North Texas | Ryan Treadaway is hacked by Matthew Keppler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Keppler, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | North Texas | Kenneth Brand (PG), Sheldon Ransom (SG), Ernest Carlson (SF), Eugene Vance (C) Ryan Treadaway, Lance Serna, Michael Davis, David Bliss | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Kass (PG), Dustin Ballard (SF), Glenn Ward (PF), James Daye (C) Matthew Keppler, Richard Knuth, Mark Abadie, Hank Cooley | |
| 12:55 | North Texas | Kenneth Brand comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 12:53 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Vance | 16-13 |
| 12:46 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 12:44 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Glenn Ward | 16-13 |
| 12:23 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward loses the dribble to Eugene Vance | 16-13 |
| 12:14 | North Texas | William Ross doubles Sheldon Ransom and is called for the reach - foul #1 on William Ross, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| 12:14 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:14 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:49 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Ross | 18-15 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Kenneth Brand (fresh) SG - Sheldon Ransom (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Carlson (fresh) PF - Richard Greaney (tiring) 3 reb. C - Eugene Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Michael Kass (fresh) SG - William Ross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Ward (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Daye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 18-15 |
| 11:20 | Holy Cross | Michael Kass snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 11:15 | Holy Cross | The jumper by Dustin Ballard is denied by Eugene Vance | 18-15 |
| 11:14 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 11:02 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson double dribbles | 18-17 |
| Subs | North Texas | Michael Davis (SF) Richard Greaney | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 10:49 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #1 | 18-17 |
| Subs | North Texas | David Bliss (PF) Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hank Cooley (C) James Daye | |
| 10:49 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:49 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:36 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom is hacked by Hank Cooley - foul #1 on Hank Cooley, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ryan Treadaway (PG), Michael Davis (SF) Kenneth Brand, Eugene Vance | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 10:36 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:36 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:31 | North Texas | Hank Cooley steps in front of the David Bliss pass | 18-18 |
| 10:14 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 10:12 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:07 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | North Texas | Lance Serna (SG), Eugene Vance (C) Sheldon Ransom, Ernest Carlson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Knuth (SF) William Ross | |
| 09:57 | Holy Cross | David Bliss denies the turnaround by Glenn Ward | 18-18 |
| 09:56 | North Texas | The rebound goes to David Bliss | 18-18 |
| 09:35 | North Texas | Eugene Vance misses the jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 09:33 | North Texas | Ryan Treadaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:28 | North Texas | Glenn Ward blocks the short jumper by Michael Davis | 18-18 |
| 09:27 | North Texas | Eugene Vance pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:10 | North Texas | Eugene Vance knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Ryan Treadaway and he's hacked by Richard Knuth - foul #1 on Richard Knuth, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | North Texas | Kenneth Brand (PG), Sheldon Ransom (SG), Ernest Carlson (PF) Ryan Treadaway, Lance Serna, David Bliss | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Ross (SG), Mark Abadie (PF), James Daye (C) Dustin Ballard, Glenn Ward, Hank Cooley | |
| 09:10 | North Texas | Eugene Vance makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:56 | Holy Cross | Mark Abadie lays it in | 21-20 |
| 08:50 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson connects on the floater near the basket set up by Kenneth Brand | 23-20 |
| 08:39 | Holy Cross | Richard Knuth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #2 | 23-20 |
| Subs | North Texas | Richard Greaney (PF) Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 08:39 | Holy Cross | Richard Knuth makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:39 | Holy Cross | Richard Knuth misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:39 | North Texas | Richard Greaney snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 08:16 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Knuth - foul #2 on Richard Knuth, team foul #10 | 23-21 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard (SF) Richard Knuth | |
| 08:16 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:16 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:59 | Holy Cross | Ernest Carlson is called for the reach on Dustin Ballard - foul #1 on Ernest Carlson, team foul #3 | 24-21 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hank Cooley (SF) Dustin Ballard | |
| 07:54 | Holy Cross | William Ross drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Daye | 24-23 |
| 07:34 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson clanks a shot from the right block | 24-23 |
| 07:33 | Holy Cross | James Daye pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Kenneth Brand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sheldon Ransom (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Greaney (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Eugene Vance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Michael Kass (fairly fresh) SG - William Ross (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Cooley (fresh) PF - Mark Abadie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Daye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Holy Cross | Sheldon Ransom steps in front of the Michael Kass pass in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| 07:24 | North Texas | James Daye swats the layup by Sheldon Ransom | 24-23 |
| 07:23 | Holy Cross | James Daye snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 07:18 | Holy Cross | Ernest Carlson takes the ball from William Ross | 24-23 |
| 07:15 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom jams it on a great pass from Ernest Carlson | 26-23 |
| 06:59 | Holy Cross | Mark Abadie travels with the ball | 26-23 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ryan Treadaway (SG), Lance Serna (SF), David Bliss (PF) Sheldon Ransom, Ernest Carlson, Richard Greaney | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard (SF), Glenn Ward (PF) Mark Abadie, James Daye | |
| 06:47 | North Texas | Eugene Vance can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 06:46 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 06:37 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward connects on the jumper from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 06:19 | North Texas | Eugene Vance comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Hank Cooley - foul #2 on Hank Cooley, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | North Texas | Michael Davis (SF) Kenneth Brand | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Daye (C) Hank Cooley | |
| 06:19 | North Texas | Eugene Vance misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:19 | North Texas | Eugene Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:03 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Bliss - foul #1 on David Bliss, team foul #4 | 27-25 |
| 06:03 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:03 | Holy Cross | Glenn Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:03 | North Texas | David Bliss pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:43 | North Texas | Eugene Vance works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Treadaway | 29-26 |
| 05:33 | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 05:31 | North Texas | David Bliss gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:17 | North Texas | James Daye steals the ball from Michael Davis | 29-26 |
| 05:13 | Holy Cross | William Ross is hacked by Lance Serna - foul #1 on Lance Serna, team foul #5 | 29-26 |
| Subs | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom (SG), Ernest Carlson (PF) Lance Serna, Eugene Vance | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 05:08 | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard misses the easy layup | 29-26 |
| 05:06 | Holy Cross | James Daye grabs the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 05:01 | Holy Cross | William Ross splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 04:45 | North Texas | David Bliss banks in the layup | 31-29 |
| 04:27 | Holy Cross | William Ross makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 04:13 | North Texas | David Bliss comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 04:12 | North Texas | David Bliss tips it in | 33-32 |
| 03:50 | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Glenn Ward | 33-35 |
| 03:41 | North Texas | Michael Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | North Texas | Kenneth Brand (PG), Richard Greaney (PF), Eugene Vance (C) Ryan Treadaway, Michael Davis, David Bliss | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Matthew Keppler (PG), Keith White (SG), Richard Knuth (SF), Mark Abadie (PF), Hank Cooley (C) Michael Kass, William Ross, Dustin Ballard, Glenn Ward, James Daye | |
| 03:27 | Holy Cross | Eugene Vance steals it from Richard Knuth | 33-35 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Kenneth Brand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sheldon Ransom (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Greaney (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eugene Vance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Matthew Keppler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Knuth (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mark Abadie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hank Cooley (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 33-35 |
| 03:21 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson tips it in | 35-35 |
| 03:05 | Holy Cross | Richard Knuth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 02:55 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Knuth - foul #3 on Richard Knuth, team foul #12 | 35-35 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard (SF) Richard Knuth | |
| 02:55 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 02:55 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 02:46 | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard is called for traveling | 37-35 |
| 02:23 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson hits the finger roll | 39-35 |
| 02:07 | Holy Cross | Keith White misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-35 |
| 02:06 | North Texas | Eugene Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 01:50 | North Texas | Eugene Vance makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Brand | 41-35 |
| 01:37 | Holy Cross | Matthew Keppler buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith White | 41-38 |
| 01:19 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-38 |
| 01:17 | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 01:11 | Holy Cross | Hank Cooley misses short on a runner from the right block | 41-38 |
| 01:10 | North Texas | Richard Greaney snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 00:57 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson's fadeaway is rejected by Hank Cooley | 41-38 |
| 00:56 | Holy Cross | Hank Cooley pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 00:41 | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 00:40 | Holy Cross | Mark Abadie tips it but misses | 41-38 |
| 00:39 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Ernest Carlson | 41-38 |
| 00:35 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson makes the wide open runner from the right block set up by Sheldon Ransom | 43-38 |
| 00:17 | Holy Cross | The jump hook by Dustin Ballard is blocked by Eugene Vance | 43-38 |
| 00:16 | North Texas | Ernest Carlson grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 00:02 | North Texas | Sheldon Ransom banks in the layup | 45-38 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Dustin Ballard misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 45-38 |