| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) SG - Albert Baker (fresh) SF - Fang Yen (fresh) PF - John Rusk (fresh) C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) SG - Joseph Pinzon (fresh) SF - Angel Martinez (fresh) PF - David Wallace (fresh) C - Anthony Lockard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Angel Martinez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard makes the shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Colorado State | Albert Baker connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abke | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | North Texas | Angel Martinez misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Colorado State | Albert Baker gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Colorado State | Albert Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | North Texas | Angel Martinez gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | North Texas | David Wallace buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | Colorado State | Albert Baker is whistled for traveling | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Abke - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:51 | Colorado State | Albert Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | John Roberts tips it in | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | North Texas | Fang Yen is called for the reach on Angel Martinez - foul #1 on Fang Yen, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Clinton Holder (SG), Dingbang Mang (SF), John Wheeler (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Albert Baker, Fang Yen, John Rusk, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 17:07 | North Texas | David Wallace can't throw it down | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:46 | Colorado State | James Foster knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Brennan and the foul's on Angel Martinez - foul #1 on Angel Martinez, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Frank Burkett (PG), Art Huseby (SG), Wesley Dimond (SF) James Sawyer, Joseph Pinzon, Angel Martinez | |
| 16:46 | Colorado State | James Foster makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:44 | North Texas | Frank Burkett is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG) Clinton Holder | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 16:29 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 8-5 |
| 16:27 | North Texas | David Wallace grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:05 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG) Fang Yen | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 16:05 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:05 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:05 | Colorado State | James Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:43 | Colorado State | James Foster is hacked by Anthony Lockard - foul #1 on Anthony Lockard, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Albert Baker | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) PF - John Wheeler (fresh) C - James Foster (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Frank Burkett (fresh) SG - Art Huseby (fresh) SF - Wesley Dimond (fresh) PF - David Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Lockard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang's pass is intercepted by Anthony Lockard | 8-6 |
| 15:04 | North Texas | Frank Burkett is fouled on the floor by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), John Rusk (PF) John Roberts, James Foster | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Sawyer (PG), Joseph Pinzon (SG), Angel Martinez (PF) Frank Burkett, Art Huseby, David Wallace | |
| 14:39 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard clanks a jump hook in the paint | 8-6 |
| 14:38 | Colorado State | John Rusk grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:22 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang banks in the layup | 10-6 |
| 13:59 | North Texas | Angel Martinez misses long on an open floater from the right side | 10-6 |
| 13:58 | Colorado State | John Rusk gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:38 | Colorado State | John Rusk hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Angel Martinez - foul #2 on Angel Martinez, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Albert Baker (SG), Clinton Holder (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, Fang Yen, Dingbang Mang, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Texas | Art Huseby (SF), David Wallace (PF) Wesley Dimond, Angel Martinez | |
| 13:38 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:38 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:11 | North Texas | Dikembe Abke swats the layup by Anthony Lockard | 11-6 |
| 13:10 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:48 | North Texas | John Roberts steps in front of the Art Huseby pass | 11-6 |
| 12:29 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder clanks a floater from the right side | 11-6 |
| 12:27 | Colorado State | John Roberts snags the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:16 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses badly on a floater near the basket | 11-6 |
| 12:14 | North Texas | Art Huseby grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 11:46 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard lays it in | 11-8 |
| 11:31 | Colorado State | John Roberts clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 11:29 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the tip | 11-8 |
| 11:27 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke tips it home | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clinton Holder (fresh) PF - John Rusk (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Sawyer (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Pinzon (fairly fresh) SF - Art Huseby (fresh) PF - David Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Lockard (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 11:01 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clinton Holder - foul #1 on Clinton Holder, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Fang Yen (SG), Dingbang Mang (SF), John Wheeler (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Albert Baker, Clinton Holder, John Rusk, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | North Texas | Frank Burkett (PG), Wesley Dimond (SF) James Sawyer, Art Huseby | |
| 11:01 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:01 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:48 | Colorado State | John Wheeler hits a fadeaway from close range | 15-10 |
| 10:19 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-10 |
| 10:18 | Colorado State | James Foster gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:02 | Colorado State | John Wheeler drills a fadeaway near the basket | 17-10 |
| 09:33 | North Texas | David Wallace is whistled for traveling | 17-10 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG) Dingbang Mang | |
| Subs | North Texas | Art Huseby (SG) Joseph Pinzon | |
| 09:20 | Colorado State | Albert Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 09:19 | North Texas | Frank Burkett snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 09:15 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Foster - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Clinton Holder (PF) Albert Baker, James Foster | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 09:15 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:15 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:51 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Wallace - foul #1 on David Wallace, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG) John Roberts | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 08:51 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:51 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:22 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond is fouled on the floor by Fang Yen - foul #2 on Fang Yen, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Dingbang Mang (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, Fang Yen, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Sawyer (PG) Frank Burkett | |
| 08:22 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:22 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:06 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang blows the dunk against the doubleteam but the foul's on Art Huseby - foul #1 on Art Huseby, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Rusk (PF), John Wheeler (C) Clinton Holder, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | North Texas | Frank Burkett (SG) Wesley Dimond | |
| 08:06 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:06 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:06 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Anthony Lockard | 20-14 |
| 07:47 | North Texas | Art Huseby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 07:46 | Colorado State | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang is whistled for traveling | 20-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), Clinton Holder (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Albert Baker, John Rusk, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 07:20 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard loses the dribble to Joseph Brennan | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clinton Holder (fresh) C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) SG - Frank Burkett (fresh) SF - Art Huseby (fresh) PF - David Wallace (tiring) 2 pts. C - Anthony Lockard (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Brennan | 22-14 |
| 06:54 | North Texas | David Wallace travels with the ball | 22-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), John Rusk (PF), John Wheeler (C) John Roberts, Clinton Holder, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | North Texas | Wesley Dimond (SF) Art Huseby | |
| 06:43 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-14 |
| 06:41 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 06:17 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Wesley Dimond | 22-16 |
| 05:48 | Colorado State | A charge is called on John Wheeler - foul #1 on John Wheeler, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Fang Yen (SF), Clinton Holder (PF), James Foster (C) Joseph Brennan, Dingbang Mang, John Rusk, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon (SG), Angel Martinez (PF) Frank Burkett, David Wallace | |
| 05:30 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard's floater is tipped away by James Foster | 22-16 |
| 05:29 | Colorado State | Albert Baker snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 05:21 | Colorado State | Albert Baker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Roberts | 25-16 |
| 04:56 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond's floater is knocked away by Clinton Holder | 25-16 |
| 04:54 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard tips it but misses | 25-16 |
| 04:52 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 04:46 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder drills a floater from the left side set up by John Roberts | 27-16 |
| 04:28 | North Texas | Albert Baker picks off the pass by James Sawyer out of a doubleteam | 27-16 |
| 04:23 | Colorado State | Albert Baker lays it in | 29-16 |
| 03:54 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond lays it in uncontested on a great pass from James Sawyer out of a doubleteam | 29-18 |
| 03:37 | Colorado State | James Foster is called for a backcourt violation | 29-18 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Dingbang Mang (SF), John Rusk (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) John Roberts, Albert Baker, Clinton Holder, James Foster | |
| Subs | North Texas | Frank Burkett (PG), Art Huseby (SF), David Wallace (C) James Sawyer, Wesley Dimond, Anthony Lockard | |
| 03:08 | North Texas | John Rusk is called for the reach on Angel Martinez - foul #1 on John Rusk, team foul #9 | 29-18 |
| 03:08 | North Texas | Angel Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:08 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fairly fresh) SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Rusk (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Frank Burkett (fresh) SG - Joseph Pinzon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Art Huseby (fresh) PF - Angel Martinez (fresh) C - David Wallace (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 02:53 | Colorado State | John Rusk can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Pinzon - foul #1 on Joseph Pinzon, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Anthony Lockard (C) Joseph Pinzon | |
| 02:53 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 02:53 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 02:53 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Anthony Lockard | 29-18 |
| 02:24 | North Texas | Frank Burkett makes the contested jump hook near the basket | 29-20 |
| 02:12 | Colorado State | John Rusk can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 29-20 |
| 02:10 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke tips it but misses | 29-20 |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | John Rusk grabs the offensive board | 29-20 |
| 01:50 | Colorado State | David Wallace is called for the reach on Joseph Brennan - foul #2 on David Wallace, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Wheeler (PF), James Foster (C) Dingbang Mang, John Rusk, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 01:50 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:50 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:50 | North Texas | David Wallace snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 01:31 | North Texas | Frank Burkett is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brennan - foul #1 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #10 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), John Rusk (PF) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon (SG) Anthony Lockard | |
| 01:31 | North Texas | Frank Burkett misses the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:31 | North Texas | Frank Burkett misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:31 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 30-20 |
| 01:21 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses the jumper from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 01:20 | Colorado State | James Foster gets the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 01:01 | Colorado State | Albert Baker drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Roberts | 33-20 |
| 00:40 | North Texas | Art Huseby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-20 |
| 00:39 | Colorado State | John Roberts grabs the board | 33-20 |
| 00:15 | Colorado State | John Roberts comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-20 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | James Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 00:02 | Colorado State | Albert Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-20 |
| 00:01 | North Texas | Angel Martinez grabs the board | 33-20 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Angel Martinez misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-20 |