| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Viktor Stechlinski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Loera (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski inbounds the ball | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 19:38 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski snags the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 19:24 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 50-36 |
| 19:22 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski misses the tip | 50-36 |
| 19:20 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley tips it back up and in | 52-36 |
| 19:05 | Western Kentucky | Donnie Gulley swats the layup by Timothy Tusing | 52-36 |
| 19:03 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 18:47 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 18:46 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 18:40 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Jake Fischer | 52-38 |
| 18:26 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-38 |
| 18:25 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 18:04 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-38 |
| 18:03 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 17:57 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters (SF) Kenneth Loera | |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan clanks a shot from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 17:36 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 17:21 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Purpura and the foul's on Charles Peters - foul #2 on Charles Peters, team foul #1 | 54-38 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (SG), James Smith (C) Sean Donnellan, Timothy Tusing | |
| 17:21 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery makes the free throw | 55-38 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 16:30 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley misses the lay-in | 55-41 |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 16:17 | Western Kentucky | James Smith buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jake Fischer | 55-43 |
| 16:10 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura is hacked by Jason Bell - foul #2 on Jason Bell, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Timothy Tusing (C) Jake Fischer, Kenny Lund, James Smith | |
| 15:58 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Viktor Stechlinski | 58-43 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donnie Gulley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Viktor Stechlinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Bell (fresh) SF - Kenneth Loera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Sean Donnellan | 58-45 |
| 15:23 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 15:21 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 15:07 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 14:49 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Purpura | 60-45 |
| 14:30 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Loera | 60-47 |
| 14:21 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Dennis Purpura and he's fouled by Kenneth Loera - foul #1 on Kenneth Loera, team foul #3 | 62-47 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Barnhill (C) Viktor Stechlinski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), James Smith (SF), Kenny Lund (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Sean Donnellan, Jason Bell, Kenneth Loera, Charles Peters, Timothy Tusing | |
| 14:21 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund scores on a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Donnie Gulley - foul #2 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #1 | 63-49 |
| Subs | North Texas | Robert Stepney (PF) Donnie Gulley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the free throw | 63-49 |
| 13:55 | North Texas | Robert Stepney gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 13:35 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Barnhill | 66-49 |
| 13:11 | Western Kentucky | James Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-49 |
| 13:10 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 13:01 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Snyder | 66-49 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund is hacked by Robert Stepney - foul #2 on Robert Stepney, team foul #2 | 66-49 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (SG), Donnie Gulley (PF), Viktor Stechlinski (C) Ronald Montgomery, Robert Stepney, John Barnhill | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing (C) Arnold Curry | |
| 12:23 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Smith | 66-51 |
| 12:09 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-51 |
| 12:08 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | James Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jake Fischer | 66-53 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (tiring) 12 pts. 8 ast. SG - Bojan Zorich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donnie Gulley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Viktor Stechlinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | North Texas | Joshua Snyder steals the ball from Jason Sawinski | 66-53 |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 11:22 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 11:00 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Joshua Snyder - foul #4 on Joshua Snyder, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG) Bojan Zorich | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Jason Bell (SG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Charles Peters (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Jake Fischer, Joshua Snyder, James Smith, Kenny Lund, Timothy Tusing | |
| 11:00 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 11:00 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 11:00 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-53 |
| 10:39 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry misses the tip | 67-53 |
| 10:38 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera can't tip it in | 67-53 |
| 10:37 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 10:26 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Viktor Stechlinski | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Loera | 70-55 |
| 09:46 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery lays it in on a great pass from Jason Sawinski | 72-55 |
| 09:40 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sawinski swats the shot by Kenneth Loera | 72-55 |
| 09:38 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 09:23 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-55 |
| 09:21 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley tips it in | 74-55 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 74-55 |
| 09:11 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Viktor Stechlinski | 74-55 |
| 08:58 | North Texas | The jump hook by Donnie Gulley is blocked by Charles Peters | 74-55 |
| 08:57 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sean Donnellan | 74-55 |
| 08:45 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters is denied on a layup by Viktor Stechlinski | 74-55 |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters tips it in | 74-57 |
| 08:28 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery is hacked by Jason Bell - foul #3 on Jason Bell, team foul #5 | 74-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (PG), Robert Stepney (PF), John Barnhill (C) Dennis Purpura, Donnie Gulley, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Mark Vreeland (SG), James Smith (SF), Kenny Lund (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Sean Donnellan, Jason Bell, Kenneth Loera, Charles Peters, Arnold Curry | |
| 08:14 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-57 |
| 08:13 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich can't tip it in | 74-57 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jake Fischer | 74-57 |
| 08:08 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Mark Vreeland | 74-60 |
| 07:48 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-60 |
| 07:47 | North Texas | John Barnhill grabs the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 07:29 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 07:27 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bojan Zorich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Montgomery (tiring) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stepney (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Barnhill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Vreeland (fresh) SF - James Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-60 |
| 07:15 | North Texas | John Barnhill grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 07:10 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder (SG), Charles Peters (SF) Mark Vreeland, James Smith | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:51 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 06:49 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| 06:43 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Ronald Montgomery | 76-60 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses long on a 3 from straight away | 76-60 |
| 06:29 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski snags the defensive board | 76-60 |
| 06:25 | North Texas | Robert Stepney blows the layup | 76-60 |
| 06:23 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder pulls down the rebound | 76-60 |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | Robert Stepney is called for the reach on Jake Fischer - foul #3 on Robert Stepney, team foul #3 | 76-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (PG), Patrick Bremer (SF), Charles Watkins (C) Ronald Montgomery, Jason Sawinski, Robert Stepney | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera (SF) Timothy Tusing | |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | John Barnhill blocks the short jumper by Kenny Lund | 76-60 |
| 05:50 | North Texas | John Barnhill snags the defensive board | 76-60 |
| 05:43 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bojan Zorich | 79-60 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jake Fischer | 79-62 |
| 05:28 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura loses the dribble to Jake Fischer in the backcourt | 79-62 |
| 05:18 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jake Fischer | 79-64 |
| 05:01 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-64 |
| 04:59 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera grabs the board | 79-64 |
| 04:35 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 79-64 |
| 04:34 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Charles Watkins | 79-64 |
| 04:28 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-64 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund pulls down the rebound | 79-64 |
| 04:13 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 79-64 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund tips it back up and in | 79-66 |
| 04:09 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-66 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG), Jason Sawinski (SF), Donnie Gulley (PF), Viktor Stechlinski (C) Bojan Zorich, Patrick Bremer, John Barnhill, Charles Watkins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing (C) Charles Peters | |
| 03:44 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses the runner from the baseline | 79-66 |
| 03:42 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski can't tip it in | 79-66 |
| 03:40 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 03:23 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski hits the follow up shot | 81-66 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (tiring) 15 pts. 8 ast. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Viktor Stechlinski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Snyder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Loera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 81-66 |
| 03:06 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera grabs the offensive board | 81-66 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-66 |
| 02:52 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:27 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-66 |
| 02:25 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-66 |
| 02:08 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Joshua Snyder - foul #5 on Joshua Snyder, team foul #6 | 81-66 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (PG), Patrick Bremer (SF), Robert Stepney (PF), John Barnhill (C) Dennis Purpura, Jason Sawinski, Donnie Gulley, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Jason Bell (SG), Charles Peters (SF), James Smith (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Jake Fischer, Joshua Snyder, Kenneth Loera, Kenny Lund, Timothy Tusing | |
| 02:08 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 02:08 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Bell | 83-69 |
| 01:31 | North Texas | Robert Stepney buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Montgomery | 86-69 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 86-69 |
| 01:19 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer snags the defensive board | 86-69 |
| 01:11 | North Texas | John Barnhill hits the finger roll set up by Bojan Zorich | 88-69 |
| 01:04 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters hits a jumper in the lane set up by Sean Donnellan | 88-71 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Stepney | 90-71 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Sean Donnellan and he's hacked by John Barnhill - foul #1 on John Barnhill, team foul #4 | 90-73 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters makes the free throw | 90-74 |
| 00:11 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery loses the ball out of bounds | 90-74 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | James Smith can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 90-74 |
| 00:03 | North Texas | Robert Stepney pulls down the rebound | 90-74 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich runs out the clock | 90-74 |