| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Engel (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ricky Cushman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Milton Coonrod (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frank Stitt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Pinheiro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:48 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Nystrom | 31-32 |
| 19:26 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 19:25 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:03 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 19:01 | North Texas | David Thompson snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:43 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman loses the dribble to Victor Deardorff | 31-32 |
| 18:14 | Vermont | Jesse Autry can't throw it down | 31-32 |
| 18:13 | North Texas | David Thompson gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:04 | North Texas | David Thompson is denied on a layup by Victor Deardorff | 31-32 |
| 18:02 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:41 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 17:40 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 17:30 | North Texas | Michael Engel is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bradley Nystrom | 33-32 |
| 17:08 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Thompson - foul #3 on David Thompson, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 17:08 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:08 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:48 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom is fouled on the floor by Frank Stitt - foul #2 on Frank Stitt, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | North Texas | Donald Wildenthaler (PF), Terry Byers (C) Ricky Cushman, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael King (C) Robert Pinheiro | |
| 16:38 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-34 |
| 16:36 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:22 | North Texas | Michael Engel scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bradley Nystrom | 35-34 |
| 16:02 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Victor Deardorff | 35-36 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Engel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Wildenthaler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Milton Coonrod (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Frank Stitt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | North Texas | Terry Byers comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 35-36 |
| 15:43 | Vermont | Michael King gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:24 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 15:11 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes misses badly on a shot in the paint | 35-39 |
| 15:10 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:05 | Vermont | Jesse Autry connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Victor Deardorff | 35-41 |
| 14:46 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Bradley Nystrom out of the doubleteam | 37-41 |
| 14:29 | Vermont | Jesse Autry misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 14:28 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Donald Wildenthaler | 37-41 |
| 14:19 | North Texas | Milton Coonrod is called for the reach on Bradley Nystrom - foul #3 on Milton Coonrod, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay (PG), James Swain (SG), Rusty Cooper (SF), Ricky Cushman (PF), David Thompson (C) Bradley Nystrom, Michael Engel, Lawrence Rakes, Donald Wildenthaler, Terry Byers | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (SG), Joseph Shumway (SF), Charles Pendergast (PF), Robert Pinheiro (C) Jesse Autry, Victor Deardorff, Frank Stitt, Michael King | |
| 14:05 | North Texas | James Swain misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 14:04 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 13:35 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 13:31 | North Texas | James Swain drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Isaac Lindsay | 39-44 |
| 13:12 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro's pass is intercepted by Ricky Cushman | 39-44 |
| 13:03 | North Texas | David Foster steals it from James Swain | 39-44 |
| 12:59 | Vermont | David Foster banks in the layup | 39-46 |
| 12:46 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Rusty Cooper | 41-46 |
| 12:17 | Vermont | Milton Coonrod works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 12:16 | Vermont | Joseph Shumway tips it in | 41-48 |
| 12:07 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman jams it on a great pass from James Swain | 43-48 |
| 11:49 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Thompson - foul #4 on David Thompson, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom (PG), Michael Engel (SG), Lawrence Rakes (SF) Isaac Lindsay, James Swain, Rusty Cooper | |
| Subs | Vermont | Jesse Autry (PG), Victor Deardorff (SF) Milton Coonrod, Joseph Shumway | |
| 11:49 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:49 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Engel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ricky Cushman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Charles Pendergast (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Pinheiro (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Rakes | 46-50 |
| 11:17 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 11:15 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:55 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes misses badly on a shot from the left side | 46-50 |
| 10:53 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 10:27 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Ricky Cushman - foul #2 on Ricky Cushman, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | North Texas | Donald Wildenthaler (PF), Terry Byers (C) Ricky Cushman, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Vermont | Milton Coonrod (PG), Michael King (C) David Foster, Robert Pinheiro | |
| 10:27 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:27 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:27 | North Texas | Donald Wildenthaler snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 10:12 | North Texas | Michael Engel misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Milton Coonrod - foul #4 on Milton Coonrod, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Shumway (SF), Frank Stitt (PF) Milton Coonrod, Charles Pendergast | |
| 10:12 | North Texas | Michael Engel makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:12 | North Texas | Michael Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:50 | Vermont | Frank Stitt is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Frank Stitt, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 09:41 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom misses short on a floater from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 09:39 | Vermont | Frank Stitt snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:25 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:23 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:10 | North Texas | Michael Engel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 09:08 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 09:06 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Michael King | 48-50 |
| 08:46 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 08:39 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Engel | 51-53 |
| 08:15 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 08:14 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Lawrence Rakes | 51-53 |
| 08:07 | North Texas | Michael Engel banks in the layup | 53-53 |
| 07:51 | Vermont | Jesse Autry scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Engel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Rakes (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Wildenthaler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Deardorff (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. SF - Joseph Shumway (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Stitt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael King (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-55 |
| 07:32 | Vermont | Frank Stitt snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:28 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 07:26 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:17 | North Texas | Michael Engel is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Bradley Nystrom | 55-55 |
| 06:48 | Vermont | Joseph Shumway misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 06:47 | North Texas | Terry Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 06:26 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 06:25 | Vermont | Frank Stitt snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 06:04 | Vermont | Frank Stitt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 06:03 | Vermont | Jesse Autry hits the follow up shot | 55-57 |
| 05:59 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ricky Cushman (PF), David Thompson (C) Donald Wildenthaler, Terry Byers | |
| Subs | Vermont | Milton Coonrod (PG), Charles Pendergast (PF), Robert Pinheiro (C) Joseph Shumway, Frank Stitt, Michael King | |
| 05:54 | North Texas | Lawrence Rakes is hacked by Charles Pendergast - foul #4 on Charles Pendergast, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| 05:46 | North Texas | Michael Engel comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 05:45 | North Texas | David Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:33 | North Texas | Michael Engel is fouled on the floor by Charles Pendergast - foul #5 on Charles Pendergast, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Frank Stitt (PF) Charles Pendergast | |
| 05:12 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman is hacked by Frank Stitt - foul #4 on Frank Stitt, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Charles Carrier (SF) Victor Deardorff | |
| 05:12 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:12 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Frank Stitt | 55-57 |
| 04:43 | Vermont | Jesse Autry is fouled on the floor by Michael Engel - foul #2 on Michael Engel, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay (SG), Rusty Cooper (SF) Michael Engel, Lawrence Rakes | |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Shumway (SF) Charles Carrier | |
| 04:17 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rusty Cooper - foul #1 on Rusty Cooper, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Victor Deardorff (SF) Joseph Shumway | |
| 04:17 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:17 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:17 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Ricky Cushman | 55-58 |
| 04:13 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 04:12 | Vermont | Frank Stitt grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 03:55 | Vermont | Ricky Cushman picks off the pass by Victor Deardorff | 55-58 |
| 03:47 | North Texas | David Thompson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side | 57-58 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bradley Nystrom (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SG - Isaac Lindsay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rusty Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Cushman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Milton Coonrod (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jesse Autry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Deardorff (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Frank Stitt (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Pinheiro (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 03:25 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 03:14 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bradley Nystrom | 59-58 |
| 02:52 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 59-58 |
| 02:51 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:51 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | North Texas | Michael Engel (SG), Lawrence Rakes (SF) Isaac Lindsay, Rusty Cooper | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 02:35 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom makes the contested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Milton Coonrod - foul #5 on Milton Coonrod, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Foster (SG) Milton Coonrod | |
| 02:35 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:33 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| 02:09 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-58 |
| 02:02 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Stitt - foul #5 on Frank Stitt, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Vermont | James Sanger (PF) Frank Stitt | |
| 02:02 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:02 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:02 | North Texas | David Thompson snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:46 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 63-58 |
| 01:45 | North Texas | Ricky Cushman grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:40 | North Texas | David Thompson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bradley Nystrom | 65-58 |
| 01:40 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:32 | Vermont | Robert Pinheiro is hacked by Bradley Nystrom - foul #1 on Bradley Nystrom, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| 01:24 | Vermont | David Foster misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-58 |
| 01:22 | North Texas | Michael Engel pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:59 | North Texas | Bradley Nystrom works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ricky Cushman | 67-58 |
| 00:59 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:54 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 00:53 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Michael Engel | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | North Texas | David Foster is called for the reach on Michael Engel in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Foster, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay (SF) Lawrence Rakes | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 00:50 | North Texas | Michael Engel makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:50 | North Texas | Michael Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:44 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff travels with the ball | 69-58 |
| Subs | North Texas | James Swain (SG), Rusty Cooper (SF), Donald Wildenthaler (PF), Terry Byers (C) Bradley Nystrom, Michael Engel, Ricky Cushman, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:15 | North Texas | James Swain can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-58 |
| 00:14 | North Texas | Donald Wildenthaler tips it home | 71-58 |
| 00:10 | Vermont | Victor Deardorff drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Foster | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Isaac Lindsay runs out the clock | 71-60 |