| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Shaul (fresh) PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Daniel Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kyle Bingman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan McRoy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Rykaczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | James Shaul inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Dyar | 26-23 |
| 19:12 | Texas-Arlington | Samuel Gibson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Nathan McRoy | 26-25 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 26-25 |
| 18:47 | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy travels in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski blows the layup but he's hacked by Samuel Gibson - foul #3 on Samuel Gibson, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), William Palmer (C) Jeremy Buskirk, James Shaul, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Brian Mendelson (PF), Brian Dahle (C) Samuel Gibson, William Rykaczewski | |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:08 | Texas-Arlington | Brian Mendelson loses the dribble to William Palmer | 28-25 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | William Palmer's floater is tipped away by Nathan McRoy | 28-25 |
| 17:46 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 17:31 | Texas-Arlington | Kyle Bingman drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Anderson | 28-27 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar scores on a floater from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 16:41 | Texas-Arlington | Brian Mendelson is hacked by Brian Kaczorowski - foul #2 on Brian Kaczorowski, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), Paul Barker (C) James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Brian Kaczorowski, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Sears (PG), Ivan Sonoski (SF), David Lemos (PF), William Rykaczewski (C) Daniel Anderson, Nathan McRoy, Brian Mendelson, Brian Dahle | |
| 16:29 | Texas-Arlington | Kyle Bingman connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Sears | 30-30 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | James Shaul is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Shaul, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy (SF) Kyle Bingman | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaul (fresh) PF - Peter Caldera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Joshua Sears (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Sonoski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan McRoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Lemos (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Rykaczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:18 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Shaul and he's hacked by David Lemos - foul #2 on David Lemos, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (SG) Jeremy Buskirk | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Brian Mendelson (SF), Samuel Gibson (PF), Tim Neihoff (C) Nathan McRoy, David Lemos, William Rykaczewski | |
| 15:18 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:18 | Texas-Arlington | Tim Neihoff snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 14:52 | Texas-Arlington | Brian Mendelson drills a floater in the lane and the foul's on Dustin Cotter - foul #2 on Dustin Cotter, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), William Palmer (C) James Shaul, Peter Caldera, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson (PG), Brian Dahle (C) Joshua Sears, Tim Neihoff | |
| 14:52 | Texas-Arlington | Brian Mendelson makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:37 | Illinois State | William Palmer is fouled on the floor by Samuel Gibson - foul #4 on Samuel Gibson, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Kyle Bingman (SG) Samuel Gibson | |
| 14:16 | Illinois State | William Palmer scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Dustin Cotter and he's fouled by Brian Dahle - foul #2 on Brian Dahle, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary (SF) Dustin Cotter | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | David Lemos (SF) Ivan Sonoski | |
| 14:16 | Illinois State | William Palmer makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:59 | Texas-Arlington | William Palmer swats the layup by David Lemos | 35-33 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | William Palmer grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | William Palmer knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 13:14 | Texas-Arlington | James Nixon is called for the reach on Kyle Bingman - foul #1 on James Nixon, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), Paul Barker (C) James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Brian Kaczorowski, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Sears (PG), Ivan Sonoski (SG), Nathan McRoy (SF), William Rykaczewski (C) Daniel Anderson, Kyle Bingman, David Lemos, Brian Dahle | |
| 13:05 | Texas-Arlington | Ivan Sonoski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Paul Barker | 37-33 |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Paul Barker misses badly on a floater in the paint | 37-33 |
| 12:34 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera lays it up and in set up by Stephen Dyar | 39-33 |
| 12:09 | Texas-Arlington | Jeremy Buskirk is called for the reach on Ivan Sonoski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Buskirk, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG), Brian Kaczorowski (PF) Stephen Dyar, Peter Caldera | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 11:58 | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Shaul - foul #2 on James Shaul, team foul #6 | 39-33 |
| 11:58 | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:58 | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaul (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Joshua Sears (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Sonoski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan McRoy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Mendelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Rykaczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Ivan Sonoski steps in front of the Dustin Cotter pass in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 11:30 | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 39-34 |
| 11:28 | Texas-Arlington | Ivan Sonoski pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:10 | Texas-Arlington | Brian Mendelson misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 39-34 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Dustin Cotter | 39-34 |
| 10:41 | Illinois State | Paul Barker can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Mendelson - foul #1 on Brian Mendelson, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), James Nixon (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF), Peter Caldera (PF) Dustin Cotter, Jeremy Buskirk, James Shaul, Brian Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson (PG), Kyle Bingman (SG), David Lemos (PF), Brian Dahle (C) Joshua Sears, Ivan Sonoski, Brian Mendelson, William Rykaczewski | |
| 10:41 | Illinois State | Paul Barker makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:41 | Illinois State | Paul Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:41 | Texas-Arlington | Brian Dahle snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 10:39 | Texas-Arlington | Stephen Dyar is called for the reach on Daniel Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #7 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Palmer (C) Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 10:39 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:39 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:17 | Illinois State | Brian Dahle is called for the reach on James Nixon - foul #3 on Brian Dahle, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Brian Dahle swats the shot by William Palmer | 40-36 |
| 09:58 | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:52 | Texas-Arlington | Ronnie McGeary is called for the reach on Daniel Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronnie McGeary, team foul #8 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski (PF) Peter Caldera | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Ivan Sonoski (SF), Tim Neihoff (C) Nathan McRoy, Brian Dahle | |
| 09:52 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 09:52 | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | James Nixon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | James Nixon tips it home | 42-36 |
| 09:13 | Texas-Arlington | Kyle Bingman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Anderson | 42-39 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG), Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), Paul Barker (C) Stephen Dyar, James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Brian Kaczorowski, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Brian Mendelson (PF) David Lemos | |
| 08:39 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kyle Bingman | 42-42 |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses long on a shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 08:15 | Texas-Arlington | Kyle Bingman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:50 | Texas-Arlington | Brian Mendelson misses the dunk | 42-42 |
| 07:49 | Texas-Arlington | Kyle Bingman pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shaul (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Peter Caldera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Barker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Daniel Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kyle Bingman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Sonoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Mendelson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Neihoff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Texas-Arlington | Kyle Bingman misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 07:11 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Daniel Anderson | 42-42 |
| 07:09 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), William Palmer (C) Jeremy Buskirk, Peter Caldera, Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Sears (PG), David Lemos (SF), Samuel Gibson (PF), William Rykaczewski (C) Daniel Anderson, Ivan Sonoski, Brian Mendelson, Tim Neihoff | |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | James Shaul tips it home | 44-42 |
| 06:42 | Texas-Arlington | David Lemos misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Dyar - foul #2 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #9 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SG) Dustin Cotter | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 06:42 | Texas-Arlington | David Lemos makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 06:42 | Texas-Arlington | David Lemos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | William Palmer hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 44-44 |
| 06:33 | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Sears pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:08 | Texas-Arlington | Samuel Gibson is fouled on the floor by Brian Kaczorowski - foul #3 on Brian Kaczorowski, team foul #10 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary (SF) James Shaul | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Ivan Sonoski (SG), Nathan McRoy (SF) Kyle Bingman, David Lemos | |
| 06:08 | Texas-Arlington | Samuel Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:08 | Texas-Arlington | Samuel Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | William Palmer grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | William Rykaczewski steps in front of the William Palmer pass | 44-45 |
| 05:37 | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Sears is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Sears, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG), Jeremy Buskirk (SG) Stephen Dyar, James Nixon | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Brian Dahle (C) William Rykaczewski | |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | William Palmer clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Nathan McRoy - foul #2 on Nathan McRoy, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson (PG) Joshua Sears | |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:16 | Illinois State | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 04:57 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan McRoy | 46-48 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | Ivan Sonoski steals it from Brian Kaczorowski | 46-48 |
| 04:39 | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy lays it in on a nice dish by Ivan Sonoski | 46-50 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-50 |
| 04:14 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Nathan McRoy | 46-50 |
| 04:01 | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy misses long on an open shot from the left side | 46-50 |
| 03:59 | Texas-Arlington | Samuel Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 03:47 | Texas-Arlington | Samuel Gibson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | William Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dustin Cotter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie McGeary (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Daniel Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Sonoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan McRoy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Dahle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), James Nixon (SG), James Shaul (SF), Peter Caldera (PF), Paul Barker (C) Dustin Cotter, Jeremy Buskirk, Ronnie McGeary, Brian Kaczorowski, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Joshua Sears (PG), Kyle Bingman (SG), David Lemos (SF), William Rykaczewski (C) Daniel Anderson, Ivan Sonoski, Nathan McRoy, Brian Dahle | |
| 03:09 | Texas-Arlington | David Lemos blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Barker - foul #2 on Paul Barker, team foul #11 | 46-50 |
| 03:09 | Texas-Arlington | David Lemos misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:09 | Texas-Arlington | David Lemos makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | James Shaul is hacked by Joshua Sears - foul #2 on Joshua Sears, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Brian Mendelson (PF) Samuel Gibson | |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | James Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | James Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:24 | Texas-Arlington | David Lemos misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Paul Barker | 48-51 |
| 01:57 | Illinois State | Brian Mendelson steals it from Peter Caldera | 48-51 |
| 01:57 | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), Brian Kaczorowski (PF) James Nixon, Peter Caldera | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson (PG), Nathan McRoy (SF), Samuel Gibson (PF) Joshua Sears, David Lemos, Brian Mendelson | |
| 01:53 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Paul Barker loses the dribble to William Rykaczewski | 48-51 |
| 01:22 | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Nathan McRoy steps in front of the James Shaul pass | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Texas-Arlington | William Rykaczewski connects on the open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Anderson | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | James Shaul can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 00:15 | Texas-Arlington | Samuel Gibson snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Texas-Arlington | Samuel Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Buskirk - foul #3 on Jeremy Buskirk, team foul #12 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Ivan Sonoski (SF) Nathan McRoy | |
| 00:14 | Texas-Arlington | Samuel Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:14 | Texas-Arlington | Samuel Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | James Shaul connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 00:05 | Texas-Arlington | Stephen Dyar is called for the reach on Daniel Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #13 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Nathan McRoy (SF) Ivan Sonoski | |
| 00:05 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:05 | Texas-Arlington | Daniel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | James Shaul misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-55 |