| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chen Qian (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Griner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Kelley Hedge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sol Pearson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wayne Grant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Meador (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Kuszynski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Wayne Grant inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | North Texas | Wayne Grant makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Kuszynski | 30-30 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Chad Meador - foul #1 on Chad Meador, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | North Texas | Wayne Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:15 | North Texas | Kelley Hedge is hacked by Merle Samuel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Merle Samuel, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:52 | North Texas | Kelley Hedge buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 18:38 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-32 |
| 18:36 | Central Michigan | David Champagne snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:18 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:16 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Chad Meador | 31-32 |
| 17:49 | North Texas | Fred Kuszynski blows the layup but he's hacked by James Griner - foul #2 on James Griner, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 17:49 | North Texas | Fred Kuszynski makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:49 | North Texas | Fred Kuszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian's dunk attempt is rejected by Fred Kuszynski | 31-34 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel is fouled on the floor by Kelley Hedge - foul #2 on Kelley Hedge, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson (SF), Michael Williams (C) Wayne Grant, Fred Kuszynski | |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro (PF) David Champagne | |
| Subs | North Texas | Theodore Miller (SG) Sol Pearson | |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:16 | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 16:14 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Joe Kaneshiro is fouled on the floor by Kelley Hedge - foul #3 on Kelley Hedge, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), Leo Bee (PF) Merle Samuel, Chen Qian | |
| Subs | North Texas | Wayne Grant (SF), Cong Chin (C) Kelley Hedge, Chad Meador | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leon Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Kaneshiro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Leo Bee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Griner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Theodore Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Thompson (fresh) SF - Wayne Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cong Chin (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | James Griner drills a shot from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 15:16 | North Texas | Michael Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-34 |
| 15:15 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:01 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), David Champagne (SF), Chen Qian (C) Donald Fraley, Joe Kaneshiro, James Griner | |
| Subs | North Texas | Sol Pearson (SG), Chad Meador (PF), Fred Kuszynski (C) Jeffery Thompson, Michael Williams, Cong Chin | |
| 14:46 | North Texas | Wayne Grant clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-34 |
| 14:44 | North Texas | Chad Meador tips it but misses | 35-34 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chad Meador - foul #2 on Chad Meador, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Kelley Hedge (PG) Theodore Miller | |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:36 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:33 | North Texas | Kelley Hedge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian is whistled for traveling | 37-34 |
| 13:54 | North Texas | Chad Meador is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Merle Samuel - foul #3 on Merle Samuel, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (SG) Leon Fisher | |
| Subs | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson (SF) Wayne Grant | |
| 13:54 | North Texas | Chad Meador makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:54 | North Texas | Chad Meador makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 13:36 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 13:20 | North Texas | Fred Kuszynski is denied on a layup by Chen Qian | 39-36 |
| 13:18 | North Texas | Sol Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:00 | North Texas | Kelley Hedge double dribbles | 39-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), James Griner (C) Merle Samuel, Chen Qian | |
| Subs | North Texas | Michael Williams (PF) Chad Meador | |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 12:08 | North Texas | Michael Williams hits a driving attempt near the basket | 41-38 |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | James Griner snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leon Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Champagne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Griner (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Kelley Hedge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sol Pearson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffery Thompson (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fred Kuszynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher is hacked by Jeffery Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffery Thompson, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), Chen Qian (SF), Joe Kaneshiro (PF) Leon Fisher, David Champagne, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | North Texas | Theodore Miller (PG), Wayne Grant (SF), Chad Meador (PF) Kelley Hedge, Sol Pearson, Fred Kuszynski | |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | James Griner's pass is intercepted by Chad Meador | 41-38 |
| 10:27 | North Texas | Michael Williams comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | James Griner gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian is hacked by Wayne Grant - foul #1 on Wayne Grant, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), Leo Bee (PF) Donald Fraley, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | North Texas | Kelley Hedge (PG) Jeffery Thompson | |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 09:42 | North Texas | Kelley Hedge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | Michael Williams steals the ball from Leo Bee | 43-38 |
| 09:04 | North Texas | Kelley Hedge hits a jump hook from the right block | 43-40 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Kelley Hedge is called for the reach on Chen Qian - foul #4 on Kelley Hedge, team foul #8 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (SG), David Champagne (SF) Leon Fisher, James Griner | |
| Subs | North Texas | Sol Pearson (SG), Fred Kuszynski (C) Kelley Hedge, Michael Williams | |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:19 | North Texas | Sol Pearson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Theodore Miller | 45-43 |
| 08:13 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 08:12 | North Texas | Fred Kuszynski gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 07:48 | North Texas | Chad Meador works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 07:47 | North Texas | Chad Meador tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian is fouled on the floor by Fred Kuszynski - foul #2 on Fred Kuszynski, team foul #9 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (SG), James Griner (C) Merle Samuel, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | North Texas | Kelley Hedge (PG), Jeffery Thompson (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Theodore Miller, Wayne Grant, Chad Meador | |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Chen Qian misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:22 | North Texas | Fred Kuszynski gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Donald Fraley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leon Fisher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chen Qian (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Griner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Kelley Hedge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sol Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffery Thompson (fresh) PF - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fred Kuszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:57 | North Texas | Fred Kuszynski misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | James Griner gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:32 | Central Michigan | James Griner comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 45-45 |
| 06:31 | North Texas | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 06:09 | North Texas | Jeffery Thompson is fouled on the floor by Donald Fraley - foul #2 on Donald Fraley, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG), Leo Bee (PF) Leon Fisher, Chen Qian | |
| Subs | North Texas | Chad Meador (PF) Michael Williams | |
| 05:57 | North Texas | Donald Fraley steals it from Fred Kuszynski | 45-45 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley lays it up and in | 47-45 |
| 05:50 | North Texas | David Champagne steps in front of the Chad Meador pass | 47-45 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel lays it in on a nice dish by David Champagne | 49-45 |
| 05:26 | North Texas | Leo Bee takes the ball from Sol Pearson | 49-45 |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 04:33 | North Texas | Chad Meador hits a runner from the right block set up by Kelley Hedge | 52-47 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Leo Bee | 54-47 |
| 03:44 | North Texas | Sol Pearson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 03:27 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 03:25 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | James Griner scores on a runner in the paint | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Merle Samuel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Fraley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Champagne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Bee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Griner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Kelley Hedge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sol Pearson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffery Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Chad Meador (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Kuszynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:42 | North Texas | Kelley Hedge slams it home on a great pass from Chad Meador out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Donald Fraley - foul #3 on Donald Fraley, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leon Fisher (PG), Eugene McKillop (SG), Chen Qian (SF), Joe Kaneshiro (PF) Merle Samuel, Donald Fraley, David Champagne, Leo Bee | |
| Subs | North Texas | Theodore Miller (SG), Wayne Grant (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Cong Chin (C) Sol Pearson, Jeffery Thompson, Chad Meador, Fred Kuszynski | |
| 02:42 | North Texas | Kelley Hedge makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel (PG) Eugene McKillop | |
| Subs | North Texas | Chad Meador (PF) Cong Chin | |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Michael Williams steals it from Merle Samuel | 56-53 |
| 02:21 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley (SG), David Champagne (SF), Leo Bee (PF) Leon Fisher, Chen Qian, Joe Kaneshiro | |
| Subs | North Texas | Sol Pearson (SG) Theodore Miller | |
| 01:54 | North Texas | James Griner steals the ball from Chad Meador | 56-53 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sol Pearson - foul #1 on Sol Pearson, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Fred Kuszynski (C) Michael Williams | |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:35 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:12 | North Texas | Sol Pearson clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-53 |
| 01:10 | Central Michigan | Leo Bee gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Merle Samuel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-53 |
| 00:42 | North Texas | Wayne Grant gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | North Texas | Sol Pearson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to James Griner | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | James Griner is hacked by Kelley Hedge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kelley Hedge, team foul #11 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Theodore Miller (PG) Kelley Hedge | |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:26 | North Texas | Theodore Miller's pass is intercepted by James Griner | 60-53 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley is hacked by Sol Pearson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sol Pearson, team foul #12 | 60-53 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Donald Fraley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:18 | North Texas | James Griner is called for the reach on Fred Kuszynski - foul #3 on James Griner, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| 00:16 | North Texas | Wayne Grant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 00:15 | North Texas | Fred Kuszynski snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 00:12 | North Texas | Wayne Grant clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 00:11 | Central Michigan | James Griner grabs the board | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | James Griner is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Miller - foul #1 on Theodore Miller, team foul #13 | 61-53 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | James Griner misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | James Griner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:02 | North Texas | Wayne Grant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | James Griner snags the defensive board | 62-53 |