| Lineup | North Texas | PG - John Harris (fresh) SG - Eugene Mahon (fresh) SF - Troy McCollum (fresh) PF - Oscar Raine (fresh) C - John Felton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) SG - William Hunter (fresh) SF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) PF - Fred Smith (fresh) C - Herman Riley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Herman Riley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa State | Eugene Mahon steals it from Fred Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | North Texas | John Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Mahon | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Iowa State | Oscar Raine is called for the reach on Mark Heberling - foul #1 on Oscar Raine, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Iowa State | Fred Smith connects on the shot from the right side set up by Mark Heberling and he's hacked by Troy McCollum - foul #1 on Troy McCollum, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Iowa State | Fred Smith makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | North Texas | Troy McCollum clanks a runner from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | North Texas | Troy McCollum hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:59 | North Texas | Troy McCollum double dribbles | 4-6 |
| 17:31 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 17:07 | North Texas | Troy McCollum misses the easy layup | 4-9 |
| 17:05 | Iowa State | Fred Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:39 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Raine | 4-9 |
| 16:37 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Oscar Raine | 4-9 |
| 16:13 | North Texas | John Felton makes the shot from the left wing set up by John Harris | 6-9 |
| 15:48 | Iowa State | Fred Smith is whistled for a carry | 6-9 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jon Richardson (SF), John Copeland (PF), Chong Qian (C) Troy McCollum, Oscar Raine, John Felton | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG), Neville Thome (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Charles Barnhill (PF), Manuel Kilgo (C) Mark Heberling, William Hunter, Jarvis Bellew, Fred Smith, Herman Riley | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - John Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Mahon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Richardson (fresh) PF - John Copeland (fresh) C - Chong Qian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Hoover (fresh) SG - Neville Thome (fresh) SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) PF - Charles Barnhill (fresh) C - Manuel Kilgo (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | North Texas | John Harris scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chong Qian | 8-9 |
| 14:52 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo buries a driving attempt from the right block | 8-11 |
| 14:34 | North Texas | Chong Qian comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Charles Barnhill - foul #1 on Charles Barnhill, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Woods (SG), Oscar Raine (PF) Eugene Mahon, John Copeland | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG) Howard Hoover | |
| 14:34 | North Texas | Chong Qian misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:34 | North Texas | Chong Qian misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:34 | Iowa State | Manuel Kilgo grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:08 | Iowa State | John Harris is called for the reach on Mark Heberling - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | North Texas | Troy McCollum (SF), John Felton (C) John Harris, Chong Qian | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Hunter (SG), Jarvis Bellew (SF), Fred Smith (PF), Herman Riley (C) Neville Thome, Robert Cooper, Charles Barnhill, Manuel Kilgo | |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Woods - foul #1 on Joseph Woods, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | Fred Smith gets the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:23 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jarvis Bellew | 8-13 |
| 13:09 | North Texas | Troy McCollum is whistled for traveling | 8-13 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Harris (PG), Eugene Mahon (SG) Jon Richardson, Joseph Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 12:47 | Iowa State | Fred Smith can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Oscar Raine - foul #2 on Oscar Raine, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Copeland (PF) Oscar Raine | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 12:47 | Iowa State | Fred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:47 | Iowa State | Fred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:27 | North Texas | Eugene Mahon is fouled on the floor by Jarvis Bellew - foul #1 on Jarvis Bellew, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| 12:16 | North Texas | John Felton misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Herman Riley - foul #1 on Herman Riley, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jon Richardson (SF) Troy McCollum | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 12:16 | North Texas | John Felton makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:16 | North Texas | John Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:47 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 11:45 | North Texas | Jon Richardson gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Mahon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Richardson (fresh) PF - John Copeland (fresh) C - John Felton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hunter (fresh) SF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Riley (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | North Texas | Eugene Mahon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Harris | 13-15 |
| 11:02 | Iowa State | Fred Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 13-15 |
| Subs | North Texas | Troy McCollum (SF), Chong Qian (C) Jon Richardson, John Felton | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG), Neville Thome (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Charles Barnhill (PF), Manuel Kilgo (C) Mark Heberling, William Hunter, Jarvis Bellew, Fred Smith, Herman Riley | |
| 10:33 | North Texas | Eugene Mahon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-15 |
| 10:31 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 13-15 |
| 10:04 | Iowa State | Neville Thome misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| 10:03 | North Texas | Chong Qian snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 09:46 | North Texas | John Harris is hacked by Howard Hoover - foul #1 on Howard Hoover, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Woods (SG) Eugene Mahon | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG), William Hunter (SG), Jarvis Bellew (SF), Fred Smith (PF), Herman Riley (C) Howard Hoover, Neville Thome, Robert Cooper, Charles Barnhill, Manuel Kilgo | |
| 09:32 | North Texas | Herman Riley swats the shot by Chong Qian | 13-15 |
| 09:30 | North Texas | Chong Qian gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:16 | North Texas | Troy McCollum connects on the shot from the right side | 15-15 |
| 09:10 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew hits a turnaround from close range | 15-17 |
| 08:53 | North Texas | Troy McCollum misses short on a shot from the right side | 15-17 |
| 08:52 | Iowa State | Herman Riley snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | William Hunter connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Heberling and the foul's on Joseph Woods - foul #2 on Joseph Woods, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | North Texas | Eugene Mahon (PG), Michael Gee (SG), Jon Richardson (SF), Ignacio Vega (PF), John Felton (C) John Harris, Joseph Woods, Troy McCollum, John Copeland, Chong Qian | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | William Hunter misses the free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:26 | North Texas | John Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:08 | North Texas | John Felton buries a shot near the basket set up by Eugene Mahon | 17-19 |
| 07:47 | Iowa State | Fred Smith connects on the runner from close range | 17-21 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Eugene Mahon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gee (fresh) SF - Jon Richardson (fresh) PF - Ignacio Vega (fresh) C - John Felton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Riley (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | North Texas | Eugene Mahon is fouled on the floor by Fred Smith - foul #1 on Fred Smith, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Harris (PG) Michael Gee | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Charles Barnhill (PF), Manuel Kilgo (C) William Hunter, Jarvis Bellew, Fred Smith, Herman Riley | |
| 07:04 | North Texas | John Harris hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Mahon | 19-21 |
| 06:37 | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 19-21 |
| 06:36 | North Texas | Eugene Mahon gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:30 | North Texas | Eugene Mahon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 06:29 | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:22 | Iowa State | Neville Thome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | North Texas | Troy McCollum (SF), John Copeland (PF) Jon Richardson, Ignacio Vega | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG), Jarvis Bellew (SF), Herman Riley (C) Mark Heberling, Robert Cooper, Manuel Kilgo | |
| 05:57 | North Texas | Eugene Mahon misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 19-21 |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 05:51 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 05:49 | Iowa State | Herman Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:21 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 05:20 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Jarvis Bellew | 19-21 |
| 05:00 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew can't finish the layup | 19-21 |
| 04:59 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:43 | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Howard Hoover | 19-23 |
| 04:24 | North Texas | Troy McCollum hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Jarvis Bellew - foul #2 on Jarvis Bellew, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jon Richardson (PG), Michael Gee (SG), Ignacio Vega (PF), Chong Qian (C) John Harris, Eugene Mahon, John Copeland, John Felton | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG), William Hunter (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Fred Smith (PF), Manuel Kilgo (C) Howard Hoover, Neville Thome, Jarvis Bellew, Charles Barnhill, Herman Riley | |
| 04:24 | North Texas | Troy McCollum makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:04 | Iowa State | Fred Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-23 |
| 04:03 | Iowa State | Fred Smith tips it back up and in | 22-25 |
| 03:45 | North Texas | The short jumper by Troy McCollum is denied by Manuel Kilgo | 22-25 |
| 03:43 | Iowa State | Fred Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:38 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper is hacked by Jon Richardson - foul #1 on Jon Richardson, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Woods (SG), Oscar Raine (PF) Michael Gee, Troy McCollum | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 03:38 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:38 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jon Richardson (fresh) SG - Joseph Woods (fresh) SF - Ignacio Vega (fresh) PF - Oscar Raine (fresh) C - Chong Qian (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Kilgo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | North Texas | Ignacio Vega lays it in | 24-27 |
| 02:52 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 02:51 | North Texas | Jon Richardson grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 02:41 | North Texas | Jon Richardson clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Manuel Kilgo - foul #1 on Manuel Kilgo, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Harris (PG), Eugene Mahon (SG), John Felton (C) Joseph Woods, Ignacio Vega, Chong Qian | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew (SF), Herman Riley (C) Robert Cooper, Manuel Kilgo | |
| 02:41 | North Texas | Jon Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:41 | North Texas | Jon Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:41 | Iowa State | Herman Riley snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:12 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 02:10 | North Texas | Oscar Raine gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:59 | North Texas | John Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 01:58 | Iowa State | Fred Smith snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 01:29 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 01:27 | North Texas | Oscar Raine pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:08 | North Texas | John Felton misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fred Smith - foul #2 on Fred Smith, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | North Texas | Troy McCollum (SF) Jon Richardson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:08 | North Texas | John Felton misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:08 | North Texas | John Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | Herman Riley loses the ball out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | North Texas | Chong Qian (C) John Felton | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG), Charles Barnhill (PF) William Hunter, Fred Smith | |
| 00:26 | North Texas | John Harris misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Herman Riley - foul #2 on Herman Riley, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| 00:26 | North Texas | John Harris makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:26 | North Texas | John Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:02 | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill is hacked by Chong Qian - foul #1 on Chong Qian, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Copeland (PF) Oscar Raine | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Hoover (PG) Mark Heberling | |
| 00:02 | Iowa State | Charles Barnhill misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:02 | North Texas | Chong Qian snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Chong Qian can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-27 |