The highly seeded Cyclones entered the home game in Hilton Coliseum as heavy favorites against the UT Arlington Mavericks. The first possession of the game went exactly as expected. Ashley Joens lay-up. That bucket was the last part of the game that anyone could describe as “exactly as expected.” The upset bid was on early as UT Arlington would get hot and take a lead quickly. The Mavericks would take a 22-14 lead into the quarter thanks to their own hot shooting and uncharacteristically poor shooting from the Clones.
The Cyclones had to throw the scouting report in the trash due to the Mavericks' unexpected hot shooting.