| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Cora (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jessie Batres (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Staats (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tim Cockrum (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Vick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brice Kintzel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Upson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Young (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Jessie Batres inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Rodney Cora clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Elmer Vick - foul #1 on Elmer Vick, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Rodney Cora makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Rodney Cora makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 19:20 | Western Illinois | Elmer Vick misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-24 |
| 19:18 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Tim Cockrum | 39-24 |
| 19:13 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Nicholas Matuszeski, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| 18:46 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-24 |
| 18:44 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum grabs the defensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | Jessie Batres is hacked by Brice Kintzel - foul #3 on Brice Kintzel, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor (SF) Brice Kintzel | |
| 18:12 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Williams - foul #2 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #3 | 39-24 |
| 18:12 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 18:12 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 18:12 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson snags the defensive board | 40-24 |
| 17:52 | Western Illinois | Tim Cockrum steals the ball from Michael Upson | 40-24 |
| 17:24 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Burgos (SF), Joshua Grinder (PF) Curtis Staats, Tim Cockrum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal (C) Roland Young | |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | Elmer Vick loses the ball out of bounds | 40-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell (SF), Tim Cockrum (C) Rodney Cora, Jessie Batres | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey (SG), James Marden (SF) Elmer Vick, Michael Upson | |
| 16:52 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski is hacked by Stephen Dolezal - foul #2 on Stephen Dolezal, team foul #4 | 40-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Davis (SG) Jeremy Williams | |
| 16:27 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-24 |
| 16:25 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth McGregor | 40-24 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 16:11 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum snags the defensive board | 40-24 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Matuszeski | 43-24 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Caldwell (fresh) PF - Joshua Grinder (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Cockrum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sean Humphrey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Davis (fresh) SF - James Marden (fresh) PF - Kenneth McGregor (fresh) C - Stephen Dolezal (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Stephen Dolezal is denied by Tim Cockrum | 43-24 |
| 15:47 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum grabs the defensive rebound | 43-24 |
| 15:24 | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell loses the ball out of bounds | 43-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Cora (SG), Hal Johnson (SF), Curtis Staats (PF), Jessie Batres (C) Nicholas Matuszeski, Timothy Caldwell, Joshua Grinder, Tim Cockrum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams (PG), Elmer Vick (SG), Brice Kintzel (SF), Michael Upson (PF), Roland Young (C) Sean Humphrey, Sean Davis, James Marden, Kenneth McGregor, Stephen Dolezal | |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Elmer Vick and he's fouled by Bradley Burgos - foul #1 on Bradley Burgos, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams misses the free throw | 43-26 |
| 15:15 | DePaul | Jessie Batres gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| 14:52 | DePaul | Hal Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-26 |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:34 | Western Illinois | Elmer Vick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeremy Williams | 43-29 |
| 14:17 | DePaul | Rodney Cora connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Hal Johnson | 45-29 |
| 14:12 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel clanks a jumper from the right block | 45-29 |
| 14:10 | DePaul | Curtis Staats pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 13:41 | DePaul | Hal Johnson is hacked by Brice Kintzel - foul #4 on Brice Kintzel, team foul #5 | 45-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell (PG) Bradley Burgos | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor (SF) Brice Kintzel | |
| 13:24 | DePaul | Rodney Cora blows the dunk but he's fouled by Elmer Vick - foul #2 on Elmer Vick, team foul #6 | 45-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski (PG) Timothy Caldwell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:24 | DePaul | Rodney Cora misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 13:24 | DePaul | Rodney Cora makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Curtis Staats - foul #1 on Curtis Staats, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Grinder (PF), Tim Cockrum (C) Curtis Staats, Jessie Batres | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:37 | DePaul | Hal Johnson scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Rodney Cora and he's hacked by Kenneth McGregor - foul #2 on Kenneth McGregor, team foul #7 | 48-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell (SG) Rodney Cora | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey (SG), James Marden (SF), Stephen Dolezal (C) Elmer Vick, Michael Upson, Roland Young | |
| 12:37 | DePaul | Hal Johnson makes the free throw | 49-32 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | James Marden can't throw it down but he's fouled by Hal Johnson - foul #4 on Hal Johnson, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Cora (SG) Hal Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Davis (SG) Jeremy Williams | |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | James Marden makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | James Marden misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:14 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Joshua Grinder | 49-33 |
| 11:54 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-33 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Cora (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Caldwell (fresh) PF - Joshua Grinder (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Cockrum (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sean Humphrey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Davis (fresh) SF - James Marden (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth McGregor (fresh) C - Stephen Dolezal (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 11:47 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 11:26 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dolezal - foul #3 on Stephen Dolezal, team foul #8 | 49-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Burgos (SG), Jessie Batres (SF), Curtis Staats (PF) Nicholas Matuszeski, Rodney Cora, Joshua Grinder | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Vick (SG), Michael Upson (PF) Sean Davis, Kenneth McGregor | |
| 11:26 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 11:26 | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 11:07 | Western Illinois | Curtis Staats picks off the pass by James Marden | 49-33 |
| 10:47 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 49-33 |
| 10:45 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos tips it but misses | 49-33 |
| 10:44 | DePaul | Curtis Staats tips it back up and in | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:25 | Western Illinois | Elmer Vick is hacked by Curtis Staats - foul #2 on Curtis Staats, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski (PG), Joshua Grinder (C) Timothy Caldwell, Tim Cockrum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams (PG), Kenneth McGregor (SF), Roland Young (C) Sean Humphrey, James Marden, Stephen Dolezal | |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor is fouled on the floor by Jessie Batres - foul #1 on Jessie Batres, team foul #6 | 51-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Cora (SG) Bradley Burgos | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:03 | Western Illinois | Elmer Vick misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-33 |
| 10:01 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson gets the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 09:41 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Grinder - foul #1 on Joshua Grinder, team foul #7 | 51-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey (SG), James Marden (SF) Elmer Vick, Michael Upson | |
| 09:41 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 09:41 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 09:12 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 08:57 | Western Illinois | James Marden drills a floater in the paint set up by Jeremy Williams | 51-37 |
| 08:28 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Jessie Batres picks off the pass by Sean Humphrey | 51-37 |
| 07:43 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 07:41 | DePaul | Curtis Staats gets the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Cora (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jessie Batres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Staats (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Joshua Grinder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Humphrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Marden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth McGregor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | DePaul | Curtis Staats connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Roland Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Rodney Cora - foul #2 on Rodney Cora, team foul #8 | 54-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell (PG), Bradley Burgos (SG), Hal Johnson (SF), Tim Cockrum (C) Nicholas Matuszeski, Rodney Cora, Jessie Batres, Joshua Grinder | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dustin Barnes (PG), Elmer Vick (SG), Brice Kintzel (SF), Michael Upson (PF) Jeremy Williams, Sean Humphrey, James Marden, Kenneth McGregor | |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Roland Young misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Roland Young misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-37 |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Roland Young grabs the offensive board | 54-37 |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson dunks the ball on a great pass from Brice Kintzel and he's fouled by Curtis Staats - foul #3 on Curtis Staats, team foul #9 | 54-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal (C) Roland Young | |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 06:09 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dustin Barnes - foul #1 on Dustin Barnes, team foul #9 | 54-40 |
| 06:09 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:09 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:09 | DePaul | Hal Johnson snags the offensive board | 55-40 |
| 05:48 | DePaul | Hal Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson drills a shot from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 04:59 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Dolezal - foul #4 on Stephen Dolezal, team foul #10 | 58-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski (PG), Joshua Grinder (PF) Timothy Caldwell, Curtis Staats | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams (PG) Dustin Barnes | |
| 04:59 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 04:59 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 04:48 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Cora (SG) Bradley Burgos | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor (C) Stephen Dolezal | |
| 04:33 | DePaul | Rodney Cora drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Matuszeski | 61-42 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Nicholas Matuszeski - foul #3 on Nicholas Matuszeski, team foul #10 | 61-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell (PG), Bradley Burgos (SG), Jessie Batres (SF) Nicholas Matuszeski, Rodney Cora, Hal Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey (PG), Sean Davis (SG), James Marden (C) Jeremy Williams, Elmer Vick, Michael Upson | |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 04:10 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 03:43 | DePaul | Sean Davis takes the ball from Joshua Grinder | 61-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Timothy Caldwell (fresh) SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jessie Batres (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Grinder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Cockrum (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sean Humphrey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Davis (fresh) SF - Brice Kintzel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth McGregor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Marden (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 03:33 | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 03:26 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum hits the finger roll | 63-44 |
| 03:10 | Western Illinois | James Marden's layup is rejected by Tim Cockrum | 63-44 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor tips it but misses | 63-44 |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Jessie Batres pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 03:04 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | James Marden gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 02:52 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel drills a jumper from the right block | 63-46 |
| 02:33 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Sean Davis is denied by Tim Cockrum | 66-46 |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Joshua Grinder gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 01:57 | DePaul | Jessie Batres can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brice Kintzel - foul #5 on Brice Kintzel, team foul #11 | 66-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal (C) Brice Kintzel | |
| 01:57 | DePaul | Jessie Batres makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 01:57 | DePaul | Jessie Batres makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Grinder - foul #2 on Joshua Grinder, team foul #11 | 68-46 |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:17 | DePaul | Jessie Batres can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-48 |
| 01:16 | DePaul | Joshua Grinder gets the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-48 |
| 00:56 | DePaul | Jessie Batres grabs the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | DePaul | Jessie Batres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey travels with the ball | 68-48 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell runs out the clock | 68-48 |