| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Rodney Cora (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Hal Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Cockrum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Batres (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Peter Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Tran (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Herman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | John Kelly inbounds the ball | 32-20 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Paul Tran comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Matuszeski - foul #2 on Nicholas Matuszeski, team foul #1 | 32-20 |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Paul Tran makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Paul Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-22 |
| 19:27 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum grabs the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-22 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | John Kelly pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| 18:59 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones's layup is rejected by Tim Cockrum | 32-22 |
| 18:57 | DePaul | Hal Johnson gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 18:28 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum dunks the ball on a great pass from Nicholas Matuszeski | 34-22 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 34-22 |
| 18:17 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 17:58 | DePaul | Hal Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Matuszeski | 37-22 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | John Kelly can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rodney Cora - foul #2 on Rodney Cora, team foul #2 | 37-22 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 17:13 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-24 |
| 17:12 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski grabs the offensive board | 37-24 |
| 16:51 | DePaul | Hal Johnson connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Matuszeski | 39-24 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones's 3 pointer is rejected by Hal Johnson | 39-24 |
| 16:34 | Cleveland State | Peter Williams grabs the offensive board | 39-24 |
| 16:24 | Cleveland State | Peter Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Jones | 39-27 |
| 16:02 | DePaul | Rodney Cora misses the easy layup | 39-27 |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Peter Williams | 39-27 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Cora (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Hal Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Cockrum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Batres (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Peter Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Tran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Herman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | John Herman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Rodney Cora grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 15:15 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Cora | 41-27 |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | Paul Tran is hacked by Rodney Cora - foul #3 on Rodney Cora, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Burgos (PG), Timothy Caldwell (SG), Curtis Staats (PF), Joshua Grinder (C) Nicholas Matuszeski, Rodney Cora, Tim Cockrum, Jessie Batres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Knee (PG), John Parker (SG), Norman Nims (SF), Carl Hedge (PF), Bill Hood (C) Peter Williams, Paul Tran, John Kelly, Paul Jones, John Herman | |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | Carl Hedge's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Staats | 41-27 |
| 14:38 | DePaul | Hal Johnson grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Hal Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Bill Hood grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Norman Nims is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Norman Nims, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 13:54 | DePaul | Hal Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Hal Johnson, team foul #4 | 41-27 |
| 13:29 | Cleveland State | Bill Hood is hacked by Joshua Grinder - foul #1 on Joshua Grinder, team foul #5 | 41-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Cora (SG) Hal Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Jones (PF) Norman Nims | |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Hedge | 41-30 |
| 12:45 | DePaul | Paul Jones takes the ball from Joshua Grinder | 41-30 |
| 12:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Knee hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-32 |
| 12:16 | DePaul | Rodney Cora makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Bradley Burgos and he's hacked by Robert Knee - foul #2 on Robert Knee, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski (PG), Tim Cockrum (PF), Jessie Batres (C) Bradley Burgos, Timothy Caldwell, Joshua Grinder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Peter Williams (PG), Paul Tran (SG), John Kelly (SF), John Herman (C) Robert Knee, John Parker, Carl Hedge, Bill Hood | |
| 12:16 | DePaul | Rodney Cora misses the free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:16 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 11:58 | Cleveland State | John Kelly is whistled for a carry | 43-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Hal Johnson (SF) Curtis Staats | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Cora (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Hal Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Cockrum (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Batres (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Peter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Tran (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Herman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | DePaul | Rodney Cora misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 11:28 | Cleveland State | Nicholas Matuszeski takes the ball from John Kelly | 43-32 |
| 11:13 | DePaul | Paul Jones steps in front of the Tim Cockrum pass | 43-32 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | John Herman connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by John Kelly | 43-34 |
| 10:41 | DePaul | Rodney Cora hits a shot near the basket | 45-34 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | Paul Tran misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | John Kelly hits the follow up shot | 45-36 |
| 09:57 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Herman | 45-36 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Paul Tran buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-39 |
| 09:25 | DePaul | Jessie Batres is fouled on the floor by John Herman - foul #2 on John Herman, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Burgos (SG), Curtis Staats (PF), Joshua Grinder (C) Rodney Cora, Tim Cockrum, Jessie Batres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Knee (SG), John Parker (SF), Carl Hedge (PF) Paul Tran, John Kelly, Paul Jones | |
| 09:11 | DePaul | John Parker steals it from Nicholas Matuszeski | 45-39 |
| 09:07 | Cleveland State | Peter Williams slams it home on a nice dish by John Parker | 45-41 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Hal Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | Peter Williams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 08:24 | DePaul | Hal Johnson gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 07:55 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-41 |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | Peter Williams grabs the board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hal Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Staats (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Grinder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Peter Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Knee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Hedge (fresh) C - John Herman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Carl Hedge can't connect on a floater near the basket | 48-41 |
| 07:33 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 07:12 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Hal Johnson | 51-41 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | John Parker buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Knee | 51-44 |
| 06:37 | DePaul | Hal Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Parker - foul #1 on John Parker, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Cora (SG), Timothy Caldwell (SF), Tim Cockrum (PF), Jessie Batres (C) Nicholas Matuszeski, Hal Johnson, Curtis Staats, Joshua Grinder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Tran (SG), John Kelly (SF), Paul Jones (PF) Peter Williams, John Parker, John Herman | |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Tran - foul #1 on Paul Tran, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Hal Johnson (SF) Bradley Burgos | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bill Hood (C) Carl Hedge | |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Bill Hood scores on a jumper in the paint | 53-46 |
| 05:37 | DePaul | Rodney Cora misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | Bill Hood pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Robert Knee drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 04:57 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Kelly - foul #2 on John Kelly, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Burgos (PG), Curtis Staats (SF) Rodney Cora, Hal Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Norman Nims (PG), Carl Hedge (C) Robert Knee, Bill Hood | |
| 04:57 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:57 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Carl Hedge snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | Tim Cockrum steals it from Carl Hedge | 53-49 |
| 04:30 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 04:29 | DePaul | Jessie Batres tips it in | 55-49 |
| 04:17 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones throws it down and he's hacked by Bradley Burgos - foul #1 on Bradley Burgos, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski (PG) Timothy Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Peter Williams (PG), John Herman (C) Norman Nims, Carl Hedge | |
| 04:17 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos is hacked by Peter Williams - foul #3 on Peter Williams, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Cora (SG) Nicholas Matuszeski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Cora (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Staats (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Cockrum (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Batres (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Peter Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kelly (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - John Herman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Paul Tran misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Jessie Batres grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 03:25 | DePaul | Jessie Batres blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Tran - foul #2 on Paul Tran, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski (PG), Hal Johnson (SF) Bradley Burgos, Tim Cockrum | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Parker (SG), Carl Hedge (SF) Paul Tran, John Kelly | |
| 03:25 | DePaul | Jessie Batres makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:25 | DePaul | Jessie Batres makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Peter Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 02:56 | DePaul | Curtis Staats pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:29 | DePaul | Curtis Staats knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tim Cockrum (PF) Curtis Staats | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Tran (SG), John Kelly (SF) John Parker, Carl Hedge | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Kelly | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski makes the shot from the left wing set up by Hal Johnson | 64-54 |
| 02:04 | Cleveland State | Jessie Batres steps in front of the Paul Tran pass | 64-54 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | The jump hook by Jessie Batres is blocked by Paul Jones | 64-54 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Peter Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-54 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | John Herman tips it home | 64-56 |
| 00:50 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum blows the layup | 64-56 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Paul Jones grabs the board | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Paul Tran connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Kelly | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum is hacked by Peter Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Williams, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell (PG), Joshua Grinder (C) Nicholas Matuszeski, Jessie Batres | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Paul Tran misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Hal Johnson gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| 00:31 | DePaul | Joshua Grinder is hacked by Paul Tran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Tran, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| 00:31 | DePaul | Joshua Grinder makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:31 | DePaul | Joshua Grinder makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Paul Tran clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Hal Johnson pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Paul Tran is called for the reach on Hal Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Tran, team foul #11 | 68-59 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Hal Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Hal Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | John Herman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Rodney Cora - foul #4 on Rodney Cora, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Burgos (PG), Curtis Staats (SF) Rodney Cora, Hal Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Knee (PG), John Parker (SG), Norman Nims (SF), Carl Hedge (PF) Peter Williams, Paul Tran, John Kelly, Paul Jones | |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | John Herman makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | John Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:16 | DePaul | Joshua Grinder grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos runs out the clock | 70-60 |