| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vincente Costa (fresh) C - Vincent Mangels (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-24 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 19:21 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 19:02 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski's pass is intercepted by Frank McHan | 38-24 |
| 18:58 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan lays it up and in | 38-26 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | Dave Brennan connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thomas Nowosielski and he's hacked by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp misses badly on a floater from the left side | 41-26 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:51 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Dave Brennan | 43-26 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-26 |
| 17:27 | DePaul | Dave Brennan gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| 17:06 | DePaul | Mark Brown swats the layup by Dave Brennan | 43-26 |
| 17:04 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Charles Trout | 43-26 |
| 16:47 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-26 |
| 16:46 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels pulls down the rebound | 43-26 |
| 16:30 | DePaul | Vincente Costa clanks a shot from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 16:29 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Dave Brennan | 43-26 |
| 16:09 | DePaul | Dave Brennan's layup is rejected by Mark Brown | 43-26 |
| 16:07 | DePaul | Dave Brennan pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 15:40 | DePaul | Dave Brennan misses short on a shot from the right side | 43-26 |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan grabs the board | 43-26 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Nowosielski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincente Costa (fresh) 3 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Sapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Trout (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cleveland State | Dave Brennan steals the ball from Frank McHan in the backcourt | 43-26 |
| 15:35 | DePaul | Dave Brennan banks in the layup | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:10 | Cleveland State | Darryl Hamblen is called for the reach on Mark Sapp - foul #2 on Darryl Hamblen, team foul #1 | 45-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF) Thomas Nowosielski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), James Enos (SG), Joe Willoughby (SF), Yuri Suleski (PF), John Zachman (C) Frank McHan, Mark Sapp, Stephen Kirk, Mark Brown, Charles Trout | |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby is fouled on the floor by Don Benton - foul #1 on Don Benton, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby hits a runner from the baseline | 45-28 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-28 |
| 14:11 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski grabs the board | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | Vincent Mangels swats the layup by John Zachman | 45-28 |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | John Zachman snags the offensive board | 45-28 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | John Zachman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson gets the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | John Zachman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | James Enos tips it but misses | 45-28 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | John Zachman grabs the offensive board | 45-28 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski clanks a jumper from the baseline | 45-28 |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 12:49 | DePaul | Vincente Costa misses short on a shot in the lane | 45-28 |
| 12:47 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 12:28 | DePaul | Joe Willoughby is called for the reach on Darryl Hamblen - foul #1 on Joe Willoughby, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski (SF) Don Benton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Sapp (SG), Stephen Kirk (SF), Mark Brown (PF), Charles Trout (C) Andrew Robertson, James Enos, Joe Willoughby, Yuri Suleski, John Zachman | |
| 12:12 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels tips it but misses | 45-28 |
| 12:09 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout snags the defensive board | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Charles Trout is blocked by Vincente Costa | 45-28 |
| 11:51 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Vincente Costa | 45-28 |
| 11:25 | DePaul | Mark Brown steals the ball from Vincente Costa | 45-28 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Vincent Mangels steals the ball from Mark Brown | 45-28 |
| 10:40 | DePaul | Frank McHan is called for the reach on Vincente Costa - foul #1 on Frank McHan, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF), Salvador Reyes (C) Dave Brennan, Vincent Mangels | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SF) Stephen Kirk | |
| 10:26 | DePaul | Don Benton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-28 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Trout | 45-31 |
| 10:12 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Don Benton | 48-31 |
| 10:00 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby is whistled for traveling | 48-31 |
| 09:40 | DePaul | Vincente Costa can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-31 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Mark Brown | 48-31 |
| 09:31 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan is denied on a layup by Don Benton | 48-31 |
| 09:30 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Don Benton is hacked by Joe Willoughby - foul #2 on Joe Willoughby, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Brennan (PG), Gerardo Garcia (PF), Vincent Mangels (C) Darryl Hamblen, Vincente Costa, Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), James Enos (SG), Stephen Kirk (SF), Yuri Suleski (C) Frank McHan, Mark Sapp, Mark Brown, Charles Trout | |
| 08:33 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels is hacked by Joe Willoughby - foul #3 on Joe Willoughby, team foul #5 | 48-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | James James (SG) Thomas Nowosielski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:07 | DePaul | Don Benton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dave Brennan | 51-31 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andrew Robertson, team foul #6 | 51-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen (SG), Vincente Costa (PF) James James, Gerardo Garcia | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp (SG), Charles Trout (C) Andrew Robertson, Yuri Suleski | |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen's pass is intercepted by Stephen Kirk | 51-31 |
| 07:31 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Mangels - foul #2 on Vincent Mangels, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski (SF) Don Benton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Brown (PF) James Enos, Joe Willoughby | |
| 07:31 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 07:31 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 07:08 | DePaul | Vincente Costa is fouled on the floor by Mark Sapp - foul #2 on Mark Sapp, team foul #7 | 51-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Salvador Reyes (C) Vincent Mangels | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:08 | DePaul | Vincente Costa makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 07:08 | DePaul | Vincente Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 07:08 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvador Reyes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Kirk (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Trout (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Sapp and he's hacked by Dave Brennan - foul #3 on Dave Brennan, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Enos (SF) Stephen Kirk | |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan misses the free throw | 52-35 |
| 06:58 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 06:36 | DePaul | Dave Brennan is hacked by James Enos - foul #1 on James Enos, team foul #8 | 52-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SF) James Enos | |
| 06:36 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 06:36 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 06:21 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp is hacked by Vincente Costa - foul #3 on Vincente Costa, team foul #5 | 54-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF) Dave Brennan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank McHan | 54-37 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen misses the 3 from straight away | 54-37 |
| 05:48 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | The jumper by Frank McHan is denied by Vincente Costa | 54-37 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Charles Trout hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| 05:14 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-39 |
| 05:12 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Mark Brown connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Joe Willoughby | 54-41 |
| 04:45 | DePaul | Vincente Costa banks in the layup | 56-41 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 04:22 | DePaul | Don Benton snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 04:22 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Brennan (PG), Vincent Mangels (C) Don Benton, Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stephen Kirk (SF) Joe Willoughby | |
| 03:53 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | James James (SG), Don Benton (SF), Gerardo Garcia (PF), Salvador Reyes (C) Darryl Hamblen, Thomas Nowosielski, Vincente Costa, Vincent Mangels | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), James Enos (SG), Joe Willoughby (SF), Yuri Suleski (PF), John Zachman (C) Frank McHan, Mark Sapp, Stephen Kirk, Mark Brown, Charles Trout | |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | James Enos pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | James Enos misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson hits the follow up shot | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | DePaul | Dave Brennan knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerardo Garcia | 58-43 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James James (fresh) SF - Don Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gerardo Garcia (fresh) C - Salvador Reyes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Enos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Yuri Suleski (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Zachman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-43 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | James Enos tips it back up and in | 58-45 |
| 02:23 | DePaul | Dave Brennan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 02:12 | DePaul | Dave Brennan snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-45 |
| 01:42 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia snags the offensive board | 58-45 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | Don Benton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 01:22 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes hits the follow up shot | 60-45 |
| 01:07 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | James Enos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Don Benton grabs the board | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Dave Brennan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-47 |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | Dave Brennan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-50 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Don Benton grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Dave Brennan runs out the clock | 60-50 |