| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) SG - Derrick Walker (fresh) SF - Lance Fulton (fresh) PF - William Boyd (fresh) C - Bobby Epps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) SG - Guy Farner (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fresh) PF - Tommy Elswick (fresh) C - Lyndon Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps slams it home on a nice dish by William Williams | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | DePaul | William Boyd denies the turnaround by Tommy Elswick | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Williams | 4-0 |
| 19:13 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | Lyndon Bennett blocks the jumper by William Williams | 4-0 |
| 18:49 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | DePaul | Edward Loeb makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Guy Farner | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Michigan | Tommy Elswick picks off the pass by William Boyd | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Harrison | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison is whistled for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF), Albert Barreto (PF), Keith Rasmussen (C) Derrick Walker, Lance Fulton, William Boyd, Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tim Garrison (PF), Derrick Jamar (C) Tommy Elswick, Lyndon Bennett | |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Tim Garrison - foul #1 on Tim Garrison, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | DePaul | Freddie Langdon (SF) Jeffrey Harrison | |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Edward Loeb comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 16:16 | DePaul | Tim Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:12 | DePaul | Guy Farner drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Freddie Langdon | 6-7 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Martinsen | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Daniel Martinsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) PF - Albert Barreto (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Rasmussen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Langdon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tim Garrison (fresh) C - Derrick Jamar (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | DePaul | Guy Farner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edward Loeb | 8-10 |
| 15:09 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen is hacked by Tim Garrison - foul #2 on Tim Garrison, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Derrick Walker (SG), Lance Fulton (SF), William Boyd (PF), Bobby Epps (C) Daniel Martinsen, Broderick Higgins, Donald Massenburg, Albert Barreto, Keith Rasmussen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (SG), Jeffrey Harrison (SF), Tommy Elswick (PF), Lyndon Bennett (C) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Tim Garrison, Derrick Jamar | |
| 15:04 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 15:03 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Harrison | 8-13 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Tommy Elswick is called for the reach on Derrick Walker - foul #1 on Tommy Elswick, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Lyndon Bennett | 8-13 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 13:40 | DePaul | Bobby Epps is called for the reach on Freddie Langdon - foul #1 on Bobby Epps, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen (SG) Derrick Walker | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG) Freddie Langdon, Terry Dory | |
| 13:25 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:24 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams clanks a 3 from straight away | 10-13 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams is whistled for traveling | 10-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg (SF), Albert Barreto (C) Lance Fulton, Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:59 | DePaul | Guy Farner is hacked by Donald Massenburg - foul #1 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| 12:40 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison tips it back up and in | 10-15 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Loeb steals it from Donald Massenburg | 10-15 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Edward Loeb blows the dunk | 10-15 |
| 12:11 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison hits the follow up shot | 10-17 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Martinsen | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Martinsen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Boyd (fairly fresh) C - Albert Barreto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Elswick (fairly fresh) C - Lyndon Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 11:37 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Guy Farner - foul #1 on Guy Farner, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker (SG), Lance Fulton (SF), Bobby Epps (C) William Williams, Donald Massenburg, William Boyd | |
| Subs | DePaul | Freddie Langdon (SF), Derrick Jamar (C) Jeffrey Harrison, Lyndon Bennett | |
| 11:33 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Edward Loeb hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-20 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Epps is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bobby Epps, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen (C) Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 11:07 | DePaul | Edward Loeb's pass is intercepted by Daniel Martinsen in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen hits the finger roll | 15-20 |
| 10:39 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-20 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 15-20 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto tips it home | 17-20 |
| 10:01 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-20 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Jamar steals it from Keith Rasmussen | 17-20 |
| 09:23 | DePaul | Derrick Jamar can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 17-20 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick grabs the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:08 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 09:06 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Jamar | 17-20 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Guy Farner loses the dribble to Derrick Walker | 17-20 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker throws it down | 19-20 |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Rasmussen - foul #1 on Keith Rasmussen, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Broderick Higgins (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF), William Boyd (PF) Daniel Martinsen, Derrick Walker, Lance Fulton, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (SG), Jeffrey Harrison (SF), Lyndon Bennett (C) Guy Farner, Freddie Langdon, Derrick Jamar | |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Edward Loeb makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Edward Loeb makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams tips it but misses | 19-22 |
| 08:12 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:06 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick misses the jump hook near the basket | 19-22 |
| 08:05 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick grabs the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 07:49 | DePaul | Edward Loeb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Broderick Higgins (fresh) SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Rasmussen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Dory (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Elswick (tiring) 2 reb. C - Lyndon Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd grabs the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Michigan | Keith Rasmussen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Tobolski (C) Keith Rasmussen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG) Edward Loeb | |
| 07:10 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison clanks a shot in the paint | 19-22 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Massenburg | 19-22 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-22 |
| 06:51 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:36 | DePaul | Guy Farner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | David Tobolski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lyndon Bennett - foul #1 on Lyndon Bennett, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fulton (SF) Broderick Higgins | |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Jamar (PF) Tommy Elswick | |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | David Tobolski misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | David Tobolski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Derrick Jamar drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Dory | 20-25 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd loses the dribble to Jeffrey Harrison | 20-25 |
| 05:35 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker (SG), Albert Barreto (PF), Keith Rasmussen (C) Donald Massenburg, William Boyd, David Tobolski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Freddie Langdon (PG), Jin Wang (SF) Terry Dory, Jeffrey Harrison | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker can't finish the layup | 20-25 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker grabs the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Derrick Jamar - foul #1 on Derrick Jamar, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG) Jin Wang | |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:58 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Guy Farner is whistled for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Broderick Higgins (PG), Daniel Martinsen (SF) William Williams, Lance Fulton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tommy Elswick (PF) Derrick Jamar | |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-25 |
| 04:14 | DePaul | Edward Loeb lays it in set up by Freddie Langdon | 21-27 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Tommy Elswick - foul #2 on Tommy Elswick, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg (SF), Bobby Epps (C) Broderick Higgins, Keith Rasmussen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (SG), Jeffrey Harrison (SF), Tim Garrison (PF) Guy Farner, Freddie Langdon, Tommy Elswick | |
| 03:59 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Williams (PG), Lance Fulton (SF), William Boyd (PF) Derrick Walker, Donald Massenburg, Albert Barreto | |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Jamar (C) Lyndon Bennett | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Martinsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Fulton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bobby Epps (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Dory (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tim Garrison (fresh) C - Derrick Jamar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Michigan | William Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-27 |
| 03:18 | DePaul | Tim Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:13 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Loeb | 22-30 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Martinsen and he's fouled by Terry Dory - foul #1 on Terry Dory, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG) Terry Dory | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Michigan | William Boyd makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:49 | DePaul | Edward Loeb travels in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen misses the dunk but the foul's on Derrick Jamar - foul #2 on Derrick Jamar, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:25 | DePaul | Edward Loeb can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Martinsen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Derrick Jamar grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 01:52 | DePaul | Tim Garrison misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Boyd - foul #1 on William Boyd, team foul #5 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF) Daniel Martinsen, Lance Fulton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG), Freddie Langdon (SF), Lyndon Bennett (C) Edward Loeb, Jeffrey Harrison, Derrick Jamar | |
| 01:52 | DePaul | Tim Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:52 | DePaul | Tim Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:40 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Williams and he's hacked by Freddie Langdon - foul #1 on Freddie Langdon, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto (C) Bobby Epps | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:40 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:13 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 01:12 | DePaul | Guy Farner tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 01:11 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Freddie Langdon | 29-31 |
| 00:59 | DePaul | Terry Dory drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Guy Farner | 29-33 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Massenburg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Michigan | Derrick Walker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 29-33 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Terry Dory grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Tim Garrison makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Freddie Langdon | 29-35 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Michigan | Albert Barreto can't throw it down | 29-35 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Tim Garrison | 29-35 |