| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Billy Kasper (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Adam Hite (fresh) C - Billy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Vail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Christopher Wilson | 42-30 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Steven Hensley lays it up and in on a great pass from James Sandstrom and he's hacked by Christopher Vail - foul #2 on Christopher Vail, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Steven Hensley makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| 19:04 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 19:03 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 18:49 | DePaul | Christopher Vail drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ralph Thomas | 45-33 |
| 18:36 | Howard | James Sandstrom's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Wilson | 45-33 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Donald Melia pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | Christopher Vail misses short on a jumper near the basket | 45-33 |
| 18:18 | Howard | Adam Hite grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 18:14 | Howard | James Sandstrom knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Hensley | 47-33 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Christopher Vail connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Donald Melia and he's fouled by Billy Clark - foul #3 on Billy Clark, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Rick Campfield (C) Billy Clark | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Christopher Vail misses the free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:53 | Howard | Adam Hite grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:37 | Howard | Adam Hite misses the floater from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 17:36 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 17:16 | DePaul | Michael Adams hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Vail | 47-38 |
| 16:58 | Howard | Adam Hite comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 16:57 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 16:42 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Michael Adams and he's hacked by Rick Campfield - foul #1 on Rick Campfield, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Good (PG), Michael Jandreau (SG), Steven McCord (PF) James Sandstrom, Steven Hensley, Adam Hite | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Noah Courter (C) Michael Adams, Ralph Thomas, Christopher Vail | |
| 16:42 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:16 | Howard | Steven McCord drills a shot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 15:54 | DePaul | Stephen Vance can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 15:52 | Howard | Rick Campfield grabs the board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Nathan Good (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Jandreau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Kasper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven McCord (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rick Campfield (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Noah Courter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Howard | Billy Kasper is whistled for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG), Billy Clark (C) Billy Kasper, Rick Campfield | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Featherstone (SG), Joshua Powell (PF) Donald Melia, Christopher Wilson | |
| 15:20 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 49-41 |
| 15:19 | DePaul | Joshua Powell grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 15:13 | DePaul | Nathan Good picks off the pass by Stephen Vance | 49-41 |
| 14:44 | Howard | Billy Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 14:42 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:40 | DePaul | James Sandstrom steals the ball from Gene Stubbs in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 14:38 | Howard | Nathan Good hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Sandstrom | 51-41 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Joshua Powell buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Noah Courter and he's hacked by Steven McCord - foul #3 on Steven McCord, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Hensley (SG), Billy Kasper (SF), Adam Hite (PF) Nathan Good, Michael Jandreau, Steven McCord | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Michael Adams (SG), Ralph Thomas (SF), Christopher Vail (C) Gene Stubbs, Steven Featherstone, Stephen Vance, Noah Courter | |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Joshua Powell misses the free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:18 | Howard | The rebound goes to Billy Clark | 51-43 |
| 14:01 | Howard | Steven Hensley's pass is intercepted by Donald Melia | 51-43 |
| 13:50 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 13:48 | Howard | Steven Hensley pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:24 | Howard | Billy Kasper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Billy Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:07 | Howard | Christopher Vail blocks the short jumper by James Sandstrom | 51-43 |
| 13:06 | Howard | Steven Hensley grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 12:55 | Howard | Billy Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Sandstrom | 54-43 |
| 12:33 | DePaul | Christopher Vail comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 54-43 |
| 12:32 | Howard | The rebound goes to Billy Kasper | 54-43 |
| 12:16 | Howard | Joshua Powell blocks the jumper by Steven Hensley | 54-43 |
| 12:14 | Howard | Steven Hensley gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 11:58 | Howard | Adam Hite loses the dribble to Michael Adams | 54-43 |
| 11:46 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Powell and he's fouled by Billy Kasper - foul #3 on Billy Kasper, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Good (PG), Michael Jandreau (SG), Steven McCord (SF), Rick Campfield (C) James Sandstrom, Steven Hensley, Billy Kasper, Billy Clark | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Stephen Vance (C) Donald Melia, Joshua Powell, Christopher Vail | |
| 11:46 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Nathan Good (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jandreau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven McCord (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Hite (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rick Campfield (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Vance (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Howard | Michael Jandreau scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rick Campfield | 57-46 |
| 11:17 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Hensley (SG) Adam Hite | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Featherstone (SG), Noah Courter (C) Michael Adams, Ralph Thomas | |
| 11:01 | Howard | Nathan Good misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 10:59 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | Stephen Vance is fouled on the floor by Nathan Good - foul #2 on Nathan Good, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Billy Kasper (SF) Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG) Steven Featherstone | |
| 10:24 | DePaul | Stephen Vance makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Melia | 57-48 |
| 10:03 | Howard | Nathan Good drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Jandreau | 60-48 |
| 09:38 | DePaul | Stephen Vance misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 60-48 |
| 09:36 | Howard | Rick Campfield grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 09:26 | Howard | Noah Courter steals it from Billy Kasper | 60-48 |
| 09:05 | DePaul | Michael Jandreau takes the ball from Stephen Vance | 60-48 |
| 09:02 | Howard | Michael Jandreau dunks the ball | 62-48 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 08:36 | Howard | Noah Courter takes the ball from Michael Jandreau | 62-51 |
| 08:33 | DePaul | Donald Melia is hacked by Nathan Good in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Good, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG), Steven Hensley (SG), Adam Hite (PF), Billy Clark (C) Michael Jandreau, Billy Kasper, Steven McCord, Rick Campfield | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Ralph Thomas (SF), Joshua Powell (PF), Christopher Vail (C) Gene Stubbs, Stephen Vance, Christopher Wilson, Noah Courter | |
| 08:26 | DePaul | Michael Adams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-51 |
| 08:24 | DePaul | Christopher Vail hits the follow up shot | 62-53 |
| 08:05 | Howard | Steven Hensley clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Melia - foul #1 on Donald Melia, team foul #2 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Billy Kasper (SF) Nathan Good | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG) Donald Melia | |
| 08:05 | Howard | Steven Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:05 | Howard | Steven Hensley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:05 | DePaul | Christopher Vail snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 07:55 | DePaul | Joshua Powell travels with the ball | 63-53 |
| 07:37 | Howard | Adam Hite scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Sandstrom | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Billy Kasper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Adam Hite (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joshua Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Vail (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Billy Clark is called for the reach on Gene Stubbs - foul #4 on Billy Clark, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (SF) Billy Kasper | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Wilson (PF) Joshua Powell | |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Steven Hensley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 07:06 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 06:45 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Adams | 66-58 |
| 06:27 | Howard | Michael Jandreau is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wilson - foul #3 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #3 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Billy Kasper (SF) Michael Jandreau | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG) Gene Stubbs | |
| 06:11 | Howard | Billy Clark makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Sandstrom | 68-58 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 68-58 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Christopher Vail grabs the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 05:32 | DePaul | Michael Adams drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Melia | 68-61 |
| 05:10 | Howard | Billy Kasper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 05:09 | DePaul | Christopher Vail grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 05:00 | DePaul | Donald Melia drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Wilson | 68-63 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Steven Hensley is fouled on the floor by Michael Adams - foul #3 on Michael Adams, team foul #4 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Good (PG), Michael Jandreau (SG), Steven McCord (PF), Rick Campfield (C) James Sandstrom, Steven Hensley, Adam Hite, Billy Clark | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (SG), Stephen Vance (SF), Joshua Powell (PF), Noah Courter (C) Michael Adams, Ralph Thomas, Christopher Wilson, Christopher Vail | |
| 04:28 | Howard | Michael Jandreau is fouled on the floor by Noah Courter - foul #1 on Noah Courter, team foul #5 | 68-63 |
| 04:17 | Howard | Billy Kasper knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Nathan Good | 71-63 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | Joshua Powell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven McCord - foul #4 on Steven McCord, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | Joshua Powell makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | Joshua Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 03:42 | Howard | Michael Jandreau is fouled on the floor by Gene Stubbs - foul #3 on Gene Stubbs, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG) Billy Kasper | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:28 | Howard | Michael Jandreau connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathan Good | 73-65 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Nathan Good (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Jandreau (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Steven McCord (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Rick Campfield (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Noah Courter (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:10 | DePaul | Joshua Powell connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Melia | 73-67 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Rick Campfield can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Powell - foul #2 on Joshua Powell, team foul #7 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Howard | Adam Hite (PF) Steven McCord | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Adams (SG), Ralph Thomas (SF), Christopher Wilson (PF) Donald Melia, Joshua Powell, Noah Courter | |
| 02:53 | Howard | Rick Campfield makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Rick Campfield misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:53 | DePaul | Stephen Vance pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| 02:53 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:42 | DePaul | Michael Adams buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Thomas | 74-69 |
| 02:42 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Hensley (SG), Billy Kasper (SF), Billy Clark (C) Nathan Good, Michael Jandreau, Rick Campfield | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Christopher Vail (C) Gene Stubbs, Stephen Vance | |
| 02:24 | Howard | Donald Melia picks off the pass by James Sandstrom | 74-69 |
| 02:21 | DePaul | Donald Melia hits the finger roll | 74-71 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Steven Hensley drills a jump hook in the lane set up by James Sandstrom | 76-71 |
| 01:47 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 76-71 |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Christopher Vail tips it in | 76-73 |
| 01:28 | Howard | Billy Clark comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-73 |
| 01:26 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| 01:20 | DePaul | Donald Melia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-73 |
| 01:19 | Howard | Adam Hite gets the rebound | 76-73 |
| 00:58 | Howard | Billy Kasper knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Hensley - foul #2 on Steven Hensley, team foul #9 | 79-73 |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Michael Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Howard | Steven Hensley is hacked by Michael Adams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Adams, team foul #8 | 79-74 |
| 00:36 | Howard | Steven Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:36 | Howard | Steven Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Ralph Thomas misses the 3 from the left wing | 81-74 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson snags the offensive board | 81-74 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Donald Melia hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Thomas | 81-77 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Donald Melia is called for the reach on James Sandstrom in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Melia, team foul #9 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Good (SG) Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:22 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:22 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Adam Hite picks off the pass by Donald Melia | 83-77 |
| 00:15 | Howard | Donald Melia is called for the reach on James Sandstrom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Melia, team foul #10 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (SG) Adam Hite | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:15 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:15 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Donald Melia drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Adams | 85-80 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-80 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Michael Jandreau is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Melia - foul #4 on Donald Melia, team foul #11 | 85-80 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Michael Jandreau makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Michael Jandreau makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Michael Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 87-80 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Billy Kasper gets the rebound | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Billy Kasper runs out the clock | 87-80 |