| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Light (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Evan Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ralph Werth inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Phillip Jones and he's fouled by Raymond Drew - foul #2 on Raymond Drew, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| 19:51 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner makes the free throw | 38-23 |
| 19:26 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-23 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | Harold Light grabs the defensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 19:07 | DePaul | Harold Perry is whistled for traveling | 38-23 |
| 19:01 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Jones - foul #2 on Phillip Jones, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| 18:46 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Ruth | 38-25 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | The jumper by Phillip Jones is denied by Evan Massey | 38-25 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Dick Hill | 38-25 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-25 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew tips it but misses | 38-25 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Welter | 38-25 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth is whistled for traveling | 38-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (C) Evan Massey | |
| 17:41 | DePaul | Harold Perry drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Victor Pickering - foul #1 on Victor Pickering, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton (C) Dick Hill | |
| 17:41 | DePaul | Harold Perry makes the free throw | 41-25 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Victor Pickering | 41-27 |
| 17:21 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-27 |
| 16:56 | DePaul | Harold Perry pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | The short jumper by Harold Light is denied by Dustin Welter | 41-27 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Dustin Welter | 41-27 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses the easy layup | 41-27 |
| 16:42 | DePaul | Harold Light grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:19 | DePaul | Harold Perry misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 16:17 | DePaul | Harold Perry tips it back up and in | 43-27 |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-29 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Werth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Light (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Perry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dustin Welter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | DePaul | Harold Light misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-29 |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 15:14 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses badly on a shot near the basket | 43-29 |
| 15:13 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Harold Perry | 43-29 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | Harold Light drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kirby Gardner | 45-29 |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Harold Light - foul #1 on Harold Light, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), David Rickert (SG), Tom Corey (SF), John Fehr (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Kirby Gardner, Phillip Jones, Ralph Werth, Harold Light, Harold Perry | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Evan Massey (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Victor Pickering, Eddy Frampton | |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 14:36 | DePaul | David Rickert pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 14:30 | DePaul | Carl Ryan lays it in on a great pass from David Rickert | 47-30 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tom Corey - foul #1 on Tom Corey, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao (PF) Dustin Welter | |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | John Fehr grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 13:52 | DePaul | John Fehr hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Dick Hill - foul #3 on Dick Hill, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| 13:52 | DePaul | John Fehr makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 13:52 | DePaul | John Fehr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:31 | Cleveland State | Carl Ryan takes the ball from Dick Hill | 49-30 |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Carl Ryan's floater is knocked away by Derrick Tsao | 49-30 |
| 13:17 | DePaul | John Fehr pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 13:05 | DePaul | David Rickert's pass is intercepted by Gaston Austin | 49-30 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark blows the layup | 49-30 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | David Rickert snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 12:56 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-30 |
| 12:55 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 12:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses badly on a shot from the left side | 49-30 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Carl Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 12:24 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-30 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill grabs the board | 49-30 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-30 |
| 12:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark can't tip it in | 49-30 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey tips it home | 49-32 |
| 11:50 | DePaul | David Rickert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-32 |
| 11:49 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Rickert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Corey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Fehr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gaston Austin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dick Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Tsao (fresh) C - Evan Massey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | Tobias Snyder is called for the reach on Robert Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tobias Snyder, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Harry Jones (SG), Ralph Werth (SF), Harold Light (PF), Harold Perry (C) Tobias Snyder, David Rickert, Tom Corey, John Fehr, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Victor Pickering (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Robert Clark, Gaston Austin, Dick Hill, Derrick Tsao, Evan Massey | |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-32 |
| 11:29 | DePaul | Ralph Werth grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 11:05 | DePaul | Harry Jones connects on the shot from close range set up by Harold Light | 51-32 |
| 11:01 | Cleveland State | Kirby Gardner is called for the reach on Raymond Drew - foul #3 on Kirby Gardner, team foul #5 | 51-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (SG) Harry Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:53 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Drew | 51-34 |
| 10:36 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-34 |
| 10:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew tips it but misses | 51-34 |
| 10:25 | DePaul | Ralph Werth grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 10:04 | DePaul | Harold Light loses the dribble to Raymond Drew | 51-34 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson jams it on a great pass from Raymond Drew | 51-36 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner travels with the ball | 51-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Tom Corey (SF), John Fehr (PF) Kirby Gardner, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF), Dustin Welter (PF) Robert Johnson, Victor Pickering | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 09:36 | DePaul | Harold Perry gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:15 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder is fouled on the floor by Dick Hill - foul #4 on Dick Hill, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SG) Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Evan Massey (C) Richard Ruth, Dick Hill, Eddy Frampton | |
| 08:51 | DePaul | John Fehr is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Fehr, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Light (PF) John Fehr | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey misses the easy open layup | 51-36 |
| 08:32 | DePaul | Harold Light grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 08:11 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (SG), Ralph Werth (SF), Carl Ryan (C) David Rickert, Tom Corey, Harold Perry | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Victor Pickering (SF) Raymond Drew, Gaston Austin, Robert Johnson | |
| 08:11 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 08:11 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey travels with the ball | 53-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG) Tobias Snyder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF) Victor Pickering | |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-36 |
| 07:37 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Ryan | 53-36 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Light (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Evan Massey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | DePaul | Harold Light comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Ruth - foul #3 on Richard Ruth, team foul #6 | 53-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Perry (C) Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Victor Pickering (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Robert Clark, Dustin Welter, Evan Massey | |
| 07:13 | DePaul | Harold Light makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 07:13 | DePaul | Harold Light makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Harold Light is called for the reach on Victor Pickering - foul #2 on Harold Light, team foul #7 | 55-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Fehr (PF) Harold Light | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 06:53 | DePaul | Harold Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 06:43 | DePaul | John Fehr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-37 |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 06:33 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Dick Hill is blocked by John Fehr | 55-37 |
| 06:31 | DePaul | John Fehr pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| 06:13 | DePaul | Victor Pickering steals the ball from Kirby Gardner | 55-37 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Victor Pickering | 55-40 |
| 05:48 | DePaul | Raymond Drew steals the ball from Ralph Werth | 55-40 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew misses the easy layup | 55-40 |
| 05:43 | DePaul | The rebound goes to John Fehr | 55-40 |
| 05:20 | DePaul | Harold Perry drills a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Eddy Frampton - foul #2 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #7 | 57-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), David Rickert (SG), Tom Corey (SF), Harold Light (PF) Kirby Gardner, Phillip Jones, Ralph Werth, John Fehr | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Dustin Welter (PF) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Dick Hill, Victor Pickering | |
| 05:20 | DePaul | Harold Perry misses the free throw | 57-40 |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 05:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson buries a turnaround near the basket | 57-42 |
| 05:00 | DePaul | Harold Perry misses long on a jumper from the left block | 57-42 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 57-42 |
| 04:53 | Cleveland State | Harold Light steps in front of the Gaston Austin pass | 57-42 |
| 04:30 | DePaul | David Rickert clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 04:28 | DePaul | Tom Corey tips it but misses | 57-42 |
| 04:26 | DePaul | David Rickert pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 04:10 | DePaul | Harold Light misses the fadeaway in the lane | 57-42 |
| 04:09 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 57-42 |
| 03:55 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Harold Light buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by Eddy Frampton - foul #3 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Ralph Werth (SF), Carl Ryan (C) Tobias Snyder, Tom Corey, Harold Perry | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Dustin Welter, Eddy Frampton | |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Harold Light makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Light (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Cleveland State | David Rickert picks off the pass by Robert Clark | 60-45 |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 03:04 | DePaul | Carl Ryan snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 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) | |
| 02:37 | DePaul | David Rickert makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 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) | |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (SG), John Fehr (PF) David Rickert, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (SG) Gaston Austin | |
| 02:09 | DePaul | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Ralph Werth | 66-45 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 66-47 |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Phillip Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kirby Gardner | 68-47 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Clark | 68-50 |
| 01:13 | DePaul | Phillip Jones buries a floater from the right wing set up by Kirby Gardner | 70-50 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Clark | 70-53 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Ralph Werth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Light (PF), Harold Perry (C) John Fehr, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG), Eddy Frampton (C) Paul Franqui, Derrick Tsao | |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-53 |
| 00:20 | DePaul | Phillip Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner runs out the clock | 70-53 |