| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Leland Sallee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Freeze (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Schlesinger (fresh) PF - Richard Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roberto Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Nathanson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Phares (fresh) C - Henry Rehm (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares double dribbles | 38-34 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | David Schlesinger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Schlesinger, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Leland Sallee grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:01 | DePaul | Ernest McElyea is called for the reach on David Schlesinger - foul #1 on Ernest McElyea, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:49 | DePaul | David Schlesinger is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on David Schlesinger, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi (SF) David Schlesinger | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Alongi - foul #2 on Gabriel Alongi, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares's floater is tipped away by Richard Schroeder | 38-34 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 17:55 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 17:37 | DePaul | Leland Sallee hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gabriel Alongi | 41-36 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Pierre Lanctot | 41-39 |
| 16:54 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 16:52 | DePaul | Leland Sallee pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi makes the jump hook from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 16:08 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi misses the jump hook from close range | 43-42 |
| 16:06 | DePaul | Leland Sallee grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Leland Sallee connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-42 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Leland Sallee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Freeze (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gabriel Alongi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Schroeder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roberto Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest McElyea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Nathanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Phares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Rehm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Stephens (PG), Landon Austin (SG), David Schlesinger (SF), Lorenzo Crowe (PF), Lesley Catalan (C) Leland Sallee, Charles Freeze, Gabriel Alongi, Richard Schroeder, Roberto Romano | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), George Quesenberry (SG), Dennis Wiggins (SF), Manuel Appling (PF), Brian Pulver (C) Pierre Lanctot, Ernest McElyea, Carl Nathanson, Troy Phares, Henry Rehm | |
| 15:32 | DePaul | David Schlesinger misses short on a floater in the lane | 46-42 |
| 15:30 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to David Schlesinger | 46-42 |
| 15:14 | DePaul | Lesley Catalan misses short on a jumper near the basket | 46-42 |
| 15:12 | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | James Hall banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Quesenberry and he's hacked by Michael Stephens - foul #4 on Michael Stephens, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ted Carr (SG) Michael Stephens | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | James Hall makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:35 | DePaul | Ted Carr misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | Brian Pulver snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling is hacked by Lesley Catalan - foul #4 on Lesley Catalan, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (PG), Gabriel Alongi (PF) Ted Carr, Lesley Catalan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG) George Quesenberry | |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling misses the lay-in but the foul's on Leland Sallee - foul #1 on Leland Sallee, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea (SG) James Hall | |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:32 | DePaul | David Schlesinger connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leland Sallee | 49-46 |
| 13:08 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea jams it set up by Dennis Wiggins | 49-48 |
| 12:48 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Leland Sallee - foul #2 on Leland Sallee, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Freeze (SG), Ted Carr (SF), Richard Schroeder (PF), Roberto Romano (C) Landon Austin, David Schlesinger, Gabriel Alongi, Lorenzo Crowe | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (SG), Carl Nathanson (SF), Troy Phares (PF), Henry Rehm (C) Ernest McElyea, Dennis Wiggins, Manuel Appling, Brian Pulver | |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:17 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Roberto Romano | 49-49 |
| 12:06 | DePaul | Pierre Lanctot is called for the reach on Richard Schroeder - foul #1 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry (SG) Pierre Lanctot | |
| 11:52 | DePaul | Leland Sallee scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Freeze | 51-49 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Leland Sallee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Freeze (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Carr (fresh) PF - Richard Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roberto Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Quesenberry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Nathanson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Phares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Rehm (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry clanks a jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Ted Carr gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Leland Sallee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 11:02 | DePaul | Richard Schroeder tips it in | 53-49 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 10:47 | DePaul | Ted Carr grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 10:32 | DePaul | Ted Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Landon Austin (PG), Gabriel Alongi (SF) Leland Sallee, Ted Carr | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), Ernest McElyea (SG) James Hall, George Quesenberry | |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea is whistled for traveling | 53-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Schlesinger (SF) Gabriel Alongi | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:49 | DePaul | Charles Freeze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling (PF) Troy Phares | |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Nathanson | 53-52 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Richard Schroeder connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Landon Austin | 55-52 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling loses the dribble to David Schlesinger | 55-52 |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Roberto Romano's pass is intercepted by Carl Nathanson | 55-52 |
| 08:13 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot is hacked by Roberto Romano - foul #3 on Roberto Romano, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (PG), Gabriel Alongi (SF), Casimir Grabski (PF), Lorenzo Crowe (C) Charles Freeze, David Schlesinger, Richard Schroeder, Roberto Romano | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Troy Phares (PF), Brian Pulver (C) Carl Nathanson, Henry Rehm | |
| 08:13 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:13 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Casimir Grabski gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:44 | DePaul | Lorenzo Crowe is hacked by Troy Phares - foul #3 on Troy Phares, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Stephens (PG) Casimir Grabski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), George Quesenberry (SG) Pierre Lanctot, Ernest McElyea | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Stephens (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Leland Sallee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Landon Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gabriel Alongi (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lorenzo Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Quesenberry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Appling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Troy Phares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Pulver (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | DePaul | Gabriel Alongi hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 07:26 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 07:16 | DePaul | Lorenzo Crowe pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:59 | DePaul | Landon Austin misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Manuel Appling | 55-56 |
| 06:19 | DePaul | Landon Austin buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Stephens | 58-56 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares's floater is tipped away by Lorenzo Crowe | 58-56 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | James Hall hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 05:45 | DePaul | Leland Sallee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Freeze (SG), David Schlesinger (SF), Richard Schroeder (PF), Roberto Romano (C) Leland Sallee, Landon Austin, Gabriel Alongi, Lorenzo Crowe | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), Ernest McElyea (SG), Carl Nathanson (SF), Henry Rehm (C) James Hall, George Quesenberry, Manuel Appling, Brian Pulver | |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Schroeder is called for the reach on Troy Phares - foul #3 on Richard Schroeder, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Roberto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Roberto Romano blows the layup | 58-58 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Schroeder - foul #4 on Richard Schroeder, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:50 | DePaul | Roberto Romano blows the dunk | 58-59 |
| 04:48 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea is hacked by Charles Freeze - foul #1 on Charles Freeze, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling (PF) Troy Phares | |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | David Schlesinger is fouled on the floor by Carl Nathanson - foul #1 on Carl Nathanson, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Charles Freeze drills a floater from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Freeze (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schlesinger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Schroeder (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Roberto Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Nathanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Appling (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Rehm (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | David Schlesinger snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 03:16 | DePaul | David Schlesinger makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Schroeder | 62-60 |
| 03:01 | Cleveland State | Roberto Romano steals it from Manuel Appling | 62-60 |
| 02:35 | DePaul | David Schlesinger comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 02:33 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:15 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson misses short on a turnaround from close range | 62-60 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | David Schlesinger grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:57 | DePaul | Richard Schroeder misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 01:55 | DePaul | David Schlesinger gets the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:50 | DePaul | David Schlesinger drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Stephens | 65-60 |
| 01:32 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Freeze - foul #2 on Charles Freeze, team foul #12 | 65-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Troy Phares (PF) Manuel Appling | |
| 01:32 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:32 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | David Schlesinger drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Stephens | 68-62 |
| 01:03 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 68-62 |
| 01:01 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Roberto Romano | 68-62 |
| 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 flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | DePaul | Richard Schroeder is hacked by Pierre Lanctot - foul #2 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Landon Austin (SF), Gabriel Alongi (PF) David Schlesinger, Richard Schroeder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Ernest McElyea is called for the reach on Landon Austin - foul #2 on Ernest McElyea, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Troy Phares is called for the reach on Michael Stephens - foul #4 on Troy Phares, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Michael Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Michael Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Pierre Lanctot | 70-65 |
| 00:41 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Michael Stephens is hacked by Pierre Lanctot in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Michael Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson grabs the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Roberto Romano grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leland Sallee (SG) Charles Freeze | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Michael Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Pierre Lanctot - foul #4 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Michael Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Michael Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest McElyea | 72-68 |
| 00:15 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Schlesinger (SF) Landon Austin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Michael Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Pierre Lanctot - foul #5 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG) Pierre Lanctot | |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Michael Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Michael Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Hall | 74-71 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Leland Sallee is hacked by Ernest McElyea in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest McElyea, team foul #11 | 74-71 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Leland Sallee misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Leland Sallee makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | David Schlesinger steals the ball from Troy Phares | 75-71 |