| Lineup | Southern | PG - Eugene Rowland (fresh) SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) SF - Archie Hastings (fresh) PF - John Sever (fresh) C - Harry Chan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) SF - Maurice Black (fresh) PF - Joe Degree (fresh) C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Joe Degree wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | DePaul | Joe Degree blows the layup but he's hacked by John Sever - foul #1 on John Sever, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | DePaul | Joe Degree makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | DePaul | Joe Degree makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Southern | Timothy Mullins banks in the layup on a great pass from Eugene Rowland | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Paul Hunter misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Archie Hastings - foul #1 on Archie Hastings, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Paul Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Paul Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Southern | Timothy Mullins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 18:31 | DePaul | Paul Hunter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-3 |
| 18:29 | Southern | Archie Hastings grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Southern | Timothy Mullins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | Southern | Archie Hastings can't tip it in | 5-3 |
| 18:02 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:48 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp drills a driving attempt from the right block | 5-5 |
| 17:22 | Southern | Harry Chan's floater is tipped away by Joe Degree | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | Southern | John Sever tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:57 | DePaul | Archie Hastings blocks the short jumper by Maurice Black | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | Southern | Archie Hastings grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:50 | Southern | Timothy Mullins loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG), Larry Munkberg (SG), Paul Cantrell (SF), David Calhoun (PF), Eric French (C) Jerry Johnson, Paul Hunter, Maurice Black, Joe Degree, James Hinnenkamp | |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell can't connect on a floater from close range | 7-5 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Eric French tips it back up and in | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Southern | Timothy Mullins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 16:13 | DePaul | Michael Hofmann pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:48 | DePaul | David Calhoun clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | Southern | The rebound goes to Archie Hastings | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Eugene Rowland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Mullins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Archie Hastings (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Sever (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Chan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Hofmann (fresh) SG - Larry Munkberg (fresh) SF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) PF - David Calhoun (fresh) C - Eric French (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Southern | Eugene Rowland buries a floater from the right side set up by Timothy Mullins and he's hacked by Michael Hofmann - foul #1 on Michael Hofmann, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SG), Jacob Dalke (SF), Sean Peckham (PF), Lee Carroll (C) Timothy Mullins, Archie Hastings, John Sever, Harry Chan | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerry Johnson (PG), Joe Degree (PF), James Hinnenkamp (C) Michael Hofmann, David Calhoun, Eric French | |
| 15:42 | Southern | Eugene Rowland misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Joe Degree pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Jerry Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-7 |
| 15:22 | Southern | Lee Carroll pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:15 | Southern | The short jumper by Jacob Dalke is denied by James Hinnenkamp | 9-7 |
| 15:13 | DePaul | Joe Degree pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:53 | DePaul | Jacob Dalke steps in front of the Larry Munkberg pass | 9-7 |
| 14:46 | Southern | Rick Jean is hacked by Joe Degree - foul #1 on Joe Degree, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Tapscott (SG) Eugene Rowland | |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG), Maurice Black (SF) Larry Munkberg, Paul Cantrell | |
| 14:32 | Southern | Randy Tapscott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:30 | DePaul | Paul Hunter grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Joe Degree lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Johnson | 9-9 |
| 14:08 | Southern | Randy Tapscott drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Carroll | 11-9 |
| 13:53 | DePaul | Paul Hunter buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Maurice Black | 11-11 |
| 13:48 | Southern | Rick Jean is denied on a layup by James Hinnenkamp | 11-11 |
| 13:46 | DePaul | Maurice Black gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:34 | DePaul | Maurice Black connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Jerry Johnson | 11-13 |
| 13:08 | Southern | Jacob Dalke is fouled on the floor by Jerry Johnson - foul #1 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Rowland (PG), Timothy Mullins (SG), Archie Hastings (SF), John Sever (PF), Harry Chan (C) Rick Jean, Randy Tapscott, Jacob Dalke, Sean Peckham, Lee Carroll | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG), Paul Cantrell (PF), David Calhoun (C) Jerry Johnson, Joe Degree, James Hinnenkamp | |
| 12:52 | Southern | Timothy Mullins scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Sever | 14-13 |
| 12:32 | DePaul | Michael Hofmann misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 14-13 |
| 12:31 | DePaul | David Calhoun hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| 12:02 | Southern | Archie Hastings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Munkberg (SG), Eric French (C) Paul Hunter, Maurice Black | |
| 11:50 | DePaul | Eugene Rowland is called for the reach on Michael Hofmann - foul #1 on Eugene Rowland, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| 11:35 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerry Johnson (PG) Michael Hofmann | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Eugene Rowland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Hastings (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Sever (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Chan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Munkberg (fresh) SF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) PF - David Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric French (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Southern | Eugene Rowland is hacked by Larry Munkberg - foul #1 on Larry Munkberg, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Degree (PF) Eric French | |
| 11:06 | Southern | Eugene Rowland misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:05 | DePaul | Joe Degree gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:01 | DePaul | Jerry Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp (C) David Calhoun | |
| 10:50 | Southern | Eugene Rowland is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Eugene Rowland, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (PG) Eugene Rowland | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:34 | DePaul | Jerry Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Degree | 14-18 |
| 10:30 | Southern | Paul Cantrell is called for the reach on Timothy Mullins - foul #1 on Paul Cantrell, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Tapscott (SG), Jacob Dalke (SF), Sean Peckham (PF), Lee Carroll (C) Timothy Mullins, Archie Hastings, John Sever, Harry Chan | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (SF) Paul Cantrell | |
| 10:14 | Southern | Jacob Dalke hits a jumper from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Michael Hofmann misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 09:54 | Southern | Rick Jean snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 09:49 | Southern | Rick Jean misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 09:47 | Southern | Sean Peckham tips it in | 18-18 |
| 09:31 | DePaul | The jump hook by James Hinnenkamp is blocked by Lee Carroll | 18-18 |
| 09:29 | Southern | Sean Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:12 | Southern | Rick Jean's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Degree | 18-18 |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Joe Degree pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:57 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Larry Munkberg and he's fouled by Lee Carroll - foul #1 on Lee Carroll, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Archie Hastings (SF), John Sever (PF), Harry Chan (C) Randy Tapscott, Jacob Dalke, Sean Peckham, Lee Carroll | |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG), Maurice Black (SF), Paul Cantrell (PF) Jerry Johnson, Larry Munkberg, Joe Degree | |
| 08:57 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp misses the free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:57 | Southern | Harry Chan snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:38 | Southern | Rick Jean misses badly on a floater from the left side | 18-20 |
| 08:37 | DePaul | Paul Hunter gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:24 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 18-20 |
| 08:23 | DePaul | Maurice Black grabs the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Maurice Black misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Archie Hastings - foul #2 on Archie Hastings, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Southern | Jacob Dalke (SF) Archie Hastings | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Calhoun (C) James Hinnenkamp | |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Maurice Black makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Maurice Black makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:56 | Southern | John Sever misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Cantrell - foul #2 on Paul Cantrell, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric French (C) Paul Cantrell | |
| 07:56 | Southern | John Sever makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:56 | Southern | John Sever misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:56 | DePaul | David Calhoun gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:35 | DePaul | Maurice Black buries a jump hook from close range set up by Michael Hofmann | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rick Jean (fresh) SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Dalke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sever (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Chan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Hofmann (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric French (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Southern | John Sever is denied on a layup by David Calhoun | 19-24 |
| 07:15 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Dalke | 19-24 |
| 07:03 | Southern | David Calhoun is called for the reach on John Sever - foul #1 on David Calhoun, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Southern | Daudi Adeyemo (PG), Randy Tapscott (SG), Sean Peckham (C) Rick Jean, Timothy Mullins, Harry Chan | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerry Johnson (PG), Joe Degree (PF) Michael Hofmann, Eric French | |
| 07:03 | Southern | John Sever makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:03 | Southern | John Sever misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:03 | DePaul | David Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:45 | DePaul | Paul Hunter comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Randy Tapscott - foul #1 on Randy Tapscott, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Munkberg (SF) Maurice Black | |
| 06:45 | DePaul | Paul Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:45 | DePaul | Paul Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:29 | Southern | Randy Tapscott scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 06:20 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Hunter | 23-29 |
| 06:06 | Southern | David Calhoun denies the turnaround by Jacob Dalke | 23-29 |
| 06:04 | DePaul | Joe Degree pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 05:45 | DePaul | Paul Hunter can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-29 |
| 05:43 | Southern | Sean Peckham grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 05:27 | Southern | Sean Peckham scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Daudi Adeyemo | 25-29 |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Paul Hunter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 05:10 | Southern | John Sever snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 04:50 | Southern | Jacob Dalke misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-29 |
| 04:49 | Southern | Randy Tapscott grabs the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:33 | Southern | Randy Tapscott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 04:31 | Southern | Daudi Adeyemo grabs the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:21 | Southern | Jacob Dalke travels with the ball | 25-29 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Rick Jean (SF), Lee Carroll (PF), Harry Chan (C) Randy Tapscott, Jacob Dalke, John Sever, Sean Peckham | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG), Galen Flora (SG), Maurice Black (SF), Gary Spurling (PF), James Hinnenkamp (C) Jerry Johnson, Paul Hunter, Larry Munkberg, Joe Degree, David Calhoun | |
| 04:03 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp is hacked by Daudi Adeyemo - foul #1 on Daudi Adeyemo, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:53 | Southern | Daudi Adeyemo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 03:51 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gary Spurling | 25-31 |
| 03:41 | DePaul | Galen Flora misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | Michael Hofmann tips it home | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Daudi Adeyemo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Jean (fresh) PF - Lee Carroll (fresh) C - Harry Chan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Hofmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Galen Flora (fresh) SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Southern | Lee Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 03:20 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Mullins | 25-33 |
| 03:09 | Southern | Rick Jean misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 03:08 | Southern | Timothy Mullins misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 03:07 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 03:02 | DePaul | Lee Carroll blocks the short jumper by Maurice Black | 25-33 |
| 03:01 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp tips it home | 25-35 |
| 02:54 | Southern | Daudi Adeyemo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-35 |
| 02:52 | Southern | Lee Carroll snags the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 02:38 | Southern | Lee Carroll misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 02:37 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:09 | DePaul | Gary Spurling misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 02:07 | Southern | Lee Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:01 | Southern | Daudi Adeyemo double dribbles | 25-35 |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Rowland (PG), Archie Hastings (SF), Sean Peckham (PF) Daudi Adeyemo, Rick Jean, Lee Carroll | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerry Johnson (PG), Larry Munkberg (SG), Paul Cantrell (SF), Joe Degree (PF), Eric French (C) Michael Hofmann, Galen Flora, Maurice Black, Gary Spurling, James Hinnenkamp | |
| 01:32 | DePaul | Eric French misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Harry Chan - foul #1 on Harry Chan, team foul #9 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Southern | Rick Jean (SG), John Sever (PF) Timothy Mullins, Harry Chan | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:32 | DePaul | Eric French makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:32 | DePaul | Eric French misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:32 | DePaul | Eric French makes the 3rd free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:25 | Southern | John Sever misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 25-37 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | Joe Degree snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Jerry Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG), James Hinnenkamp (C) Larry Munkberg, Eric French | |
| 00:43 | Southern | Jerry Johnson picks off the pass by Eugene Rowland | 25-37 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 25-37 |
| 00:21 | Southern | Rick Jean pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 00:15 | Southern | Rick Jean connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Rowland and he's hacked by Paul Cantrell - foul #3 on Paul Cantrell, team foul #8 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Mullins (SG), Harry Chan (C) Eugene Rowland, Sean Peckham | |
| Subs | DePaul | Maurice Black (SF) Paul Cantrell | |
| 00:15 | Southern | Rick Jean makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Maurice Black is hacked by Archie Hastings - foul #3 on Archie Hastings, team foul #10 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Southern | Eugene Rowland (PG) Archie Hastings | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Calhoun (PF) Joe Degree | |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Maurice Black makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Maurice Black misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Rick Jean grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Rick Jean misses the halfcourt shot | 28-38 |