| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Massey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Snook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Light (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ralph Werth inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 19:44 | DePaul | Ralph Werth can't tip it in | 25-31 |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 19:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark tips it home | 27-31 |
| 19:16 | DePaul | Ralph Werth misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Lerner - foul #1 on Christopher Lerner, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:16 | DePaul | Ralph Werth misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:16 | DePaul | Ralph Werth misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | Robert Mohr steals it from Richard Ruth | 27-31 |
| 18:49 | DePaul | Ken Snook clanks a runner from the baseline | 27-31 |
| 18:48 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 27-31 |
| 18:41 | DePaul | Robert Mohr gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Ken Snook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 18:28 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:05 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 17:46 | DePaul | Harold Light misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 17:45 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 27-31 |
| 17:24 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:07 | DePaul | Harold Light makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Werth | 27-34 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses the turnaround from close range | 27-34 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 16:24 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner's pass is intercepted by Christopher Lerner | 29-34 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth is hacked by Ken Snook - foul #2 on Ken Snook, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Derrick Tsao (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Robert Clark, Richard Ruth, Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Tom Corey (SF), Stephen Jones (PF) Kirby Gardner, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derrick Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ken Snook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Corey (fresh) PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Franqui | 32-34 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Stephen Jones comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Eddy Frampton - foul #4 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone (C) Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:23 | Cleveland State | Robert Mohr denies the turnaround by Joseph Stone | 32-36 |
| 15:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 15:20 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Tobias Snyder | 32-36 |
| 15:02 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses the lay-in | 32-36 |
| 15:01 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 14:35 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Derrick Tsao steals the ball from Ken Snook | 35-36 |
| 13:52 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:36 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Derrick Tsao | 38-36 |
| 13:23 | DePaul | Robert Mohr makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ken Snook and he's hacked by Joseph Stone - foul #1 on Joseph Stone, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF) Paul Franqui, Gaston Austin, Robert Johnson, Joseph Stone | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Ralph Werth (SF), Harold Light (PF) Tobias Snyder, Tom Corey, Stephen Jones | |
| 13:23 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:17 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Light | 38-38 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark tips it but misses | 38-38 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | Ralph Werth gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:42 | DePaul | Ken Snook misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Ruth - foul #1 on Richard Ruth, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (C) Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Fehr (C) Robert Mohr | |
| 12:42 | DePaul | Ken Snook misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:42 | DePaul | Ken Snook makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 12:32 | DePaul | John Fehr snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:14 | DePaul | John Fehr's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Lerner | 38-39 |
| 12:12 | DePaul | John Fehr snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 11:50 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner makes the jumper from the left wing set up by John Fehr | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Evan Massey (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Snook (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Light (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fehr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (SG) Ken Snook | |
| 11:25 | DePaul | John Fehr buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kirby Gardner | 38-43 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | John Fehr gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:45 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | John Fehr drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kirby Gardner | 41-48 |
| 10:13 | Cleveland State | Ralph Werth steps in front of the Robert Clark pass | 41-48 |
| 10:09 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Light | 41-51 |
| 09:40 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-51 |
| 09:38 | DePaul | Phillip Jones grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 09:19 | DePaul | Harold Light misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Evan Massey - foul #2 on Evan Massey, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Derrick Tsao (PF), Joseph Stone (C) Robert Clark, Richard Ruth, Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Ken Snook (SG), Tom Corey (SF), Robert Mohr (C) Kirby Gardner, Phillip Jones, Ralph Werth, John Fehr | |
| 09:19 | DePaul | Harold Light misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:19 | DePaul | Harold Light makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 08:47 | DePaul | Tom Corey buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Mohr | 44-54 |
| 08:23 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gaston Austin | 46-54 |
| 08:15 | DePaul | Robert Mohr can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Stone - foul #2 on Joseph Stone, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Jones (PF) Harold Light | |
| 08:15 | DePaul | Robert Mohr makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:15 | DePaul | Robert Mohr misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Derrick Tsao | 46-55 |
| 08:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tobias Snyder - foul #1 on Tobias Snyder, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| 08:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:47 | DePaul | Robert Mohr connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ken Snook | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derrick Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Stone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ken Snook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tom Corey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Tom Corey pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Robert Mohr's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Franqui | 48-57 |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 07:12 | DePaul | Robert Mohr grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:58 | DePaul | Derrick Tsao denies the turnaround by Robert Mohr | 48-57 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Robert Mohr grabs the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:43 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin loses the dribble to Ken Snook | 48-60 |
| 06:20 | DePaul | Ken Snook lays it up and in | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone double dribbles | 48-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Paul Franqui, Gaston Austin, Robert Johnson, Derrick Tsao, Joseph Stone | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Phillip Jones (SG), Ralph Werth (SF), Harold Light (PF) Tobias Snyder, Ken Snook, Tom Corey, Stephen Jones | |
| 05:52 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Werth | 48-64 |
| 05:33 | Cleveland State | Harold Light takes the ball from Robert Clark | 48-64 |
| 05:26 | DePaul | Harold Light's layup is rejected by Christopher Lerner | 48-64 |
| 05:24 | DePaul | Robert Mohr gets the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 05:16 | DePaul | Robert Mohr buries a jumper from the right block set up by Kirby Gardner | 48-66 |
| 05:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ken Snook (SG) Phillip Jones | |
| 04:58 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Light | 48-69 |
| 04:50 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton lays it in | 50-69 |
| 04:34 | DePaul | Ken Snook is hacked by Robert Clark - foul #3 on Robert Clark, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Fehr (C) Robert Mohr | |
| 04:34 | DePaul | Ken Snook makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:34 | DePaul | Ken Snook makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 04:21 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Ruth | 53-71 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Harold Light misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner grabs the offensive board | 53-71 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Harold Light | 53-73 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ken Snook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Light (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fehr (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark is fouled on the floor by Ken Snook - foul #3 on Ken Snook, team foul #3 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Evan Massey (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Robert Clark, Richard Ruth, Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (SG) Ken Snook | |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin is hacked by Phillip Jones - foul #1 on Phillip Jones, team foul #4 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Stephen Jones (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Kirby Gardner, Harold Light, John Fehr | |
| 02:54 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Jones | 53-73 |
| 02:52 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | DePaul | Ralph Werth misses the jump hook from the left block | 53-73 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao grabs the board | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao misses the lay-in | 53-73 |
| 02:12 | DePaul | Phillip Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 02:05 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ken Snook (SG), Tom Corey (SF), Harold Light (PF) Phillip Jones, Ralph Werth, Stephen Jones | |
| 02:05 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 02:05 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 02:05 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao gets the rebound | 53-74 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui's pass is intercepted by Tobias Snyder | 53-74 |
| 01:31 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-74 |
| 01:29 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao grabs the board | 53-74 |
| 01:21 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Derrick Tsao | 55-74 |
| 00:57 | DePaul | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Tom Corey | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 55-74 |
| 00:51 | DePaul | Harold Light grabs the defensive rebound | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder's pass is intercepted by Paul Franqui | 55-74 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-74 |
| 00:18 | DePaul | Harold Light pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder runs out the clock | 55-74 |