| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Donoghue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| 19:32 | DePaul | William Donoghue picks off the pass by Roy Scherrer | 25-33 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brent Winters | 25-36 |
| 19:02 | DePaul | Thomas Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 19:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Sampson | 25-39 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle hits the finger roll set up by John Sedgwick | 27-39 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson jams it | 27-41 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | Thomas Davis comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-41 |
| 18:18 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Brent Winters | 27-41 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Stover | 27-44 |
| 17:46 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer is hacked by Jay Davidson - foul #3 on Jay Davidson, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Graves (SF) Johnny Janelle | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon (PF), Ronald Pinto (C) Jay Davidson, William Donoghue | |
| 17:27 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Graves | 30-44 |
| 17:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-44 |
| 17:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson snags the offensive board | 30-44 |
| 16:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Stover | 30-47 |
| 16:29 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves's pass is intercepted by Johnny Higdon | 30-47 |
| 16:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Israel Brunk (SG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Michael Delano (PF), Robert Rayl (C) Thomas Davis, John Sedgwick, Kenneth Graves, Gary Spurling, Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Nicholas Reiss (SG), Paul Skillings (SF), William Donoghue (C) Joseph Stover, Brent Winters, Johnny Sampson, Ronald Pinto | |
| 15:57 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | Michael Delano grabs the offensive board | 30-47 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bernard Dahlgren (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Israel Brunk (fresh) SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Delano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Rayl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Skillings (fresh) PF - Johnny Higdon (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 15:37 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rayl | 30-47 |
| 15:22 | DePaul | Arthur Lyman is called for the reach on Robert Rayl - foul #1 on Arthur Lyman, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson (PF) Johnny Higdon | |
| 15:07 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Paul Skillings - foul #1 on Paul Skillings, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| 15:07 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle misses the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 15:07 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 14:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman is fouled on the floor by Bernard Dahlgren - foul #3 on Bernard Dahlgren, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| 14:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Israel Brunk picks off the pass by William Donoghue | 31-47 |
| 14:15 | DePaul | Robert Rayl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Sedgwick (SG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Gary Spurling (PF) Israel Brunk, Johnny Janelle, Robert Rayl | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Higdon (C) Arthur Lyman, William Donoghue | |
| 13:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Marshall Peete (C) Michael Delano | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Johnny Sampson (SF) Nicholas Reiss, Paul Skillings | |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Joseph Stover steals it from Kenneth Graves | 31-47 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson is called for traveling | 31-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Roy Scherrer (C) Bernard Dahlgren, Marshall Peete | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:52 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 12:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:18 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Johnny Sampson - foul #1 on Johnny Sampson, team foul #4 | 31-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (SG) John Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Paul Skillings (SF), William Donoghue (C) Joseph Stover, Johnny Sampson, Jay Davidson | |
| 12:18 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 12:18 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 12:18 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue grabs the defensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 12:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters can't finish the layup | 32-49 |
| 11:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters snags the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Reiss | 32-51 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Dahlgren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Skillings (fresh) PF - Johnny Higdon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | DePaul | Thomas Davis misses the 3 from straight away | 32-51 |
| 11:30 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer tips it back up and in | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Brent Winters and the foul's on Kenneth Graves - foul #2 on Kenneth Graves, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Sedgwick (SG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Michael Delano (PF), Robert Rayl (C) Thomas Davis, Kenneth Graves, Gary Spurling, Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Ronald Pinto (PF) Brent Winters, Johnny Higdon, William Donoghue | |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the free throw | 34-54 |
| 10:53 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 10:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 10:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 10:24 | DePaul | Michael Delano grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Skillings - foul #2 on Paul Skillings, team foul #5 | 34-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (SG), Jay Davidson (PF) Nicholas Reiss, Paul Skillings | |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Myers | 36-57 |
| 09:37 | DePaul | John Sedgwick hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Myers - foul #1 on Timothy Myers, team foul #6 | 36-57 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Gary Spurling (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Bernard Dahlgren, Michael Delano, Robert Rayl | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG), William Donoghue (C) Timothy Myers, Ronald Pinto | |
| 09:37 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 09:37 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 09:37 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue pulls down the rebound | 36-57 |
| 09:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 09:07 | DePaul | Gary Spurling pulls down the rebound | 36-57 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | William Donoghue steals the ball from Thomas Davis | 36-57 |
| 08:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover is hacked by Johnny Janelle - foul #1 on Johnny Janelle, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| Subs | DePaul | Israel Brunk (SG), Kenneth Graves (SF) John Sedgwick, Johnny Janelle | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Paul Skillings (SF) Joseph Stover, Johnny Sampson | |
| 08:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss is fouled on the floor by Thomas Davis - foul #2 on Thomas Davis, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| 08:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Reiss | 36-60 |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Gary Spurling misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-60 |
| 07:53 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Brent Winters | 36-60 |
| 07:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Reiss | 36-62 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Israel Brunk (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Skillings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Davidson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - William Donoghue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | DePaul | Thomas Davis clanks a shot from the left side | 36-62 |
| 07:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings grabs the board | 36-62 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Spurling - foul #3 on Gary Spurling, team foul #5 | 36-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Marshall Peete (SF), Michael Delano (PF), Robert Rayl (C) Thomas Davis, Kenneth Graves, Gary Spurling, Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Timothy Myers (SG), Johnny Higdon (SF), Ronald Pinto (C) Nicholas Reiss, Brent Winters, Paul Skillings, William Donoghue | |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 36-63 |
| 07:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-63 |
| 07:00 | DePaul | Israel Brunk pulls down the rebound | 36-63 |
| 06:48 | DePaul | Michael Delano comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 36-63 |
| 06:46 | DePaul | Robert Rayl hits the follow up shot | 38-63 |
| 06:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Delano blocks the jumper by Ronald Pinto | 38-63 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 06:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Higdon | 38-65 |
| 05:46 | DePaul | Ronald Pinto steals the ball from Michael Delano | 38-65 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto travels with the ball | 38-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Foster (PG), Kenneth Graves (SF) Israel Brunk, Marshall Peete | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (SG), Paul Skillings (SF) Timothy Myers, Jay Davidson | |
| 05:31 | DePaul | Robert Rayl lays it in | 40-65 |
| 05:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-65 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses the tip | 40-65 |
| 05:02 | DePaul | Michael Delano grabs the defensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 04:57 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren buries a 3 from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 04:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-65 |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings grabs the offensive rebound | 43-65 |
| 04:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 04:13 | DePaul | Michael Delano grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 04:05 | DePaul | Ronald Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | Marshall Peete (SF) Robert Rayl | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (PG), Robin Cosey (PF) Arthur Lyman, Ronald Pinto | |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses the lay-in | 43-65 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Michael Delano | 43-65 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Dahlgren and he's fouled by Paul Skillings - foul #3 on Paul Skillings, team foul #7 | 45-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | Israel Brunk (SG) Bernard Dahlgren | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves makes the free throw | 46-65 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald Foster (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Israel Brunk (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marshall Peete (fresh) C - Michael Delano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Reiss (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Paul Skillings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robin Cosey (fresh) C - Johnny Higdon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Foster - foul #2 on Ronald Foster, team foul #6 | 46-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG) Ronald Foster | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 03:02 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves throws it down | 48-67 |
| 02:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 02:35 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Israel Brunk | 48-67 |
| 02:32 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bernard Dahlgren, team foul #7 | 48-67 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Rayl (C) Kenneth Graves | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Ronald Pinto (PF) Nicholas Reiss, Paul Skillings | |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-67 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Robert Rayl grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Marshall Peete clanks a runner from the right block | 48-67 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 01:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Delano swats the short shot by Robin Cosey | 48-67 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers misses the tip | 48-67 |
| 01:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon snags the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Arthur Lyman | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Israel Brunk | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Delano | 50-69 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Marshall Peete gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| 00:18 | DePaul | Michael Delano connects on the runner near the basket | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman runs out the clock | 52-69 |