| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Richard Allred (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Delbert Harrold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Hiram Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Davis | 23-26 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook is whistled for traveling | 23-26 |
| 19:10 | DePaul | Thomas Davis is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Gary Spurling tips it home | 23-28 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 18:44 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Ward - foul #3 on Wayne Ward, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Goguen (SF) Wayne Ward | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 18:32 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 18:31 | DePaul | Gary Spurling snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 18:16 | Western Michigan | John Goguen grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:00 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 17:59 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gary Spurling | 25-28 |
| 17:57 | DePaul | Thomas Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (PG), Ronald Stokes (SG), Paul Greene (PF), Franklin Bethune (C) Richard Allred, Matthew Hicks, Delbert Harrold, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Israel Brunk (SG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Michael Delano (C) Thomas Davis, John Sedgwick, Johnny Janelle, Roy Scherrer | |
| 17:49 | Western Michigan | Paul Greene's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Graves | 25-28 |
| 17:45 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren slams it home set up by Kenneth Graves | 25-30 |
| 17:25 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy loses the ball out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Rayl (C) Gary Spurling | |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Delano | 25-33 |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | John Goguen can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Rayl - foul #2 on Robert Rayl, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Sedgwick (SG) Israel Brunk | |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | John Goguen makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | John Goguen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:32 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves banks in the layup and the foul's on John Goguen - foul #1 on John Goguen, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks (SG), Hiram Cook (C) Oscar Maloy, John Goguen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Roy Scherrer (C) Bernard Dahlgren, Robert Rayl | |
| 16:32 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:32 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 16:18 | Western Michigan | Paul Greene buries a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Thomas Davis - foul #1 on Thomas Davis, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Allred (PG), Delbert Harrold (PF) Ronald Stokes, Franklin Bethune | |
| Subs | DePaul | Johnny Janelle (SF), Gary Spurling (PF) Kenneth Graves, Michael Delano | |
| 16:18 | Western Michigan | Paul Greene makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 15:58 | DePaul | Richard Allred steals the ball from Gary Spurling | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Richard Allred (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Greene (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Delbert Harrold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Hiram Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Western Michigan | Paul Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Gary Spurling pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Greene - foul #2 on Paul Greene, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG), Ronald Stokes (SG), Wayne Ward (SF) Richard Allred, Matthew Hicks, Paul Greene | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Israel Brunk (SG), Robert Rayl (C) Thomas Davis, John Sedgwick, Roy Scherrer | |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Israel Brunk - foul #1 on Israel Brunk, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marshall Peete (SF) Johnny Janelle | |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:06 | DePaul | Marshall Peete is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Marshall Peete, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (SG), Franklin Bethune (C) Ronald Stokes, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Graves (SF), Michael Delano (PF) Marshall Peete, Gary Spurling | |
| 14:42 | Western Michigan | Delbert Harrold's layup is rejected by Robert Rayl | 32-37 |
| 14:41 | Western Michigan | Delbert Harrold gets the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:23 | Western Michigan | Delbert Harrold knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Pierce | 34-37 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Michael Delano makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Graves | 34-39 |
| 13:56 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune blows the layup | 34-39 |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Bethune | 34-39 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Robert Rayl is called for the reach on Franklin Bethune - foul #3 on Robert Rayl, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Allred (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), John Goguen (SF), Paul Greene (PF), Hiram Cook (C) James Pierce, Oscar Maloy, Wayne Ward, Delbert Harrold, Franklin Bethune | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), John Sedgwick (SG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Gary Spurling (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Bernard Dahlgren, Israel Brunk, Kenneth Graves, Michael Delano, Robert Rayl | |
| 13:14 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Goguen | 37-39 |
| 12:55 | DePaul | John Goguen steals it from Thomas Davis | 37-39 |
| 12:39 | Western Michigan | Paul Greene is denied on a layup by Roy Scherrer | 37-39 |
| 12:38 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Paul Greene makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer lays it in set up by John Sedgwick | 39-41 |
| 11:55 | Western Michigan | Gary Spurling takes the ball from Matthew Hicks | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Richard Allred (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Goguen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Greene (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Hiram Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Janelle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:48 | DePaul | John Sedgwick is hacked by John Goguen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Goguen, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG), Ronald Stokes (SG), Wayne Ward (SF), Franklin Bethune (PF) Richard Allred, Matthew Hicks, John Goguen, Paul Greene | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Marshall Peete (SF), Michael Delano (C) Thomas Davis, Johnny Janelle, Roy Scherrer | |
| 11:24 | DePaul | Gary Spurling misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 11:23 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marshall Peete - foul #3 on Marshall Peete, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (SG), Delbert Harrold (PF) Ronald Stokes, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | DePaul | Israel Brunk (SG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Robert Rayl (C) John Sedgwick, Marshall Peete, Gary Spurling | |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:59 | DePaul | James Pierce is called for the reach on Bernard Dahlgren in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Pierce, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (SG), James Tee (SF) James Pierce, Wayne Ward | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gary Spurling (PF) Michael Delano | |
| 10:47 | DePaul | A charge is called on Bernard Dahlgren - foul #1 on Bernard Dahlgren, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook (C) Franklin Bethune | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marshall Peete (PF) Gary Spurling | |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Delbert Harrold banks in the layup set up by Oscar Maloy | 43-41 |
| 10:25 | DePaul | Oscar Maloy picks off the pass by Kenneth Graves in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy misses the lay-in | 43-41 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Marshall Peete snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:08 | DePaul | Marshall Peete misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Delbert Harrold - foul #1 on Delbert Harrold, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Allred (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), John Goguen (C) Oscar Maloy, Ronald Stokes, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Roy Scherrer (C) Israel Brunk, Robert Rayl | |
| 10:08 | DePaul | Marshall Peete misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:08 | DePaul | Marshall Peete misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | John Goguen pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:46 | Western Michigan | Delbert Harrold misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 43-41 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 45-44 |
| 09:15 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Goguen | 48-44 |
| 09:02 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 08:57 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred is hacked by Bernard Dahlgren - foul #2 on Bernard Dahlgren, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy (SG), Wayne Ward (SF), Paul Greene (C) Matthew Hicks, James Tee, Delbert Harrold | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Sedgwick (SG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Gary Spurling (PF) Bernard Dahlgren, Marshall Peete, Kenneth Graves | |
| 08:57 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:57 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:36 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Allred - foul #1 on Richard Allred, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (SG), Franklin Bethune (C) Richard Allred, John Goguen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Foster (PG), Michael Delano (C) Thomas Davis, Roy Scherrer | |
| 08:36 | DePaul | John Sedgwick makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:36 | DePaul | John Sedgwick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:24 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 08:23 | DePaul | Michael Delano pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:20 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle's pass is intercepted by Ronald Stokes in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 08:15 | Western Michigan | Johnny Janelle steals the ball from Oscar Maloy | 50-48 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Ronald Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks (SG) Oscar Maloy | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward is hacked by John Sedgwick - foul #1 on John Sedgwick, team foul #9 | 50-48 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:02 | DePaul | Gary Spurling snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Gary Spurling misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Michael Delano grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Ronald Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Franklin Bethune (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald Foster (fresh) SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. C - Michael Delano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Sedgwick | 50-50 |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Ronald Foster is called for the reach on Ronald Stokes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Foster, team foul #10 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Pierce (PG), John Goguen (SF), Hiram Cook (C) Matthew Hicks, Wayne Ward, Paul Greene | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (SG), Israel Brunk (SF) John Sedgwick, Johnny Janelle | |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Ronald Foster is hacked by James Pierce in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Pierce, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks (SG) James Pierce | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Rayl (C) Gary Spurling | |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Ronald Foster makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Ronald Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Franklin Bethune grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 07:08 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 07:06 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Ronald Foster | 52-51 |
| 07:01 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ronald Foster | 52-54 |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Allred (PG), Oscar Maloy (SG), James Tee (SF) Ronald Stokes, Matthew Hicks, Franklin Bethune | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Gary Spurling (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Ronald Foster, Israel Brunk, Michael Delano, Robert Rayl | |
| 06:22 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Hiram Cook pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:06 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Allred | 55-54 |
| 05:48 | DePaul | Gary Spurling hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 05:31 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 05:30 | DePaul | Gary Spurling gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:20 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer is wide open but clanks a floater from close range | 55-57 |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | Oscar Maloy pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | John Goguen connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Oscar Maloy | 57-57 |
| 04:52 | DePaul | Thomas Davis is fouled on the floor by James Tee - foul #1 on James Tee, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Stokes (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Wayne Ward (SF), Delbert Harrold (PF), Paul Greene (C) Richard Allred, Oscar Maloy, James Tee, John Goguen, Hiram Cook | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Sedgwick (SG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Michael Delano (PF), Robert Rayl (C) Bernard Dahlgren, Kenneth Graves, Gary Spurling, Roy Scherrer | |
| 04:52 | DePaul | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:52 | DePaul | Thomas Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | Delbert Harrold pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:30 | Western Michigan | Robert Rayl denies the turnaround by Ronald Stokes | 57-58 |
| 04:28 | DePaul | Thomas Davis snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Matthew Hicks is called for the reach on John Sedgwick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Hicks, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Foster (PG) Thomas Davis | |
| 04:24 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:24 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Delbert Harrold | 57-58 |
| 04:16 | Western Michigan | Delbert Harrold double dribbles | 57-58 |
| 03:51 | DePaul | Ronald Stokes is called for the reach on Ronald Foster - foul #1 on Ronald Stokes, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marshall Peete (PF) Michael Delano | |
| 03:51 | DePaul | Ronald Foster makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:51 | DePaul | Ronald Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | Marshall Peete swats the layup by Wayne Ward | 57-60 |
| 03:31 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Ronald Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Delbert Harrold (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Peete (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Rayl (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | DePaul | The jumper by Ronald Foster is denied by Delbert Harrold | 57-60 |
| 03:10 | DePaul | Robert Rayl grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 02:57 | DePaul | John Sedgwick knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny Janelle | 57-63 |
| 02:57 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Allred (PG), Oscar Maloy (SG), Hiram Cook (C) Ronald Stokes, Matthew Hicks, Paul Greene | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Gary Spurling (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Ronald Foster, Marshall Peete, Robert Rayl | |
| 02:36 | Western Michigan | Delbert Harrold hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-63 |
| 02:34 | DePaul | Gary Spurling gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 02:05 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 57-63 |
| 02:03 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 02:03 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks (SG) Oscar Maloy | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Johnny Janelle swats the shot by Wayne Ward | 57-63 |
| 01:52 | Western Michigan | Delbert Harrold tips it but misses | 57-63 |
| 01:51 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gary Spurling | 57-63 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Thomas Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 01:38 | Western Michigan | Delbert Harrold gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-63 |
| 01:14 | DePaul | Thomas Davis is hacked by Matthew Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Hicks, team foul #12 | 60-63 |
| 01:14 | DePaul | Thomas Davis misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:14 | DePaul | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Wayne Ward steals the ball from John Sedgwick | 63-64 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Thomas Davis is called for the reach on Richard Allred - foul #2 on Thomas Davis, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Richard Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Delbert Harrold picks off the pass by John Sedgwick in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward is fouled on the floor by Johnny Janelle - foul #1 on Johnny Janelle, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:10 | Western Michigan | Wayne Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Sedgwick | 65-66 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks is fouled on the floor by John Sedgwick - foul #2 on John Sedgwick, team foul #13 | 65-66 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Matthew Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | John Sedgwick pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | John Sedgwick runs out the clock | 65-66 |