| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) C - Floyd Siler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) PF - Sam Large (fresh) C - Benton Hart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Benton Hart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Newton | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | David Newton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:57 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn connects on the 3 from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 18:42 | DePaul | Sam Large is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sam Large, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Benton Hart jams it | 6-7 |
| 18:09 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow is called for traveling | 6-7 |
| 17:43 | DePaul | David Newton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Zelinski - foul #1 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (SG) Qing-nan Chio | |
| 17:43 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:43 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Benton Hart - foul #1 on Benton Hart, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Waters (SG), Alvin Polk (PF) Vernon Winn, Graham Turnbow | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG) David Newton | |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:12 | DePaul | Sam Large misses the easy layup | 8-9 |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 17:02 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 16:40 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Benton Hart | 10-12 |
| 16:22 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eric Zelinski | 13-12 |
| 15:57 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Waters - foul #1 on Charles Waters, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Vernon Winn (SG), Graham Turnbow (PF) Eric Zelinski, Kevin Ortez, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG) Joseph Brown | |
| 15:57 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 15:57 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fresh) SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Waters (fresh) PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alvin Polk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Fannin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Alvin Polk is blocked by Benton Hart | 13-14 |
| 15:41 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 15:24 | DePaul | Benton Hart travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio (SG), Cedric Pike (PF) Thomas Fannin, Sam Large | |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk is hacked by Ross Mergenthaler - foul #1 on Ross Mergenthaler, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen (SF), Robert Olinger (C) Charles Waters, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SF) Ross Mergenthaler | |
| 14:51 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 14:49 | DePaul | Benton Hart snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 14:43 | DePaul | Robert Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 14:42 | DePaul | Benton Hart tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow is called for 5 seconds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Kevin Ortez (SF) Nathan Turpin, Albert Rosen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Sam Large (PF) David Newton, Benton Hart | |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Vernon Winn - foul #1 on Vernon Winn, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen (SG), Charles Waters (PF), Alvin Polk (C) Vernon Winn, Graham Turnbow, Robert Olinger | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler (SF) Robert Collins | |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 14:01 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 13:39 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Joseph Brown picks off the pass by Charles Waters | 15-17 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | Charles Waters is called for the reach on Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Charles Waters, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler (C) Charles Waters | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG), Bill Sullivan (PF), Benton Hart (C) Joseph Brown, Qing-nan Chio, Sam Large, Cedric Pike | |
| 12:51 | DePaul | Benton Hart misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Floyd Siler - foul #1 on Floyd Siler, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick (SF) Kevin Ortez | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:51 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:51 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Fannin - foul #1 on Thomas Fannin, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn (SG), Robert Olinger (PF) Nathan Urick, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SF) Ross Mergenthaler | |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | Albert Rosen takes the ball from Bill Sullivan | 17-19 |
| 11:48 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn scores on a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Thomas Fannin - foul #2 on Thomas Fannin, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Kevin Ortez (SF), Graham Turnbow (PF) Eric Zelinski, Albert Rosen, Robert Olinger | |
| Subs | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio (SG), Sam Large (PF) Thomas Fannin, Bill Sullivan | |
| 11:48 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fresh) SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Benton Hart comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Ortez - foul #1 on Kevin Ortez, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Benton Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:28 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 11:26 | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler (SF) Robert Collins | |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Turpin | 23-20 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler can't finish the layup | 23-20 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow is whistled for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Albert Rosen (SG), Alvin Polk (PF), Robert Olinger (C) Nathan Turpin, Vernon Winn, Graham Turnbow, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Cedric Pike (PF), Bill Sullivan (C) David Newton, Sam Large, Benton Hart | |
| 10:01 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 23-22 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Zelinski | 25-22 |
| 09:25 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bill Sullivan | 25-24 |
| 09:07 | Cleveland State | Qing-nan Chio steals it from Eric Zelinski | 25-24 |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio can't finish the layup | 25-24 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Cedric Pike misses the tip | 25-24 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-24 |
| 08:45 | DePaul | Bill Sullivan snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 08:28 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler hits a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Kevin Ortez - foul #2 on Kevin Ortez, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn (SG), Graham Turnbow (PF), Floyd Siler (C) Kevin Ortez, Alvin Polk, Robert Olinger | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Robert Collins (SG), Sam Large (PF), Benton Hart (C) Joseph Brown, Qing-nan Chio, Cedric Pike, Bill Sullivan | |
| 08:28 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn is hacked by Ross Mergenthaler - foul #2 on Ross Mergenthaler, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio (SG) Ross Mergenthaler | |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-27 |
| 08:03 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Sam Large | 25-27 |
| 07:44 | DePaul | Graham Turnbow picks off the pass by Benton Hart | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Albert Rosen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 07:26 | DePaul | Sam Large pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Sam Large is hacked by Graham Turnbow - foul #1 on Graham Turnbow, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Nathan Urick (SF), Alvin Polk (PF) Eric Zelinski, Albert Rosen, Graham Turnbow | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bill Sullivan (SG) Qing-nan Chio | |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Sam Large makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Sam Large misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:11 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk's pass is intercepted by Benton Hart | 25-28 |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Sam Large drills a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Alvin Polk - foul #1 on Alvin Polk, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (SG) Vernon Winn | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (SG) Bill Sullivan | |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Sam Large makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler can't connect on a runner in the lane | 25-31 |
| 06:03 | DePaul | Benton Hart grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 05:45 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Newton and he's hacked by Leon Burchfield - foul #1 on Leon Burchfield, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Albert Rosen (SG), Graham Turnbow (PF) Nathan Turpin, Leon Burchfield, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Cedric Pike (PF), Bill Sullivan (C) David Newton, Robert Collins, Sam Large, Benton Hart | |
| 05:45 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Graham Turnbow | 27-34 |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Nathan Urick steals the ball from Ross Mergenthaler | 27-34 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick buries a runner in the paint | 29-34 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bill Sullivan and the foul's on Alvin Polk - foul #2 on Alvin Polk, team foul #11 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn (SG), Robert Olinger (C) Nathan Urick, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SG), Benton Hart (C) Thomas Fannin, Bill Sullivan | |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | Benton Hart picks off the pass by Vernon Winn | 29-37 |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler is hacked by Albert Rosen - foul #1 on Albert Rosen, team foul #12 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez (SF), Charles Waters (PF), Floyd Siler (C) Albert Rosen, Graham Turnbow, Robert Olinger | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG), Sam Large (PF) Joseph Brown, Robert Collins, Cedric Pike | |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters's layup is rejected by Benton Hart | 29-38 |
| 03:30 | DePaul | David Newton grabs the board | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Waters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio is called for traveling | 29-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG) Eric Zelinski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SF) Ross Mergenthaler | |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler is fouled on the floor by Sam Large - foul #2 on Sam Large, team foul #7 | 29-38 |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:56 | DePaul | David Newton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Vernon Winn | 31-38 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Ortez and he's fouled by Qing-nan Chio - foul #1 on Qing-nan Chio, team foul #8 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Cedric Pike (PF), Bill Sullivan (C) Sam Large, Benton Hart | |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:10 | DePaul | Cedric Pike is hacked by Charles Waters - foul #3 on Charles Waters, team foul #13 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Albert Rosen (SG), Alvin Polk (PF) Nathan Turpin, Vernon Winn, Charles Waters | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:10 | DePaul | Cedric Pike makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 02:10 | DePaul | Cedric Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-40 |
| 01:53 | DePaul | David Newton pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Collins | 34-43 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler is called for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick (SF), Graham Turnbow (PF) Kevin Ortez, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG), Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Sam Large (PF), Benton Hart (C) David Newton, Qing-nan Chio, Robert Collins, Cedric Pike, Bill Sullivan | |
| 01:02 | DePaul | Nathan Urick steals it from Ross Mergenthaler | 34-43 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nathan Urick | 36-43 |
| 00:46 | DePaul | Benton Hart clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 36-43 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick's floater is tipped away by Benton Hart | 36-43 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Sam Large grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Eric Zelinski steals it from Joseph Brown in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick misses long on a floater from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | The clock runs out | 36-43 |