| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Waters (fresh) 6 pts. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sam Large (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benton Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler inbounds the ball | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the runner in the lane | 24-43 |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-43 |
| 19:21 | DePaul | David Newton pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 19:16 | DePaul | Vernon Winn is called for the reach on Ross Mergenthaler - foul #3 on Vernon Winn, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk (PF) Vernon Winn | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 18:59 | DePaul | David Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-43 |
| 18:58 | DePaul | Sam Large tips it home | 24-45 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez is hacked by Sam Large - foul #3 on Sam Large, team foul #1 | 24-45 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses the floater from the free throw line | 24-45 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Sam Large grabs the defensive rebound | 24-45 |
| 17:54 | DePaul | Eric Zelinski is called for the reach on David Newton - foul #3 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #2 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG) Eric Zelinski | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:36 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Newton | 24-47 |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 24-47 |
| 17:19 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio grabs the defensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 16:54 | DePaul | Benton Hart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-47 |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler snags the defensive board | 24-47 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-47 |
| 16:47 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler snags the defensive board | 24-47 |
| 16:26 | DePaul | David Newton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Newton, team foul #2 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen (SG), Nathan Urick (SF), Robert Olinger (PF) Charles Waters, Kevin Ortez, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG) David Newton, Qing-nan Chio | |
| 16:07 | Cleveland State | Sam Large blocks the short jumper by Robert Olinger | 24-47 |
| 16:05 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler hits the follow up shot | 26-47 |
| 15:54 | DePaul | Benton Hart is fouled on the floor by Nathan Urick - foul #1 on Nathan Urick, team foul #3 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Vernon Winn (SG), Graham Turnbow (PF) Nathan Turpin, Nathan Urick, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Rosen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Olinger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Fannin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | DePaul | Sam Large hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vernon Winn - foul #4 on Vernon Winn, team foul #4 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick (SF) Vernon Winn | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:36 | DePaul | Sam Large makes the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 15:36 | DePaul | Sam Large makes the 2nd free throw | 26-49 |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Zelinski and he's hacked by Sam Large - foul #4 on Sam Large, team foul #3 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Cedric Pike (PF) Sam Large | |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow misses the free throw | 28-49 |
| 15:19 | DePaul | Benton Hart pulls down the rebound | 28-49 |
| 15:07 | DePaul | Benton Hart clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 28-49 |
| 15:05 | DePaul | Benton Hart tips it in | 28-51 |
| 14:43 | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Zelinski | 31-51 |
| 14:27 | DePaul | Cedric Pike is called for 3 seconds | 31-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Waters (SG), Kevin Ortez (SF), Alvin Polk (C) Albert Rosen, Nathan Urick, Robert Olinger | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG) Joseph Brown, Thomas Fannin | |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow grabs the offensive board | 31-51 |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | Benton Hart is called for the reach on Alvin Polk - foul #1 on Benton Hart, team foul #4 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler (C) Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:50 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters loses the dribble to David Newton | 31-51 |
| 13:22 | DePaul | David Newton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-51 |
| 13:20 | DePaul | Cedric Pike misses the tip | 31-51 |
| 13:18 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Floyd Siler | 31-51 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-51 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | Cedric Pike gets the rebound | 31-51 |
| 12:41 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler knocks in the runner near the basket | 31-53 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-53 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Benton Hart | 31-53 |
| 12:23 | DePaul | David Newton is hacked by Eric Zelinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #5 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Albert Rosen (SG), Alvin Polk (PF), Robert Olinger (C) Eric Zelinski, Charles Waters, Graham Turnbow, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SF), Sam Large (PF), Bill Sullivan (C) Ross Mergenthaler, Cedric Pike, Benton Hart | |
| 12:14 | DePaul | Sam Large drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Newton | 31-55 |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-55 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fresh) SG - Albert Rosen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Polk (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Olinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Sam Large (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Bill Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | DePaul | Robert Collins makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bill Sullivan | 33-57 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Waters (SG), Floyd Siler (C) Kevin Ortez, Robert Olinger | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG) David Newton, Qing-nan Chio | |
| 11:03 | DePaul | Robert Collins scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-60 |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen is whistled for a carry | 33-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Benton Hart (C) Bill Sullivan | |
| 10:29 | DePaul | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Nathan Turpin - foul #2 on Nathan Turpin, team foul #6 | 33-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler (SF) Thomas Fannin | |
| 10:29 | DePaul | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 33-61 |
| 10:29 | DePaul | Robert Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 33-61 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-61 |
| 10:08 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Charles Waters is blocked by Benton Hart | 33-61 |
| 10:06 | DePaul | Robert Collins snags the defensive board | 33-61 |
| 10:02 | DePaul | Benton Hart can't finish the layup | 33-61 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk gets the rebound | 33-61 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Nathan Turpin | 35-61 |
| 09:37 | DePaul | Robert Collins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-61 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler snags the defensive board | 35-61 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters's floater is tipped away by Benton Hart | 35-61 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler snags the defensive board | 35-61 |
| 09:12 | DePaul | Floyd Siler swats the short shot by Joseph Brown | 35-61 |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Sam Large hits the follow up shot | 35-63 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-63 |
| 08:47 | DePaul | Sam Large grabs the defensive rebound | 35-63 |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Benton Hart hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Brown and he's fouled by Floyd Siler - foul #2 on Floyd Siler, team foul #7 | 35-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (PG), Nathan Urick (SF), Robert Olinger (C) Nathan Turpin, Alvin Polk, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG), Thomas Fannin (SF) Joseph Brown, Robert Collins, Ross Mergenthaler | |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the free throw | 35-66 |
| 08:14 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen loses the ball out of bounds | 35-66 |
| 07:50 | DePaul | Sam Large can't finish the layup | 35-66 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger snags the defensive board | 35-66 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Leon Burchfield (fresh) SG - Albert Rosen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Urick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Waters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Olinger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Fannin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Benton Hart (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Burchfield | 37-66 |
| 07:15 | DePaul | Benton Hart scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Newton and the foul's on Robert Olinger - foul #1 on Robert Olinger, team foul #8 | 37-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk (C) Albert Rosen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SF), Cedric Pike (PF) Thomas Fannin, Sam Large | |
| 07:15 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the free throw | 37-69 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-69 |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger gets the offensive rebound | 37-69 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | David Newton picks off the pass by Leon Burchfield | 37-69 |
| 06:17 | DePaul | Benton Hart misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-69 |
| 06:16 | DePaul | Cedric Pike hits the follow up shot | 37-71 |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Albert Rosen (SF) Nathan Urick, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (SG), Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Sam Large (PF) Qing-nan Chio, Robert Collins, Benton Hart | |
| 05:35 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 37-71 |
| 05:33 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin gets the offensive rebound | 37-71 |
| 05:26 | DePaul | David Newton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-71 |
| 05:24 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler tips it but misses | 37-71 |
| 05:22 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Nathan Turpin | 37-71 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-71 |
| 04:50 | DePaul | Sam Large clanks a runner from close range | 39-71 |
| 04:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger snags the defensive board | 39-71 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-71 |
| 04:31 | DePaul | Sam Large gets the rebound | 39-71 |
| 04:10 | DePaul | Sam Large buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Newton | 39-73 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-73 |
| 03:55 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Sam Large | 39-73 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | DePaul | Sam Large is fouled on the floor by Robert Olinger - foul #2 on Robert Olinger, team foul #9 | 39-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick (SF), Alvin Polk (C) Leon Burchfield, Robert Olinger | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG), Benton Hart (C) David Newton, Thomas Fannin, Cedric Pike | |
| 03:34 | DePaul | Sam Large misses the 1st free throw | 39-73 |
| 03:34 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk gets the rebound | 39-73 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Rosen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nathan Urick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Waters (tiring) 8 pts. C - Alvin Polk (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Sam Large (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | Nathan Urick's floater is tipped away by Benton Hart | 39-73 |
| 03:18 | DePaul | Sam Large grabs the board | 39-73 |
| 03:01 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ross Mergenthaler | 39-75 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nathan Turpin | 41-75 |
| 02:33 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-75 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk pulls down the rebound | 41-75 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters blows the layup but he's fouled by Sam Large - foul #5 on Sam Large, team foul #5 | 41-75 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SF), Bill Sullivan (PF) Ross Mergenthaler, Sam Large | |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters makes the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 43-75 |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Benton Hart misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 43-75 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin pulls down the rebound | 43-75 |
| 01:43 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters loses the ball out of bounds | 43-75 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger (C) Nathan Urick | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Cedric Pike (PF) Joseph Brown, Robert Collins, Bill Sullivan | |
| 01:32 | DePaul | David Newton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Nathan Turpin - foul #3 on Nathan Turpin, team foul #10 | 43-75 |
| 01:32 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 43-76 |
| 01:32 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-77 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger lays it up and in | 45-77 |
| 01:14 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Newton | 45-79 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-79 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger tips it but misses | 45-79 |
| 01:02 | DePaul | David Newton gets the rebound | 45-79 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Charles Waters steals it from Benton Hart | 45-79 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters lays it in | 47-79 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Nathan Turpin picks off the pass by David Newton in the backcourt | 47-79 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathan Turpin | 49-79 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | David Newton runs out the clock | 49-79 |