| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Troy Duffy (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Miesner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dennis Apperson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randolph Tibbits (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Scurry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joe Forney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Jason Scurry inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | DePaul | Joe Forney is denied on a layup by Walter Laplant | 30-39 |
| 19:39 | DePaul | Michael Edwards hits the follow up shot | 30-41 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 19:21 | DePaul | Jason Scurry pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 19:02 | DePaul | Michael Edwards connects on the jumper from the left block | 30-43 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-43 |
| 18:39 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jason Scurry | 30-43 |
| 18:21 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits lays it in on a nice dish by Dennis Apperson | 30-45 |
| 18:15 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy banks in the layup | 32-45 |
| 17:55 | DePaul | Michael Edwards's floater is tipped away by Clyde Miesner | 32-45 |
| 17:54 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 17:32 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant can't tip it in | 32-45 |
| 17:28 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 17:13 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-45 |
| 17:11 | DePaul | Michael Edwards pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:52 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Apperson | 32-47 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-47 |
| 16:31 | DePaul | Michael Edwards grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 16:13 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carl Henderson - foul #3 on Carl Henderson, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey (PG), Donald Little (SG), William Fey (SF), Vincent Ray (PF), Chris Hanes (C) Troy Duffy, Carl Henderson, Walter Laplant, George Cooper, Clyde Miesner | |
| Subs | DePaul | Karl Chambers (PG), Phillip Crowley (SF), Isaiah Brown (PF), Jerry Lackey (C) Dennis Apperson, Jason Scurry, Joe Forney, Michael Edwards | |
| 16:13 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:13 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 15:57 | Central Michigan | Vincent Ray misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 15:55 | DePaul | Jerry Lackey grabs the board | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Kelsey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Little (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Fey (fresh) PF - Vincent Ray (fresh) C - Chris Hanes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Tibbits (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Isaiah Brown (fresh) C - Jerry Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits blows the layup | 32-48 |
| 15:47 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Lackey | 32-48 |
| 15:38 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits misses the easy layup | 32-48 |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | William Fey snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Donald Little makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-48 |
| 15:04 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits is hacked by Donald Little - foul #1 on Donald Little, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (SG) Donald Little | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Russell (SG) Randolph Tibbits | |
| 14:48 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown is hacked by Vincent Ray - foul #2 on Vincent Ray, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner (C) Chris Hanes | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Edwards (C) Jerry Lackey | |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Thomas Russell double dribbles | 35-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant (SF) William Fey | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:21 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Russell - foul #1 on Thomas Russell, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Cooper (PF) Vincent Ray | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dennis Apperson (PG) Karl Chambers | |
| 14:21 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:21 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 14:12 | DePaul | Michael Edwards loses the dribble to George Cooper | 36-48 |
| 14:02 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 13:52 | DePaul | Clyde Miesner swats the short shot by Michael Edwards | 38-48 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Dennis Apperson misses the tip | 38-48 |
| 13:50 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 13:24 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 38-50 |
| 13:23 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Michael Edwards makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Russell | 38-52 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 12:21 | DePaul | Thomas Russell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 12:20 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:58 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant blows the layup | 41-52 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:44 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson is called for 3 seconds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy (PG), Donald Little (SG), William Fey (SF), Vincent Ray (PF), Chris Hanes (C) Robert Kelsey, Carl Henderson, Walter Laplant, George Cooper, Clyde Miesner | |
| Subs | DePaul | Karl Chambers (PG), Randolph Tibbits (SG), Jason Scurry (SF), Joe Forney (PF), Jerry Lackey (C) Dennis Apperson, Thomas Russell, Phillip Crowley, Isaiah Brown, Michael Edwards | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Troy Duffy (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Donald Little (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Fey (fresh) PF - Vincent Ray (fresh) C - Chris Hanes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Tibbits (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Scurry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Forney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | DePaul | The pull-up jumper by Karl Chambers is blocked by Donald Little | 41-52 |
| 11:25 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Vincent Ray | 41-52 |
| 11:00 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | Vincent Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:41 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes is hacked by Karl Chambers - foul #1 on Karl Chambers, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson (SG) Donald Little | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:30 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| 10:13 | DePaul | Jerry Lackey is hacked by Carl Henderson - foul #4 on Carl Henderson, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Donald Little (SG) Carl Henderson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Edwards (C) Jerry Lackey | |
| 09:57 | DePaul | Michael Edwards clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chris Hanes - foul #1 on Chris Hanes, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant (SF), Clyde Miesner (C) William Fey, Chris Hanes | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dennis Apperson (PG) Karl Chambers | |
| 09:57 | DePaul | Michael Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:57 | DePaul | Michael Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Laplant and he's hacked by Michael Edwards - foul #3 on Michael Edwards, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Cooper (PF) Vincent Ray | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:37 | DePaul | Joe Forney is fouled on the floor by George Cooper - foul #2 on George Cooper, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| 09:29 | DePaul | Jason Scurry buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Apperson | 44-56 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | George Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey (PG) Troy Duffy | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Crowley (SF), Isaiah Brown (PF) Jason Scurry, Joe Forney | |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Michael Edwards can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-56 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | George Cooper grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Clyde Miesner grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey is hacked by Michael Edwards - foul #4 on Michael Edwards, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Fey (SG) Donald Little | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Russell (SG), Jerry Lackey (C) Randolph Tibbits, Michael Edwards | |
| 08:20 | Central Michigan | William Fey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Kelsey | 47-56 |
| 07:58 | DePaul | Dennis Apperson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 07:56 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Clyde Miesner | 47-56 |
| 07:36 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant scores on a floater from the left wing | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Robert Kelsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Fey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Laplant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Miesner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dennis Apperson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Isaiah Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Dennis Apperson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 07:23 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown tips it back up and in | 49-58 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | William Fey double dribbles | 49-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy (PG), Carl Henderson (SG), Vincent Ray (PF), Chris Hanes (C) Robert Kelsey, Walter Laplant, George Cooper, Clyde Miesner | |
| Subs | DePaul | Karl Chambers (PG), Randolph Tibbits (SG), Jason Scurry (SF), Joe Forney (PF), Michael Edwards (C) Dennis Apperson, Thomas Russell, Phillip Crowley, Isaiah Brown, Jerry Lackey | |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jason Scurry and he's hacked by Troy Duffy - foul #1 on Troy Duffy, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:26 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy loses the dribble to Michael Edwards | 49-61 |
| 06:03 | DePaul | Joe Forney is hacked by Vincent Ray - foul #3 on Vincent Ray, team foul #8 | 49-61 |
| 06:03 | DePaul | Joe Forney misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Chris Hanes gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 05:24 | DePaul | Troy Duffy takes the ball from Randolph Tibbits | 52-61 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy misses the lay-in | 52-61 |
| 05:20 | DePaul | Joe Forney pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 05:16 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 05:15 | Central Michigan | Vincent Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | William Fey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 04:50 | DePaul | Joe Forney gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 04:41 | DePaul | Karl Chambers hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chris Hanes - foul #2 on Chris Hanes, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant (SF), George Cooper (PF), Clyde Miesner (C) William Fey, Vincent Ray, Chris Hanes | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:41 | DePaul | Karl Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:41 | DePaul | Karl Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dennis Apperson (PG), Thomas Russell (SG) Karl Chambers, Randolph Tibbits | |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Thomas Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Walter Laplant pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Troy Duffy's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Edwards | 52-62 |
| 03:54 | DePaul | Joe Forney gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | Joe Forney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Russell | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Troy Duffy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Carl Henderson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Walter Laplant (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Miesner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dennis Apperson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Scurry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Forney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Edwards (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Carl Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | Joe Forney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 03:09 | DePaul | Jason Scurry drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Apperson | 52-67 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | George Cooper is hacked by Joe Forney - foul #3 on Joe Forney, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey (PG), Donald Little (SG), William Fey (SF), Vincent Ray (PF), Chris Hanes (C) Troy Duffy, Carl Henderson, Walter Laplant, George Cooper, Clyde Miesner | |
| Subs | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits (SG), Phillip Crowley (SF), Isaiah Brown (PF), Jerry Lackey (C) Thomas Russell, Jason Scurry, Joe Forney, Michael Edwards | |
| 02:53 | Central Michigan | William Fey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-67 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Karl Chambers (PG) Dennis Apperson | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:31 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Karl Chambers | 52-70 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | William Fey misses the jumpshot from the left side | 52-70 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Little | 52-70 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Little | 55-70 |
| 01:28 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Karl Chambers | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Central Michigan | William Fey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-73 |
| 01:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Kelsey misses the tip | 55-73 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jerry Lackey | 55-73 |
| 00:56 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Karl Chambers | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Donald Little can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Isaiah Brown | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Randolph Tibbits knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 55-77 |
| 00:16 | Central Michigan | Donald Little comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 55-77 |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Isaiah Brown pulls down the rebound | 55-77 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Karl Chambers runs out the clock | 55-77 |