| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Stuckey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Theodore Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wesley Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Liddell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Whiteman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lanny Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Jason Atkins can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Wesley Burgess - foul #2 on Wesley Burgess, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Harrison (SG), Matthew Pereda (SF) William Whiteman, Ronald Tucker | |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Jason Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Jason Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:09 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:54 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey is called for traveling | 33-40 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Eric Harrison misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Theodore Stokes - foul #3 on Theodore Stokes, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (SG) Theodore Stokes | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Tucker (SF) Lanny Taylor | |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Eric Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Eric Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Chris Ashley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 18:13 | DePaul | Jason Atkins gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 18:09 | DePaul | Ronald Tucker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-42 |
| 18:08 | DePaul | John Liddell tips it home | 33-44 |
| 17:41 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 17:39 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 17:33 | DePaul | Jason Atkins hits a jumper from the left block set up by Ronald Tucker | 33-46 |
| 17:20 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey connects on the jumper from the right side | 35-46 |
| 17:01 | DePaul | Jason Atkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 17:00 | DePaul | Eric Harrison hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| 16:49 | Western Illinois | Matthew Pereda takes the ball from Paul Williams | 35-48 |
| 16:31 | DePaul | Jason Atkins scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Harrison | 35-50 |
| 16:06 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams is denied on a layup by Jason Atkins | 35-50 |
| 16:05 | DePaul | Jason Atkins snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 15:51 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Liddell | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Stuckey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Denson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Burgess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Ashley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Liddell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Atkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Pereda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson is whistled for traveling | 35-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Dery (PG), Theodore Stokes (SG), Patrick Conerly (SF), George Moorehead (PF), Jimmy Thomas (C) Justin Stuckey, Charles Denson, Wesley Burgess, Paul Williams, Chris Ashley | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Attwood (PG), William Whiteman (SG), Jesse Bridges (SF), Lanny Taylor (C) John Liddell, Eric Harrison, Ronald Tucker, Matthew Pereda | |
| 15:11 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Bridges | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:47 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes banks in the layup | 37-54 |
| 14:22 | DePaul | Jason Atkins clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmy Thomas - foul #1 on Jimmy Thomas, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (PG) Sean Dery | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Liddell (PG), Ronald Tucker (SF) John Attwood, Jesse Bridges | |
| 14:22 | DePaul | Jason Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 14:22 | DePaul | Jason Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Jimmy Thomas | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:06 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 13:46 | DePaul | Jimmy Thomas steps in front of the William Whiteman pass | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:30 | Western Illinois | Lanny Taylor steals the ball from Patrick Conerly | 37-55 |
| 13:07 | DePaul | Jason Atkins is denied on a layup by George Moorehead | 37-55 |
| 13:05 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor tips it home | 37-57 |
| 12:52 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly scores on a jump hook in the paint | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:32 | DePaul | John Liddell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 12:30 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson is denied on a layup by Lanny Taylor | 39-57 |
| 12:24 | DePaul | John Liddell gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 12:19 | DePaul | John Liddell hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jason Atkins | 39-59 |
| 12:10 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas knocks in the shot in the lane set up by George Moorehead | 41-59 |
| 11:47 | DePaul | Jason Atkins scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Lanny Taylor | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Denson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Stokes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Conerly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Moorehead (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Liddell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Whiteman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Atkins (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lanny Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:43 | Western Illinois | John Liddell steps in front of the Charles Denson pass in the backcourt | 41-61 |
| 11:42 | DePaul | John Liddell lays it in | 41-63 |
| 11:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey (PG), Sean Dery (SG), Wesley Burgess (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Chris Ashley (C) Charles Denson, Theodore Stokes, Patrick Conerly, George Moorehead, Jimmy Thomas | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Harrison (PG), Jesse Bridges (SF), Matthew Pereda (PF), Sam Williams (C) John Liddell, Ronald Tucker, Jason Atkins, Lanny Taylor | |
| 11:19 | DePaul | William Whiteman can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Chris Ashley - foul #2 on Chris Ashley, team foul #4 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lanny Taylor (C) Jesse Bridges | |
| 11:19 | DePaul | William Whiteman misses the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 11:19 | DePaul | William Whiteman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 11:05 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Pereda - foul #2 on Matthew Pereda, team foul #1 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jesse Bridges (SF) Lanny Taylor | |
| 11:05 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 11:05 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 11:05 | DePaul | Sam Williams snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | Sam Williams steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lanny Taylor (C) Jesse Bridges | |
| 10:34 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 42-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason Atkins (PF) Lanny Taylor | |
| 10:12 | DePaul | Jason Atkins is hacked by Chris Ashley - foul #3 on Chris Ashley, team foul #5 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Liddell (PG), Lanny Taylor (C) Eric Harrison, Sam Williams | |
| 09:51 | DePaul | William Whiteman is hacked by Sean Dery - foul #3 on Sean Dery, team foul #6 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (SG) Sean Dery | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Harrison (PG), Sam Williams (PF) John Liddell, Jason Atkins | |
| 09:29 | DePaul | William Whiteman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Harrison | 42-67 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-67 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 09:01 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess is denied on a layup by Matthew Pereda | 42-67 |
| 09:00 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams can't tip it in | 42-67 |
| 08:58 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda grabs the board | 42-67 |
| 08:37 | DePaul | Sam Williams buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Harrison | 42-69 |
| 08:13 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 42-69 |
| 08:11 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams hits the follow up shot | 44-69 |
| 07:42 | DePaul | Sam Williams travels with the ball | 44-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Dery (PG), Theodore Stokes (SG), Patrick Conerly (SF), George Moorehead (PF), Jimmy Thomas (C) Justin Stuckey, Charles Denson, Wesley Burgess, Paul Williams, Chris Ashley | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Liddell (PG), Jesse Bridges (SG), Ronald Tucker (SF), Jason Atkins (PF) Eric Harrison, William Whiteman, Matthew Pereda, Sam Williams | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sean Dery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Stokes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Conerly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Moorehead (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Liddell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Atkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lanny Taylor (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-69 |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Jason Atkins grabs the board | 44-69 |
| 06:59 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Tucker and he's fouled by Theodore Stokes - foul #4 on Theodore Stokes, team foul #7 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Whiteman (SG) Jesse Bridges | |
| 06:59 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor misses the free throw | 44-71 |
| 06:59 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 06:34 | DePaul | Ronald Tucker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-71 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead grabs the defensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 06:29 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-71 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas snags the offensive board | 44-71 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Whiteman - foul #2 on William Whiteman, team foul #2 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (PG) Theodore Stokes | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Harrison (SG), Jesse Bridges (SF) William Whiteman, Ronald Tucker | |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 05:55 | DePaul | John Liddell comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-71 |
| 05:53 | DePaul | Jesse Bridges misses the tip | 46-71 |
| 05:51 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Jimmy Thomas | 46-71 |
| 05:31 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-71 |
| 05:12 | DePaul | John Liddell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Whiteman (SG), Ronald Tucker (SF), Matthew Pereda (PF), Sam Williams (C) Eric Harrison, Jesse Bridges, Jason Atkins, Lanny Taylor | |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | John Liddell takes the ball from Charles Denson | 49-71 |
| 04:59 | DePaul | William Whiteman misses the lay-in | 49-71 |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 04:47 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead hits a jumper in the lane set up by Sean Dery | 51-71 |
| 04:18 | DePaul | John Liddell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-71 |
| 04:17 | DePaul | William Whiteman hits the follow up shot | 51-73 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sean Dery | 53-73 |
| 03:49 | DePaul | Jimmy Thomas is called for the reach on William Whiteman - foul #2 on Jimmy Thomas, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Armand Yazzie (PG) Sean Dery | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason Atkins (PF), Lanny Taylor (C) Matthew Pereda, Sam Williams | |
| 03:49 | DePaul | William Whiteman makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:49 | DePaul | William Whiteman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:49 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead snags the defensive board | 53-74 |
| 03:26 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-74 |
| 03:24 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-74 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Armand Yazzie (fresh) SG - Charles Denson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Conerly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Moorehead (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Liddell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Whiteman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jason Atkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lanny Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Lanny Taylor - foul #1 on Lanny Taylor, team foul #3 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eric Harrison (SG), Matthew Pereda (SF) William Whiteman, Ronald Tucker | |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Jason Atkins pulls down the rebound | 54-74 |
| 02:56 | DePaul | John Liddell lays it in set up by Eric Harrison | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Thomas | 57-76 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | John Liddell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-76 |
| 02:12 | DePaul | Matthew Pereda gets the offensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 01:52 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-76 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Dery (SG) Armand Yazzie | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Whiteman (SG), Ronald Tucker (SF) Eric Harrison, Matthew Pereda | |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Sean Dery | 59-76 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Lanny Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-76 |
| 01:17 | DePaul | John Liddell grabs the offensive board | 59-76 |
| 00:57 | DePaul | George Moorehead is called for the reach on Jason Atkins - foul #1 on George Moorehead, team foul #9 | 59-76 |
| 00:57 | DePaul | Jason Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead pulls down the rebound | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Charles Denson, team foul #10 | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Charles Denson is called for the reach on John Liddell - foul #4 on Charles Denson, team foul #11 | 59-76 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | John Liddell misses the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | John Liddell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-77 |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Thomas | 59-77 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 00:09 | DePaul | William Whiteman snags the defensive board | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | John Liddell runs out the clock | 59-77 |