| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Hensley (fresh) PF - Louis Melton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Hendren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ernie Barker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Escalante (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Dahl (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Antonio Hendren | 42-36 |
| 19:32 | DePaul | Ricardo Flores steals it from Benjamin Dahl | 42-36 |
| 19:27 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores banks in the layup | 44-36 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | William Bell is called for the reach on Ernie Barker - foul #1 on William Bell, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 18:53 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 18:51 | DePaul | Paul Escalante tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores is hacked by Charles Hughes - foul #1 on Charles Hughes, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 18:27 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Ricardo Flores | 46-38 |
| 18:12 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Brandon Murphy | 46-40 |
| 17:47 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 17:45 | DePaul | Paul Escalante grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 17:23 | DePaul | William Bell steals it from Brandon Murphy | 46-40 |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Melton and the foul's on Benjamin Dahl - foul #3 on Benjamin Dahl, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Thomas Murphy (SG), Phil Pearson (SF) William Bell, Ricardo Flores, Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (SG), Eugene McGuiness (PF), Bart Davis (C) Charles Hughes, Paul Escalante, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 16:55 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness is hacked by Donnie Florez - foul #1 on Donnie Florez, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn (SF), Sanford Shipton (C) Louis Melton, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:49 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ernie Barker | 48-43 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Roundtree (SG), Vaughn Rogers (SF) Brandon Murphy, Ernie Barker | |
| 15:54 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores (SG), Louis Melton (PF) Thomas Murphy, Bob Dunn | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Walker McDade (PF), Paul Escalante (C) Brandon Roundtree, Vaughn Rogers, Bart Davis | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donnie Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phil Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Melton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walker McDade (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Escalante (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cleveland State | Dikembe Ali steals the ball from Ricardo Flores | 48-43 |
| 15:20 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Sanford Shipton - foul #2 on Sanford Shipton, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Steven Hensley (SF) Donnie Florez, Phil Pearson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Murphy (PG), Benjamin Dahl (C) Dikembe Ali, Paul Escalante | |
| 15:20 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:20 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:20 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 15:01 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | Charles Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 14:47 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 14:25 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Bell | 50-43 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 14:11 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 13:47 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 13:33 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 13:32 | DePaul | Walker McDade tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 13:30 | DePaul | Charles Hughes tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Sanford Shipton | 50-43 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Brandon Murphy - foul #3 on Brandon Murphy, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Bob Dunn (SF), Phil Pearson (PF), Antonio Hendren (C) William Bell, Steven Hensley, Louis Melton, Sanford Shipton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (SG), Ernie Barker (SF), Paul Escalante (PF), Bart Davis (C) Charles Hughes, Eugene McGuiness, Walker McDade, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:42 | DePaul | Bart Davis scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Ernie Barker | 52-46 |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Phil Pearson | 55-46 |
| 12:11 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 55-46 |
| 11:49 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren tips it in | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Donnie Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Flores (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bob Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phil Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Hendren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernie Barker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Escalante (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bart Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | DePaul | Bart Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 11:28 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn buries a floater from the left side set up by Phil Pearson | 59-46 |
| 11:07 | DePaul | Ernie Barker is hacked by Antonio Hendren - foul #3 on Antonio Hendren, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy (SG), Louis Melton (PF) Ricardo Flores, Bob Dunn | |
| Subs | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers (SG), Walker McDade (PF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Brandon Murphy, Paul Escalante, Bart Davis | |
| 10:55 | DePaul | Donnie Florez steals the ball from Walker McDade | 59-46 |
| 10:52 | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy banks in the layup set up by Donnie Florez | 61-46 |
| 10:45 | DePaul | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Antonio Hendren - foul #4 on Antonio Hendren, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Steven Hensley (SF), Sanford Shipton (C) Thomas Murphy, Phil Pearson, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG) Vaughn Rogers | |
| 10:26 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 10:25 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl tips it in | 61-48 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 10:02 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton tips it in | 63-48 |
| 09:35 | DePaul | Walker McDade misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 09:23 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Walker McDade gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 09:02 | DePaul | Walker McDade comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sanford Shipton - foul #3 on Sanford Shipton, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy (PG), Bob Dunn (SG), Phil Pearson (SF) William Bell, Donnie Florez, Steven Hensley | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Murphy (PG), Vaughn Rogers (SG), Eugene McGuiness (SF), Paul Escalante (C) Dikembe Ali, Charles Hughes, Ernie Barker, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 09:02 | DePaul | Walker McDade makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:02 | DePaul | Walker McDade makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bart Davis (C) Walker McDade | |
| 08:26 | DePaul | Bart Davis drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Brandon Murphy | 63-52 |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy can't finish the layup | 63-52 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Dunn | 63-52 |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton connects on the floater from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 07:49 | DePaul | Bart Davis tips it back up and in | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bob Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Melton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Sanford Shipton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vaughn Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Escalante (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bart Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Bart Davis - foul #1 on Bart Davis, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Ricardo Flores (SG), Steven Hensley (SF), Antonio Hendren (C) Thomas Murphy, Bob Dunn, Phil Pearson, Louis Melton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Ernie Barker (SF) Vaughn Rogers, Bart Davis | |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:32 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Eugene McGuiness | 66-54 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Ricardo Flores steals the ball from Charles Hughes | 66-54 |
| 06:52 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Sanford Shipton is denied by Paul Escalante | 66-54 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores hits the follow up shot | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:31 | DePaul | William Bell picks off the pass by Ernie Barker | 68-54 |
| 06:28 | Cleveland State | William Bell lays it up and in | 70-54 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Ernie Barker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sanford Shipton - foul #4 on Sanford Shipton, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Phil Pearson (SF), Louis Melton (PF) William Bell, Steven Hensley, Sanford Shipton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Walker McDade (PF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Paul Escalante, Eugene McGuiness | |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Ernie Barker misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Ernie Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Benjamin Dahl snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| 05:42 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy is fouled on the floor by Donnie Florez - foul #2 on Donnie Florez, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| 05:42 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:42 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Dahl - foul #4 on Benjamin Dahl, team foul #5 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb (C) Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (PG), Vaughn Rogers (SG) Brandon Murphy, Charles Hughes | |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:59 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Ali | 71-57 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 71-57 |
| 04:36 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Walker McDade | 71-57 |
| 04:27 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 04:25 | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Donnie Florez, team foul #9 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Bell (PG), Steven Hensley (SF), Sanford Shipton (C) Ricardo Flores, Phil Pearson, Vernon Holcomb | |
| Subs | DePaul | Brandon Murphy (PG), Charles Hughes (SG), Eugene McGuiness (SF), Paul Escalante (PF) Dikembe Ali, Vaughn Rogers, Ernie Barker, Walker McDade | |
| 03:58 | DePaul | Paul Escalante drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Brandon Murphy | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Donnie Florez and he's fouled by Eugene McGuiness - foul #3 on Eugene McGuiness, team foul #6 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson (PF), Antonio Hendren (C) Louis Melton, Sanford Shipton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bart Davis (C) Benjamin Dahl | |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Steven Hensley misses the free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:44 | DePaul | Paul Escalante grabs the board | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donnie Florez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phil Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Hendren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Brandon Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Escalante (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Bart Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | DePaul | Bart Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Antonio Hendren - foul #5 on Antonio Hendren, team foul #10 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy (SG), Sanford Shipton (C) Donnie Florez, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:24 | DePaul | Bart Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 03:24 | DePaul | Bart Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 03:24 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by William Bell | 75-60 |
| 02:48 | DePaul | Charles Hughes connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eugene McGuiness | 75-63 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores (SG), Louis Melton (PF) Thomas Murphy, Phil Pearson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ernie Barker (SF), Walker McDade (PF), Benjamin Dahl (C) Eugene McGuiness, Bart Davis, Paul Escalante | |
| 02:23 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton throws it down on a great pass from William Bell | 77-63 |
| 02:18 | DePaul | Ernie Barker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-63 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton grabs the board | 77-63 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Louis Melton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-63 |
| 01:48 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy gets the rebound | 77-63 |
| 01:41 | DePaul | Brandon Murphy makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Walker McDade | 77-65 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Dahl - foul #5 on Benjamin Dahl, team foul #7 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez (PG), Bob Dunn (SF), Phil Pearson (PF) William Bell, Steven Hensley, Louis Melton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ali (PG), Vaughn Rogers (SG), Eugene McGuiness (SF), Paul Escalante (PF), Bart Davis (C) Brandon Murphy, Charles Hughes, Ernie Barker, Walker McDade, Benjamin Dahl | |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Ricardo Flores misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:19 | DePaul | Bart Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 01:11 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Donnie Florez - foul #4 on Donnie Florez, team foul #11 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Murphy (SG) Ricardo Flores | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:11 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:11 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 00:42 | DePaul | Bart Davis misses the tip | 77-66 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Phil Pearson pulls down the rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Donnie Florez | 79-66 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Bart Davis's pass is intercepted by Thomas Murphy | 79-66 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Donnie Florez lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Murphy | 81-66 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Vaughn Rogers clanks a halfcourt shot | 81-66 |