| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kyle Amos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Warren (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Michael (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ross Boyett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marin Zbierski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Lerma (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Golden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski connects on the jumper from the right side | 30-29 |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Hyman Hernandez steps in front of the Kyle Amos pass in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | David Davis misses the lay-in | 30-29 |
| 19:28 | DePaul | Vincent Golden hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 19:07 | DePaul | Vincent Golden snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:54 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hyman Hernandez | 30-33 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Brett Bradley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 18:33 | Cleveland State | Ross Boyett snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:13 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren buries a driving attempt from the right block | 32-33 |
| 18:11 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez is hacked by Kyle Amos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Amos, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 17:51 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski hits a shot near the basket | 32-35 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Amos | 34-35 |
| 17:11 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kyle Amos - foul #2 on Kyle Amos, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt (PG), Tyrone Klein (PF), Daryl Dubois (C) Kyle Amos, Joshua Michael, Ross Boyett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher James (C) Vincent Golden | |
| 17:11 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:11 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Woodrow Warren, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dale Linn (PF) Woodrow Warren | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Paxton (PG), Damek Nagorski (SF), Eric Johnson (PF) Hyman Hernandez, Marin Zbierski, Ronald Lerma | |
| 16:31 | DePaul | Daryl Dubois steps in front of the Mark Paxton pass | 34-37 |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt buries a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Mark Paxton - foul #1 on Mark Paxton, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice (SF) Brett Bradley | |
| Subs | DePaul | Warren Johnson (SG) David Davis | |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:11 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 15:59 | DePaul | Warren Johnson lays it in | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Pitt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tyrone Klein (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Melvin Rice (fresh) PF - Dale Linn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daryl Dubois (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mark Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Damek Nagorski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Johnson (fresh) C - Christopher James (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Dale Linn grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Dale Linn banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Pitt | 38-39 |
| 15:07 | DePaul | Warren Johnson makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Paxton | 38-41 |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 14:43 | DePaul | Eric Johnson grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 14:39 | DePaul | Mark Paxton is fouled on the floor by Dale Linn - foul #2 on Dale Linn, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Rome (PG), Brett Bradley (SG), Woodrow Warren (SF), Joshua Michael (PF), Ross Boyett (C) Mark Pitt, Tyrone Klein, Melvin Rice, Dale Linn, Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez (PG), David Davis (SG), Marin Zbierski (SF), Ronald Lerma (PF), Vincent Golden (C) Mark Paxton, Warren Johnson, Damek Nagorski, Eric Johnson, Christopher James | |
| 14:22 | DePaul | Ross Boyett steps in front of the Vincent Golden pass | 38-41 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Ronald Rome is hacked by Hyman Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hyman Hernandez, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 38-41 |
| 14:00 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Vincent Golden comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Michael - foul #3 on Joshua Michael, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Vincent Golden makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Vincent Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:31 | Cleveland State | Ronald Rome misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:30 | DePaul | Vincent Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:09 | DePaul | David Davis is hacked by Ross Boyett - foul #2 on Ross Boyett, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| 13:01 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 13:00 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ronald Rome | 40-43 |
| 12:28 | DePaul | Vincent Golden clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ross Boyett - foul #3 on Ross Boyett, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| 12:28 | DePaul | Vincent Golden makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:28 | DePaul | Vincent Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren is hacked by Marin Zbierski - foul #2 on Marin Zbierski, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tyrone Klein (PF), Daryl Dubois (C) Joshua Michael, Ross Boyett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher James (C) Vincent Golden | |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | Marin Zbierski is called for the reach on Ronald Rome - foul #3 on Marin Zbierski, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dale Linn (PF) Woodrow Warren | |
| Subs | DePaul | Damek Nagorski (SF), Eric Johnson (PF) Marin Zbierski, Ronald Lerma | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ronald Rome (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brett Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Klein (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Linn (fresh) 9 pts. C - Daryl Dubois (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Damek Nagorski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Johnson (fresh) C - Christopher James (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Tyrone Klein hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 11:15 | DePaul | Christopher James snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 11:02 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice (SF) Brett Bradley | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Paxton (PG) Hyman Hernandez | |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois is hacked by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren (SF), Joshua Michael (PF), Ross Boyett (C) Melvin Rice, Dale Linn, Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | DePaul | Warren Johnson (SG), Marin Zbierski (SF), Vincent Golden (C) David Davis, Damek Nagorski, Christopher James | |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | Ross Boyett connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Woodrow Warren | 42-45 |
| 10:02 | DePaul | Warren Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 10:01 | Cleveland State | Tyrone Klein grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | Mark Paxton is called for the reach on Ronald Rome - foul #2 on Mark Paxton, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kyle Amos (PG), Brett Bradley (SG) Ronald Rome, Tyrone Klein | |
| Subs | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez (PG), David Davis (SG), Ronald Lerma (PF) Mark Paxton, Warren Johnson, Eric Johnson | |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | David Davis takes the ball from Ross Boyett | 42-45 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma banks in the layup set up by Hyman Hernandez | 42-47 |
| 08:32 | Cleveland State | Kyle Amos misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 08:31 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Marin Zbierski | 42-47 |
| 08:09 | DePaul | David Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brett Bradley - foul #2 on Brett Bradley, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Rome (PG), Tyrone Klein (SF), Dale Linn (PF), Daryl Dubois (C) Kyle Amos, Woodrow Warren, Joshua Michael, Ross Boyett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Damek Nagorski (SF), Christopher James (C) Marin Zbierski, Vincent Golden | |
| 08:09 | DePaul | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:09 | DePaul | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:09 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Dale Linn | 42-47 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Tyrone Klein can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher James - foul #2 on Christopher James, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Tyrone Klein misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Tyrone Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:28 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Davis | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ronald Rome (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brett Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Klein (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Linn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Dubois (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Damek Nagorski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Lerma (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher James (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Daryl Dubois is denied by Christopher James | 43-49 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Dale Linn tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Christopher James grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 06:51 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | Dale Linn is hacked by Ronald Lerma - foul #3 on Ronald Lerma, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren (SF), Ross Boyett (C) Tyrone Klein, Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Paxton (PG), Warren Johnson (SG), Marin Zbierski (SF), Eric Johnson (PF) Hyman Hernandez, David Davis, Damek Nagorski, Ronald Lerma | |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | Dale Linn makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | Dale Linn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski misses the easy layup | 45-49 |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | Brett Bradley grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Ronald Rome misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-49 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren gets the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | Ronald Rome hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 05:14 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 05:00 | DePaul | Christopher James scores on a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Ross Boyett - foul #4 on Ross Boyett, team foul #9 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tyrone Klein (SG), Joshua Michael (PF) Brett Bradley, Dale Linn | |
| Subs | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez (PG), David Davis (SG), Ronald Lerma (PF) Mark Paxton, Warren Johnson, Eric Johnson | |
| 05:00 | DePaul | Christopher James makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 04:39 | Cleveland State | Ronald Rome drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Woodrow Warren | 48-52 |
| 04:29 | DePaul | Ross Boyett steals the ball from Marin Zbierski | 48-52 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren clanks a floater from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 04:05 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Warren - foul #2 on Woodrow Warren, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brett Bradley (SG), Daryl Dubois (C) Woodrow Warren, Ross Boyett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Vincent Golden (C) Christopher James | |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Tyrone Klein misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | Tyrone Klein pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ronald Rome (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brett Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Klein (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Michael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Dubois (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marin Zbierski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Lerma (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Vincent Golden (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Tyrone Klein misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 02:54 | DePaul | Vincent Golden grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 02:25 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski travels with the ball | 48-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kyle Amos (PG), Woodrow Warren (SF) Ronald Rome, Joshua Michael | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Paxton (PG), Damek Nagorski (SF), Eric Johnson (PF) Hyman Hernandez, Marin Zbierski, Ronald Lerma | |
| 02:21 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Rome (PG), Joshua Michael (PF), Ross Boyett (C) Kyle Amos, Tyrone Klein, Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez (PG), Ronald Lerma (PF) Mark Paxton, Eric Johnson | |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Ross Boyett hits the finger roll set up by Woodrow Warren | 50-52 |
| 01:58 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez is denied on a layup by Ross Boyett | 50-52 |
| 01:56 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Warren pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Ronald Lerma steals the ball from Brett Bradley | 50-52 |
| 01:10 | DePaul | David Davis is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marin Zbierski (SF) Damek Nagorski | |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Brett Bradley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Rome | 53-52 |
| 00:26 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 53-52 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Davis and he's fouled by Ronald Rome - foul #4 on Ronald Rome, team foul #11 | 53-54 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Ross Boyett clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Vincent Golden gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Vincent Golden is hacked by Ronald Rome in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Rome, team foul #12 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kyle Amos (PG) Ronald Rome | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Vincent Golden misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Vincent Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Brett Bradley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |