| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jason McMurphy (fresh) SG - Christopher Bank (fresh) SF - Alvin Edwards (fresh) PF - Frank Haskins (fresh) C - Richard Souder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Bright (fresh) SG - Scott Carroll (fresh) SF - Johnathan Clayton (fresh) PF - Dustin Elrod (fresh) C - Richard Villalobos (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Souder steals the ball from Dustin Elrod | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Richard Souder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Scott Carroll - foul #1 on Scott Carroll, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Richard Souder makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Richard Souder misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Villalobos | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton's floater is knocked away by Frank Haskins | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Frank Haskins snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | DePaul | Johnathan Clayton is called for the reach on Alvin Edwards - foul #1 on Johnathan Clayton, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | DePaul | Christopher Bank knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Souder | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Bank - foul #1 on Christopher Bank, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | DePaul | Christopher Bank clanks a shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | DePaul | Richard Souder tips it home | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Bright | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Richard Souder misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Villalobos - foul #1 on Richard Villalobos, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Richard Souder makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Richard Souder makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| 16:55 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 16:29 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll is hacked by Christopher Bank - foul #2 on Christopher Bank, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Chapman (SG), Walter Sisson (PF), Jerome Gajeski (C) Christopher Bank, Frank Haskins, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza (PG), Stanley Kettler (SG), Gary Foushee (PF), Eric Kimbrough (C) Kenneth Bright, Scott Carroll, Dustin Elrod, Richard Villalobos | |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough is hacked by Alvin Edwards - foul #1 on Alvin Edwards, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dan Newsome (SG) Jason McMurphy | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Jerome Gajeski swats the layup by Eric Kimbrough | 9-5 |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Dan Newsome pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Chapman (fresh) SG - Dan Newsome (fresh) SF - Alvin Edwards (fresh) PF - Walter Sisson (fresh) C - Jerome Gajeski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alfonso Mendoza (fresh) SG - Stanley Kettler (fresh) SF - Johnathan Clayton (fresh) PF - Gary Foushee (fresh) C - Eric Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | DePaul | Joseph Chapman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 15:05 | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason McMurphy (PG), Frank Haskins (PF), Richard Souder (C) Dan Newsome, Alvin Edwards, Jerome Gajeski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright (PG), Scott Carroll (SG), Dustin Elrod (PF), Richard Villalobos (C) Alfonso Mendoza, Stanley Kettler, Johnathan Clayton, Eric Kimbrough | |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Kenneth Bright is called for the reach on Jason McMurphy - foul #1 on Kenneth Bright, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| 14:33 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Bright | 12-7 |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Bright - foul #2 on Kenneth Bright, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alvin Edwards (SF) Walter Sisson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza (PG), Johnathan Clayton (SF) Kenneth Bright, Gary Foushee | |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos is whistled for a carry | 14-7 |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alvin Edwards | 16-7 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton is whistled for traveling | 16-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dan Newsome (SG), Walter Sisson (PF) Jason McMurphy, Frank Haskins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:44 | DePaul | Dan Newsome buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Souder and the foul's on Alfonso Mendoza - foul #1 on Alfonso Mendoza, team foul #6 | 18-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerome Gajeski (C) Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee (C) Richard Villalobos | |
| 12:44 | DePaul | Dan Newsome makes the free throw | 19-7 |
| 12:31 | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-7 |
| 12:29 | DePaul | Walter Sisson pulls down the rebound | 19-7 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | Dan Newsome throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-7 |
| 12:12 | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Carroll | 19-9 |
| 11:51 | DePaul | Joseph Chapman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Chapman - foul #1 on Joseph Chapman, team foul #4 | 19-9 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason McMurphy (PG), Frank Haskins (PF), Richard Souder (C) Joseph Chapman, Alvin Edwards, Jerome Gajeski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler (SG), Richard Villalobos (C) Scott Carroll, Dustin Elrod | |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jason McMurphy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dan Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Sisson (fresh) PF - Frank Haskins (fresh) C - Richard Souder (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alfonso Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stanley Kettler (fresh) SF - Johnathan Clayton (fresh) PF - Gary Foushee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Villalobos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 10:56 | DePaul | Walter Sisson is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Clayton - foul #2 on Johnathan Clayton, team foul #7 | 19-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harold Jacobs (PG), Edward Weise (SF), Eric Kimbrough (PF) Alfonso Mendoza, Johnathan Clayton, Gary Foushee | |
| 10:56 | DePaul | Walter Sisson misses the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 10:56 | DePaul | Richard Souder gets the offensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 10:45 | DePaul | Dan Newsome makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Frank Haskins | 21-11 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Harold Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alvin Edwards (SF) Walter Sisson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Frank Haskins misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 21-11 |
| 10:10 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy tips it back up and in | 23-11 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | Harold Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Jason McMurphy - foul #1 on Jason McMurphy, team foul #5 | 23-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Chapman (SG) Dan Newsome | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll (SG), Dustin Elrod (PF) Harold Jacobs, Eric Kimbrough | |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-11 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards grabs the board | 23-11 |
| 09:31 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards lays it in set up by Joseph Chapman | 25-11 |
| 09:04 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-11 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod tips it back up and in | 25-13 |
| 08:49 | DePaul | Joseph Chapman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-13 |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll pulls down the rebound | 25-13 |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll loses the dribble to Jason McMurphy | 25-13 |
| 08:16 | DePaul | Frank Haskins makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Souder | 27-13 |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Chapman - foul #2 on Joseph Chapman, team foul #6 | 27-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dan Newsome (SG), Walter Sisson (SF), Jerome Gajeski (PF), John Jefferson (C) Joseph Chapman, Alvin Edwards, Frank Haskins, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza (PG), Gary Foushee (SF), Eric Kimbrough (C) Stanley Kettler, Edward Weise, Richard Villalobos | |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Eric Kimbrough - foul #1 on Eric Kimbrough, team foul #8 | 27-15 |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Sisson - foul #1 on Walter Sisson, team foul #7 | 29-15 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 07:09 | DePaul | The jump hook by Jason McMurphy is blocked by Gary Foushee | 29-17 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee snags the defensive board | 29-17 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jason McMurphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dan Newsome (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Sisson (fresh) PF - Jerome Gajeski (fresh) C - John Jefferson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alfonso Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Foushee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Elrod (fresh) 7 pts. C - Eric Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| 06:51 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod loses the ball out of bounds | 29-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alvin Edwards (SF) John Jefferson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Kaufman (SG), Richard Villalobos (C) Scott Carroll, Dustin Elrod | |
| 06:25 | DePaul | Dan Newsome travels with the ball | 29-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Chapman (PG), Christopher Bank (SG), Frank Haskins (PF) Jason McMurphy, Dan Newsome, Jerome Gajeski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Weise (SG) David Kaufman | |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Edward Weise's floater is tipped away by Christopher Bank | 29-17 |
| 06:12 | DePaul | Frank Haskins snags the defensive board | 29-17 |
| 06:07 | DePaul | Christopher Bank buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Chapman | 32-17 |
| 05:47 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Sisson - foul #2 on Walter Sisson, team foul #8 | 32-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Souder (C) Walter Sisson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll (SG), Dustin Elrod (PF) Edward Weise, Eric Kimbrough | |
| 05:47 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee makes the 1st free throw | 32-18 |
| 05:47 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 05:37 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards's pass is intercepted by Alfonso Mendoza | 32-19 |
| 05:33 | Cleveland State | Alfonso Mendoza slams it home | 32-21 |
| 05:13 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Souder | 34-21 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos can't throw it down | 34-21 |
| 05:01 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Villalobos | 34-21 |
| 04:39 | Cleveland State | Joseph Chapman is called for the reach on Scott Carroll - foul #3 on Joseph Chapman, team foul #9 | 34-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dan Newsome (PG), Walter Sisson (PF) Joseph Chapman, Frank Haskins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler (PG), Edward Weise (SF), Eric Kimbrough (C) Alfonso Mendoza, Gary Foushee, Richard Villalobos | |
| 04:39 | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:39 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Richard Souder | 34-21 |
| 04:23 | DePaul | Walter Sisson misses the jumper from the baseline | 34-21 |
| 04:22 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Souder steals the ball from Eric Kimbrough | 34-21 |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards scores on a shot from close range | 36-21 |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Souder - foul #1 on Richard Souder, team foul #10 | 36-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason McMurphy (PG), Frank Haskins (PF), Jerome Gajeski (C) Christopher Bank, Alvin Edwards, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright (PG), Johnathan Clayton (SF), Richard Villalobos (C) Scott Carroll, Edward Weise, Eric Kimbrough | |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Dan Newsome knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Gajeski | 39-23 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jason McMurphy (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dan Newsome (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Sisson (fresh) PF - Frank Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Gajeski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Bright (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Kettler (fresh) SF - Johnathan Clayton (fresh) PF - Dustin Elrod (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Villalobos (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod clanks a jump hook near the basket | 39-23 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Frank Haskins - foul #1 on Frank Haskins, team foul #11 | 39-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alvin Edwards (SF) Walter Sisson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott Carroll (SG), Gary Foushee (PF) Stanley Kettler, Dustin Elrod | |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Johnathan Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Dan Newsome knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frank Haskins | 42-24 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Villalobos misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-24 |
| 01:53 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards grabs the board | 42-24 |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Johnathan Clayton steps in front of the Frank Haskins pass | 42-24 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnathan Clayton | 42-26 |
| 01:22 | DePaul | Jerome Gajeski scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Gary Foushee - foul #1 on Gary Foushee, team foul #9 | 44-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Bank (SG), Richard Souder (C) Dan Newsome, Frank Haskins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough (C) Richard Villalobos | |
| 01:22 | DePaul | Jerome Gajeski makes the free throw | 45-26 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Gary Foushee double dribbles | 45-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Walter Sisson (PF) Jerome Gajeski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod (PF) Gary Foushee | |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eric Kimbrough - foul #2 on Eric Kimbrough, team foul #10 | 45-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stanley Kettler (SG) Scott Carroll | |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 00:43 | Cleveland State | Eric Kimbrough gets the rebound | 46-26 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Dustin Elrod can't finish the layup | 46-26 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 46-26 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Alvin Edwards | 48-26 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bright can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 48-26 |