| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Michael Banks (fresh) SG - Jonathan Mullinix (fresh) SF - Timothy Marchetti (fresh) PF - Michael Mikula (fresh) C - Joseph Steger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fresh) SG - Robert Marshall (fresh) SF - Warner Inniss (fresh) PF - David Cope (fresh) C - John Dillman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | John Dillman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | DePaul | Robert Marshall drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Gerald Young | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall picks off the pass by Timothy Marchetti | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | DePaul | Robert Marshall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Youngstown State | Timothy Marchetti gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Youngstown State | Timothy Marchetti hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Banks | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | DePaul | Gerald Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | DePaul | Warner Inniss gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | DePaul | John Dillman is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Mullinix makes the floater from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | DePaul | David Cope misses long on a shot from close range | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Youngstown State | Joseph Steger snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Youngstown State | Michael Banks hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Marchetti | 8-2 |
| 17:11 | DePaul | David Cope is fouled on the floor by Michael Banks - foul #1 on Michael Banks, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Elton Downing (SF), Telek Cipkowski (PF), Dave Fox (C) Warner Inniss, David Cope, John Dillman | |
| 16:46 | DePaul | Gerald Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:45 | DePaul | Elton Downing tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 16:28 | Youngstown State | Michael Banks's layup is rejected by Telek Cipkowski | 8-4 |
| 16:27 | Youngstown State | Timothy Marchetti hits the follow up shot | 10-4 |
| 16:09 | DePaul | A charge is called on Robert Marshall - foul #1 on Robert Marshall, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gene Allred (SF) Timothy Marchetti | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (PG), Warner Inniss (SG) Gerald Young, Robert Marshall | |
| 15:57 | Youngstown State | Gene Allred connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jonathan Mullinix | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Michael Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Mullinix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Allred (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mikula (fresh) C - Joseph Steger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mauro Ricci (fresh) SG - Warner Inniss (fresh) SF - Elton Downing (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Telek Cipkowski (fresh) C - Dave Fox (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | DePaul | Telek Cipkowski misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Michael Mikula - foul #1 on Michael Mikula, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz (C) Joseph Steger | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:49 | DePaul | Telek Cipkowski makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:49 | DePaul | Telek Cipkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:34 | Youngstown State | A charge is called on Michael Banks - foul #2 on Michael Banks, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ryan Snyder (SG), Earl Gifford (SF) Michael Banks, Jonathan Mullinix | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Cope (PF), John Dillman (C) Telek Cipkowski, Dave Fox | |
| 15:22 | DePaul | David Cope misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-6 |
| 15:21 | Youngstown State | Michael Mikula grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 15:00 | Youngstown State | Ryan Snyder scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Horvitz | 16-6 |
| 14:43 | DePaul | David Cope clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Mikula - foul #2 on Michael Mikula, team foul #4 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jonathan Mullinix (SG), Timothy Marchetti (SF), Joseph Steger (C) Ryan Snyder, Earl Gifford, Michael Mikula | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Marshall (SG) Warner Inniss | |
| 14:43 | DePaul | David Cope misses the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 14:43 | DePaul | David Cope makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 14:27 | Youngstown State | Gene Allred misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | David Cope gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 14:21 | DePaul | Robert Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-7 |
| 14:19 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to John Dillman | 16-7 |
| 14:06 | DePaul | David Cope misses short on a runner from the left block | 16-7 |
| 14:05 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Tommy Horvitz | 16-7 |
| 13:51 | Youngstown State | Joseph Steger is hacked by John Dillman - foul #1 on John Dillman, team foul #2 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerald Young (PG), Ratko Domanski (SF), Telek Cipkowski (PF), Dave Fox (C) Mauro Ricci, Elton Downing, David Cope, John Dillman | |
| 13:40 | Youngstown State | Timothy Marchetti misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-7 |
| 13:39 | DePaul | Gerald Young pulls down the rebound | 16-7 |
| 13:18 | DePaul | Robert Marshall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Young and he's fouled by Timothy Marchetti - foul #1 on Timothy Marchetti, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Earl Gifford (PF) Tommy Horvitz | |
| Subs | DePaul | Warner Inniss (SF) Ratko Domanski | |
| 13:18 | DePaul | Robert Marshall misses the free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:18 | Youngstown State | Joseph Steger pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:12 | Youngstown State | Gene Allred misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-9 |
| 13:10 | Youngstown State | Gene Allred gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:58 | Youngstown State | Earl Gifford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-9 |
| 12:57 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gerald Young | 16-9 |
| 12:47 | DePaul | Warner Inniss is fouled on the floor by Timothy Marchetti - foul #2 on Timothy Marchetti, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Bond (PG), Thomas Hester (SG), Ryan Snyder (SF), Jason Arnold (C) Gene Allred, Jonathan Mullinix, Timothy Marchetti, Joseph Steger | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:29 | DePaul | Robert Marshall makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Young | 16-12 |
| 12:12 | Youngstown State | Earl Gifford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Robert Marshall gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 11:49 | DePaul | Gerald Young misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Arnold - foul #1 on Jason Arnold, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz (PF) John Bond | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (SG), David Cope (PF), John Dillman (C) Robert Marshall, Telek Cipkowski, Dave Fox | |
| 11:49 | DePaul | Gerald Young makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:49 | DePaul | Gerald Young makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ryan Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Hester (fresh) SF - Earl Gifford (fresh) PF - Tommy Horvitz (fresh) C - Jason Arnold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mauro Ricci (fresh) SF - Warner Inniss (fresh) PF - David Cope (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Dillman (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by John Dillman - foul #2 on John Dillman, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gene Allred (PG), Jonathan Mullinix (SG) Thomas Hester, Earl Gifford | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Fox (C) John Dillman | |
| 11:38 | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:38 | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:29 | DePaul | Gerald Young buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Cope | 18-16 |
| 11:15 | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz is fouled on the floor by Warner Inniss - foul #1 on Warner Inniss, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Joseph Steger (C) Jason Arnold | |
| Subs | DePaul | Elton Downing (SF) Warner Inniss | |
| 11:04 | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz lays it up and in | 20-16 |
| 10:57 | DePaul | David Cope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 10:56 | DePaul | David Cope pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:51 | DePaul | David Cope is whistled for a carry | 20-16 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Marshall (SG), Telek Cipkowski (C) Gerald Young, Dave Fox | |
| 10:38 | Youngstown State | Gene Allred misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 10:37 | Youngstown State | Ryan Snyder pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:27 | Youngstown State | Elton Downing blocks the jumper by Ryan Snyder | 20-16 |
| 10:25 | DePaul | David Cope gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:07 | DePaul | David Cope scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mauro Ricci | 20-18 |
| 09:53 | Youngstown State | Mauro Ricci steals the ball from Jonathan Mullinix | 20-18 |
| 09:37 | DePaul | Robert Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 20-18 |
| 09:35 | Youngstown State | Joseph Steger grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 09:14 | Youngstown State | Joseph Steger clanks a shot in the paint | 20-18 |
| 09:12 | DePaul | Mauro Ricci grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 09:06 | DePaul | Robert Marshall is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Mullinix - foul #1 on Jonathan Mullinix, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Bond (PG), Thomas Hester (SG), Earl Gifford (PF), Jason Arnold (C) Jonathan Mullinix, Ryan Snyder, Tommy Horvitz, Joseph Steger | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerald Young (PG), Warner Inniss (SF), Dave Fox (C) Mauro Ricci, David Cope, Telek Cipkowski | |
| 09:06 | DePaul | Robert Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:06 | DePaul | Robert Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:06 | Youngstown State | Jason Arnold pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:46 | Youngstown State | Jason Arnold knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 08:33 | DePaul | Gerald Young loses the ball out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Cope (PF) Elton Downing | |
| 08:19 | Youngstown State | Thomas Hester is fouled on the floor by Warner Inniss - foul #2 on Warner Inniss, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ratko Domanski (SF) Warner Inniss | |
| 08:03 | Youngstown State | Ratko Domanski picks off the pass by John Bond | 23-19 |
| 07:43 | DePaul | Jason Arnold swats the dunk try by Gerald Young | 23-19 |
| 07:42 | Youngstown State | Earl Gifford gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - John Bond (fresh) SG - Thomas Hester (fresh) SF - Gene Allred (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Gifford (fresh) C - Jason Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Marshall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ratko Domanski (fresh) PF - David Cope (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Fox (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Youngstown State | Gene Allred misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ratko Domanski - foul #1 on Ratko Domanski, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jonathan Mullinix (SG), Ryan Snyder (SF), Joseph Steger (C) John Bond, Thomas Hester, Jason Arnold | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (SG), Elton Downing (PF), Telek Cipkowski (C) Robert Marshall, David Cope, Dave Fox | |
| 07:25 | Youngstown State | Gene Allred makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:25 | Youngstown State | Gene Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:15 | DePaul | Elton Downing drills a runner in the lane | 25-21 |
| 06:57 | Youngstown State | Earl Gifford travels with the ball | 25-21 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Bond (PG) Gene Allred | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:47 | DePaul | Gerald Young clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Bond - foul #1 on John Bond, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | Gerald Young makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | Gerald Young makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:36 | Youngstown State | Earl Gifford comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Telek Cipkowski - foul #1 on Telek Cipkowski, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz (PF) John Bond | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:36 | Youngstown State | Earl Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:36 | Youngstown State | Earl Gifford misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:36 | DePaul | Elton Downing gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:32 | DePaul | Gerald Young's pass is intercepted by Ryan Snyder in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 06:18 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Mullinix buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Snyder | 29-23 |
| 05:57 | DePaul | Earl Gifford steals the ball from Telek Cipkowski | 29-23 |
| 05:39 | Youngstown State | Ryan Snyder is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ryan Snyder, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Bond (PG) Earl Gifford | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Marshall (SG), Colby Turcios (SF), Dave Fox (C) Gerald Young, Ratko Domanski, Elton Downing | |
| 05:30 | DePaul | Robert Marshall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Telek Cipkowski gets the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:11 | DePaul | The jumper by Robert Marshall is denied by Joseph Steger | 29-23 |
| 05:09 | Youngstown State | Joseph Steger pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:03 | Youngstown State | The short jumper by Joseph Steger is denied by Dave Fox | 29-23 |
| 05:01 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Telek Cipkowski | 29-23 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Robert Marshall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 04:48 | Youngstown State | Ryan Snyder pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:33 | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Tommy Horvitz, team foul #11 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Hester (SG), Gene Allred (SF), Jason Arnold (PF) Jonathan Mullinix, Ryan Snyder, Tommy Horvitz | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerald Young (PG), Ratko Domanski (SF), David Cope (PF) Mauro Ricci, Colby Turcios, Telek Cipkowski | |
| 04:09 | DePaul | Robert Marshall misses the jumper from the left side | 29-23 |
| 04:07 | Youngstown State | Joseph Steger snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 03:50 | Youngstown State | Gene Allred clanks a jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 03:49 | DePaul | Gerald Young grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 03:30 | DePaul | John Bond takes the ball from Dave Fox | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - John Bond (fresh) SG - Thomas Hester (fresh) SF - Gene Allred (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Steger (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gerald Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Marshall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ratko Domanski (fresh) PF - David Cope (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Fox (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Youngstown State | Thomas Hester misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 03:17 | Youngstown State | Joseph Steger tips it home | 31-23 |
| 03:01 | DePaul | David Cope hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by John Bond - foul #2 on John Bond, team foul #12 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Michael Banks (PG), Jonathan Mullinix (SG), Timothy Marchetti (SF), Michael Mikula (PF) John Bond, Thomas Hester, Gene Allred, Joseph Steger | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mauro Ricci (PG), Warner Inniss (SG), Elton Downing (SF), John Dillman (C) Gerald Young, Robert Marshall, Ratko Domanski, Dave Fox | |
| 03:01 | DePaul | David Cope makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:52 | Youngstown State | Timothy Marchetti clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-26 |
| 02:50 | DePaul | The rebound goes to John Dillman | 31-26 |
| 02:45 | DePaul | Warner Inniss hits a jumper from the right block set up by Mauro Ricci and he's hacked by Jonathan Mullinix - foul #2 on Jonathan Mullinix, team foul #13 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Telek Cipkowski (PF) David Cope | |
| 02:45 | DePaul | Warner Inniss makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:29 | Youngstown State | The jump hook by Jason Arnold is blocked by John Dillman | 31-29 |
| 02:28 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Mikula | 31-29 |
| 02:18 | Youngstown State | Timothy Marchetti makes the 3 from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Elton Downing knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Warner Inniss | 34-31 |
| 01:45 | Youngstown State | Timothy Marchetti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz (C) Jason Arnold | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Marshall (SG) Mauro Ricci | |
| 01:23 | DePaul | Elton Downing hits a runner from close range set up by Warner Inniss and the foul's on Michael Banks - foul #3 on Michael Banks, team foul #14 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gene Allred (PG) Michael Banks | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerald Young (PG) Telek Cipkowski | |
| 01:23 | DePaul | Elton Downing makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:05 | Youngstown State | Warner Inniss steals the ball from Tommy Horvitz | 34-34 |
| 00:48 | DePaul | Gerald Young drills a 3 from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 00:32 | Youngstown State | Jonathan Mullinix knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Warner Inniss lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gerald Young | 37-39 |
| 00:04 | Youngstown State | Tommy Horvitz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 00:02 | Youngstown State | Gene Allred tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Robert Marshall clanks a fullcourt shot | 39-39 |