| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Witt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Strickland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Felix Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Dutton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCraven (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Pollard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Canterbury (fresh) C - Peter Munk (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 19:43 | DePaul | The rebound goes to William Strickland | 28-25 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | Charles Witt is whistled for traveling | 28-25 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Felix Rhodes - foul #2 on Felix Rhodes, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:12 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:49 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Parks out of a doubleteam | 30-26 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk hits a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Felix Rhodes - foul #3 on Felix Rhodes, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Eccleston (SF) Felix Rhodes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:27 | DePaul | Jason Butler picks off the pass by Charles Witt in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 18:10 | Central Michigan | William Strickland picks off the pass by Ronald Pollard | 30-29 |
| 17:50 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 17:48 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 17:28 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 17:09 | DePaul | David Parks gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | David Parks makes the contested floater near the basket set up by James Eccleston | 32-29 |
| 16:32 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard double dribbles | 32-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Brown (SG), Donovan Foster (PF) William Strickland, David Parks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters (SG), Robert Scott (PF) James McCraven, Ronald Canterbury | |
| 16:07 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 16:05 | DePaul | Donovan Foster tips it but misses | 32-29 |
| 16:03 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Witt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) SF - James Eccleston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donovan Foster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cedric Walters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Pollard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Munk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Donovan Foster | 34-29 |
| 15:49 | DePaul | Charles Witt hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott clanks a shot from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 15:30 | DePaul | Donovan Foster pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 15:10 | DePaul | Charles Witt comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 15:09 | DePaul | James Eccleston hits the follow up shot | 39-29 |
| 14:52 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk misses the easy layup | 39-29 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 14:44 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 14:09 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard grabs the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 13:56 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk misses the easy layup | 39-31 |
| 13:55 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Munk | 39-31 |
| 13:46 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 13:45 | DePaul | Nicholas Brown pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 13:23 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 13:08 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk misses the dunk | 39-31 |
| 13:07 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 12:44 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 12:42 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 12:22 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard's fadeaway is rejected by Donovan Foster | 39-33 |
| 12:20 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 12:18 | DePaul | James Eccleston pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 11:58 | DePaul | James Eccleston misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 11:56 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Witt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) SF - James Eccleston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donovan Foster (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Shawn Dutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cedric Walters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Pollard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Munk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler is hacked by Donovan Foster - foul #1 on Donovan Foster, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Fabian (PG), William Strickland (SG), Felix Rhodes (SF), David Parks (PF), Jimmy Baldwin (C) Charles Witt, Nicholas Brown, James Eccleston, Donovan Foster, Shawn Dutton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Munoz (PG), James McCraven (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Ronald Canterbury (PF), George Hayes (C) Jason Butler, Cedric Walters, Ronald Pollard, Robert Scott, Peter Munk | |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Felix Rhodes swats the layup by Ronald Canterbury | 39-33 |
| 11:30 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Felix Rhodes | 39-33 |
| 11:07 | DePaul | David Parks blows the layup over the doubleteam | 39-33 |
| 11:05 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian snags the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 10:39 | DePaul | William Strickland clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 10:38 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 10:27 | Central Michigan | James McCraven hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 10:26 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 10:05 | DePaul | Christopher Fabian buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Strickland | 44-33 |
| 09:55 | Central Michigan | Antonio Munoz misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 09:54 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | David Parks loses the dribble to Steven Johnson | 44-35 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Baldwin picks off the pass by George Hayes | 44-35 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Parks | 46-35 |
| 08:38 | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson clanks a floater from the right side | 46-35 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Antonio Munoz tips it back up and in | 46-37 |
| 08:19 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 08:17 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin tips it in | 48-37 |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Antonio Munoz | 48-39 |
| 07:47 | DePaul | David Parks blows the layup over the doubleteam | 48-39 |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | James McCraven pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Fabian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Strickland (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Felix Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Parks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Baldwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Munoz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCraven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Canterbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hayes (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Central Michigan | Jimmy Baldwin denies the turnaround by George Hayes | 48-39 |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 07:13 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 07:12 | Central Michigan | Steven Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on David Parks - foul #1 on David Parks, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Witt (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), James Eccleston (SF), Donovan Foster (PF), Shawn Dutton (C) Christopher Fabian, William Strickland, Felix Rhodes, David Parks, Jimmy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), Cedric Walters (SG), Ronald Pollard (SF), Peter Munk (C) Antonio Munoz, James McCraven, Steven Johnson, George Hayes | |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 06:45 | DePaul | Peter Munk takes the ball from Donovan Foster | 48-41 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donovan Foster - foul #2 on Donovan Foster, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Scott (PF) Ronald Canterbury | |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 06:29 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:13 | DePaul | James Eccleston hits the finger roll set up by Charles Witt | 50-42 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:32 | DePaul | James Eccleston loses the ball out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Felix Rhodes (SF) James Eccleston | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:23 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cedric Walters | 50-44 |
| 05:05 | DePaul | Charles Witt misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 04:31 | DePaul | Charles Witt knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Felix Rhodes | 53-46 |
| 04:15 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 04:13 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Donovan Foster | 53-46 |
| 04:13 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Strickland (SG), David Parks (PF) Nicholas Brown, Donovan Foster | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James McCraven (SG), Ronald Canterbury (PF) Cedric Walters, Robert Scott | |
| 03:47 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Parks | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Witt (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Strickland (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Felix Rhodes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Parks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James McCraven (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Pollard (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Canterbury (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Munk (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jason Butler, team foul #1 | 56-46 |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Charles Witt knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Strickland | 59-46 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 02:23 | DePaul | Charles Witt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Eccleston (SF) Felix Rhodes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters (PG), Antonio Munoz (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Robert Scott (PF), George Hayes (C) Jason Butler, James McCraven, Ronald Pollard, Ronald Canterbury, Peter Munk | |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Charles Witt steals it from Robert Scott | 59-49 |
| 01:48 | DePaul | David Parks makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Eccleston and he's hacked by Cedric Walters - foul #2 on Cedric Walters, team foul #2 | 61-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Felix Rhodes (SF) James Eccleston | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:48 | DePaul | David Parks makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Cedric Walters knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by George Hayes | 62-52 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Antonio Munoz grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott drills a jumper from close range and he's hacked by David Parks - foul #2 on David Parks, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Butler (PG), James McCraven (SG), Ronald Pollard (SF), Peter Munk (C) Cedric Walters, Antonio Munoz, Steven Johnson, George Hayes | |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Scott makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes is hacked by Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #3 | 62-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Fabian (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Jimmy Baldwin (C) Charles Witt, William Strickland, Shawn Dutton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury (PF) Robert Scott | |
| 00:53 | DePaul | Peter Munk is called for the reach on Felix Rhodes - foul #1 on Peter Munk, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes is hacked by Ronald Canterbury - foul #2 on Ronald Canterbury, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Jason Butler - foul #2 on Jason Butler, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| 00:47 | DePaul | James McCraven is called for the reach on Felix Rhodes - foul #1 on James McCraven, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Felix Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Jason Butler drills a 3 from straight away set up by Ronald Pollard | 64-58 |
| 00:40 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin is hacked by James McCraven in the backcourt - foul #2 on James McCraven, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Peter Munk pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | James McCraven scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Butler - foul #3 on Jason Butler, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Witt (PG), William Strickland (SG), Shawn Dutton (C) Christopher Fabian, Nicholas Brown, David Parks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Jimmy Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | James McCraven is called for the reach on Shawn Dutton in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McCraven, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Parks (PF) Jimmy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Shawn Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | Ronald Canterbury grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Ronald Pollard hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Charles Witt runs out the clock | 66-64 |