| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Barry Zalewski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Gann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifford Cooper (fresh) PF - Mark Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Radford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ronald Radford inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-37 |
| 19:44 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 19:30 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 26-37 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Ronald Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 19:24 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann misses long on a shot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Robert Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:59 | DePaul | Robert Barton drills a floater near the basket set up by Daniel Burke | 26-39 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann is hacked by Daniel Burke - foul #1 on Daniel Burke, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Sean Gann | 28-39 |
| 18:08 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Burke | 28-42 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson is denied on a layup by Ronald Radford | 28-42 |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski gets the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:41 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann makes the runner from the baseline | 30-42 |
| 17:31 | DePaul | Edward Ray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 17:13 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann lays it in set up by Barry Zalewski | 32-42 |
| 16:53 | DePaul | Robert Barton misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 16:52 | DePaul | Edward Ray tips it but misses | 32-42 |
| 16:50 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 32-42 |
| 16:31 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Zalewski | 35-42 |
| 16:09 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut is fouled on the floor by Justin Clark - foul #3 on Justin Clark, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris (PG), Robert Barrett (SG), William Hailey (PF), Earl McCune (C) Barry Zalewski, Sean Gann, Mark Peterson, Justin Clark | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (PG), Rodney Newton (SG), Isaiah Cubbage (SF), James Sharrow (PF), Robert Eck (C) Charles Chestnut, Daniel Burke, Ronald Radford, Robert Barton, Edward Ray | |
| 16:04 | DePaul | Robert Eck's pass is intercepted by Robert Barrett | 35-42 |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris tips it home | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Norris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Barrett (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Hailey (fresh) C - Earl McCune (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Rayford Otzweiler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Isaiah Cubbage (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Sharrow (fresh) C - Robert Eck (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Rodney Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 15:35 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:24 | DePaul | Robert Eck scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rayford Otzweiler | 37-44 |
| 15:04 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-44 |
| 15:03 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 14:45 | DePaul | Rodney Newton is called for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Sean Gann (SG) Kenneth Norris, Clifford Cooper | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Barton (PF) James Sharrow | |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rodney Newton - foul #2 on Rodney Newton, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Clark (C) Earl McCune | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Daniel Burke (SG), Ronald Radford (SF), Edward Ray (C) Rayford Otzweiler, Rodney Newton, Isaiah Cubbage, Robert Eck | |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett is hacked by Ronald Radford - foul #2 on Ronald Radford, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson (PF) William Hailey | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF) Sean Gann, Robert Barrett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage (PF) Robert Barton | |
| 12:58 | DePaul | Mark Peterson picks off the pass by Daniel Burke | 38-47 |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson makes the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Isaiah Cubbage - foul #2 on Isaiah Cubbage, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper (SF), William Hailey (C) Kenneth Norris, Justin Clark | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Barton (PF), Robert Eck (C) Ronald Radford, Edward Ray | |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:11 | DePaul | Mark Peterson picks off the pass by Daniel Burke | 41-47 |
| 11:49 | Cleveland State | Charles Chestnut picks off the pass by Mark Peterson | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Zalewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Peterson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Hailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Burke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaiah Cubbage (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Eck (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:31 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage dunks the ball on a great pass from Daniel Burke | 41-49 |
| 11:10 | Cleveland State | Charles Chestnut steals the ball from Barry Zalewski | 41-49 |
| 11:06 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut misses the lay-in | 41-49 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper makes the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Charles Chestnut - foul #1 on Charles Chestnut, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris (PG), Sean Gann (SG), Robert Barrett (PF), Justin Clark (C) James Temple, Barry Zalewski, Mark Peterson, William Hailey | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (PG), Rodney Newton (SG), Ronald Radford (SF), Edward Ray (C) Charles Chestnut, Daniel Burke, Robert Barton, Robert Eck | |
| 10:43 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage is fouled on the floor by Justin Clark - foul #4 on Justin Clark, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston (PF), Earl McCune (C) Clifford Cooper, Justin Clark | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Rodney Newton travels with the ball | 44-49 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Sean Gann | 47-49 |
| 09:25 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Isaiah Cubbage swats the short shot by Sean Gann | 47-49 |
| 09:09 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:58 | DePaul | Ronald Radford buries a shot from the right block and the foul's on Charles Johnston - foul #1 on Charles Johnston, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Clifford Cooper (SF), Mark Peterson (PF), William Hailey (C) Kenneth Norris, Robert Barrett, Charles Johnston, Earl McCune | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Daniel Burke (SG), Robert Barton (PF) Rayford Otzweiler, Rodney Newton, Isaiah Cubbage | |
| 08:58 | DePaul | Ronald Radford misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:58 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Sean Gann | 47-51 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Sean Gann | 49-51 |
| 08:23 | DePaul | Daniel Burke steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Eck (SF) Ronald Radford | |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Barton - foul #1 on Robert Barton, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage (SF) Edward Ray | |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:01 | DePaul | Robert Eck snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:50 | DePaul | Clifford Cooper is called for the reach on Daniel Burke - foul #1 on Clifford Cooper, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett (SG), Justin Clark (C) Sean Gann, William Hailey | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 07:34 | DePaul | Clifford Cooper is called for the reach on Isaiah Cubbage - foul #2 on Clifford Cooper, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (PG) James Temple | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Barry Zalewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Peterson (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaiah Cubbage (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Eck (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:17 | DePaul | Mark Peterson swats the dunk try by Robert Barton | 50-51 |
| 07:16 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Eck | 50-51 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Robert Eck can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 07:05 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage tips it in | 50-53 |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson misses the floater from the right block | 50-53 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 06:30 | DePaul | Daniel Burke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 06:28 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:08 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Burke - foul #2 on Daniel Burke, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Sean Gann (SG) Clifford Cooper, Mark Peterson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (PG), Rodney Newton (SG), Ronald Radford (SF), Edward Ray (C) Charles Chestnut, Daniel Burke, Isaiah Cubbage, Robert Eck | |
| 06:08 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:08 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | Rodney Newton misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Edward Ray snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:32 | DePaul | Ronald Radford's layup is rejected by Barry Zalewski | 54-53 |
| 05:30 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 54-53 |
| 05:15 | DePaul | Ronald Radford gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:07 | DePaul | The jump hook by Rodney Newton is blocked by Robert Barrett | 54-53 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 04:53 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 04:52 | DePaul | Ronald Radford grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 04:46 | DePaul | Robert Barton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Ray | 54-56 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett is hacked by Robert Barton - foul #2 on Robert Barton, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper (SF), William Hailey (C) Barry Zalewski, Justin Clark | |
| Subs | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage (PF) Robert Barton | |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:23 | DePaul | William Hailey denies the turnaround by Rodney Newton | 56-56 |
| 04:22 | DePaul | Edward Ray snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Rodney Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:43 | DePaul | Edward Ray misses the lay-in | 56-56 |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Clifford Cooper | 56-56 |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-56 |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | William Hailey tips it home | 58-56 |
| 03:23 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson (PF), Justin Clark (C) Robert Barrett, William Hailey | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Daniel Burke (SG), Robert Barton (PF) Rayford Otzweiler, Rodney Newton, Isaiah Cubbage | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Gann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Peterson (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Justin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Radford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | DePaul | Robert Barton is whistled for traveling | 58-56 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann lays it up and in set up by James Temple | 60-56 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Edward Ray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 60-56 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Edward Ray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 02:04 | DePaul | Edward Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:46 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut misses the shot from the baseline | 60-56 |
| 01:44 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper clanks a shot from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 01:20 | DePaul | Daniel Burke gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:59 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut is fouled on the floor by James Temple - foul #4 on James Temple, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Robert Barton lays it up and in | 60-58 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Sean Gann and he's fouled by Ronald Radford - foul #3 on Ronald Radford, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett (PF) Mark Peterson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Justin Clark is called for the reach on Edward Ray - foul #5 on Justin Clark, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson (PF), William Hailey (C) Robert Barrett, Justin Clark | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Edward Ray makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Edward Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Chestnut - foul #2 on Charles Chestnut, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett (SG) Sean Gann | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | William Hailey pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |