| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Radford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Gann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ronald Radford inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut loses the dribble to Sean Gann | 34-39 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark is whistled for a carry | 34-39 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | Ronald Radford banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Chestnut | 36-39 |
| 18:39 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifford Cooper and he's fouled by Edward Ray - foul #1 on Edward Ray, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 18:39 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | Ronald Radford misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Clifford Cooper - foul #1 on Clifford Cooper, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | Ronald Radford makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | Ronald Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | James Temple hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Barrett | 38-44 |
| 17:40 | DePaul | Daniel Burke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 17:39 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 17:24 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 17:23 | DePaul | Ronald Radford snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 17:07 | DePaul | Daniel Burke knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Ray | 41-44 |
| 16:46 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 16:45 | DePaul | Edward Ray grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 16:24 | DePaul | Robert Barton hits a jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Barton swats the layup by Sean Gann | 43-44 |
| 15:59 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Cooper | 43-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Radford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Barton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Gann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clifford Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Barrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 15:39 | DePaul | Robert Barton gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (PG), Kenneth Norris (SG), Mark Peterson (PF), William Hailey (C) James Temple, Sean Gann, Robert Barrett, Justin Clark | |
| 15:22 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper is called for traveling | 43-44 |
| 15:11 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-44 |
| 15:09 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 15:01 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage clanks a runner from the left block | 43-44 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | William Hailey grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Peterson | 43-47 |
| 14:33 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 14:31 | DePaul | Rodney Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:19 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler clanks a jumper from the left side | 43-47 |
| 14:17 | DePaul | Rodney Newton grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Rodney Newton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Rodney Newton, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sean Gann (SG) Clifford Cooper | |
| 13:40 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris loses the dribble to Isaiah Cubbage | 43-47 |
| 13:20 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage is hacked by Barry Zalewski - foul #1 on Barry Zalewski, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Daniel Burke (SG), Robert Barton (PF), Edward Ray (C) Rayford Otzweiler, Rodney Newton, James Sharrow, Robert Eck | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Clifford Cooper (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Justin Clark (C) Barry Zalewski, Kenneth Norris, Mark Peterson, William Hailey | |
| 13:06 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 12:51 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper scores on a jumper near the basket | 46-49 |
| 12:34 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Ray | 49-49 |
| 12:16 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper is fouled on the floor by Isaiah Cubbage - foul #1 on Isaiah Cubbage, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Radford (SF) Isaiah Cubbage | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett (SF), Mark Peterson (PF) Clifford Cooper, Charles Johnston | |
| 12:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Barton takes the ball from Justin Clark | 49-49 |
| 11:42 | DePaul | Edward Ray connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-49 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Radford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Ray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Gann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Sean Gann and the foul's on Daniel Burke - foul #1 on Daniel Burke, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (PG), Isaiah Cubbage (C) Charles Chestnut, Edward Ray | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (PG), Kenneth Norris (SF), William Hailey (C) James Temple, Sean Gann, Justin Clark | |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:13 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler blows the dunk | 52-52 |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Ronald Radford pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:57 | DePaul | Mark Peterson swats the shot by Daniel Burke | 52-52 |
| 10:56 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Barton swats the short shot by Mark Peterson | 52-52 |
| 10:46 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:30 | DePaul | Ronald Radford is hacked by Mark Peterson - foul #4 on Mark Peterson, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Robert Eck (C) Daniel Burke, Robert Barton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Earl McCune (C) Mark Peterson | |
| 10:16 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler lays it in and he's fouled by Barry Zalewski - foul #2 on Barry Zalewski, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Ray (C) Robert Eck | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:16 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:57 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 09:56 | DePaul | Ronald Radford snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 09:43 | DePaul | William Hailey picks off the pass by Ronald Radford | 55-52 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett is hacked by Rayford Otzweiler - foul #1 on Rayford Otzweiler, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Newton (SG), Robert Eck (PF) Rayford Otzweiler, Ronald Radford | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Sean Gann (SG), Clifford Cooper (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Justin Clark (C) Barry Zalewski, Robert Barrett, Kenneth Norris, William Hailey, Earl McCune | |
| 09:07 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Eck - foul #2 on Robert Eck, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Burke (SG), Robert Barton (PF) Rodney Newton, Isaiah Cubbage | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:07 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:07 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:53 | DePaul | Daniel Burke comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sean Gann - foul #3 on Sean Gann, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Newton (PG), James Sharrow (SF) Charles Chestnut, Edward Ray | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:53 | DePaul | Daniel Burke makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:53 | DePaul | Daniel Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper lays it in on a great pass from James Temple | 57-56 |
| 08:02 | DePaul | Rodney Newton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Sharrow | 60-56 |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-56 |
| 07:45 | DePaul | Rodney Newton grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 07:31 | DePaul | Robert Eck drills a jumper in the lane | 62-56 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Rodney Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Sharrow (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Eck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Gann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 62-56 |
| 07:12 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Daniel Burke | 62-56 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Daniel Burke scores on a jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 06:52 | Cleveland State | James Temple makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Cooper | 64-59 |
| 06:32 | DePaul | Rodney Newton scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Burke and he's hacked by James Temple - foul #1 on James Temple, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Ronald Radford (SF), Isaiah Cubbage (PF), Edward Ray (C) Daniel Burke, James Sharrow, Robert Barton, Robert Eck | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (PG), Robert Barrett (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF), Mark Peterson (PF), William Hailey (C) James Temple, Sean Gann, Clifford Cooper, Charles Johnston, Justin Clark | |
| 06:32 | DePaul | Rodney Newton makes the free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Zalewski | 67-62 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | Rodney Newton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 05:33 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Barrett - foul #2 on Robert Barrett, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (SG) Rodney Newton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:33 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 05:33 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett is fouled on the floor by Rayford Otzweiler - foul #2 on Rayford Otzweiler, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Justin Clark (C) Kenneth Norris, William Hailey | |
| 05:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Justin Clark - foul #1 on Justin Clark, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Burke (SG), Robert Barton (PF) Rayford Otzweiler, Isaiah Cubbage | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sean Gann (SG), Clifford Cooper (SF) Robert Barrett, Barry Zalewski | |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Edward Ray steps in front of the Clifford Cooper pass | 69-64 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | Ronald Radford's floater is tipped away by Mark Peterson | 69-64 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Edward Ray gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:35 | DePaul | Daniel Burke hits a 3 from the right corner | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-64 |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson grabs the offensive board | 72-64 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Radford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Ray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Gann (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Justin Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (PG), Isaiah Cubbage (SF), Robert Eck (C) Charles Chestnut, Ronald Radford, Edward Ray | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (PG), Robert Barrett (SG), William Hailey (PF), Earl McCune (C) James Temple, Sean Gann, Mark Peterson, Justin Clark | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Daniel Burke is hacked by William Hailey - foul #3 on William Hailey, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Newton (C) Robert Barton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris (SF) Clifford Cooper | |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Daniel Burke makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Daniel Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Ronald Radford (SF), Robert Barton (PF), Edward Ray (C) Rayford Otzweiler, Isaiah Cubbage, Robert Eck, Rodney Newton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Sean Gann (SG), Clifford Cooper (SF), Mark Peterson (PF), Justin Clark (C) Barry Zalewski, Robert Barrett, Kenneth Norris, William Hailey, Earl McCune | |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann clanks a 3 from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 02:26 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Robert Barton | 74-64 |
| 01:57 | DePaul | Robert Barton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Chestnut | 77-64 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Temple | 77-67 |
| 01:06 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-67 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (PG), Robert Barrett (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF), William Hailey (PF), Earl McCune (C) James Temple, Sean Gann, Clifford Cooper, Mark Peterson, Justin Clark | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Zalewski - foul #3 on Barry Zalewski, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 78-67 |
| 00:42 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage gets the rebound | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Rodney Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Barrett - foul #3 on Robert Barrett, team foul #11 | 78-67 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Rodney Newton makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:19 | DePaul | Rodney Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | William Hailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler runs out the clock | 80-67 |