| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rich Washington (fresh) SG - Ronald Croom (fresh) SF - Phillip Brooks (fresh) PF - Garrett Rauch (fresh) C - Matthew Fountain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) SG - William Kyle (fresh) SF - Dominick Brian (fresh) PF - Jimmy Ware (fresh) C - William Cacho (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | William Cacho wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | DePaul | Dominick Brian connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Cacho | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | DePaul | Dominick Brian grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Rich Washington - foul #1 on Rich Washington, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Rich Washington | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | DePaul | William Cacho grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | DePaul | Dominick Brian hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kelly Hicks | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks lays it in | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | DePaul | Dominick Brian hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Kyle | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | Western Carolina | Rich Washington is fouled on the floor by William Kyle - foul #1 on William Kyle, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:40 | Western Carolina | Garrett Rauch knocks in the shot near the basket | 4-6 |
| 17:27 | DePaul | William Kyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Burke (SG), Andrew Begay (PF), Gregory Kimble (C) William Kyle, Jimmy Ware, William Cacho | |
| 17:18 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:17 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | Western Carolina | Garrett Rauch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:03 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gregory Kimble | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | Garrett Rauch is called for the reach on Andrew Begay - foul #1 on Garrett Rauch, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Groves (PG) Rich Washington | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Burke (PG), Harley Barroso (PF) Kelly Hicks, Dominick Brian | |
| 16:37 | DePaul | Harley Barroso can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:35 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | Western Carolina | The jump hook by Ronald Croom is blocked by Harley Barroso | 4-6 |
| 16:19 | DePaul | David Burke grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:11 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble buries a shot from the left side | 4-8 |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks blows the layup but he's hacked by Gregory Kimble - foul #1 on Gregory Kimble, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer (SG), William Hassen (PF), Wayne Nedd (C) Ronald Croom, Garrett Rauch, Matthew Fountain | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Kyle (SG), Jimmy Ware (PF), William Cacho (C) Robert Burke, Harley Barroso, Andrew Begay | |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:49 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:49 | DePaul | William Cacho grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Robert Groves (fresh) SG - Matthew Schirmer (fresh) SF - Phillip Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hassen (fresh) C - Wayne Nedd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Burke (fresh) SG - William Kyle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Ware (fresh) C - William Cacho (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | DePaul | William Cacho clanks a floater from the right side | 4-8 |
| 15:27 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble tips it home | 4-10 |
| 15:23 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Groves | 6-10 |
| 15:04 | DePaul | William Cacho knocks in the runner from close range set up by Jimmy Ware | 6-12 |
| 14:52 | Western Carolina | William Cacho swats the short shot by Phillip Brooks | 6-12 |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer tips it but misses | 6-12 |
| 14:49 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:34 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd's pass is intercepted by David Burke | 6-12 |
| 14:31 | DePaul | William Kyle slams it home on a great pass from David Burke | 6-14 |
| 14:09 | Western Carolina | William Hassen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 14:08 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 13:50 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware blows the dunk | 6-14 |
| 13:48 | DePaul | Gregory Kimble snags the offensive board | 6-14 |
| 13:41 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 13:39 | DePaul | William Cacho can't tip it in | 6-14 |
| 13:38 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 13:13 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jimmy Ware | 6-14 |
| 12:51 | DePaul | Robert Groves steps in front of the William Cacho pass | 6-14 |
| 12:34 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 12:20 | DePaul | Phillip Brooks is called for the reach on Jimmy Ware - foul #1 on Phillip Brooks, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rich Washington (PG), Ronald Croom (SG), Adolfo Romano (SF), Garrett Rauch (PF), Matthew Fountain (C) Robert Groves, Matthew Schirmer, Phillip Brooks, William Hassen, Wayne Nedd | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), Robert Burke (SG), Dominick Brian (SF), Harley Barroso (PF), Andrew Begay (C) David Burke, William Kyle, Gregory Kimble, Jimmy Ware, William Cacho | |
| 12:05 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | Andrew Begay can't tip it in | 8-14 |
| 12:02 | Western Carolina | Garrett Rauch grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:38 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rich Washington (fresh) SG - Ronald Croom (fresh) SF - Adolfo Romano (fresh) PF - Garrett Rauch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Fountain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) SF - Dominick Brian (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harley Barroso (fresh) C - Andrew Begay (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | DePaul | Andrew Begay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-14 |
| 11:04 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 11:02 | DePaul | Andrew Begay gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:51 | DePaul | Robert Burke misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 10:50 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Garrett Rauch | 8-14 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 10:27 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain misses the tip | 8-14 |
| 10:25 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Harley Barroso | 8-14 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Dominick Brian hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Adolfo Romano - foul #1 on Adolfo Romano, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Hassen (SF) Adolfo Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Dominick Brian makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Dominick Brian makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 09:59 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-16 |
| 09:40 | DePaul | Harley Barroso can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-16 |
| 09:38 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks grabs the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 09:17 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 09:16 | Western Carolina | William Hassen gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:55 | Western Carolina | William Hassen hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Croom | 13-16 |
| 08:39 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 08:18 | Western Carolina | William Hassen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Croom | 16-19 |
| 07:53 | DePaul | Robert Burke lays it in set up by Dominick Brian | 16-21 |
| 07:34 | Western Carolina | William Hassen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 07:33 | Western Carolina | Matthew Fountain tips it home | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Rich Washington (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Croom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hassen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Garrett Rauch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Fountain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kelly Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dominick Brian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harley Barroso (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Begay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | DePaul | William Hassen picks off the pass by Dominick Brian | 18-21 |
| 07:01 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom dunks the ball on a great pass from Rich Washington | 20-21 |
| 06:35 | DePaul | Harley Barroso's pass is intercepted by William Hassen | 20-21 |
| 06:18 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom's pass is intercepted by Kelly Hicks | 20-21 |
| 06:02 | DePaul | Robert Burke is called for traveling | 20-21 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Groves (PG), Matthew Schirmer (SG), Phillip Brooks (SF), Wayne Nedd (PF), Adolfo Romano (C) Rich Washington, Ronald Croom, William Hassen, Garrett Rauch, Matthew Fountain | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Burke (PG), William Kyle (SG), Gregory Kimble (SF), Jimmy Ware (PF), William Cacho (C) Kelly Hicks, Robert Burke, Dominick Brian, Harley Barroso, Andrew Begay | |
| 05:43 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| 05:25 | DePaul | William Cacho's pass is intercepted by Robert Groves | 20-21 |
| 04:56 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Nedd and he's fouled by William Cacho - foul #1 on William Cacho, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| 04:56 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks misses the free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:56 | DePaul | William Cacho snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 04:43 | DePaul | William Kyle hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Burke and he's hacked by Matthew Schirmer - foul #1 on Matthew Schirmer, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| 04:43 | DePaul | William Kyle makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:26 | Western Carolina | William Kyle picks off the pass by Phillip Brooks | 22-24 |
| 04:23 | DePaul | William Kyle hits the finger roll | 22-26 |
| 04:02 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jimmy Ware - foul #1 on Jimmy Ware, team foul #4 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom (SG) Matthew Schirmer | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:02 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:02 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware is whistled for a carry | 23-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer (PG), Garrett Rauch (PF), Matthew Fountain (C) Robert Groves, Wayne Nedd, Adolfo Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dominick Brian (SF) Gregory Kimble | |
| 03:31 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Burke - foul #1 on David Burke, team foul #5 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Hollingsworth (PG) David Burke | |
| 03:31 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:31 | Western Carolina | Matthew Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Matthew Schirmer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Croom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garrett Rauch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Fountain (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald Hollingsworth (fresh) SG - William Kyle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominick Brian (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jimmy Ware (fresh) C - William Cacho (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | DePaul | William Kyle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Fountain - foul #1 on Matthew Fountain, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Burke (SF) Dominick Brian | |
| 03:23 | DePaul | William Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:23 | DePaul | William Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:23 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Fountain | 24-27 |
| 02:58 | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 02:57 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Robert Burke | 24-27 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Jimmy Ware misses short on a jump hook from close range | 24-27 |
| 02:40 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Phillip Brooks | 24-27 |
| 02:30 | Western Carolina | Phillip Brooks comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 02:29 | DePaul | William Cacho snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | William Kyle lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Burke | 24-29 |
| 02:06 | Western Carolina | Ronald Hollingsworth is called for the reach on Ronald Croom - foul #1 on Ronald Hollingsworth, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Groves (PG), William Hassen (SG), Wayne Nedd (PF), Adolfo Romano (C) Ronald Croom, Phillip Brooks, Garrett Rauch, Matthew Fountain | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Hicks (PG), Dominick Brian (SF), Gregory Kimble (PF) Ronald Hollingsworth, William Kyle, Jimmy Ware | |
| 02:00 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Hassen | 26-29 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Robert Burke travels with the ball | 26-29 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rich Washington (PG), James Cutler (SG) Robert Groves, Matthew Schirmer | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Burke (SG), Harley Barroso (PF) Robert Burke, William Cacho | |
| 01:24 | Western Carolina | Gregory Kimble is called for the reach on James Cutler - foul #2 on Gregory Kimble, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| 01:24 | Western Carolina | James Cutler misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gregory Kimble | 26-29 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks is hacked by James Cutler - foul #1 on James Cutler, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Croom (SG) James Cutler | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Kelly Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:01 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 01:00 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd grabs the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 00:45 | Western Carolina | Wayne Nedd misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Harley Barroso snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Rich Washington steals the ball from Kelly Hicks | 26-31 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Adolfo Romano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-31 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Harley Barroso snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Harley Barroso clanks a fullcourt shot | 26-31 |