| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Michael Stewart (fresh) SG - Preston Garst (fresh) SF - Roger Corp (fresh) PF - Charles Spangler (fresh) C - George McMahon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) SG - Dave Brennan (fresh) SF - Dennis Greig (fresh) PF - Vincente Costa (fresh) C - Vincent Mangels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | DePaul | Dave Brennan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Greig - foul #1 on Dennis Greig, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:18 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | DePaul | Michael Stewart steals it from Vincente Costa | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas State | Preston Garst misses the easy layup | 1-2 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Young Xaimoungkhoun connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Greig | 1-5 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-5 |
| 18:00 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 17:43 | DePaul | Vincente Costa is whistled for a carry | 1-5 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas State | Charles Spangler grabs the offensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas State | Charles Spangler makes the shot in the lane set up by Michael Stewart | 3-5 |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Dave Brennan is fouled on the floor by Preston Garst - foul #1 on Preston Garst, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Hoffman (PF), Nathaniel Bibeau (C) Vincente Costa, Vincent Mangels | |
| 16:14 | DePaul | Nathaniel Bibeau hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Hoffman | 3-7 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas State | Charles Spangler misses badly on a floater near the basket | 3-7 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | Nathaniel Bibeau snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Michael Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Preston Garst (fresh) SF - Roger Corp (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Spangler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George McMahon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dave Brennan (fairly fresh) SF - Dennis Greig (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Hoffman (fresh) C - Nathaniel Bibeau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Young Xaimoungkhoun misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 3-7 |
| 15:36 | Arkansas State | Preston Garst grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 15:32 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen (PG), Daniel Pearson (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Edward Hall (PF), Ronnie Campbell (C) Michael Stewart, Preston Garst, Roger Corp, Charles Spangler, George McMahon | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:15 | DePaul | Dave Brennan hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Greig | 3-9 |
| 14:57 | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen misses the easy layup | 3-9 |
| 14:55 | DePaul | Nathaniel Bibeau grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:29 | DePaul | Nathaniel Bibeau misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ronnie Campbell - foul #1 on Ronnie Campbell, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart (PG), Preston Garst (SG) Charles Pippen, Robert Matthews | |
| Subs | DePaul | Vincente Costa (PF) Joseph Hoffman | |
| 14:29 | DePaul | Nathaniel Bibeau makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 14:29 | DePaul | Nathaniel Bibeau misses the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Edward Hall | 3-10 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Greig - foul #2 on Dennis Greig, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Hoffman (SF), Vincent Mangels (C) Dennis Greig, Nathaniel Bibeau | |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Vincente Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spangler (PF) Ronnie Campbell | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:40 | Arkansas State | Preston Garst hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Stewart | 7-10 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | Joseph Hoffman drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dave Brennan | 7-12 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas State | Edward Hall makes the fadeaway from close range | 9-12 |
| 12:30 | DePaul | Vincente Costa hits the finger roll set up by Dave Brennan | 9-14 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas State | Edward Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen (PG), Richard Costanza (SG), Roger Corp (SF), Ronnie Campbell (PF), George McMahon (C) Michael Stewart, Preston Garst, Daniel Pearson, Charles Spangler, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 11:51 | DePaul | Roger Corp steps in front of the Dave Brennan pass | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Pippen (fresh) SG - Richard Costanza (fresh) SF - Roger Corp (fresh) PF - Ronnie Campbell (fresh) C - George McMahon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dave Brennan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincente Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen misses the fadeaway from the right side | 9-14 |
| 11:37 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:08 | DePaul | Young Xaimoungkhoun hits a turnaround from close range set up by Vincente Costa and he's fouled by Richard Costanza - foul #1 on Richard Costanza, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart (PG), Preston Garst (SG) Charles Pippen, Richard Costanza | |
| Subs | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen (SG), Nathaniel Bibeau (C) Dave Brennan, Vincent Mangels | |
| 11:08 | DePaul | Young Xaimoungkhoun misses the free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Campbell pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas State | Preston Garst hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 10:38 | DePaul | Young Xaimoungkhoun hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Vincente Costa | 12-19 |
| 10:24 | Arkansas State | George McMahon can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Young Xaimoungkhoun - foul #1 on Young Xaimoungkhoun, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Spangler (PF) Ronnie Campbell | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:24 | Arkansas State | George McMahon makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:24 | Arkansas State | George McMahon misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:24 | DePaul | Nathaniel Bibeau grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 09:59 | DePaul | Preston Garst is called for the reach on Darryl Hamblen - foul #2 on Preston Garst, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen (SG), Daniel Pearson (SF) Preston Garst, Roger Corp | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Brennan (SG) Young Xaimoungkhoun | |
| 09:32 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Charles Spangler | 13-19 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Darryl Hamblen - foul #1 on Darryl Hamblen, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Edward Hall (C) George McMahon | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:27 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Nathaniel Bibeau snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 09:04 | DePaul | Joseph Hoffman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-19 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas State | Edward Hall grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Stewart | 16-19 |
| 08:39 | DePaul | Dave Brennan scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincente Costa and the foul's on Charles Pippen - foul #1 on Charles Pippen, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roger Corp (SF) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | Vincent Mangels (C) Nathaniel Bibeau | |
| 08:39 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Edward Hall hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-22 |
| 07:55 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-22 |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:30 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Pippen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Pearson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roger Corp (fresh) PF - Charles Spangler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dave Brennan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hoffman (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Vincente Costa (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas State | Vincente Costa steals the ball from Charles Spangler | 18-25 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | Dave Brennan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas State | Roger Corp snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas State | Edward Hall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Pippen | 21-25 |
| 06:16 | DePaul | Vincente Costa lays it up and in set up by Darryl Hamblen | 21-27 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 21-27 |
| 05:56 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Vincent Mangels | 21-27 |
| 05:37 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 05:35 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hoffman | 21-27 |
| 05:19 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pearson - foul #1 on Daniel Pearson, team foul #6 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart (PG), Richard Costanza (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Ronnie Campbell (PF), George McMahon (C) Charles Pippen, Daniel Pearson, Roger Corp, Charles Spangler, Edward Hall | |
| Subs | DePaul | Young Xaimoungkhoun (PG), Nathaniel Bibeau (C) Dave Brennan, Vincent Mangels | |
| 04:58 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen hits a 3 from straight away set up by Young Xaimoungkhoun | 21-30 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 04:27 | DePaul | Joseph Hoffman gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:10 | DePaul | Young Xaimoungkhoun comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | George McMahon snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Richard Costanza clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas State | Robert Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas State | Ronnie Campbell hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 21-30 |
| 03:45 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Joseph Hoffman | 21-30 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Vincente Costa can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronnie Campbell - foul #2 on Ronnie Campbell, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Preston Garst (SG) Richard Costanza | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Brennan (SG), Dennis Greig (SF) Darryl Hamblen, Joseph Hoffman | |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Vincente Costa misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Vincente Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart is hacked by Dave Brennan - foul #1 on Dave Brennan, team foul #5 | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Michael Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Preston Garst (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) PF - Ronnie Campbell (fresh) C - George McMahon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Brennan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Greig (fresh) PF - Vincente Costa (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Bibeau (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Arkansas State | George McMahon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-31 |
| 02:47 | DePaul | Dennis Greig is fouled on the floor by Robert Matthews - foul #1 on Robert Matthews, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Edward Hall (PF) George McMahon | |
| Subs | DePaul | Vincent Mangels (C) Nathaniel Bibeau | |
| 02:47 | DePaul | Dennis Greig makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:47 | DePaul | Dennis Greig makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas State | Preston Garst misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas State | Edward Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas State | Preston Garst scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-33 |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Robert Matthews is called for the reach on Vincent Mangels - foul #2 on Robert Matthews, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen (PG), Roger Corp (SF), Charles Spangler (PF) Michael Stewart, Robert Matthews, Ronnie Campbell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen (SG) Dave Brennan | |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen is fouled on the floor by Vincente Costa - foul #1 on Vincente Costa, team foul #6 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | George McMahon (C) Edward Hall | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | Charles Pippen loses the dribble to Young Xaimoungkhoun | 23-35 |
| 01:13 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen blows the layup | 23-35 |
| 01:11 | DePaul | Dennis Greig grabs the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 00:53 | DePaul | Young Xaimoungkhoun misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-35 |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen grabs the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-35 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to George McMahon | 23-35 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Charles Spangler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincente Costa - foul #2 on Vincente Costa, team foul #7 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart (PG) Preston Garst | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Hoffman (PF), Nathaniel Bibeau (C) Vincente Costa, Vincent Mangels | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Charles Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Charles Spangler misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Bibeau | 24-35 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen is fouled on the floor by Charles Spangler - foul #1 on Charles Spangler, team foul #10 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Pearson (SF), Edward Hall (PF) Roger Corp, Charles Spangler | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Michael Stewart comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 24-37 |