| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) SG - David Byrum (fresh) SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) PF - Jay Buch (fresh) C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) SG - Guy Farner (fresh) SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) C - James Byrd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | Guy Farner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timmy King | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | DePaul | Raymond Peters makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Janis | 2-6 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | David Byrum is fouled on the floor by Guy Farner - foul #1 on Guy Farner, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-6 |
| 18:45 | DePaul | James Byrd grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 18:40 | DePaul | Guy Farner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 18:38 | DePaul | Raymond Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:21 | DePaul | James Byrd is fouled on the floor by Willie Quinn - foul #1 on Willie Quinn, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | Raymond Peters misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 18:03 | DePaul | Stephen Janis tips it in | 2-8 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 17:48 | DePaul | James Byrd snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 17:34 | DePaul | Timmy King steals it from Raymond Peters | 2-8 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn is whistled for a carry | 2-8 |
| 17:03 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-8 |
| 17:01 | DePaul | Stephen Janis gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:41 | DePaul | Stephen Janis misses the lay-in | 2-8 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:24 | DePaul | James Byrd grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 16:12 | DePaul | Edward Loeb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Jamel Simmons (SG), Lawrence Messing (SF), Douglas Mah (PF), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, David Byrum, Willie Quinn, Jay Buch, Kevin Simmons | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF), Chang Hong (C) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Raymond Peters, James Byrd | |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Chang Hong steps in front of the Jamel Simmons pass | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) SF - Lawrence Messing (fresh) PF - Douglas Mah (fresh) C - Robert Morning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) SF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) PF - Stephen Janis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chang Hong (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Messing - foul #1 on Lawrence Messing, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Weissberg (PF) Stephen Janis | |
| 15:27 | DePaul | Steven Weissberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-8 |
| 15:26 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Messing | 5-8 |
| 15:06 | DePaul | Mario King buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeremy Brown | 5-11 |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah scores on a turnaround near the basket | 7-11 |
| 14:35 | DePaul | Mario King misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 7-11 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), David Byrum (SG), Willie Quinn (SF), Jay Buch (PF), Kevin Simmons (C) John Lopresti, Jamel Simmons, Lawrence Messing, Douglas Mah, Robert Morning | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Raymond Peters (SF), Stephen Janis (PF), James Byrd (C) Mario King, Donald Cummings, Jeremy Brown, Steven Weissberg, Chang Hong | |
| 14:26 | DePaul | Stephen Janis makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Edward Loeb | 7-13 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Byrum | 9-13 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | Raymond Peters hits a turnaround in the paint | 9-15 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Byrum | 12-15 |
| 12:57 | DePaul | David Byrum steals the ball from Edward Loeb | 12-15 |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn banks in the layup on a great pass from David Byrum | 14-15 |
| 12:41 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Timmy King misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-15 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | David Byrum pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 14-15 |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Stephen Janis snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:51 | DePaul | David Byrum steps in front of the Edward Loeb pass in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Byrum (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jay Buch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Janis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Cleveland State | David Byrum makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Timmy King | 17-15 |
| 11:29 | DePaul | David Byrum takes the ball from Stephen Janis | 17-15 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Timmy King clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-15 |
| 11:22 | DePaul | James Byrd gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Raymond Peters loses the dribble to Willie Quinn | 17-15 |
| 10:46 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 17-15 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Janis - foul #1 on Stephen Janis, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Jamel Simmons (SG), Douglas Mah (PF), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, David Byrum, Jay Buch, Kevin Simmons | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF), Steven Weissberg (PF), Chang Hong (C) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Raymond Peters, Stephen Janis, James Byrd | |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:09 | DePaul | Donald Cummings hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Chang Hong | 19-18 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Brown | 19-18 |
| 09:38 | DePaul | Chang Hong is fouled on the floor by Douglas Mah - foul #1 on Douglas Mah, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing (SF) Willie Quinn | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:17 | DePaul | Steven Weissberg comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 19-18 |
| 09:16 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Mario King is called for the reach on Robert Morning - foul #1 on Mario King, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons (C) Robert Morning | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 08:45 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Jamel Simmons | 21-18 |
| 08:29 | DePaul | Chang Hong hits a floater from close range set up by Steven Weissberg and he's fouled by Kevin Simmons - foul #1 on Kevin Simmons, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn (SF), Jay Buch (PF) Lawrence Messing, Douglas Mah | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Raymond Peters (SF) Mario King, Donald Cummings, Jeremy Brown | |
| 08:29 | DePaul | Chang Hong makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:13 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 08:08 | DePaul | Edward Loeb's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Simmons | 24-21 |
| 08:07 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jay Buch | 24-21 |
| 07:53 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch loses the ball out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG) John Lopresti | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Janis (PF), Danilo Moretti (C) Steven Weissberg, Chang Hong | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jay Buch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Danilo Moretti (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti's dunk attempt is rejected by Kevin Simmons | 24-21 |
| 07:28 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti grabs the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:09 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Jay Buch - foul #1 on Jay Buch, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Douglas Mah (C) Jamel Simmons, Kevin Simmons | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Byrd (C) Stephen Janis | |
| 07:09 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:09 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:09 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jay Buch | 24-22 |
| 06:46 | Cleveland State | David Byrum hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-22 |
| 06:44 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 06:25 | DePaul | James Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:19 | DePaul | Raymond Peters loses the dribble to David Byrum | 24-22 |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Byrum | 26-22 |
| 06:00 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti misses short on a shot from close range | 26-22 |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Willie Quinn | 26-22 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Timmy King is fouled on the floor by Edward Loeb - foul #1 on Edward Loeb, team foul #4 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Jamel Simmons (SF), Kevin Simmons (C) Timmy King, Willie Quinn, Jay Buch | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF), Stephen Janis (PF) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Raymond Peters, Danilo Moretti | |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Douglas Mah | 28-22 |
| 05:14 | DePaul | Donald Cummings can't finish the layup | 28-22 |
| 05:13 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:07 | Cleveland State | Mario King is called for the reach on John Lopresti - foul #2 on Mario King, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Chang Hong (C) Mario King, James Byrd | |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Janis - foul #2 on Stephen Janis, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Weissberg (PF) Stephen Janis | |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:38 | DePaul | Donald Cummings hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Loeb | 30-25 |
| 04:18 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-25 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Steven Weissberg | 30-25 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Chang Hong tips it in | 30-27 |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 03:44 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fairly fresh) SG - David Byrum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Mah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) PF - Steven Weissberg (fresh) C - Chang Hong (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:21 | DePaul | Donald Cummings comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Douglas Mah | 30-27 |
| 03:14 | Cleveland State | David Byrum travels with the ball | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), Willie Quinn (SF), Jay Buch (PF) John Lopresti, David Byrum, Douglas Mah | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Raymond Peters (SF), Stephen Janis (PF), James Byrd (C) Edward Loeb, Donald Cummings, Jeremy Brown, Steven Weissberg, Chang Hong | |
| 02:58 | DePaul | Mario King misses the lay-in | 30-27 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 02:02 | DePaul | James Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing (SG), Robert Morning (C) Jamel Simmons, Kevin Simmons | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Stephen Janis gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:25 | DePaul | Guy Farner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 01:23 | DePaul | Stephen Janis tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing is hacked by Mario King - foul #3 on Mario King, team foul #7 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG) Robert Morning | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Jeremy Brown (C) Mario King, James Byrd | |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn grabs the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah (C) Lawrence Messing | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:30 | DePaul | Guy Farner can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-29 |