| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mike Ivy (fresh) SG - Donald Mayo (fresh) SF - Michael Burks (fresh) PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) C - Kevin Tyler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fresh) SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) SF - Johnathan Maxwell (fresh) PF - Ron Wilson (fresh) C - Dennis Ellman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | DePaul | Dennis Ellman swats the shot by Brandon Baxter | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | DePaul | Donald Mayo travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman connects on the jumper from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | Harvey Arvin steals it from Mike Ivy | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Burks - foul #1 on Michael Burks, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Mike Ivy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:50 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 17:39 | DePaul | Mike Ivy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman misses the wide open floater from the left block | 2-9 |
| 17:19 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Mayo | 4-9 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 16:55 | DePaul | Michael Burks snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:40 | DePaul | Antonio Thompson is called for the reach on Donald Mayo - foul #1 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kristofer Hassinger (PG), William McGlasson (SG), Michael Scott (SF), Edwin Hughes (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Mike Ivy, Donald Mayo, Michael Burks, Brandon Baxter, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Deshi Chio (PG), Vasily Galuski (SG), Norman Morris (SF), Richard Nellis (PF), Ivan Hawkins (C) Harvey Arvin, Antonio Thompson, Johnathan Maxwell, Ron Wilson, Dennis Ellman | |
| 16:30 | DePaul | William McGlasson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 4-9 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Morris gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Deshi Chio shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 4-9 |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis tips it home | 4-11 |
| 15:41 | DePaul | William McGlasson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-11 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kristofer Hassinger (fresh) SG - William McGlasson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Scott (fresh) PF - Edwin Hughes (fresh) C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Deshi Chio (fresh) SG - Vasily Galuski (fresh) SF - Norman Morris (fresh) PF - Richard Nellis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 7-11 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:15 | DePaul | Michael Scott misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 15:14 | DePaul | Michael Scott gets the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:03 | DePaul | Michael Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kristofer Hassinger | 9-11 |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins's pass is intercepted by Michael Scott | 9-11 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Norman Morris steals it from William McGlasson | 9-11 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski lays it in set up by Norman Morris | 9-13 |
| 14:31 | DePaul | Michael Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mike Ivy (PG), Donald Mayo (SG), Michael Burks (SF), Brandon Baxter (PF), Kevin Tyler (C) Kristofer Hassinger, William McGlasson, Michael Scott, Edwin Hughes, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin (PG), Johnathan Maxwell (SF), Ron Wilson (PF), Dennis Ellman (C) Deshi Chio, Norman Morris, Richard Nellis, Ivan Hawkins | |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Brandon Baxter is called for the reach on Vasily Galuski - foul #1 on Brandon Baxter, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman is hacked by Kevin Tyler - foul #1 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Vasily Galuski | 9-15 |
| 13:34 | DePaul | Donald Mayo hits a 3 from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell drills a turnaround from the baseline | 12-17 |
| 13:01 | DePaul | Mike Ivy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Ivy steps in front of the Dennis Ellman pass | 15-17 |
| 12:23 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter clanks a shot from the right side | 15-17 |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Harvey Arvin, team foul #2 | 15-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (SG), Edwin Hughes (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Donald Mayo, Brandon Baxter, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Richard Nellis (PF) Vasily Galuski, Ron Wilson | |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Dennis Ellman steps in front of the William McGlasson pass | 15-17 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Edwin Hughes - foul #1 on Edwin Hughes, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kristofer Hassinger (PG), Michael Scott (SF) Mike Ivy, Michael Burks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson (PF) Dennis Ellman | |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kristofer Hassinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William McGlasson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Hughes (fresh) C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) SF - Johnathan Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ron Wilson (fresh) C - Richard Nellis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Michael Scott misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Nellis - foul #1 on Richard Nellis, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Tyler (C) Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Michael Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson hits a 3 from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 10:23 | DePaul | Harvey Arvin steals the ball from Edwin Hughes | 16-21 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin blows the layup | 16-21 |
| 10:18 | DePaul | Michael Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:12 | DePaul | Antonio Thompson picks off the pass by Kevin Tyler | 16-21 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson jams it | 16-23 |
| 09:29 | DePaul | William McGlasson drills a driving attempt in the lane | 18-23 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 09:15 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Kevin Tyler | 18-23 |
| 09:09 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis misses the lay-in | 18-23 |
| 08:55 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:37 | DePaul | Michael Scott drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from William McGlasson | 20-23 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mike Ivy (PG), Donald Mayo (SG), Michael Burks (SF), Brandon Baxter (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Kristofer Hassinger, William McGlasson, Michael Scott, Edwin Hughes, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Dennis Ellman (C) Antonio Thompson, Ron Wilson | |
| 08:00 | DePaul | Mike Ivy scores on a 3 from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 07:37 | DePaul | Michael Burks grabs the board | 23-23 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mike Ivy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Burks (fresh) PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vasily Galuski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Maxwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Nellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Ellman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:14 | DePaul | Jonathan Sellers is fouled on the floor by Richard Nellis - foul #2 on Richard Nellis, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Norman Morris (SF), Ron Wilson (PF) Johnathan Maxwell, Richard Nellis | |
| 06:52 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brandon Baxter, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Tyler (C) Brandon Baxter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell (SF), Ivan Hawkins (PF) Norman Morris, Ron Wilson | |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mayo picks off the pass by Vasily Galuski | 23-23 |
| 06:29 | DePaul | Mike Ivy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Mayo | 25-23 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Vasily Galuski | 25-25 |
| 05:56 | DePaul | Mike Ivy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-25 |
| 05:54 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Vasily Galuski and the foul's on Jonathan Sellers - foul #1 on Jonathan Sellers, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kristofer Hassinger (PG), William McGlasson (SG), Edwin Hughes (PF) Mike Ivy, Donald Mayo, Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Norman Morris (SF), Ron Wilson (PF) Vasily Galuski, Johnathan Maxwell, Ivan Hawkins | |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:20 | DePaul | William McGlasson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 05:18 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:58 | DePaul | Kristofer Hassinger misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:36 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman banks in the layup | 25-30 |
| 04:13 | DePaul | Kristofer Hassinger scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William McGlasson | 27-30 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson travels with the ball | 27-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mike Ivy (PG), Donald Mayo (SG), Michael Scott (SF), Brandon Baxter (PF), Jonathan Sellers (C) Kristofer Hassinger, William McGlasson, Michael Burks, Edwin Hughes, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Johnathan Maxwell (SF), Richard Nellis (PF) Antonio Thompson, Norman Morris, Ron Wilson | |
| 03:33 | DePaul | Mike Ivy drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mike Ivy (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Donald Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Scott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brandon Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Sellers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vasily Galuski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnathan Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Nellis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Ellman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson (PF) Dennis Ellman | |
| 02:54 | DePaul | Mike Ivy clanks a floater from the left block | 29-30 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ron Wilson | 29-32 |
| 02:30 | DePaul | Michael Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis connects on the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Jonathan Sellers - foul #2 on Jonathan Sellers, team foul #7 | 29-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Tyler (C) Jonathan Sellers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Dennis Ellman (C) Vasily Galuski, Ron Wilson | |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | Brandon Baxter gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:53 | DePaul | Mike Ivy is hacked by Dennis Ellman - foul #1 on Dennis Ellman, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | William McGlasson (SG), Michael Burks (SF) Donald Mayo, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson (PF) Richard Nellis | |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Mike Ivy misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-34 |
| 01:41 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mike Ivy - foul #1 on Mike Ivy, team foul #8 | 31-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kristofer Hassinger (PG) Mike Ivy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG) Antonio Thompson | |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Kevin Tyler hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William McGlasson - foul #1 on William McGlasson, team foul #9 | 31-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Mayo (SG), Edwin Hughes (PF) William McGlasson, Brandon Baxter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis (PF) Ron Wilson | |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Donald Mayo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes can't tip it in | 31-38 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Harvey Arvin | 31-38 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis tips it in | 31-40 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Donald Mayo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes misses the tip | 31-40 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Edwin Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 31-40 |