| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Terry Dory (fresh) SG - Guy Farner (fresh) SF - Michael Patton (fresh) PF - Steven Weissberg (fresh) C - Chang Hong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Tanguay (fresh) SG - John Weissinger (fresh) SF - Anthony Crossett (fresh) PF - Jay Carlson (fresh) C - Robin Heins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tanguay drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:43 | DePaul | James Tanguay takes the ball from Michael Patton in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Jay Carlson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Chang Hong | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Guy Farner knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tanguay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:26 | DePaul | Michael Patton misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Chang Hong grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | DePaul | Jay Carlson blocks the short jumper by Chang Hong | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | DePaul | Chang Hong grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | DePaul | Guy Farner makes the wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Weissberg | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Guy Farner steps in front of the Jay Carlson pass | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | DePaul | Terry Dory loses the dribble to Anthony Crossett in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Chang Hong takes the ball from Jay Carlson | 4-5 |
| 16:40 | DePaul | Robin Heins takes the ball from Guy Farner | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Crossett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Weissberg - foul #1 on Steven Weissberg, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Samuel Donnelly (SG), Freddie Langdon (SF), Lyndon Bennett (PF), Mark Leathers (C) Terry Dory, Guy Farner, Michael Patton, Steven Weissberg, Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Holley (PG), Alva Derezinski (SG), William Long (PF), Joe Snow (C) James Tanguay, John Weissinger, Jay Carlson, Robin Heins | |
| 16:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Crossett makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Crossett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | DePaul | Edward Loeb is fouled in the backcourt by James Holley - foul #1 on James Holley, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ned Garlock (SF) Anthony Crossett | |
| 15:53 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Edward Loeb | 6-7 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Donnelly (fresh) SF - Freddie Langdon (fresh) PF - Lyndon Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Leathers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Holley (fresh) SG - Alva Derezinski (fresh) SF - Ned Garlock (fresh) PF - William Long (fresh) C - Joe Snow (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Ned Garlock hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Mark Leathers - foul #1 on Mark Leathers, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 15:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Ned Garlock makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Ned Garlock makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:05 | DePaul | Ned Garlock takes the ball from Edward Loeb | 6-9 |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | James Holley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ned Garlock | 6-11 |
| 14:58 | DePaul | Edward Loeb is fouled in the backcourt by Ned Garlock - foul #1 on Ned Garlock, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 14:42 | DePaul | Edward Loeb can't connect on a floater from the right side | 6-11 |
| 14:41 | Illinois-Chicago | James Holley gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Snow clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-11 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Freddie Langdon | 6-11 |
| 14:02 | DePaul | Edward Loeb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 14:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Alva Derezinski pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:43 | Illinois-Chicago | James Holley is fouled on the floor by Lyndon Bennett - foul #1 on Lyndon Bennett, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG), Michael Patton (SF), Steven Weissberg (PF) Samuel Donnelly, Freddie Langdon, Mark Leathers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Tanguay (PG), John Weissinger (SG), Frank Spurrier (SF), Jay Carlson (PF), Robin Heins (C) James Holley, Alva Derezinski, Ned Garlock, William Long, Joe Snow | |
| 13:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Jay Carlson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Loeb - foul #1 on Edward Loeb, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Crossett (SF) Frank Spurrier | |
| 13:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Jay Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Jay Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins snags the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 13:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Tanguay | 6-15 |
| 13:03 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-15 |
| 13:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins snags the defensive board | 6-15 |
| 12:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Jay Carlson makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Crossett | 6-17 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Michael Patton is fouled on the floor by John Weissinger - foul #1 on John Weissinger, team foul #3 | 6-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG), Chang Hong (C) Edward Loeb, Steven Weissberg | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Holley (SG), Alva Derezinski (SF) John Weissinger, Anthony Crossett | |
| 11:48 | DePaul | Terry Dory hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Guy Farner and he's hacked by Alva Derezinski - foul #1 on Alva Derezinski, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (SG), Mark Leathers (C) Guy Farner, Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ned Garlock (C) Robin Heins | |
| 11:48 | DePaul | Terry Dory misses the free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:48 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Ned Garlock | 8-17 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Terry Dory (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Loeb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Patton (fresh) PF - Lyndon Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Leathers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Tanguay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Holley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alva Derezinski (fresh) PF - Jay Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ned Garlock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tanguay loses the ball out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Chang Hong (C) Mark Leathers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brandon Burns (SG) James Tanguay | |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 8-17 |
| 11:18 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Jay Carlson | 8-17 |
| 10:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Ned Garlock makes the jumper from the free throw line | 8-19 |
| 10:31 | DePaul | Edward Loeb's fadeaway is rejected by Alva Derezinski | 8-19 |
| 10:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Ned Garlock grabs the defensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 10:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Alva Derezinski buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ned Garlock | 8-21 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Michael Patton misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Alva Derezinski - foul #2 on Alva Derezinski, team foul #5 | 8-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG), Steven Weissberg (PF), Mark Leathers (C) Terry Dory, Lyndon Bennett, Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Tanguay (PG), John Weissinger (SG), Anthony Crossett (SF), William Long (PF), Joe Snow (C) James Holley, Brandon Burns, Alva Derezinski, Jay Carlson, Ned Garlock | |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Michael Patton makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Michael Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 09:46 | Illinois-Chicago | William Long hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Snow | 10-23 |
| 09:40 | DePaul | Guy Farner is open and scores on a jumper from the right side | 12-23 |
| 09:21 | Illinois-Chicago | John Weissinger misses the floater from the right wing | 12-23 |
| 09:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Snow grabs the offensive board | 12-23 |
| 09:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Snow clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-23 |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Steven Weissberg grabs the board | 12-23 |
| 08:45 | DePaul | Guy Farner knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 15-23 |
| 08:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Loeb steps in front of the Joe Snow pass | 15-23 |
| 08:26 | DePaul | Michael Patton lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Loeb | 17-23 |
| 08:15 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tanguay clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 08:14 | Illinois-Chicago | John Weissinger snags the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 07:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Snow double dribbles | 17-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG), Freddie Langdon (SF), Lyndon Bennett (C) Edward Loeb, Michael Patton, Mark Leathers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Holley (SG), Ned Garlock (SF), Jay Carlson (PF), Robin Heins (C) John Weissinger, Anthony Crossett, William Long, Joe Snow | |
| 07:55 | DePaul | Guy Farner is hacked by James Holley in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Holley, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | Chang Hong (C) Steven Weissberg | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brandon Burns (SG) James Holley | |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Chang Hong misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jay Carlson - foul #1 on Jay Carlson, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Chang Hong makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Chang Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Terry Dory (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Langdon (fresh) PF - Lyndon Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. C - Chang Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Tanguay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Burns (fresh) SF - Ned Garlock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robin Heins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chang Hong - foul #1 on Chang Hong, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Weissberg (PF) Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:13 | DePaul | Guy Farner travels in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 07:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Tanguay and he's hacked by Lyndon Bennett - foul #2 on Lyndon Bennett, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Chang Hong (C) Lyndon Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 07:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Terry Dory can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jay Carlson - foul #2 on Jay Carlson, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Samuel Donnelly (SF) Freddie Langdon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Weissinger (SG), Anthony Crossett (SF), William Long (PF) Brandon Burns, Ned Garlock, Jay Carlson | |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Terry Dory makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Terry Dory makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Weissberg is called for the reach on Anthony Crossett - foul #2 on Steven Weissberg, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (SG), Freddie Langdon (SF), Mark Leathers (PF) Guy Farner, Samuel Donnelly, Steven Weissberg | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 06:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Crossett misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:22 | DePaul | Mark Leathers grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 05:59 | DePaul | Terry Dory loses the ball out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG), Michael Patton (SF) Terry Dory, Freddie Langdon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 05:43 | Illinois-Chicago | William Long knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Weissinger and the foul's on Guy Farner - foul #1 on Guy Farner, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Snow (C) Robin Heins | |
| 05:43 | Illinois-Chicago | William Long misses the free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:43 | DePaul | Chang Hong gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 05:26 | DePaul | Joe Snow steals the ball from Chang Hong | 21-30 |
| 05:04 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tanguay scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Long | 21-32 |
| 04:45 | DePaul | Guy Farner is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-32 |
| 04:44 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Joe Snow | 21-32 |
| 04:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Loeb picks off the pass by Anthony Crossett | 21-32 |
| 04:19 | DePaul | Edward Loeb is hacked by John Weissinger - foul #2 on John Weissinger, team foul #9 | 21-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG), Samuel Donnelly (SG), Freddie Langdon (SF), Steven Weissberg (PF) Guy Farner, Michael Patton, Mark Leathers, Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brandon Burns (SG), Frank Spurrier (SF), Ned Garlock (PF), Robin Heins (C) John Weissinger, Anthony Crossett, William Long, Joe Snow | |
| 04:19 | DePaul | Edward Loeb makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:19 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 04:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins lays it up and in | 22-34 |
| 03:58 | DePaul | Samuel Donnelly is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett (C) Samuel Donnelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Holley (PG), Alva Derezinski (SF) James Tanguay, Frank Spurrier | |
| 03:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-34 |
| 03:50 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Ned Garlock | 22-34 |
| 03:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Brandon Burns misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-34 |
| 03:28 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Steven Weissberg | 22-34 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Terry Dory (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Loeb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Langdon (fresh) PF - Steven Weissberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lyndon Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Holley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Burns (fresh) SF - Alva Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ned Garlock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Heins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | DePaul | Edward Loeb connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Dory | 24-34 |
| 02:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins clanks a jumper in the lane | 24-34 |
| 02:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Robin Heins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG), Michael Patton (SF) Edward Loeb, Freddie Langdon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Weissinger (SG), Anthony Crossett (SF), Jay Carlson (PF) Brandon Burns, Alva Derezinski, Ned Garlock | |
| 02:00 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Samuel Donnelly (PG) Terry Dory | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Snow (C) Robin Heins | |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Crossett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Guy Farner is hacked by John Weissinger - foul #3 on John Weissinger, team foul #10 | 24-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG) Samuel Donnelly | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Tanguay (PG), Alva Derezinski (SG) James Holley, John Weissinger | |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Guy Farner makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Guy Farner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Alva Derezinski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Tanguay | 26-37 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Guy Farner is fouled in the backcourt by Alva Derezinski - foul #3 on Alva Derezinski, team foul #11 | 26-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG) Edward Loeb | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brandon Burns (SG), Frank Spurrier (SF), William Long (C) Alva Derezinski, Anthony Crossett, Joe Snow | |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Guy Farner makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:15 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Frank Spurrier | 27-37 |
| 00:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Jay Carlson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 00:57 | Illinois-Chicago | James Tanguay gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Spurrier blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Weissberg - foul #3 on Steven Weissberg, team foul #9 | 27-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Chang Hong (C) Terry Dory, Steven Weissberg | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ned Garlock (PG) James Tanguay | |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Spurrier makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Spurrier makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Brandon Burns - foul #1 on Brandon Burns, team foul #12 | 27-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG) Edward Loeb | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Holley (PG) William Long | |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Jay Carlson pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Ned Garlock travels with the ball | 28-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG) Terry Dory | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Crossett (SF), Joe Snow (PF) Frank Spurrier, Jay Carlson | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-39 |