| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Yoder (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Theodore Uhl (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Ebert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Blaine Gingrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Bever (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) PF - John Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich double dribbles | 37-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), William Knight (PF) Joe Bever, John Clarke | |
| 19:26 | DePaul | Charles Hunter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmadi | 37-39 |
| 19:11 | DePaul | Keith Abbott makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Wells | 37-41 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich is hacked by Keith Abbott - foul #2 on Keith Abbott, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SG), John Clarke (PF) Charles Hunter, William Knight | |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Clarke - foul #2 on John Clarke, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:06 | DePaul | Keith Abbott misses the shot from the right block | 39-41 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | George Chalker grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine (PF), Wallace Williams (C) James Ebert, Blaine Gingrich | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), William Knight (PF) Dikembe Ahmadi, John Clarke | |
| 17:37 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Bever | 39-41 |
| 17:36 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Charles Hunter | 39-41 |
| 17:15 | DePaul | Keith Abbott misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Wallace Williams - foul #2 on Wallace Williams, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Roger Olshefski (SG), Jonathan Davis (SF) George Chalker, Gregory Yoder, Theodore Uhl | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Clarke (PF) William Knight | |
| 17:15 | DePaul | Keith Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:15 | DePaul | Keith Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski tips it in | 41-43 |
| 16:43 | DePaul | Joe Bever drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Abbott | 41-45 |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 16:26 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine misses the lay-in | 41-45 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Keith Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Colby Harn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Olshefski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Bever (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Abbott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | DePaul | Charles Hunter is fouled on the floor by Roger Olshefski - foul #1 on Roger Olshefski, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Gregory Yoder (SG), Theodore Uhl (SF), James Ebert (PF), Blaine Gingrich (C) Colby Harn, Roger Olshefski, Jonathan Davis, Norman Chicoine, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Michael Harness (PF), William Knight (C) Arthur Wells, Joe Bever, John Clarke, Keith Abbott | |
| 15:01 | DePaul | Charles Hunter clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 14:59 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:46 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Chalker | 44-45 |
| 14:30 | DePaul | Michael Harness scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Merlin Morris | 44-47 |
| 14:11 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Chalker | 47-47 |
| 13:54 | DePaul | Merlin Morris is hacked by George Chalker - foul #3 on George Chalker, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Joe Bever (SG), Keith Abbott (C) Merlin Morris, Charles Hunter, William Knight | |
| 13:33 | DePaul | Keith Abbott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Keith Abbott misses the tip | 47-47 |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | George Chalker gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:25 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich loses the ball out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG) Joe Bever | |
| 13:08 | DePaul | Michael Harness can't throw it down | 47-47 |
| 13:06 | DePaul | Keith Abbott tips it home | 47-49 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Keith Abbott steals the ball from Theodore Uhl | 47-49 |
| 12:24 | DePaul | Keith Abbott scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Hunter | 47-51 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 47-51 |
| 12:00 | DePaul | Keith Abbott pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 11:40 | DePaul | Charles Hunter makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Abbott | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Yoder (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Theodore Uhl (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - James Ebert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Blaine Gingrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hunter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Harness (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Keith Abbott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Hunter - foul #1 on Charles Hunter, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Roger Olshefski (SG), Norman Chicoine (PF), Wallace Williams (C) George Chalker, Gregory Yoder, James Ebert, Blaine Gingrich | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SG) Charles Hunter | |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 11:07 | DePaul | Michael Harness hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Wells | 49-57 |
| 10:51 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ahmadi | 49-57 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Arthur Wells lays it in set up by Dikembe Ahmadi | 49-59 |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl misses badly on a runner from the right block | 49-59 |
| 10:37 | DePaul | Michael Harness pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 10:23 | DePaul | Michael Harness misses the turnaround in the paint | 49-59 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | Keith Abbott hits the follow up shot | 49-61 |
| 10:03 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 10:02 | DePaul | Keith Abbott snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 09:56 | DePaul | Norman Chicoine steps in front of the Arthur Wells pass | 49-61 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl slams it home set up by Norman Chicoine | 51-61 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | Joe Bever hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Wallace Williams - foul #3 on Wallace Williams, team foul #4 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Gregory Yoder (SG), Jonathan Davis (SF) Colby Harn, Roger Olshefski, Theodore Uhl | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), John Clarke (C) Arthur Wells, Keith Abbott | |
| 09:28 | DePaul | Joe Bever makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | Joe Bever misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | Joe Bever makes the 3rd free throw | 51-63 |
| 09:08 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #4 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Ebert (PF), Paul Nichols (C) Norman Chicoine, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Charles Hunter (SG) Merlin Morris, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | Michael Harness pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 08:22 | DePaul | Charles Hunter misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 08:20 | DePaul | Joe Bever grabs the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 08:07 | DePaul | Michael Harness can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Ebert - foul #2 on James Ebert, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (SG), Norman Chicoine (SF), Blaine Gingrich (C) Gregory Yoder, Jonathan Davis, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Keith Abbott (C) Arthur Wells, John Clarke | |
| 08:07 | DePaul | Michael Harness makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 08:07 | DePaul | Michael Harness makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 07:39 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-65 |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Colby Harn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Ebert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Blaine Gingrich (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Bever (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Harness (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Keith Abbott (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | James Ebert knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Colby Harn | 53-65 |
| 06:58 | DePaul | Michael Harness misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | George Chalker grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 53-65 |
| 06:34 | DePaul | Joe Bever snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 06:18 | DePaul | Michael Harness comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| 06:17 | DePaul | Merlin Morris grabs the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 06:05 | DePaul | Blaine Gingrich steps in front of the Joe Bever pass | 53-65 |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder (SG), Theodore Uhl (SF) Colby Harn, James Ebert | |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), William Knight (C) Merlin Morris, Joe Bever, Keith Abbott | |
| 05:53 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-65 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | Michael Harness grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 05:45 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SG), John Clarke (C) Charles Hunter, William Knight | |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 05:11 | DePaul | Michael Harness is fouled on the floor by Blaine Gingrich - foul #3 on Blaine Gingrich, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Wallace Williams (PF) George Chalker, Norman Chicoine | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), William Knight (C) Joe Bever, John Clarke | |
| 05:00 | DePaul | Michael Harness makes the jumper in the paint set up by Arthur Wells | 55-67 |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder blows the layup | 55-67 |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich hits the follow up shot | 57-67 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Charles Hunter knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by William Knight | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:18 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder's layup is rejected by Dikembe Ahmadi | 57-70 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Arthur Wells gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| 04:06 | DePaul | Charles Hunter misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder tips it in | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | DePaul | Arthur Wells misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Wallace Williams - foul #4 on Wallace Williams, team foul #7 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), James Ebert (PF), Norman Chicoine (C) Gregory Yoder, Wallace Williams, Blaine Gingrich | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SG), Keith Abbott (C) Charles Hunter, William Knight | |
| 03:22 | DePaul | Arthur Wells makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:22 | DePaul | Arthur Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Colby Harn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Theodore Uhl (fresh) 18 pts. PF - James Ebert (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Bever (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Michael Harness (tired) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Keith Abbott (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Michael Harness - foul #4 on Michael Harness, team foul #6 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis (SF) Theodore Uhl | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine makes the free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:49 | DePaul | Michael Harness throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Clarke (C) Keith Abbott | |
| 02:46 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder (SG), Theodore Uhl (SF) Colby Harn, Jonathan Davis | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | James Ebert gets the offensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 02:20 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-72 |
| 02:04 | DePaul | George Chalker steals the ball from Dikembe Ahmadi | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | James Ebert misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 64-72 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Chicoine | 64-72 |
| 01:39 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-72 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Joe Bever grabs the board | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Joe Bever drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Wells | 64-75 |
| 01:07 | Cleveland State | James Ebert misses the easy layup | 64-75 |
| 01:06 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| 00:39 | DePaul | The 3pt attempt by Arthur Wells is denied by Theodore Uhl | 64-75 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi grabs the offensive rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Joe Bever connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Wells | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | James Ebert misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 64-77 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | John Clarke pulls down the rebound | 64-77 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | John Clarke runs out the clock | 64-77 |