| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Elswick (fresh) C - Lyndon Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs inbounds the ball | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| 19:31 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by David Byrum - foul #1 on David Byrum, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 19:31 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 19:31 | DePaul | Guy Farner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson is hacked by Edward Loeb - foul #2 on Edward Loeb, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Harrison steps in front of the Jeffrey Peterson pass | 44-39 |
| 18:56 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison loses the dribble to Jeffrey Peterson | 44-39 |
| 18:53 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson banks in the layup | 44-41 |
| 18:38 | DePaul | The jump hook by Tommy Elswick is blocked by Michael Johnson | 44-41 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Guy Farner - foul #2 on Guy Farner, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 18:07 | DePaul | Guy Farner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Loeb | 46-41 |
| 17:55 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tim Garrison (C) Lyndon Bennett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 17:42 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Jamar (C) Tommy Elswick | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (SF), Carl Williams (C) Michael Johnson, Ryan Bogar | |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Jacobs | 46-43 |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Carl Williams blocks the short jumper by Tim Garrison | 46-43 |
| 17:02 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Lopresti | 46-43 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs blows the layup but he's fouled by Tim Garrison - foul #1 on Tim Garrison, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG), Freddie Langdon (SF), Lyndon Bennett (C) Edward Loeb, Jeffrey Harrison, Derrick Jamar | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG), Michael Johnson (PF), Ryan Bogar (C) Jeffrey Peterson, David Byrum, Carl Williams | |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:40 | DePaul | Tim Garrison snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 16:15 | DePaul | Jeffrey Jacobs is called for the reach on Freddie Langdon - foul #3 on Jeffrey Jacobs, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jin Wang (SF), Tommy Elswick (PF) Guy Farner, Tim Garrison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson (SF) Jeffrey Jacobs | |
| 15:59 | DePaul | Michael Johnson picks off the pass by Terry Dory | 46-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Freddie Langdon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Dory (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jin Wang (fresh) PF - Tommy Elswick (fresh) C - Lyndon Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson is called for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG) Jin Wang | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Brian Biggs (SF) William Weaver, Samuel Jackson | |
| 15:26 | DePaul | Michael Johnson blocks the short jumper by Tommy Elswick | 46-44 |
| 15:25 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Peterson and the foul's on Tommy Elswick - foul #3 on Tommy Elswick, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG), Tim Garrison (C) Terry Dory, Lyndon Bennett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG), Carl Williams (C) John Lopresti, Ryan Bogar | |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:00 | DePaul | Guy Farner hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jeffrey Peterson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Peterson, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison (SF) Freddie Langdon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Robert Hodges (C) William Weaver, Michael Johnson | |
| 15:00 | DePaul | Guy Farner makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by David Byrum | 49-50 |
| 14:22 | DePaul | Guy Farner is fouled on the floor by Carl Williams - foul #2 on Carl Williams, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Jamar (C) Tommy Elswick | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs (PF) Robert Hodges | |
| 14:00 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Byrum - foul #2 on David Byrum, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett (C) Derrick Jamar | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar (C) Carl Williams | |
| 14:00 | DePaul | Edward Loeb makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:00 | DePaul | Edward Loeb makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Byrum | 51-52 |
| 13:34 | DePaul | Edward Loeb buries a jumpshot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 13:18 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Peterson | 53-54 |
| 13:03 | DePaul | A charge is called on Lyndon Bennett - foul #1 on Lyndon Bennett, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG), Freddie Langdon (SF), Derrick Jamar (PF) Edward Loeb, Jeffrey Harrison, Tim Garrison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), William Weaver (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) Jeffrey Peterson, David Byrum, Brian Biggs | |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson buries a turnaround from the left block | 53-56 |
| 12:12 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett clanks a shot in the paint | 53-56 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Derrick Jamar snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Guy Farner | 55-56 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Terry Dory (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Farner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Freddie Langdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derrick Jamar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lyndon Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Bogar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 11:24 | DePaul | Ryan Bogar steps in front of the Freddie Langdon pass | 55-59 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Guy Farner - foul #3 on Guy Farner, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Jeffrey Harrison (SF), Tommy Elswick (PF), Tim Garrison (C) Guy Farner, Freddie Langdon, Derrick Jamar, Lyndon Bennett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Brian Biggs (SF), Carl Williams (PF), Robert Hodges (C) John Lopresti, Jeffrey Jacobs, Michael Johnson, Ryan Bogar | |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 11:13 | DePaul | Tim Garrison snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 10:57 | DePaul | Terry Dory hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 55-59 |
| 10:56 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison tips it home | 57-59 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG) William Weaver | |
| 10:08 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Loeb | 59-59 |
| 09:41 | Cleveland State | David Byrum buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 09:16 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Edward Loeb | 61-62 |
| 08:53 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 08:51 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Tim Garrison comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Hodges - foul #3 on Robert Hodges, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG), Freddie Langdon (SF), Lyndon Bennett (C) Terry Dory, Jeffrey Harrison, Tommy Elswick | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Ryan Bogar (C) David Byrum, Brian Biggs, Carl Williams, Robert Hodges | |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Tim Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Tim Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 08:07 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar grabs the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 63-62 |
| 07:52 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Langdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Garrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyndon Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Lopresti (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:44 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 07:43 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 07:29 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Guy Farner - foul #4 on Guy Farner, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jin Wang (SF), Derrick Jamar (PF) Edward Loeb, Tim Garrison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:29 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:29 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:12 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett misses short on a floater from the left block | 63-63 |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 06:51 | DePaul | Freddie Langdon pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett makes the runner from close range | 65-63 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Jin Wang swats the short shot by Michael Johnson | 65-63 |
| 06:02 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Derrick Jamar | 65-63 |
| 05:56 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Jeffrey Harrison (SF), Tommy Elswick (PF) Freddie Langdon, Jin Wang, Derrick Jamar | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Brian Biggs (SF) John Lopresti, Jeffrey Jacobs | |
| 05:37 | DePaul | Michael Johnson steals the ball from Tommy Elswick | 65-63 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | David Byrum snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson misses badly on a shot in the lane | 65-63 |
| 05:03 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 04:47 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 65-63 |
| 04:45 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison tips it home | 67-63 |
| 04:22 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 04:20 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Lyndon Bennett | 67-63 |
| 04:08 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 67-63 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | David Byrum knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Peterson | 67-65 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tommy Elswick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Lyndon Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Biggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ryan Bogar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-65 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 67-65 |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson tips it back up and in | 67-67 |
| 02:44 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jeffrey Peterson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Peterson, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| Subs | DePaul | Freddie Langdon (SF), Tim Garrison (C) Jeffrey Harrison, Lyndon Bennett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), William Weaver (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Carl Williams (PF), Robert Hodges (C) Jeffrey Peterson, David Byrum, Brian Biggs, Michael Johnson, Ryan Bogar | |
| 02:44 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:44 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges's pass is intercepted by Guy Farner | 67-67 |
| 02:28 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison (SF) Freddie Langdon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), David Byrum (SG), Brian Biggs (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) John Lopresti, William Weaver, Jeffrey Jacobs, Robert Hodges | |
| 02:09 | DePaul | The pull-up jumper by Edward Loeb is blocked by Michael Johnson | 67-67 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison hits the follow up shot | 69-67 |
| 01:46 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson tips it back up and in | 69-69 |
| 01:23 | DePaul | Guy Farner's pass is intercepted by Michael Johnson | 69-69 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson is hacked by Edward Loeb - foul #3 on Edward Loeb, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett (C) Tim Garrison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar (C) Carl Williams | |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:48 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison connects on the jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Guy Farner is called for the reach on Jeffrey Peterson - foul #5 on Guy Farner, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (SG) Guy Farner | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Terry Dory pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | David Byrum snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | David Byrum scores on a shot from the right side | 71-73 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Terry Dory hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 71-73 |