| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) SF - Richard Hart (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) C - Marcus Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) SG - Roberto Esposito (fresh) SF - Mason Kaya (fresh) PF - Myron Doran (fresh) C - Jason Morgan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker is hacked by Myron Doran - foul #1 on Myron Doran, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook comes up short on the shot from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | DePaul | Jason Morgan snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | DePaul | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Jason Morgan | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | DePaul | Myron Doran snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | DePaul | Roberto Esposito misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Jason Morgan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Jenkins | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | DePaul | John Woodall loses the dribble to Richard Hart | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 4-0 |
| 17:22 | DePaul | Jason Morgan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:21 | DePaul | Myron Doran gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | DePaul | Jason Morgan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Myron Doran tips it home | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 16:17 | DePaul | Mason Kaya drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Woodall | 7-5 |
| 16:02 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson double dribbles | 7-5 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG), Ronald Wood (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (PF), Eric Patton (C) Grover Brook, Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Robert Johnson, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (PG), George Joubert (SG), Craig Myers (SF), Branko Jorovic (PF), Richard Maze (C) John Woodall, Roberto Esposito, Mason Kaya, Myron Doran, Jason Morgan | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kristopher Bostwick (fresh) SG - Ronald Wood (fresh) SF - Blaine O'Banner (fresh) PF - Chris Miller (fresh) C - Eric Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Robert Bates (fresh) SG - George Joubert (fresh) SF - Craig Myers (fresh) PF - Branko Jorovic (fresh) C - Richard Maze (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| 15:53 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Branko Jorovic | 7-5 |
| 15:43 | DePaul | George Joubert makes the floater from the right side set up by Robert Bates | 7-7 |
| 15:41 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bates - foul #1 on Robert Bates, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller misses the jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Ronald Wood | 9-7 |
| 14:40 | DePaul | Craig Myers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Robert Bates - foul #2 on Robert Bates, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG) Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG), Roberto Esposito (SG), Mason Kaya (SF), Jason Morgan (C) Robert Bates, George Joubert, Craig Myers, Richard Maze | |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic misses short on a runner from close range | 12-7 |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick is called for traveling | 12-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Richard Hart (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Kristopher Bostwick, Blaine O'Banner, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:35 | DePaul | John Woodall is called for traveling | 12-7 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker (C) Chris Miller | |
| Subs | DePaul | Myron Doran (PF) Branko Jorovic | |
| 13:18 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 13:17 | DePaul | Myron Doran gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:12 | DePaul | Richard Hart is called for the reach on Roberto Esposito - foul #1 on Richard Hart, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| 13:04 | DePaul | Jason Morgan is called for traveling | 12-7 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 12-7 |
| 12:47 | DePaul | Mason Kaya gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:18 | DePaul | Myron Doran scores on a 3 from straight away | 12-10 |
| 11:59 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Hart | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roberto Esposito (fairly fresh) SF - Mason Kaya (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Myron Doran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Morgan (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:51 | DePaul | Mason Kaya drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Roberto Esposito | 14-13 |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 11:30 | DePaul | Myron Doran snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:21 | DePaul | Marcus Walker denies the turnaround by John Woodall | 14-13 |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook is fouled on the floor by Mason Kaya - foul #1 on Mason Kaya, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SG), Blaine O'Banner (SF), Chris Miller (PF), Eric Patton (C) Robert Jenkins, Richard Hart, Robert Johnson, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Joubert (PG), Craig Myers (SG), Christopher Savell (SF), Branko Jorovic (PF), Richard Maze (C) John Woodall, Roberto Esposito, Mason Kaya, Myron Doran, Jason Morgan | |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Christopher Savell steals the ball from Blaine O'Banner | 14-13 |
| 10:33 | DePaul | Craig Myers misses the 3 from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 10:31 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Grover Brook | 16-13 |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Craig Myers misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kristopher Bostwick (PG) Grover Brook | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mason Kaya (SF) Christopher Savell | |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Craig Myers makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Craig Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Chris Miller drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Wood | 18-15 |
| 09:23 | DePaul | Craig Myers drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton is fouled on the floor by Richard Maze - foul #1 on Richard Maze, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Richard Hart (SF) Kristopher Bostwick, Blaine O'Banner | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG), Roberto Esposito (SG), Jason Morgan (C) George Joubert, Craig Myers, Richard Maze | |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-18 |
| 08:41 | DePaul | Jason Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:18 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic is whistled for a carry | 18-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Robert Johnson (PF), Marcus Walker (C) Ronald Wood, Chris Miller, Eric Patton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Myron Doran (PF) Branko Jorovic | |
| 08:01 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Grover Brook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hart (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mason Kaya (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Myron Doran (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | DePaul | Roberto Esposito misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Grover Brook | 18-18 |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:00 | Central Michigan | Myron Doran is called for the reach on Robert Jenkins - foul #2 on Myron Doran, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner (SF) Richard Hart | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Joubert (PG), Craig Myers (SG), Christopher Savell (SF), Branko Jorovic (PF) John Woodall, Roberto Esposito, Mason Kaya, Myron Doran | |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker lays it up and in set up by Grover Brook | 20-18 |
| 06:25 | DePaul | Jason Morgan is whistled for a carry | 20-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood (SG), Chris Miller (C) Robert Jenkins, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Maze (C) Jason Morgan | |
| 06:03 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson loses the dribble to Christopher Savell | 20-18 |
| 05:37 | DePaul | George Joubert can't finish the layup | 20-18 |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronald Wood | 23-18 |
| 04:57 | DePaul | George Joubert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Grover Brook - foul #1 on Grover Brook, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Eric Patton (C) Grover Brook, Blaine O'Banner, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Roberto Esposito (SG), Mason Kaya (SF), Jason Morgan (C) Craig Myers, Christopher Savell, Richard Maze | |
| 04:57 | DePaul | George Joubert makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:57 | DePaul | George Joubert makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Eric Patton and he's fouled by Roberto Esposito - foul #1 on Roberto Esposito, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson (PF) Chris Miller | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG) George Joubert | |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Richard Hart misses the free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 04:34 | Central Michigan | Eric Patton banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Jenkins | 27-20 |
| 04:17 | DePaul | Mason Kaya is hacked by Richard Hart - foul #2 on Richard Hart, team foul #5 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ivan Zantow (SF), Marcus Walker (C) Richard Hart, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Craig Myers (PF) Branko Jorovic | |
| 04:07 | DePaul | Roberto Esposito misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-20 |
| 04:05 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Mason Kaya | 27-20 |
| 03:47 | DePaul | Craig Myers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 03:46 | DePaul | Mason Kaya gets the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ivan Zantow (fresh) PF - Eric Patton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marcus Walker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Woodall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mason Kaya (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Myers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | DePaul | Jason Morgan misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 27-20 |
| 03:30 | Central Michigan | Marcus Walker snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Eric Patton is blocked by Jason Morgan | 27-20 |
| 03:11 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Mason Kaya | 27-20 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | Roberto Esposito can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 27-20 |
| 02:49 | DePaul | Jason Morgan tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Ronald Wood hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 02:03 | DePaul | Jason Morgan banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Woodall and the foul's on Ivan Zantow - foul #1 on Ivan Zantow, team foul #6 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Grover Brook (PG), Blaine O'Banner (SG), Richard Hart (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), Chris Miller (C) Ronald Wood, Robert Jenkins, Ivan Zantow, Eric Patton, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | DePaul | Myron Doran (PF) Craig Myers | |
| 02:03 | DePaul | Jason Morgan makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Myron Doran - foul #3 on Myron Doran, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Bates (PG), George Joubert (SG), Branko Jorovic (PF), Richard Maze (C) John Woodall, Roberto Esposito, Myron Doran, Jason Morgan | |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:22 | DePaul | Mason Kaya misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic gets the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 00:59 | DePaul | Mason Kaya loses the ball out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Savell (SF) Mason Kaya | |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | George Joubert steps in front of the Chris Miller pass | 32-25 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | George Joubert hits the finger roll | 32-27 |
| 00:12 | Central Michigan | Blaine O'Banner loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Jenkins (SG), Marcus Walker (C) Blaine O'Banner, Chris Miller | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Woodall (PG), Roberto Esposito (SG), Jason Morgan (C) Robert Bates, Christopher Savell, Richard Maze | |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-27 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Grover Brook grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |