| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) SF - Seth McTee (fresh) PF - Ronald Bower (fresh) C - Adam Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) SG - Bobbie Potts (fresh) SF - James Jensen (fresh) PF - Michael Prom (fresh) C - Eric Hudson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ronald Bower wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | DePaul | James Jensen picks off the pass by Gilbert Woodrow | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Seth McTee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Jensen - foul #1 on James Jensen, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Seth McTee misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Seth McTee makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts misses badly on a shot from the left side | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | DePaul | Seth McTee is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 1-2 |
| 18:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom grabs the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom is whistled for traveling | 1-2 |
| 17:54 | DePaul | Ronald Bower scores on a floater from the right block | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson is hacked by Adam Black - foul #1 on Adam Black, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (SG), Andrew Riley (SF), Marco Russo (C) Gilbert Woodrow, Seth McTee, Adam Black | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (SG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Robbie Conant (C) Bobbie Potts, James Jensen, Eric Hudson | |
| 17:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant blows the layup | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | DePaul | Reginald Nieves hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Kimbrell | 5-2 |
| 16:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Schreiner | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | DePaul | Ronald Bower gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-4 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Riley (fresh) PF - Ronald Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ewing (fresh) SF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) PF - Michael Prom (fairly fresh) C - Robbie Conant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | DePaul | Marco Russo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 8-4 |
| 15:21 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell tips it in | 10-4 |
| 15:05 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 15:03 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing snags the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 14:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Marco Russo - foul #1 on Marco Russo, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Seth McTee (SF), Adam Black (C) Reginald Nieves, Andrew Riley, Marco Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie (PG), Bobbie Potts (SG), James Jensen (SF), Eric Hudson (C) Bradley Schreiner, William Ewing, Gordon McAdoo, Michael Prom | |
| 14:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | Ronald Bower pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:45 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell is hacked by James Jensen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jensen, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis (SF), Harold Hilton (PF) James Jensen, Robbie Conant | |
| 14:19 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow misses long on an open jump hook in the paint | 10-4 |
| 14:17 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Joe McCurtis | 10-4 |
| 14:00 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie's pass is intercepted by Adam Black | 10-4 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | Seth McTee hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 13:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 13:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 12:49 | DePaul | Seth McTee scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 12:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-7 |
| 12:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson grabs the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 12:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Gilbert Woodrow steals the ball from Eric Hudson | 12-7 |
| 12:12 | DePaul | Eric Hudson is called for the reach on Thomas Kimbrell - foul #1 on Eric Hudson, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (PG), Mark Hammond (SG), Andrew Riley (SF) Thomas Kimbrell, Gilbert Woodrow, Seth McTee | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Michael Prom (PF) William Leslie, Bobbie Potts, Joe McCurtis, Harold Hilton | |
| 11:55 | DePaul | Adam Black drills a floater from the baseline | 14-7 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Reginald Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Hammond (fresh) SF - Andrew Riley (fresh) PF - Ronald Bower (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Ewing (fresh) SG - Herbert Smith (fresh) SF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) PF - Michael Prom (fresh) C - Eric Hudson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Ewing | 14-10 |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Andrew Riley misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Ewing - foul #1 on William Ewing, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Marco Russo (C) Ronald Bower | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG) Herbert Smith | |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Andrew Riley misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Andrew Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Adam Black - foul #2 on Adam Black, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | Seth McTee (SF) Adam Black | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts (SG), Robbie Conant (C) William Ewing, Eric Hudson | |
| 10:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | Marco Russo grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 10:32 | DePaul | Mark Hammond misses the floater from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 10:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 10:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Bradley Schreiner | 15-13 |
| 09:56 | DePaul | Bobbie Potts is called for the reach on Seth McTee - foul #1 on Bobbie Potts, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG) Mark Hammond | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie (SF), Harold Hilton (C) Gordon McAdoo, Robbie Conant | |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Michael Prom takes the ball from Seth McTee | 15-13 |
| 09:02 | Illinois-Chicago | The short jumper by Michael Prom is denied by Andrew Riley | 15-13 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:41 | DePaul | Bradley Schreiner takes the ball from Gilbert Woodrow | 15-13 |
| 08:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton blows the layup | 15-13 |
| 08:22 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gilbert Woodrow | 15-13 |
| 08:11 | DePaul | Michael Prom blocks the short jumper by Marco Russo | 15-13 |
| 08:09 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow tips it home | 17-13 |
| 07:49 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG), Mark Hammond (SG), Ronald Bower (PF) Reginald Nieves, Gilbert Woodrow, Andrew Riley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Robbie Conant (PF), Eric Hudson (C) Bradley Schreiner, Bobbie Potts, William Leslie, Michael Prom, Harold Hilton | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Kimbrell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hammond (fresh) SF - Seth McTee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Bower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Ewing (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Smith (fresh) SF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robbie Conant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Hudson (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | DePaul | Ronald Bower is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Hammond | 19-13 |
| 07:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant buries a 3 from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 07:06 | DePaul | Gordon McAdoo is called for the reach on Thomas Kimbrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gordon McAdoo, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Seth McTee comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Herbert Smith - foul #1 on Herbert Smith, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis (SF) Eric Hudson | |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Seth McTee makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Seth McTee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-16 |
| 06:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo hits the follow up shot | 21-18 |
| 06:01 | DePaul | Mark Hammond can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 06:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe McCurtis grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 05:38 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Ronald Bower | 21-18 |
| 05:10 | DePaul | Mark Hammond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 05:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo loses the ball out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow (SG), Reginald Nieves (SF), Andrew Riley (PF) Mark Hammond, Seth McTee, Marco Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Bobbie Potts (SG), William Leslie (SF), Michael Prom (PF), Eric Hudson (C) William Ewing, Herbert Smith, Joe McCurtis, Gordon McAdoo, Robbie Conant | |
| 04:40 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Prom | 21-18 |
| 04:16 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 04:14 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Gilbert Woodrow | 23-18 |
| 03:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson is whistled for a carry | 23-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Adam Black (C) Thomas Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen (SF) William Leslie | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Reginald Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gilbert Woodrow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Riley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Bower (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Black (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobbie Potts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Prom (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Hudson (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow is hacked by Bobbie Potts - foul #2 on Bobbie Potts, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| 03:36 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 03:36 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow misses the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 03:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 03:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 03:17 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gilbert Woodrow | 24-18 |
| 03:04 | DePaul | Ronald Bower connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Riley and he's hacked by Michael Prom - foul #1 on Michael Prom, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie (SG), Gordon McAdoo (C) Bobbie Potts, Eric Hudson | |
| 03:04 | DePaul | Ronald Bower makes the free throw | 27-18 |
| 02:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 27-18 |
| 02:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo tips it in | 27-20 |
| 02:38 | DePaul | William Leslie steals the ball from Reginald Nieves in the backcourt | 27-20 |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Leslie, team foul #10 | 27-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell (PG) Reginald Nieves | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), Harold Hilton (C) Bradley Schreiner, Michael Prom | |
| 02:06 | DePaul | James Jensen takes the ball from Thomas Kimbrell | 27-20 |
| 02:01 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing lays it in on a nice dish by James Jensen | 27-22 |
| 01:59 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow is fouled in the backcourt by William Leslie - foul #2 on William Leslie, team foul #11 | 27-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Seth McTee (SF) Andrew Riley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Herbert Smith (SG), Joe McCurtis (SF) William Leslie, James Jensen | |
| 01:59 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:59 | DePaul | Gilbert Woodrow makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton scores on a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Adam Black - foul #3 on Adam Black, team foul #4 | 29-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Hammond (SG), Marco Russo (C) Gilbert Woodrow, Adam Black | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts (SG), Eric Hudson (C) Herbert Smith, Joe McCurtis | |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:20 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell clanks a jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Marco Russo grabs the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 01:00 | DePaul | Mark Hammond buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Kimbrell | 31-25 |
| 00:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Ewing | 31-27 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gordon McAdoo - foul #2 on Gordon McAdoo, team foul #12 | 31-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Reginald Nieves (SF), Andrew Riley (PF) Seth McTee, Ronald Bower | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), William Leslie (SG), James Jensen (SF), Michael Prom (PF), Robbie Conant (C) William Ewing, Bobbie Potts, Gordon McAdoo, Harold Hilton, Eric Hudson | |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Thomas Kimbrell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner is fouled on the floor by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #5 | 33-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Bower (PF) Thomas Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | William Leslie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen tips it in | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Mark Hammond misses long on a halfcourt shot | 33-29 |