| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | DePaul | John Sedgwick drills a shot from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Shawn Roland | 30-24 |
| 19:18 | DePaul | Shawn Roland steals the ball from Johnny Janelle | 30-24 |
| 19:13 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon banks in the layup set up by Shawn Roland | 32-24 |
| 19:01 | DePaul | Thomas Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 18:59 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 18:33 | Cleveland State | Roy Scherrer swats the layup by Jamie Wyman | 32-24 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman tips it home | 34-24 |
| 18:12 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Sedgwick | 34-26 |
| 17:53 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 17:51 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:46 | DePaul | Thomas Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Love knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Shawn Roland and the foul's on Johnny Janelle - foul #2 on Johnny Janelle, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Michael Delano (C) Thomas Davis, Johnny Janelle, Roy Scherrer | |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses the free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | Gary Spurling grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 16:51 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 16:50 | Cleveland State | Richard Love tips it in | 38-28 |
| 16:26 | DePaul | Bruce Mahon takes the ball from Bernard Dahlgren | 38-28 |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Bernard Dahlgren steps in front of the Jamie Wyman pass | 38-28 |
| 16:01 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren is hacked by Jamie Wyman - foul #2 on Jamie Wyman, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Aaron Simpson (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Gilbert Molinar (PF), John Allie (C) Shawn Roland, Bruce Mahon, Richard Love, Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Roy Scherrer (C) John Sedgwick, Kenneth Graves, Gary Spurling | |
| 15:47 | DePaul | Michael Delano hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Bernard Dahlgren | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Simons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) C - John Allie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) SG - Bernard Dahlgren (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Delano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons is called for 5 seconds | 38-30 |
| 15:17 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle lays it up and in set up by Bernard Dahlgren | 38-32 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons is hacked by Thomas Davis - foul #3 on Thomas Davis, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG) Aaron Simpson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Graves (PF) Michael Delano | |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | John Allie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 14:40 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 14:03 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 14:01 | Cleveland State | John Allie tips it but misses | 38-35 |
| 14:00 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 13:41 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon (SG), Richard Love (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF), Roy Lee (C) Eric Simons, Eric Aldaco, Gilbert Molinar, John Allie | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Foster (PG), John Sedgwick (SG), Gary Spurling (PF), Michael Delano (C) Thomas Davis, Bernard Dahlgren, Johnny Janelle, Roy Scherrer | |
| 13:39 | Cleveland State | Ronald Foster takes the ball from Shawn Roland in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 13:12 | DePaul | Michael Delano is whistled for traveling | 38-35 |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Mahon | 41-35 |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Michael Delano misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roy Lee - foul #2 on Roy Lee, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG) Shawn Roland | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marshall Peete (SF) Kenneth Graves | |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Michael Delano misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Michael Delano makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Love can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 41-36 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Lee | 41-36 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Eric Simons | 43-36 |
| 11:49 | DePaul | Michael Delano clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 43-36 |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Roy Lee | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Simons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Peete (fresh) PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Delano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee misses the easy layup | 43-36 |
| 11:22 | DePaul | Gary Spurling pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Eric Simons picks off the pass by Gary Spurling | 43-36 |
| 10:50 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 10:49 | DePaul | Michael Delano pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:33 | DePaul | Eric Simons takes the ball from John Sedgwick | 43-36 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons hits the finger roll | 45-36 |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Ronald Foster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 10:10 | DePaul | John Sedgwick grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Roy Lee picks off the pass by Ronald Foster | 45-36 |
| 09:41 | Cleveland State | Marshall Peete is called for the reach on Richard Love - foul #1 on Marshall Peete, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Aaron Simpson (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Gilbert Molinar (PF), John Allie (C) Eric Simons, Bruce Mahon, Richard Love, Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Bernard Dahlgren (SG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Kenneth Graves (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Ronald Foster, John Sedgwick, Marshall Peete, Gary Spurling, Michael Delano | |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | Thomas Davis takes the ball from Aaron Simpson | 45-36 |
| 09:13 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-36 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | John Allie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 09:07 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland is fouled on the floor by Thomas Davis - foul #4 on Thomas Davis, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Israel Brunk (SG) Thomas Davis | |
| 08:58 | Cleveland State | John Allie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 08:56 | DePaul | Israel Brunk grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 45-38 |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 08:20 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 08:12 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | John Allie misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 08:01 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 07:56 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Israel Brunk | 45-41 |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | John Allie comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) C - John Allie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bernard Dahlgren (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Israel Brunk (fresh) SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Kenneth Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | John Allie grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Shawn Roland | 48-41 |
| 06:27 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Roy Scherrer | 48-43 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco connects on the shot from the left block | 50-43 |
| 06:07 | DePaul | The jump hook by Israel Brunk is blocked by John Allie | 50-43 |
| 06:06 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Graves and he's hacked by John Allie - foul #3 on John Allie, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Richard Love (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF), Roy Lee (C) Shawn Roland, Aaron Simpson, Eric Aldaco, Gilbert Molinar, John Allie | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), John Sedgwick (SG), Marshall Peete (SF), Gary Spurling (PF) Bernard Dahlgren, Israel Brunk, Johnny Janelle, Kenneth Graves | |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:50 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 05:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Love scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Mahon | 53-45 |
| 05:14 | DePaul | Thomas Davis connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Marshall Peete and he's fouled by Eric Simons - foul #2 on Eric Simons, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Delano (C) Roy Scherrer | |
| 05:14 | DePaul | Thomas Davis misses the free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:14 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Love is called for traveling | 53-47 |
| 04:55 | DePaul | Marshall Peete misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 04:54 | DePaul | Michael Delano pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:47 | DePaul | Gary Spurling can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Richard Love gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG) Eric Simons | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:06 | DePaul | A charge is called on Marshall Peete - foul #2 on Marshall Peete, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| 03:56 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee buries a runner from the left block set up by Richard Love and the foul's on Michael Delano - foul #1 on Michael Delano, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| 03:56 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee misses the free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Michael Delano grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Jamie Wyman swats the shot by Michael Delano | 55-47 |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Thomas Davis gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Peete (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Delano (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Marshall Peete comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 03:06 | DePaul | Gary Spurling grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 02:53 | DePaul | John Sedgwick loses the dribble to Shawn Roland | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marshall Peete - foul #3 on Marshall Peete, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (SF), Gilbert Molinar (PF), John Allie (C) Richard Love, Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Israel Brunk (SG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Kenneth Graves (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Thomas Davis, John Sedgwick, Marshall Peete, Gary Spurling, Michael Delano | |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 02:10 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves is denied on a dunk by Gilbert Molinar | 57-47 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Love (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF), Roy Lee (C) Eric Simons, Gilbert Molinar, John Allie | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Sedgwick (SG), Gary Spurling (PF) Israel Brunk, Kenneth Graves | |
| 01:44 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 01:28 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bernard Dahlgren | 57-52 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses the driving attempt in the lane | 57-52 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-52 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Richard Love grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Love is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Dahlgren - foul #1 on Bernard Dahlgren, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG) Bernard Dahlgren | |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | DePaul | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Davis is blocked by Jamie Wyman | 59-52 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 00:34 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland is hacked by Thomas Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Davis, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG) Thomas Davis | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:30 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Roy Lee picks off the pass by Gary Spurling | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Love is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Dahlgren - foul #2 on Bernard Dahlgren, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | John Sedgwick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Richard Love gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland runs out the clock | 62-52 |