| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Adams (fresh) C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (fresh) SG - Guy Young (fresh) SF - Steven Bell (fresh) PF - Frank Woolard (fresh) C - Daniel Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer connects on the runner in the paint set up by John Sedgwick | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | DePaul | Nathaniel Adams pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | DePaul | Thomas Davis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cangelosi - foul #1 on Ronald Cangelosi, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle makes the shot in the paint set up by Thomas Davis | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Roy Scherrer | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | John Sedgwick is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell is whistled for traveling | 4-3 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), Michael Bridges (SG), Donald Waites (SF), Henry Mead (PF), William Smith (C) Ronald Cangelosi, Guy Young, Steven Bell, Frank Woolard, Daniel Hunter | |
| 17:43 | DePaul | Henry Mead is called for the reach on Johnny Janelle - foul #1 on Henry Mead, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses the shot from the right side | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | John Sedgwick picks off the pass by Michael Bridges | 6-3 |
| 17:13 | DePaul | John Sedgwick is hacked by William Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Michael Delano (PF), Robert Rayl (C) Thomas Davis, Johnny Janelle, Nathaniel Adams, Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:07 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves is alone and drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from John Sedgwick | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from William Smith | 8-5 |
| 16:55 | DePaul | Robert Rayl is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Delano and he's hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Israel Brunk (SG) John Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson (C) William Smith | |
| 16:55 | DePaul | Robert Rayl misses the free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:40 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 16:33 | DePaul | Robert Rayl hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Israel Brunk | 13-8 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Bridges | 13-11 |
| 16:07 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Roy Scherrer (C) Israel Brunk, Kenneth Graves, Robert Rayl | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Guy Young (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Frank Woolard (PF), Daniel Hunter (C) William Perry, Michael Bridges, Donald Waites, Henry Mead, Mark Hudson | |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Scherrer - foul #1 on Roy Scherrer, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Sedgwick (SG) Bernard Dahlgren | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Delano (fresh) C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (fresh) SG - Guy Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Bell (fresh) PF - Frank Woolard (fresh) C - Daniel Hunter (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 15:46 | DePaul | Thomas Davis snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 15:33 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle jams it set up by John Sedgwick | 15-11 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell is hacked by Johnny Janelle - foul #1 on Johnny Janelle, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Israel Brunk (SG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Nathaniel Adams (PF), Robert Rayl (C) Thomas Davis, John Sedgwick, Johnny Janelle, Michael Delano, Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (PG), Mark Hudson (PF) Ronald Cangelosi, Frank Woolard | |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Bernard Dahlgren - foul #1 on Bernard Dahlgren, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 15:04 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Israel Brunk is whistled for a carry | 15-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead (PF) Daniel Hunter | |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 13:52 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Adams | 15-14 |
| 13:29 | DePaul | Nathaniel Adams is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 13:28 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell gets the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | Bernard Dahlgren steals the ball from Guy Young | 15-14 |
| 12:42 | DePaul | Israel Brunk hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Dahlgren | 18-14 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Robert Rayl - foul #1 on Robert Rayl, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), John Sedgwick (SG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Michael Delano (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Bernard Dahlgren, Israel Brunk, Kenneth Graves, Nathaniel Adams, Robert Rayl | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Michael Bridges (SG), Frank Woolard (PF), Daniel Hunter (C) John Palmer, Guy Young, Henry Mead, Mark Hudson | |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:09 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Woolard - foul #1 on Frank Woolard, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites (SF) Steven Bell | |
| 12:09 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 12:09 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:49 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites is fouled on the floor by Johnny Janelle - foul #2 on Johnny Janelle, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | Marshall Peete (SF) Johnny Janelle | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marshall Peete (fresh) PF - Michael Delano (fresh) C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (fresh) SG - Michael Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Waites (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Woolard (fresh) C - Daniel Hunter (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi misses the jumpshot from the right side | 20-16 |
| 11:36 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 11:34 | DePaul | Ronald Cangelosi picks off the pass by Marshall Peete in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| 11:33 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi lays it in | 20-18 |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Marshall Peete can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Bridges - foul #1 on Michael Bridges, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Marshall Peete misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Marshall Peete makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Cangelosi, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG) Ronald Cangelosi | |
| 10:45 | DePaul | John Sedgwick makes the shot from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 23-18 |
| 10:37 | DePaul | Michael Delano grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 10:32 | DePaul | John Sedgwick can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Hunter - foul #1 on Daniel Hunter, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Nathaniel Adams (PF) Thomas Davis, Marshall Peete, Michael Delano | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young (SG) Michael Bridges | |
| 10:32 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:32 | DePaul | John Sedgwick makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard's pass is intercepted by Bernard Dahlgren | 24-18 |
| 10:02 | DePaul | Frank Woolard swats the short shot by Roy Scherrer | 24-18 |
| 10:01 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren can't tip it in | 24-18 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Hunter | 24-18 |
| 09:45 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel Adams denies the turnaround by Guy Young | 24-18 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young tips it but misses | 24-18 |
| 09:42 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Kenneth Graves | 24-18 |
| 09:36 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Woolard - foul #2 on Frank Woolard, team foul #9 | 24-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Foster (PG) John Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges (PG), Steven Bell (SF), Henry Mead (PF) William Perry, Donald Waites, Frank Woolard | |
| 09:36 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young hits a floater from the left side | 24-20 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Bell - foul #1 on Steven Bell, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Nathaniel Adams - foul #1 on Nathaniel Adams, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), John Sedgwick (SG), Israel Brunk (SF), Michael Delano (PF) Ronald Foster, Bernard Dahlgren, Kenneth Graves, Nathaniel Adams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson (C) Daniel Hunter | |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:07 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Guy Young is called for the reach on Israel Brunk - foul #1 on Guy Young, team foul #11 | 25-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Marshall Peete (C) Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (PG) Guy Young | |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Israel Brunk makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Israel Brunk misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 08:21 | DePaul | Thomas Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Hudson | 26-24 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Israel Brunk is called for the reach on Steven Bell - foul #1 on Israel Brunk, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Foster (PG), Bernard Dahlgren (SG), Nathaniel Adams (PF) Thomas Davis, John Sedgwick, Israel Brunk | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter (C) Mark Hudson | |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 08:07 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Adams | 26-25 |
| 07:57 | DePaul | Nathaniel Adams is called for 10 seconds | 26-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Graves (SF), Robert Rayl (C) Marshall Peete, Michael Delano | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), Donald Waites (SF) John Palmer, Steven Bell | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathaniel Adams - foul #2 on Nathaniel Adams, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Delano (PF) Nathaniel Adams | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young (SG) Michael Bridges | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald Foster (fresh) SG - Bernard Dahlgren (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Delano (fairly fresh) C - Robert Rayl (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Perry (fresh) SG - Guy Young (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Donald Waites (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Mead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Michael Delano hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites scores on a jump hook in the paint | 28-29 |
| 06:36 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Foster | 30-29 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), John Sedgwick (SG), Marshall Peete (SF), Roy Scherrer (C) Ronald Foster, Bernard Dahlgren, Kenneth Graves, Robert Rayl | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (PG), Michael Bridges (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Mark Hudson (PF) William Perry, Guy Young, Donald Waites, Henry Mead | |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 06:13 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 06:05 | DePaul | Michael Delano pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 06:01 | DePaul | Thomas Davis misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 05:59 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 05:48 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 05:26 | DePaul | John Sedgwick gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 04:59 | DePaul | Michael Delano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 32-29 |
| 04:57 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer's pass is intercepted by John Sedgwick in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Hudson - foul #1 on Mark Hudson, team foul #12 | 32-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Foster (PG), Bernard Dahlgren (SG), Israel Brunk (SF) Thomas Davis, John Sedgwick, Marshall Peete | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), Guy Young (SG), Donald Waites (SF), Henry Mead (PF) John Palmer, Michael Bridges, Steven Bell, Mark Hudson | |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:48 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Mead | 32-32 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren is hacked by Guy Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Guy Young, team foul #13 | 32-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges (SG) Guy Young | |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 04:07 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Rayl (C) Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:51 | DePaul | Michael Delano misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 03:50 | DePaul | Ronald Foster grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 03:34 | DePaul | Ronald Foster hits a jump hook from the baseline | 35-32 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Dahlgren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Israel Brunk (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Delano (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rayl (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Perry (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Bridges (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Waites (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Henry Mead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hunter (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Michael Bridges is denied by Robert Rayl | 35-32 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | Robert Rayl snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 03:01 | DePaul | Ronald Foster buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Israel Brunk | 37-32 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites misses long on a jumper from close range | 37-32 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 02:32 | DePaul | Robert Rayl snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Michael Delano comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 37-32 |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Michael Delano tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 02:05 | DePaul | Israel Brunk grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Israel Brunk misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Perry - foul #1 on William Perry, team foul #14 | 39-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Nathaniel Adams (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Ronald Foster, Bernard Dahlgren, Michael Delano, Robert Rayl | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Guy Young (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Frank Woolard (PF), William Smith (C) William Perry, Michael Bridges, Donald Waites, Henry Mead, Daniel Hunter | |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Israel Brunk makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Israel Brunk makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi is hacked by Israel Brunk - foul #2 on Israel Brunk, team foul #9 | 41-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Sedgwick (SG) Israel Brunk | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:28 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 01:13 | DePaul | John Sedgwick is open and lays it up and in set up by Johnny Janelle | 43-33 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Nathaniel Adams is called for the reach on Frank Woolard - foul #3 on Nathaniel Adams, team foul #10 | 43-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Graves (PF), Marshall Peete (C) Nathaniel Adams, Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 01:08 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Marshall Peete hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #15 | 43-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson (C) William Smith | |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Marshall Peete makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | Marshall Peete makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard's dunk attempt is rejected by Kenneth Graves | 45-34 |
| 00:18 | DePaul | Marshall Peete grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 00:16 | DePaul | Frank Woolard is called for the reach on John Sedgwick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Woolard, team foul #16 | 45-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Scherrer (C) Marshall Peete | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (PG), Henry Mead (C) Ronald Cangelosi, Frank Woolard | |
| 00:16 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 00:16 | DePaul | John Sedgwick makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Illinois | Johnny Janelle takes the ball from John Palmer | 46-34 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 46-34 |