| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Norman Marco (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Thomas Sharpton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Bohan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Bourland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Wade (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jerome Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luther Hodder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Miers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 23-38 |
| 19:20 | DePaul | Jerome Gilmore takes the ball from Rodney Bohan | 23-38 |
| 19:16 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers lays it up and in set up by Jerome Gilmore | 23-40 |
| 19:11 | DePaul | Norman Marco knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Bourland | 26-40 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 18:46 | DePaul | William Wade grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 18:42 | DePaul | Norman Marco throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-40 |
| 18:34 | Western Michigan | Patrick Johnson buries a fadeaway in the paint | 26-42 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Frank Hanson takes the ball from William Wade | 26-42 |
| 18:05 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder misses short on a shot from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 18:03 | Western Michigan | Patrick Johnson hits the follow up shot | 26-44 |
| 17:51 | DePaul | Rodney Bohan clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-44 |
| 17:50 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers grabs the defensive rebound | 26-44 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Patrick Johnson misses the lay-in | 26-44 |
| 17:32 | DePaul | William Wade gets the rebound | 26-44 |
| 17:30 | DePaul | Norman Marco's pass is intercepted by Jerome Gilmore in the backcourt | 26-44 |
| 17:16 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-44 |
| 17:02 | Western Michigan | Jerome Gilmore is hacked by William Wade - foul #1 on William Wade, team foul #1 | 26-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Andrea Lott (SG) Thomas Sharpton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Smith (PG), Edwin Chasteen (SG), Thomas Jensen (SF), Ralph James (PF), David Versace (C) Jerome Gilmore, Frank Hanson, Luther Hodder, Dennis Miers, Patrick Johnson | |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-44 |
| 16:38 | DePaul | William Wade gets the rebound | 26-44 |
| 16:19 | DePaul | William Wade jams it | 28-44 |
| 15:52 | Western Michigan | David Versace misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-44 |
| 15:50 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland grabs the board | 28-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Norman Marco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrea Lott (fresh) SF - Rodney Bohan (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Bourland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Wade (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edwin Chasteen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Jensen (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph James (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Versace (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:45 | DePaul | Rodney Bohan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jensen - foul #2 on Thomas Jensen, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson (SG), Luther Hodder (SF), Joseph Baldwin (PF), Patrick Johnson (C) Edwin Chasteen, Thomas Jensen, Ralph James, David Versace | |
| 15:36 | DePaul | Rodney Bohan scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Norman Marco and he's hacked by Frank Hanson - foul #2 on Frank Hanson, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerome Gilmore (PG) James Smith | |
| 15:36 | DePaul | Rodney Bohan makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 15:15 | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson's pass is intercepted by Norman Marco | 31-44 |
| 15:12 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland misses the easy layup | 31-44 |
| 15:10 | DePaul | William Wade hits the follow up shot | 33-44 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder is denied on a layup by Eugene Bourland | 33-44 |
| 15:04 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder gets the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:43 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Jerome Gilmore and he's fouled by Rodney Bohan - foul #3 on Rodney Bohan, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Erik Hensley (PG) Andrea Lott | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Smith (PG) Jerome Gilmore | |
| 14:43 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 14:27 | DePaul | Norman Marco can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 14:26 | DePaul | Norman Marco snags the offensive board | 33-47 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Norman Marco can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frank Hanson - foul #3 on Frank Hanson, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Chasteen (SG), Thomas Jensen (SF), Ralph James (C) Frank Hanson, Luther Hodder, Patrick Johnson | |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Norman Marco makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:13 | DePaul | Norman Marco misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 14:13 | Western Michigan | Joseph Baldwin grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 14:04 | Western Michigan | James Smith is whistled for a carry | 34-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Sharpton (SG) Erik Hensley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers (PF) Joseph Baldwin | |
| 13:49 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 34-47 |
| 13:48 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Rodney Bohan - foul #4 on Rodney Bohan, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Baldwin (PF) James Smith | |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:30 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:30 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 13:27 | DePaul | Rodney Bohan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson (SG), David Versace (C) Thomas Jensen, Ralph James | |
| 13:15 | Western Michigan | David Versace misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-47 |
| 13:14 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Norman Marco | 34-47 |
| 13:07 | DePaul | Edwin Chasteen is called for the reach on Norman Marco - foul #1 on Edwin Chasteen, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Erik Hensley (PG) Thomas Sharpton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerome Gilmore (PG) Edwin Chasteen | |
| 12:50 | DePaul | Erik Hensley makes the jumper from the left side | 36-47 |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | Joseph Baldwin drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Jerome Gilmore | 36-49 |
| 12:05 | DePaul | Rodney Bohan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 12:03 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland hits the follow up shot | 38-49 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rodney Bohan - foul #5 on Rodney Bohan, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Burton (PG), Thomas Sharpton (SG) Erik Hensley, Rodney Bohan | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Smith (PG), Thomas Jensen (SF), Ralph James (C) Jerome Gilmore, Frank Hanson, David Versace | |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Burton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sharpton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Marco (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Bourland (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Wade (tired) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dennis Miers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Jensen (fresh) PF - Joseph Baldwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph James (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:41 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland lays it in | 40-51 |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | Joseph Baldwin clanks a shot in the lane | 40-51 |
| 11:28 | DePaul | William Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:20 | DePaul | Thomas Sharpton misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 11:18 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Jensen | 40-51 |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Miers | 40-53 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | Norman Marco buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Burton | 43-53 |
| 10:34 | Western Michigan | James Smith knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Joseph Baldwin | 43-55 |
| 10:34 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 43-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Erik Hensley (PG) John Burton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerome Gilmore (PG), Frank Hanson (SG), Luther Hodder (SF), Patrick Johnson (C) James Smith, Dennis Miers, Thomas Jensen, Joseph Baldwin | |
| 10:30 | DePaul | Norman Marco throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 10:10 | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 10:08 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder tips it back up and in | 43-57 |
| 09:45 | DePaul | William Wade's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Johnson | 43-57 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Patrick Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-57 |
| 09:36 | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson gets the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 09:23 | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Sharpton - foul #2 on Thomas Sharpton, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Burton (PG), Andrea Lott (SG) Erik Hensley, Thomas Sharpton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen (PF) Ralph James | |
| 09:23 | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 09:23 | Western Michigan | Frank Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 09:02 | DePaul | Norman Marco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Luther Hodder | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:55 | Western Michigan | Jerome Gilmore is fouled in the backcourt by John Burton - foul #3 on John Burton, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Smith (PG), Edwin Chasteen (SG), Joseph Baldwin (PF), David Versace (C) Jerome Gilmore, Frank Hanson, Luther Hodder, Patrick Johnson | |
| 08:34 | Western Michigan | Norman Marco is called for the reach on Thomas Jensen - foul #4 on Norman Marco, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| 08:34 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 08:34 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 08:25 | DePaul | Andrea Lott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Edwin Chasteen - foul #2 on Edwin Chasteen, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder (SF) Thomas Jensen | |
| 08:25 | DePaul | Andrea Lott makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 08:25 | DePaul | Andrea Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Norman Marco - foul #5 on Norman Marco, team foul #8 | 45-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | Erik Hensley (PG), Mile Zenner (PF) John Burton, Norman Marco | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:47 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mile Zenner | 47-63 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Erik Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrea Lott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Bourland (tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Mile Zenner (fresh) C - William Wade (very tired) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edwin Chasteen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luther Hodder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Joseph Baldwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Versace (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Smith | 47-65 |
| 07:26 | DePaul | Joseph Baldwin steals it from Erik Hensley in the backcourt | 47-65 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | David Versace misses the lay-in | 47-65 |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | Edwin Chasteen tips it back up and in | 47-67 |
| 06:45 | DePaul | William Wade misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Luther Hodder pulls down the rebound | 47-67 |
| 06:26 | Western Michigan | James Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-67 |
| 06:24 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Chasteen | 47-67 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | David Versace makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Smith | 47-69 |
| 05:39 | DePaul | Mile Zenner misses the lay-in | 47-69 |
| 05:37 | Western Michigan | David Versace pulls down the rebound | 47-69 |
| 05:37 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-69 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Burton (PG), Thomas Sharpton (SG), Brian Ruggles (SF) Erik Hensley, Andrea Lott, Mile Zenner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerome Gilmore (PG), Frank Hanson (SG), Dennis Miers (SF), Ralph James (PF), Patrick Johnson (C) James Smith, Edwin Chasteen, Luther Hodder, Joseph Baldwin, David Versace | |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | Jerome Gilmore makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Miers and he's hacked by Brian Ruggles - foul #1 on Brian Ruggles, team foul #9 | 47-71 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Smith (SG), Thomas Jensen (SF) Frank Hanson, Patrick Johnson | |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | Jerome Gilmore misses the free throw | 47-71 |
| 05:18 | DePaul | Thomas Sharpton pulls down the rebound | 47-71 |
| 05:00 | DePaul | Brian Ruggles drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Burton | 50-71 |
| 04:34 | Western Michigan | Dennis Miers lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerome Gilmore | 50-73 |
| 04:18 | DePaul | John Burton hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-73 |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Ralph James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by William Wade - foul #2 on William Wade, team foul #10 | 53-73 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Gelman (PG), Mile Zenner (PF) John Burton, Brian Ruggles | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Chasteen (SG) Jerome Gilmore | |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Ralph James makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Ralph James makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Ralph James misses the 3rd free throw | 53-75 |
| 03:51 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Mile Zenner | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | DePaul | Mile Zenner buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-75 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Gelman (fresh) SG - Thomas Sharpton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Bourland (tired) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Mile Zenner (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Wade (very tired) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Chasteen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Jensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Miers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | Edwin Chasteen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-75 |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland snags the defensive board | 55-75 |
| 02:56 | DePaul | William Wade misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-75 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | Mile Zenner tips it in | 57-75 |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Eugene Bourland swats the layup by Edwin Chasteen | 57-75 |
| 02:29 | DePaul | John Gelman pulls down the rebound | 57-75 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | John Gelman double dribbles | 57-75 |
| Subs | DePaul | Erik Hensley (PG), Andrea Lott (SG), Albert Warren (PF) John Gelman, Thomas Sharpton, Mile Zenner | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen is hacked by Eugene Bourland - foul #3 on Eugene Bourland, team foul #11 | 57-75 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Sharpton (SG), Mile Zenner (PF) Andrea Lott, Albert Warren | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:58 | DePaul | Edwin Chasteen takes the ball from Eugene Bourland in the backcourt | 57-77 |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dennis Miers | 57-79 |
| 01:34 | DePaul | James Smith is called for the reach on Erik Hensley in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 57-79 |
| 01:22 | DePaul | William Wade can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph James - foul #1 on Ralph James, team foul #7 | 57-79 |
| 01:22 | DePaul | William Wade misses the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 01:22 | DePaul | William Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 57-79 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Dennis Miers | 57-79 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | James Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-79 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Ralph James tips it in | 57-81 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | DePaul | Erik Hensley is hacked by James Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 57-81 |
| 00:50 | DePaul | Erik Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 00:50 | DePaul | Erik Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Erik Hensley - foul #2 on Erik Hensley, team foul #12 | 59-81 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 59-82 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Thomas Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-83 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Erik Hensley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Miers - foul #1 on Dennis Miers, team foul #9 | 59-83 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Erik Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 60-83 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Erik Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-83 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | James Smith runs out the clock | 61-83 |