| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Stanley Fox (fresh) SG - Frederick Ferguson (fresh) SF - Cary Breen (fresh) PF - John Hurtt (fresh) C - Michael Eppler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) SG - Guy Farner (fresh) SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) C - James Byrd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | John Hurtt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Marquette | Stanley Fox is fouled on the floor by Stephen Janis - foul #1 on Stephen Janis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Marquette | Cary Breen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Janis - foul #2 on Stephen Janis, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Weissberg (PF) Stephen Janis | |
| 19:18 | Marquette | Cary Breen misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Marquette | Cary Breen misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | DePaul | Steven Weissberg snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | The short jumper by James Byrd is denied by John Hurtt | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | James Byrd takes the ball from Frederick Ferguson | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | James Byrd misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Hurtt - foul #1 on John Hurtt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | James Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Marquette | Stanley Fox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | DePaul | Raymond Peters pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | DePaul | Guy Farner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Michael Eppler gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | The jumper by Frederick Ferguson is denied by Raymond Peters | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Eppler | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Stanley Fox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Loeb - foul #1 on Edward Loeb, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Stanley Fox misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Stanley Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 16:42 | DePaul | Stanley Fox picks off the pass by Raymond Peters | 1-2 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 1-2 |
| 16:21 | Marquette | Cary Breen snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Stanley Fox buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Stanley Fox (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frederick Ferguson (fresh) SF - Cary Breen (fresh) PF - John Hurtt (fresh) C - Michael Eppler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) SG - Guy Farner (fresh) SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) PF - Steven Weissberg (fresh) C - James Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | DePaul | James Byrd lays it in on a nice dish by Guy Farner | 4-4 |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Cary Breen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:29 | Marquette | John Hurtt pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | John Hurtt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Weissberg - foul #1 on Steven Weissberg, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Jennette (PG), Ben Rupp (SF), Roland Santucci (C) Stanley Fox, Cary Breen, Michael Eppler | |
| Subs | DePaul | Danilo Moretti (PF), Jeremy Brown (C) Steven Weissberg, James Byrd | |
| 15:11 | Marquette | John Hurtt makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | John Hurtt makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:53 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | John Hurtt grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Roland Santucci clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Brown - foul #1 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #5 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | James White (SG), Kevin Mitchell (SF) Frederick Ferguson, John Hurtt | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Chang Hong (C) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Raymond Peters | |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Roland Santucci misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Roland Santucci makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:09 | DePaul | Charlie Jennette is called for the reach on Mario King - foul #1 on Charlie Jennette, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Eppler (C) Kevin Mitchell | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:53 | DePaul | Donald Cummings can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 7-4 |
| 13:52 | Marquette | Ben Rupp snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 13:22 | DePaul | Michael Eppler blocks the short jumper by Danilo Moretti | 7-4 |
| 13:21 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette is fouled on the floor by Mario King - foul #1 on Mario King, team foul #6 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stanley Fox (PG), Frederick Ferguson (SG), Cary Breen (SF) Charlie Jennette, James White, Roland Santucci | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Raymond Peters (SF), Steven Weissberg (PF), James Byrd (C) Mario King, Donald Cummings, Jeremy Brown, Danilo Moretti, Chang Hong | |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Michael Eppler clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Steven Weissberg - foul #2 on Steven Weissberg, team foul #7 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Danilo Moretti (PF) Steven Weissberg | |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Michael Eppler makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Michael Eppler makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 12:34 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti hits the finger roll | 9-8 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Stanley Fox hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frederick Ferguson | 12-8 |
| 11:42 | DePaul | Raymond Peters misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 12-8 |
| 11:41 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti tips it back up and in | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Stanley Fox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frederick Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cary Breen (fresh) PF - Ben Rupp (fresh) C - Michael Eppler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) PF - Danilo Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Marquette | Danilo Moretti steals it from Cary Breen | 12-10 |
| 11:22 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ben Rupp - foul #1 on Ben Rupp, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hurtt (PF) Michael Eppler | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 11:22 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:22 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Ben Rupp pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:02 | Marquette | John Hurtt drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Ben Rupp | 14-11 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | James Byrd is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Byrd, team foul #8 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roland Santucci (C) Ben Rupp | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Edward Loeb is called for the reach on Frederick Ferguson - foul #2 on Edward Loeb, team foul #9 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG) Edward Loeb | |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:22 | DePaul | Raymond Peters gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Guy Farner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Roland Santucci - foul #1 on Roland Santucci, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Eppler (C) Roland Santucci | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Guy Farner makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Guy Farner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses the 3rd free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | John Hurtt snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Danilo Moretti swats the dunk try by Michael Eppler | 14-13 |
| 09:38 | DePaul | Raymond Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:32 | DePaul | Guy Farner drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Byrd | 14-16 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Danilo Moretti picks off the pass by Michael Eppler | 14-16 |
| 08:45 | DePaul | James Byrd clanks a jump hook from the right block | 14-16 |
| 08:44 | Marquette | Cary Breen grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Stanley Fox makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 08:04 | DePaul | Mario King's pass is intercepted by John Hurtt | 16-16 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | John Hurtt's pass is intercepted by James Byrd | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Stanley Fox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Frederick Ferguson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cary Breen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Hurtt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Eppler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) SG - Guy Farner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Peters (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Danilo Moretti (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Byrd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | DePaul | James Byrd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Cary Breen - foul #1 on Cary Breen, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Jennette (PG), James White (SG), Ben Rupp (SF), Roland Santucci (PF) Stanley Fox, Frederick Ferguson, Cary Breen, John Hurtt | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF) Guy Farner, Raymond Peters | |
| 07:26 | DePaul | James Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:26 | DePaul | James Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Michael Eppler pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Roland Santucci misses badly on a jumper from close range | 16-16 |
| 07:16 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:04 | DePaul | James Byrd drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Donald Cummings | 16-18 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 06:39 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Donald Cummings | 16-18 |
| 06:35 | DePaul | Donald Cummings is fouled on the floor by James White - foul #1 on James White, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Mitchell (SF) Michael Eppler | |
| Subs | DePaul | Chang Hong (C) James Byrd | |
| 06:13 | DePaul | Donald Cummings can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 06:12 | Marquette | Kevin Mitchell grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Mario King steals it from James White | 16-18 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Charlie Jennette steals it from Mario King | 16-18 |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Charlie Jennette hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James White | 19-18 |
| 05:07 | DePaul | Chang Hong lays it up and in | 19-20 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Roland Santucci misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Chang Hong - foul #1 on Chang Hong, team foul #10 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stanley Fox (PG), Frederick Ferguson (SG), Cary Breen (SF), Michael Eppler (C) Charlie Jennette, James White, Kevin Mitchell, Ben Rupp | |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG), Raymond Peters (SF) Donald Cummings, Chang Hong | |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Roland Santucci makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Roland Santucci misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:45 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 04:25 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Frederick Ferguson | 20-20 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Michael Eppler tips it but misses | 20-20 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Michael Eppler grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Cary Breen is fouled on the floor by Danilo Moretti - foul #1 on Danilo Moretti, team foul #11 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hurtt (PF) Roland Santucci | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Stephen Janis (PF), Chang Hong (C) Mario King, Danilo Moretti, Jeremy Brown | |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Cary Breen misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Cary Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | Stephen Janis misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 03:38 | Marquette | John Hurtt snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Stanley Fox (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Frederick Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cary Breen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hurtt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eppler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) C - Chang Hong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Marquette | Stanley Fox makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | Guy Farner hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Raymond Peters | 23-23 |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Cary Breen is fouled on the floor by Chang Hong - foul #2 on Chang Hong, team foul #12 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Byrd (C) Chang Hong | |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Cary Breen makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Cary Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Michael Eppler grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | Cary Breen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Cary Breen, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| 01:48 | DePaul | Raymond Peters buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Edward Loeb | 25-25 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Stephen Janis steals it from John Hurtt | 25-25 |
| 01:16 | DePaul | Guy Farner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Frederick Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 00:59 | Marquette | Michael Eppler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frederick Ferguson | 27-25 |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Stephen Janis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cary Breen - foul #3 on Cary Breen, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Jennette (PG), James White (SG), Kevin Mitchell (SF), Ben Rupp (PF), Roland Santucci (C) Stanley Fox, Frederick Ferguson, Cary Breen, John Hurtt, Michael Eppler | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Raymond Peters | |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Stephen Janis makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Stephen Janis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Kevin Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-27 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Donald Cummings grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | James Byrd hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 27-27 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Cummings | 27-27 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | James Byrd knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Mario King | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Kevin Mitchell clanks a halfcourt shot | 27-29 |