| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thurston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Rickert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Perry (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is hacked by Harold Perry - foul #2 on Harold Perry, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 19:35 | Marquette | William Ford can't finish the layup | 36-26 |
| 19:33 | Marquette | William Ford tips it in | 38-26 |
| 19:28 | DePaul | John Lamb double dribbles | 38-26 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt clanks a runner near the basket | 38-26 |
| 19:11 | DePaul | Robert Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | David Rickert drills a floater from the left wing set up by James Thurston | 38-28 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | William Ford misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 18:29 | DePaul | Harold Perry grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | John Lamb misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 18:03 | DePaul | Robert Jefferson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:39 | DePaul | David Rickert drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Thurston | 38-31 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is fouled on the floor by Harold Perry - foul #3 on Harold Perry, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jack Bailey (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Harold Perry, Robert Jefferson | |
| 17:08 | Marquette | James Sledge can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-31 |
| 17:07 | DePaul | James Thurston grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:47 | DePaul | Carl Ryan's fadeaway is rejected by William Ford | 38-31 |
| 16:45 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | Willie Stearns travels with the ball | 38-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, William Ford | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Genao (SF) David Rickert | |
| 16:20 | DePaul | John Lamb makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | James Sledge is hacked by James Thurston - foul #3 on James Thurston, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Jefferson (C) James Thurston | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Genao (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) PF - Carl Ryan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Robert Jefferson steals it from James Sledge | 38-34 |
| 15:18 | DePaul | Kevin Genao loses the dribble to James Sledge | 38-34 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | James Sledge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | James Dickson tips it home | 40-34 |
| 14:40 | DePaul | John Lamb hits a jumper from the right side set up by Jack Bailey and he's fouled by Dominick Joseph - foul #2 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), John Garner (PF), William Ford (C) James Sledge, Antonio Carrillo, James Dickson | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Thurston (SG), David Rickert (SF), Harold Perry (PF) Kevin Genao, Jack Bailey, Carl Ryan | |
| 14:40 | DePaul | John Lamb makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:25 | Marquette | William Ford can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Jefferson - foul #1 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Genao (SG) John Lamb | |
| 14:25 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 14:25 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Kevin Genao clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Willie Stearns loses the dribble to Robert Jefferson | 42-37 |
| 13:22 | DePaul | Dominick Joseph steps in front of the James Thurston pass | 42-37 |
| 13:15 | Marquette | William Ford drills a floater in the lane | 44-37 |
| 12:51 | DePaul | David Rickert clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 12:49 | Marquette | John Garner gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | David Rickert picks off the pass by Dominick Joseph | 44-37 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Kevin Genao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Jack Bailey (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Kevin Genao, Harold Perry, Robert Jefferson | |
| 12:04 | Marquette | Willie Stearns drills a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by John Lamb - foul #2 on John Lamb, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| 12:04 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:35 | DePaul | David Rickert misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 47-37 |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thurston (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Rickert (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 11:07 | DePaul | John Lamb is fouled on the floor by William Ford - foul #1 on William Ford, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, William Ford | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Genao (SG) James Thurston | |
| 10:53 | DePaul | John Lamb misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 10:51 | DePaul | Kevin Genao tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Jack Bailey steps in front of the Joseph Campbell pass | 49-39 |
| 10:34 | DePaul | David Rickert double dribbles | 49-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) James Dickson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Perry (PF) David Rickert | |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Jack Bailey steals the ball from John Garner | 49-39 |
| 09:59 | DePaul | John Lamb misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Sledge - foul #3 on James Sledge, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF), William Ford (C) Joseph Campbell, Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Jefferson (C) Carl Ryan | |
| 09:59 | DePaul | John Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:59 | DePaul | John Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:59 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 09:52 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Perry - foul #4 on Harold Perry, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) James Sledge | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Thurston (SG) Harold Perry | |
| 09:52 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:52 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Kevin Genao can't finish the layup | 51-40 |
| 09:26 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Garner | 51-40 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Robert Jefferson is called for the reach on William Ford - foul #2 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:15 | Marquette | William Ford misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:15 | DePaul | Jack Bailey grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 08:53 | DePaul | Dominick Joseph steals the ball from Jack Bailey | 51-40 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Kevin Genao is called for the reach on Willie Stearns - foul #2 on Kevin Genao, team foul #8 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (PF) John Garner | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SF), Carl Ryan (PF) Kevin Genao, Jack Bailey | |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 08:06 | DePaul | James Thurston hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Willie Stearns's pass is intercepted by James Thurston in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 07:43 | DePaul | Carl Ryan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 07:41 | DePaul | John Lamb pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 07:26 | DePaul | Carl Ryan hits a shot in the paint set up by David Rickert and he's hacked by Willie Stearns - foul #2 on Willie Stearns, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, Robert Bernhardt, William Ford | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Genao (SG), Harold Perry (PF) James Thurston, Robert Jefferson | |
| 07:26 | DePaul | Carl Ryan misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Genao (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Rickert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harold Perry (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Marquette | James Dickson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Campbell | 55-45 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Kevin Genao buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | James Sledge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| 06:41 | DePaul | John Lamb pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:18 | DePaul | David Rickert is hacked by Joseph Campbell - foul #2 on Joseph Campbell, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG), John Garner (PF), William Ford (C) Dominick Joseph, Antonio Carrillo, James Dickson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Jefferson (C) Carl Ryan | |
| 05:57 | DePaul | David Rickert is fouled on the floor by Joseph Campbell - foul #3 on Joseph Campbell, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Thurston (PG), Jack Bailey (SF) John Lamb, David Rickert | |
| 05:33 | DePaul | Willie Stearns blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Kevin Genao | 55-48 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | William Ford gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:04 | Marquette | John Garner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Jefferson - foul #3 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF) Joseph Campbell | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SF) Harold Perry | |
| 05:04 | Marquette | John Garner misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:38 | DePaul | Willie Stearns steals the ball from Jack Bailey | 56-48 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 58-48 |
| 04:05 | DePaul | Jack Bailey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | Jack Bailey grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 03:48 | DePaul | Robert Jefferson is whistled for traveling | 58-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Willie Stearns, James Sledge, John Garner | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Harold Perry (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Kevin Genao, Jack Bailey, Robert Jefferson | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by David Rickert - foul #1 on David Rickert, team foul #10 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) William Ford | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:23 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Carl Ryan | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thurston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Rickert (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harold Perry (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | DePaul | Harold Perry scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Thurston | 59-50 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the dunk | 59-50 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph tips it back up and in | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:46 | DePaul | James Dickson takes the ball from James Thurston | 61-50 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), John Garner (PF), William Ford (C) Boris Bronikowski, Antonio Carrillo, James Dickson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Jefferson (C) Carl Ryan | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Marquette | John Garner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-50 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Willie Stearns pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | William Ford knocks in the floater from the right side | 63-50 |
| 01:52 | DePaul | Harold Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner, William Ford | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell double dribbles | 63-50 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | John Lamb misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-50 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Jefferson | 63-50 |
| 00:53 | DePaul | Robert Jefferson grabs the board | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Boris Bronikowski steps in front of the David Rickert pass | 63-50 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski banks in the layup | 65-50 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | James Thurston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 00:37 | Marquette | James Dickson pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo's floater is tipped away by Robert Jefferson | 65-50 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | James Thurston grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | David Rickert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | Harold Perry can't tip it in | 65-50 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | David Rickert hits the follow up shot | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | James Sledge runs out the clock | 65-52 |