| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) SG - Steven Featherstone (fresh) SF - Melvin Hansell (fresh) PF - Joe Mowery (fresh) C - John Cordes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) C - William Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | John Cordes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joe Mowery | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Richard Swoope hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | William Taylor is called for a backcourt violation | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | DePaul | Joe Mowery connects on the jump hook in the paint | 6-2 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Melvin Hansell swats the short shot by Lawrence Leeson | 6-2 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | John Cordes gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Steven Featherstone | 9-2 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | Richard Swoope is fouled on the floor by John Cordes - foul #1 on John Cordes, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 9-2 |
| 17:35 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Joe Mowery | 9-2 |
| 17:12 | DePaul | Joe Mowery's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Leeson | 9-2 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Smith | 9-4 |
| 16:39 | DePaul | Joe Mowery loses the dribble to Thomas Raymo | 9-4 |
| 16:21 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson is fouled on the floor by Joe Mowery - foul #1 on Joe Mowery, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Christopher Wilson (SG), Charles Stokely (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (PF), Stephen Vance (C) Gene Stubbs, Steven Featherstone, Melvin Hansell, Joe Mowery, John Cordes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Irving Walker (SF), John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Joseph Smith, Thomas Raymo, Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Irving Walker connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson | 9-6 |
| 15:49 | DePaul | John Drye swats the layup by Leroy Merganthaler | 9-6 |
| 15:47 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Merganthaler | 9-6 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Christopher Wilson (fresh) SF - Charles Stokely (fresh) PF - Leroy Merganthaler (fresh) C - Stephen Vance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irving Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Drye (fresh) C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler lays it up and in | 11-6 |
| 15:27 | Marquette | Richard Swoope is called for traveling | 11-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SG), Lawrence Leeson (PF), William Taylor (C) Richard Swoope, John Drye, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| 15:03 | DePaul | Christopher Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 15:02 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | William Taylor misses the dunk attempt | 11-6 |
| 14:44 | DePaul | Donald Melia gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:23 | DePaul | Stephen Vance scores on a turnaround from the right block | 13-6 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson is fouled on the floor by Charles Stokely - foul #1 on Charles Stokely, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Steven Featherstone (SG), Melvin Hansell (SF), Joe Mowery (PF), John Cordes (C) Donald Melia, Christopher Wilson, Charles Stokely, Leroy Merganthaler, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Richard Swoope (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF) Calvin Johnson, Enoch Zechiel, Irving Walker | |
| 13:46 | Marquette | William Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson tips it in | 13-8 |
| 13:21 | DePaul | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Steven Featherstone - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #1 | 13-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Joseph Smith picks off the pass by Melvin Hansell | 13-8 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro drills a jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Smith | 13-10 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Joe Mowery misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Drye - foul #1 on John Drye, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Joe Mowery makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Joe Mowery misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Joseph Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Swoope | 14-13 |
| 12:11 | DePaul | Gene Stubbs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Joe Mowery tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Richard Swoope is whistled for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Stokely (SF), Leroy Merganthaler (C) Melvin Hansell, John Cordes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson (PF), William Taylor (C) John Drye, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| 11:29 | DePaul | Joe Mowery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Swoope - foul #1 on Richard Swoope, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (SF) Thomas Raymo | |
| 11:29 | DePaul | Joe Mowery makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:29 | DePaul | Joe Mowery misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:29 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gene Stubbs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Featherstone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stokely (fresh) PF - Joe Mowery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Merganthaler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Taylor (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Marquette | William Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from Irving Walker | 17-15 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Irving Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 10:32 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 10:14 | DePaul | Joe Mowery is denied on a layup by William Taylor | 20-15 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Irving Walker pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | William Taylor is called for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Melvin Hansell (SF), John Cordes (C) Gene Stubbs, Steven Featherstone, Joe Mowery | |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF) Joseph Smith, Richard Swoope, Irving Walker | |
| 09:39 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler loses the dribble to Enoch Zechiel | 20-15 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | William Taylor makes the runner in the lane set up by Calvin Johnson and he's hacked by Leroy Merganthaler - foul #1 on Leroy Merganthaler, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Vance (PF) Leroy Merganthaler | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Drye (PF) Lawrence Leeson | |
| 09:30 | Marquette | William Taylor makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:12 | DePaul | Thomas Raymo picks off the pass by John Cordes | 20-18 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson lays it up and in set up by Thomas Raymo | 20-20 |
| 08:49 | DePaul | Stephen Vance misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 20-20 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Stephen Vance steals it from Thomas Raymo | 20-20 |
| 08:14 | DePaul | John Cordes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson | 20-22 |
| 07:45 | DePaul | Charles Stokely lays it up and in | 22-22 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Calvin Johnson | 22-24 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) SG - Charles Stokely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Hansell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Cordes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Enoch Zechiel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Raymo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Drye (fresh) C - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Donald Melia misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | William Taylor grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 06:54 | Marquette | William Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Vance - foul #1 on Stephen Vance, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Steven Featherstone (SG), Leroy Merganthaler (SF), Joe Mowery (PF) Donald Melia, Charles Stokely, Melvin Hansell, John Cordes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Richard Swoope (SG), Irving Walker (SF), Lawrence Leeson (PF) Calvin Johnson, Enoch Zechiel, Thomas Raymo, John Drye | |
| 06:54 | Marquette | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:54 | Marquette | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:36 | DePaul | Joe Mowery can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 22-26 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Richard Swoope pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Irving Walker clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Leroy Merganthaler - foul #2 on Leroy Merganthaler, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Hansell (SF), John Cordes (C) Leroy Merganthaler, Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro (C) William Taylor | |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Irving Walker makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Irving Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:08 | DePaul | Joe Mowery is hacked by Irving Walker - foul #1 on Irving Walker, team foul #4 | 22-28 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | John Cordes makes the jumper near the basket set up by Gene Stubbs | 24-28 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Richard Swoope hits the finger roll | 24-30 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone is hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), John Drye (C) Joseph Smith, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| 05:12 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone loses the ball out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | Irving Walker's floater is tipped away by Joe Mowery | 24-30 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Melvin Hansell pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:31 | DePaul | Joe Mowery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Vance (C) John Cordes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Raymo (SF) Irving Walker | |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson knocks in the runner from close range set up by Richard Swoope | 24-32 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | Stephen Vance is hacked by Thomas Raymo - foul #1 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #6 | 24-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Melia (PG), Christopher Wilson (SG), Charles Stokely (SF) Gene Stubbs, Steven Featherstone, Melvin Hansell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro (C) Lawrence Leeson | |
| 03:54 | DePaul | Donald Melia is hacked by John Drye - foul #2 on John Drye, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler (PF) Joe Mowery | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG) Calvin Johnson | |
| 03:54 | DePaul | Donald Melia makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:54 | DePaul | Donald Melia makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro's pass is intercepted by Christopher Wilson | 26-32 |
| 03:25 | DePaul | Leroy Merganthaler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Melia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Wilson (fresh) SF - Charles Stokely (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Merganthaler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Vance (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Drye (fresh) C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo is hacked by Christopher Wilson - foul #1 on Christopher Wilson, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SG), Irving Walker (PF), William Taylor (C) Richard Swoope, John Drye, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:18 | Marquette | William Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Joseph Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Vance - foul #2 on Stephen Vance, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gene Stubbs (PG), Steven Featherstone (SG) Donald Melia, Christopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (SG), Lawrence Leeson (PF) Enoch Zechiel, Thomas Raymo | |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:37 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Vance and the foul's on Calvin Johnson - foul #1 on Calvin Johnson, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Mowery (PF) Stephen Vance | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:37 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Irving Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-33 |
| 02:21 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Joe Mowery | 29-33 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Joe Mowery clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 02:13 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Irving Walker | 29-33 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 29-36 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Irving Walker - foul #2 on Irving Walker, team foul #9 | 29-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Hansell (SF), Stephen Vance (C) Charles Stokely, Leroy Merganthaler | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Swoope (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF) Calvin Johnson, Irving Walker | |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Steven Featherstone makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses long on a jumper in the paint | 30-36 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Leeson | 30-36 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Raymo | 30-38 |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Joe Mowery makes the fadeaway from close range | 32-38 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Richard Swoope drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Taylor | 32-41 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Joe Mowery misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | William Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo's layup is rejected by Joe Mowery | 32-41 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | The clock runs out | 32-41 |