| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) SG - James Thurston (fresh) SF - David Rickert (fresh) PF - Harold Perry (fresh) C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) C - William Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | John Garner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Marquette | William Ford connects on the shot from the right block set up by Robert Bernhardt | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | DePaul | David Rickert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Marquette | William Ford pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Marquette | Willie Stearns can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Willie Stearns tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Harold Perry slams it home on a great pass from John Lamb | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | David Rickert steals it from John Garner | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | David Rickert dunks the ball | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt clanks a floater from the left side | 4-4 |
| 18:00 | DePaul | John Lamb snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | DePaul | John Lamb hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Thurston | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the easy layup | 6-4 |
| 17:19 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Harold Perry | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | DePaul | James Thurston loses the dribble to Willie Stearns | 6-4 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 6-6 |
| 16:39 | DePaul | Harold Perry is fouled on the floor by John Garner - foul #1 on John Garner, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 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 | |
| 16:28 | DePaul | Antonio Carrillo denies the turnaround by John Lamb | 6-6 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | James Dickson gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | James Sledge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Lamb - foul #1 on John Lamb, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jack Bailey (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Harold Perry, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:18 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:55 | DePaul | James Thurston's pass is intercepted by Boris Bronikowski | 6-8 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thurston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Rickert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) C - Carl Ryan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) C - James Dickson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Marquette | James Sledge travels with the ball | 6-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Genao (SF) David Rickert | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Ford (C) James Dickson | |
| 15:17 | DePaul | Jack Bailey misses the driving attempt from close range | 6-8 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:06 | Marquette | James Thurston is called for the reach on Boris Bronikowski - foul #1 on James Thurston, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Perry (PF), Robert Jefferson (C) James Thurston, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF) James Sledge, Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell | |
| 14:53 | Marquette | William Ford knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dominick Joseph | 6-10 |
| 14:27 | DePaul | Kevin Genao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SF) Jack Bailey | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) Antonio Carrillo | |
| 14:10 | Marquette | William Ford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Jefferson - foul #1 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | William Ford misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:57 | DePaul | Harold Perry misses long on a shot from the left block | 6-11 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | John Garner gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 13:42 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | John Garner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 6-13 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | John Lamb comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-13 |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Kevin Genao can't tip it in | 6-13 |
| 13:08 | DePaul | Robert Jefferson pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:49 | DePaul | Dominick Joseph is called for the reach on Kevin Genao - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Thurston (PG), Jack Bailey (PF), Carl Ryan (C) John Lamb, Harold Perry, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner, William Ford | |
| 12:25 | DePaul | Kevin Genao misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-13 |
| 12:24 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 12:06 | Marquette | Willie Stearns can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-13 |
| 12:05 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Carl Ryan | 6-13 |
| 11:36 | DePaul | David Rickert's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Antonio Carrillo | 6-13 |
| 11:34 | Marquette | James Dickson pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - James Thurston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Genao (fairly fresh) SF - David Rickert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) C - Carl Ryan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 2 blk. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is fouled on the floor by Jack Bailey - foul #1 on Jack Bailey, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Robert Jefferson (C) Kevin Genao, David Rickert | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG), John Garner (PF), William Ford (C) Willie Stearns, Antonio Carrillo, James Dickson | |
| 11:10 | Marquette | John Garner clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Jefferson - foul #2 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Perry (PF) Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell | |
| 11:10 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:10 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | James Thurston comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 6-15 |
| 10:49 | DePaul | Carl Ryan tips it but misses | 6-15 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | John Garner gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | William Ford misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Thurston - foul #2 on James Thurston, team foul #6 | 6-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Genao (SG) James Thurston | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:28 | Marquette | William Ford makes the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | William Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 10:28 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Carl Ryan | 6-16 |
| 10:08 | DePaul | Jack Bailey lays it up and in set up by Kevin Genao | 8-16 |
| 09:59 | Marquette | Jack Bailey denies the turnaround by William Ford | 8-16 |
| 09:57 | DePaul | Harold Perry pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 09:33 | DePaul | Kevin Genao misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 09:32 | DePaul | Carl Ryan grabs the offensive board | 8-16 |
| 09:17 | DePaul | Jack Bailey loses the dribble to John Garner | 8-16 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | William Ford misses the shot in the lane | 8-16 |
| 09:04 | DePaul | Harold Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 08:47 | DePaul | Jack Bailey misses the runner from close range but the foul's on James Sledge - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SF) Harold Perry | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner, William Ford | |
| 08:47 | DePaul | Jack Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 08:47 | DePaul | Jack Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo is whistled for traveling | 10-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Perry (PF) Jack Bailey | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:16 | DePaul | Kevin Genao drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Ryan | 13-16 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski connects on the shot from the baseline | 13-18 |
| 07:42 | DePaul | Harold Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Ford (C) James Dickson | |
| 07:29 | Marquette | William Ford scores on a floater near the basket | 13-20 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Genao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Rickert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 2 blk. C - William Ford (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:18 | DePaul | John Lamb misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Willie Stearns - foul #1 on Willie Stearns, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell | |
| 07:18 | DePaul | John Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:18 | DePaul | John Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | William Ford loses the dribble to David Rickert | 14-20 |
| 07:01 | DePaul | David Rickert lays it in | 16-20 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 06:40 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Carl Ryan | 16-20 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Harold Perry misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Antonio Carrillo - foul #1 on Antonio Carrillo, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) Antonio Carrillo | |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Harold Perry misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Harold Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | William Ford buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Stearns and the foul's on Harold Perry - foul #1 on Harold Perry, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jack Bailey (PF) Harold Perry | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:16 | Marquette | William Ford makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:54 | DePaul | Kevin Genao misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-23 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Bernhardt | 17-23 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | The short jumper by William Ford is denied by Jack Bailey | 17-23 |
| 05:44 | DePaul | The rebound goes to John Lamb | 17-23 |
| 05:19 | DePaul | Carl Ryan is fouled on the floor by Robert Bernhardt - foul #1 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (PG), Boris Bronikowski (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, William Ford | |
| 05:00 | DePaul | Jack Bailey's floater is knocked away by James Dickson | 17-23 |
| 04:59 | DePaul | David Rickert pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 04:36 | DePaul | Kevin Genao scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Lamb | 20-23 |
| 04:22 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | James Dickson hits the follow up shot | 20-25 |
| 03:53 | DePaul | Kevin Genao makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jack Bailey | 23-25 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | John Garner hits a turnaround from the right block | 23-27 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | John Lamb clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-27 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Genao (tiring) 9 pts. SF - David Rickert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Carl Ryan (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - John Garner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Boris Bronikowski | 23-29 |
| 02:37 | DePaul | Kevin Genao's pass is intercepted by James Dickson | 23-29 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | James Sledge connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Boris Bronikowski | 23-32 |
| 02:07 | DePaul | James Dickson swats the layup by Jack Bailey | 23-32 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | John Garner hits a runner from the right block set up by Boris Bronikowski | 23-34 |
| 01:25 | DePaul | Kevin Genao misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | James Sledge connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Garner | 23-37 |
| 00:59 | DePaul | Carl Ryan drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jack Bailey | 25-37 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | James Dickson is hacked by David Rickert - foul #1 on David Rickert, team foul #8 | 25-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Thurston (SG), Harold Perry (PF), Robert Jefferson (C) Kevin Genao, Jack Bailey, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), William Ford (C) James Sledge, Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, John Garner | |
| 00:52 | Marquette | James Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Harold Perry pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Harold Perry comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 25-37 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Stearns and the foul's on David Rickert - foul #2 on David Rickert, team foul #9 | 25-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (PF) James Dickson | |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | John Lamb lays it up and in and he's hacked by Willie Stearns - foul #2 on Willie Stearns, team foul #7 | 27-40 |
| 00:04 | DePaul | John Lamb makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 28-40 |