| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Andy Chamlee (fresh) SG - Kenneth Shy (fresh) SF - Reuben Dupont (fresh) PF - Reginald Holmes (fresh) C - Wayne Arrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Todd Maysonet (fresh) SG - Ronald Younkin (fresh) SF - Larry McGee (fresh) PF - John Sandifer (fresh) C - Berdy Schilawski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington is called for 3 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Andy Chamlee is called for the reach on Todd Maysonet - foul #1 on Andy Chamlee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Ronald Younkin's floater is knocked away by Reginald Holmes | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Sandifer - foul #1 on John Sandifer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:48 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Ronald Younkin | 1-0 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Andy Chamlee - foul #2 on Andy Chamlee, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Mears (PG) Andy Chamlee | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:32 | DePaul | Reuben Dupont grabs the defensive rebound | 1-1 |
| 18:04 | DePaul | Kenneth Shy knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reginald Holmes | 3-1 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Todd Maysonet misses the fadeaway from close range | 3-1 |
| 17:45 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 17:41 | DePaul | Ronald Mears can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 3-1 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | Wayne Arrington steals the ball from John Sandifer | 3-1 |
| 16:52 | DePaul | Berdy Schilawski steps in front of the Ronald Mears pass | 3-1 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Mears - foul #1 on Ronald Mears, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Ricks (PG), Thomas Allen (PF), Benjamin Jones (C) Reuben Dupont, Reginald Holmes, Wayne Arrington | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:04 | DePaul | Thomas Allen makes the turnaround in the paint | 5-3 |
| 15:36 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Larry McGee | 5-5 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Ricks (fresh) SG - Kenneth Shy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Mears (fresh) PF - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Todd Maysonet (fresh) SG - Ronald Younkin (fresh) SF - Larry McGee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Sandifer (fairly fresh) C - Berdy Schilawski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:26 | DePaul | Kenneth Shy clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 15:25 | DePaul | David Ricks pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:12 | DePaul | Kenneth Shy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-5 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Todd Maysonet drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Younkin | 5-7 |
| 14:48 | DePaul | David Ricks buries a floater from the left wing set up by Kenneth Shy | 7-7 |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Todd Maysonet clanks a shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | Larry McGee grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Ronald Younkin misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Jones - foul #1 on Benjamin Jones, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | Wallace Valero (SG), Reuben Dupont (SF), Reginald Holmes (PF), Wayne Arrington (C) Kenneth Shy, Ronald Mears, Thomas Allen, Benjamin Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Manzanares (PG), Richard Charlton (SF), Gregory Haberman (PF) Todd Maysonet, Larry McGee, John Sandifer | |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Ronald Younkin makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Ronald Younkin misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:09 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:54 | DePaul | Gregory Haberman swats the short shot by Reginald Holmes | 7-8 |
| 13:53 | DePaul | Reuben Dupont tips it home | 9-8 |
| 13:35 | Marquette | Richard Charlton lays it up and in | 9-10 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | Gregory Haberman swats the shot by Wallace Valero | 9-10 |
| 13:09 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:43 | Marquette | Ronald Younkin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:12 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Wilbert Manzanares | 9-12 |
| 12:00 | DePaul | Reuben Dupont clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Wilbert Manzanares is hacked by David Ricks in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Ricks, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Mears (PG), Kenneth Shy (SG), Benjamin Jones (SF) David Ricks, Wallace Valero, Reuben Dupont | |
| Subs | Marquette | Todd Maysonet (PG), Larry McGee (SF) Ronald Younkin, Richard Charlton | |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 9-12 |
| 11:38 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald Mears (fresh) SG - Kenneth Shy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) PF - Reginald Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Arrington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Todd Maysonet (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wilbert Manzanares (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry McGee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregory Haberman (fresh) 2 blk. C - Berdy Schilawski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | DePaul | Ronald Mears misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Todd Maysonet - foul #1 on Todd Maysonet, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Allen (C) Wayne Arrington | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:34 | DePaul | Ronald Mears makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:34 | DePaul | Ronald Mears makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Maysonet | 11-14 |
| 11:10 | DePaul | Benjamin Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:08 | DePaul | Kenneth Shy tips it in | 13-14 |
| 10:39 | Marquette | Larry McGee's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Jones | 13-14 |
| 10:36 | DePaul | Ronald Mears loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | Reuben Dupont (SF) Reginald Holmes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Charlton (SF), John Sandifer (PF) Wilbert Manzanares, Gregory Haberman | |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Larry McGee is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Shy - foul #1 on Kenneth Shy, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | Wayne Arrington (C) Benjamin Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Younkin (SG) Richard Charlton | |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Todd Maysonet is hacked by Ronald Mears - foul #2 on Ronald Mears, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Magnuson (PG) Ronald Mears | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Todd Maysonet makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Todd Maysonet makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:44 | DePaul | Thomas Allen buries a fadeaway near the basket | 15-16 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Larry McGee is hacked by Reuben Dupont - foul #1 on Reuben Dupont, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Ricks (PG) John Magnuson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Charlton (PF) Berdy Schilawski | |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Larry McGee misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:16 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 09:00 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington hits a runner from close range | 17-16 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | John Sandifer loses the ball out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | Benjamin Jones (SF), Reginald Holmes (PF) Reuben Dupont, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Haberman (PF), Berdy Schilawski (C) Larry McGee, John Sandifer | |
| 08:14 | DePaul | A charge is called on Reginald Holmes - foul #1 on Reginald Holmes, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Corona (C) Wayne Arrington | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Manzanares (PG) Todd Maysonet | |
| 07:51 | Marquette | Richard Charlton hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Haberman | 17-18 |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Benjamin Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-18 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Gregory Haberman snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Ricks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Shy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) PF - Reginald Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Corona (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wilbert Manzanares (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Younkin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Charlton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Haberman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Berdy Schilawski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Ronald Younkin knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Charlton | 17-20 |
| 06:53 | DePaul | Wilbert Manzanares is called for the reach on David Ricks - foul #1 on Wilbert Manzanares, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Magnuson (PG), Wallace Valero (SG), Reuben Dupont (SF), Wayne Arrington (C) David Ricks, Kenneth Shy, Benjamin Jones, Robert Corona | |
| Subs | Marquette | Todd Maysonet (PG), Larry McGee (SF), John Sandifer (PF) Ronald Younkin, Richard Charlton, Berdy Schilawski | |
| 06:34 | DePaul | Wallace Valero is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Wallace Valero, team foul #10 | 17-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski (C) Gregory Haberman | |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Larry McGee makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Maysonet | 17-22 |
| 05:48 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington makes the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Wilbert Manzanares - foul #2 on Wilbert Manzanares, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Ricks (PG), Kenneth Shy (SG), Thomas Allen (PF) John Magnuson, Wallace Valero, Reginald Holmes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Younkin (SG), Richard Charlton (PF) Wilbert Manzanares, Berdy Schilawski | |
| 05:48 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington misses the free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | John Sandifer pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Larry McGee hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Reuben Dupont - foul #2 on Reuben Dupont, team foul #11 | 19-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Benjamin Jones (SF) Reuben Dupont | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Haberman (C) Richard Charlton | |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Larry McGee makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Larry McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:09 | DePaul | Kenneth Shy double dribbles | 19-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Corona (C) Wayne Arrington | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:40 | Marquette | Todd Maysonet comes up short on the floater from the right side | 19-24 |
| 04:38 | DePaul | Thomas Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 04:19 | DePaul | Robert Corona is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Corona, team foul #12 | 19-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Magnuson (PG), Reginald Holmes (PF) David Ricks, Robert Corona | |
| Subs | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski (C) John Sandifer | |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Larry McGee misses the lay-in | 19-24 |
| 03:57 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 03:43 | DePaul | Kenneth Shy makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Benjamin Jones - foul #2 on Benjamin Jones, team foul #13 | 22-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Andy Chamlee (PG), Ronald Mears (SG), Reuben Dupont (SF), Wayne Arrington (C) John Magnuson, Kenneth Shy, Benjamin Jones, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilbert Manzanares (PG), Richard Charlton (SF), John Sandifer (PF) Todd Maysonet, Larry McGee, Gregory Haberman | |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Andy Chamlee (fresh) SG - Ronald Mears (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reuben Dupont (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Arrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wilbert Manzanares (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Younkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Charlton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Sandifer (fresh) C - Berdy Schilawski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | DePaul | Andy Chamlee knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Mears | 24-25 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | Richard Charlton loses the dribble to Ronald Mears | 24-25 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Ronald Mears hits the finger roll | 26-25 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Richard Charlton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Mears - foul #3 on Ronald Mears, team foul #14 | 26-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Shy (SG), Thomas Allen (PF) Ronald Mears, Reginald Holmes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Todd Maysonet (PG) Ronald Younkin | |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Richard Charlton misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Richard Charlton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:29 | DePaul | Wayne Arrington grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 02:15 | DePaul | Thomas Allen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on John Sandifer - foul #2 on John Sandifer, team foul #5 | 26-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry McGee (SF) John Sandifer | |
| 02:15 | DePaul | Thomas Allen misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:15 | DePaul | Thomas Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Berdy Schilawski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Richard Charlton hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Berdy Schilawski takes the ball from Thomas Allen | 26-27 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Thomas Allen steals it from Todd Maysonet | 26-27 |
| 00:48 | DePaul | Thomas Allen misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-27 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Todd Maysonet grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Richard Charlton misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Reuben Dupont - foul #3 on Reuben Dupont, team foul #15 | 26-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Benjamin Jones (SF), Reginald Holmes (PF), Robert Corona (C) Reuben Dupont, Thomas Allen, Wayne Arrington | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Younkin (SG), John Sandifer (PF), Gregory Haberman (C) Todd Maysonet, Larry McGee, Berdy Schilawski | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Richard Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Richard Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 26-29 |