| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Finley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter McGriff (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward York (fresh) C - Craig Endres (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Walter McGriff inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Edward York gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Donald Finley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lyle Jensen | 29-40 |
| 18:58 | DePaul | Paul Hunter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 18:56 | Marquette | Walter McGriff snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Hinnenkamp - foul #2 on James Hinnenkamp, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Parrish (PG), Daniel Byrns (C) Edward York, Craig Endres | |
| 18:49 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:29 | DePaul | Maurice Black can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Walter McGriff snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 18:17 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen hits a floater from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 17:54 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-44 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp tips it in | 31-44 |
| 17:29 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 17:28 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 17:07 | DePaul | Jerry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-44 |
| 17:06 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp tips it home | 33-44 |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Donald Finley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 17:00 | DePaul | The rebound goes to James Hinnenkamp | 33-44 |
| 16:53 | DePaul | Paul Hunter is hacked by Donald Finley - foul #1 on Donald Finley, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG), Larry Munkberg (SG), David Calhoun (PF), Eric French (C) Jerry Johnson, Paul Hunter, Paul Cantrell, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward York (PF), Craig Endres (C) Donald Finley, Daniel Byrns | |
| 16:40 | DePaul | Lyle Jensen steals the ball from David Calhoun | 33-44 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen banks in the layup | 33-46 |
| 16:10 | DePaul | David Calhoun misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-46 |
| 16:08 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Parrish | 33-46 |
| 15:45 | Marquette | Walter McGriff comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 33-46 |
| 15:43 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Hofmann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Munkberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Maurice Black (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric French (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter McGriff (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward York (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Endres (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | DePaul | Maurice Black's layup is rejected by Craig Endres | 33-46 |
| 15:36 | DePaul | Eric French can't tip it in | 33-46 |
| 15:34 | Marquette | Craig Endres gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:27 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Edward York can't tip it in | 33-46 |
| 15:24 | DePaul | Michael Hofmann pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:05 | DePaul | Eric French lays it in on a great pass from David Calhoun | 35-46 |
| 14:58 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-46 |
| 14:57 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Maurice Black | 35-46 |
| 14:45 | DePaul | Eric French knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Michael Hofmann | 37-46 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 14:21 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Eric French | 37-46 |
| 14:17 | DePaul | Lyle Jensen takes the ball from David Calhoun | 37-46 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen lays it up and in | 37-48 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Maurice Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerry Johnson (PG), Paul Hunter (SG), Paul Cantrell (SF), Joe Degree (PF), James Hinnenkamp (C) Michael Hofmann, Larry Munkberg, Maurice Black, David Calhoun, Eric French | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (SG), Michael Smolski (C) Walter McGriff, Craig Endres | |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 13:31 | DePaul | The rebound goes to James Hinnenkamp | 37-48 |
| 13:18 | DePaul | Donald Finley steals it from Paul Hunter | 37-48 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Robert Parrish hits the finger roll set up by Donald Finley | 37-50 |
| 12:59 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jerry Johnson | 39-50 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Donald Finley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Walter McGriff (SF) Robert Parrish | |
| 12:41 | DePaul | Joe Degree makes the runner from the baseline | 41-50 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Finley | 41-53 |
| 12:16 | DePaul | Paul Hunter makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-53 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-53 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Michael Smolski hits the follow up shot | 44-55 |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Joe Degree misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Smolski - foul #4 on Michael Smolski, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | Larry Munkberg (SG) Paul Hunter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Byrns (C) Michael Smolski | |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Joe Degree makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Joe Degree makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Munkberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joe Degree (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (tiring) 27 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Finley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter McGriff (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward York (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Byrns (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Edward York clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Joe Degree - foul #4 on Joe Degree, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Calhoun (PF), Eric French (C) Joe Degree, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Edward York misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Edward York makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 11:11 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell tips it home | 48-56 |
| 11:00 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-59 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | The short jumper by David Calhoun is denied by Walter McGriff | 48-59 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Larry Munkberg tips it back up and in | 50-59 |
| 10:30 | Marquette | Donald Finley connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on David Calhoun - foul #2 on David Calhoun, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG), Paul Hunter (SG) Jerry Johnson, Paul Cantrell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Parrish (SG), Michael Smolski (C) Edward York, Daniel Byrns | |
| 10:30 | Marquette | Donald Finley makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 10:17 | DePaul | Michael Hofmann scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Munkberg | 53-62 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Smolski | 53-65 |
| 09:36 | DePaul | Paul Hunter drills a fadeaway from the right side | 55-65 |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Michael Smolski misses badly on a runner near the basket | 55-65 |
| 09:23 | DePaul | David Calhoun grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 09:10 | DePaul | Eric French double dribbles | 55-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerry Johnson (PG), Maurice Black (SF), Paul Cantrell (PF), James Hinnenkamp (C) Paul Hunter, Larry Munkberg, David Calhoun, Eric French | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward York (PF), Daniel Byrns (C) Robert Parrish, Michael Smolski | |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen is fouled on the floor by James Hinnenkamp - foul #3 on James Hinnenkamp, team foul #4 | 55-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Smolski (C) Daniel Byrns | |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Paul Cantrell blocks the short jumper by Michael Smolski | 55-65 |
| 08:29 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 08:19 | DePaul | Michael Hofmann is hacked by Michael Smolski - foul #5 on Michael Smolski, team foul #3 | 55-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Byrns (C) Michael Smolski | |
| 08:12 | DePaul | Jerry Johnson clanks a floater from the right side | 55-65 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Edward York snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Edward York knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lyle Jensen | 55-67 |
| 07:28 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-67 |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Walter McGriff pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hofmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Black (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Cantrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hinnenkamp (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (tiring) 33 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Finley (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter McGriff (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward York (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Byrns (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Michael Hofmann snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 06:55 | DePaul | Lyle Jensen steps in front of the Maurice Black pass | 55-67 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | Walter McGriff slams it home on a nice dish by Lyle Jensen | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:39 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 06:37 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp misses the tip | 55-69 |
| 06:36 | Marquette | Donald Finley gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-69 |
| 06:29 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 06:25 | DePaul | Jerry Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell tips it in | 57-69 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Maurice Black steals the ball from Lyle Jensen | 57-69 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 05:58 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Hunter (SG), Joe Degree (PF) Michael Hofmann, Paul Cantrell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Parrish (PG), Craig Endres (C) Lyle Jensen, Daniel Byrns | |
| 05:41 | DePaul | Paul Hunter misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-69 |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Maurice Black tips it home | 59-69 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | Donald Finley is hacked by Paul Hunter - foul #2 on Paul Hunter, team foul #5 | 59-69 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lyle Jensen (PG) Robert Parrish | |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Donald Finley hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-71 |
| 05:07 | DePaul | Paul Hunter makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Degree | 62-71 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Maurice Black takes the ball from Edward York | 62-71 |
| 04:41 | DePaul | Jerry Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 04:40 | Marquette | Walter McGriff pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Jerry Johnson is called for the reach on Lyle Jensen - foul #2 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #6 | 62-71 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Hofmann (PG), Paul Cantrell (SF), David Calhoun (C) Jerry Johnson, Maurice Black, James Hinnenkamp | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Parrish (SG), Daniel Byrns (PF) Donald Finley, Edward York | |
| 03:53 | Marquette | David Calhoun picks off the pass by Robert Parrish | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | DePaul | Paul Cantrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 03:30 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Degree | 62-71 |
| 03:22 | DePaul | Joe Degree misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-71 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Craig Endres pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Michael Hofmann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Hunter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joe Degree (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lyle Jensen (tiring) 33 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter McGriff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Byrns (fresh) 1 pts. C - Craig Endres (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Marquette | Walter McGriff connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lyle Jensen | 62-73 |
| 03:00 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerry Johnson (PG), Maurice Black (SF), James Hinnenkamp (C) Michael Hofmann, Paul Cantrell, David Calhoun | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (SG), Edward York (PF) Robert Parrish, Daniel Byrns | |
| 02:53 | DePaul | Paul Hunter blows the layup | 62-73 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Craig Endres | 62-73 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-73 |
| 02:36 | DePaul | James Hinnenkamp grabs the defensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 02:30 | DePaul | Edward York is called for the reach on Joe Degree - foul #1 on Edward York, team foul #4 | 62-73 |
| 02:19 | DePaul | Maurice Black hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-73 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Donald Finley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Finley, team foul #5 | 64-73 |
| 01:45 | DePaul | Maurice Black can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-73 |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Paul Hunter tips it in | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Marquette | Craig Endres connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 66-75 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Joe Degree connects on the jump hook near the basket | 68-75 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Lyle Jensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 00:57 | DePaul | Paul Hunter pulls down the rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Jerry Johnson buries a 3 from the left corner | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Walter McGriff is hacked by Paul Hunter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Hunter, team foul #7 | 71-75 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Walter McGriff makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Walter McGriff makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Joe Degree is hacked by Donald Finley - foul #3 on Donald Finley, team foul #6 | 71-77 |
| 00:28 | DePaul | Jerry Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Hunter | 74-77 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Walter McGriff is hacked by Jerry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #8 | 74-77 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Walter McGriff misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:26 | DePaul | Joe Degree grabs the board | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | DePaul | Maurice Black buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Paul Hunter | 76-77 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Paul Hunter is called for the reach on Walter McGriff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Hunter, team foul #9 | 76-77 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Walter McGriff makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Walter McGriff makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Paul Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-79 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Maurice Black gets the offensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Paul Hunter loses the dribble to Walter McGriff | 76-79 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Walter McGriff runs out the clock | 76-79 |