| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) SG - Alex Longenecker (fresh) SF - Bill Marshall (fresh) PF - Jeremy Adkisson (fresh) C - Adam Schaeffer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald McElfresh (fresh) SG - Edward Wint (fresh) SF - Joseph Shumake (fresh) PF - Kenneth Pace (fresh) C - Jerrod Shelton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerrod Shelton | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jerrod Shelton - foul #1 on Jerrod Shelton, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeremy Adkisson | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer misses long on a shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Edward Wint pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Bill Marshall | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Jerrod Shelton is called for the reach on Bill Marshall - foul #2 on Jerrod Shelton, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Cary (C) Jerrod Shelton | |
| 18:12 | Marquette | The jump hook by Adam Schaeffer is blocked by Kenneth Pace | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Bruce Cary | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | DePaul | Alex Longenecker steals it from Ronald McElfresh | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Bill Marshall misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:14 | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Richard Robinson grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer connects on the jump hook from the left block | 4-2 |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Bruce Cary is hacked by Jeremy Adkisson - foul #1 on Jeremy Adkisson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), William Stewart (SF), Richard Thompson (PF), Samuel Tyler (C) Richard Robinson, Bill Marshall, Jeremy Adkisson, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Smith (PG), David Vaz (SG), Robert Terpstra (SF), Robert Torian (C) Ronald McElfresh, Edward Wint, Joseph Shumake, Kenneth Pace | |
| 16:19 | DePaul | Bruce Cary buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Terpstra | 4-4 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Richard Thompson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bill Marshall (SG) Alex Longenecker | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Herrell (fresh) SG - Bill Marshall (fresh) SF - William Stewart (fresh) PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) C - Samuel Tyler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Smith (fresh) SG - David Vaz (fresh) SF - Robert Terpstra (fresh) PF - Bruce Cary (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Torian (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | DePaul | Edward Smith buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Torian | 4-6 |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Thomas Herrell knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by William Stewart | 6-6 |
| 15:09 | DePaul | Robert Torian clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Samuel Tyler - foul #1 on Samuel Tyler, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG) Bill Marshall | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh (PG), Edward Wint (SG), Joseph Shumake (SF), Kenneth Pace (PF) Edward Smith, David Vaz, Robert Terpstra, Bruce Cary | |
| 15:09 | DePaul | Robert Torian makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:09 | DePaul | Robert Torian makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | William Stewart buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Herrell | 8-8 |
| 14:37 | DePaul | Kenneth Pace misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:35 | Marquette | William Stewart snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Alex Longenecker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:14 | DePaul | Robert Torian snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:55 | DePaul | Robert Torian knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Wint | 8-11 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | William Stewart comes up short on the shot from the right block | 8-11 |
| 13:39 | Marquette | Thomas Herrell grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | William Stewart blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Pace - foul #1 on Kenneth Pace, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), Bill Marshall (SG), Jeremy Adkisson (PF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Thomas Herrell, Alex Longenecker, Richard Thompson, Samuel Tyler | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Smith (SF), Robert Terpstra (PF), Bruce Cary (C) Joseph Shumake, Kenneth Pace, Robert Torian | |
| 13:20 | Marquette | William Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | William Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:20 | DePaul | Bruce Cary gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh is hacked by Richard Robinson - foul #1 on Richard Robinson, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Delfino (SF) William Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:48 | DePaul | Bruce Cary's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Schaeffer | 8-11 |
| 12:47 | DePaul | Bruce Cary tips it in | 8-13 |
| 12:25 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Richard Robinson and the foul's on Bruce Cary - foul #1 on Bruce Cary, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Chartrand (SG), David Vaz (SF) Ronald McElfresh, Edward Wint | |
| 12:25 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:05 | DePaul | Robert Terpstra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to David Vaz | 11-13 |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Bruce Cary makes the fadeaway near the basket | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Marshall (fresh) SF - Kenneth Delfino (fresh) PF - Jeremy Adkisson (fresh) C - Adam Schaeffer (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Chartrand (fresh) SF - David Vaz (fresh) PF - Robert Terpstra (fresh) C - Bruce Cary (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer misses the dunk attempt | 11-15 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:09 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Bill Marshall | 13-15 |
| 10:49 | DePaul | David Vaz connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 13-17 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Kenneth Delfino clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Kenneth Delfino tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Bruce Cary misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Adam Schaeffer - foul #1 on Adam Schaeffer, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), Alex Longenecker (SG), William Stewart (SF), Richard Thompson (PF) Richard Robinson, Bill Marshall, Jeremy Adkisson, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh (PG), Edward Wint (SG), Joseph Shumake (SF), Kenneth Pace (PF) Edward Smith, James Chartrand, David Vaz, Robert Terpstra | |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Bruce Cary makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Bruce Cary makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | William Stewart buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Delfino and he's hacked by Joseph Shumake - foul #1 on Joseph Shumake, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson (PF) Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Torian (C) Bruce Cary | |
| 09:48 | Marquette | William Stewart makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:34 | DePaul | Joseph Shumake misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 09:32 | Marquette | Kenneth Delfino grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 09:18 | Marquette | William Stewart connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 20-19 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Edward Wint shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-19 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | William Stewart can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 20-19 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Kenneth Pace gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:22 | DePaul | Robert Torian misses short on a floater from the right side | 20-19 |
| 08:21 | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh hits the follow up shot | 20-21 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Alex Longenecker buries a jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 07:45 | DePaul | Kenneth Delfino denies the turnaround by Joseph Shumake | 22-21 |
| 07:43 | DePaul | Joseph Shumake can't tip it in | 22-21 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Thomas Herrell | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Herrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Longenecker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeremy Adkisson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Delfino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald McElfresh (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Wint (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Shumake (fresh) PF - Kenneth Pace (fresh) C - Robert Torian (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Kenneth Pace takes the ball from William Stewart | 22-21 |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Edward Wint | 22-23 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | William Stewart misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Shumake - foul #2 on Joseph Shumake, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), Bill Marshall (SG), Richard Thompson (PF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Thomas Herrell, Alex Longenecker, Jeremy Adkisson, Kenneth Delfino | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Smith (SG), David Vaz (SF), Bruce Cary (PF) Edward Wint, Joseph Shumake, Kenneth Pace | |
| 06:56 | Marquette | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:48 | DePaul | Bruce Cary double dribbles | 24-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG) William Stewart | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Terpstra (SF) Ronald McElfresh | |
| 06:26 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Robinson | 26-23 |
| 06:10 | DePaul | Adam Schaeffer steals it from David Vaz | 26-23 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Robert Torian steps in front of the Alex Longenecker pass | 26-23 |
| 05:24 | DePaul | Bruce Cary evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 05:23 | DePaul | Edward Smith tips it but misses | 26-23 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Richard Thompson snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Richard Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Carr (SF), Jeremy Adkisson (PF), Samuel Tyler (C) Alex Longenecker, Richard Thompson, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh (PG), Edward Wint (SG), Kenneth Pace (PF) David Vaz, Robert Terpstra, Robert Torian | |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Kenneth Pace is fouled on the floor by Bill Marshall - foul #1 on Bill Marshall, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG) Dennis Carr | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Edward Wint is fouled on the floor by Samuel Tyler - foul #2 on Samuel Tyler, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), Kenneth Delfino (SF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Richard Robinson, Alex Longenecker, Samuel Tyler | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:23 | DePaul | Kenneth Pace's pass is intercepted by Adam Schaeffer | 26-23 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | Kenneth Pace gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Edward Wint splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bill Marshall - foul #2 on Bill Marshall, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), Alex Longenecker (SG), Richard Thompson (PF), Samuel Tyler (C) Thomas Herrell, Kenneth Delfino, Jeremy Adkisson, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Shumake (SF), Jerrod Shelton (C) Edward Smith, Bruce Cary | |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Edward Wint makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Edward Wint makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alex Longenecker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Thompson (fresh) C - Samuel Tyler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Ronald McElfresh (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Wint (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Shumake (fresh) PF - Kenneth Pace (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerrod Shelton (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Bill Marshall is fouled on the floor by Joseph Shumake - foul #3 on Joseph Shumake, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson (PF) Richard Thompson | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Vaz (SF) Joseph Shumake | |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Bill Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | Kenneth Pace gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:01 | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alex Longenecker - foul #1 on Alex Longenecker, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Stewart (SF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Alex Longenecker, Samuel Tyler | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:01 | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:01 | DePaul | Ronald McElfresh makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer travels with the ball | 26-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Herrell (PG), Alex Longenecker (SG), Richard Thompson (PF), Samuel Tyler (C) Richard Robinson, William Stewart, Jeremy Adkisson, Adam Schaeffer | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Smith (SF), Robert Torian (PF) David Vaz, Kenneth Pace | |
| 02:33 | DePaul | Edward Wint splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 02:32 | DePaul | Robert Torian tips it in | 26-29 |
| 02:17 | Marquette | Bill Marshall knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 01:59 | DePaul | Bill Marshall steals it from Edward Smith | 29-29 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Thomas Herrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-29 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Bill Marshall snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Bill Marshall makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Longenecker and he's fouled by Robert Torian - foul #1 on Robert Torian, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), William Stewart (SF), Jeremy Adkisson (PF), Adam Schaeffer (C) Thomas Herrell, Alex Longenecker, Richard Thompson, Samuel Tyler | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Vaz (SG), Robert Terpstra (SF), Kenneth Pace (PF) Ronald McElfresh, Edward Wint, Robert Torian | |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Bill Marshall makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:04 | DePaul | Edward Smith is hacked by Bill Marshall - foul #3 on Bill Marshall, team foul #9 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG) Bill Marshall | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Cary (C) Jerrod Shelton | |
| 01:04 | DePaul | Edward Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:04 | DePaul | Edward Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | William Stewart jams it | 34-31 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Edward Smith is whistled for traveling | 34-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Chartrand (SG) Edward Smith | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Adam Schaeffer lays it in | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | James Chartrand misses short on a fullcourt shot | 36-31 |