| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Finley (fresh) SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) SF - Robert Legros (fresh) PF - Craig Endres (fresh) C - Joe Minyard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer 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) | |
| 19:48 | DePaul | Thomas Davis's 3 pointer is rejected by Donald Finley | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Marquette | Joe Minyard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Marquette | Donald Finley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | DePaul | Thomas Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | DePaul | Gary Spurling tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Johnny Janelle picks off the pass by Craig Endres | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | DePaul | Gary Spurling misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Craig Endres | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Marquette | Donald Finley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Nicholson | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | DePaul | Gary Spurling misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Joe Minyard pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Donald Finley is hacked by Thomas Davis - foul #1 on Thomas Davis, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Donald Finley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:28 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer loses the dribble to Daniel Nicholson | 2-6 |
| 17:25 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson lays it up and in | 2-8 |
| 17:00 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Sedgwick | 4-8 |
| 16:38 | Marquette | Donald Finley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 16:37 | DePaul | Gary Spurling grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:16 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:15 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joe Minyard | 4-8 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Robert Legros clanks a fadeaway from close range | 4-8 |
| 16:08 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:49 | DePaul | John Sedgwick comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | Marquette | Craig Endres gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fairly fresh) SG - John Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Janelle (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Spurling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Finley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Legros (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Endres (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Minyard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Gary Spurling steals the ball from Craig Endres | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | DePaul | John Sedgwick can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Donald Finley gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-11 |
| 14:22 | DePaul | Gary Spurling loses the dribble to Daniel Nicholson | 4-11 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson lays it up and in | 4-13 |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-13 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Finley | 7-16 |
| 13:42 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer makes the jump hook in the lane | 9-16 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Craig Endres hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 9-16 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Joe Minyard snags the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Craig Endres misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Spurling - foul #1 on Gary Spurling, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Israel Brunk (SG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Michael Delano (PF), Robert Rayl (C) Thomas Davis, John Sedgwick, Johnny Janelle, Gary Spurling, Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pulliam (PG), Carl Lefebre (SG), Amos Larios (SF), Michael Smolski (C) Donald Finley, Daniel Nicholson, Robert Legros, Joe Minyard | |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Craig Endres makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Craig Endres makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:54 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Israel Brunk | 12-18 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Pulliam | 12-20 |
| 12:15 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves misses the turnaround from the baseline | 12-20 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Robert Rayl grabs the offensive board | 12-20 |
| 11:56 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-20 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Craig Endres snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Michael Smolski is fouled on the floor by Robert Rayl - foul #1 on Robert Rayl, team foul #3 | 12-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (PG), Bruce Dingman (PF) Carl Lefebre, Craig Endres | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bernard Dahlgren (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Israel Brunk (fresh) SF - Kenneth Graves (fresh) PF - Michael Delano (fresh) C - Robert Rayl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Finley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Pulliam (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Amos Larios (fresh) PF - Bruce Dingman (fresh) C - Michael Smolski (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Marquette | David Pulliam misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 11:25 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Robert Rayl can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 12-20 |
| 11:18 | DePaul | Robert Rayl grabs the offensive board | 12-20 |
| 10:59 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Foster (PG), Marshall Peete (SF), Gary Spurling (PF) Israel Brunk, Kenneth Graves, Robert Rayl | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Lefebre (SG) Donald Finley | |
| 10:52 | Marquette | David Pulliam clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-20 |
| 10:50 | Marquette | Amos Larios grabs the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 10:32 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 10:30 | DePaul | Marshall Peete grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Marshall Peete drills a jumper from the left side | 14-20 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | David Pulliam's pass is intercepted by Michael Delano | 14-20 |
| 09:46 | DePaul | Gary Spurling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 09:45 | DePaul | Marshall Peete gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:22 | DePaul | Gary Spurling loses the dribble to Michael Smolski | 14-20 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | David Pulliam is fouled on the floor by Gary Spurling - foul #2 on Gary Spurling, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Sedgwick (SG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Robert Rayl (C) Bernard Dahlgren, Gary Spurling, Michael Delano | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (PG), Daniel Nicholson (SG) David Pulliam, Carl Lefebre | |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Amos Larios hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 14-20 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman tips it in | 14-22 |
| 08:26 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Donald Finley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman hits the follow up shot | 14-24 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Amos Larios - foul #1 on Amos Larios, team foul #1 | 14-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Israel Brunk (SF), Roy Scherrer (C) Ronald Foster, Marshall Peete, Robert Rayl | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:51 | DePaul | John Sedgwick makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | John Sedgwick makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Donald Finley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-24 |
| 07:27 | DePaul | Donald Finley steps in front of the Israel Brunk pass | 16-24 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) SG - John Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Brunk (fresh) PF - Kenneth Graves (fresh) C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Finley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Amos Larios (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Dingman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Smolski (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:09 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Kenneth Graves | 16-24 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Smolski - foul #1 on Michael Smolski, team foul #2 | 16-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (SG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Michael Delano (PF) John Sedgwick, Israel Brunk, Kenneth Graves | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pulliam (SG), Robert Legros (SF), Joe Minyard (C) Daniel Nicholson, Amos Larios, Michael Smolski | |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | The jump hook by Robert Legros is blocked by Roy Scherrer | 17-24 |
| 06:18 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:13 | DePaul | Thomas Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-24 |
| 06:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joe Minyard | 17-24 |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Robert Legros can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 05:41 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 05:37 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle is hacked by Robert Legros - foul #1 on Robert Legros, team foul #3 | 17-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Israel Brunk (SG), Robert Rayl (C) Thomas Davis, Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson (SG), Amos Larios (SF), Michael Smolski (C) David Pulliam, Robert Legros, Joe Minyard | |
| 05:25 | DePaul | Robert Rayl hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Delano | 19-24 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Donald Finley buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Smolski | 19-27 |
| 04:56 | DePaul | Robert Rayl is whistled for traveling | 19-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Sedgwick (SG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Marshall Peete (PF) Israel Brunk, Johnny Janelle, Michael Delano | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Legros (SF), Joe Minyard (C) Amos Larios, Michael Smolski | |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Joe Minyard connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Daniel Nicholson and he's hacked by Marshall Peete - foul #1 on Marshall Peete, team foul #5 | 19-29 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Joe Minyard makes the free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:21 | DePaul | Robert Rayl clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Legros - foul #2 on Robert Legros, team foul #4 | 19-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amos Larios (SF), Craig Endres (PF), Michael Smolski (C) Robert Legros, Bruce Dingman, Joe Minyard | |
| 04:21 | DePaul | Robert Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:21 | DePaul | Robert Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:02 | Marquette | Donald Finley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | Marshall Peete gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | John Sedgwick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Gary Spurling (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Bernard Dahlgren, Marshall Peete, Robert Rayl | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Legros (SF), Bruce Dingman (PF), Joe Minyard (C) Amos Larios, Craig Endres, Michael Smolski | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Robert Legros makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Thomas Davis - foul #2 on Thomas Davis, team foul #6 | 21-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Johnny Janelle (SF) Kenneth Graves | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Robert Legros misses the free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Joe Minyard gets the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Finley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Legros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Dingman (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Minyard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Roy Scherrer steps in front of the Robert Legros pass | 21-32 |
| 02:56 | DePaul | John Sedgwick is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Sedgwick, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (SG) John Sedgwick | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pulliam (SG), Amos Larios (SF), Craig Endres (PF), Michael Smolski (C) Daniel Nicholson, Robert Legros, Bruce Dingman, Joe Minyard | |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Donald Finley connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Smolski | 21-35 |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Donald Finley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 01:52 | Marquette | Donald Finley grabs the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Craig Endres knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Donald Finley | 23-37 |
| 01:19 | DePaul | Gary Spurling makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Michael Smolski is fouled on the floor by Gary Spurling - foul #3 on Gary Spurling, team foul #8 | 26-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Foster (PG), John Sedgwick (SG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Michael Delano (PF), Robert Rayl (C) Thomas Davis, Bernard Dahlgren, Johnny Janelle, Gary Spurling, Roy Scherrer | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson (SG), Robert Legros (SF), Bruce Dingman (PF) David Pulliam, Amos Larios, Craig Endres | |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Michael Smolski makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Michael Smolski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Robert Rayl snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 01:00 | DePaul | Ronald Foster misses long on a shot from the left side | 26-38 |
| 00:59 | DePaul | Michael Delano can't tip it in | 26-38 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Smolski | 26-38 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Robert Legros knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Finley and he's fouled by Kenneth Graves - foul #1 on Kenneth Graves, team foul #9 | 26-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joe Minyard (C) Michael Smolski | |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Robert Legros makes the free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Michael Delano buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Robert Legros comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Robert Rayl gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Robert Rayl misses the halfcourt shot | 28-41 |