| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Finley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Legros (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Endres (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Minyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Janelle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | DePaul | Gary Spurling knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Davis | 30-31 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Robert Legros misses the lay-in | 30-31 |
| 19:12 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Johnny Janelle | 30-31 |
| 19:00 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle is called for traveling | 30-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pulliam (PG), Carl Lefebre (SG), Amos Larios (SF), Bruce Dingman (PF), Michael Smolski (C) Donald Finley, Daniel Nicholson, Robert Legros, Craig Endres, Joe Minyard | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 18:52 | Marquette | David Pulliam clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Michael Smolski tips it in | 32-31 |
| 18:37 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Michael Smolski snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | David Pulliam misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Davis - foul #2 on Thomas Davis, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson (SG) Carl Lefebre | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 18:11 | Marquette | David Pulliam misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | David Pulliam makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:50 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:48 | DePaul | John Sedgwick hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Thomas Davis is called for the reach on Daniel Nicholson - foul #3 on Thomas Davis, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (PG), Robert Legros (SF), Craig Endres (PF), Joe Minyard (C) David Pulliam, Amos Larios, Bruce Dingman, Michael Smolski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Michael Delano (C) Thomas Davis, Johnny Janelle, Roy Scherrer | |
| 17:14 | Marquette | Donald Finley scores on a 3 from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Craig Endres gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Gary Spurling picks off the pass by Daniel Nicholson | 36-33 |
| 16:39 | DePaul | Joe Minyard takes the ball from Michael Delano | 36-33 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Donald Finley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 16:14 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Graves | 38-35 |
| 16:00 | Marquette | Craig Endres loses the dribble to Michael Delano | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Finley (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Legros (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Endres (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Minyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bernard Dahlgren (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Graves (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Spurling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Delano (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | DePaul | Gary Spurling misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:46 | Marquette | Joe Minyard grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson drills a 3 from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 15:00 | DePaul | Gary Spurling can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 14:59 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 14:39 | DePaul | Gary Spurling misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | Robert Legros pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:17 | Marquette | Robert Legros misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Delano - foul #2 on Michael Delano, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Lefebre (SG), Bruce Dingman (PF), Michael Smolski (C) Daniel Nicholson, Craig Endres, Joe Minyard | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), Israel Brunk (SG), Johnny Janelle (SF), Marshall Peete (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Bernard Dahlgren, John Sedgwick, Kenneth Graves, Gary Spurling, Michael Delano | |
| 14:17 | Marquette | Robert Legros makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:17 | Marquette | Robert Legros misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:17 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:52 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle misses the lay-in | 42-35 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Legros | 42-35 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Michael Smolski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 13:25 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 13:02 | DePaul | Israel Brunk is hacked by Donald Finley - foul #2 on Donald Finley, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pulliam (PG), Daniel Nicholson (SG), Amos Larios (SF) Donald Finley, Carl Lefebre, Robert Legros | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (SG) Israel Brunk | |
| 12:49 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 42-35 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Amos Larios grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | Marshall Peete gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:22 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (PG) David Pulliam | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gary Spurling (PF) Marshall Peete | |
| 12:06 | Marquette | Johnny Janelle steals it from Bruce Dingman | 42-35 |
| 11:49 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 42-35 |
| 11:48 | DePaul | Thomas Davis tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Finley (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Amos Larios (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Dingman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Smolski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Dahlgren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Janelle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Spurling (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Marquette | Donald Finley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Nicholson | 45-37 |
| 11:10 | DePaul | Daniel Nicholson takes the ball from Thomas Davis | 45-37 |
| 10:42 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| 10:18 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | Donald Finley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 09:34 | DePaul | Thomas Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 09:32 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Donald Finley drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 09:05 | DePaul | Daniel Nicholson takes the ball from Johnny Janelle | 52-37 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:31 | DePaul | Michael Smolski steals it from Johnny Janelle | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:05 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-37 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Michael Smolski tips it home | 54-37 |
| 07:54 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle clanks a shot from the free throw line | 54-37 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Amos Larios gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Finley (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Amos Larios (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bruce Dingman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Smolski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Dahlgren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Janelle (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Spurling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Scherrer (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Gary Spurling connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Finley | 60-40 |
| 06:47 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Davis | 60-42 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | Bernard Dahlgren picks off the pass by Daniel Nicholson | 60-42 |
| 06:12 | DePaul | Michael Smolski steps in front of the Roy Scherrer pass | 60-42 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-42 |
| 06:07 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Gary Spurling | 60-42 |
| 06:03 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-42 |
| 06:01 | DePaul | Johnny Janelle tips it but misses | 60-42 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pulliam (PG), Carl Lefebre (SG), Robert Legros (SF), Craig Endres (PF), Joe Minyard (C) Donald Finley, Daniel Nicholson, Amos Larios, Bruce Dingman, Michael Smolski | |
| 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 | |
| 05:47 | Marquette | David Pulliam comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 60-42 |
| 05:45 | DePaul | Michael Delano grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 05:32 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 05:31 | DePaul | Michael Delano tips it in | 60-44 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Joe Minyard banks in the layup | 62-44 |
| 04:55 | DePaul | Michael Delano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 04:54 | DePaul | Kenneth Graves gets the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | John Sedgwick is fouled on the floor by David Pulliam - foul #2 on David Pulliam, team foul #2 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (PG) Carl Lefebre | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:44 | DePaul | John Sedgwick clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-44 |
| 04:42 | Marquette | Robert Legros gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Donald Finley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 04:19 | DePaul | Michael Delano pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | John Sedgwick hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Legros - foul #1 on Robert Legros, team foul #3 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Lefebre (SG), Amos Larios (SF), Bruce Dingman (PF), Michael Smolski (C) Donald Finley, Robert Legros, Craig Endres, Joe Minyard | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG) Ronald Foster | |
| 04:01 | DePaul | John Sedgwick makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:01 | DePaul | John Sedgwick misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Smolski | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-45 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | John Sedgwick gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | DePaul | John Sedgwick buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Graves | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pulliam (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Lefebre (fresh) SF - Amos Larios (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bruce Dingman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Smolski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bernard Dahlgren (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Sedgwick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Delano (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Rayl (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | David Pulliam misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Robert Rayl - foul #1 on Robert Rayl, team foul #4 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Foster (PG), Israel Brunk (SF), Marshall Peete (PF) John Sedgwick, Kenneth Graves, Robert Rayl | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | David Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | David Pulliam makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:08 | DePaul | Marshall Peete makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bernard Dahlgren | 64-50 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | David Pulliam misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 02:45 | DePaul | Marshall Peete grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 02:39 | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Delano | 64-53 |
| 02:39 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Finley (PG), Daniel Nicholson (SG), Robert Legros (SF), Craig Endres (PF), Joe Minyard (C) David Pulliam, Carl Lefebre, Amos Larios, Bruce Dingman, Michael Smolski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Davis (PG), John Sedgwick (SG), Kenneth Graves (SF), Gary Spurling (PF), Roy Scherrer (C) Ronald Foster, Bernard Dahlgren, Israel Brunk, Marshall Peete, Michael Delano | |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Donald Finley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 02:01 | DePaul | Roy Scherrer connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Davis | 67-55 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Robert Legros lays it in on a great pass from Donald Finley | 69-55 |
| 01:21 | DePaul | Daniel Nicholson picks off the pass by Kenneth Graves | 69-55 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Donald Finley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 00:53 | DePaul | Gary Spurling grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | DePaul | John Sedgwick comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Donald Finley gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Joe Minyard can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Roy Scherrer - foul #1 on Roy Scherrer, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pulliam (PG), Carl Lefebre (SG), Amos Larios (SF), Bruce Dingman (PF) Donald Finley, Daniel Nicholson, Robert Legros, Craig Endres | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bernard Dahlgren (PG), Israel Brunk (SG), Michael Delano (PF), Robert Rayl (C) Thomas Davis, John Sedgwick, Gary Spurling, Roy Scherrer | |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Joe Minyard makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Joe Minyard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Israel Brunk misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Joe Minyard snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | David Pulliam runs out the clock | 71-55 |