| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Newton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cedric Pike (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Stitt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Tran inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 19:19 | DePaul | Jason Parks picks off the pass by David Newton | 29-23 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Willie Rose comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 18:56 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:42 | DePaul | David Newton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 18:35 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 18:34 | DePaul | David Newton gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Beckwith - foul #3 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #2 | 29-23 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-23 |
| 18:11 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:49 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 17:47 | DePaul | David Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-23 |
| 17:28 | DePaul | Robert Collins hits the follow up shot | 32-23 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | William Stitt clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 32-23 |
| 17:06 | DePaul | Cedric Pike gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:57 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Newton | 35-23 |
| 16:33 | Marquette | Willie Rose drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 16:20 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | Robert Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-26 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | Cedric Pike grabs the board | 35-26 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Newton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Cedric Pike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | DePaul | David Newton comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Beckwith - foul #4 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Derek Reilly (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG), David Macomber (PF), Sam Large (C) Joseph Brown, Robert Collins, Ross Mergenthaler, Cedric Pike | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (PF) Thomas Beckwith | |
| 15:31 | DePaul | David Newton misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 15:31 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 15:12 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (SF) David Newton | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Sam Large loses the ball out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SG) Thomas Fannin | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:28 | Marquette | Jason Parks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Jason Parks pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 14:17 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 14:15 | DePaul | David Macomber gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Ross Mergenthaler (PF) Derek Reilly, David Macomber | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:34 | Marquette | William Stitt misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 13:33 | DePaul | Robert Collins grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 13:18 | DePaul | Sam Large hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 36-26 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | William Stitt gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 12:58 | Marquette | Jason Parks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jason Parks, team foul #4 | 36-26 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (SF) Qing-nan Chio | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith (PF) William Stitt | |
| 12:29 | DePaul | David Newton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 12:27 | DePaul | Sam Large gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 12:09 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Vannatter | 36-26 |
| 11:52 | Marquette | Willie Rose scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Tran | 36-28 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | DePaul | Sam Large hits the finger roll | 38-28 |
| 11:21 | Marquette | Sam Large steals the ball from Willie Rose | 38-28 |
| 11:01 | DePaul | Robert Collins hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ross Mergenthaler | 40-28 |
| 10:57 | Marquette | Joseph Brown takes the ball from Robert Tran | 40-28 |
| 10:54 | DePaul | Joseph Brown misses the lay-in | 40-28 |
| 10:52 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler tips it but misses | 40-28 |
| 10:51 | DePaul | Robert Collins snags the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 10:26 | DePaul | Willie Rose is called for the reach on David Newton - foul #3 on Willie Rose, team foul #5 | 40-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Derek Reilly (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG), Cedric Pike (PF), David Macomber (C) Joseph Brown, Robert Collins, Ross Mergenthaler, Sam Large | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Robert Braun (SG), William Stitt (C) Willie Rose, Jason Parks, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| 10:06 | DePaul | David Newton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Thomas Beckwith | 40-28 |
| 09:51 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Braun | 40-31 |
| 09:26 | DePaul | David Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (SF) David Newton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (SF) Robert Tran | |
| 09:11 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Stitt and the foul's on Cedric Pike - foul #1 on Cedric Pike, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SG) Thomas Fannin | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Jason Parks (SG) Reyes Fleming, Gilbert Higgins | |
| 09:11 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 08:51 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Derek Reilly | 43-34 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | William Stitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Ross Mergenthaler (PF) Derek Reilly, David Macomber | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Tran (SF) Robert Braun | |
| 08:33 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-36 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | William Stitt gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 07:57 | Marquette | Robert Tran knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 07:38 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Stitt | 43-39 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Cedric Pike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Marquette | William Stitt banks in the layup set up by Thomas Beckwith and he's fouled by Cedric Pike - foul #2 on Cedric Pike, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (SF), Sam Large (C) Qing-nan Chio, Cedric Pike | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (SG) Jason Parks | |
| 07:18 | Marquette | William Stitt misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Sam Large gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:55 | DePaul | David Newton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 06:54 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 43-41 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 06:38 | DePaul | David Newton pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:19 | DePaul | Robert Collins is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio (SG), David Macomber (PF) Robert Collins, Ross Mergenthaler | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Jason Parks (SG), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Willie Rose, Robert Braun, William Stitt | |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 06:06 | DePaul | Sam Large gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 05:49 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-41 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith drills a driving attempt from close range | 43-43 |
| 05:07 | DePaul | Sam Large buries a jumpshot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Jason Parks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Newton - foul #1 on David Newton, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Derek Reilly (PG), Robert Collins (SG), Ross Mergenthaler (PF) Joseph Brown, Qing-nan Chio, David Macomber | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Robert Braun (SF) Reyes Fleming, Robert Tran | |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Jason Parks makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Jason Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:31 | DePaul | David Newton buries a jumper from close range set up by Derek Reilly | 47-45 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Jason Parks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 04:14 | DePaul | Sam Large pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 04:10 | DePaul | Derek Reilly is hacked by Thomas Beckwith - foul #5 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio (SF), Cedric Pike (C) David Newton, Sam Large | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (SF), William Stitt (C) Jason Parks, Thomas Beckwith | |
| 03:47 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Willie Rose drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Braun | 50-48 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Derek Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Cedric Pike (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Braun (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Higgins (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler loses the dribble to Robert Braun | 50-48 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | William Stitt lays it up and in set up by Gilbert Higgins | 50-50 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), David Newton (SF), Sam Large (C) Derek Reilly, Qing-nan Chio, Cedric Pike | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Parks (SG), Robert Tran (SF) Robert Braun, Gilbert Higgins | |
| 02:22 | DePaul | David Newton is fouled on the floor by Robert Tran - foul #1 on Robert Tran, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Sam Large swats the layup by Jeffrey Vannatter | 52-50 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | William Stitt tips it but misses | 52-50 |
| 01:57 | DePaul | Robert Collins grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 01:38 | DePaul | David Newton clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 52-50 |
| 01:36 | DePaul | David Newton tips it in | 54-50 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter buries a fadeaway in the paint | 54-52 |
| 01:04 | DePaul | Sam Large's pass is intercepted by Robert Tran | 54-52 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Tran | 54-55 |
| 00:18 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Brown | 56-55 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | William Stitt is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-55 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Jason Parks grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |