| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sam Large (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Tran inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Marquette | The jump hook by Thomas Beckwith is blocked by Ross Mergenthaler | 36-36 |
| 19:48 | DePaul | David Newton gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:26 | DePaul | The jump hook by David Newton is blocked by William Stitt | 36-36 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Robert Tran gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 18:56 | DePaul | Joseph Brown's pass is intercepted by Willie Rose in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Willie Rose throws it down | 38-36 |
| 18:48 | DePaul | Sam Large makes the floater from the left side | 38-38 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith knocks in the floater from the right block | 40-38 |
| 18:16 | DePaul | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-38 |
| 18:14 | Marquette | Robert Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Tran | 42-38 |
| 17:32 | DePaul | David Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SF), Cedric Pike (PF), David Macomber (C) Joseph Brown, David Newton, Ross Mergenthaler, Sam Large | |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Robert Tran can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 17:06 | DePaul | The rebound goes to David Macomber | 42-38 |
| 16:46 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Cedric Pike | 42-41 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | William Stitt is open and scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Tran and he's hacked by Thomas Fannin - foul #1 on Thomas Fannin, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), David Newton (SF), Ross Mergenthaler (PF) Thomas Fannin, Robert Collins, David Macomber | |
| 16:26 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:09 | DePaul | William Stitt swats the dunk try by Joseph Brown | 45-41 |
| 16:08 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler tips it home | 45-43 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jason Parks | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 7 pts. C - Cedric Pike (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | DePaul | The jump hook by Ross Mergenthaler is blocked by Thomas Beckwith | 47-43 |
| 15:38 | DePaul | David Newton tips it home | 47-45 |
| 15:19 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-45 |
| 15:17 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:00 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Willie Rose | 47-45 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Cedric Pike blocks the short jumper by Robert Tran | 47-45 |
| 14:52 | DePaul | David Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:33 | DePaul | Cedric Pike misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jason Parks - foul #2 on Jason Parks, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (C) William Stitt | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (PG), Robert Collins (SG), Bill Sullivan (SF), Sam Large (C) Joseph Brown, Qing-nan Chio, David Newton, Ross Mergenthaler | |
| 14:33 | DePaul | Cedric Pike misses the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:33 | DePaul | Cedric Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Willie Rose is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Willie Rose, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Macomber (PF) Cedric Pike | |
| 13:45 | DePaul | David Macomber buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bill Sullivan | 47-48 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Robert Tran is fouled on the floor by Bill Sullivan - foul #3 on Bill Sullivan, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 13:22 | DePaul | David Macomber grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 13:04 | DePaul | Robert Collins clanks a runner in the paint | 47-48 |
| 13:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Thomas Beckwith | 47-48 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Tran | 49-48 |
| 12:27 | DePaul | Robert Collins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 12:14 | Marquette | Robert Tran scores on a 3 from straight away | 52-51 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | Sam Large misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 52-51 |
| 12:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Tran | 52-51 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 11:54 | DePaul | Robert Collins grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 11:50 | DePaul | Robert Collins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sam Large | 52-53 |
| 11:21 | Marquette | Robert Tran loses the ball out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Robert Braun (SG), Gilbert Higgins (SF), William Stitt (C) Willie Rose, Jason Parks, Robert Tran, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG), David Newton (SF), Ross Mergenthaler (PF) Thomas Fannin, Robert Collins, Bill Sullivan, David Macomber | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Braun (fresh) SF - Gilbert Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Vannatter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Stitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Newton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:02 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 11:00 | DePaul | David Newton gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:51 | DePaul | Sam Large is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Higgins - foul #1 on Gilbert Higgins, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | David Newton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ross Mergenthaler and he's fouled by Gilbert Higgins - foul #2 on Gilbert Higgins, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Cedric Pike (C) Sam Large | |
| 10:43 | DePaul | David Newton makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Reyes Fleming | 54-56 |
| 10:15 | DePaul | David Newton can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 10:13 | Marquette | William Stitt pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:51 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Vannatter is blocked by Qing-nan Chio | 54-56 |
| 09:50 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:32 | DePaul | Cedric Pike is fouled on the floor by William Stitt - foul #2 on William Stitt, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Robert Tran (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Reyes Fleming, Gilbert Higgins, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SG), Sam Large (C) Qing-nan Chio, Cedric Pike | |
| 09:22 | DePaul | Robert Tran is called for the reach on David Newton - foul #2 on Robert Tran, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Parks (SG) Robert Braun | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:10 | DePaul | Robert Collins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 09:08 | DePaul | Sam Large tips it but misses | 54-56 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | William Stitt gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Robert Tran is hacked by Sam Large - foul #2 on Sam Large, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Derek Reilly (PG), David Macomber (C) Joseph Brown, Sam Large | |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ross Mergenthaler - foul #1 on Ross Mergenthaler, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SF) Derek Reilly, David Newton | |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:35 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Beckwith - foul #3 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| 08:35 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:35 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith is fouled on the floor by Qing-nan Chio - foul #1 on Qing-nan Chio, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bill Sullivan (C) Ross Mergenthaler | |
| 08:16 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the floater from the right side | 56-57 |
| 08:14 | DePaul | Bill Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:07 | DePaul | Robert Collins is fouled on the floor by Jason Parks - foul #3 on Jason Parks, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG) Thomas Fannin | |
| 08:07 | DePaul | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:07 | DePaul | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Jason Parks is fouled on the floor by Qing-nan Chio - foul #2 on Qing-nan Chio, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Willie Rose, William Stitt | |
| Subs | DePaul | Cedric Pike (PF) David Macomber | |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Tran | 59-59 |
| 07:33 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Tran - foul #3 on Robert Tran, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (SG) Jason Parks | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (SF) Robert Collins | |
| 07:33 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:33 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Robert Braun tips it home | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Braun (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Newton (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cedric Pike (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Bill Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Brown and the foul's on Robert Tran - foul #4 on Robert Tran, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG) Reyes Fleming | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (PG), Ross Mergenthaler (PF), Sam Large (C) Joseph Brown, Cedric Pike, Bill Sullivan | |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses the free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | Robert Braun grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 61-63 |
| 06:31 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Ross Mergenthaler | 61-63 |
| 06:06 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses short on a floater from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 06:04 | DePaul | David Newton tips it but misses | 61-63 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Thomas Fannin is called for the reach on Thomas Beckwith - foul #2 on Thomas Fannin, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Parks (SG), William Stitt (C) Robert Braun, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Robert Collins (SG) Qing-nan Chio, David Newton | |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:56 | DePaul | Sam Large snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 05:38 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jason Parks | 61-63 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Willie Rose is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brown - foul #3 on Joseph Brown, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (PF) Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (SF), Cedric Pike (PF), David Macomber (C) Thomas Fannin, Ross Mergenthaler, Sam Large | |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:00 | DePaul | Robert Collins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Willie Rose pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Jason Parks knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 04:41 | DePaul | David Newton misses the jumper from the left side | 65-63 |
| 04:40 | DePaul | David Macomber tips it but misses | 65-63 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Robert Tran pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits a 3 from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 03:52 | DePaul | Robert Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Vannatter | 68-63 |
| 03:26 | Marquette | David Newton steals it from Robert Tran | 68-63 |
| 03:11 | DePaul | Robert Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Newton | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tran (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Vannatter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stitt (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Collins (fresh) 19 pts. SF - David Newton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cedric Pike (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - David Macomber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on David Macomber - foul #1 on David Macomber, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Robert Braun (SG), Gilbert Higgins (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Willie Rose, Jason Parks, Robert Tran, William Stitt | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG), Bill Sullivan (SF), Ross Mergenthaler (PF), Sam Large (C) Joseph Brown, Robert Collins, David Newton, Cedric Pike, David Macomber | |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:54 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Bill Sullivan | 69-66 |
| 02:54 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 02:34 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Qing-nan Chio | 69-68 |
| 02:34 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Jason Parks (SG), Robert Tran (SF), William Stitt (C) Reyes Fleming, Robert Braun, Gilbert Higgins, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Robert Collins (SG), David Newton (SF) Thomas Fannin, Qing-nan Chio, Bill Sullivan | |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Robert Tran can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-68 |
| 02:17 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 02:10 | DePaul | Robert Tran picks off the pass by Ross Mergenthaler | 69-68 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Willie Rose lays it in on a great pass from Robert Tran | 71-68 |
| 01:38 | DePaul | David Newton makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Brown | 71-70 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Willie Rose drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by William Stitt | 73-70 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Robert Collins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | William Stitt snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-70 |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Robert Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Robert Tran steals the ball from Robert Collins | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Robert Tran's pass is intercepted by Sam Large | 73-70 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | David Newton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Joseph Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-70 |