| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Cora (fresh) SF - Jessie Batres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Staats (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tim Cockrum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Wright (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Sheahan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright inbounds the ball | 20-30 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Tim Cockrum - foul #1 on Tim Cockrum, team foul #1 | 20-30 |
| 19:38 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:38 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Curtis Staats grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 18:42 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell is called for a backcourt violation | 23-31 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Curtis Staats comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-31 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | A charge is called on Robert Sheahan - foul #2 on Robert Sheahan, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 17:36 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alex Hoffman - foul #1 on Alex Hoffman, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| 17:36 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:36 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | John Ross misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan grabs the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | John Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 16:50 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman clanks a turnaround from the left block | 25-31 |
| 16:27 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:24 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski is hacked by John Ross in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ross, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Burgos (PG), Timothy Caldwell (SF), Joshua Grinder (PF) Nicholas Matuszeski, Jessie Batres, Curtis Staats | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:01 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum hits a floater from the left block | 27-31 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Cora (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Caldwell (fresh) PF - Joshua Grinder (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tim Cockrum (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Wright (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Hoffman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan misses the dunk | 27-31 |
| 15:42 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Wright | 27-31 |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Tim Cockrum swats the layup by Lloyd Wright | 27-31 |
| 15:23 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Tim Cockrum | 27-31 |
| 15:01 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Grinder | 29-31 |
| 14:44 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Paul Caldwell | 29-33 |
| 14:15 | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell is hacked by Lloyd Wright - foul #2 on Lloyd Wright, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski (PG), Hal Johnson (SF), Curtis Staats (PF), Jessie Batres (C) Rodney Cora, Timothy Caldwell, Joshua Grinder, Tim Cockrum | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:56 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Matuszeski - foul #3 on Nicholas Matuszeski, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Jessie Batres hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Sheahan - foul #3 on Robert Sheahan, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Jessie Batres misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Jessie Batres misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman buries a floater from the left block set up by John Ross | 31-37 |
| 12:30 | DePaul | Curtis Staats's pass is intercepted by Robert Sheahan | 31-37 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Hal Johnson | 31-37 |
| 12:12 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hal Johnson | 33-37 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright knocks in the shot from close range | 33-39 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Burgos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hal Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Staats (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jessie Batres (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Caldwell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Wright (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | DePaul | Hal Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Matuszeski | 35-39 |
| 11:10 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jessie Batres - foul #3 on Jessie Batres, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Cora (SG), Joshua Grinder (PF), Tim Cockrum (C) Bradley Burgos, Curtis Staats, Jessie Batres | |
| Subs | Marquette | Rick Pascoe (PG), Philip Anderson (SG), Charles Haggerty (SF) John Ross, Paul Caldwell, Lloyd Wright | |
| 11:10 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:10 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:47 | DePaul | Hal Johnson buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Matuszeski | 37-41 |
| 10:33 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan misses the floater from the right side | 37-41 |
| 10:32 | DePaul | Joshua Grinder pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:04 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 09:41 | Marquette | Rodney Cora is called for the reach on Rick Pascoe - foul #1 on Rodney Cora, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Timothy Caldwell (PG), Curtis Staats (PF) Nicholas Matuszeski, Joshua Grinder | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Ross (PG), Lloyd Wright (SF), Jeff Segura (C) Rick Pascoe, Alex Hoffman, Robert Sheahan | |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 09:23 | DePaul | Hal Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum can't finish the layup | 40-41 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | Jeff Segura grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | Hal Johnson is called for the reach on Lloyd Wright - foul #4 on Hal Johnson, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Burgos (PG), Jessie Batres (SF), Joshua Grinder (C) Timothy Caldwell, Hal Johnson, Tim Cockrum | |
| Subs | Marquette | Paul Caldwell (SG) Philip Anderson | |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-41 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Rodney Cora snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 07:47 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Wright | 40-41 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty blows the dunk | 40-41 |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Jeff Segura snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Cora (fairly fresh) SF - Jessie Batres (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Staats (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Grinder (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Wright (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Haggerty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Segura (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from close range | 40-41 |
| 07:19 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 06:53 | DePaul | Joshua Grinder buries a fadeaway from close range | 42-41 |
| 06:38 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty misses the dunk attempt | 42-41 |
| 06:36 | DePaul | Rodney Cora pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 06:14 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Grinder | 44-41 |
| 05:52 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-41 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | Joshua Grinder gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 05:51 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski (PG), Hal Johnson (SF), Tim Cockrum (C) Bradley Burgos, Jessie Batres, Curtis Staats | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Hoffman (PF), Robert Sheahan (C) Charles Haggerty, Jeff Segura | |
| 05:34 | DePaul | Rodney Cora throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bradley Burgos (SG) Rodney Cora | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Haggerty (SF) Lloyd Wright | |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 05:23 | DePaul | Hal Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 05:05 | DePaul | Bradley Burgos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman misses badly on a shot from the left block | 44-41 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 04:25 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan hits the finger roll set up by John Ross | 44-43 |
| 04:06 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-43 |
| 04:05 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 03:38 | Marquette | John Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Cora (SG), Curtis Staats (PF) Bradley Burgos, Joshua Grinder | |
| Subs | Marquette | Rick Pascoe (PG), Lloyd Wright (SF) John Ross, Charles Haggerty | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Nicholas Matuszeski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Cora (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Hal Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Staats (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tim Cockrum (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Rick Pascoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Wright (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alex Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Sheahan (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-43 |
| 03:19 | DePaul | Rodney Cora gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 03:09 | DePaul | Alex Hoffman is called for the reach on Hal Johnson - foul #2 on Alex Hoffman, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| 02:53 | DePaul | Hal Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Anderson (SG) Paul Caldwell | |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Ross (PG), Paul Caldwell (SG) Rick Pascoe, Philip Anderson | |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Rodney Cora steps in front of the Alex Hoffman pass | 44-43 |
| 02:07 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum is denied on a layup by Alex Hoffman | 44-43 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 01:19 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Hal Johnson | 47-46 |
| 00:59 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Hal Johnson grabs the board | 47-46 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman drills a runner from close range set up by Paul Caldwell | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-48 |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Hal Johnson grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Tim Cockrum loses the dribble to Lloyd Wright | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell is hacked by Nicholas Matuszeski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas Matuszeski, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Rodney Cora is called for the reach on Paul Caldwell - foul #2 on Rodney Cora, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Nicholas Matuszeski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 47-50 |