| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leo Boatner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Wettstein (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Benton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincente Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvador Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Don Benton inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | DePaul | Vincente Costa lays it in | 32-37 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Leo Boatner misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-37 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | John Hendricks grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Leo Boatner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 19:06 | DePaul | Vincente Costa pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:39 | DePaul | Vincente Costa clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 32-37 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | Leo Boatner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Leo Boatner buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Larry Wettstein | 35-37 |
| 18:05 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-37 |
| 18:03 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:42 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Vincente Costa | 35-40 |
| 17:22 | Marquette | Leo Boatner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 17:20 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 16:57 | DePaul | Don Benton double dribbles | 35-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Robin Hazzard (SF), Eric Gorney (C) Leo Boatner, Wesley Kendrick, John Hendricks | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Elam (SF), Gerardo Garcia (PF) Don Benton, Salvador Reyes | |
| 16:45 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Eric Gorney tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 16:27 | DePaul | Charles Saunders is called for the reach on Darryl Hamblen - foul #2 on Charles Saunders, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Fernando Quinones (PF) Larry Wettstein | |
| Subs | DePaul | James James (SG) Thomas Nowosielski | |
| 16:12 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Frank Everitt is whistled for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leo Boatner (PG), Wesley Kendrick (SF) Frank Everitt, Fernando Quinones | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Brennan (PG), Don Benton (SF), Vincent Mangels (C) James James, James Elam, Gerardo Garcia | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leo Boatner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robin Hazzard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Gorney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Benton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincente Costa (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Dave Brennan's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski (SF) Don Benton | |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dave Brennan - foul #4 on Dave Brennan, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hendricks (PF) Wesley Kendrick | |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF) Dave Brennan | |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:10 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Vincente Costa | 38-42 |
| 14:55 | Marquette | John Hendricks can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-42 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Don Benton pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Eric Gorney - foul #2 on Eric Gorney, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick (SF), Larry Wettstein (C) Robin Hazzard, Eric Gorney | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | John Hendricks hits a runner from the baseline set up by Leo Boatner | 40-45 |
| 13:38 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen misses badly on a shot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | John Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:34 | Marquette | Leo Boatner's pass is intercepted by Darryl Hamblen in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 40-45 |
| 13:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Leo Boatner | 40-45 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Leo Boatner is fouled on the floor by Don Benton - foul #1 on Don Benton, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Eric Gorney (C) Leo Boatner, John Hendricks | |
| Subs | DePaul | James James (SG), James Elam (SF) Thomas Nowosielski, Don Benton | |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Charles Saunders clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 12:30 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Gorney - foul #3 on Eric Gorney, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robin Hazzard (SF) Charles Saunders | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:13 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard travels with the ball | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robin Hazzard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Wettstein (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eric Gorney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Elam (fresh) PF - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 11:27 | Marquette | Frank Everitt gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Vincente Costa - foul #3 on Vincente Costa, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Saunders (SG) Wesley Kendrick | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski (PG) James James | |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:19 | DePaul | Vincente Costa gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:54 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Elam | 40-49 |
| 10:42 | Marquette | Thomas Nowosielski is called for the reach on Frank Everitt - foul #1 on Thomas Nowosielski, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leo Boatner (PG), John Hendricks (PF), Fernando Quinones (C) Frank Everitt, Larry Wettstein, Eric Gorney | |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF) James Elam | |
| 10:30 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard blows the layup | 40-49 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | Charles Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | Vincente Costa steals the ball from Fernando Quinones | 42-49 |
| 09:34 | DePaul | Vincente Costa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charles Saunders | 42-49 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Charles Saunders connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Fernando Quinones | 44-49 |
| 08:57 | DePaul | Vincente Costa misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robin Hazzard - foul #1 on Robin Hazzard, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Wesley Kendrick (SF), Larry Wettstein (PF), Eric Gorney (C) Charles Saunders, Robin Hazzard, John Hendricks, Fernando Quinones | |
| Subs | DePaul | James James (SG) Darryl Hamblen | |
| 08:57 | DePaul | Vincente Costa makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:57 | DePaul | Vincente Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:57 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Frank Everitt is fouled on the floor by Vincente Costa - foul #4 on Vincente Costa, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia (PF), Salvador Reyes (C) Vincente Costa, Vincent Mangels | |
| 08:40 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein clanks a driving attempt from close range | 44-50 |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Don Benton grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 08:15 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes banks in the layup on a great pass from Don Benton and the foul's on Larry Wettstein - foul #3 on Larry Wettstein, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Elam (SF) Don Benton | |
| 08:15 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Eric Gorney drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Wesley Kendrick | 46-53 |
| 07:46 | DePaul | Eric Gorney is called for the reach on James Elam - foul #4 on Eric Gorney, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Saunders (SG) Leo Boatner | |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Brennan (PG), Darryl Hamblen (SG), Vincent Mangels (C) Thomas Nowosielski, James James, Salvador Reyes | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Wettstein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Eric Gorney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Elam (fresh) PF - Gerardo Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. C - Vincent Mangels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 07:28 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels misses the tip | 46-53 |
| 07:26 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick loses the dribble to Darryl Hamblen | 46-55 |
| 06:55 | DePaul | James Elam is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 06:54 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 06:37 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels blows the wide open layup | 46-55 |
| 06:14 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels tips it back up and in | 46-57 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Frank Everitt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 06:02 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia misses the lay-in | 46-57 |
| 05:38 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels tips it home | 46-59 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leo Boatner (PG), John Hendricks (PF) Frank Everitt, Eric Gorney | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski (SF), Vincente Costa (PF) James Elam, Gerardo Garcia | |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Vincent Mangels is called for the reach on Leo Boatner - foul #4 on Vincent Mangels, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein misses the fadeaway from close range | 46-59 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | Charles Saunders tips it in | 48-59 |
| 04:56 | DePaul | Dave Brennan misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 48-59 |
| 04:54 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels can't tip it in | 48-59 |
| 04:52 | DePaul | Vincente Costa can't tip it in | 48-59 |
| 04:50 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Charles Saunders is called for the reach on Thomas Nowosielski - foul #3 on Charles Saunders, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | John Hendricks misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Vincent Mangels - foul #5 on Vincent Mangels, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Salvador Reyes (C) Vincent Mangels | |
| 04:24 | Marquette | John Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | John Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Vincente Costa jams it on a great pass from Thomas Nowosielski | 50-63 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein is whistled for a carry | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | DePaul | Larry Wettstein steals it from Darryl Hamblen | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leo Boatner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hendricks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Wettstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vincente Costa (fresh) 19 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Salvador Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Marquette | Charles Saunders scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Wesley Kendrick | 53-63 |
| 02:49 | DePaul | Dave Brennan scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Nowosielski and the foul's on Leo Boatner - foul #2 on Leo Boatner, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Robin Hazzard (SF), Fernando Quinones (PF), Eric Gorney (C) Charles Saunders, Wesley Kendrick, John Hendricks, Larry Wettstein | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:49 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Leo Boatner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 02:30 | DePaul | Dave Brennan gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Eric Gorney snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 01:52 | Marquette | Leo Boatner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones snags the offensive board | 53-66 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Nowosielski - foul #2 on Thomas Nowosielski, team foul #8 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Saunders (SG) Leo Boatner | |
| Subs | DePaul | James James (SG), Don Benton (SF), Gerardo Garcia (PF) Darryl Hamblen, Thomas Nowosielski, Vincente Costa | |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:38 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Dave Brennan connects on the floater from the left block set up by James James and he's fouled by Frank Everitt - foul #2 on Frank Everitt, team foul #9 | 54-68 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:59 | Marquette | Frank Everitt misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia grabs the board | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Don Benton misses the lay-in | 54-69 |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Charles Saunders lays it in | 56-69 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Dave Brennan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-69 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Charles Saunders grabs the board | 56-69 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Salvador Reyes runs out the clock | 56-69 |