| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Benton (fresh) PF - Vincente Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charles Saunders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robin Hazzard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hendricks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Wettstein (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Don Benton inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:31 | DePaul | Vincente Costa misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-33 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | John Hendricks gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | Charles Saunders comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-33 |
| 19:23 | DePaul | Vincente Costa snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 19:01 | DePaul | Vincente Costa buries a floater in the lane | 26-33 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | John Hendricks makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Saunders | 26-35 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | John Hendricks steps in front of the Vincente Costa pass | 26-35 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein misses short on a shot in the lane | 26-35 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses the tip | 26-35 |
| 18:07 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:38 | DePaul | Vincente Costa misses the lay-in | 26-35 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Charles Saunders buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 17:10 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen is fouled on the floor by Wesley Kendrick - foul #2 on Wesley Kendrick, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Elam (SF) Don Benton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Gorney (C) John Hendricks | |
| 16:42 | DePaul | James Elam lays it up and in | 28-37 |
| 16:39 | Marquette | Charles Saunders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | James James (SG) Thomas Nowosielski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Fernando Quinones (PF) Larry Wettstein | |
| 16:21 | DePaul | Vincente Costa drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Darryl Hamblen | 30-37 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones is fouled on the floor by Vincente Costa - foul #1 on Vincente Costa, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF) James Elam | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hendricks (PF) Robin Hazzard | |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Brennan (PG), Thomas Nowosielski (SF) James James, Don Benton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leo Boatner (PG), Larry Wettstein (C) Wesley Kendrick, Fernando Quinones | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Mangels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leo Boatner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Gorney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hendricks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Wettstein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:14 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away set up by Darryl Hamblen | 33-37 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Leo Boatner drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Larry Wettstein | 33-40 |
| 14:49 | DePaul | Dave Brennan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Gorney - foul #1 on Eric Gorney, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robin Hazzard (SF) Eric Gorney | |
| 14:49 | DePaul | Dave Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:49 | DePaul | Dave Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | John Hendricks grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | John Hendricks is called for traveling | 33-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Fernando Quinones (PF) John Hendricks | |
| 14:27 | DePaul | Vincente Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-40 |
| 14:05 | DePaul | Vincente Costa gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dave Brennan and he's hacked by Leo Boatner - foul #4 on Leo Boatner, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Wesley Kendrick (SF) Leo Boatner, Larry Wettstein | |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Fernando Quinones | 35-40 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Saunders | 35-43 |
| 13:23 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen is hacked by Charles Saunders - foul #1 on Charles Saunders, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF) Thomas Nowosielski | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hendricks (PF), Eric Gorney (C) Robin Hazzard, Fernando Quinones | |
| 13:07 | DePaul | Dave Brennan scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincent Mangels | 37-43 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 12:48 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:27 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dave Brennan | 39-43 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Vincent Mangels is called for the reach on Eric Gorney - foul #3 on Vincent Mangels, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski (SF), Salvador Reyes (C) Don Benton, Vincent Mangels | |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Wettstein (C) Eric Gorney | |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein's fadeaway is rejected by Vincente Costa | 39-43 |
| 11:52 | DePaul | Vincente Costa snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 11:32 | DePaul | Dave Brennan is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 39-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robin Hazzard (SF), Eric Gorney (C) Wesley Kendrick, John Hendricks | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Salvador Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Charles Saunders (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robin Hazzard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Wettstein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Gorney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:11 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Vincente Costa | 39-43 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Everitt - foul #4 on Frank Everitt, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia (PF), Vincent Mangels (C) Vincente Costa, Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick (SG) Frank Everitt | |
| 10:50 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Charles Saunders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-43 |
| 10:36 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Dave Brennan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robin Hazzard - foul #1 on Robin Hazzard, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | James James (SG), Don Benton (SF) Darryl Hamblen, Thomas Nowosielski | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hendricks (PF) Eric Gorney | |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:11 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | Charles Saunders is hacked by Don Benton - foul #3 on Don Benton, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vincente Costa (PF) Gerardo Garcia | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vincente Costa - foul #2 on Vincente Costa, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | John Hendricks grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick drills a turnaround from the right block | 43-46 |
| 09:08 | DePaul | Dave Brennan splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vincent Mangels | 45-46 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Don Benton takes the ball from John Hendricks | 45-46 |
| 08:45 | DePaul | Charles Saunders picks off the pass by Don Benton | 45-46 |
| 08:41 | Marquette | Charles Saunders lays it up and in | 45-48 |
| 08:21 | DePaul | Dave Brennan is hacked by Charles Saunders - foul #2 on Charles Saunders, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen (SG), Thomas Nowosielski (SF), Salvador Reyes (C) James James, Don Benton, Vincent Mangels | |
| Subs | Marquette | Fernando Quinones (PF), Eric Gorney (C) John Hendricks, Larry Wettstein | |
| 08:21 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:21 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:11 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:57 | Marquette | The jump hook by Eric Gorney is blocked by Salvador Reyes | 47-48 |
| 07:55 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 07:39 | DePaul | Vincente Costa misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 07:38 | DePaul | Vincente Costa tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Robin Hazzard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF) Dave Brennan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Leo Boatner (SG) Charles Saunders, Robin Hazzard | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Don Benton (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Salvador Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Leo Boatner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Gorney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:51 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen is called for traveling | 49-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Vincent Mangels (C) Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hendricks (PF), Larry Wettstein (C) Wesley Kendrick, Fernando Quinones | |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Leo Boatner | 49-50 |
| 06:19 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels misses long on a shot in the paint | 49-50 |
| 06:17 | DePaul | Vincente Costa tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | John Hendricks misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Vincente Costa - foul #3 on Vincente Costa, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gerardo Garcia (PF) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:02 | Marquette | John Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | John Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:33 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the left block | 53-51 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Eric Gorney's pass is intercepted by Thomas Nowosielski | 53-51 |
| 05:21 | DePaul | Don Benton lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Nowosielski | 55-51 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Eric Gorney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 05:01 | DePaul | Don Benton gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:43 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-51 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Eric Gorney pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein connects on the turnaround from the left block | 55-53 |
| 04:25 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dave Brennan (PG), Vincente Costa (PF) Don Benton, Gerardo Garcia | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Saunders (SG), Wesley Kendrick (SF) Frank Everitt, Eric Gorney | |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Larry Wettstein is called for the reach on Thomas Nowosielski - foul #2 on Larry Wettstein, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Charles Saunders buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-56 |
| 03:44 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Charles Saunders gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Thomas Nowosielski swats the layup by Charles Saunders | 57-56 |
| 03:26 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:02 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen is called for 3 seconds | 57-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Gorney (C) John Hendricks | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dave Brennan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Hamblen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Nowosielski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincente Costa (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Vincent Mangels (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leo Boatner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Wettstein (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Gorney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 02:49 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:30 | DePaul | A charge is called on Vincent Mangels - foul #4 on Vincent Mangels, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Don Benton (SF), Salvador Reyes (C) Thomas Nowosielski, Vincent Mangels | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 02:07 | DePaul | Dave Brennan pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:07 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Nowosielski (SF), Vincent Mangels (C) Don Benton, Salvador Reyes | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Hendricks (PF) Eric Gorney | |
| 01:46 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Nowosielski | 60-56 |
| 01:33 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Kendrick | 60-56 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 60-56 |
| 01:16 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Vincent Mangels slams it home on a nice dish by Darryl Hamblen | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:48 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein misses the easy layup | 62-56 |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Dave Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:44 | DePaul | Leo Boatner is called for the reach on Dave Brennan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leo Boatner, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG) Leo Boatner | |
| 00:44 | DePaul | Dave Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | John Hendricks gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Thomas Nowosielski steals the ball from Frank Everitt | 62-56 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen is hacked by Charles Saunders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Saunders, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Vincente Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:30 | DePaul | Vincente Costa is hacked by Frank Everitt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank Everitt, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robin Hazzard (SF) Frank Everitt | |
| 00:30 | DePaul | Vincente Costa makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:30 | DePaul | Vincente Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Charles Saunders makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wesley Kendrick | 65-59 |
| 00:21 | DePaul | Wesley Kendrick is called for the reach on Darryl Hamblen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wesley Kendrick, team foul #12 | 65-59 |
| 00:21 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:21 | DePaul | Darryl Hamblen misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Larry Wettstein | 66-59 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | John Hendricks is called for traveling | 66-59 |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Dave Brennan is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Saunders - foul #4 on Charles Saunders, team foul #13 | 66-59 |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:12 | DePaul | Dave Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Larry Wettstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Dave Brennan runs out the clock | 68-59 |