| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Juan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Juan, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 19:18 | DePaul | Harland Hunter can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-23 |
| 19:16 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov hits the finger roll set up by Abraham Brown | 39-23 |
| 18:44 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-23 |
| 18:43 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan grabs the offensive board | 39-23 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Harland Hunter is whistled for traveling | 39-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF) Abraham Brown, Donald Buchanon, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Joe Lawson blows the layup | 39-23 |
| 18:01 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 17:54 | DePaul | Harland Hunter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-23 |
| 17:52 | Marquette | James Critchfield gets the rebound | 39-23 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Lavern Nawrocki steals the ball from James Critchfield | 39-23 |
| 17:42 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki banks in the layup | 39-25 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick buries a jumpshot from the right side | 41-25 |
| 17:10 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan is hacked by Michael Dotson - foul #2 on Michael Dotson, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Gary McNab (SF), John Foulks (PF) Lavern Nawrocki, Jeffrey Juan, David Rogers | |
| 16:55 | DePaul | Darrell Christmas steals the ball from Jamie Singleton | 41-25 |
| 16:34 | Marquette | John Foulks swats the short shot by Andre Romano | 41-25 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas tips it but misses | 41-25 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov gets the offensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 16:08 | Marquette | Andre Romano misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Gary McNab - foul #1 on Gary McNab, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG), David Rogers (PF), Samuel Tidwell (C) Harland Hunter, John Foulks, Jamie Singleton | |
| 16:08 | Marquette | Andre Romano misses the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 16:08 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 15:51 | DePaul | Benjamin Slick picks off the pass by David Rogers | 42-25 |
| 15:46 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas lays it up and in on a great pass from Benjamin Slick | 44-25 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Andre Romano (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fresh) SF - Gary McNab (fresh) PF - David Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Tidwell (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:37 | DePaul | Gary McNab is fouled on the floor by Nenad Denisov - foul #3 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #2 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Ernie Cantrell (C) Donald Buchanon, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), Dannie Warden (PF) John Johannsen, Gary McNab, Samuel Tidwell | |
| 15:29 | DePaul | Dannie Warden drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lavern Nawrocki | 44-27 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:51 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-27 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov grabs the defensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov's floater is tipped away by Dannie Warden | 44-27 |
| 14:25 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 14:08 | DePaul | David Rogers can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-27 |
| 14:07 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough can't tip it in | 44-27 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | David Rogers steps in front of the Ernie Cantrell pass | 44-27 |
| 13:15 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Harland Hunter (SG), Gary McNab (SF), Jamie Singleton (C) Lavern Nawrocki, Joshua Yardbrough, Jeffrey Juan, David Rogers | |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Michael Dotson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Abraham Brown | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:36 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton banks in the layup | 47-29 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Michael Dotson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-29 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Abraham Brown tips it in | 49-29 |
| 11:56 | DePaul | John Johannsen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 11:54 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton hits the follow up shot | 49-31 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Abraham Brown loses the dribble to Gary McNab | 49-31 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dotson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Lawson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andre Romano (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) SG - Harland Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McNab (fresh) PF - Dannie Warden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | DePaul | Gary McNab is fouled on the floor by Michael Dotson - foul #3 on Michael Dotson, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), David Rogers (PF) John Johannsen, Gary McNab, Dannie Warden | |
| 11:08 | DePaul | Harland Hunter misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Singleton - foul #1 on Jamie Singleton, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG) Benjamin Slick | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:37 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the 2nd free throw | 50-31 |
| 10:37 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 10:29 | DePaul | Harland Hunter makes the shot from just outside the lane | 50-33 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | Abraham Brown hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Critchfield and he's fouled by Lavern Nawrocki - foul #2 on Lavern Nawrocki, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andre Romano (C) Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell (C) Jamie Singleton | |
| 10:02 | Marquette | Abraham Brown makes the free throw | 53-33 |
| 09:47 | DePaul | The jump hook by Jeffrey Juan is blocked by Andre Romano | 53-33 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Abraham Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov clanks a shot near the basket | 53-33 |
| 09:19 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| 09:13 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | Andre Romano gets the rebound | 53-33 |
| 08:47 | Marquette | James Critchfield drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Christmas | 56-33 |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-33 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Abraham Brown | 56-33 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Darrell Christmas | 58-33 |
| 08:15 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell loses the ball out of bounds | 58-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Joshua Yardbrough (SG), Gary McNab (SF), Dannie Warden (PF), Jamie Singleton (C) Lavern Nawrocki, Harland Hunter, Jeffrey Juan, David Rogers, Samuel Tidwell | |
| 07:48 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Buchanon | 61-33 |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Gary McNab knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-36 |
| 07:34 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 07:16 | DePaul | Dannie Warden misses the lay-in | 61-36 |
| 07:14 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Yardbrough | 61-36 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fresh) SF - Gary McNab (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dannie Warden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dannie Warden | 61-38 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 61-38 |
| 06:41 | DePaul | Dannie Warden grabs the defensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | James Critchfield steps in front of the Dannie Warden pass | 61-38 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | John Johannsen is called for the reach on Benjamin Slick - foul #1 on John Johannsen, team foul #5 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Andre Romano (C) James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rogers (PF), Samuel Tidwell (C) Dannie Warden, Jamie Singleton | |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Joe Lawson connects on the shot from the left block set up by Michael Dotson | 63-38 |
| 05:29 | DePaul | Gary McNab blows the layup | 63-38 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joe Lawson | 63-38 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #4 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (SG), John Foulks (PF) Joshua Yardbrough, Gary McNab | |
| 05:02 | DePaul | James Critchfield is called for the reach on Tony Keltner - foul #3 on James Critchfield, team foul #5 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Andre Romano (C) Abraham Brown, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:56 | DePaul | The jumper by Tony Keltner is denied by Joe Lawson | 63-38 |
| 04:54 | DePaul | David Rogers grabs the offensive board | 63-38 |
| 04:45 | DePaul | John Johannsen misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Slick - foul #2 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #6 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:45 | DePaul | John Johannsen misses the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 04:45 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Benjamin Slick | 65-39 |
| 04:21 | DePaul | John Johannsen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG), Gary McNab (SF) John Johannsen, David Rogers | |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Nenad Denisov | 67-39 |
| 03:44 | DePaul | The jump hook by Joshua Yardbrough is blocked by Darrell Christmas | 67-39 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Andre Romano | 67-39 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-39 |
| 03:17 | DePaul | John Foulks grabs the board | 67-39 |
| 03:13 | DePaul | Nenad Denisov blocks the jumper by Joshua Yardbrough | 67-39 |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Andre Romano gets the rebound | 67-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Abraham Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nenad Denisov (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Andre Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tony Keltner (fresh) SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fairly fresh) SF - Gary McNab (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Foulks (fresh) C - Samuel Tidwell (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is whistled for traveling | 67-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Donald Buchanon, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rogers (PF) Samuel Tidwell | |
| 02:52 | DePaul | David Rogers misses the 3 from the right wing | 67-39 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | James Critchfield snags the defensive board | 67-39 |
| 02:34 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell drills a jumper in the lane set up by Benjamin Slick and the foul's on John Foulks - foul #1 on John Foulks, team foul #6 | 69-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Samuel Tidwell (C) Joshua Yardbrough, John Foulks | |
| 02:34 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the free throw | 69-39 |
| 02:34 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell gets the rebound | 69-39 |
| 02:21 | DePaul | David Rogers knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Tony Keltner | 69-41 |
| 02:09 | Marquette | Michael Dotson misses the 3 from the right corner | 69-41 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | James Critchfield tips it but misses | 69-41 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Joe Lawson tips it in | 71-41 |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Gary McNab misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-41 |
| 01:53 | DePaul | David Rogers tips it home | 71-43 |
| 01:43 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Dotson | 73-43 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | John Johannsen loses the dribble to Benjamin Slick in the backcourt | 73-43 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Michael Dotson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Benjamin Slick | 75-43 |
| 01:33 | DePaul | John Johannsen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Rogers | 75-46 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | James Critchfield clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tony Keltner - foul #1 on Tony Keltner, team foul #7 | 75-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG) Tony Keltner | |
| 01:12 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the 1st free throw | 76-46 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 77-46 |
| 00:54 | DePaul | Gary McNab's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-46 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Samuel Tidwell - foul #2 on Samuel Tidwell, team foul #8 | 77-46 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 78-46 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 79-46 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell is fouled on the floor by Ernie Cantrell - foul #1 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #7 | 79-46 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 79-47 |
| 00:23 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-48 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick runs out the clock | 79-48 |