| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) SG - Homer Milne (fresh) SF - James Critchfield (fresh) PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) PF - David Rogers (fresh) C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is hacked by John Johannsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Johannsen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Marquette | James Critchfield is fouled on the floor by Joshua Yardbrough - foul #1 on Joshua Yardbrough, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Critchfield and he's hacked by John Johannsen - foul #2 on John Johannsen, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG) John Johannsen | |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki's floater is tipped away by Nenad Denisov | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | DePaul | David Rogers can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick loses the dribble to Joshua Yardbrough | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough buries a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by David Rogers - foul #1 on David Rogers, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Joe Lawson (C) Benjamin Slick, Homer Milne, James Critchfield, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | David Rogers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | DePaul | David Rogers grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan makes the jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lavern Nawrocki - foul #1 on Lavern Nawrocki, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:25 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Yardbrough | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | Marquette | David Rogers swats the shot by Richard Johnson | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:57 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joe Lawson - foul #1 on Joe Lawson, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Andre Romano (PF) Michael Dotson, Nenad Denisov | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:57 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) SG - Robert Sedgwick (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Andre Romano (fresh) C - Joe Lawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Juan | 7-9 |
| 15:30 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough is fouled on the floor by Robert Sedgwick - foul #1 on Robert Sedgwick, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Homer Milne (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Donald Buchanon, Robert Sedgwick, Richard Johnson, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:16 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough is hacked by Homer Milne - foul #1 on Homer Milne, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Johnson (SF), Joe Lawson (C) James Critchfield, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:59 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan loses the ball out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), James Critchfield (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Richard Johnson, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jamie Singleton - foul #1 on Jamie Singleton, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Robert Sedgwick (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Donald Buchanon, Homer Milne, James Critchfield | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (PG), Tyrone Nicholson (SF), Samuel Tidwell (PF) Lavern Nawrocki, Jeffrey Juan, David Rogers | |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:30 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:15 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Ernie Cantrell | 7-9 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | Jamie Singleton steps in front of the Benjamin Slick pass | 7-9 |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Andre Romano swats the layup by Tony Keltner | 7-9 |
| 13:29 | Marquette | Andre Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick drills a 3 from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 12:50 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua Yardbrough | 10-11 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Joshua Yardbrough takes the ball from Ernie Cantrell | 10-11 |
| 12:27 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough lays it in | 10-13 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:05 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:40 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Tony Keltner | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Sedgwick (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Andre Romano (fairly fresh) C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tony Keltner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Nicholson (fresh) PF - Samuel Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-15 |
| 11:15 | DePaul | Tyrone Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:52 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough connects on the turnaround in the lane | 10-17 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Richard Johnson is hacked by Samuel Tidwell - foul #1 on Samuel Tidwell, team foul #7 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Homer Milne (SG), Nenad Denisov (PF), Joe Lawson (C) Benjamin Slick, Robert Sedgwick, Andre Romano, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), David Rogers (PF), John Foulks (C) Tony Keltner, Tyrone Nicholson, Samuel Tidwell, Jamie Singleton | |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov gets the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the fadeaway in the lane | 12-17 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan loses the ball out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:41 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 09:40 | DePaul | David Rogers pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Joe Lawson takes the ball from Jeffrey Juan | 12-17 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the shot from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 08:33 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan can't connect on a shot from the left side | 14-17 |
| 08:32 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Dotson | 14-17 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Homer Milne makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 07:50 | DePaul | David Rogers drills a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Nenad Denisov - foul #1 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Andre Romano (PF) Michael Dotson, Nenad Denisov | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (SG), Samuel Tidwell (C) Joshua Yardbrough, John Foulks | |
| 07:50 | DePaul | David Rogers makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:33 | Marquette | James Critchfield can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 16-20 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Andre Romano grabs the offensive board | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) SG - Homer Milne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Critchfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Romano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Lawson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) SG - Tony Keltner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Marquette | James Critchfield loses the dribble to Tony Keltner | 16-20 |
| 06:55 | DePaul | David Rogers travels with the ball | 16-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Nenad Denisov (PF) Donald Buchanon, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tyrone Nicholson (SF), Jamie Singleton (C) Jeffrey Juan, David Rogers | |
| 06:27 | Marquette | James Critchfield hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nenad Denisov | 19-20 |
| 06:08 | DePaul | Joe Lawson blocks the jumper by Tyrone Nicholson | 19-20 |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Homer Milne pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nenad Denisov | 22-20 |
| 05:23 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nenad Denisov - foul #2 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan (SF), David Rogers (PF) Tyrone Nicholson, Samuel Tidwell | |
| 05:23 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:23 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Andre Romano clanks a shot from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Andre Romano tips it home | 24-22 |
| 04:33 | DePaul | Tony Keltner makes the floater from the right wing set up by Lavern Nawrocki | 24-24 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Lavern Nawrocki - foul #2 on Lavern Nawrocki, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Homer Milne, James Critchfield | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG) Lavern Nawrocki | |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:53 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton is whistled for a carry | 27-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Nenad Denisov (PF) Donald Buchanon, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG) Tony Keltner | |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Joshua Yardbrough is called for the reach on Benjamin Slick - foul #2 on Joshua Yardbrough, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joe Lawson (C) Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell (C) Jamie Singleton | |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 03:10 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Sedgwick (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joe Lawson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Marquette | Richard Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 02:46 | DePaul | John Johannsen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nenad Denisov - foul #3 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #6 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Homer Milne (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Andre Romano (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Robert Sedgwick, Richard Johnson, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (SF), John Foulks (C) Jeffrey Juan, David Rogers | |
| 02:46 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:46 | DePaul | John Johannsen misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:46 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 3rd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Homer Milne clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 02:24 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Samuel Tidwell is called for 5 seconds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG) Homer Milne | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamie Singleton (C) John Foulks | |
| 01:37 | Marquette | James Critchfield scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andre Romano | 31-26 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on James Critchfield - foul #1 on James Critchfield, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Joe Lawson (C) Michael Dotson, James Critchfield, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan (SF), David Rogers (PF) Joshua Yardbrough, Samuel Tidwell | |
| 01:24 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Robert Sedgwick drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Benjamin Slick | 34-28 |
| 00:44 | DePaul | Joe Lawson swats the short shot by Jamie Singleton | 34-28 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | David Rogers tips it but misses | 34-28 |
| 00:41 | DePaul | Jamie Singleton tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Andre Romano hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Keltner - foul #1 on Tony Keltner, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (PG), Homer Milne (SG), James Critchfield (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Benjamin Slick, Robert Sedgwick, Richard Johnson, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG) John Johannsen | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (PG) Michael Dotson | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG) Tony Keltner | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Homer Milne comes up short on the floater in the lane | 36-30 |