| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gregory Lebron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Welker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Talley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Roy Gay inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo comes up short on the floater from close range | 23-27 |
| 19:33 | DePaul | Richard Womack grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 19:11 | DePaul | Richard Womack scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-27 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ernesto Morales | 26-29 |
| 18:24 | DePaul | Barry Talley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 17:56 | Marquette | William Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 17:54 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Barry Talley | 26-29 |
| 17:50 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 17:25 | Marquette | Gregory Lebron steps in front of the Stephen Hidalgo pass | 26-29 |
| 17:12 | DePaul | Richard Womack splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-29 |
| 17:10 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the easy layup | 26-29 |
| 16:52 | DePaul | Aaron Bedell pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:32 | DePaul | Aaron Bedell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), John Craft (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, William Williams, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 16:32 | DePaul | Aaron Bedell makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:32 | DePaul | Aaron Bedell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:16 | Marquette | Douglas Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 16:14 | Marquette | Douglas Howard snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Barry Talley - foul #2 on Barry Talley, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gregory Lebron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Welker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Bedell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Talley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) SF - Roy Gay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Derrick Welker | 30-31 |
| 15:24 | Marquette | John Craft's floater is knocked away by Aaron Bedell | 30-31 |
| 15:22 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Aaron Bedell | 30-31 |
| 15:12 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Womack | 32-31 |
| 14:44 | Marquette | Roy Gay drills a jumper from close range | 32-33 |
| 14:26 | DePaul | Derrick Welker is fouled on the floor by John Craft - foul #1 on John Craft, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), William Williams (PF), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, John Craft, Michael Rommel | |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Stephen Hidalgo steals it from Aaron Bedell | 32-33 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | The short jumper by Stephen Hidalgo is denied by Aaron Bedell | 32-33 |
| 13:50 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo tips it back up and in | 32-35 |
| 13:38 | DePaul | The jump hook by Aaron Bedell is blocked by William Williams | 32-35 |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Derrick Welker tips it home | 34-35 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Aaron Bedell steps in front of the Ernesto Morales pass | 34-35 |
| 12:55 | DePaul | William Williams doubles Derrick Welker and is called for the reach - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Painter (SF), Michael Nitta (PF), Jeffrey Hazelip (C) Richard Womack, Aaron Bedell, Barry Talley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG) Donald Fitzpatrick | |
| 12:36 | DePaul | Jeffrey Hazelip comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | William Williams snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | Jeffrey Hazelip swats the layup by Antonio Pippin | 34-35 |
| 12:06 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | William Williams misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Nitta - foul #2 on Michael Nitta, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Womack (SF), Aaron Bedell (PF), Barry Talley (C) Bruce Painter, Michael Nitta, Jeffrey Hazelip | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), John Craft (PF) Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin | |
| 11:51 | Marquette | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gregory Lebron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Welker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Bedell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Talley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) SF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | DePaul | Aaron Bedell can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 11:32 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 11:21 | DePaul | Aaron Bedell is open and buries a floater from the right side | 36-36 |
| 11:00 | Marquette | John Craft is fouled on the floor by Barry Talley - foul #3 on Barry Talley, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Zuehls (SG) Derrick Welker | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Douglas Howard, William Williams, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 10:36 | Marquette | Michael Rommel is fouled on the floor by Barry Talley - foul #4 on Barry Talley, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Hazelip (C) Barry Talley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF) Arthur Garmon, Roy Gay | |
| 10:17 | Marquette | John Craft hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregory Lebron - foul #3 on Gregory Lebron, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Nitta (PG), Bruce Painter (SF) Gregory Lebron, Richard Womack | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:17 | Marquette | John Craft makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 10:17 | Marquette | John Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 09:58 | DePaul | Michael Nitta is whistled for traveling | 36-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Welker (PG) Aaron Bedell | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:32 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 09:30 | DePaul | Michael Nitta pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:12 | DePaul | Jeffrey Hazelip loses the dribble to Michael Rommel | 36-38 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 08:40 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ernesto Morales | 36-40 |
| 08:16 | DePaul | Derrick Welker misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Antonio Pippin - foul #4 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gregory Lebron (PG), Richard Womack (SF), Aaron Bedell (PF) Edwin Zuehls, Bruce Painter, Michael Nitta | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Douglas Howard (SG), Roy Gay (SF), William Williams (PF), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin, John Craft, Michael Rommel | |
| 08:16 | DePaul | Derrick Welker misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 08:16 | DePaul | Derrick Welker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | William Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Douglas Howard | 37-42 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gregory Lebron (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Welker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Womack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Bedell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Hazelip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | DePaul | Jeffrey Hazelip is whistled for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Barry Talley (C) Jeffrey Hazelip | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:09 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Barry Talley grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 06:54 | DePaul | Derrick Welker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 06:53 | DePaul | Barry Talley snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 06:32 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron is hacked by Arthur Garmon - foul #2 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Zuehls (SG) Derrick Welker | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard | |
| 06:27 | DePaul | Richard Womack is fouled on the floor by Roy Gay - foul #1 on Roy Gay, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF) Roy Gay | |
| 06:17 | DePaul | Richard Womack connects on the floater near the basket | 39-42 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | Edwin Zuehls is called for the reach on Ernesto Morales - foul #2 on Edwin Zuehls, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Barry Talley snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 05:07 | DePaul | Antonio Pippin steals the ball from Barry Talley | 39-42 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin blows the layup | 39-42 |
| 05:01 | DePaul | Edwin Zuehls snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 04:55 | DePaul | Edwin Zuehls can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-42 |
| 04:53 | DePaul | Barry Talley gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Aaron Bedell drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Edwin Zuehls and he's hacked by Antonio Pippin - foul #5 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Welker (SG) Edwin Zuehls | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), John Craft (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin, William Williams, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Aaron Bedell makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-42 |
| 04:11 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 03:45 | DePaul | John Craft is called for the reach on Aaron Bedell - foul #2 on John Craft, team foul #8 | 42-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Nitta (SF) Richard Womack | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG) Ernesto Morales | |
| 03:45 | DePaul | Aaron Bedell misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Michael Rommel gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Gregory Lebron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Welker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Nitta (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Bedell (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Talley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the jump hook from the right block | 42-44 |
| 03:05 | DePaul | Michael Nitta drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Lebron | 44-44 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | John Craft blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Michael Rommel pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Womack (SF), Jeffrey Hazelip (PF) Michael Nitta, Aaron Bedell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), William Williams (PF), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, John Craft, Michael Rommel | |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales loses the ball out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 02:00 | DePaul | Jeffrey Hazelip is hacked by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #2 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| 02:00 | DePaul | Jeffrey Hazelip makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 02:00 | DePaul | Jeffrey Hazelip misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | William Williams blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Richard Womack grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | Richard Womack is whistled for traveling | 45-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Aaron Bedell (PF) Jeffrey Hazelip | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Derrick Welker is called for the reach on Ernesto Morales - foul #2 on Derrick Welker, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Richard Womack misses the easy layup | 45-46 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | William Williams gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Williams is hacked by Gregory Lebron in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Lebron, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 00:34 | DePaul | Barry Talley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 00:14 | DePaul | Richard Womack misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-47 |
| 00:13 | DePaul | Gregory Lebron pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Richard Womack makes the shot from the left wing set up by Derrick Welker | 47-47 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Roy Gay scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Richard Womack - foul #2 on Richard Womack, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Derrick Welker misses the halfcourt shot | 47-50 |