| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) SG - Jason Parks (fresh) SF - Robert Tran (fresh) PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) C - William Stitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) PF - Sam Large (fresh) C - Benton Hart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Benton Hart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Benton Hart | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Robert Tran comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Benton Hart | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | DePaul | David Newton hits the follow up shot | 0-5 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses the easy layup | 0-5 |
| 18:39 | DePaul | Benton Hart pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:14 | DePaul | David Newton can't tip it in | 0-5 |
| 18:13 | Marquette | Jason Parks snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ross Mergenthaler - foul #1 on Ross Mergenthaler, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | DePaul | Benton Hart gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | David Newton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Beckwith - foul #1 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:16 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio loses the ball out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | William Stitt can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 16:46 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:33 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 16:31 | DePaul | Benton Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:11 | DePaul | Sam Large comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Willie Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith tips it home | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) SG - Jason Parks (fresh) SF - Robert Tran (fresh) PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Stitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Robert Tran steals the ball from Ross Mergenthaler | 2-5 |
| 15:19 | Marquette | Willie Rose comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | William Stitt grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith is fouled on the floor by Sam Large - foul #1 on Sam Large, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG) David Newton, Qing-nan Chio | |
| 14:38 | Marquette | Sam Large denies the turnaround by Robert Tran | 2-5 |
| 14:36 | DePaul | Sam Large pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 14:31 | DePaul | Joseph Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Beckwith | 2-5 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Benton Hart blocks the short jumper by William Stitt | 2-5 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | Robert Tran snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 13:52 | Marquette | Willie Rose connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 13:42 | DePaul | Sam Large connects on the jump hook from the right block | 4-7 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | William Stitt is called for traveling | 4-7 |
| 13:08 | DePaul | Sam Large buries a jump hook from close range | 4-9 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | William Stitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG) Joseph Brown, Thomas Fannin | |
| 12:32 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-9 |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Robert Tran gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Willie Rose comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 4-9 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | The jumper by Ross Mergenthaler is denied by Thomas Beckwith | 4-9 |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Benton Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 11:45 | DePaul | Sam Large throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Collins (SF), Cedric Pike (PF) Ross Mergenthaler, Sam Large | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) PF - Cedric Pike (fresh) C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 11:22 | DePaul | Robert Collins snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 11:15 | DePaul | David Newton misses the 3 from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | William Stitt grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Benton Hart grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses the floater from the right side | 4-9 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Thomas Beckwith | 4-9 |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Robert Tran scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Rose | 7-9 |
| 09:57 | DePaul | David Newton misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 7-9 |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Qing-nan Chio - foul #1 on Qing-nan Chio, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (SG), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Jason Parks, William Stitt | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG), Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Sam Large (PF) David Newton, Qing-nan Chio, Robert Collins, Benton Hart | |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 09:33 | DePaul | Joseph Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 09:16 | DePaul | Cedric Pike double dribbles | 8-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (PG) Willie Rose | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bill Sullivan (C) Cedric Pike | |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 8-9 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler tips it home | 8-11 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Parks (SG) Reyes Fleming | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Parks - foul #1 on Jason Parks, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Carl Jones (C) Gilbert Higgins, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | DePaul | Cedric Pike (C) Bill Sullivan | |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Robert Tran is hacked by Sam Large - foul #2 on Sam Large, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG), Benton Hart (C) Joseph Brown, Thomas Fannin, Sam Large | |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Jason Parks is called for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (SF), William Stitt (C) Robert Tran, Carl Jones | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Braun (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Pike (fresh) C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | DePaul | David Newton makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Qing-nan Chio | 9-14 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Jason Parks is fouled on the floor by Cedric Pike - foul #1 on Cedric Pike, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (SG), Robert Tran (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Jason Parks, Robert Braun, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bill Sullivan (PF) Cedric Pike | |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Reyes Fleming | 12-14 |
| 06:22 | DePaul | William Stitt steals it from David Newton | 12-14 |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Willie Rose | 14-14 |
| 05:52 | DePaul | David Newton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Willie Rose - foul #1 on Willie Rose, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (PG), Jason Parks (SG), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Willie Rose, Reyes Fleming, William Stitt | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (SG), Robert Collins (SF), Sam Large (PF) Qing-nan Chio, Ross Mergenthaler, Benton Hart | |
| 05:52 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 05:52 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | David Newton steals the ball from Thomas Beckwith | 14-16 |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Sam Large misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Tran - foul #1 on Robert Tran, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Cedric Pike (C) David Newton, Bill Sullivan | |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Sam Large makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 05:08 | DePaul | Sam Large misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 04:37 | DePaul | Sam Large grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 04:23 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sam Large | 14-19 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Jason Parks misses long on a jump hook from close range | 14-19 |
| 03:53 | DePaul | Sam Large gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 03:49 | DePaul | Gilbert Higgins is called for the reach on Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Gilbert Higgins, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Reyes Fleming (SG), Robert Braun (SF), William Stitt (C) Gilbert Higgins, Jason Parks, Robert Tran, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Qing-nan Chio (SG), Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Benton Hart (C) Joseph Brown, Thomas Fannin, Robert Collins, Cedric Pike | |
| 03:28 | DePaul | David Newton misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-19 |
| 03:26 | Marquette | William Stitt gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Braun (fresh) PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Sam Large - foul #3 on Sam Large, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Cedric Pike (PF) Sam Large | |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | David Newton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Willie Rose - foul #2 on Willie Rose, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Parks (SG), Robert Tran (SF) Reyes Fleming, Robert Braun | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:55 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | Willie Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (PF) Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:25 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 02:23 | DePaul | Benton Hart hits the follow up shot | 16-23 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Willie Rose is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Cedric Pike - foul #2 on Cedric Pike, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 01:59 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio is fouled on the floor by Jason Parks - foul #2 on Jason Parks, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith (PF) Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Bill Sullivan (PF) David Newton, Cedric Pike | |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | William Stitt is hacked by Ross Mergenthaler - foul #2 on Ross Mergenthaler, team foul #9 | 18-25 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 01:28 | Marquette | William Stitt misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 01:28 | DePaul | Bill Sullivan gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 01:13 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Brown | 19-28 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Robert Tran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Benton Hart gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Bill Sullivan and the foul's on Jason Parks - foul #3 on Jason Parks, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (SG), Robert Braun (SF), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Jason Parks, Robert Tran, William Stitt | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Robert Collins (SF), Cedric Pike (PF) Joseph Brown, Ross Mergenthaler, Bill Sullivan | |
| 00:29 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio makes the free throw | 19-31 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Willie Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (SG) Qing-nan Chio | |
| 00:03 | DePaul | David Newton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Thomas Fannin grabs the offensive board | 19-31 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | The clock runs out | 19-31 |