| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bruce Painter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jurica Zador (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ralph William (fresh) PF - Edward Chase (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 19:45 | DePaul | Edward Chase grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 19:27 | DePaul | Ralph William misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 31-30 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-30 |
| 18:55 | DePaul | Michael Rommel denies the turnaround by Jurica Zador | 33-30 |
| 18:54 | DePaul | Jerry Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:38 | DePaul | Jurica Zador works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:21 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-30 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Edward Chase hits the finger roll | 36-32 |
| 17:35 | Marquette | Bruce Painter is called for the reach on Donald Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Bruce Painter, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Edward Chase takes the ball from Antonio Pippin | 36-32 |
| 17:06 | DePaul | Edward Chase is fouled on the floor by Andrei Pijanowski - foul #3 on Andrei Pijanowski, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF), Joseph Page (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin, Andrei Pijanowski, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:42 | DePaul | Edward Chase is hacked by Shilin Xia - foul #2 on Shilin Xia, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 16:26 | DePaul | Edward Chase can't finish the layup but the foul's on Arthur Garmon - foul #1 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| 16:26 | DePaul | Edward Chase makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:26 | DePaul | Edward Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:19 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales is hacked by Edward Chase - foul #2 on Edward Chase, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses long on a floater from the right side | 36-34 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Shilin Xia tips it in | 38-34 |
| 15:43 | DePaul | Jerry Davis misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Page - foul #1 on Joseph Page, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:43 | DePaul | Jerry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:43 | DePaul | Jerry Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bruce Painter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jurica Zador (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ralph William (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Chase (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Jerry Davis is called for the reach on Donald Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Jerry Davis, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Ralph William steals it from Michael Rommel | 38-34 |
| 14:42 | DePaul | Edward Chase misses the lay-in | 38-34 |
| 14:41 | DePaul | Edward Chase tips it home | 38-36 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG) Arthur Garmon | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:17 | DePaul | Jurica Zador loses the dribble to Donald Fitzpatrick | 38-36 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Edward Chase denies the turnaround by Antonio Pippin | 38-36 |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Jerry Davis snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Jurica Zador buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Painter | 38-39 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 40-39 |
| 13:05 | DePaul | Edward Chase lays it in | 40-41 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ernesto Morales and he's hacked by Bruce Painter - foul #3 on Bruce Painter, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF), Joseph Page (C) Antonio Pippin, Andrei Pijanowski, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Downs (SF), Jerome Honda (PF), Donald Prince (C) Ralph William, Edward Chase, Jerry Davis | |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:34 | DePaul | Bruce Painter misses long on a shot near the basket | 43-41 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Shilin Xia grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 43-41 |
| 12:16 | DePaul | William Downs gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Jurica Zador is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Roy Gay pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is fouled on the floor by Bruce Painter - foul #4 on Bruce Painter, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Garay (SG), Jerry Davis (C) Bruce Painter, Donald Prince | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jurica Zador (tiring) 13 pts. SG - James Garay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Downs (fresh) PF - Jerome Honda (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Jerome Honda steals the ball from Michael Rommel | 43-41 |
| 11:02 | DePaul | Jerome Honda hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Shilin Xia - foul #3 on Shilin Xia, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Andrei Pijanowski (PF) Ernesto Morales, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph William (SF) William Downs | |
| 11:02 | DePaul | Jerome Honda makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:02 | DePaul | Jerome Honda makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | James Garay grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 10:37 | DePaul | Jurica Zador clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 10:36 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Arthur Garmon | 45-43 |
| 10:05 | DePaul | Jerry Davis clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-43 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Jerry Davis steals it from Antonio Pippin | 45-43 |
| 09:31 | DePaul | Jerry Davis knocks in the shot near the basket | 45-45 |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Michael Rommel clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Jerry Davis - foul #2 on Jerry Davis, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, Antonio Pippin, Andrei Pijanowski | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Downs (SF), Edward Chase (PF), Donald Prince (C) Ralph William, Jerome Honda, Jerry Davis | |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:45 | DePaul | William Downs misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 47-45 |
| 08:43 | DePaul | Donald Prince tips it in | 47-47 |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Rommel | 49-47 |
| 08:05 | DePaul | James Garay is fouled on the floor by Roy Gay - foul #1 on Roy Gay, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF), Joseph Page (C) Roy Gay, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Houston (SG) James Garay | |
| 07:52 | DePaul | Antonio Pippin blocks the short jumper by Edward Chase | 49-47 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Houston | 49-47 |
| 07:34 | DePaul | Jurica Zador shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Donald Fitzpatrick, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski (PF) Shilin Xia | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bruce Painter (PG), Ralph William (SF), Jerry Davis (C) Daniel Houston, William Downs, Donald Prince | |
| 07:34 | DePaul | Jurica Zador makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:34 | DePaul | Jurica Zador makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bruce Painter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jurica Zador (tiring) 15 pts. SF - Ralph William (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Chase (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 52-49 |
| 07:03 | DePaul | Ralph William misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 07:01 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:57 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Edward Chase snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 06:50 | DePaul | Jurica Zador is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 06:49 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Donald Fitzpatrick and he's fouled by Jurica Zador - foul #1 on Jurica Zador, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Garay (SG) Jurica Zador | |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:20 | DePaul | Bruce Painter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Garmon - foul #2 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| 06:20 | DePaul | Bruce Painter makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:20 | DePaul | Bruce Painter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 05:45 | DePaul | Edward Chase throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shilin Xia (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Andrei Pijanowski, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Downs (SF), Jerome Honda (PF) Ralph William, Edward Chase | |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Roy Gay can't finish the layup | 58-51 |
| 05:34 | DePaul | Jerry Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:15 | DePaul | Bruce Painter makes the contested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Garay | 58-53 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | Shilin Xia hits the follow up shot | 60-53 |
| 04:47 | DePaul | Bruce Painter comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 04:46 | DePaul | Jerry Davis grabs the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 04:35 | DePaul | Jerome Honda loses the ball out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Andrei Pijanowski (PF) Ernesto Morales, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Chase (PF), Donald Prince (C) Jerome Honda, Jerry Davis | |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Prince - foul #3 on Donald Prince, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Houston (SG), Ralph William (SF) James Garay, William Downs | |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Bruce Painter is denied on a dunk by Antonio Pippin | 62-53 |
| 03:58 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin can't finish the layup | 62-53 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Donald Fitzpatrick and he's hacked by Ralph William - foul #3 on Ralph William, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG) Arthur Garmon | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:31 | DePaul | Edward Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Andrei Pijanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Bruce Painter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Houston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph William (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edward Chase (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Andrei Pijanowski picks off the pass by Edward Chase | 64-53 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is hacked by Bruce Painter - foul #5 on Bruce Painter, team foul #10 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shilin Xia (PF), Joseph Page (C) Andrei Pijanowski, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jurica Zador (PG), James Garay (SG), Jerome Honda (PF), Jerry Davis (C) Bruce Painter, Daniel Houston, Edward Chase, Donald Prince | |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:57 | DePaul | Jerome Honda grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 02:57 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| 02:42 | DePaul | Donald Fitzpatrick steps in front of the James Garay pass | 64-53 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Shilin Xia, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Chase (PF) Jerome Honda | |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses short on a runner from close range | 64-53 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Davis - foul #3 on Jerry Davis, team foul #11 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF), Joseph Page (C) Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin, Andrei Pijanowski, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Downs (SF), Jerome Honda (PF), Donald Prince (C) Ralph William, Edward Chase, Jerry Davis | |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:57 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:42 | DePaul | Jurica Zador is called for traveling | 66-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG) Donald Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Joseph Page is fouled on the floor by Donald Prince - foul #4 on Donald Prince, team foul #12 | 66-53 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Joseph Page misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Joseph Page misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 01:22 | DePaul | Jerome Honda gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Jerome Honda buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 66-55 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Roy Gay can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-55 |
| 00:55 | DePaul | Jerome Honda grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Jurica Zador makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Andrei Pijanowski (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia, Joseph Page | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph William (SF), Edward Chase (PF), Jerry Davis (C) William Downs, Jerome Honda, Donald Prince | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is hacked by Jurica Zador in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jurica Zador, team foul #13 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Roy Gay snags the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Ralph William is called for the reach on Roy Gay - foul #4 on Ralph William, team foul #14 | 67-58 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:40 | DePaul | Jurica Zador shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Chase | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | James Garay is called for the reach on Roy Gay in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Garay, team foul #15 | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Roy Gay steals it from James Garay | 71-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Roy Gay | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Jurica Zador works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-61 |