| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Bank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Berry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason McMurphy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Scott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Gustin (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:52 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 19:51 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 19:23 | Marquette | Kamau Abu misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 19:22 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jason McMurphy | 23-22 |
| 19:04 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards is fouled on the floor by Kamau Abu - foul #3 on Kamau Abu, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sykes (SG) Kamau Abu | |
| 18:46 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Bank | 26-22 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Joel Bouton is hacked by Jason McMurphy - foul #1 on Jason McMurphy, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the turnaround in the lane | 26-22 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Jason Bishop tips it back up and in | 26-24 |
| 17:47 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Bank | 28-24 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | James Sykes travels with the ball | 28-24 |
| 17:10 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Bank | 30-24 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | James Williams connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Gustin | 30-27 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Christopher Bank clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Sykes - foul #2 on James Sykes, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Walter Sisson (SF) Jason McMurphy | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Christopher Bank makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Christopher Bank makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:07 | Marquette | James Sykes buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Gustin | 32-29 |
| 15:38 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 15:36 | DePaul | Christopher Bank snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Bank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Berry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Sisson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Scott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Bouton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | DePaul | William Scott misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 15:20 | DePaul | Walter Sisson snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 15:15 | DePaul | Christopher Bank scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lawrence Berry | 35-29 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | James Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 14:47 | Marquette | Jason Bishop tips it but misses | 35-29 |
| 14:45 | DePaul | Walter Sisson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:28 | DePaul | Christopher Bank makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Alvin Edwards | 37-29 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alvin Edwards - foul #1 on Alvin Edwards, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Frank Haskins (PG), Jason McMurphy (SF), Jerome Gajeski (C) Christopher Bank, Alvin Edwards, William Scott | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kamau Abu (PG), Lowell Sandifer (SG) James Williams, James Sykes | |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:42 | DePaul | Frank Haskins double dribbles | 37-30 |
| 13:25 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Lowell Sandifer | 37-32 |
| 13:05 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 13:04 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Kamau Abu is hacked by Jerome Gajeski - foul #1 on Jerome Gajeski, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alvin Edwards (PF), William Scott (C) Walter Sisson, Jerome Gajeski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Sung Zhou (SF), Donald Myers (PF), Branko Sucharski (C) Joel Bouton, Anthony Gustin, Jason Bishop | |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Kamau Abu can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Haskins - foul #1 on Frank Haskins, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Kamau Abu makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:19 | Marquette | Kamau Abu makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:57 | DePaul | William Scott is whistled for traveling | 37-34 |
| 11:41 | Marquette | Sung Zhou misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 11:16 | DePaul | Frank Haskins misses the easy open layup | 37-36 |
| 11:14 | Marquette | Donald Myers grabs the board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Frank Haskins (fresh) SG - Lawrence Berry (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason McMurphy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Scott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Branko Sucharski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Sung Zhou tips it in | 37-38 |
| 10:38 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 10:36 | Marquette | Donald Myers pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 10:18 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:02 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Haskins | 40-38 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Bank (PG), Walter Sisson (SF), Richard Souder (PF) Frank Haskins, Jason McMurphy, Alvin Edwards | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joel Bouton (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF) Sung Zhou, Donald Myers | |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:33 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Richard Souder | 40-39 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | Branko Sucharski denies the turnaround by Christopher Bank | 40-39 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | William Scott grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 09:17 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Bishop (C) Branko Sucharski | |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Joel Bouton and he's fouled by William Scott - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 08:32 | DePaul | Walter Sisson is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Joel Bouton - foul #1 on Joel Bouton, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alvin Edwards (PF) Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:32 | DePaul | Walter Sisson makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:32 | DePaul | Walter Sisson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Joel Bouton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Jason Bishop's dunk attempt is rejected by William Scott | 41-42 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Jason Bishop tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 07:53 | DePaul | The jump hook by Walter Sisson is blocked by Joel Bouton | 41-44 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards misses the tip | 41-44 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 07:36 | Marquette | Joel Bouton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 07:35 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 07:27 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry makes the contested fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Bank and he's hacked by Joel Bouton - foul #2 on Joel Bouton, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason McMurphy (SF), Jerome Gajeski (C) Walter Sisson, William Scott | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:27 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Jason Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Kamau Abu misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 07:01 | DePaul | Jerome Gajeski snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Bank (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Berry (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason McMurphy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Gajeski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Bouton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:32 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry is hacked by Lowell Sandifer - foul #4 on Lowell Sandifer, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Walter Sisson (SG), William Scott (C) Lawrence Berry, Jerome Gajeski | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:15 | DePaul | William Scott scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Jason McMurphy and he's hacked by Jason Bishop - foul #2 on Jason Bishop, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Frank Haskins (PG) Christopher Bank | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:15 | DePaul | William Scott makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Kamau Abu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Souder (PF) Alvin Edwards | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Williams (PG) Kamau Abu | |
| 05:43 | DePaul | William Scott double dribbles | 46-44 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Bouton | 46-47 |
| 04:59 | DePaul | Richard Souder misses the easy layup | 46-47 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jason Bishop | 46-47 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Frank Haskins knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 48-49 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin is whistled for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Bank (PG), Lawrence Berry (SG), Joseph Chapman (SF), Alvin Edwards (PF) Frank Haskins, Walter Sisson, Jason McMurphy, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kamau Abu (PG), Sung Zhou (SF), Donald Myers (PF), Branko Sucharski (C) Lowell Sandifer, Joel Bouton, Anthony Gustin, Jason Bishop | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:53 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Bank and he's fouled by Donald Myers - foul #2 on Donald Myers, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| 03:53 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Joseph Chapman steals the ball from Sung Zhou | 51-49 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | William Scott is fouled on the floor by Branko Sucharski - foul #1 on Branko Sucharski, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | William Scott makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:21 | DePaul | William Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Marquette | James Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Walter Sisson (SF), Jerome Gajeski (C) Joseph Chapman, William Scott | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer (SG) James Williams | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Christopher Bank (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Sisson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Gajeski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Branko Sucharski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason McMurphy (SF), William Scott (C) Walter Sisson, Jerome Gajeski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joel Bouton (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF), Jason Bishop (C) Sung Zhou, Donald Myers, Branko Sucharski | |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Joel Bouton - foul #3 on Joel Bouton, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Jason Bishop's fadeaway is rejected by William Scott | 55-49 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jason McMurphy | 55-49 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Bank | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Marquette | Kamau Abu makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lowell Sandifer | 58-51 |
| 01:26 | DePaul | Christopher Bank blows the wide open layup | 58-51 |
| 01:24 | DePaul | William Scott tips it home | 60-51 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Joel Bouton clanks a shot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Joel Bouton tips it in | 60-53 |
| 00:55 | DePaul | William Scott comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Jason Bishop knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Lowell Sandifer | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry is hacked by Lowell Sandifer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lowell Sandifer, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Williams (SG) Lowell Sandifer | |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Jason Bishop loses the ball out of bounds | 62-55 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Jason Bishop gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | William Scott is called for the reach on Kamau Abu - foul #4 on William Scott, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Kamau Abu makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Kamau Abu makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #12 | 63-57 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Lawrence Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Kamau Abu scores on a 3 from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards is hacked by Kamau Abu in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kamau Abu, team foul #13 | 65-60 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Alvin Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | James Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Joel Bouton grabs the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | James Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | James Williams is called for the reach on Jason McMurphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #14 | 65-60 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | Jason McMurphy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | James Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-60 |