| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fresh) SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) SF - Bennie Wallace (fresh) PF - Dustin Mayer (fresh) C - Stephen Olewinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fresh) SG - David Davis (fresh) SF - Marin Zbierski (fresh) PF - Ronald Lerma (fresh) C - Vincent Golden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma 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 flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Leonard Smith - foul #1 on Leonard Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Olewinski | 2-2 |
| 19:26 | DePaul | Jeff Stickley steps in front of the Hyman Hernandez pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Leonard Smith lays it in set up by Jeff Stickley | 4-2 |
| 18:42 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Jeff Stickley grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace comes up short on the shot in the paint | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | DePaul | David Davis snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | DePaul | Vincent Golden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Marquette | Hyman Hernandez picks off the pass by Leonard Smith | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez throws it down | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | DePaul | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma misses the dunk attempt | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Bennie Wallace | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Vincent Golden - foul #1 on Vincent Golden, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jackson Gump (SF), Samuel Johnson (C) Bennie Wallace, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Paxton (PG), Warren Johnson (SG), Damek Nagorski (SF), James Schurman (PF), Christopher James (C) Hyman Hernandez, David Davis, Marin Zbierski, Ronald Lerma, Vincent Golden | |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:13 | DePaul | Christopher James is fouled on the floor by Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Nicholas Ketter (SF) Jeff Stickley, Dustin Mayer | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:01 | DePaul | Warren Johnson is hacked by Jackson Gump - foul #1 on Jackson Gump, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 15:48 | DePaul | Mark Paxton misses the shot from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 15:46 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fresh) SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Ketter (fresh) PF - Jackson Gump (fresh) C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mark Paxton (fresh) SG - Warren Johnson (fresh) SF - Damek Nagorski (fresh) PF - James Schurman (fresh) C - Christopher James (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Marquette | Jackson Gump can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Mark Paxton - foul #1 on Mark Paxton, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Stickley (PG), Bennie Wallace (SF) Leonard Smith, Nicholas Ketter | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:17 | Marquette | Jackson Gump misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:17 | Marquette | Jackson Gump makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:08 | DePaul | James Schurman buries a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on John Corley - foul #1 on John Corley, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Davis (SG) Warren Johnson | |
| 15:08 | DePaul | James Schurman makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:52 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | DePaul | The rebound goes to James Schurman | 7-7 |
| 14:44 | DePaul | Samuel Johnson steals the ball from Christopher James | 7-7 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Jackson Gump is fouled on the floor by James Schurman - foul #1 on James Schurman, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Mayer (PF) Jackson Gump | |
| Subs | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez (PG) Mark Paxton | |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Hyman Hernandez - foul #1 on Hyman Hernandez, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leonard Smith (SG), Stephen Olewinski (C) John Corley, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marin Zbierski (SF) Damek Nagorski | |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:47 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez misses the floater from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 13:46 | DePaul | Christopher James pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:34 | DePaul | Christopher James clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Olewinski - foul #1 on Stephen Olewinski, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Jackson Gump (SF) Jeff Stickley, Bennie Wallace | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Lerma (PF) James Schurman | |
| 13:34 | DePaul | Christopher James makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:34 | DePaul | Christopher James misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:34 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:09 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer's layup is rejected by Christopher James | 9-8 |
| 13:08 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:54 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 12:53 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Christopher James blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 12:44 | Marquette | Leonard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Marin Zbierski is called for the reach on Leonard Smith - foul #1 on Marin Zbierski, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Stickley (PG), Bennie Wallace (SF), Samuel Johnson (C) John Corley, Dustin Mayer, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Paxton (PG), Warren Johnson (SG), Damek Nagorski (SF), Vincent Golden (C) Hyman Hernandez, David Davis, Marin Zbierski, Christopher James | |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace connects on the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Mark Paxton - foul #2 on Mark Paxton, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez (PG) Mark Paxton | |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:51 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma makes the jumper from the baseline | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bennie Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jackson Gump (fresh) 1 pts. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Johnson (fresh) SF - Damek Nagorski (fresh) PF - Ronald Lerma (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Golden (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Marquette | Jackson Gump misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 12-10 |
| 11:26 | Marquette | Jeff Stickley pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | Warren Johnson takes the ball from Samuel Johnson | 12-10 |
| 10:42 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Leonard Smith - foul #2 on Leonard Smith, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (SG), Dustin Mayer (PF) Leonard Smith, Jackson Gump | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Davis (SG), Marin Zbierski (SF) Hyman Hernandez, Damek Nagorski | |
| 10:42 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:42 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:13 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 12-12 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Jeff Stickley grabs the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace loses the dribble to Marin Zbierski | 12-12 |
| 09:43 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Bennie Wallace | 12-12 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | David Davis steals it from Samuel Johnson | 12-12 |
| 09:16 | DePaul | Warren Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from David Davis | 12-14 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Jeff Stickley | 14-14 |
| 08:31 | DePaul | David Davis loses the dribble to John Corley | 14-14 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-14 |
| 08:12 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer misses the tip | 14-14 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Warren Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | Warren Johnson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Stickley - foul #1 on Jeff Stickley, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (PG), Nicholas Ketter (SF), Jackson Gump (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Jeff Stickley, Bennie Wallace, Dustin Mayer, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez (PG), Damek Nagorski (SF), James Schurman (PF), Christopher James (C) David Davis, Marin Zbierski, Ronald Lerma, Vincent Golden | |
| 07:51 | DePaul | Warren Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 07:51 | DePaul | Warren Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:28 | Marquette | Jackson Gump scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Ketter | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Timothy Strasser (fresh) SG - John Corley (fresh) SF - Nicholas Ketter (fresh) PF - Jackson Gump (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Olewinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Damek Nagorski (fresh) PF - James Schurman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher James (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:06 | DePaul | Damek Nagorski loses the dribble to Nicholas Ketter | 16-16 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter lays it in | 18-16 |
| 06:48 | DePaul | Christopher James lays it up and in | 18-18 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Jackson Gump's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Mayer (PF) John Corley | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Davis (SG) Warren Johnson | |
| 06:06 | DePaul | James Schurman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-18 |
| 06:04 | DePaul | James Schurman misses the tip | 18-18 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Jackson Gump grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:58 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Timothy Strasser | 20-18 |
| 05:42 | DePaul | The jump hook by Christopher James is blocked by Stephen Olewinski | 20-18 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 05:22 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer loses the ball out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Stickley (PG), Samuel Johnson (C) Dustin Mayer, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | DePaul | Marin Zbierski (SF) Damek Nagorski | |
| 04:56 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by David Davis | 20-20 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 20-20 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter is hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bennie Wallace (SF) Timothy Strasser | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Lerma (PF), Eric Johnson (C) James Schurman, Christopher James | |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:28 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Marin Zbierski | 20-20 |
| 04:10 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by Jackson Gump | 20-20 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Jackson Gump pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Eric Johnson steps in front of the Jeff Stickley pass | 20-20 |
| 03:43 | DePaul | Marin Zbierski makes the driving attempt in the lane | 20-22 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Ketter | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Ketter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bennie Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackson Gump (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Hyman Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marin Zbierski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Lerma (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Johnson (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | DePaul | Hyman Hernandez connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 23-24 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | Jeff Stickley clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 23-24 |
| 02:36 | DePaul | Ronald Lerma grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 02:21 | DePaul | Nicholas Ketter picks off the pass by Ronald Lerma | 23-24 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Marin Zbierski - foul #2 on Marin Zbierski, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Leonard Smith (SG), Dustin Mayer (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Jeff Stickley, Nicholas Ketter, Jackson Gump, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mark Paxton (PG), Warren Johnson (SG), Damek Nagorski (SF), James Schurman (PF), Vincent Golden (C) Hyman Hernandez, David Davis, Marin Zbierski, Ronald Lerma, Eric Johnson | |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:56 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Stephen Olewinski swats the short shot by Warren Johnson | 25-24 |
| 01:43 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Leonard Smith can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by James Schurman - foul #2 on James Schurman, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (SF) Bennie Wallace | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Leonard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:02 | DePaul | Warren Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Leonard Smith misses the runner in the paint | 26-24 |
| 00:32 | DePaul | Vincent Golden grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 00:26 | DePaul | Warren Johnson connects on the floater in the paint | 26-26 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Leonard Smith scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Warren Johnson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 28-26 |