| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Richard Rocco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Smolinsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Self (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Strait (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Sheppard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Linn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Bouie (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Liu (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - William Silber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Mark Self inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | DePaul | Richard Rocco misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Walter Leslie gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Curtis Liu misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 19:27 | DePaul | Tony Sheppard pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:07 | DePaul | Curtis Liu takes the ball from Anthony Strait | 37-32 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Curtis Liu's pass is intercepted by Richard Rocco | 37-32 |
| 18:34 | DePaul | Mark Self scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Rocco | 39-32 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Curtis Liu can't finish the layup | 39-32 |
| 18:14 | Marquette | Thomas Linn tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| 17:56 | DePaul | Tony Sheppard makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Rocco | 41-34 |
| 17:39 | Marquette | Thomas Linn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alfredo Marino (PG), Robert Hannon (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Richard Rocco, Anthony Strait, Tony Sheppard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (PG), Vince Gillen (SF), Floyd Tucker (C) Thomas Linn, Walter Leslie, William Silber | |
| 17:29 | DePaul | Alfredo Marino misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 17:28 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Floyd Tucker | 41-34 |
| 17:12 | Marquette | Robert King drills a shot from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 16:53 | DePaul | Robert Hannon drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Alfredo Marino | 43-36 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Vince Gillen misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Daniel Phillips - foul #2 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Rocco (PG), Anthony Strait (PF) Ray Smolinsky, Mark Self | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Avent (PG), Juan Moran (SF) Joseph Bouie, Curtis Liu | |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Vince Gillen makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | Vince Gillen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Alfredo Marino misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 16:22 | DePaul | Anthony Strait snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 16:12 | DePaul | Alfredo Marino is fouled on the floor by Robert King - foul #1 on Robert King, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Curtis Liu (PF) John Avent, Juan Moran | |
| 15:59 | DePaul | Richard Rocco buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Richard Rocco (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Strait (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bouie (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vince Gillen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Curtis Liu (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Tucker (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-38 |
| 15:41 | DePaul | Anthony Strait snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 15:21 | DePaul | Daniel Phillips misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-38 |
| 15:19 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Floyd Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Curtis Liu hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 45-38 |
| 14:45 | DePaul | Robert Hannon pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:28 | DePaul | Richard Rocco can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | Vince Gillen grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Vince Gillen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 14:21 | DePaul | Anthony Strait pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:05 | DePaul | Anthony Strait clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Curtis Liu - foul #1 on Curtis Liu, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Clarence Ross (PG), Ray Smolinsky (SG), Mark Self (SF), Tony Sheppard (C) Richard Rocco, Alfredo Marino, Robert Hannon, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Linn (PG), Juan Moran (SF), William Silber (C) Joseph Bouie, Curtis Liu, Floyd Tucker | |
| 14:05 | DePaul | Anthony Strait misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:05 | DePaul | Anthony Strait makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:50 | Marquette | Robert King can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 13:49 | DePaul | Mark Self gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:32 | DePaul | Mark Self misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Tony Sheppard tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Vince Gillen is called for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Wayne Skow (PF) Anthony Strait | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Curtis Liu (PF), Floyd Tucker (C) Robert King, Juan Moran, William Silber | |
| 12:53 | DePaul | Mark Self comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Curtis Liu grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Linn | 48-41 |
| 12:25 | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Vince Gillen grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Curtis Liu misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 12:04 | DePaul | Tony Sheppard pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:58 | DePaul | Wayne Skow comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Vince Gillen pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Clarence Ross (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ray Smolinsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Self (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Wayne Skow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Sheppard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Linn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Bouie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vince Gillen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Liu (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Linn | 48-44 |
| 11:09 | DePaul | Mark Self is hacked by Vince Gillen - foul #3 on Vince Gillen, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Rocco (PG), Alfredo Marino (SG), James Wiseman (SF), Robert Hannon (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Clarence Ross, Ray Smolinsky, Mark Self, Wayne Skow, Tony Sheppard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (SG), Juan Moran (SF), William Silber (C) Joseph Bouie, Curtis Liu, Floyd Tucker | |
| 11:04 | DePaul | Vince Gillen swats the layup by Alfredo Marino | 48-44 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Silber | 48-44 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Juan Moran makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert King | 48-47 |
| 10:24 | DePaul | William Silber takes the ball from Alfredo Marino | 48-47 |
| 10:15 | Marquette | Juan Moran knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Linn | 48-50 |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Alfredo Marino can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Silber - foul #1 on William Silber, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky (SG), Mark Self (SF), Anthony Strait (PF) Richard Rocco, James Wiseman, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Walter Leslie (SF), Curtis Liu (PF) Thomas Linn, Juan Moran, William Silber | |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Alfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:55 | DePaul | Alfredo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Robert King hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Walter Leslie and he's fouled by Alfredo Marino - foul #1 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Rocco (PG), Wayne Skow (C) Alfredo Marino, Robert Hannon | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Silber (C) Walter Leslie | |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Robert King makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:10 | DePaul | Wayne Skow hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ray Smolinsky | 52-53 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Richard Rocco is called for the reach on Curtis Liu - foul #3 on Richard Rocco, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Sheppard (C) Wayne Skow | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Linn (PG), Walter Leslie (SF) Robert King, William Silber | |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie is fouled on the floor by Ray Smolinsky - foul #3 on Ray Smolinsky, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Floyd Tucker (C) Walter Leslie | |
| 08:27 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Vince Gillen | 52-56 |
| 08:12 | DePaul | Anthony Strait misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-56 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Tony Sheppard misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 08:09 | DePaul | Anthony Strait hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | Ray Smolinsky is called for the reach on Joseph Bouie - foul #4 on Ray Smolinsky, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alfredo Marino (PG), Clarence Ross (SG), Robert Hannon (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Richard Rocco, Ray Smolinsky, Anthony Strait, Tony Sheppard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (PG), Walter Leslie (SF), William Silber (C) Thomas Linn, Curtis Liu, Floyd Tucker | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Ross (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Self (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Hannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Bouie (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vince Gillen (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Silber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Marquette | Robert King is hacked by Robert Hannon - foul #1 on Robert Hannon, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-56 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Daniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Robert Hannon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Mark Self and he's hacked by William Silber - foul #2 on William Silber, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Wayne Skow (PF) Mark Self | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Linn (PG), Curtis Liu (PF), Floyd Tucker (C) Robert King, Walter Leslie, William Silber | |
| 07:20 | DePaul | Robert Hannon misses the free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:20 | Marquette | Floyd Tucker grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Daniel Phillips gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:42 | DePaul | Daniel Phillips misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 56-56 |
| 06:41 | Marquette | Curtis Liu gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:36 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie lays it up and in set up by Vince Gillen | 56-58 |
| 06:09 | DePaul | Daniel Phillips buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Hannon and he's hacked by Floyd Tucker - foul #2 on Floyd Tucker, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Rocco (PG), Ray Smolinsky (SG), Mark Self (SF), Anthony Strait (PF) Alfredo Marino, Clarence Ross, Robert Hannon, Wayne Skow | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert King (SG), Walter Leslie (SF), William Silber (C) Joseph Bouie, Curtis Liu, Floyd Tucker | |
| 06:09 | DePaul | Daniel Phillips makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Thomas Linn is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Rocco - foul #4 on Richard Rocco, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Sheppard (C) Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Thomas Linn makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Thomas Linn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:59 | DePaul | Ray Smolinsky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 05:58 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Walter Leslie | 59-60 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Robert King hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Thomas Linn gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Robert King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-60 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Vince Gillen grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Robert King misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ray Smolinsky - foul #5 on Ray Smolinsky, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alfredo Marino (SG) Ray Smolinsky | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Bouie (SG), Juan Moran (SF), Curtis Liu (PF) Thomas Linn, Walter Leslie, William Silber | |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Robert King misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:36 | DePaul | Mark Self lays it in set up by Richard Rocco | 61-61 |
| 04:22 | Marquette | Curtis Liu misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 61-61 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Vince Gillen | 61-61 |
| 04:10 | Marquette | Alfredo Marino steals it from Robert King | 61-61 |
| 03:47 | DePaul | Richard Rocco connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Tony Sheppard | 63-61 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Richard Rocco (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Self (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Strait (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Tony Sheppard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Bouie (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Moran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Curtis Liu (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Vince Gillen (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Marquette | Alfredo Marino steals it from Juan Moran | 63-61 |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Alfredo Marino lays it up and in | 65-61 |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Vince Gillen can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Sheppard - foul #2 on Tony Sheppard, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | Clarence Ross (SG), Robert Hannon (SF), Wayne Skow (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Richard Rocco, Mark Self, Anthony Strait, Tony Sheppard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Linn (PG), Walter Leslie (SF), Floyd Tucker (C) Robert King, Juan Moran, Curtis Liu | |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Vince Gillen misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Vince Gillen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:52 | DePaul | Robert Hannon is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Hannon, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Liu (PF), William Silber (C) Walter Leslie, Floyd Tucker | |
| 02:27 | Marquette | Thomas Linn clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 65-62 |
| 02:25 | DePaul | Daniel Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:25 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | Richard Rocco (PG), Mark Self (SF), Anthony Strait (PF) Clarence Ross, Wayne Skow, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Marquette | Walter Leslie (SF), Floyd Tucker (C) Curtis Liu, William Silber | |
| 02:18 | DePaul | A charge is called on Alfredo Marino - foul #2 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Liu (PF) Walter Leslie | |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Vince Gillen lays it up and in | 65-64 |
| 01:49 | DePaul | Anthony Strait is hacked by Curtis Liu - foul #2 on Curtis Liu, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Sheppard (C) Robert Hannon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Walter Leslie (SF), William Silber (C) Vince Gillen, Floyd Tucker | |
| 01:49 | DePaul | Anthony Strait makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:49 | DePaul | Anthony Strait makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie is whistled for a carry | 67-64 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Richard Rocco is hacked by Joseph Bouie - foul #1 on Joseph Bouie, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Richard Rocco misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Anthony Strait pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:00 | DePaul | William Silber denies the turnaround by Tony Sheppard | 67-64 |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Walter Leslie snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie clanks a 3 from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Walter Leslie grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Joseph Bouie misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-64 |
| 00:16 | DePaul | Richard Rocco gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Richard Rocco is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Linn - foul #3 on Thomas Linn, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Clarence Ross (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Richard Rocco makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Richard Rocco makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Thomas Linn is hacked by Anthony Strait - foul #3 on Anthony Strait, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Alfredo Marino (SG) Clarence Ross | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Thomas Linn makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Thomas Linn misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:11 | DePaul | Anthony Strait grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Thomas Linn is called for the reach on Anthony Strait in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Linn, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | Clarence Ross (SG) Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Anthony Strait misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Anthony Strait makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Clarence Ross steals the ball from Walter Leslie | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Clarence Ross runs out the clock | 70-65 |