| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) PF - Frank Karrenberg (fresh) C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) SF - Jerome Natal (fresh) PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) C - Michael Gilstrap (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Stephen Ammons is called for the reach on Edward Bower - foul #1 on Stephen Ammons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell lays it in set up by Neal Matranga | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | DePaul | Charles Hughes can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | DePaul | Jerome Natal blows the layup but he's fouled by Neal Matranga - foul #1 on Neal Matranga, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | DePaul | Jerome Natal makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:59 | DePaul | Jerome Natal misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | Edward Bower misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 2-1 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg tips it in | 4-1 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Jerome Natal knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Stephen Ammons | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Edward Bower and he's hacked by Michael Gilstrap - foul #1 on Michael Gilstrap, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses the free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:16 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 18:03 | DePaul | Charles Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 6-3 |
| 18:01 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 17:39 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Neal Matranga pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Edward Bower double dribbles | 6-5 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG), Christopher Beale (SG), Patrick Sisk (SF), Archie Ricciardi (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Edward Bower, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Frank Karrenberg, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Charles Hughes travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Eric Buswell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Willis | 8-5 |
| 16:37 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 16:35 | DePaul | Michael Gilstrap tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 16:21 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-7 |
| 16:01 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Beale (fresh) SF - Patrick Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Ricciardi (fresh) C - Eric Buswell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) SF - Jerome Natal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gilstrap (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Marquette | Eric Buswell knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 15:30 | DePaul | Carl Willis steals the ball from Jerome Natal | 13-7 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | Jerome Natal is called for the reach on Eric Buswell - foul #1 on Jerome Natal, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Carl Willis, Christopher Beale, Patrick Sisk, Archie Ricciardi | |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Liles (SF), Nickolas Hackler (C) Jerome Natal, Michael Gilstrap | |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell can't throw it down | 13-7 |
| 14:57 | Marquette | Neal Matranga gets the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Eric Buswell misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-7 |
| 14:40 | DePaul | Nickolas Hackler gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:27 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness is hacked by Eric Buswell - foul #1 on Eric Buswell, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg (PF) Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Deon Strickland (PG), Morris Brown (SG), Jerome Natal (SF) Stephen Ammons, Charles Hughes, Eugene McGuiness | |
| 14:14 | DePaul | Edward Bower picks off the pass by Nickolas Hackler | 13-7 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | Edward Bower misses the dunk attempt | 13-7 |
| 14:08 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jerome Natal | 13-7 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Morris Brown makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Natal | 13-9 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg misses short on a shot from the right block | 13-9 |
| 13:34 | DePaul | Morris Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:28 | DePaul | Melvin Liles comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Quintanilla - foul #1 on Eric Quintanilla, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG), Edgar Small (SG), Patrick Sisk (SF), Archie Ricciardi (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Edward Bower, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Frank Karrenberg, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Charles Hughes (SG) Deon Strickland, Morris Brown | |
| 13:28 | DePaul | Melvin Liles makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:28 | DePaul | Melvin Liles misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Archie Ricciardi | 13-10 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi is fouled on the floor by Melvin Liles - foul #1 on Melvin Liles, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness (PF) Nickolas Hackler | |
| 13:15 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerome Natal - foul #2 on Jerome Natal, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG) Edgar Small | |
| Subs | DePaul | Michael Gilstrap (C) Jerome Natal | |
| 13:15 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:15 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:51 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Hughes | 14-13 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Eric Buswell's layup is rejected by Michael Gilstrap | 14-13 |
| 12:28 | DePaul | Michael Gilstrap gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:07 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Buswell | 14-13 |
| 11:59 | Marquette | Stephen Ammons picks off the pass by Eric Quintanilla | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Willis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Sisk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Ricciardi (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eric Buswell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Liles (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gilstrap (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | DePaul | Charles Hughes is fouled on the floor by Archie Ricciardi - foul #1 on Archie Ricciardi, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Christopher Beale (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Frank Karrenberg (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Carl Willis, Eric Quintanilla, Patrick Sisk, Archie Ricciardi, Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Deon Strickland (SF), Nickolas Hackler (C) Melvin Liles, Michael Gilstrap | |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Frank Karrenberg steps in front of the Stephen Ammons pass | 14-13 |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Edward Bower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Chad Ward (SF) Stephen Ammons | |
| 11:08 | DePaul | Chad Ward misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 11:07 | Marquette | Edward Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:02 | Marquette | Neal Matranga is whistled for a carry | 14-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG) Christopher Beale | |
| Subs | DePaul | Morris Brown (SG) Charles Hughes | |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Morris Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 10:46 | DePaul | Chad Ward tips it home | 14-15 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 14-15 |
| 10:27 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla snags the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Edward Bower clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nickolas Hackler - foul #1 on Nickolas Hackler, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Beale (SG) Eric Quintanilla | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Charles Hughes (SG), Melvin Liles (SF), Michael Gilstrap (C) Deon Strickland, Morris Brown, Chad Ward, Eugene McGuiness | |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Edward Bower misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:54 | DePaul | Charles Hughes makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Ammons | 15-17 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Bower | 17-17 |
| 09:17 | DePaul | Melvin Liles clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 17-17 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | Charles Hughes picks off the pass by Neal Matranga | 17-17 |
| 09:02 | DePaul | Melvin Liles can't finish the layup | 17-17 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Neal Matranga pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | Charles Hughes steals the ball from Christopher Beale | 17-17 |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Nickolas Hackler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Hughes | 17-19 |
| 08:34 | Marquette | Neal Matranga misses long on a floater from the right block | 17-19 |
| 08:33 | DePaul | Michael Gilstrap pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:16 | DePaul | Michael Gilstrap banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Hughes | 17-21 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Neal Matranga misses the jumper from the right side | 17-21 |
| 08:05 | DePaul | Michael Gilstrap pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 07:43 | DePaul | Nickolas Hackler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 07:42 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Hughes | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Beale (fairly fresh) SF - Neal Matranga (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Karrenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Stephen Ammons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Liles (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nickolas Hackler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Gilstrap (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | DePaul | Charles Hughes is hacked by Christopher Beale - foul #1 on Christopher Beale, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Patrick Sisk (SF), Archie Ricciardi (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Edward Bower, Christopher Beale, Neal Matranga, Frank Karrenberg, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Deon Strickland (PG), Morris Brown (SG), Chad Ward (SF), Eugene McGuiness (PF) Stephen Ammons, Charles Hughes, Melvin Liles, Nickolas Hackler | |
| 06:57 | DePaul | Deon Strickland misses the floater from the left side | 17-21 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Michael Gilstrap tips it but misses | 17-21 |
| 06:54 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 06:48 | DePaul | Michael Gilstrap snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 06:31 | DePaul | Chad Ward misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-21 |
| 06:30 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness snags the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Archie Ricciardi - foul #2 on Archie Ricciardi, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Neal Matranga (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Carl Willis, Patrick Sisk, Archie Ricciardi | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | Eric Buswell grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Edward Bower hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Eric Quintanilla and he's fouled by Deon Strickland - foul #1 on Deon Strickland, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Patrick Sisk (SF) Neal Matranga | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Melvin Liles (C) Morris Brown, Michael Gilstrap | |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:55 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene McGuiness | 20-25 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk is fouled on the floor by Chad Ward - foul #1 on Chad Ward, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG), Frank Karrenberg (PF) Edward Bower, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG) Chad Ward | |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Patrick Sisk misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:37 | DePaul | Eugene McGuiness gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Patrick Sisk picks off the pass by Stephen Ammons | 20-25 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 05:23 | DePaul | Deon Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:05 | DePaul | Melvin Liles hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Ammons | 20-28 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla can't connect on a runner in the paint | 20-28 |
| 04:58 | DePaul | Melvin Liles grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 04:32 | DePaul | Melvin Liles scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Deon Strickland | 20-30 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Charles Hughes is called for the reach on Eric Quintanilla - foul #1 on Charles Hughes, team foul #9 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Neal Matranga (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Carl Willis, Patrick Sisk, Frank Karrenberg | |
| Subs | DePaul | Morris Brown (PG), Chad Ward (SF), Nickolas Hackler (C) Stephen Ammons, Deon Strickland, Melvin Liles | |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:04 | DePaul | Robert Caldwell takes the ball from Nickolas Hackler | 22-30 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Neal Matranga blows the layup but he's fouled by Chad Ward - foul #2 on Chad Ward, team foul #10 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi (PF) Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerome Natal (SF) Chad Ward | |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Neal Matranga misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:52 | DePaul | Nickolas Hackler gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 03:46 | DePaul | Morris Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Bower - foul #1 on Edward Bower, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| 03:46 | DePaul | Morris Brown misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Neal Matranga | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Edward Bower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neal Matranga (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Archie Ricciardi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Morris Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Natal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene McGuiness (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nickolas Hackler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | DePaul | Morris Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Neal Matranga drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Archie Ricciardi | 28-30 |
| 02:36 | DePaul | Jerome Natal scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Eugene McGuiness | 28-32 |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Morris Brown is called for the reach on Edward Bower - foul #1 on Morris Brown, team foul #11 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg (PF) Archie Ricciardi | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Ammons (PG), Deon Strickland (SG), Melvin Liles (PF) Morris Brown, Charles Hughes, Eugene McGuiness | |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons comes up short on the floater from the right side | 30-32 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Neal Matranga snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses badly on a runner from close range | 30-32 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Melvin Liles pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:01 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Neal Matranga drills a jump hook from the right block | 32-32 |
| 01:42 | DePaul | Melvin Liles is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Melvin Liles, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Willis (PG), Archie Ricciardi (PF), Eric Buswell (C) Edward Bower, Frank Karrenberg, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 01:29 | Marquette | Neal Matranga can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 32-32 |
| 01:27 | DePaul | Deon Strickland pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:07 | DePaul | Nickolas Hackler scores on a shot from the right block set up by Stephen Ammons | 32-34 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-34 |
| 00:59 | DePaul | Nickolas Hackler snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 00:54 | DePaul | Stephen Ammons comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-34 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Archie Ricciardi grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Neal Matranga blows the layup but he's hacked by Nickolas Hackler - foul #2 on Nickolas Hackler, team foul #13 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Edgar Small (SG), Frank Karrenberg (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Carl Willis, Eric Quintanilla, Archie Ricciardi, Eric Buswell | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hughes (SG), Michael Gilstrap (C) Jerome Natal, Nickolas Hackler | |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Neal Matranga makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:34 | DePaul | Melvin Liles misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Frank Karrenberg gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Neal Matranga hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 34-34 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Edward Bower grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Charles Hughes steps in front of the Edward Bower pass | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Charles Hughes misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 34-34 |