| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) SG - Bradley Hicks (fresh) SF - Marco Romano (fresh) PF - Raymond Steffen (fresh) C - Charles Hampton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Stein (fresh) SG - Roy Hinkle (fresh) SF - James Howell (fresh) PF - John Mandel (fresh) C - Wayne Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Wayne Hall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle's pass is intercepted by Charles Hampton | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | Wayne Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | DePaul | James Howell hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Dominic Romano knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bradley Hicks | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | DePaul | James Howell misses the easy layup | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | DePaul | Donald Stein gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | DePaul | John Mandel is hacked by Charles Hampton - foul #1 on Charles Hampton, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Marco Romano grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Marco Romano clanks a floater from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | DePaul | James Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Stein | 2-6 |
| 17:01 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Charles Hampton and he's fouled by Roy Hinkle - foul #1 on Roy Hinkle, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamel Wallick (SG), Kevin Lebowitz (SF), Robert Granados (C) Roy Hinkle, John Mandel, Wayne Hall | |
| 17:01 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Robert Granados banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Stein and he's fouled by Marco Romano - foul #1 on Marco Romano, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Mahoney (SF) Marco Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hinkle (SG), John Mandel (PF) Donald Stein, James Howell | |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Robert Granados makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:13 | Marquette | Robert Mahoney can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:11 | DePaul | John Mandel snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Bradley Hicks is called for the reach on Kevin Lebowitz - foul #1 on Bradley Hicks, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Scott Healey (C) Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Stein (PG), James Howell (PF) Roy Hinkle, John Mandel | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Mahoney (fresh) PF - Raymond Steffen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Healey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Stein (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jamel Wallick (fresh) SF - Kevin Lebowitz (fresh) PF - James Howell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Granados (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:31 | DePaul | James Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Smith (PG) Dominic Romano | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Curtis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:10 | DePaul | Kevin Lebowitz grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 15:05 | DePaul | Kevin Lebowitz buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Donald Stein and he's hacked by Scott Healey - foul #1 on Scott Healey, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Green (SG), Marco Romano (SF), Charles Hampton (C) Bradley Hicks, Robert Mahoney, Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hinkle (PG) Donald Stein | |
| 15:05 | DePaul | Kevin Lebowitz misses the free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Charles Hampton gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Scott Healey drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Smith | 7-11 |
| 14:29 | DePaul | Kevin Lebowitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominic Romano (PG) Christopher Green | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Stein (PG), John Mandel (PF), Wayne Hall (C) Kevin Lebowitz, James Howell, Robert Granados | |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Curtis Smith misses short on a shot from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:13 | Marquette | Curtis Smith tips it in | 9-11 |
| 14:00 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Marco Romano gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:42 | Marquette | Charles Hampton drills a runner in the lane set up by Scott Healey | 11-11 |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Marco Romano - foul #2 on Marco Romano, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bradley Hicks (SG), Robert Mahoney (SF), Raymond Steffen (PF) Curtis Smith, Marco Romano, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Howell (PF), Robert Granados (C) John Mandel, Wayne Hall | |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 11-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Hampton (C) Scott Healey | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Mandel (PF) Roy Hinkle | |
| 12:50 | DePaul | Robert Granados throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hinkle (SG), Wayne Hall (C) John Mandel, Robert Granados | |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Wayne Hall steps in front of the Dominic Romano pass | 11-12 |
| 12:07 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Smith (PG), Scott Healey (C) Dominic Romano, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Mandel (PF), Robert Granados (C) Donald Stein, Wayne Hall | |
| 11:45 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen misses the dunk | 11-12 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Curtis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Mahoney (fresh) PF - Raymond Steffen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Healey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Roy Hinkle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jamel Wallick (fairly fresh) SF - James Howell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Mandel (fresh) C - Robert Granados (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Curtis Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 11:29 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 11:21 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roy Hinkle - foul #2 on Roy Hinkle, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Stein (PG), Kevin Lebowitz (SF), Wayne Hall (C) Roy Hinkle, James Howell, Robert Granados | |
| 11:21 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:21 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:52 | DePaul | Donald Stein scores on a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Curtis Smith - foul #1 on Curtis Smith, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominic Romano (PG), Christopher Green (SF), Charles Hampton (C) Curtis Smith, Robert Mahoney, Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Howell (SF), Robert Granados (C) Jamel Wallick, Wayne Hall | |
| 10:52 | DePaul | Donald Stein makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:33 | DePaul | Robert Granados grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 10:16 | DePaul | James Howell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dominic Romano - foul #1 on Dominic Romano, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Steffen (PF) Scott Healey | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamel Wallick (SG), Wayne Hall (PF) Kevin Lebowitz, John Mandel | |
| 10:16 | DePaul | James Howell misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:16 | DePaul | James Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:03 | Marquette | Dominic Romano connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Hicks | 16-16 |
| 09:53 | DePaul | Donald Stein scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Howell | 16-18 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Dominic Romano hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Hicks | 19-18 |
| 09:25 | DePaul | Charles Hampton takes the ball from Jamel Wallick | 19-18 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Charles Hampton misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-18 |
| 09:14 | DePaul | Robert Granados grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 08:52 | DePaul | Donald Stein hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 19-18 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Raymond Steffen grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Dominic Romano misses short on a floater from the left side | 19-18 |
| 08:36 | DePaul | Wayne Hall grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 08:07 | DePaul | James Howell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Donald Stein | 19-20 |
| 08:00 | Marquette | Charles Hampton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Hampton, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Keith Swinney (PG), Curtis Smith (SG), Robert Mahoney (SF), Scott Healey (C) Dominic Romano, Bradley Hicks, Christopher Green, Charles Hampton | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Lebowitz (SG), John Mandel (PF) Jamel Wallick, Wayne Hall | |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Keith Swinney is called for the reach on Donald Stein - foul #1 on Keith Swinney, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamel Wallick (SF) James Howell | |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Donald Stein makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Donald Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Keith Swinney (fresh) SG - Curtis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mahoney (fresh) PF - Raymond Steffen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Healey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Stein (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Lebowitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamel Wallick (tiring) PF - John Mandel (fresh) C - Robert Granados (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Scott Healey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Robert Mahoney snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 07:01 | Marquette | John Mandel picks off the pass by Scott Healey | 19-22 |
| 06:36 | DePaul | Robert Granados hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | DePaul | Robert Granados tips it in | 19-24 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Kevin Lebowitz steps in front of the Keith Swinney pass in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| 06:13 | DePaul | Donald Stein's floater is tipped away by Scott Healey | 19-24 |
| 06:11 | DePaul | Kevin Lebowitz grabs the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Donald Stein is hacked by Keith Swinney - foul #2 on Keith Swinney, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominic Romano (PG), Bradley Hicks (SG) Keith Swinney, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hinkle (SG), James Howell (SF), Wayne Hall (C) Kevin Lebowitz, Jamel Wallick, Robert Granados | |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Donald Stein misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Donald Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | John Mandel picks off the pass by Raymond Steffen | 19-25 |
| 05:01 | DePaul | Donald Stein misses long on a floater from the baseline | 19-25 |
| 04:59 | Marquette | Scott Healey grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 04:55 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks is hacked by Donald Stein - foul #1 on Donald Stein, team foul #3 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Green (SF) Robert Mahoney | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Lebowitz (SG), Robert Granados (C) Donald Stein, Wayne Hall | |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Bradley Hicks misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 04:40 | DePaul | James Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Robert Granados misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 19-25 |
| 04:11 | DePaul | Roy Hinkle grabs the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 03:46 | DePaul | James Howell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Scott Healey gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Scott Healey is whistled for a carry | 19-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Marco Romano (SF), Charles Hampton (C) Christopher Green, Raymond Steffen | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Stein (PG), Jamel Wallick (SF), Wayne Hall (C) Kevin Lebowitz, John Mandel, Robert Granados | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bradley Hicks (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marco Romano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Healey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Stein (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Hinkle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jamel Wallick (tiring) PF - James Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | DePaul | James Howell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 03:10 | Marquette | Marco Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Charles Hampton banks in the layup set up by Dominic Romano and he's fouled by Wayne Hall - foul #1 on Wayne Hall, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Mandel (PF) Jamel Wallick | |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Charles Hampton makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:25 | DePaul | Charles Hampton denies the turnaround by Wayne Hall | 22-25 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Charles Hampton gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Charles Hampton's layup is rejected by Wayne Hall | 22-25 |
| 02:04 | DePaul | The rebound goes to John Mandel | 22-25 |
| 01:35 | DePaul | James Howell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Hinkle | 22-28 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Dominic Romano misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Stein - foul #2 on Donald Stein, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Curtis Smith (SG), Raymond Steffen (PF) Bradley Hicks, Scott Healey | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jamel Wallick (SG), Robert Granados (C) Donald Stein, Wayne Hall | |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Dominic Romano makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Dominic Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Charles Hampton steals it from Roy Hinkle | 24-28 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Curtis Smith's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Robert Granados | 24-28 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | James Howell loses the dribble to Charles Hampton | 24-28 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Charles Hampton misses long on a fullcourt shot | 24-28 |