| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) SF - James Conner (fresh) PF - Gerald Meyers (fresh) C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) SF - Ronald Radford (fresh) PF - Robert Barton (fresh) C - Edward Ray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Marquette | James Conner misses long on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | DePaul | Edward Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | DePaul | Robert Barton misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts is fouled on the floor by Ronald Radford - foul #1 on Ronald Radford, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | James Conner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald Radford - foul #2 on Ronald Radford, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage (SF) Ronald Radford | |
| 18:33 | Marquette | James Conner makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | James Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:33 | DePaul | Robert Barton pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:18 | DePaul | Edward Ray hits a 3 from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | James Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-3 |
| 17:56 | DePaul | Robert Barton knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Isaiah Cubbage | 1-5 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Daniel Burke picks off the pass by Gerald Meyers | 1-5 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut lays it up and in set up by Daniel Burke | 1-7 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | James Conner connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Daniel Burke - foul #1 on Daniel Burke, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | James Conner makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | James Conner is called for the reach on Robert Barton - foul #1 on James Conner, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerome Mack (PF) Gerald Meyers | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 16:39 | DePaul | Edward Ray clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Marquette | James Conner grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Burke - foul #2 on Daniel Burke, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gary Pesce (PF), John Couture (C) James Conner, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (SG) Daniel Burke | |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:15 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 6-9 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | David Pearson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:49 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fairly fresh) SG - Aaron Knotts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Mack (fresh) PF - Gary Pesce (fresh) C - John Couture (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rayford Otzweiler (fresh) SF - Isaiah Cubbage (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Ray (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Robert Barton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Couture - foul #1 on John Couture, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (PG), Brian Marchetti (SG), James Conner (SF), Gerald Meyers (PF) David Pearson, Aaron Knotts, Jerome Mack, Gary Pesce | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Newton (SG), Robert Eck (C) Charles Chestnut, Edward Ray | |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Robert Barton makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Robert Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Isaiah Cubbage - foul #1 on Isaiah Cubbage, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Garnica (C) John Couture | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Sharrow (PF) Robert Barton | |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:51 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage is fouled on the floor by James Conner - foul #2 on James Conner, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerome Mack (SF) James Conner | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 14:31 | DePaul | Kevin Garnica takes the ball from Isaiah Cubbage | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Isaiah Cubbage - foul #2 on Isaiah Cubbage, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Knotts (SG) Brian Marchetti | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Edward Ray (C) Rodney Newton, Isaiah Cubbage | |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | DePaul | James Sharrow gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:01 | DePaul | Gerald Meyers swats the layup by Charles Chestnut | 7-10 |
| 13:59 | DePaul | James Sharrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:44 | DePaul | Robert Eck comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 7-10 |
| 13:42 | DePaul | James Sharrow can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:25 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 13:23 | DePaul | Edward Ray grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:17 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Hockaday - foul #1 on Dustin Hockaday, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pearson (PG), John Couture (PF) Dustin Hockaday, Gerald Meyers | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Newton (SG), Robert Barton (PF) Rayford Otzweiler, James Sharrow | |
| 13:17 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:17 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 12:54 | DePaul | Robert Barton snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 12:47 | DePaul | Robert Eck scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Rodney Newton | 7-14 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | David Pearson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Ray - foul #1 on Edward Ray, team foul #7 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gary Pesce (SF), Gerald Meyers (PF) Jerome Mack, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Sharrow (SF) Robert Eck | |
| 12:41 | Marquette | David Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | David Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:41 | DePaul | Rodney Newton pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:17 | DePaul | Edward Ray knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Charles Chestnut | 8-16 |
| 11:53 | Marquette | John Couture misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-16 |
| 11:52 | Marquette | John Couture hits the follow up shot | 10-16 |
| 11:30 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut misses the lay-in | 10-16 |
| 11:29 | Marquette | John Couture snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Aaron Knotts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Pesce (fresh) PF - Gerald Meyers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Couture (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Sharrow (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Barton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts can't connect on a floater from the left side | 10-16 |
| 11:09 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:49 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-18 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Gary Pesce is hacked by Charles Chestnut - foul #1 on Charles Chestnut, team foul #8 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (SG), Jerome Mack (PF), Kevin Garnica (C) Aaron Knotts, Gerald Meyers, John Couture | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (PG), Robert Drago (SG), Robert Eck (SF) Charles Chestnut, Rodney Newton, James Sharrow | |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Gary Pesce makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Gary Pesce makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Robert Drago clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | David Pearson grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | Rayford Otzweiler is called for the reach on David Pearson - foul #1 on Rayford Otzweiler, team foul #9 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Meyers (PF) Gary Pesce | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:00 | Marquette | David Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | David Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:36 | DePaul | Robert Barton misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 14-18 |
| 09:35 | DePaul | Robert Barton grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Jerome Mack takes the ball from Robert Drago | 14-18 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | David Pearson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-18 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica tips it back up and in | 16-18 |
| 08:19 | DePaul | Robert Eck drills a shot from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica banks in the layup | 18-20 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Robert Barton connects on the shot from the left side | 18-22 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | Jerome Mack can't connect on a floater near the basket | 18-22 |
| 07:24 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Robert Barton | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Hockaday (fairly fresh) SF - Jerome Mack (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Meyers (tiring) 1 pts. C - Kevin Garnica (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Rayford Otzweiler (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Drago (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Eck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Barton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Ray (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | DePaul | Robert Drago clanks a turnaround from the right block | 18-22 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | David Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jerome Mack | 20-22 |
| 06:21 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 06:20 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Ray | 20-22 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to David Pearson | 20-22 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Harris (PG), Aaron Knotts (SG), Gary Pesce (SF), John Couture (C) David Pearson, Dustin Hockaday, Jerome Mack, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Rodney Newton (SG), James Sharrow (SF) Rayford Otzweiler, Robert Drago, Robert Eck | |
| 05:48 | DePaul | Charles Chestnut is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Chestnut, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Damek Splonskowski (PG) Charles Chestnut | |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers is fouled on the floor by Edward Ray - foul #2 on Edward Ray, team foul #11 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Eck (C) Edward Ray | |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:31 | DePaul | Robert Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:22 | DePaul | Aaron Knotts steals the ball from Robert Eck | 21-22 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Nicholas Harris knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Meyers | 23-22 |
| 04:39 | DePaul | James Sharrow buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Rodney Newton | 23-24 |
| 04:12 | Marquette | Gary Pesce is hacked by James Sharrow - foul #1 on James Sharrow, team foul #12 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Garnica (C) Gerald Meyers | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (SG) Robert Eck | |
| 04:12 | Marquette | Gary Pesce makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:12 | Marquette | Gary Pesce misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:12 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:07 | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler is hacked by Gary Pesce - foul #1 on Gary Pesce, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| 03:57 | DePaul | Gary Pesce is called for the reach on James Sharrow - foul #2 on Gary Pesce, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Conner (SF) Gary Pesce | |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Chestnut (PG), Daniel Burke (SG), Ronald Radford (SF), Isaiah Cubbage (PF) Damek Splonskowski, Rayford Otzweiler, James Sharrow, Robert Barton | |
| 03:44 | DePaul | Isaiah Cubbage connects on the shot from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Rodney Newton - foul #1 on Rodney Newton, team foul #13 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (PG), Gary Pesce (PF) Nicholas Harris, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:12 | DePaul | Rodney Newton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 03:10 | DePaul | Rodney Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dustin Hockaday (fresh) SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Conner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Pesce (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Couture (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Charles Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Burke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Radford (fresh) PF - Isaiah Cubbage (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodney Newton (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 02:56 | DePaul | Rodney Newton is fouled on the floor by John Couture - foul #2 on John Couture, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pearson (PG), Jerome Mack (PF) Dustin Hockaday, John Couture | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:56 | DePaul | Rodney Newton makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:56 | DePaul | Rodney Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:40 | Marquette | Gary Pesce is denied on a layup by Isaiah Cubbage | 27-28 |
| 02:38 | DePaul | Ronald Radford snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Daniel Burke misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerome Mack - foul #1 on Jerome Mack, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (SG), Kevin Garnica (C) Aaron Knotts, Gary Pesce | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Sharrow (PF) Rodney Newton | |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Daniel Burke makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Daniel Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | James Conner is fouled on the floor by Isaiah Cubbage - foul #3 on Isaiah Cubbage, team foul #14 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Ray (C) Isaiah Cubbage | |
| 02:04 | Marquette | James Conner makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:04 | Marquette | James Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Edward Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 01:29 | Marquette | Daniel Burke is called for the reach on James Conner - foul #3 on Daniel Burke, team foul #15 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rayford Otzweiler (SG) Daniel Burke | |
| 01:29 | Marquette | James Conner makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:29 | Marquette | James Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:29 | DePaul | James Sharrow grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 01:09 | DePaul | Edward Ray misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-30 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | James Conner gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | David Pearson double dribbles | 30-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Knotts (SG), John Couture (SF), Gary Pesce (PF) David Pearson, James Conner, Jerome Mack | |
| Subs | DePaul | Robert Drago (SG), Robert Eck (C) Charles Chestnut, Edward Ray | |
| 00:39 | DePaul | Robert Drago makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Hockaday | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Kevin Garnica is called for the reach on James Sharrow - foul #1 on Kevin Garnica, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Harris (PG), James Conner (SF) Dustin Hockaday, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Newton (SG), Robert Barton (PF) Robert Drago, Ronald Radford | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | James Sharrow misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |