| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Steven Dart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan James (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Gamble (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Allan James inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson hits a fadeaway from close range | 38-28 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Bobby Johnson blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Timothy Wendt | 38-28 |
| 19:23 | Marquette | John Kennard grabs the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-30 |
| 19:00 | DePaul | Scott McClosky swats the layup by Richard Gamble | 38-30 |
| 18:58 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson tips it home | 40-30 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | Scott McClosky clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 18:42 | DePaul | Gabriel Marino pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Steven Dart's dunk attempt is rejected by Timothy Wendt | 40-30 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | John Kennard is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Marino - foul #2 on Gabriel Marino, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Pinzon and the foul's on Allan James - foul #1 on Allan James, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | Timothy Wendt makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:43 | DePaul | Richard Gamble hits a jumper in the paint | 42-33 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Dennis Wong clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:15 | DePaul | Gabriel Marino is hacked by Ronald Pinzon - foul #1 on Ronald Pinzon, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Marvin Parker (PG) Steven Dart | |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG), Seth Heckler (SF), Shaiming Chin (C) Dennis Wong, Ronald Pinzon, Timothy Wendt | |
| 17:00 | DePaul | Allan James clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Kennard | 42-33 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Marvin Parker - foul #1 on Marvin Parker, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Glenn Cheek (SG), Masamba Abdel (SF) Gabriel Marino, Allan James | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Moore (C) Scott McClosky | |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:31 | DePaul | Marvin Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-35 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Seth Heckler pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:25 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 16:15 | DePaul | Richard Gamble misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Shaiming Chin - foul #2 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ronald Fahy (PF) Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Manuel Glover (SF) John Kennard | |
| 16:15 | DePaul | Richard Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:15 | DePaul | Richard Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:05 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 16:03 | DePaul | Masamba Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 15:39 | DePaul | Richard Gamble is fouled on the floor by Manuel Glover - foul #1 on Manuel Glover, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Dart (PG), Gabriel Marino (SG), Andrew Greggs (SF), Allan James (PF) Marvin Parker, Glenn Cheek, Ronald Fahy, Richard Gamble | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Scott McClosky (PF), Timothy Wendt (C) Herbert Wampler, Manuel Glover, Shaiming Chin, Jerry Moore | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Steven Dart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Greggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Allan James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Masamba Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Seth Heckler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:27 | DePaul | Andrew Greggs clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Seth Heckler - foul #1 on Seth Heckler, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 15:27 | DePaul | Andrew Greggs makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:27 | DePaul | Andrew Greggs misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:27 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Scott McClosky scores on a jumper from close range | 45-37 |
| 14:44 | DePaul | The short jumper by Allan James is denied by Scott McClosky | 45-37 |
| 14:43 | DePaul | Gabriel Marino snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 14:30 | DePaul | Allan James drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 14:16 | Marquette | Seth Heckler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 14:15 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon tips it back up and in | 48-39 |
| 13:51 | DePaul | Gabriel Marino is called for 3 seconds | 48-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Marvin Parker (SG), Bobby Johnson (PF), Richard Gamble (C) Gabriel Marino, Allan James, Masamba Abdel | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (SG), Herbert Wampler (SF), Shaiming Chin (C) Seth Heckler, Ronald Pinzon, Timothy Wendt | |
| 13:29 | Marquette | Scott McClosky hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 48-39 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:15 | Marquette | Richard Gamble steals it from John Kennard | 48-39 |
| 12:59 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson can't connect on a floater from close range | 48-39 |
| 12:57 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:37 | DePaul | Andrew Greggs's pass is intercepted by Scott McClosky | 48-39 |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Scott McClosky drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Kennard and he's fouled by Steven Dart - foul #2 on Steven Dart, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gabriel Marino (SG), Allan James (SF) Steven Dart, Andrew Greggs | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon (SF), Timothy Wendt (C) Dennis Wong, Shaiming Chin | |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Scott McClosky makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:22 | DePaul | Richard Gamble buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Bobby Johnson | 50-42 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Marvin Parker - foul #2 on Marvin Parker, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Seth Heckler (PF) Scott McClosky | |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:50 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson banks in the layup | 52-44 |
| 11:21 | Marquette | John Kennard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 11:20 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon can't tip it in | 52-44 |
| 11:18 | DePaul | Allan James snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Marvin Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Gamble (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Herbert Wampler (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Seth Heckler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:03 | DePaul | Richard Gamble makes the runner from the left block set up by Marvin Parker | 54-44 |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Seth Heckler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-44 |
| 10:38 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 10:20 | DePaul | Richard Gamble is hacked by Timothy Wendt - foul #2 on Timothy Wendt, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Dart (PG), Glenn Cheek (SG), Andrew Greggs (SF) Marvin Parker, Gabriel Marino, Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Manuel Glover (SF), Scott McClosky (PF), Shaiming Chin (C) Herbert Wampler, John Kennard, Ronald Pinzon, Timothy Wendt | |
| 10:06 | DePaul | Shaiming Chin steals the ball from Glenn Cheek | 54-44 |
| 10:01 | Marquette | Glenn Cheek is called for the reach on Shaiming Chin - foul #1 on Glenn Cheek, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Masamba Abdel (PF), Ronald Fahy (C) Allan James, Richard Gamble | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dickinson (SG) Seth Heckler | |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin misses badly on a shot from close range | 54-44 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| 09:33 | DePaul | Steven Dart hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Wong - foul #1 on Dennis Wong, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Bobby Johnson (PF) Ronald Fahy | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:33 | DePaul | Steven Dart makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:33 | DePaul | Steven Dart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Scott McClosky can't tip it in | 56-46 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Manuel Glover gets the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Dennis Wong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 08:49 | DePaul | Masamba Abdel pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 08:28 | DePaul | Glenn Cheek's pass is intercepted by Scott McClosky | 56-46 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Manuel Glover scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Steven Dart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 08:09 | DePaul | Andrew Greggs tips it home | 58-49 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Scott McClosky can't throw it down | 58-49 |
| 07:57 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Masamba Abdel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 07:35 | Marquette | Manuel Glover gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 07:11 | Marquette | Dennis Wong misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 07:09 | DePaul | Andrew Greggs grabs the board | 58-49 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Steven Dart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glenn Cheek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Greggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Masamba Abdel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Dickinson (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Glover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott McClosky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Shaiming Chin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:53 | DePaul | Masamba Abdel scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Johnson | 60-49 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Michael Dickinson misses the dunk | 60-49 |
| 06:30 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Glenn Cheek | 60-49 |
| 06:17 | DePaul | The jumper by Steven Dart is denied by Scott McClosky | 60-49 |
| 06:15 | Marquette | Scott McClosky pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Scott McClosky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 05:59 | DePaul | Andrew Greggs pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:59 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Marvin Parker (PG), Gabriel Marino (SG), Allan James (SF), Richard Gamble (C) Steven Dart, Glenn Cheek, Andrew Greggs, Masamba Abdel | |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG), John Kennard (SG), Ronald Pinzon (SF), Seth Heckler (PF), Timothy Wendt (C) Dennis Wong, Michael Dickinson, Manuel Glover, Scott McClosky, Shaiming Chin | |
| 05:37 | DePaul | Richard Gamble scores on a runner from the baseline | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Marino | 62-49 |
| 05:22 | DePaul | Marvin Parker lays it in set up by Gabriel Marino | 64-49 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon clanks a jump hook near the basket | 64-49 |
| 05:06 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Richard Gamble | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson loses the dribble to Seth Heckler | 64-49 |
| 04:27 | Marquette | John Kennard misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 04:25 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon tips it back up and in | 64-51 |
| 04:10 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | Seth Heckler gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon can't finish the layup | 64-51 |
| 03:58 | DePaul | Allan James grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 03:36 | DePaul | Marvin Parker tips it home | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kennard | 66-54 |
| 03:01 | DePaul | Allan James clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 02:59 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Johnson | 66-54 |
| 02:59 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Dart (PG), Andrew Greggs (SF) Marvin Parker, Allan James | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Wong (PG), Scott McClosky (PF) Herbert Wampler, Seth Heckler | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Steven Dart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gabriel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Greggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Gamble (fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dennis Wong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Kennard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Pinzon (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Scott McClosky (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Timothy Wendt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:39 | DePaul | Bobby Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 66-54 |
| 02:38 | Marquette | John Kennard pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Ronald Pinzon loses the ball out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Marvin Parker (PG), Glenn Cheek (SG), Allan James (SF), Masamba Abdel (PF), Ronald Fahy (C) Steven Dart, Gabriel Marino, Andrew Greggs, Bobby Johnson, Richard Gamble | |
| Subs | Marquette | Herbert Wampler (PG), Seth Heckler (SG), Manuel Glover (SF), Shaiming Chin (PF), Jerry Moore (C) Dennis Wong, John Kennard, Ronald Pinzon, Scott McClosky, Timothy Wendt | |
| 01:55 | DePaul | Allan James comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-54 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Jerry Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 01:38 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Glenn Cheek | 66-54 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Manuel Glover is called for the reach on Allan James - foul #2 on Manuel Glover, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Allan James makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Allan James makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Manuel Glover connects on the shot from the left side set up by Herbert Wampler | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Masamba Abdel misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Shaiming Chin - foul #3 on Shaiming Chin, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Masamba Abdel misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:27 | DePaul | Masamba Abdel misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Shaiming Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler is fouled on the floor by Glenn Cheek - foul #2 on Glenn Cheek, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Herbert Wampler misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:21 | DePaul | Masamba Abdel snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Marvin Parker runs out the clock | 68-57 |