| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Gilfillan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Sauve (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Stepnoski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Milliner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Leopold (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Don Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathon Farrior (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Mace (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman's layup is rejected by Larry Mace | 37-29 |
| 19:34 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan tips it home | 39-29 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 39-29 |
| 19:03 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Justin Stepnoski | 42-29 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), Allen Page (SF), Gerald Jordan (C) Brian Gilfillan, Justin Stepnoski, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace can't connect on a floater from the left side | 42-29 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Don Jackson - foul #2 on Don Jackson, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Justin Stepnoski (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Hans Zurawik, Allen Page, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson (SF), Shawn Dillman (PF) Don Jackson, Jonathon Farrior | |
| 17:26 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve makes the free throw | 45-29 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 17:09 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-29 |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 16:35 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman's layup is rejected by Shawn Dillman | 45-29 |
| 16:16 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson grabs the board | 45-29 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner is whistled for a carry | 45-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF), Richard Hall (PF) Brian Gilfillan, Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers (PG), Don Jackson (SF), Jonathon Farrior (PF) Ronald Milliner, William Leopold, Larry Mace | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Hans Zurawik (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Ridder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Hall (fresh) C - Gerald Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kelvin Rodgers (fresh) SG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Don Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathon Farrior (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Dillman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Marquette | James Ridder scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Hans Zurawik | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson loses the dribble to Gerald Jordan | 48-29 |
| 15:04 | Marquette | Hans Zurawik loses the dribble to Jonathon Farrior | 48-29 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-29 |
| 14:56 | Marquette | James Ridder grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Allen Page misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Don Jackson - foul #3 on Don Jackson, team foul #2 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Justin Stepnoski (PF) Hans Zurawik, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner (PG), William Leopold (SG), Aaron Mason (C) Kelvin Rodgers, Thomas Simpson, Shawn Dillman | |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Allen Page misses the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Allen Page misses the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 14:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior snags the defensive board | 48-29 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-29 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan grabs the board | 48-29 |
| 14:02 | Marquette | James Ridder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-29 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason buries a shot from the right block | 48-31 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | James Ridder is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Ridder, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve (SG), Richard Hall (PF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) James Ridder, Allen Page, Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson (SF), Shawn Dillman (PF), Larry Mace (C) Don Jackson, Jonathon Farrior, Aaron Mason | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman drills a fadeaway near the basket | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:31 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Thomas Simpson is blocked by Richard Hall | 50-31 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Richard Hall snags the defensive board | 50-31 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Ronald Milliner is called for the reach on Brian Gilfillan - foul #3 on Ronald Milliner, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF), Gerald Jordan (PF) Brian Gilfillan, Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (PG), Kelvin Rodgers (SG) Ronald Milliner, William Leopold | |
| 11:41 | Marquette | Allen Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Richard Hall (PF) Hans Zurawik, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson (SF), Aaron Mason (PF) Eric Lee, Shawn Dillman | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Gilfillan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ridder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Hall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kelvin Rodgers (fresh) SG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Don Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Mace (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hall is called for the reach on Aaron Mason - foul #1 on Richard Hall, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), Justin Stepnoski (SF) Brian Gilfillan, Allen Page | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior (PF) Aaron Mason | |
| 11:10 | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Jordan picks off the pass by Jonathon Farrior | 50-31 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan loses the ball out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Nathaniel Sauve (SG), Allen Page (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Hans Zurawik, James Ridder, Justin Stepnoski, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner (PG), William Leopold (SG) Kelvin Rodgers, Thomas Simpson | |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman snags the defensive board | 50-31 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Ridder (SG), Justin Stepnoski (SF), Richard Hall (PF) Nathaniel Sauve, Allen Page, Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman (PF), Aaron Mason (C) Jonathon Farrior, Larry Mace | |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold is fouled on the floor by James Ridder - foul #2 on James Ridder, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve (SG), Gerald Jordan (C) James Ridder, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps (SF) Don Jackson | |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason grabs the offensive board | 50-31 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Nathaniel Sauve takes the ball from Aaron Mason | 50-31 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-31 |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner loses the dribble to Brian Gilfillan in the backcourt | 53-31 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Richard Hall banks in the layup set up by Brian Gilfillan | 55-31 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-31 |
| 08:41 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve grabs the defensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 08:16 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-31 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan tips it home | 57-31 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-31 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman hits the follow up shot | 57-33 |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve is fouled on the floor by Aaron Mason - foul #1 on Aaron Mason, team foul #4 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Brian Gilfillan, Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (PG), Kelvin Rodgers (SG), Thomas Simpson (SF), Ronald Williams (C) Ronald Milliner, William Leopold, Jeffrey Phipps, Aaron Mason | |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 57-33 |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman grabs the board | 57-33 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Hans Zurawik (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ridder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Allen Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Jordan (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - Kelvin Rodgers (fresh) SF - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Dillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson is fouled on the floor by Gerald Jordan - foul #3 on Gerald Jordan, team foul #4 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Hall (PF) Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Ridder picks off the pass by Eric Lee | 57-33 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hans Zurawik | 59-33 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hall denies the turnaround by Kelvin Rodgers | 59-33 |
| 06:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelrahman | 59-33 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman double dribbles | 59-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), Justin Stepnoski (SF), Gerald Jordan (PF) Hans Zurawik, Allen Page, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason (PF) Shawn Dillman | |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 59-36 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Simpson - foul #3 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #5 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve (SG) James Ridder | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan is fouled on the floor by Aaron Mason - foul #2 on Aaron Mason, team foul #6 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF), Richard Hall (PF) Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski, Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman (C) Ronald Williams | |
| 04:44 | Marquette | Allen Page connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Brian Gilfillan | 62-38 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman is whistled for a carry | 62-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Hans Zurawik (PG), Nathaniel Sauve (SG), Justin Stepnoski (SF), Gerald Jordan (PF) Brian Gilfillan, James Ridder, Allen Page, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps (SF) Eric Lee | |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Gerald Jordan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-38 |
| 04:04 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 62-38 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-38 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason can't tip it in | 62-38 |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Nathaniel Sauve | 64-38 |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-38 |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman tips it but misses | 64-38 |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps gets the offensive rebound | 64-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Hans Zurawik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Sauve (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Stepnoski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Jordan (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kelvin Rodgers (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Phipps (fresh) PF - Shawn Dillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-38 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski pulls down the rebound | 64-38 |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelrahman hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Justin Stepnoski | 66-38 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps double dribbles | 66-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan (PG), James Ridder (SG), Allen Page (SF), Richard Hall (PF) Hans Zurawik, Nathaniel Sauve, Justin Stepnoski, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (PG), Ronald Williams (C) Thomas Simpson, Aaron Mason | |
| 02:23 | Marquette | James Ridder banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Hall and he's hacked by Shawn Dillman - foul #1 on Shawn Dillman, team foul #7 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Stepnoski (SF) Gerald Jordan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:23 | Marquette | James Ridder misses the free throw | 68-38 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams snags the defensive board | 68-38 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Gilfillan steps in front of the Shawn Dillman pass | 68-38 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan hits the finger roll | 70-38 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Eric Lee | 70-40 |
| 01:32 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan can't connect on a floater from the right block | 70-40 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Richard Hall tips it in | 72-40 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | James Ridder takes the ball from Eric Lee in the backcourt | 72-40 |
| 01:06 | Marquette | Richard Hall scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Gilfillan | 74-40 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) James Ridder, Allen Page | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson (SF), Aaron Mason (C) Jeffrey Phipps, Ronald Williams | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Kelvin Rodgers is called for the reach on Nathaniel Sauve - foul #1 on Kelvin Rodgers, team foul #8 | 74-40 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 75-40 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Nathaniel Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 76-40 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman lays it in | 76-42 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Brian Gilfillan runs out the clock | 76-42 |