| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Joseph Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Raymo | 33-30 |
| 18:53 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | Richard Swoope gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson is fouled on the floor by Douglas Rickard - foul #2 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| 18:13 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo misses the shot from the left block | 33-30 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Joseph Smith tips it in | 35-30 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Richard Swoope is fouled on the floor by David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (SF) Thomas Raymo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SF), Morgan Todd (PF) Chad Merrick, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard | |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Richard Swoope scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Leeson | 38-33 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Leeson picks off the pass by Charles Anderson | 38-33 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Irving Walker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Smith and he's fouled by Charles Anderson - foul #2 on Charles Anderson, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), John Drye (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Joseph Smith, Lawrence Leeson, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SF), William Pierce (C) David Thompson, Rickey Marshall | |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Irving Walker misses the free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Morgan Todd | 40-33 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 40-35 |
| 16:24 | Marquette | John Drye knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Calvin Johnson | 42-35 |
| 16:02 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson is fouled on the floor by Calvin Johnson - foul #2 on Calvin Johnson, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF) Richard Swoope, Irving Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF) Antoine Langley, Clyde Josephson, William Pierce | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Drye (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Enoch Zechiel is called for the reach on Charles Anderson - foul #2 on Enoch Zechiel, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson (PF), William Taylor (C) John Drye, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Enoch Zechiel is called for the reach on Charles Anderson - foul #3 on Enoch Zechiel, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG) Enoch Zechiel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | William Taylor blocks the jumper by Stephen Webb | 42-35 |
| 15:04 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson's layup is rejected by Morgan Todd | 42-35 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:12 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 14:11 | Marquette | William Taylor gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Chad Merrick steals the ball from Joseph Smith | 42-35 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Smith steps in front of the Charles Anderson pass | 42-35 |
| 13:29 | Marquette | Joseph Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | William Taylor tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-35 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson and he's hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #3 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (PG), Richard Swoope (SG), Enoch Zechiel (SF), John Drye (C) Joseph Smith, Calvin Johnson, Thomas Raymo, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), David Thompson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), William Pierce (PF), Rickey Marshall (C) Chad Merrick, Charles Anderson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Swoope takes the ball from Antoine Langley | 47-35 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Antoine Langley takes the ball from John Drye | 47-35 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antoine Langley | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Irving Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Enoch Zechiel (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Drye (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Marquette | John Drye lays it up and in on a great pass from Irving Walker and he's fouled by Clyde Josephson - foul #2 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro (C) Lawrence Leeson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:28 | Marquette | John Drye misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 49-37 |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley is fouled on the floor by Enoch Zechiel - foul #4 on Enoch Zechiel, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), William Taylor (C) Enoch Zechiel, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG) Antoine Langley | |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-37 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Swoope - foul #2 on Richard Swoope, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Raymo (SF) Irving Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF) Clyde Josephson, William Pierce | |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | William Taylor hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Raymo and he's hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #4 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd (PF) Douglas Rickard | |
| 10:08 | Marquette | William Taylor makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 09:59 | Marquette | John Drye gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Joseph Smith scores on a 3 from straight away | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo grabs the board | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Richard Swoope hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Thompson - foul #3 on David Thompson, team foul #8 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Lawrence Leeson (PF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Joseph Smith, John Drye, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), William Pierce (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Rickey Marshall | |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Richard Swoope makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Richard Swoope makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | Darwin Catanzaro swats the short shot by Morgan Todd | 57-39 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:23 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the board | 57-39 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson hits the follow up shot | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Raymo (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Darwin Catanzaro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Webb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morgan Todd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - William Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Morgan Todd | 59-44 |
| 07:01 | Marquette | Morgan Todd picks off the pass by Darwin Catanzaro | 59-44 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce buries a runner from close range | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:14 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Swoope | 61-46 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Raymo steps in front of the William Pierce pass | 61-46 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Irving Walker (SF), William Taylor (C) Calvin Johnson, Thomas Raymo, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), David Thompson (SG), Douglas Rickard (PF), Rickey Marshall (C) Antoine Langley, Stephen Webb, Morgan Todd, William Pierce | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:34 | Marquette | Charles Anderson denies the turnaround by William Taylor | 61-46 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Rickey Marshall | 61-46 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson makes the 3 from straight away | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson drills a shot in the paint set up by Irving Walker and he's fouled by Douglas Rickard - foul #5 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (SG) Richard Swoope | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce (PF) Douglas Rickard | |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson makes the free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses long on a runner near the basket | 64-49 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce can't tip it in | 64-49 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce tips it back up and in | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Marquette | William Taylor misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 04:13 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 04:12 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Irving Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Swoope (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF), John Drye (PF) Calvin Johnson, Irving Walker, Lawrence Leeson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb (SF), Morgan Todd (PF) Charles Anderson, William Pierce | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson knocks in the jumper from the left block | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 6 reb. PF - John Drye (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Morgan Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Smith and he's hacked by Rickey Marshall - foul #2 on Rickey Marshall, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG) Chad Merrick | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SG), Irving Walker (SF), Darwin Catanzaro (C) Joseph Smith, Richard Swoope, Thomas Raymo, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), William Pierce (C) David Thompson, Stephen Webb, Rickey Marshall | |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:45 | Marquette | John Drye is called for traveling | 67-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Swoope (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF) Enoch Zechiel, Irving Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson (SG) Bobbie Johns | |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce blows the layup | 67-55 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Richard Swoope grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 67-55 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Swoope picks off the pass by Clyde Josephson | 67-55 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson clanks a floater from the left side | 67-55 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | John Drye tips it home | 69-55 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Richard Swoope grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Antoine Langley - foul #1 on Antoine Langley, team foul #11 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Enoch Zechiel (SG), Irving Walker (SF) Richard Swoope, Thomas Raymo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce's layup is rejected by Darwin Catanzaro | 70-55 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Irving Walker connects on the shot from close range set up by Calvin Johnson | 72-55 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson misses the easy layup | 72-55 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley tips it back up and in | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Calvin Johnson runs out the clock | 72-57 |