| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) PF - John Garner (fresh) C - William Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) SG - Van Johanson (fresh) SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) PF - Robert English (fresh) C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | John Garner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Garner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt is hacked by Frederick Dinger - foul #1 on Frederick Dinger, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | John Garner scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Christopher Ingram - foul #1 on Christopher Ingram, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger clanks a runner near the basket | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Willie Stearns | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | William Ford hits a runner near the basket | 5-0 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | John Garner picks off the pass by Greg Decarlo | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | William Ford misses short on a jumper from the left block | 5-0 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Van Johanson | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Willie Stearns comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Ingram - foul #2 on Christopher Ingram, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner, William Ford | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Michael Brown (C) Christopher Ingram, Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger, Robert English, Greg Decarlo | |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:11 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter is fouled on the floor by James Sledge - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG) Willie Stearns | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Darrell Hill | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Sledge (fresh) SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) C - James Dickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski is whistled for traveling | 7-4 |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | James Sledge is called for the reach on Darrell Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Sledge, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) James Sledge | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| 14:55 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell lays it up and in on a great pass from Boris Bronikowski | 9-4 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill is whistled for a carry | 9-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Ford (C) James Dickson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert English (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Albert Conway, Michael Brown | |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell is hacked by John Molter - foul #1 on John Molter, team foul #5 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson (SG) Oscar Pitts | |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Stearns and he's fouled by Robert English - foul #1 on Robert English, team foul #6 | 11-4 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo makes the free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo loses the dribble to Antonio Carrillo | 12-4 |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Willie Stearns connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 14-4 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Campbell is called for the reach on Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Joseph Campbell, team foul #3 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), James Dickson (PF) Willie Stearns, Joseph Campbell, Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger (SF) Darrell Hill | |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG) John Molter | |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Robert English is called for the reach on Dominick Joseph - foul #2 on Robert English, team foul #7 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) James Dickson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (PF), Michael Brown (C) Robert English, Greg Decarlo | |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 15-4 |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 16-4 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | William Ford denies the turnaround by Michael Brown | 16-4 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Brown | 16-4 |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson misses short on a floater from the left side | 16-4 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | John Garner gets the rebound | 16-4 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 18-4 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Bernhardt - foul #1 on Robert Bernhardt, team foul #4 | 18-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, William Ford | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (PG), Oscar Pitts (SG) Jason Shepard, Van Johanson | |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-5 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-6 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski loses the ball out of bounds | 18-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Greg Decarlo (C) Oscar Pitts, Michael Brown | |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill travels with the ball | 18-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Dominick Joseph | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Frederick Dinger - foul #2 on Frederick Dinger, team foul #8 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo (PF) John Garner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Frederick Dinger | |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 19-6 |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-6 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Carrillo (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Dickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill connects on the floater in the lane | 20-8 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Willie Stearns comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-8 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-8 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt is hacked by Oscar Pitts - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #9 | 20-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Ford (C) James Dickson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (PF) Albert Conway | |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 21-8 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 21-8 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the board | 21-8 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Darrell Hill and he's hacked by Willie Stearns - foul #1 on Willie Stearns, team foul #5 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF) Boris Bronikowski, Robert Bernhardt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Van Johanson (SG) Darrell Hill, Greg Decarlo | |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the free throw | 21-11 |
| 10:32 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo misses the dunk attempt | 21-11 |
| 10:30 | Marquette | Willie Stearns tips it back up and in | 23-11 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown is denied on a layup by Joseph Campbell | 23-11 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Antonio Carrillo | 23-11 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Willie Stearns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF) Antonio Carrillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo (C) John Molter | |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-11 |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell snags the defensive board | 23-11 |
| 09:14 | Marquette | William Ford connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Willie Stearns and he's fouled by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #10 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG) Willie Stearns | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (SG), Albert Conway (PF) Van Johanson, Oscar Pitts | |
| 09:14 | Marquette | William Ford misses the free throw | 25-11 |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway snags the defensive board | 25-11 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-13 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | John Garner drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Dominick Joseph | 27-13 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo clanks a shot from close range | 27-13 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Garner | 27-13 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | William Ford can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-13 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | William Ford hits the follow up shot | 29-13 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-13 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the board | 29-13 |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Dominick Joseph | 31-13 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Garner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fairly fresh) SG - Darrell Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | William Ford is called for the reach on Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on William Ford, team foul #6 | 31-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF), James Dickson (C) Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, John Garner, William Ford | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (PG), Van Johanson (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF) Jason Shepard, Darrell Hill, Michael Brown | |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oscar Pitts | 31-15 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | James Dickson scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 33-15 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | James Dickson picks off the pass by Oscar Pitts | 33-15 |
| 06:29 | Marquette | James Dickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (SG) Dominick Joseph | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG) Albert Conway | |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Carrillo steals it from John Molter | 33-15 |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Van Johanson steps in front of the Willie Stearns pass | 33-15 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses long on a floater from the left side | 33-15 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt gets the rebound | 33-15 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Van Johanson is called for the reach on Robert Bernhardt - foul #1 on Van Johanson, team foul #11 | 33-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Garner (PF), William Ford (C) Antonio Carrillo, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Albert Conway (PF) Darrell Hill, Oscar Pitts | |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt makes the 1st free throw | 34-15 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 34-15 |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the rebound | 34-15 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard loses the dribble to Robert Bernhardt | 34-15 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Stearns and the foul's on John Molter - foul #2 on John Molter, team foul #12 | 36-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Campbell (SF) Robert Bernhardt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF), Michael Brown (PF) John Molter, Greg Decarlo | |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski makes the free throw | 37-15 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-15 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | William Ford snags the defensive board | 37-15 |
| 04:09 | Marquette | William Ford can't throw it down | 37-15 |
| 04:08 | Marquette | William Ford hits the follow up shot | 39-15 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-15 |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway tips it but misses | 39-15 |
| 03:41 | Marquette | John Garner pulls down the rebound | 39-15 |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Van Johanson steals it from Boris Bronikowski | 39-15 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Boris Bronikowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Garner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fairly fresh) SG - Van Johanson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-15 |
| 03:10 | Marquette | William Ford grabs the board | 39-15 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | John Garner makes the jump hook in the paint | 41-15 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-15 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the offensive board | 41-15 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-15 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown tips it in | 41-17 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | William Ford makes the floater in the lane set up by John Garner | 43-17 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Pitts | 43-20 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | William Ford makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Boris Bronikowski and he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #13 | 45-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Antonio Carrillo (PF) Willie Stearns, Boris Bronikowski, Joseph Campbell, John Garner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Darrell Hill (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF), Robert English (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Jason Shepard, Van Johanson, Oscar Pitts, Michael Brown, Albert Conway | |
| 01:18 | Marquette | William Ford makes the free throw | 46-20 |
| 01:06 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 46-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) William Ford | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:58 | Marquette | Antonio Carrillo lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Bernhardt | 48-20 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Frederick Dinger - foul #3 on Frederick Dinger, team foul #14 | 48-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SF) Frederick Dinger | |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt lays it up and in | 50-20 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Sledge is called for the reach on Darrell Hill - foul #3 on James Sledge, team foul #7 | 50-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) James Sledge | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill makes the 1st free throw | 50-21 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-22 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Willie Stearns comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 50-22 |