| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) SG - Chris Platt (fresh) SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) PF - Joaquin Salas (fresh) C - Donald Echols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson jams it | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Marquette | Frank Everitt scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Williams | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Donald Echols | 2-4 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | Frank Everitt buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Platt | 5-4 |
| 18:28 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | William Williams buries a jump hook from close range set up by Frank Everitt and he's hacked by Gregory Hope - foul #1 on Gregory Hope, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | William Williams makes the free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson is fouled on the floor by Frank Everitt - foul #1 on Frank Everitt, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| 17:50 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard misses the easy layup | 8-4 |
| 17:48 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Hope | 8-4 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 8-4 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols hits the follow up shot | 8-6 |
| 17:10 | Marquette | Frank Everitt makes the 3 from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Richard | 11-8 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin's pass is intercepted by Joaquin Salas | 11-8 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson is whistled for a carry | 11-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (SG), Roy Gay (SF), John Craft (PF) Chris Platt, Antonio Pippin, William Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG), Ognjen Zens (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Donald Richard, Gregory Hope, Paul Patterson, Joaquin Salas, Donald Echols | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) SF - Roy Gay (fresh) PF - John Craft (fresh) C - Stephen Hidalgo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) SG - Ognjen Zens (fresh) SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) C - John Hite (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo is whistled for a carry | 11-8 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #1 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Moshe Boyarski | 11-9 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Frank Everitt pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Frank Everitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 14:54 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Stephen Hidalgo | 11-9 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Frank Everitt misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Hanson - foul #1 on Joseph Hanson, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Chris Platt (SG), William Williams (PF) Arthur Garmon, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Paul Patterson (SF), Donald Echols (C) Joseph Hanson, Moshe Boyarski, John Hite | |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Frank Everitt makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Frank Everitt makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ognjen Zens | 13-11 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Paul Patterson takes the ball from Roy Gay | 13-11 |
| 13:44 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch is whistled for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antione Tuten (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Frank Everitt, Roy Gay, John Craft | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (SG), Joaquin Salas (PF) Ognjen Zens, Darrell Welch | |
| 13:30 | Marquette | William Williams misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Joaquin Salas - foul #1 on Joaquin Salas, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| 13:30 | Marquette | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:30 | Marquette | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols clanks a floater from close range | 15-11 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Chris Platt is hacked by Joaquin Salas - foul #2 on Joaquin Salas, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (PF) Joaquin Salas | |
| 12:42 | Marquette | William Williams connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Antione Tuten | 17-13 |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Platt steals it from Gregory Hope | 17-13 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Antione Tuten's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Echols | 17-13 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson grabs the board | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Antione Tuten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Platt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ognjen Zens (fresh) C - Donald Echols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Pippin takes the ball from Paul Patterson | 17-13 |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Donald Echols steps in front of the Chris Platt pass | 17-13 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard travels in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Arthur Garmon (SG), Roy Gay (SF), John Craft (PF) Antione Tuten, Chris Platt, Antonio Pippin, William Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG), Darrell Welch (C) Donald Richard, Donald Echols | |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Joseph Hanson steals the ball from Stephen Hidalgo | 17-13 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Hope and he's hacked by Roy Gay - foul #1 on Roy Gay, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Hite (C) Gregory Hope | |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:42 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Stephen Hidalgo | 17-15 |
| 10:32 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-15 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens drills a floater from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Frank Everitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Hanson - foul #2 on Joseph Hanson, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF), William Williams (C) Roy Gay, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Micheal Sailer (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Donald Echols (C) Joseph Hanson, Ognjen Zens, Paul Patterson, John Hite | |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Frank Everitt makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Frank Everitt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-17 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | William Williams gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin lays it up and in set up by Frank Everitt and the foul's on Darrell Welch - foul #1 on Darrell Welch, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Chris Platt (SG), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Arthur Garmon, John Craft | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (SG) Micheal Sailer | |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski can't tip it in | 22-17 |
| 08:39 | Marquette | Chris Platt gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:22 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo is fouled on the floor by Donald Echols - foul #1 on Donald Echols, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson (SF), Ognjen Zens (PF) Moshe Boyarski, Darrell Welch | |
| 08:22 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:22 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 08:00 | Marquette | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | Chris Platt drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Everitt | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ognjen Zens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Hidalgo is called for the reach on Ognjen Zens - foul #2 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #4 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antione Tuten (PG), Roy Gay (SF), John Craft (PF) Frank Everitt, Antonio Pippin, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires (PF) Gregory Hope | |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 26-17 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires grabs the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 07:04 | Marquette | Chris Platt grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | Donald Echols is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #2 on Donald Echols, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG), Arthur Garmon (SG) Antione Tuten, Chris Platt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (SG), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Ognjen Zens, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| 06:47 | Marquette | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses long on a shot from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | Roy Gay grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 06:13 | Marquette | John Craft throws it down on a great pass from Frank Everitt and he's fouled by Donald Richard - foul #1 on Donald Richard, team foul #9 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF) Roy Gay | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF) Donald Richard, Paul Patterson | |
| 06:13 | Marquette | John Craft makes the free throw | 29-17 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite buries a floater near the basket and the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #5 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SF) Moshe Boyarski | |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite misses the free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin snags the defensive board | 29-19 |
| 05:52 | Marquette | Micheal Sailer steals the ball from Frank Everitt | 29-19 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-19 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite tips it home | 29-21 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Frank Everitt clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-21 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | John Craft misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-21 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens is hacked by Frank Everitt - foul #2 on Frank Everitt, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antione Tuten (PG), Chris Platt (SG), Roy Gay (SF) Frank Everitt, Arthur Garmon, Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Paul Patterson (SF), Tim Squires (PF) Micheal Sailer, Ognjen Zens, Darrell Welch | |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Richard | 29-23 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | John Craft is called for traveling | 29-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo (C) John Craft | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (SG), Joaquin Salas (PF), Donald Echols (C) Gregory Hope, Tim Squires, John Hite | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Antione Tuten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) PF - William Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joaquin Salas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joaquin Salas, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG) Antione Tuten | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (PF) Joaquin Salas | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Roy Gay hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Frank Everitt | 31-23 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson misses the easy dunk attempt | 31-23 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:53 | Marquette | Chris Platt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF) Roy Gay | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (PF) Joseph Hanson | |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch's layup is rejected by Stephen Hidalgo | 31-23 |
| 02:34 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Frank Everitt buries a jumper from the left side set up by Antonio Pippin | 33-23 |
| 02:07 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Patterson - foul #1 on Paul Patterson, team foul #11 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Craft (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (SG) Darrell Welch | |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses the dunk but he's hacked by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #3 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #7 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (SG), William Williams (C) Chris Platt, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (PF) Ognjen Zens | |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Frank Everitt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin tips it but misses | 35-27 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | William Williams hits the follow up shot | 37-27 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard is called for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Richard, team foul #12 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG), Moshe Boyarski (SF) Donald Richard, Paul Patterson | |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson misses the jumper from the right side | 37-27 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Everitt steps in front of the Darrell Welch pass | 37-27 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon lays it in on a great pass from Frank Everitt | 39-27 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope clanks a floater from the right side | 39-27 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols tips it home | 39-29 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | John Craft knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-29 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 41-29 |