| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Danny Hutchings (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dion Naron (fresh) PF - Richard Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Dingman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jamie Morris | 31-33 |
| 19:38 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-33 |
| 19:37 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Frank Steiner drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ricky Winter and he's fouled by Richard Schwartz - foul #2 on Richard Schwartz, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG), Rafael Ochoa (SG), Robert Legros (SF), Joe Minyard (C) Danny Hutchings, Daniel Nicholson, Dion Naron, Bruce Dingman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Reed Crook misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Ricky Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves and the foul's on Rafael Ochoa - foul #1 on Rafael Ochoa, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson (SG), Dion Naron (SF), Bruce Dingman (C) Rafael Ochoa, Richard Schwartz, Joe Minyard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Dion Naron buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by John Leblanc - foul #4 on John Leblanc, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Lefebre (PF) Robert Legros | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (C) John Leblanc | |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Dion Naron makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Frank Steiner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 18:00 | Marquette | Dion Naron grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:45 | Marquette | Carl Lefebre lays it up and in on a great pass from Dion Naron | 38-39 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Frank Steiner comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 38-39 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Reed Crook pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Dion Naron is hacked by Jamie Morris - foul #2 on Jamie Morris, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Rafael Ochoa (SG), Robert Legros (SF), Richard Schwartz (PF), Joe Minyard (C) Reed Crook, Daniel Nicholson, Dion Naron, Carl Lefebre, Bruce Dingman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Louis Cochran (C) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter | |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Robert Legros banks in the layup on a great pass from Danny Hutchings and he's fouled by Louis Cochran - foul #1 on Louis Cochran, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Robert Legros misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Dwain Landy gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves's floater is tipped away by Joe Minyard | 40-39 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Joe Minyard gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:00 | Marquette | 3 seconds is called on Danny Hutchings | 40-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG), Daniel Nicholson (SG), Dion Naron (SF), Bruce Dingman (C) Danny Hutchings, Rafael Ochoa, Robert Legros, Joe Minyard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reed Crook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dion Naron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Dingman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Bruce Dingman swats the layup by Frank Steiner | 40-39 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Winter | 40-39 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Frank Steiner knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ricky Winter | 40-41 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Reed Crook buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Nicholson | 43-41 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Jamie Morris hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 43-43 |
| 14:27 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman throws it down | 45-43 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Frank Steiner clanks a floater near the basket | 45-43 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Ricky Winter tips it in | 45-45 |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Dion Naron can't finish the layup | 45-45 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Jamie Morris grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is hacked by Daniel Nicholson - foul #1 on Daniel Nicholson, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Rafael Ochoa (SG), Robert Legros (SF), Carl Lefebre (PF), Joe Minyard (C) Reed Crook, Daniel Nicholson, Dion Naron, Richard Schwartz, Bruce Dingman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Bryan Pavlosky (SG), Richard Williams (SF), Richard Nash (C) Dwain Landy, Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Louis Cochran | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves buries a shot from the left wing set up by Bryan Pavlosky | 45-47 |
| 12:52 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Rafael Ochoa | 47-47 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Danny Hutchings is called for the reach on Christopher Goncalves - foul #2 on Danny Hutchings, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson (SG), Dion Naron (SF), Richard Schwartz (PF), Bruce Dingman (C) Rafael Ochoa, Robert Legros, Carl Lefebre, Joe Minyard | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Leblanc (C) Ricky Winter | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Danny Hutchings - foul #3 on Danny Hutchings, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Legros (PF) Richard Schwartz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG) Richard Williams | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Robert Legros scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Danny Hutchings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dion Naron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Legros (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Dingman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses badly on a shot in the paint | 49-49 |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 11:09 | Marquette | Dion Naron makes the jumper from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits the finger roll | 51-51 |
| 10:27 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG), Rafael Ochoa (SG), Amos Larios (SF), Richard Schwartz (PF), Joe Minyard (C) Danny Hutchings, Daniel Nicholson, Dion Naron, Robert Legros, Bruce Dingman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Louis Cochran (PF) Frank Steiner, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash | |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Jamie Morris clanks a turnaround from the left block | 51-51 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Jamie Morris tips it in | 51-53 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Joe Minyard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Amos Larios tips it home | 53-53 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves lays it in on a nice dish by Dwain Landy | 53-55 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Joe Minyard clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Jamie Morris snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves comes up short on the shot from the left side | 53-55 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Amos Larios grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | Joe Minyard connects on the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on John Leblanc - foul #5 on John Leblanc, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Daniel Nicholson (SG), Dion Naron (SF) Reed Crook, Rafael Ochoa, Amos Larios | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Ricky Winter (PF), Richard Nash (C) Christopher Goncalves, Louis Cochran, John Leblanc | |
| 08:20 | Marquette | Joe Minyard makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the runner in the lane set up by Dwain Landy | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Danny Hutchings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dion Naron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schwartz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Minyard (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 07:33 | Marquette | Joe Minyard hits the follow up shot | 58-57 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Schwartz | 58-57 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Dion Naron grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson is hacked by Dwain Landy - foul #1 on Dwain Landy, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Legros (PF), Bruce Dingman (C) Richard Schwartz, Joe Minyard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Dwain Landy, Jamie Morris | |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-57 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Joshua Zeno is fouled on the floor by Bruce Dingman - foul #1 on Bruce Dingman, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Schwartz (PF) Robert Legros | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Louis Cochran (C) Joshua Zeno, Ricky Winter | |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Richard Schwartz steps in front of the Bryan Pavlosky pass | 58-57 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings is whistled for a carry | 58-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG) Danny Hutchings | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is fouled on the floor by Reed Crook - foul #2 on Reed Crook, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Robert Legros (SF) Reed Crook, Dion Naron | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | Richard Schwartz pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Richard Schwartz buries a floater in the paint | 60-57 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Ricky Winter travels with the ball | 60-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG), Dion Naron (SF) Danny Hutchings, Richard Schwartz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SG), Dwain Landy (C) Frank Steiner, Louis Cochran | |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Robert Legros drills a jump hook from the baseline | 62-57 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Robert Legros - foul #1 on Robert Legros, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Rafael Ochoa (SG), Richard Schwartz (PF) Reed Crook, Daniel Nicholson, Robert Legros | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (C) Jamie Morris | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:12 | Marquette | Richard Schwartz snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 04:05 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Danny Hutchings is blocked by Ricky Winter | 62-58 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Richard Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ricky Winter | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Danny Hutchings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rafael Ochoa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dion Naron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Schwartz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Dingman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings connects on the jumper from the right side | 64-60 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves knocks in the shot from the right block | 64-62 |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Dingman | 64-62 |
| 02:44 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-62 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reed Crook (PG), Daniel Nicholson (SG), Robert Legros (SF) Danny Hutchings, Rafael Ochoa, Dion Naron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Louis Cochran (C) Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Ricky Winter | |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Frank Steiner lays it up and in | 66-64 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Louis Cochran is called for the reach on Bruce Dingman - foul #2 on Louis Cochran, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Hutchings (PG), Dion Naron (SF) Reed Crook, Robert Legros | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Louis Cochran | |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Danny Hutchings scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Nicholson | 69-64 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Dion Naron - foul #2 on Dion Naron, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Bruce Dingman | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Frank Steiner is called for the reach on Bruce Dingman - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jamie Morris | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:48 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman is hacked by Frank Steiner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:48 | Marquette | Bruce Dingman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Winter and he's fouled by Danny Hutchings - foul #4 on Danny Hutchings, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Daniel Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Steiner | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is hacked by Daniel Nicholson - foul #2 on Daniel Nicholson, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Christopher Goncalves is called for the reach on Dion Naron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Dion Naron misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Richard Nash snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 73-72 |