| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stitt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Lamarre (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Sansone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chen Xiao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia is fouled on the floor by Thomas Beckwith - foul #2 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Chen Xiao | 32-33 |
| 19:02 | Marquette | Willie Rose is hacked by Chen Xiao - foul #3 on Chen Xiao, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski (PF) Chen Xiao | |
| 18:50 | Marquette | William Stitt misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Carlos Williams - foul #2 on Carlos Williams, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | William Stitt misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Beckwith | 33-33 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the runner from the left block | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:19 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams is called for traveling | 33-33 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Robert Tran hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Lamarre | 36-36 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Parks - foul #2 on Jason Parks, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson (C) Carlos Williams | |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Stitt | 36-37 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | William Stitt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia connects on the fadeaway from close range | 36-39 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | William Stitt hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Parks | 38-39 |
| 16:10 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone is hacked by Jason Parks - foul #3 on Jason Parks, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland (PG), Eric Wood (SG), Clifford Goosby (C) John Lamarre, Manuel Sansone, Boris Kopinski | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood is fouled on the floor by Thomas Beckwith - foul #3 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Summers (SG), Chen Xiao (PF), Carlos Williams (C) Gilberto Garcia, Scott Swanson, Clifford Goosby | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Luis Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Summers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chen Xiao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers is fouled on the floor by Jason Parks - foul #4 on Jason Parks, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (SG) Jason Parks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-39 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:57 | Marquette | William Stitt loses the dribble to Carlos Williams | 38-39 |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SF) Luis Bland, Eric Wood | |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Robert Tran drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre is fouled on the floor by Willie Rose - foul #2 on Willie Rose, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (C) William Stitt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson (C) Carlos Williams | |
| 13:46 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson clanks a floater from the right side | 41-39 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Vannatter | 41-39 |
| 13:16 | Marquette | Robert Tran knocks in the 3 from straight away | 44-39 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Lamarre | 44-42 |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Robert Tran hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:34 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 44-42 |
| 12:32 | Marquette | Willie Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Willie Rose can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-42 |
| 12:25 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers is fouled on the floor by Thomas Beckwith - foul #4 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (PG), Jason Parks (SG), William Stitt (C) Willie Rose, Reyes Fleming, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski (SF), Carlos Williams (C) Gilberto Garcia, Chen Xiao | |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | William Stitt misses the fadeaway from the left side | 44-44 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Tran - foul #2 on Robert Tran, team foul #8 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone (SG) James Summers | |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gilbert Higgins (fresh) SG - Jason Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Lamarre (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Sansone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Kopinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Swanson (fresh) C - Carlos Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Jason Parks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Manuel Sansone - foul #1 on Manuel Sansone, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Jeffrey Vannatter (PF) Gilbert Higgins, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia (SF) Scott Swanson | |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Jason Parks makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Jason Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia can't connect on a shot from close range | 46-46 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Robert Tran snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-46 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Gilberto Garcia | 46-46 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Manuel Sansone | 46-48 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Willie Rose knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Parks | 49-48 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Tran - foul #3 on Robert Tran, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Robert Tran, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Summers (SG), Chen Xiao (PF), Scott Swanson (C) John Lamarre, Boris Kopinski, Carlos Williams | |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Vannatter | 49-49 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 09:25 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 08:47 | Marquette | Robert Braun travels with the ball | 51-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (PG), Robert Tran (SF), William Stitt (C) Willie Rose, Robert Braun, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre (PG), Boris Kopinski (SF) Manuel Sansone, Gilberto Garcia | |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-49 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Robert Tran snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:36 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 07:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Scott Swanson | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Gilbert Higgins (fresh) SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Lamarre (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Summers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Boris Kopinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chen Xiao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 51-49 |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson tips it home | 51-51 |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Jason Parks's pass is intercepted by Chen Xiao | 51-51 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre is hacked by Gilbert Higgins - foul #1 on Gilbert Higgins, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Gilbert Higgins, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone (SG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Carlos Williams (C) James Summers, Chen Xiao, Scott Swanson | |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:57 | Marquette | Willie Rose's fadeaway is rejected by Gilberto Garcia | 51-53 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tran steps in front of the John Lamarre pass | 51-53 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Willie Rose lays it up and in set up by Robert Tran | 53-53 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Manuel Sansone, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Jones (C) Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood (SG) John Lamarre | |
| 06:18 | Marquette | The jumper by Robert Tran is denied by Gilberto Garcia | 53-53 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Carl Jones tips it home | 55-53 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia misses badly on a runner from the right block | 55-53 |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood snags the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Eric Wood | 55-55 |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter is hacked by Boris Kopinski - foul #2 on Boris Kopinski, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (SF), William Stitt (C) Robert Tran, Carl Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre (PG), Chen Xiao (PF) Eric Wood, Boris Kopinski | |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 55-55 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre can't finish the layup | 55-55 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Willie Rose gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter scores on a jump hook from the left block | 57-55 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone loses the ball out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (PG), Reyes Fleming (SG), Robert Tran (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Willie Rose, Jason Parks, Robert Braun, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Summers (SG), Scott Swanson (C) Manuel Sansone, Carlos Williams | |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the runner in the paint | 57-55 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Robert Tran's pass is intercepted by Chen Xiao | 57-55 |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson is fouled on the floor by Reyes Fleming - foul #1 on Reyes Fleming, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG) Gilbert Higgins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland (PG), Eric Wood (SF), Boris Kopinski (PF) John Lamarre, Gilberto Garcia, Chen Xiao | |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:26 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter grabs the board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Luis Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Summers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Boris Kopinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Marquette | Scott Swanson picks off the pass by Reyes Fleming | 57-56 |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers is called for traveling | 57-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Parks (SG), William Stitt (C) Reyes Fleming, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Carlos Williams (C) Luis Bland, Eric Wood, Scott Swanson | |
| 02:27 | Marquette | Robert Tran comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Jason Parks grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Robert Tran hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre (PG), Chen Xiao (PF) Manuel Sansone, Boris Kopinski | |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Chen Xiao | 60-58 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | The jump hook by Thomas Beckwith is blocked by Chen Xiao | 60-58 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | William Stitt tips it home | 62-58 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams blows the layup | 62-58 |
| 01:25 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams tips it in | 62-60 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | William Stitt scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-60 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Carlos Williams is blocked by William Stitt | 64-60 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre tips it in | 64-62 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Robert Tran connects on the shot from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia's pass is intercepted by Willie Rose | 66-62 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Marquette | James Summers is called for the reach on Jason Parks in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Summers, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (SG) Jason Parks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:14 | Marquette | James Summers is called for the reach on Willie Rose - foul #5 on James Summers, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone (SG) James Summers | |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith is fouled in the backcourt by John Lamarre - foul #1 on John Lamarre, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre misses long on a halfcourt shot | 68-62 |