| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Miller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Berry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Elliott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willie Kilkenny (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Todd Elliott inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny is open and scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Douglas Berry | 30-33 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Jacob Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Douglas Berry misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny misses the tip | 30-33 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Jacob Miller snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Jacob Miller blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny travels with the ball | 32-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joe Crawford (PF), John Rodrigez (C) Willie Kilkenny, Kenneth Shaw | |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell buries a floater from close range set up by Phillip Dean | 34-33 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Douglas Berry pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:56 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (PG), Aaron White (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), Willie Kilkenny (PF), Dwight Hill (C) Douglas Berry, Willie Lindsay, Todd Elliott, Joe Crawford, John Rodrigez | |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Phillip Dean comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Aaron White - foul #2 on Aaron White, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, David White | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw (C) Dwight Hill | |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | Brad Robinson snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | Aaron White is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Silberstein | 35-38 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Harry Timmons loses the dribble to Aaron White | 35-38 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Phillip Dean - foul #1 on Phillip Dean, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF) Harry Timmons, Jacob Miller, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Robert Walsh (SG), Todd Elliott (SF), Dwight Hill (C) Daniel Silberstein, Aaron White, Brad Robinson, Kenneth Shaw | |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Joseph Pearce | 37-40 |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Todd Elliott hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Dwight Hill and he's hacked by Trevor Finley - foul #1 on Trevor Finley, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), David White (SF) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, Trevor Finley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Lindsay (SG), Joe Crawford (PF) Douglas Berry, Willie Kilkenny | |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Todd Elliott misses the free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harry Timmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David White (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Hylton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Lindsay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Harry Timmons misses the shot from the right side | 37-42 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Todd Elliott double dribbles | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), John Rodrigez (C) Robert Walsh, Dwight Hill | |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 15:14 | Marquette | Joe Crawford gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-42 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | David White snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Jacob Miller (SF) Scott Blackwell, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny (PF) Joe Crawford | |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Douglas Berry hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Willie Lindsay | 37-45 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Berry - foul #2 on Douglas Berry, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF) Jacob Miller | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw (C) John Rodrigez | |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton banks in the layup on a great pass from Trevor Finley | 39-45 |
| 14:20 | Marquette | Douglas Berry is hacked by Jeffrey Craig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), Phillip Dean (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Harry Timmons, Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (PG), Aaron White (SG), Joe Crawford (SF) Douglas Berry, Willie Lindsay, Todd Elliott | |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Trevor Finley is called for the reach on Daniel Silberstein - foul #2 on Trevor Finley, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (SF), Joseph Pearce (C) Trevor Finley, David White | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dwight Hill (C) Kenneth Shaw | |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 39-45 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 13:16 | Marquette | Joe Crawford hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Silberstein | 41-47 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Johnny Jowett (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF), David White (C) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, Phillip Dean, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), John Rodrigez (PF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Daniel Silberstein, Aaron White, Joe Crawford, Willie Kilkenny, Dwight Hill | |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Johnny Jowett is called for the reach on Willie Lindsay - foul #2 on Johnny Jowett, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Johnny Jowett | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:25 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw travels with the ball | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF) Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG) Willie Lindsay | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Harry Timmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Brad Robinson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jacob Miller - foul #3 on Jacob Miller, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Joseph Pearce (C) Jeffrey Craig, David White | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Lindsay (SG), Todd Elliott (SF) Robert Walsh, John Rodrigez | |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Brad Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Brad Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Harry Timmons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Harry Timmons (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Miller (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dean (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Berry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Lindsay (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Elliott (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Shaw (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Phillip Dean lays it in uncontested | 43-48 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Jowett (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), David White (C) Harry Timmons, Jacob Miller, Phillip Dean, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (SG), Joe Crawford (PF), John Rodrigez (C) Willie Lindsay, Brad Robinson, Kenneth Shaw | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | David White can't connect on a jumper from close range | 43-48 |
| 10:55 | Marquette | Douglas Berry grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 10:50 | Marquette | Douglas Berry is hacked by Trevor Finley - foul #3 on Trevor Finley, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG) Scott Blackwell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (SG) Daniel Silberstein | |
| 10:50 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:50 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Douglas Berry is called for the reach on Johnny Jowett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Berry, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (SG), Willie Kilkenny (PF) Douglas Berry, Joe Crawford | |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 43-50 |
| 10:26 | Marquette | Todd Elliott pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Todd Elliott | 43-53 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Todd Elliott is called for the reach on Johnny Jowett - foul #2 on Todd Elliott, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), Jacob Miller (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Jeffrey Craig, Johnny Jowett, Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton, David White | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron White (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Joe Crawford (SF), Dwight Hill (C) Robert Walsh, Daniel Silberstein, Todd Elliott, John Rodrigez | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Jacob Miller is whistled for traveling | 43-53 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Dwight Hill misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Pearce - foul #2 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Brad Robinson (SF) Aaron White, Willie Kilkenny | |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Dwight Hill makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Dwight Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Jacob Miller misses the jumpshot from the right side | 43-54 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Dwight Hill gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | Douglas Berry clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron White (PG), Robert Walsh (SG), Todd Elliott (SF), Willie Kilkenny (PF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Douglas Berry, Willie Lindsay, Brad Robinson, Joe Crawford, Dwight Hill | |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Willie Kilkenny steals it from Jeffrey Craig in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Robert Walsh's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Pearce | 43-54 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-54 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Miller | 43-54 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Craig | 45-54 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Harry Timmons is called for the reach on Robert Walsh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Timmons, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), David White (C) Jacob Miller, Ralph Hylton, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), John Rodrigez (PF), Dwight Hill (C) Aaron White, Todd Elliott, Willie Kilkenny, Kenneth Shaw | |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Robert Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Robert Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Harry Timmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG) Jeffrey Craig | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG) Robert Walsh | |
| 07:24 | Marquette | John Rodrigez misses the fadeaway near the basket | 45-56 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Harry Timmons pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Harry Timmons (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Finley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dean (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Berry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Silberstein (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Rodrigez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwight Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Brad Robinson - foul #1 on Brad Robinson, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Jacob Miller (SF) Harry Timmons, Trevor Finley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Todd Elliott (SF), Joe Crawford (PF) Brad Robinson, Dwight Hill | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:45 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline set up by Douglas Berry | 47-58 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Phillip Dean loses the ball out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Johnny Jowett (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron White (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Douglas Berry, Daniel Silberstein, Todd Elliott, John Rodrigez | |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron White | 47-61 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Jacob Miller is fouled on the floor by Joe Crawford - foul #2 on Joe Crawford, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (PG), Todd Elliott (SF), Willie Kilkenny (PF), Dwight Hill (C) Aaron White, Brad Robinson, Joe Crawford, Kenneth Shaw | |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | Todd Elliott gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Jeffrey Craig is called for the reach on Robert Walsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), David White (C) Johnny Jowett, Jacob Miller, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Robert Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:14 | Marquette | Robert Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Dwight Hill is called for the reach on David White - foul #1 on Dwight Hill, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Phillip Dean (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Daniel Silberstein (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Robert Walsh, Willie Lindsay, Todd Elliott, Dwight Hill | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | David White misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-63 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Willie Kilkenny - foul #2 on Willie Kilkenny, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (SF) Trevor Finley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron White (SG) Daniel Silberstein | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Scott Blackwell picks off the pass by Douglas Berry | 49-63 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 49-63 |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Douglas Berry snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Aaron White is hacked by Jacob Miller - foul #4 on Jacob Miller, team foul #11 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Harry Timmons, Jacob Miller, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (SG), Todd Elliott (SF), Joe Crawford (PF), John Rodrigez (C) Douglas Berry, Brad Robinson, Willie Kilkenny, Kenneth Shaw | |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Aaron White misses the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Aaron White misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Daniel Silberstein steals the ball from Jeffrey Craig in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Joe Crawford banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Silberstein | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Guillen (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trevor Finley (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ralph Hylton (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Silberstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Elliott (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Crawford (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rodrigez (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses the easy layup | 49-65 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lloyd Guillen | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Marquette | John Rodrigez buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Aaron White and the foul's on Trevor Finley - foul #4 on Trevor Finley, team foul #12 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Johnny Jowett (SG), Jacob Miller (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Dwight Hill (C) Aaron White, Daniel Silberstein, Joe Crawford | |
| 02:35 | Marquette | John Rodrigez makes the free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Phillip Dean hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jacob Miller | 53-68 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Scott Blackwell takes the ball from Dwight Hill | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-68 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | John Rodrigez hits the finger roll set up by Robert Walsh | 55-70 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Todd Elliott picks off the pass by Jacob Miller in the backcourt | 55-70 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | John Rodrigez blows the wide open layup | 55-70 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Hill | 55-70 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | John Rodrigez loses the dribble to Scott Blackwell | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce hits a turnaround in the paint | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Phillip Dean - foul #2 on Phillip Dean, team foul #13 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (C) Johnny Jowett, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Willie Kilkenny (PF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Robert Walsh, John Rodrigez, Dwight Hill | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Phillip Dean's layup is rejected by Willie Kilkenny | 57-71 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | David White tips it home | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Douglas Berry runs out the clock | 59-71 |