| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Truong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Virgil Hastings (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Timothy (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gerald Clay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | James Timothy inbounds the ball | 22-45 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Marquette | James Truong is hacked by Thomas Denny - foul #1 on Thomas Denny, team foul #1 | 22-45 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Michael Harding blocks the short jumper by Virgil Hastings | 22-45 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Clay | 22-45 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Gerald Clay misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-45 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Michael Harding snags the defensive board | 22-45 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Michael Harding makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Denny | 22-47 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | James Timothy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-47 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Virgil Hastings picks off the pass by Thomas Denny | 25-47 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | James Truong clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-47 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Michael Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 25-47 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Adam Carr is hacked by James Timothy - foul #3 on James Timothy, team foul #1 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lueck (SF), Brett Brown (C) James Timothy, Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Truong - foul #2 on James Truong, team foul #2 | 25-47 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 25-48 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-49 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Brett Brown blows the dunk | 25-49 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy gets the rebound | 25-49 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Brett Brown - foul #2 on Brett Brown, team foul #3 | 25-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shane Dawson (SG), Richard Boatwright (C) Virgil Hastings, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 25-50 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-50 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy makes the 3rd free throw | 25-51 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck knocks in the shot from the right block | 27-51 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | William Smith scores on a shot from the right side set up by Adam Carr | 27-53 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Brett Brown connects on the jumper from close range | 29-53 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | James Truong picks off the pass by Clarence McCarthy in the backcourt | 29-53 |
| 16:45 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-53 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Harding | 29-53 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Thomas Denny comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 29-53 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Adam Carr hits the follow up shot | 29-55 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Truong | 31-55 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-58 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Brett Brown hits a runner from close range | 33-58 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Truong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Dawson (fresh) SF - Joseph Lueck (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Denny (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Thomas Denny is fouled on the floor by Richard Boatwright - foul #1 on Richard Boatwright, team foul #4 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Virgil Hastings (PG), Glen Smith (SG), James Timothy (SF), John Johnson (PF), Gerald Clay (C) James Truong, Shane Dawson, Joseph Lueck, Brett Brown, Richard Boatwright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Mark Lynch (SF), Charles Atkinson (C) Clarence McCarthy, Thomas Denny, William Smith | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Mark Lynch | 33-60 |
| 15:13 | Marquette | Adam Carr is called for the reach on Glen Smith - foul #4 on Adam Carr, team foul #2 | 33-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG) Adam Carr | |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Virgil Hastings buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-60 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Glen Smith - foul #4 on Glen Smith, team foul #5 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lueck (SG) Glen Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 14:55 | Marquette | Gerald Clay pulls down the rebound | 35-61 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | John Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Harding - foul #1 on Michael Harding, team foul #3 | 35-61 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Poulsen | 37-64 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | Michael Harding steals it from John Johnson | 37-64 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | James Poulsen is hacked by Joseph Lueck - foul #3 on Joseph Lueck, team foul #6 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Truong (PG) Joseph Lueck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Woods (PF) Michael Harding | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the jump hook from close range set up by Jim Spurlock | 37-66 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | Jim Spurlock picks off the pass by James Truong in the backcourt | 37-66 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Gerald Clay steals it from Mark Lynch | 37-66 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | Gerald Clay loses the dribble to Eddie Woods | 37-66 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Eddie Woods scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Lynch | 37-69 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | James Truong makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Johnson | 40-69 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-69 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | James Timothy gets the rebound | 40-69 |
| 12:24 | Marquette | James Timothy blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Atkinson - foul #1 on Charles Atkinson, team foul #4 | 40-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shane Dawson (PG), Joseph Lueck (SG), Brett Brown (PF), Richard Boatwright (C) James Truong, Virgil Hastings, John Johnson, Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Adam Carr (SG), Thomas Denny (SF), Michael Harding (PF), William Smith (C) Jim Spurlock, James Poulsen, Mark Lynch, Eddie Woods, Charles Atkinson | |
| 12:24 | Marquette | James Timothy makes the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 12:24 | Marquette | James Timothy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-69 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | William Smith misses the easy layup | 41-69 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright gets the rebound | 41-69 |
| 11:49 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-69 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Michael Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 41-69 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Shane Dawson (fresh) SG - Joseph Lueck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Timothy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brett Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy is hacked by Shane Dawson - foul #2 on Shane Dawson, team foul #7 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ricardo Torres (SF) James Timothy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-71 |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Shane Dawson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-71 |
| 11:21 | Marquette | Ricardo Torres can't tip it in | 41-71 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Adam Carr gets the rebound | 41-71 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Thomas Denny buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William Smith | 41-73 |
| 10:50 | Marquette | Shane Dawson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-73 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright grabs the offensive board | 41-73 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Adam Carr takes the ball from Joseph Lueck | 41-73 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | William Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Denny | 41-75 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck misses badly on a floater from the right block | 41-75 |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Ricardo Torres tips it but misses | 41-75 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright tips it but misses | 41-75 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Michael Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 41-75 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-75 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Adam Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 41-75 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | William Smith makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Adam Carr and he's hacked by Richard Boatwright - foul #2 on Richard Boatwright, team foul #8 | 41-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Truong (PG), Virgil Hastings (SG), James Timothy (SF), John Johnson (PF), Gerald Clay (C) Shane Dawson, Joseph Lueck, Ricardo Torres, Brett Brown, Richard Boatwright | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF) Clarence McCarthy, Thomas Denny, Michael Harding | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | William Smith misses the free throw | 41-77 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Gerald Clay gets the rebound | 41-77 |
| 09:13 | Marquette | Virgil Hastings's pass is intercepted by Jim Spurlock | 41-77 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Adam Carr can't finish the layup | 41-77 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Virgil Hastings snags the defensive board | 41-77 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | John Johnson blows the layup | 41-77 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | John Johnson tips it home | 43-77 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Mark Lynch is hacked by James Timothy - foul #4 on James Timothy, team foul #9 | 43-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ricardo Torres (SF) James Timothy | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), Charles Atkinson (C) Adam Carr, William Smith | |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Mark Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 43-78 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Mark Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 43-78 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Gerald Clay | 43-78 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Ricardo Torres misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-78 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 45-78 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Gerald Clay steals the ball from Eddie Woods | 45-78 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Truong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricardo Torres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Clay (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Eddie Woods (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Atkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Marquette | Gerald Clay misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-78 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Gerald Clay tips it back up and in | 47-78 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Eddie Woods is hacked by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #10 | 47-78 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shane Dawson (PG), Joseph Lueck (SG), Brett Brown (PF), Richard Boatwright (C) James Truong, Virgil Hastings, John Johnson, Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Adam Carr (SG), Thomas Denny (SF) Jim Spurlock, James Poulsen, Mark Lynch | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 1st free throw | 47-79 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Eddie Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 47-79 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Thomas Denny pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-79 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Eddie Woods misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-79 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Denny | 47-79 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Adam Carr | 47-82 |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck lays it up and in set up by Ricardo Torres | 49-82 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-82 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright grabs the board | 49-82 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Clarence McCarthy steps in front of the Richard Boatwright pass | 49-82 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Thomas Denny banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy | 49-84 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Thomas Denny steals the ball from Ricardo Torres | 49-84 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Adam Carr lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Denny | 49-86 |
| 04:44 | Marquette | Shane Dawson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Adam Carr - foul #5 on Adam Carr, team foul #5 | 49-86 |
| Subs | Marquette | Virgil Hastings (SG) Ricardo Torres | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), Michael Harding (PF), William Smith (C) Adam Carr, Eddie Woods, Charles Atkinson | |
| 04:44 | Marquette | Shane Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 50-86 |
| 04:44 | Marquette | Shane Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-86 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-86 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck pulls down the rebound | 51-86 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Shane Dawson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-86 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Thomas Denny snags the defensive board | 51-86 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Poulsen | 51-89 |
| 03:58 | Marquette | Brett Brown is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 51-89 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Sturgis (PG) Shane Dawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Mark Lynch (SF) Clarence McCarthy, Thomas Denny | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Kenneth Sturgis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-89 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Brett Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 51-89 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Virgil Hastings clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-89 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Lynch | 51-89 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kenneth Sturgis (fresh) SG - Virgil Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lueck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Boatwright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Brett Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 51-89 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | Brett Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-89 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright drills a shot from the right wing | 53-89 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Kenneth Sturgis steps in front of the James Poulsen pass | 53-89 |
| 02:34 | Marquette | Kenneth Sturgis lays it up and in | 55-89 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Mark Lynch connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Jim Spurlock | 55-91 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Harding - foul #2 on Michael Harding, team foul #7 | 55-91 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shane Dawson (SG), Ricardo Torres (SF) Virgil Hastings, Joseph Lueck | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Thomas Denny (SF), Charles Atkinson (C) James Poulsen, Mark Lynch, William Smith | |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright misses the 1st free throw | 55-91 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright misses the 2nd free throw | 55-91 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Denny | 55-91 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Thomas Denny comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 55-91 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy tips it in | 55-93 |
| 01:22 | Marquette | Brett Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-93 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Michael Harding pulls down the rebound | 55-93 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Jim Spurlock and the foul's on Richard Boatwright - foul #3 on Richard Boatwright, team foul #11 | 55-95 |
| Subs | Marquette | Virgil Hastings (SG), Joseph Lueck (SF) Kenneth Sturgis, Ricardo Torres | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), William Smith (C) Jim Spurlock, Charles Atkinson | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the free throw | 55-96 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck misses short on a shot in the paint | 55-96 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Brett Brown grabs the offensive board | 55-96 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Brett Brown misses long on a jumper from the right block | 55-96 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Michael Harding gets the rebound | 55-96 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Thomas Denny makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Harding | 55-98 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Virgil Hastings misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-98 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Michael Harding grabs the board | 55-98 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy runs out the clock | 55-98 |