| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Stitt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Leopoldo Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Johnston (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Norman Glass (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Tran inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Willie Rose steps in front of the Leopoldo Romano pass in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Campbell - foul #3 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney (PF) Lawrence Campbell | |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 19:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | William Stitt pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Willie Rose's pass is intercepted by Richard Johnston | 34-38 |
| 18:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leopoldo Romano | 34-40 |
| 18:16 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 18:14 | Marquette | Jason Parks pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | John Bogue swats the layup by William Stitt | 34-40 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:33 | Marquette | Johnathan Garney takes the ball from William Stitt | 34-40 |
| 17:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Beckwith steps in front of the Leopoldo Romano pass | 34-40 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Johnathan Garney is called for the reach on Willie Rose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnathan Garney, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Johnson (PG), Edward Choudhury (SG), Carroll Vanderford (SF), Joseph Abraham (PF), Erik Laws (C) Leopoldo Romano, Richard Johnston, Norman Glass, Johnathan Garney, John Bogue | |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Robert Tran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 16:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 16:45 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas Beckwith | 36-40 |
| 16:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Jason Parks hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Rose | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stitt (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Choudhury (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carroll Vanderford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Abraham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Erik Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 15:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Stitt | 39-42 |
| 15:41 | Marquette | Eric Johnson picks off the pass by Robert Tran in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 15:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Johnson lays it in | 39-44 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Johnson - foul #3 on Eric Johnson, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (SG), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Jason Parks, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jacob Das (PG), Richard Johnston (SG), Norman Glass (SF), Lawrence Campbell (PF), John Bogue (C) Eric Johnson, Edward Choudhury, Carroll Vanderford, Joseph Abraham, Erik Laws | |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston is called for traveling | 41-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG) Willie Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:48 | Marquette | Robert Tran comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Bogue - foul #2 on John Bogue, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG), Johnathan Garney (C) Richard Johnston, John Bogue | |
| 14:48 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:48 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass lays it up and in set up by Jacob Das | 43-46 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | Robert Tran scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Braun | 46-46 |
| 13:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leopoldo Romano | 46-48 |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Robert Braun is hacked by Jacob Das in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Das, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Jason Parks (SG), William Stitt (C) Reyes Fleming, Robert Tran, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Johnson (PG), Edward Choudhury (SG), Carroll Vanderford (SF), Erik Laws (C) Leopoldo Romano, Jacob Das, Norman Glass, Johnathan Garney | |
| 13:38 | Marquette | William Stitt buries a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Erik Laws - foul #3 on Erik Laws, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham (PF) Lawrence Campbell | |
| 13:38 | Marquette | William Stitt makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Stitt - foul #3 on William Stitt, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| 13:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham comes up short on the floater in the paint | 49-48 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | William Stitt snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Robert Braun is hacked by Joseph Abraham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Abraham, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG) Carroll Vanderford | |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Robert Braun makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Robert Braun makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:53 | Illinois-Chicago | The short jumper by Erik Laws is denied by William Stitt | 51-48 |
| 12:52 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Abraham | 51-48 |
| 12:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Vannatter blocks the short jumper by Joseph Abraham | 51-48 |
| 12:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 12:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Robert Tran (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Willie Rose, Robert Braun, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston (SG), Norman Glass (SF), Lawrence Campbell (PF), John Bogue (C) Eric Johnson, Edward Choudhury, Joseph Abraham, Erik Laws | |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 51-48 |
| 11:43 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Bogue | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jason Parks (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Leopoldo Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Johnston (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Norman Glass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bogue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 11:24 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Vannatter | 51-48 |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Jason Parks is hacked by Leopoldo Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (C) Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jacob Das (PG), Carroll Vanderford (SF), Johnathan Garney (PF) Leopoldo Romano, Norman Glass, Lawrence Campbell | |
| 11:19 | Marquette | Jason Parks misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:19 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Jason Parks hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 10:44 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Richard Johnston | 51-51 |
| 10:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 10:31 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Beckwith - foul #2 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Reyes Fleming, Jason Parks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Johnson (PG), Edward Choudhury (SG), Norman Glass (SF), Lawrence Campbell (PF) Jacob Das, Richard Johnston, Carroll Vanderford, John Bogue | |
| 10:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith hits the finger roll | 53-52 |
| 09:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Johnson makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnathan Garney | 53-54 |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Robert Tran is hacked by Eric Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Johnson, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Stitt (C) Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG), Joseph Abraham (C) Eric Johnson, Johnathan Garney | |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leopoldo Romano | 53-57 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Willie Rose can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 09:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 08:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Campbell and the foul's on Robert Braun - foul #3 on Robert Braun, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (SG), Kenneth Cowling (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Robert Braun, Robert Tran, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston (SG), Jacob Das (SF), John Bogue (C) Edward Choudhury, Norman Glass, Lawrence Campbell | |
| 08:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 08:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:14 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jacob Das | 53-62 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Abraham - foul #2 on Joseph Abraham, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Jason Parks (SG), Robert Tran (SF), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Willie Rose, Gilbert Higgins, Kenneth Cowling, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Johnson (PG), Carroll Vanderford (SF), Lawrence Campbell (PF), Erik Laws (C) Leopoldo Romano, Jacob Das, Joseph Abraham, John Bogue | |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 07:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford can't tip it in | 53-62 |
| 07:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell tips it in | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Johnston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Carroll Vanderford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Erik Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Marquette | Robert Tran drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Parks | 56-64 |
| 07:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (C) Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (SG), Johnathan Garney (PF) Richard Johnston, Lawrence Campbell | |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Carroll Vanderford is called for the reach on Robert Tran in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carroll Vanderford, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Johnson and the foul's on Robert Braun - foul #4 on Robert Braun, team foul #5 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), William Stitt (C) Reyes Fleming, Jeffrey Vannatter | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG), Norman Glass (SF) Eric Johnson, Carroll Vanderford | |
| 06:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Erik Laws makes the free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Leopoldo Romano is called for the reach on Willie Rose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #12 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue (C) Erik Laws | |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue loses the ball out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (SF), Thomas Beckwith (PF) Jason Parks, Robert Tran | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jacob Das (SF) Norman Glass | |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-67 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Willie Rose is hacked by Leopoldo Romano - foul #4 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #13 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston (SG), Norman Glass (SF), Lawrence Campbell (PF) Leopoldo Romano, Edward Choudhury, Johnathan Garney | |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:59 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Braun | 63-67 |
| 04:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Jacob Das is hacked by Thomas Beckwith - foul #3 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #6 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (PG), Jason Parks (SG), Robert Tran (SF), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Willie Rose, Robert Braun, Gilbert Higgins, William Stitt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano (PG), Eric Johnson (SG), Carroll Vanderford (SF), Johnathan Garney (PF), Joseph Abraham (C) Jacob Das, Richard Johnston, Norman Glass, Lawrence Campbell, John Bogue | |
| 04:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Abraham and the foul's on Thomas Beckwith - foul #4 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #7 | 63-69 |
| 04:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford makes the free throw | 63-70 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Jason Parks is hacked by Eric Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Johnson, team foul #14 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (SG) Eric Johnson | |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Jason Parks makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Jason Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 04:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney misses short on a runner from close range | 65-70 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Jason Parks can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-70 |
| 03:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 03:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 03:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph Abraham gets the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Leopoldo Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Choudhury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carroll Vanderford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnathan Garney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Abraham (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford connects on the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Tran - foul #4 on Robert Tran, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Robert Braun (C) Reyes Fleming, Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell (PF), Erik Laws (C) Johnathan Garney, Joseph Abraham | |
| 03:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford makes the free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Edward Choudhury steals the ball from Jeffrey Vannatter | 65-73 |
| 02:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue (C) Erik Laws | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Robert Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith (PF), William Stitt (C) Jeffrey Vannatter, Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass (SF) Carroll Vanderford | |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Robert Tran connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Stitt - foul #4 on William Stitt, team foul #9 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston (SG) Edward Choudhury | |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | William Stitt snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Marquette | Robert Tran scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Parks | 70-74 |
| 01:35 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue clanks a jump hook in the paint | 70-74 |
| 01:33 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Tran | 70-74 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Jason Parks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Stitt | 73-74 |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Beckwith denies the turnaround by Norman Glass | 73-74 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | William Stitt grabs the board | 73-74 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Willie Rose knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Parks | 75-74 |
| 00:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Leopoldo Romano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Robert Tran grabs the board | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Robert Tran is fouled in the backcourt by Leopoldo Romano - foul #5 on Leopoldo Romano, team foul #15 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jacob Das (PG) Leopoldo Romano | |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell pulls down the rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell scores on a jump hook from the left block | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Jason Parks travels in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Norman Glass hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-76 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Willie Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Parks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - William Stitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jacob Das (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Johnston (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Norman Glass (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Campbell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Bogue (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jacob Das | 76-78 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Willie Rose lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Tran | 78-78 |
| 04:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 78-78 |
| 04:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue tips it in | 78-80 |
| 03:48 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith lays it in on a great pass from Jason Parks | 80-80 |
| 03:32 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue loses the ball out of bounds | 80-80 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (C) William Stitt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Choudhury (SG), Carroll Vanderford (SF), Johnathan Garney (PF), Joseph Abraham (C) Richard Johnston, Norman Glass, Lawrence Campbell, John Bogue | |
| 03:15 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter is open and buries a floater in the paint | 82-80 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford blows the layup | 82-80 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Vannatter | 82-80 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Robert Tran is hacked by Joseph Abraham - foul #3 on Joseph Abraham, team foul #16 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (C) Thomas Beckwith | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Johnston (SG), Norman Glass (SF) Jacob Das, Carroll Vanderford | |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 02:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-80 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith (PF), William Stitt (C) Jeffrey Vannatter, Robert Braun | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell (PF), John Bogue (C) Johnathan Garney, Joseph Abraham | |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by William Stitt - foul #5 on William Stitt, team foul #10 | 84-80 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter (C) William Stitt | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Carroll Vanderford (SF) Norman Glass | |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Robert Tran is hacked by Lawrence Campbell - foul #4 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #17 | 84-82 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jacob Das (PG), Norman Glass (SF) Edward Choudhury, Carroll Vanderford | |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Robert Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 01:28 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue misses the lay-in | 85-82 |
| 01:27 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue grabs the offensive board | 85-82 |
| 01:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Jacob Das can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-82 |
| 01:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bogue tips it back up and in | 85-84 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Jason Parks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-84 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Campbell gets the rebound | 85-84 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Parks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jacob Das (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Johnston (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Norman Glass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Campbell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Bogue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Beckwith swats the layup by John Bogue | 85-84 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Vannatter | 85-84 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Jacob Das is called for the reach on Jeffrey Vannatter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jacob Das, team foul #18 | 85-84 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter misses the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Jacob Das double dribbles in the backcourt | 86-84 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Willie Rose is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Campbell - foul #5 on Lawrence Campbell, team foul #19 | 86-84 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney (PF) Lawrence Campbell | |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Willie Rose makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnathan Garney grabs the board | 87-84 |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-84 |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Vannatter takes the ball from Richard Johnston | 87-84 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter runs out the clock | 87-84 |