| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Alter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Leeson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Combest (fresh) SF - Jessie Latorre (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Marquette | William Leeson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Parker | 27-34 |
| 19:15 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund connects on the floater from close range | 29-34 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | Ronald Combest loses the dribble to Kenny Lund | 29-34 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is denied on a layup by James Parker | 29-34 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | James Parker snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:52 | Marquette | William Leeson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | Michael Quinn grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | John Alter is called for the reach on Ronald Combest - foul #3 on John Alter, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF) John Alter | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:17 | Marquette | William Leeson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-34 |
| 18:15 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenny Lund | 29-34 |
| 18:11 | Western Kentucky | Michael Quinn steals it from Joe Newman | 29-34 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Parker and the foul's on Kenny Lund - foul #1 on Kenny Lund, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre misses the free throw | 29-36 |
| 17:54 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 17:29 | Marquette | James Parker misses long on a floater from the left side | 32-36 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:05 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | William Leeson snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:45 | Marquette | Ronald Combest knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Parker | 32-39 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joe Newman | 34-39 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | William Leeson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Quinn | 34-42 |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 37-42 |
| 15:44 | Marquette | James Parker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kenny Lund - foul #2 on Kenny Lund, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), John Alter (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Charles Peters (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, Kenny Lund, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Lyon (SG), Henry Durham (C) Ronald Combest, Michael Quinn | |
| 15:44 | Marquette | James Parker misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:44 | Marquette | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Knox (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Peters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Leeson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lyon (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jessie Latorre (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Latorre steals it from Rafael Willison | 37-43 |
| 15:12 | Marquette | David Lyon misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 15:10 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Sean Donnellan and he's hacked by Henry Durham - foul #1 on Henry Durham, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SG) James Knox | |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Garney (PF) James Parker | |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Alter | 39-43 |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Latorre picks off the pass by Sean Donnellan | 39-43 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Lyon | 39-45 |
| 14:13 | Western Kentucky | John Alter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Kenny Lund (PF) Darrell Dawkins, Charles Peters | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Combest (SG), Michael Quinn (C) David Lyon, Henry Durham | |
| 13:55 | Marquette | William Leeson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 13:36 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jake Fischer | 41-48 |
| 13:29 | Marquette | Ronald Combest is called for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG), Joel Johnson (C) Sean Donnellan, Rafael Willison | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:11 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Archie Garney gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Michael Quinn can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 41-48 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | John Alter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman is fouled on the floor by Ronald Combest as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Ronald Combest, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF) John Alter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Winchester (SF) Jessie Latorre | |
| 12:28 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 12:27 | Marquette | Ronald Combest grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Ronald Combest misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:00 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | James Knox scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenny Lund (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Leeson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Combest (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Winchester (fresh) PF - Archie Garney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Nicholas Winchester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 10:59 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 10:57 | Marquette | Nicholas Winchester pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | Ronald Combest can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 10:37 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson is denied on a dunk by Archie Garney | 44-48 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Quinn | 44-48 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | James Knox is called for the reach on Ronald Combest - foul #1 on James Knox, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), John Alter (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Charles Peters (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, Kenny Lund, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Lyon (PG), Gabriel Christensen (SG), Jessie Latorre (SF), James Parker (PF), Henry Durham (C) William Leeson, Ronald Combest, Nicholas Winchester, Archie Garney, Michael Quinn | |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Rafael Willison - foul #2 on Rafael Willison, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:49 | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:29 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 09:27 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Parker | 44-49 |
| 09:11 | Marquette | James Parker makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by David Lyon and the foul's on Rafael Willison - foul #3 on Rafael Willison, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SG) James Knox | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Leeson (PG) Gabriel Christensen | |
| 09:11 | Marquette | James Parker misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Leeson - foul #1 on William Leeson, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | David Lyon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Darrell Dawkins - foul #2 on Darrell Dawkins, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | David Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | David Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG) Darrell Dawkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Combest (SG), Michael Quinn (C) David Lyon, Henry Durham | |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Ronald Combest buries a 3 from straight away set up by William Leeson | 45-55 |
| 07:46 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is whistled for traveling | 45-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG) Sean Donnellan | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Peters (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Leeson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Combest (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jessie Latorre (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Marquette | Michael Quinn's pass is intercepted by Jake Fischer | 45-55 |
| 07:12 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 45-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF), Kenny Lund (PF), Joel Johnson (C) John Alter, Rafael Willison, Charles Peters | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Lyon (PG), Archie Garney (PF) William Leeson, James Parker | |
| 06:57 | Marquette | Archie Garney's dunk attempt is rejected by Joel Johnson | 45-55 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre can't tip it in | 45-55 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman clanks a turnaround from the left block | 45-55 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Ronald Combest misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-55 |
| 06:26 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre grabs the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Archie Garney hits a jumper in the paint set up by Ronald Combest | 45-57 |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-57 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman grabs the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 05:28 | Western Kentucky | Archie Garney picks off the pass by James Knox | 45-57 |
| 05:05 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 45-57 |
| 05:04 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Michael Quinn blocks the short jumper by James Knox | 45-57 |
| 04:42 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jessie Latorre | 45-57 |
| 04:42 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Alter (SF) James Knox | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Leeson (PG), James Parker (PF) David Lyon, Archie Garney | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Michael Quinn clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to James Parker | 45-57 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | John Alter picks off the pass by Jessie Latorre | 45-57 |
| 03:59 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman lays it up and in set up by John Alter | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre is hacked by Jake Fischer - foul #1 on Jake Fischer, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG) Jake Fischer | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Lyon (SG) Ronald Combest | |
| 03:47 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson grabs the board | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Leeson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Lyon (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jessie Latorre (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John Alter, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SG) Joe Newman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Winchester (SF), Henry Durham (C) Jessie Latorre, Michael Quinn | |
| 03:08 | Marquette | William Leeson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Nicholas Winchester | 47-60 |
| 02:51 | Western Kentucky | David Lyon is called for the reach on James Knox - foul #1 on David Lyon, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Charles Peters (C) John Alter, Kenny Lund, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen (SG), Archie Garney (PF) William Leeson, James Parker | |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Archie Garney snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:12 | Marquette | David Lyon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-60 |
| 02:10 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 02:06 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| 01:49 | Marquette | David Lyon drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gabriel Christensen | 47-63 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Peters, team foul #10 | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Darrell Dawkins picks off the pass by Henry Durham | 47-63 |
| 01:03 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | Henry Durham gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Marquette | David Lyon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sean Donnellan - foul #1 on Sean Donnellan, team foul #11 | 47-63 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | David Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | David Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Donnellan | 50-65 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Archie Garney is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Archie Garney, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Willison | 50-65 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters double dribbles | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | David Lyon runs out the clock | 50-65 |