| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts inbounds the ball | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 19:40 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:18 | Marquette | John Garner drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dominick Joseph and he's fouled by Oscar Pitts - foul #3 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #1 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF) Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 19:18 | Marquette | John Garner makes the free throw | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter buries a 3 from the left corner | 35-53 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Darrell Hill - foul #2 on Darrell Hill, team foul #2 | 35-53 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown knocks in the jumper in the paint and the foul's on John Garner - foul #2 on John Garner, team foul #1 | 37-54 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown misses the free throw | 37-54 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | John Garner grabs the board | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:13 | Marquette | James Dickson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| 18:13 | Marquette | James Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 18:13 | Marquette | James Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 37-56 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the board | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 37-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on James Dickson - foul #2 on James Dickson, team foul #2 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Darrell Hill, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) John Garner, James Dickson | |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the free throw | 40-59 |
| 17:10 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-59 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bernhardt | 40-59 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt is hacked by Albert Conway - foul #3 on Albert Conway, team foul #4 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) John Molter, Michael Brown, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF) Willie Stearns, Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt | |
| 16:34 | Marquette | James Sledge buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Boris Bronikowski | 40-62 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal clanks a jumper from the right side | 40-62 |
| 16:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard tips it home | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia grabs the offensive rebound | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Clinton Venezia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Marquette | James Sledge misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-62 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal pulls down the rebound | 42-62 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ellis Markham | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia misses the lay-in | 44-62 |
| 14:48 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the offensive board | 44-62 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell is fouled on the floor by Terry Mariscal - foul #2 on Terry Mariscal, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Jason Shepard, Ellis Markham, Terry Mariscal, Jerry Czapla, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Boris Bronikowski, James Sledge, Joseph Campbell, Amado Russo, Clinton Venezia | |
| 14:22 | Marquette | James Dickson buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Willie Stearns | 44-64 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 14:16 | Marquette | Willie Stearns grabs the board | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:55 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is called for traveling | 44-64 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-64 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | Willie Stearns gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| 13:16 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt lays it in on a nice dish by Dominick Joseph | 44-66 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Dominick Joseph is called for the reach on Oscar Pitts - foul #3 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #3 | 44-66 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Dickson - foul #3 on James Dickson, team foul #4 | 44-66 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | John Garner comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Darrell Hill - foul #3 on Darrell Hill, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | John Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo can't finish the layup | 45-68 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| 12:03 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-68 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Albert Conway | 45-68 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Darrell Hill, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF), Clinton Venezia (C) John Garner, James Dickson | |
| 11:47 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph loses the dribble to Michael Brown | 45-68 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Venezia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Dominick Joseph - foul #4 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #5 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt | |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-68 |
| 11:17 | Marquette | Willie Stearns tips it home | 47-70 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-70 |
| 11:04 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell snags the defensive board | 47-70 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 47-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Greg Decarlo (C) John Molter, Michael Brown, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), John Garner (PF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, Amado Russo, Clinton Venezia | |
| 10:29 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ellis Markham | 50-70 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | John Garner is called for traveling | 50-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (PF) Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Bernhardt (SF) Joseph Campbell | |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Dickson - foul #4 on James Dickson, team foul #6 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (C) James Dickson | |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Amado Russo is fouled on the floor by Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #7 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG) Ellis Markham | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Boris Bronikowski | |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 09:36 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-72 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Bernhardt | 52-72 |
| 08:44 | Marquette | James Sledge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-72 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 52-72 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-72 |
| 08:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the offensive rebound | 52-72 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Garner blocks the short jumper by Greg Decarlo | 52-72 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 52-72 |
| 07:53 | Marquette | Willie Stearns hits a floater from the right wing | 52-74 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Molter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Conway (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Bernhardt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Garner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Willie Stearns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Darrell Hill - foul #4 on Darrell Hill, team foul #8 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Ellis Markham (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Darrell Hill, John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Joseph Campbell (SF), James Dickson (C) James Sledge, Robert Bernhardt, John Garner | |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 55-75 |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-75 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the offensive rebound | 55-75 |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-75 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-75 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | James Dickson makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 55-77 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Campbell steals the ball from Harry Reiter | 55-77 |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph comes up short on the runner from the right block | 55-77 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 55-77 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-77 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Albert Conway (C) Jason Shepard, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Robert Bernhardt (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF) Willie Stearns, Joseph Campbell, Amado Russo | |
| 05:16 | Marquette | John Molter is called for the reach on Dominick Joseph - foul #1 on John Molter, team foul #9 | 55-77 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the rebound | 55-78 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-78 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia gets the rebound | 55-78 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-78 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter snags the defensive board | 55-78 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is hacked by James Sledge - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #7 | 55-78 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Harry Reiter (C) John Molter, Michael Brown, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski (PG), Donnie Waters (SF), Joseph Campbell (PF) Dominick Joseph, Robert Bernhardt, James Dickson | |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 04:27 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Clinton Venezia | 55-78 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | James Sledge knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Boris Bronikowski | 55-81 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-81 |
| 04:14 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski pulls down the rebound | 55-81 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-81 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 55-81 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Conway (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Boris Bronikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) PF - Joseph Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Venezia (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-81 |
| 03:34 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia snags the defensive board | 55-81 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | Terry Mariscal picks off the pass by Clinton Venezia | 55-81 |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 58-81 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-84 |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Venezia picks off the pass by Ellis Markham | 58-84 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | James Sledge misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-84 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia tips it home | 58-86 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is hacked by James Sledge - foul #2 on James Sledge, team foul #8 | 58-86 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF) Terry Mariscal | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) Donnie Waters | |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 59-86 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the 2nd free throw | 59-86 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia gets the rebound | 59-86 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Amado Russo | 59-88 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-88 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the board | 59-88 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | James Sledge scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Campbell | 59-91 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-91 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski snags the defensive board | 59-91 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | James Sledge misses badly on a floater in the paint | 59-91 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway snags the defensive board | 59-91 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is hacked by Clinton Venezia - foul #1 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #9 | 59-91 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the 1st free throw | 59-91 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Joseph Campbell gets the rebound | 59-91 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Boris Bronikowski runs out the clock | 59-91 |