| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 6 pts. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Botts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott McDermott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount inbounds the ball | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Clifton Peters | 37-42 |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Clifford Wood scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Santos Sandoval | 37-45 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | James Owens is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Harry Stewart (SF), Richard Groom (C) Benjamin Carlyle, Gregory Botts, Scott McDermott | |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Harry Stewart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harry Stewart, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG) Clifford Wood | |
| 18:40 | Illinois | John Garrison connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clifton Peters | 40-45 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Lee Beegle loses the dribble to Clifton Peters | 40-45 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | John Garrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Scott McDermott (C) Lee Beegle, Jeffrey Gordon, Harry Stewart, Richard Groom | |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Clifford Wood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland makes the turnaround from the right block | 42-45 |
| 17:25 | Marquette | Clifford Wood misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | James Owens pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Gregory Botts picks off the pass by Clifton Peters in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | Clifford Wood lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Botts | 42-47 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland loses the dribble to Benjamin Carlyle | 42-47 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | Scott McDermott loses the dribble to Clifton Peters | 42-47 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses the lay-in | 42-47 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | James Owens grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 16:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Gregory Botts | 42-47 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Clifford Wood is hacked by Kenneth Mount in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Mount, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Harry Stewart (SF), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Santos Sandoval, Scott McDermott | |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Richard Groom comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Ralph Williams - foul #2 on Ralph Williams, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Richard Groom makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Richard Groom misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Fred Zeh buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Santucci | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Logan Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Beegle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Botts (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Groom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Beegle | 44-51 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Jack Robinson tips it but misses | 44-51 |
| 15:00 | Marquette | Harry Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 14:55 | Marquette | Lee Beegle hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Benjamin Carlyle | 44-54 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Harry Stewart steals the ball from Jeremy Santucci | 44-54 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | Lee Beegle is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Zeh - foul #4 on Fred Zeh, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) Fred Zeh | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Justin Nau (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Lee Beegle, Benjamin Carlyle, Gregory Botts, Richard Groom | |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-54 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Nau | 44-54 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Harry Stewart misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Jack Robinson pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Nau - foul #4 on Justin Nau, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), Graig Gilliland (C) Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Santos Sandoval (PF), Richard Groom (C) William Red, Justin Nau, Scott McDermott | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Richard Groom comes up short on the jumper from close range | 45-54 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | John Garrison pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Richard Groom denies the turnaround by Graig Gilliland | 45-54 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Harry Stewart | 45-54 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Clifford Wood misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Mount - foul #3 on Kenneth Mount, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG), James Owens (PF) John Garrison, Jeremy Santucci | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Scott McDermott (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Harry Stewart, Richard Groom | |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Scott McDermott is called for the reach on Graig Gilliland - foul #1 on Scott McDermott, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG) Clifton Peters | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (SG) Benjamin Carlyle | |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Fred Zeh is whistled for a carry | 45-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Williams (SF) Kenneth Mount | |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SF), Richard Groom (C) Gregory Botts, Scott McDermott | |
| 12:00 | Marquette | Lee Beegle buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Clifford Wood | 45-58 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Harry Stewart steps in front of the John Garrison pass in the backcourt | 45-58 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Harry Stewart loses the dribble to John Garrison | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Garrison (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Williams (fairly fresh) PF - James Owens (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Beegle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Santos Sandoval (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Groom (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Fred Zeh is hacked by Santos Sandoval - foul #3 on Santos Sandoval, team foul #4 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), Logan Powers (C) John Garrison, Ralph Williams, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Scott McDermott (C) Clifford Wood, Lee Beegle, Harry Stewart, Richard Groom | |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Fred Zeh can't throw it down | 45-58 |
| 10:57 | Marquette | Scott McDermott grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle grabs the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | The short jumper by Scott McDermott is denied by Kenneth Mount | 45-58 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | James Owens grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Fred Zeh hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 47-58 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Jack Robinson, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Harry Stewart (SF), Richard Groom (C) William Red, Santos Sandoval, Scott McDermott | |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-60 |
| 09:32 | Marquette | Richard Groom gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Ralph Williams is called for the reach on Harry Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Williams, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG) Fred Zeh | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Lee Beegle, Benjamin Carlyle | |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Harry Stewart is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-60 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | John Garrison grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | John Garrison jams it on a nice dish by Clifton Peters | 49-60 |
| 08:40 | Marquette | Harry Stewart misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), Logan Powers (C) John Garrison, Ralph Williams, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (SG), Santos Sandoval (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts, Richard Groom | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Fred Zeh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses the tip | 49-60 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | Clifford Wood gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Owens (PF) Jeremy Santucci | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Groom (C) Scott McDermott | |
| 07:59 | Illinois | James Owens's pass is intercepted by Richard Groom in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Harry Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Fred Zeh pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (tired) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fred Zeh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Mount (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Owens (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Logan Powers (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Beegle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Santos Sandoval (very tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Groom (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Clifton Peters buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-60 |
| 07:01 | Marquette | Richard Groom misses the easy open layup | 52-60 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Fred Zeh is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Stewart - foul #2 on Harry Stewart, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG), John Garrison (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Graig Gilliland (C) Clifton Peters, Fred Zeh, Kenneth Mount, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Justin Nau (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Clifford Wood, Lee Beegle, Santos Sandoval, Richard Groom | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | John Garrison misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 06:36 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | William Red hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Scott McDermott | 52-62 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Jack Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci (PF) James Owens | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF) Benjamin Carlyle, Harry Stewart | |
| 06:20 | Marquette | Ralph Williams is called for the reach on Gregory Botts - foul #4 on Ralph Williams, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:20 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Fred Zeh misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 52-62 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Scott McDermott grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | William Red can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Garrison - foul #1 on John Garrison, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Richard Groom (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Scott McDermott | |
| 05:51 | Marquette | William Red misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:51 | Marquette | William Red misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Fred Zeh connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Garrison | 55-62 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | William Red is hacked by Fred Zeh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Zeh, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), James Owens (PF), Logan Powers (C) Fred Zeh, Jeremy Santucci, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SF) Gregory Botts | |
| 05:28 | Marquette | William Red makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | William Red makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Clifton Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Mount (SF) Ralph Williams | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Scott McDermott (C) William Red, Richard Groom | |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Harry Stewart makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clifford Wood | 55-67 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | John Garrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Justin Nau grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 04:22 | Marquette | Clifford Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) John Garrison, James Owens, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Benjamin Carlyle, Harry Stewart, Scott McDermott | |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Clifton Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Justin Nau connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lee Beegle | 55-69 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jack Robinson | 57-69 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Williams (SF) Kenneth Mount | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Santos Sandoval (PF) Jeffrey Gordon, Justin Nau | |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Clifford Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-69 |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Richard Groom tips it but misses | 57-69 |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Richard Groom grabs the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (very tired) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (tiring) 4 pf. PF - Jeremy Santucci (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Graig Gilliland (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Beegle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Botts (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Santos Sandoval (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Groom (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Beegle | 57-71 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 57-71 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Clifford Wood pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Lee Beegle connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Clifford Wood and he's fouled by Ralph Williams - foul #5 on Ralph Williams, team foul #10 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (PG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SF), Justin Nau (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Richard Groom | |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Lee Beegle makes the free throw | 57-74 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | John Garrison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harry Stewart - foul #3 on Harry Stewart, team foul #6 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG) Clifford Wood, Lee Beegle | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:21 | Marquette | The short jumper by Justin Nau is denied by Logan Powers | 59-74 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Harry Stewart tips it but misses | 59-74 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | James Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Garrison is hacked by William Red in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Red, team foul #7 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Santos Sandoval (PF) Benjamin Carlyle, Justin Nau | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | John Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval snags the defensive board | 60-74 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Scott McDermott is alone and drills a runner in the paint set up by Harry Stewart and the foul's on Logan Powers - foul #2 on Logan Powers, team foul #11 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG) William Red | |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Scott McDermott misses the free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Logan Powers snags the defensive board | 60-76 |
| 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) | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | John Garrison scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-76 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Clifford Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Peters - foul #3 on Clifton Peters, team foul #12 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Graig Gilliland (C) Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Gregory Botts (SF) Jeffrey Gordon, Harry Stewart | |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Clifford Wood makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Clifford Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland snags the defensive board | 62-77 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Clifford Wood takes the ball from Graig Gilliland | 62-77 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Clifford Wood lays it in | 62-79 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Gregory Botts is called for the reach on Kenneth Mount in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Botts, team foul #8 | 62-79 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount misses the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Scott McDermott gets the rebound | 63-79 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Gregory Botts scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clifford Wood | 63-81 |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | John Garrison misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-81 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Gregory Botts | 63-81 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Clifford Wood misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 63-81 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Clifford Wood can't tip it in | 63-81 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland gets the rebound | 63-81 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Benjamin Carlyle steps in front of the Clifton Peters pass | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Clifford Wood runs out the clock | 63-81 |