| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Vasily Galuski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Hundley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Leeson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Combest (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jessie Latorre (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Quinn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Ronald Combest makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Leeson | 28-25 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | Ronald Combest comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-25 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | James Parker is called for the reach on Antonio Thompson - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin blows the dunk | 31-25 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski can't tip it in | 31-25 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins tips it home | 33-25 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Ronald Combest is hacked by Antonio Thompson - foul #2 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Michael Quinn misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | William Leeson grabs the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 17:35 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Deshi Chio (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Antonio Thompson, Ivan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin is fouled on the floor by James Parker - foul #3 on James Parker, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Garney (PF) James Parker | |
| 16:52 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Michael Quinn gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:46 | Marquette | Archie Garney is whistled for traveling | 33-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Lyon (SG), Henry Durham (C) Ronald Combest, Michael Quinn | |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 33-25 |
| 16:27 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress tips it but misses | 33-25 |
| 16:25 | Marquette | David Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | David Lyon makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Henry Durham and he's hacked by Vasily Galuski - foul #1 on Vasily Galuski, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (PF), Ivan Hawkins (C) Deshi Chio, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen (SG) William Leeson | |
| 16:17 | Marquette | David Lyon makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Henry Durham gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jessie Latorre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Archie Garney (fresh) C - Henry Durham (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jessie Latorre, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Leeson (PG), Ronald Combest (SG), James Parker (PF), Michael Quinn (C) David Lyon, Gabriel Christensen, Archie Garney, Henry Durham | |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 15:04 | Marquette | William Leeson loses the dribble to Vasily Galuski in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Quinn - foul #2 on Michael Quinn, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:35 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Vasily Galuski | 38-28 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-28 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Antonio Thompson is called for the reach on Jessie Latorre - foul #3 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Deshi Chio (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Donald Hundley, Antonio Thompson, Ivan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:49 | Marquette | William Leeson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-28 |
| 13:47 | Marquette | William Leeson misses the tip | 40-28 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (SG) Vasily Galuski | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Lyon (PG), Nicholas Winchester (SF), Archie Garney (PF) William Leeson, Jessie Latorre, James Parker | |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Deshi Chio is called for the reach on Nicholas Winchester - foul #2 on Deshi Chio, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Henry Durham (C) Michael Quinn | |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Archie Garney lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Combest | 40-30 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley (SF) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen (SG) Ronald Combest | |
| 12:32 | Marquette | Deshi Chio swats the short shot by Nicholas Winchester | 40-30 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Nicholas Winchester can't tip it in | 40-30 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Donald Hundley is called for the reach on Gabriel Christensen - foul #2 on Donald Hundley, team foul #5 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Antonio Thompson (PF), Ivan Hawkins (C) Julio Lopez, Deshi Chio, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Leeson (PG), Jessie Latorre (SF), James Parker (PF), Michael Quinn (C) Gabriel Christensen, Nicholas Winchester, Archie Garney, Henry Durham | |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Harvey Arvin steps in front of the Jessie Latorre pass | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Leeson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jessie Latorre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Parker (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Quinn (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Combest (SG) David Lyon | |
| 11:06 | Marquette | William Leeson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Quinn | 40-33 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Vasily Galuski | 43-33 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | James Parker misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 10:17 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to James Parker | 43-33 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | William Leeson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson loses the dribble to James Parker | 43-36 |
| 09:27 | Marquette | William Leeson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Leeson, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (SG), Deshi Chio (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Vasily Galuski, Donald Hundley, Antonio Thompson, Ivan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Winchester (SF), Archie Garney (PF), Henry Durham (C) Jessie Latorre, James Parker, Michael Quinn | |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez is fouled on the floor by Henry Durham - foul #2 on Henry Durham, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Archie Garney - foul #1 on Archie Garney, team foul #7 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Lyon (SG) Ronald Combest | |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Archie Garney snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 08:42 | Marquette | Robert Hill swats the short shot by William Leeson | 43-36 |
| 08:40 | Marquette | Archie Garney tips it but misses | 43-36 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to David Lyon | 43-36 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Archie Garney is denied on a layup by Alexander Childress | 43-36 |
| 08:24 | Marquette | Henry Durham grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 08:11 | Marquette | David Lyon connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Leeson and he's fouled by Julio Lopez - foul #1 on Julio Lopez, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG) Julio Lopez | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gabriel Christensen (SG), Michael Quinn (C) William Leeson, Henry Durham | |
| 08:11 | Marquette | David Lyon misses the free throw | 43-38 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (PF) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ronald Combest (SG), Jessie Latorre (SF), James Parker (PF) Gabriel Christensen, Nicholas Winchester, Archie Garney | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Deshi Chio (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Combest (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jessie Latorre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Parker (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Quinn (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Marquette | James Parker misses the dunk attempt | 43-38 |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harvey Arvin | 46-38 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Michael Quinn drills a runner in the lane | 46-40 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Lyon steps in front of the Harvey Arvin pass in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Harvey Arvin steals the ball from Jessie Latorre | 46-40 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Harvey Arvin out of the doubleteam | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:49 | Marquette | James Parker loses the dribble to Deshi Chio | 48-40 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley (SF), Ivan Hawkins (C) Deshi Chio, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Leeson (PG) David Lyon | |
| 05:31 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Ronald Combest misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-40 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | James Parker tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 05:22 | Marquette | Michael Quinn tips it in | 48-42 |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin travels in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | William Leeson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-42 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | James Parker tips it in | 48-44 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Hundley | 50-44 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Ronald Combest makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Quinn and he's fouled by Vasily Galuski - foul #2 on Vasily Galuski, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (SG), Deshi Chio (PF) Vasily Galuski, Antonio Thompson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Ronald Combest makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley double dribbles | 50-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Winchester (SF), Archie Garney (PF) Jessie Latorre, James Parker | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Archie Garney hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Quinn | 50-49 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins travels with the ball | 50-49 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Nicholas Winchester is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronald Combest | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Julio Lopez (fresh) SF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Chio (fresh) 1 ast. C - Ivan Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Leeson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Combest (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Nicholas Winchester (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Archie Garney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley blows the layup | 50-51 |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Nicholas Winchester grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Antonio Thompson (PF) Julio Lopez, Deshi Chio | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jessie Latorre (SF), James Parker (PF) Nicholas Winchester, Archie Garney | |
| 02:45 | Marquette | William Leeson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre is hacked by Donald Hundley - foul #3 on Donald Hundley, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Jessie Latorre makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Parker - foul #4 on James Parker, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | James Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Vasily Galuski steals it from Ronald Combest | 50-53 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on James Parker - foul #5 on James Parker, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Garney (PF) James Parker | |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | The jump hook by Ronald Combest is blocked by Antonio Thompson | 52-53 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Vasily Galuski | 52-53 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin is whistled for a carry | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Harvey Arvin is called for the reach on William Leeson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Arvin, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | William Leeson misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Michael Quinn pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |