| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Martin Thompson inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Venne | 29-34 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown buries a turnaround from close range | 29-36 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Martin Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Howard picks off the pass by Wayne Brown | 29-36 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Martin Thompson | 31-36 |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Kyle Howard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Gaston | 31-42 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Kyle Howard makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Hatchett | 34-42 |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by John Baker is denied by Martin Thompson | 34-42 |
| 16:35 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Howard | 36-42 |
| 16:03 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Andrew Venne | 36-45 |
| 15:48 | Marquette | Martin Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Venne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (PG), George Rascoe (SG), Eugene Wallace (SF), Luis Passmore (PF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Martin Thompson, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), Martin Anderson (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Jerald Barnes (PF), Mark Maguire (C) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, John Baker, Wayne Brown | |
| 14:57 | Marquette | Luis Passmore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leland Dupre | 38-45 |
| 14:51 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Leland Dupre | 38-45 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Corey Casson is whistled for traveling | 38-45 |
| 14:32 | Detroit Mercy | George Rascoe is called for the reach on Martin Anderson - foul #1 on George Rascoe, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Wallace picks off the pass by Mark Maguire | 38-45 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses the shot from the right side | 38-45 |
| 13:50 | Marquette | Corey Casson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:33 | Marquette | Corey Casson hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eugene Wallace | 40-45 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson is fouled on the floor by Luis Passmore - foul #2 on Luis Passmore, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Croy (PG), Kyle Howard (SG), Martin Thompson (SF), Bradley Friedman (C) Leland Dupre, George Rascoe, Luis Passmore, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG), Richard Manjarrez (SF), Wayne Brown (C) David Lee, Martin Anderson, Peter Flowers, Mark Maguire | |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kyle Howard | 40-45 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Brown | 40-45 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston's pass is intercepted by Kyle Howard in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 12:26 | Marquette | Wayne Brown steals it from Martin Thompson | 40-45 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:49 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Wayne Brown swats the short shot by Bradley Friedman | 40-45 |
| 11:34 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Croy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Wallace (fairly fresh) C - Bradley Friedman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Manjarrez (fresh) PF - Jerald Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes misses the tip | 40-45 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown can't tip it in | 40-45 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Gaston | 40-47 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman misses the easy layup | 40-47 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace's pass is intercepted by Richard Manjarrez | 40-47 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez is fouled on the floor by Martin Thompson - foul #3 on Martin Thompson, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Leland Dupre (SG), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Luis Passmore (C) John Croy, Kyle Howard, Eugene Wallace, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), Martin Anderson (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF), Mark Maguire (C) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Richard Manjarrez, Jerald Barnes, Wayne Brown | |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne blows the layup | 40-47 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Martin Thompson snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | Martin Anderson steals it from Terry Hatchett | 40-47 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Leland Dupre takes the ball from Martin Anderson | 40-47 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Martin Thompson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Passmore | 43-47 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | David Lee is hacked by Terry Hatchett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Hatchett, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Rascoe (SG) Martin Thompson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG) Martin Anderson | |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Gaston | 43-49 |
| 08:17 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | David Lee gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | David Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on David Lee, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kyle Howard (SG), Martin Thompson (SF), Corey Casson (C) George Rascoe, Leland Dupre, Luis Passmore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace (SG), Martin Anderson (SF), Edward Southworth (PF), Wayne Brown (C) David Lee, Andrew Venne, John Baker, Mark Maguire | |
| 07:45 | Marquette | Kyle Howard loses the dribble to Martin Anderson | 43-49 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston is hacked by Corey Casson - foul #1 on Corey Casson, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Croy (PG), Bradley Friedman (C) Terry Hatchett, Benjamin Pittman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace is fouled on the floor by Corey Casson - foul #2 on Corey Casson, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes (PF) Edward Southworth | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Croy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Corey Casson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Wallace | 43-51 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman scores on a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Wayne Brown - foul #2 on Wayne Brown, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Corey Casson - foul #3 on Corey Casson, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Luis Passmore (PF) John Croy, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (SF) Martin Anderson | |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-53 |
| 06:26 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett tips it home | 48-53 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 06:03 | Marquette | Corey Casson snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Kyle Howard connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Terry Hatchett | 50-53 |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Kyle Howard - foul #1 on Kyle Howard, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (SG), Eugene Wallace (SF), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Kyle Howard, Martin Thompson, Luis Passmore, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), John Baker (PF) Richard Gaston, Wayne Brown | |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | Leland Dupre misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Friedman | 50-56 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Bradley Friedman steps in front of the Thomas Wallace pass | 50-56 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman misses short on a floater from the left block | 50-56 |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Pittman - foul #3 on Benjamin Pittman, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kyle Howard (SG), Martin Thompson (SF), Luis Passmore (C) Terry Hatchett, Eugene Wallace, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Martin Anderson (SF), Wayne Brown (C) Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, John Baker | |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Kyle Howard gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 03:41 | Marquette | Leland Dupre scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kyle Howard | 52-57 |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from David Lee | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leland Dupre (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Luis Passmore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Barnes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman misses short on a shot from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Bradley Friedman (C) Leland Dupre, Luis Passmore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF) David Lee, Martin Anderson, Jerald Barnes | |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 02:34 | Marquette | Martin Thompson pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Martin Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 01:52 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 52-59 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Gaston | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker connects on the shot in the paint set up by Thomas Wallace and he's fouled by Benjamin Pittman - foul #4 on Benjamin Pittman, team foul #10 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (PG), George Rascoe (SG), Eugene Wallace (SF), Luis Passmore (PF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Martin Thompson, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), Martin Anderson (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Jerald Barnes (C) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, Wayne Brown | |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Luis Passmore grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Marquette | George Rascoe is fouled on the floor by John Baker - foul #2 on John Baker, team foul #3 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire (C) John Baker | |
| 00:49 | Marquette | George Rascoe connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-63 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Kyle Howard (SG), Martin Thompson (SF), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Leland Dupre, George Rascoe, Eugene Wallace, Luis Passmore, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF), Wayne Brown (C) David Lee, Martin Anderson, Peter Flowers, Jerald Barnes, Mark Maguire | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston is hacked by Terry Hatchett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Hatchett, team foul #11 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez (SF) Andrew Venne | |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Martin Thompson | 56-65 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hatchett is called for the reach on Richard Gaston in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Hatchett, team foul #12 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (PG) Terry Hatchett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Richard Manjarrez steals the ball from Benjamin Pittman | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Brown | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman misses the fadeaway in the lane | 56-68 |