| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - John Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Adames (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Oh (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Barrientos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Martin Thompson inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman misses the dunk attempt | 30-32 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 19:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh misses the easy layup | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman jams it on a great pass from Terry Hatchett | 30-36 |
| 18:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 18:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames tips it home | 32-36 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 18:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Adames | 35-36 |
| 18:13 | Marquette | Kyle Howard misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 18:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Martin Thompson - foul #3 on Martin Thompson, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught (SG), James Scott (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF), Thomas Slocum (C) Fred Adames, Jesse Taylor, Kevin Oh, Dale Barrientos | |
| 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 | |
| 18:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | Corey Casson pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:05 | Marquette | George Rascoe loses the dribble to James Scott in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 17:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Leland Dupre steps in front of the Anthony Williamson pass | 37-36 |
| 17:49 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace is hacked by James Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy (PG) John Knight | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace lays it in uncontested on a great pass from George Rascoe | 37-38 |
| 17:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Luis Passmore | 37-38 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | George Rascoe drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Casson | 37-41 |
| 16:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson hits a runner from the left block set up by Ian Murphy | 39-41 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | Leland Dupre knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Corey Casson | 39-43 |
| 15:53 | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott hits the finger roll | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ian Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Vaught (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Williamson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Slocum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leland Dupre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Rascoe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eugene Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Luis Passmore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Corey Casson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 15:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 15:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 41-43 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Leland Dupre pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | George Rascoe clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 15:13 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Thomas Slocum | 41-43 |
| 15:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum misses the lay-in | 41-43 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Leland Dupre snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Leland Dupre clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 14:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 14:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Corey Casson picks off the pass by Thomas Vaught | 41-43 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Luis Passmore misses the shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 14:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 14:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Vaught and the foul's on Leland Dupre - foul #1 on Leland Dupre, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Fred Adames (SG), Michael Simpson (SF), Dale Barrientos (C) Ian Murphy, Thomas Vaught, James Scott, Anthony Williamson | |
| 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 | |
| 14:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:38 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh (PF) Thomas Slocum | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 13:18 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:16 | Marquette | John Knight steps in front of the Terry Hatchett pass in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 13:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Kyle Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett is called for 10 seconds | 44-43 |
| 12:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Benjamin Pittman | 44-43 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Howard and he's fouled by Kevin Oh - foul #1 on Kevin Oh, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor (PG), Joseph O'Hanley (SF) John Knight, Michael Simpson | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Croy (SG) Kyle Howard | |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Oh snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-45 |
| 12:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos tips it in | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jesse Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Adames (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph O'Hanley (fresh) PF - Kevin Oh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Barrientos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Croy (fresh) SF - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett's pass is intercepted by Joseph O'Hanley in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 11:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 11:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos tips it home | 48-45 |
| 11:11 | Marquette | Joseph O'Hanley steals it from Terry Hatchett | 48-45 |
| 10:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Friedman steps in front of the Kevin Oh pass | 48-45 |
| 10:24 | Marquette | John Croy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-45 |
| 10:23 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Dale Barrientos | 48-45 |
| 10:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Terry Hatchett - foul #2 on Terry Hatchett, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught (SG), Michael Simpson (SF) Fred Adames, Joseph O'Hanley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lupe Suarez (PG), Kyle Howard (SG), Eugene Wallace (SF), Luis Passmore (PF) Terry Hatchett, John Croy, Martin Thompson, Benjamin Pittman | |
| 10:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Lupe Suarez can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Taylor - foul #2 on Jesse Taylor, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Anthony Williamson (C) Jesse Taylor, Dale Barrientos | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Lupe Suarez misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Lupe Suarez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Friedman takes the ball from John Knight | 49-46 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Luis Passmore makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lupe Suarez and he's fouled by Kevin Oh - foul #2 on Kevin Oh, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Rascoe (SF) Bradley Friedman | |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Luis Passmore makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Lupe Suarez steps in front of the Michael Simpson pass | 49-49 |
| 08:57 | Marquette | Kyle Howard misses the shot from the right block | 49-49 |
| 08:56 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Anthony Williamson | 49-49 |
| 08:46 | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight misses short on a shot from the left side | 49-49 |
| 08:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-49 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | George Rascoe snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | Michael Simpson steps in front of the George Rascoe pass in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 08:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson lays it in | 51-49 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Anthony Williamson is called for the reach on Kyle Howard - foul #2 on Anthony Williamson, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ian Murphy (SG), Joseph O'Hanley (SF), James Scott (PF), Dale Barrientos (C) Thomas Vaught, Michael Simpson, Kevin Oh, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Croy (PG), Leland Dupre (SG), Martin Thompson (SF), Benjamin Pittman (PF), Corey Casson (C) Lupe Suarez, Kyle Howard, George Rascoe, Luis Passmore, Eugene Wallace | |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ian Murphy - foul #1 on Ian Murphy, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor (PG), Thomas Slocum (PF) John Knight, Dale Barrientos | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Martin Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jesse Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph O'Hanley (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Thomas Slocum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Scott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Croy (fresh) SG - Leland Dupre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Corey Casson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Leland Dupre misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-50 |
| 06:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:35 | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott misses short on a floater from the left side | 51-50 |
| 06:34 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph O'Hanley | 51-50 |
| 06:14 | Illinois-Chicago | John Croy steals the ball from Ian Murphy | 51-50 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | John Croy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Martin Thompson misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 05:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum is fouled on the floor by John Croy - foul #1 on John Croy, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught (PG), Fred Adames (SG), Michael Simpson (SF), Kevin Oh (PF), Dale Barrientos (C) Jesse Taylor, Ian Murphy, Joseph O'Hanley, Thomas Slocum, James Scott | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Kyle Howard (SG), George Rascoe (SF), Bradley Friedman (C) John Croy, Leland Dupre, Martin Thompson, Corey Casson | |
| 05:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman connects on the runner in the paint | 54-52 |
| 05:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos lays it up and in | 56-52 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | Kyle Howard clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Oh - foul #3 on Kevin Oh, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Anthony Williamson (PF) Fred Adames, Kevin Oh | |
| Subs | Marquette | Martin Thompson (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF) George Rascoe, Benjamin Pittman | |
| 04:52 | Marquette | Kyle Howard makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | Kyle Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos misses the lay-in | 56-54 |
| 04:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Kyle Howard gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Kyle Howard can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Dale Barrientos - foul #2 on Dale Barrientos, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Kyle Howard misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Kyle Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-55 |
| 04:14 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 56-55 |
| 04:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Knight | 56-55 |
| 03:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Vaught | 58-55 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 58-55 |
| 03:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - John Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Vaught (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Dale Barrientos (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Barrientos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 03:22 | Marquette | Kyle Howard pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Michael Simpson steals the ball from Martin Thompson in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| 03:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Simpson lays it up and in | 60-55 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Martin Thompson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor (PG), Fred Adames (SG), Joseph O'Hanley (SF), Kevin Oh (PF) John Knight, Thomas Vaught, Michael Simpson, Anthony Williamson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lupe Suarez (PG), George Rascoe (SG), Leland Dupre (SF), Luis Passmore (PF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Martin Thompson, Eugene Wallace, Bradley Friedman | |
| 02:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph O'Hanley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Oh | 63-55 |
| 02:53 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Knight (PG), Michael Simpson (SF), Thomas Slocum (PF), James Scott (C) Jesse Taylor, Joseph O'Hanley, Kevin Oh, Dale Barrientos | |
| Subs | Marquette | Martin Thompson (SF) Lupe Suarez | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Marquette | John Knight steals it from Luis Passmore in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Adames banks in the layup set up by John Knight | 65-55 |
| 02:44 | Marquette | Leland Dupre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG) George Rascoe | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-55 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kyle Howard (SG) Leland Dupre | |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Martin Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor (PG), Thomas Vaught (SG), Joseph O'Hanley (SF) John Knight, Fred Adames, Michael Simpson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (PG), George Rascoe (SG), Eugene Wallace (SF) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Martin Thompson | |
| 01:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jesse Taylor and the foul's on George Rascoe - foul #1 on George Rascoe, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Williamson (PF) Joseph O'Hanley | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Vaught makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Leland Dupre is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 01:29 | Marquette | Leland Dupre can't tip it in | 68-55 |
| 01:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Slocum grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 01:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Luis Passmore steps in front of the Jesse Taylor pass | 68-55 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | George Rascoe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Rascoe, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor blows the layup | 68-55 |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | James Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Taylor runs out the clock | 68-55 |