| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sledge (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - James Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts inbounds the ball | 40-46 |
| 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) | |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Stearns picks off the pass by John Molter out of a doubleteam | 40-46 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Amado Russo is fouled on the floor by Jerry Czapla - foul #2 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 18:45 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Conway | 43-46 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Czapla | 43-46 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the runner from the right block | 45-46 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | James Sledge clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Ellis Markham, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF) Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (C) James Dickson | |
| 17:38 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Amado Russo - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SG), Danny Davis (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Amado Russo | |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | William Harris gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is fouled on the floor by Jason Shepard - foul #2 on Jason Shepard, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| 16:43 | Marquette | A charge is called on Clinton Venezia - foul #2 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:33 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 16:31 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Clinton Venezia | 46-47 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Willie Stearns comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 16:02 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard is whistled for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Albert Conway (C) John Molter, Greg Decarlo, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG), Amado Russo (PF), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, Danny Davis, Clinton Venezia, William Harris | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - James Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Marquette | James Sledge knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-49 |
| 15:04 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Dickson | 46-49 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Czapla - foul #3 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Michael Brown (SF) Jason Shepard, Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Uros Kubinski | |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 14:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Conway | 49-51 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | James Dickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 14:06 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Stearns | 49-54 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | James Sledge picks off the pass by Michael Brown | 49-54 |
| 13:50 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-54 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 49-54 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 13:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla tips it but misses | 49-54 |
| 13:25 | Marquette | Willie Stearns grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Willie Stearns | 49-56 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Sledge | 51-58 |
| 12:31 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway is fouled on the floor by James Dickson - foul #1 on James Dickson, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, John Molter, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SG), Danny Davis (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Amado Russo, James Dickson | |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo's floater is tipped away by Clinton Venezia | 51-58 |
| 12:16 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 12:10 | Marquette | William Harris misses badly on a runner in the paint | 51-58 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | William Harris tips it but misses | 51-58 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Uros Kubinski - foul #2 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG) Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the board | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Greg Decarlo | 52-58 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | Uros Kubinski is called for the reach on Oscar Pitts - foul #3 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Albert Conway (C) Jason Shepard, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG) Willie Stearns, Danny Davis | |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Venezia is called for the reach on Ellis Markham - foul #3 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Molter out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Uros Kubinski - foul #4 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla (PF) Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Amado Russo (PF), James Dickson (C) Uros Kubinski, Clinton Venezia, William Harris | |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 55-60 |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 09:29 | Marquette | James Dickson connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Sledge and the foul's on Jerry Czapla - foul #4 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:29 | Marquette | James Dickson makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Harry Reiter is blocked by Amado Russo | 55-63 |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Amado Russo - foul #2 on Amado Russo, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG) Ellis Markham | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) James Sledge, Amado Russo, James Dickson | |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Clinton Venezia | 56-63 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Danny Davis | 56-66 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter comes up short on the jumper from close range | 56-66 |
| 08:28 | Marquette | William Harris snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 08:11 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Danny Davis | 56-69 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal is fouled on the floor by Danny Davis - foul #2 on Danny Davis, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Albert Conway (C) John Molter, Greg Decarlo, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Dominick Joseph, Danny Davis, Clinton Venezia | |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 07:48 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 56-69 |
| 07:33 | Marquette | James Sledge misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 07:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Sledge (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses the easy layup | 56-69 |
| 07:27 | Marquette | William Harris gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 07:22 | Marquette | William Harris double dribbles | 56-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Terry Mariscal | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Dickson (C) William Harris | |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | James Sledge steals the ball from Jason Shepard | 56-69 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | James Dickson's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Czapla | 56-69 |
| 06:49 | Marquette | James Sledge gets the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Willie Stearns hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ellis Markham - foul #2 on Ellis Markham, team foul #6 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG) Jason Shepard | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the offensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:08 | Marquette | James Sledge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-70 |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 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) | |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-70 |
| 05:43 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-70 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-70 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 04:42 | Marquette | James Sledge connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-73 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the wide open 3 from the left corner set up by John Molter | 59-73 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | James Sledge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Czapla | 62-73 |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | Marquette | James Dickson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 62-73 |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 62-73 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Albert Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (tiring) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), Jason Shepard (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Danny Davis (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) James Sledge, Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo, James Dickson | |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Davis | 62-76 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harold Gordon | 65-76 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Albert Conway (C) Harold Gordon, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is whistled for traveling | 65-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF) Jason Shepard, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts loses the ball out of bounds | 65-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Willie Stearns | |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla (PF) Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (PF), James Dickson (C) Danny Davis, Clinton Venezia, William Harris | |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Amado Russo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-76 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Oscar Pitts | 65-76 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Molter | 68-76 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | James Dickson lays it in | 68-78 |
| 01:15 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Dominick Joseph - foul #2 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #10 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), Jason Shepard (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF) Ellis Markham, John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Amado Russo, James Dickson | |
| 01:15 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:15 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Harold Gordon, Jason Shepard, Michael Brown, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Dominick Joseph (SG), James Sledge (SF), Amado Russo (PF), James Dickson (C) Uros Kubinski, Danny Davis, Donnie Waters, Clinton Venezia, William Harris | |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Willie Stearns knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Sledge | 70-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 70-80 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 70-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by James Sledge is blocked by Albert Conway | 70-80 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Amado Russo hits the follow up shot | 70-82 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-82 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | James Dickson gets the rebound | 70-82 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Willie Stearns runs out the clock | 70-82 |