| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Lee (fresh) 8 reb. C - Christopher Meadow (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas dunks the ball on a great pass from James Critchfield and he's fouled by Steven Lee - foul #1 on Steven Lee, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Michael Dotson (SF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 19:47 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the free throw | 41-24 |
| 19:36 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster hits a floater from the left side set up by Steven Lee and he's fouled by James Critchfield - foul #1 on James Critchfield, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| 19:36 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Adam Lee is called for the reach on Abraham Brown - foul #2 on Adam Lee, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Andre Romano's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Meadow | 41-27 |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 19:06 | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews misses the jump hook near the basket | 41-27 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Andre Romano gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Andre Romano slams it home on a great pass from James Critchfield and the foul's on Steven Lee - foul #2 on Steven Lee, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Andre Romano makes the free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:42 | Nicholls State | Steven Lee drills a shot from the left block | 44-29 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 18:26 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 18:04 | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield, Michael Dotson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-29 |
| 17:50 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:45 | Nicholls State | Steven Lee is fouled on the floor by Darrell Christmas - foul #2 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG) Donald Buchanon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | Steven Lee scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Victor Doster and the foul's on Darrell Christmas - foul #3 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joe Lawson (PF) Darrell Christmas | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Orville Stern (C) Christopher Meadow | |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | Steven Lee misses the free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:30 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 17:15 | Marquette | Joe Lawson is fouled on the floor by Steven Lee - foul #3 on Steven Lee, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby (C) Steven Lee | |
| 16:57 | Marquette | Orville Stern swats the layup by Nenad Denisov | 44-31 |
| 16:55 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:36 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby's floater is tipped away by Ernie Cantrell | 44-31 |
| 16:35 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Kyle Grigsby steals the ball from Joe Lawson | 44-31 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Critchfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orville Stern (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Grigsby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Critchfield | 47-34 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | James Critchfield loses the ball out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford (PG), Ryan Smith (SG), Michael Mayer (SF), Steven Lee (PF), Christopher Meadow (C) Victor Doster, Joseph Andrews, Adam Lee, Orville Stern, Kyle Grigsby | |
| 14:52 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford is called for a charge - foul #2 on Clifford Gifford, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Michael Dotson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Buchanon | 50-34 |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Michael Mayer misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Dotson - foul #2 on Michael Dotson, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nenad Denisov (SF) Michael Dotson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Michael Mayer misses the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Michael Mayer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Joe Lawson snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 50-34 |
| 14:04 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Christopher Meadow | 50-34 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow drills a jump hook from the left block | 50-36 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Joe Lawson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Lee - foul #4 on Steven Lee, team foul #6 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Michael Dotson (SF) Donald Buchanon, Nenad Denisov | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews (SG), Orville Stern (PF) Ryan Smith, Steven Lee | |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Joe Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Joe Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 13:14 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Andre Romano - foul #1 on Andre Romano, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Doster (PG), Adam Lee (SF) Clifford Gifford, Michael Mayer | |
| 13:14 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 13:14 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow misses the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Nenad Denisov | 52-36 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov travels with the ball | 52-36 |
| 12:44 | Nicholls State | Nenad Denisov is called for the reach on Joseph Andrews - foul #2 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #6 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Michael Dotson (SF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, Nenad Denisov, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby (C) Christopher Meadow | |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andre Romano - foul #2 on Andre Romano, team foul #7 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield, Michael Dotson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG) Donald Buchanon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:51 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 52-38 |
| 11:50 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov grabs the board | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Critchfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Orville Stern (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Grigsby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Critchfield | 54-38 |
| 11:26 | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 11:24 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern grabs the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 11:16 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Victor Doster | 54-40 |
| 10:58 | Marquette | Adam Lee picks off the pass by Ernie Cantrell | 54-40 |
| 10:40 | Nicholls State | Darrell Christmas is called for the reach on Adam Lee - foul #4 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford (PG), Ryan Smith (SG), Michael Mayer (PF), Christopher Meadow (C) Victor Doster, Joseph Andrews, Orville Stern, Kyle Grigsby | |
| 10:40 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:40 | Marquette | Michael Dotson grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Abraham Brown clanks a jump hook in the paint | 54-40 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Joe Lawson tips it in | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:09 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Smith | 56-42 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Andre Romano is fouled on the floor by Christopher Meadow - foul #2 on Christopher Meadow, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby (PF) Adam Lee | |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Andre Romano misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:32 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Doster (PG), Orville Stern (PF) Clifford Gifford, Kyle Grigsby | |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Joe Lawson misses long on a floater near the basket | 56-42 |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Orville Stern - foul #2 on Orville Stern, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews (SG) Ryan Smith | |
| 09:12 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | James Critchfield steals the ball from Michael Mayer | 58-42 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov banks in the layup set up by James Critchfield | 60-42 |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Victor Doster and he's fouled by Joe Lawson - foul #4 on Joe Lawson, team foul #9 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ernie Cantrell | 62-45 |
| 08:08 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow loses the dribble to Michael Dotson | 62-45 |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Dotson | 64-45 |
| 07:55 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Andrews | 64-47 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Michael Dotson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 07:41 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Buchanon (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ernie Cantrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Mayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Orville Stern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Meadow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Doster | 64-50 |
| 07:28 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is hacked by Christopher Meadow - foul #3 on Christopher Meadow, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford (PG), Adam Lee (SF), Steven Lee (PF), Kyle Grigsby (C) Victor Doster, Michael Mayer, Orville Stern, Christopher Meadow | |
| 07:28 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 07:28 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | Steven Lee is hacked by James Critchfield - foul #2 on James Critchfield, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | Steven Lee misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | Steven Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Abraham Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ryan Smith (SG) Joseph Andrews | |
| 06:37 | Nicholls State | Steven Lee misses short on a jumper in the lane | 66-50 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Steven Lee can't tip it in | 66-50 |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 06:28 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clifford Gifford | 66-53 |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Abraham Brown | 68-53 |
| 06:14 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Smith | 68-55 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the lay-in | 68-55 |
| 05:54 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Ryan Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Critchfield - foul #3 on James Critchfield, team foul #11 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Joe Lawson (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield, Darrell Christmas, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Doster (PG), Christopher Meadow (C) Clifford Gifford, Kyle Grigsby | |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Ryan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Ryan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Christopher Meadow blocks the short jumper by Nenad Denisov | 68-56 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Buchanon | 68-56 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Nenad Denisov | 71-56 |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | Steven Lee banks in the layup set up by Ryan Smith | 71-58 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 04:36 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Lee | 71-61 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Donald Buchanon, Nenad Denisov, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews (SG) Ryan Smith | |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steven Lee - foul #5 on Steven Lee, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Orville Stern (PF) Steven Lee | |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:15 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow grabs the board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow hits a runner from the baseline | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Michael Dotson is hacked by Adam Lee - foul #3 on Adam Lee, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Michael Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Michael Dotson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick loses the dribble to Victor Doster | 72-63 |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster lays it in | 72-65 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Michael Dotson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Orville Stern (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Meadow (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Michael Dotson loses the ball out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nenad Denisov (SF) Michael Dotson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:06 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow misses the lay-in | 72-65 |
| 03:04 | Marquette | James Critchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 72-65 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 02:44 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, Ernie Cantrell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby (C) Christopher Meadow | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:34 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 72-65 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | Andre Romano grabs the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 02:18 | Marquette | Andre Romano buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Critchfield | 74-65 |
| 02:18 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Joe Lawson (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield, Darrell Christmas, Andre Romano | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow (C) Kyle Grigsby | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Doster | 74-68 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell is hacked by Orville Stern - foul #3 on Orville Stern, team foul #12 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Darrell Christmas (PF) Donald Buchanon, Joe Lawson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:05 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow misses the dunk | 76-68 |
| 01:03 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow gets the offensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:40 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 00:39 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Adam Lee | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov is hacked by Victor Doster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Doster, team foul #13 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG) James Critchfield | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:29 | Nicholls State | Joseph Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-71 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov grabs the board | 78-71 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Andrews - foul #3 on Joseph Andrews, team foul #14 | 78-71 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Christopher Meadow | 79-71 |
| 00:20 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-71 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas snags the defensive board | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Doster - foul #3 on Victor Doster, team foul #15 | 79-71 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Adam Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-71 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Ernie Cantrell | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick runs out the clock | 81-71 |