| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) SG - James Sledge (fresh) SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - John Gower (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo's pass is intercepted by Dominick Joseph | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | John Gower hits a floater from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dominick Joseph steals it from Ellis Markham | 3-6 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph banks in the layup | 3-8 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham tips it but misses | 3-8 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Amado Russo | 3-8 |
| 17:47 | Marquette | Amado Russo is called for traveling | 3-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Harold Gordon, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses short on a jumper from the right side | 3-8 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | James Sledge buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dominick Joseph | 3-11 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Ellis Markham | 6-11 |
| 16:36 | Marquette | John Gower's layup is rejected by Harry Reiter | 6-11 |
| 16:34 | Marquette | John Gower gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Albert Conway - foul #1 on Albert Conway, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, Terry Mariscal, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Uros Kubinski, John Gower | |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:10 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 15:54 | Marquette | William Harris drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Alonzo Santiago and he's hacked by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clinton Venezia (PF) Amado Russo | |
| 15:54 | Marquette | William Harris makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 3 pts. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) C - William Harris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard hits a shot from the right block | 8-14 |
| 15:19 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses long on a shot from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon tips it in | 10-14 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Danny Davis is fouled on the floor by Jason Shepard - foul #1 on Jason Shepard, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Terry Mariscal (SG) Jason Shepard, Harold Gordon | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, William Harris | |
| 14:34 | Marquette | Oscar Pitts is called for the reach on Dominick Joseph - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:19 | Marquette | John Gower comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Harry Reiter - foul #1 on Harry Reiter, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Roderick Haire | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Donnie Waters | |
| 14:19 | Marquette | John Gower makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | John Gower misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:57 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway tips it back up and in | 12-15 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Sledge | 12-18 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Clinton Venezia - foul #1 on Clinton Venezia, team foul #1 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Terry Mariscal, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Danny Davis, Clinton Venezia | |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | John Gower grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the easy layup | 12-18 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jerry Czapla | 12-18 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Sledge blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ellis Markham | 12-18 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Amado Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SF) Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, John Gower | |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | Amado Russo is called for the reach on Jerry Czapla - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG) Ellis Markham | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Gordon | 14-18 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | James Sledge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Czapla - foul #1 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SF), Albert Conway (C) Dustin Jones, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:58 | Marquette | James Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:58 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 14-19 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Uros Kubinski (fairly fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 11:24 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard loses the dribble to Alonzo Santiago in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | James Sledge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 11:11 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 14-19 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Amado Russo pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-19 |
| 10:28 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Amado Russo | 14-19 |
| 10:08 | Marquette | Jerry Czapla steals the ball from William Harris | 14-19 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Amado Russo picks off the pass by Terry Mariscal | 14-19 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | Amado Russo's layup is rejected by Jerry Czapla | 14-19 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Dustin Jones (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Greg Decarlo (C) Jason Shepard, Harold Gordon, Terry Mariscal, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Danny Davis (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, James Sledge, Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo, William Harris | |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Donnie Waters knocks in the shot from close range set up by Dominick Joseph | 14-21 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Oscar Pitts | 17-21 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donnie Waters - foul #1 on Donnie Waters, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Harry Reiter (PF) Dustin Jones, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) Clinton Venezia | |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Ellis Markham steals it from John Gower | 18-21 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ellis Markham | 20-21 |
| 07:20 | Marquette | John Gower blows the layup | 20-21 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits the follow up shot | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Reiter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) SF - Donnie Waters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Dominick Joseph takes the ball from Jason Shepard | 20-23 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Danny Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Dominick Joseph | 20-25 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Gower - foul #1 on John Gower, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF) Ellis Markham, Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), Uros Kubinski (SF) Danny Davis, Donnie Waters | |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Sledge | 21-27 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-27 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo tips it home | 23-27 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the jump hook in the lane | 23-27 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:17 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it home | 23-29 |
| 04:56 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard steps out of bounds on the sideline | 23-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Albert Conway (C) Roderick Haire, Jason Shepard, Terry Mariscal, Harry Reiter, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), Danny Davis (SF), Clinton Venezia (PF), William Harris (C) Dominick Joseph, Uros Kubinski, Amado Russo, John Gower | |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:12 | Marquette | Oscar Pitts denies the turnaround by William Harris | 25-29 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | James Sledge tips it home | 25-31 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the floater from the right side | 27-31 |
| 03:34 | Marquette | James Sledge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-31 |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Czapla | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Venezia (fresh) C - William Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Clinton Venezia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | James Sledge takes the ball from Harold Gordon | 30-31 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | James Sledge lays it in | 30-33 |
| 02:04 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ellis Markham | 32-33 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | James Sledge hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alonzo Santiago | 32-36 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Sledge is called for the reach on Harold Gordon - foul #1 on James Sledge, team foul #7 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Harry Reiter (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), Uros Kubinski (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), Amado Russo (PF), John Gower (C) Alonzo Santiago, James Sledge, Danny Davis, Clinton Venezia, William Harris | |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Gower | 33-36 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Amado Russo lays it up and in on a great pass from Dominick Joseph and the foul's on Terry Mariscal - foul #1 on Terry Mariscal, team foul #7 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG) Harold Gordon | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Uros Kubinski takes the ball from Jason Shepard | 33-39 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal clanks a fullcourt shot | 33-42 |