| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Erik Moline (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fresh) PF - James Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Hundley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley inbounds the ball | 32-19 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill (SF) Donald Hundley | |
| 19:17 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Archie Garney | 34-19 |
| 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) | |
| 19:04 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer comes up short on the shot near the basket | 34-19 |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer tips it in | 34-21 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Howard Hayes | 34-21 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Erik Moline - foul #2 on Erik Moline, team foul #1 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley (SF), Richard Burns (C) Howard Hayes, Henry Hammer | |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (PF) Robert Hill | |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Archie Garney hits a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Donald Hundley - foul #2 on Donald Hundley, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill (SF), Henry Hammer (C) Antonio Thompson, Richard Burns | |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the free throw | 37-23 |
| 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) | |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Henry Durham pulls down the rebound | 37-23 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | James Parker scores on a floater near the basket set up by Archie Garney | 39-23 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses long on a floater in the lane | 39-23 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 16:50 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | Louis Trahan takes the ball from Johnathon Tillson | 39-26 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:05 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Trahan | 39-29 |
| 15:42 | Marquette | Erik Moline comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Erik Moline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Durham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Hundley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Hammer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hill | 39-31 |
| 15:06 | Marquette | Archie Garney banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Durham | 41-31 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Trahan | 41-33 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Archie Garney is whistled for traveling | 41-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (PG), Shannon Huston (SG), David Mason (SF), Matt Hobby (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Johnathon Tillson, Erik Moline, Archie Garney, James Parker, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Joe Jordan (PF), Richard Burns (C) Donald Hundley, Howard Hayes, Henry Hammer | |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski is fouled on the floor by Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Burns | 41-33 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Boris Korzyniowski - foul #1 on Boris Korzyniowski, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Donald Hundley (SF) Robert Hill, Joe Jordan | |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Donald Hundley steals the ball from David Mason | 41-34 |
| 12:34 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 12:32 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:08 | Marquette | Franjo Zais comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-34 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Burns | 41-34 |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is hacked by Franjo Zais - foul #1 on Franjo Zais, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Archie Garney (SF), James Parker (PF), Henry Durham (C) Shannon Huston, David Mason, Matt Hobby, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill (SF), Howard Hayes (PF), Henry Hammer (C) Donald Hundley, Louis Trahan, Richard Burns | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Franjo Zais (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Howard Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zais - foul #2 on Franjo Zais, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Erik Moline (SG) Franjo Zais | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Tillman and he's hacked by Archie Garney - foul #3 on Archie Garney, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Donald Hundley (SF) Henry Tillman, Robert Hill | |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | James Parker gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:32 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Archie Garney | 44-37 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-37 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Erik Moline | 47-39 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Louis Trahan and the foul's on James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (PG), Shannon Huston (SG) Johnathon Tillson, Erik Moline | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill (SF), Richard Burns (C) Donald Hundley, Henry Hammer | |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:21 | Marquette | Franjo Zais is hacked by Antonio Thompson - foul #2 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan (PF) Howard Hayes | |
| 09:11 | Marquette | Shannon Huston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Jordan | 47-44 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | Joe Jordan steals the ball from Franjo Zais | 47-44 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Burns | 47-47 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Henry Durham is called for a charge - foul #2 on Henry Durham, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Erik Moline (SG), David Mason (SF), Matt Hobby (PF), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Franjo Zais, Shannon Huston, Archie Garney, James Parker, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Donald Hundley (SF), Howard Hayes (PF), Henry Hammer (C) Louis Trahan, Robert Hill, Joe Jordan, Richard Burns | |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 07:42 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Erik Moline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Hobby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Donald Hundley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Marquette | The short jumper by Boris Korzyniowski is denied by Howard Hayes | 47-47 |
| 07:20 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer connects on the runner near the basket | 49-49 |
| 06:41 | Marquette | Erik Moline clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Boris Korzyniowski - foul #2 on Boris Korzyniowski, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Garney (SF), James Parker (PF), Henry Durham (C) David Mason, Matt Hobby, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Hill (SG) Henry Tillman, Antonio Thompson | |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Erik Moline misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-51 |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley scores on a shot from the right side | 49-53 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson is fouled on the floor by Louis Trahan - foul #1 on Louis Trahan, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Franjo Zais (PG), Shannon Huston (SG) Johnathon Tillson, Erik Moline | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Richard Burns (C) Donald Hundley, Henry Hammer | |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Franjo Zais connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Shannon Huston | 52-53 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | Archie Garney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Marquette | Archie Garney misses the floater from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Parker takes the ball from Antonio Thompson | 52-53 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | James Parker can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Howard Hayes - foul #2 on Howard Hayes, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Tillson (PG), Erik Moline (SG), Boris Korzyniowski (C) Franjo Zais, Shannon Huston, Henry Durham | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley (SG), Joe Jordan (PF), Henry Hammer (C) Antonio Thompson, Howard Hayes, Richard Burns | |
| 04:01 | Marquette | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-53 |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer tips it but misses | 54-53 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Archie Garney pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Johnathon Tillson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Erik Moline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Garney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Boris Korzyniowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Hundley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joe Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Marquette | Boris Korzyniowski loses the ball out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Matt Hobby (PF) James Parker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG) Robert Hill | |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Johnathon Tillson - foul #1 on Johnathon Tillson, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Mason (SF) Archie Garney | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG) Joe Jordan | |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Erik Moline buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Antonio Thompson | 57-56 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Archie Garney (SF), James Parker (PF), Henry Durham (C) David Mason, Matt Hobby, Boris Korzyniowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill (SF), Howard Hayes (PF) Henry Tillman, Antonio Thompson | |
| 02:08 | Marquette | James Parker scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Johnathon Tillson | 59-56 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes's fadeaway is rejected by James Parker | 59-56 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Henry Durham pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Archie Garney's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hill | 59-56 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Durham steals it from Henry Hammer | 59-56 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Henry Hammer is called for the reach on Archie Garney - foul #3 on Henry Hammer, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG) Robert Hill | |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Antonio Thompson steals the ball from Erik Moline | 59-56 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Henry Hammer | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Archie Garney is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Trahan - foul #2 on Louis Trahan, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Archie Garney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |