| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willian Pickett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Elder (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Kevin Arno inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | William Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 19:14 | Valparaiso | William Elder clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gary Sweeting - foul #2 on Gary Sweeting, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG), Jay Grant (SF) Willian Pickett, David Portillo | |
| 19:14 | Valparaiso | William Elder makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 19:14 | Valparaiso | William Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 18:57 | Marquette | Michael Rambert is called for the reach on Gary Sweeting - foul #1 on Michael Rambert, team foul #1 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (SG), Daniel Brugger (C) Michael Rambert, William Elder | |
| 18:42 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-30 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting tips it but misses | 20-30 |
| 18:39 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 18:13 | Marquette | Kevin Arno pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG), David Portillo (SF), William Elder (C) Willian Pickett, Jay Grant, Daniel Brugger | |
| 17:58 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-30 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Kevin Arno drills a jump hook in the lane | 22-30 |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-30 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Freeman (PG), Frank Swan (C) Joshua Frisby, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (SG), Jay Grant (SF) Michael Rambert, David Portillo | |
| 17:09 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Swan and he's hacked by Jay Grant - foul #1 on Jay Grant, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| 17:09 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting misses the free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:09 | Valparaiso | William Elder pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 16:50 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman drills a driving attempt in the lane | 24-32 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-32 |
| 16:42 | Valparaiso | William Elder grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 16:18 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman is hacked by Leonardo Gallo - foul #2 on Leonardo Gallo, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Santiago Cordoba (SF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Raymond Freeman, Gary Sweeting, Kevin Arno, Leonardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), David Portillo (SF), Daniel Brugger (PF) Willian Pickett, Jay Grant, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 15:52 | Valparaiso | David Portillo buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Elder | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Philip Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Swan (fresh) C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Henry Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Whitman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Portillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Brugger (fresh) C - William Elder (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Philip Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Whitman - foul #3 on Joseph Whitman, team foul #3 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (SG), Jay Grant (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Joseph Whitman, David Portillo, Daniel Brugger | |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Philip Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 15:26 | Marquette | Philip Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 15:03 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 25-37 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Frank Swan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne tips it back up and in | 27-37 |
| 14:18 | Valparaiso | William Elder buries a runner from the left block set up by Willian Pickett | 27-39 |
| 14:02 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Joshua Frisby | 29-39 |
| 13:36 | Valparaiso | William Elder buries a jumper from the right side set up by Henry Wilson | 29-41 |
| 13:19 | Marquette | Frank Swan connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 31-41 |
| 13:00 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett lays it in on a nice dish by Jay Grant and he's hacked by Frank Swan - foul #3 on Frank Swan, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Freeman (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Kevin Arno (SF), Leonardo Gallo (PF), David Simmons (C) Joshua Frisby, Philip Johnson, Santiago Cordoba, Frank Swan, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG), David Portillo (SF), Daniel Brugger (PF) Henry Wilson, Jay Grant, William Elder | |
| 13:00 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Willian Pickett swats the layup by Kevin Arno | 31-44 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | David Simmons tips it back up and in | 33-44 |
| 12:29 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett is hacked by Raymond Freeman - foul #3 on Raymond Freeman, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), William Elder (C) Willian Pickett, Daniel Brugger | |
| 12:17 | Valparaiso | Kevin Arno is called for the reach on David Portillo - foul #1 on Kevin Arno, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger (PF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 11:56 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Portillo | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Raymond Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Henry Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Rambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Portillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Brugger (fresh) C - William Elder (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Marquette | Raymond Freeman clanks a shot from the left side | 33-47 |
| 11:35 | Valparaiso | William Elder grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 11:17 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger throws it down | 33-49 |
| 10:57 | Marquette | Kevin Arno buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 10:30 | Valparaiso | David Portillo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-49 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 35-49 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | Henry Wilson is called for the reach on Raymond Freeman - foul #1 on Henry Wilson, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Raymond Freeman, Gary Sweeting, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Donald Ruth (SG), Jay Grant (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Henry Wilson, Michael Rambert, David Portillo, Daniel Brugger | |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Frisby and he's hacked by Donald Ruth - foul #1 on Donald Ruth, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Swan (PF) Leonardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (PG) Donald Ruth | |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:28 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Elder | 38-52 |
| 09:14 | Marquette | Frank Swan blows the layup but he's hacked by Jay Grant - foul #2 on Jay Grant, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba (SF) Kevin Arno | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:14 | Marquette | Frank Swan misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:14 | Marquette | Frank Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:49 | Valparaiso | Jay Grant's layup is rejected by Frank Swan | 39-52 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | William Elder hits the follow up shot | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Frisby | 41-54 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | William Elder clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Philip Johnson - foul #1 on Philip Johnson, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Freeman (PG), Gary Sweeting (SG), Leonardo Gallo (PF) Joshua Frisby, Philip Johnson, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SF) Jay Grant | |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | William Elder makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | William Elder misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:12 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Leonardo Gallo | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:51 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba tips it home | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Raymond Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonardo Gallo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Swan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willian Pickett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Elder (tiring) 21 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | Frank Swan gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Leonardo Gallo loses the dribble to Joseph Whitman | 43-55 |
| 06:50 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelrahman | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:45 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 06:44 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 06:16 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 43-57 |
| 06:14 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 05:56 | Valparaiso | William Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Willian Pickett | 43-62 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Kevin Arno (SF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Raymond Freeman, Santiago Cordoba, Frank Swan | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth (SG), David Portillo (SF), Daniel Brugger (C) Willian Pickett, Michael Rambert, William Elder | |
| 05:23 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-62 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby gets the offensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting is fouled on the floor by David Portillo - foul #1 on David Portillo, team foul #7 | 43-62 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Gary Sweeting misses the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 05:10 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-64 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Portillo - foul #2 on David Portillo, team foul #8 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Raymond Freeman (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Santiago Cordoba (SF), Stephen Anthony (PF) Joshua Frisby, Gary Sweeting, Kevin Arno, Leonardo Gallo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Edward Thompson (PG), Jay Grant (SF) Joseph Whitman, David Portillo | |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 04:19 | Valparaiso | Philip Johnson is called for the reach on Donald Ruth - foul #2 on Philip Johnson, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Simmons (C) Carlos Duchesne | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 04:19 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 04:19 | Valparaiso | Donald Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 04:02 | Marquette | Philip Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-66 |
| 04:00 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony tips it home | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 03:34 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Ruth | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Raymond Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Santiago Cordoba (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Edward Thompson (fresh) SG - Michael Rambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Grant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Brugger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Ruth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger blows the layup | 48-66 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Marquette | Philip Johnson buries a shot from the right wing | 50-66 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Anthony - foul #1 on Stephen Anthony, team foul #8 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Swan (PF) Stephen Anthony | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Edward Thompson, Michael Rambert | |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | Daniel Brugger misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | David Simmons grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 02:25 | Marquette | David Simmons misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 02:24 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Jay Grant | 50-67 |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | Philip Johnson is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #3 on Philip Johnson, team foul #9 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG) Donald Ruth | |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:03 | Marquette | Frank Swan gets the rebound | 50-68 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Frank Swan is whistled for a carry | 50-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Elder (C) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 01:17 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by William Elder is denied by David Simmons | 50-68 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Santiago Cordoba grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Philip Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Simmons | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-68 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Henry Wilson picks off the pass by Philip Johnson | 53-68 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert can't throw it down | 53-68 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | The jump hook by Frank Swan is blocked by Daniel Brugger | 53-68 |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Daniel Brugger | 53-68 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson runs out the clock | 53-68 |