| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Sergei Kaczmarski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eddie Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Carter (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Considine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Pippin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter McKearney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cronin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Jarosz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Dennis Carter inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Marquette | William Considine hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 19:24 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Adam Stephens's pass is intercepted by William Jarosz | 37-42 |
| 18:57 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-42 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Adam Stephens | 37-42 |
| 18:35 | Marquette | Adam Stephens scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-42 |
| 18:23 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Pippin | 39-44 |
| 18:00 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski drills a jump hook from the right block | 41-44 |
| 17:41 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz misses the easy layup | 41-44 |
| 17:39 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Dennis Carter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 17:32 | Marquette | Eddie Henry hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 17:08 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Sergei Kaczmarski | 43-46 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Mike Allen is called for the reach on Eddie Henry - foul #2 on Mike Allen, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Guy Mayes (SG), Vlade Zurovec (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Christopher Buehler (C) Sergei Kaczmarski, Eddie Henry, Dennis Carter, William Considine, Adam Stephens | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr (PG), Christopher Amador (SG), Charles Page (SF), Weston Neuman (PF), Brian Bogue (C) Robert Pippin, Peter McKearney, Andrew Cronin, Mike Allen, William Jarosz | |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Guy Mayes | 45-46 |
| 16:09 | Valparaiso | Charles Page misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 16:08 | Marquette | Guy Mayes pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Vernon Schell can't finish the layup | 45-46 |
| 15:46 | Marquette | Vernon Schell tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vlade Zurovec (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Buehler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Kerr (fresh) SG - Christopher Amador (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Page (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Weston Neuman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Bogue (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 15:24 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 15:02 | Valparaiso | Brian Bogue gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Vernon Schell is called for the reach on Nathan Kerr - foul #3 on Vernon Schell, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (PG), Eddie Henry (SG), Terry Mead (SF) Willie Buscher, Guy Mayes, Vlade Zurovec | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (PG), Peter McKearney (SG), Andrew Cronin (SF) Nathan Kerr, Christopher Amador, Brian Bogue | |
| 14:47 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 14:46 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Vernon Schell gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:16 | Marquette | Eddie Henry is hacked by Weston Neuman - foul #1 on Weston Neuman, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Considine (PF), Adam Stephens (C) Vernon Schell, Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mike Allen (PF), William Jarosz (C) Charles Page, Weston Neuman | |
| 13:58 | Marquette | Eddie Henry scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Considine | 49-48 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Considine - foul #1 on William Considine, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Considine | 49-48 |
| 13:23 | Marquette | Eddie Henry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Considine | 52-48 |
| 12:58 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris is hacked by Sergei Kaczmarski - foul #1 on Sergei Kaczmarski, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Guy Mayes (SG) Sergei Kaczmarski, Eddie Henry | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Page (SF) Andrew Cronin | |
| 12:53 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on William Jarosz, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Willie Buscher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 12:21 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen scores on a jumper from close range | 52-50 |
| 12:06 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses the 3 from straight away | 52-50 |
| 12:04 | Valparaiso | Charles Page snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 11:47 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-50 |
| 11:46 | Marquette | Adam Stephens grabs the board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - William Considine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Alton Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter McKearney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Page (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - William Jarosz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Willie Buscher is fouled on the floor by Alton Harris - foul #4 on Alton Harris, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (PG), Eddie Henry (SG), Dennis Carter (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Christopher Buehler (C) Willie Buscher, Guy Mayes, Terry Mead, William Considine, Adam Stephens | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin (PG), Christopher Amador (SG), Andrew Cronin (SF), Weston Neuman (C) Alton Harris, Peter McKearney, Mike Allen, William Jarosz | |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Dennis Carter knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Sergei Kaczmarski | 54-50 |
| 11:03 | Valparaiso | Charles Page scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 10:49 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:45 | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador is hacked by Vernon Schell - foul #4 on Vernon Schell, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vlade Zurovec (PF) Vernon Schell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 10:36 | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Buehler | 54-52 |
| 10:35 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Eddie Henry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sergei Kaczmarski | 57-54 |
| 10:04 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Pippin | 57-56 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | The short jumper by Vlade Zurovec is denied by Weston Neuman | 57-56 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | Eddie Henry clanks a jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador is hacked by Vlade Zurovec - foul #2 on Vlade Zurovec, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Guy Mayes (SG), Terry Mead (SF), William Considine (PF), Adam Stephens (C) Sergei Kaczmarski, Eddie Henry, Dennis Carter, Vlade Zurovec, Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney (SG), Mike Allen (PF), William Jarosz (C) Andrew Cronin, Charles Page, Weston Neuman | |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | William Considine is called for the reach on Mike Allen - foul #2 on William Considine, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr (PG), Andrew Cronin (SF) Robert Pippin, Christopher Amador | |
| 08:43 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Guy Mayes - foul #2 on Guy Mayes, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 08:43 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:43 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:22 | Marquette | William Jarosz swats the layup by Adam Stephens | 57-57 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | William Considine tips it home | 59-57 |
| 08:07 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | Terry Mead grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Guy Mayes blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 08:00 | Marquette | William Considine tips it but misses | 59-57 |
| 07:59 | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by William Considine - foul #3 on William Considine, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (PG), Eddie Henry (SG) Willie Buscher, Guy Mayes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (PG), Robert Pippin (SF) Nathan Kerr, Andrew Cronin | |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Adam Stephens pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Sergei Kaczmarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Eddie Henry (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Considine (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Alton Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Peter McKearney (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pippin (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Mike Allen (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Jarosz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Marquette | Alton Harris takes the ball from Sergei Kaczmarski in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 07:33 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris misses the lay-in | 59-57 |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 07:08 | Marquette | Eddie Henry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 07:06 | Marquette | Adam Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Sergei Kaczmarski | 61-57 |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Alton Harris, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dennis Carter (SF), Vernon Schell (PF), Christopher Buehler (C) Terry Mead, William Considine, Adam Stephens | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Page (SF), Weston Neuman (PF), Brian Bogue (C) Alton Harris, Mike Allen, William Jarosz | |
| 06:14 | Marquette | Dennis Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 06:12 | Valparaiso | Weston Neuman grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 06:06 | Valparaiso | Eddie Henry picks off the pass by Robert Pippin | 61-57 |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Eddie Henry is hacked by Charles Page - foul #1 on Charles Page, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador (SG), Andrew Cronin (SF) Peter McKearney, Brian Bogue | |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Vernon Schell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-57 |
| 05:20 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin makes the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Dennis Carter - foul #3 on Dennis Carter, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (SG) Eddie Henry | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr (PG), William Jarosz (C) Robert Pippin, Weston Neuman | |
| 05:20 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 63-60 |
| 05:03 | Valparaiso | Charles Page snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | Guy Mayes steals the ball from Nathan Kerr | 63-60 |
| 04:38 | Marquette | Dennis Carter misses the dunk | 63-60 |
| 04:37 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 04:32 | Valparaiso | Nathan Kerr clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-60 |
| 04:31 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin tips it in | 63-62 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler is fouled on the floor by Nathan Kerr - foul #1 on Nathan Kerr, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Terry Mead (SF), William Considine (PF) Sergei Kaczmarski, Dennis Carter, Vernon Schell | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney (SG), Mike Allen (PF) Christopher Amador, Charles Page | |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:18 | Marquette | Christopher Buehler misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:18 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 04:06 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen can't throw it down | 64-62 |
| 04:05 | Marquette | Terry Mead pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Terry Mead can't connect on a runner in the lane | 64-62 |
| 03:44 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz grabs the board | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Mead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Considine (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Buehler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Kerr (fresh) SG - Peter McKearney (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cronin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Allen (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Jarosz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | Terry Mead steals it from Peter McKearney | 64-62 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Willie Buscher lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Mead | 66-62 |
| 02:56 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 66-64 |
| 02:56 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski (PG), Eddie Henry (SG), Adam Stephens (C) Willie Buscher, Guy Mayes, Christopher Buehler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin (PG) Nathan Kerr | |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Terry Mead comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Peter McKearney - foul #1 on Peter McKearney, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Terry Mead misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Terry Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:35 | Valparaiso | Adam Stephens swats the short shot by William Jarosz | 67-64 |
| 02:33 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Terry Mead | 67-64 |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Eddie Henry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Henry | 67-64 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | William Considine's pass is intercepted by William Jarosz | 67-64 |
| 01:43 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Peter McKearney | 67-67 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Robert Pippin is called for the reach on Sergei Kaczmarski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Pippin, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Sergei Kaczmarski misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:24 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | Terry Mead can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 68-70 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Adam Stephens hits the follow up shot | 70-70 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Considine - foul #4 on William Considine, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Eddie Henry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen is hacked by Eddie Henry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Henry, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | William Considine grabs the defensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Terry Mead connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 72-73 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin is hacked by Sergei Kaczmarski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sergei Kaczmarski, team foul #12 | 72-73 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Eddie Henry buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Sergei Kaczmarski | 75-75 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | William Jarosz scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 75-77 |