| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Anthony Ogle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Botts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Herman Menard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Arehart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Deaton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Gregory Botts inbounds the ball | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:50 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Underwood - foul #3 on John Underwood, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris (PF) John Underwood | |
| 19:50 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 19:50 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 19:50 | Marquette | Gregory Botts snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 19:37 | Marquette | The short jumper by Gregory Botts is denied by Joseph Deaton | 40-43 |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Douglas Berry can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | John Bynum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Berry - foul #3 on Douglas Berry, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Douglas Berry | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | John Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | John Bynum misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Bernard Arehart - foul #3 on Bernard Arehart, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Grubbs (C) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal (SF) Bernard Arehart | |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina State | John Bynum connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Herman Menard | 42-47 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina State | John Bynum makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Douglas O'Neal | 42-50 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina State | Richard Grubbs is called for the reach on John Bynum - foul #1 on Richard Grubbs, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Justin Nau (SF), John Stephenson (PF), Brett Cupps (C) Thomas Boyd, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Lloyd Ahmad (PF), Clayton Alston (C) John Bynum, Herman Menard, Stephen Harris, Joseph Deaton | |
| 17:27 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson makes the jumper from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle loses the ball out of bounds | 44-52 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Justin Nau pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | John Stephenson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lloyd Ahmad - foul #1 on Lloyd Ahmad, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Santos Sandoval (PF) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:59 | Marquette | John Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | John Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas O'Neal | 46-54 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Justin Nau misses the easy dunk attempt but he's hacked by Clayton Alston - foul #1 on Clayton Alston, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gregory Botts (SF), Thomas Boyd (C) John Stephenson, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SG), Stephen Harris (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) Casey Westbrooks, Carl Johnson, Lloyd Ahmad, Clayton Alston | |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 16:27 | Marquette | Justin Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Justin Nau | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:07 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Gregory Botts tips it home | 50-54 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Gregory Botts gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Anthony Ogle (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Santos Sandoval (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Herman Menard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas O'Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Deaton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 15:46 | South Carolina State | John Bynum drills a shot from the left wing set up by Douglas O'Neal | 50-56 |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the fadeaway from the right block | 52-56 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 15:30 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Gregory Botts | 52-56 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-56 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Joseph Deaton | 52-56 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard hits a floater from the left side | 52-58 |
| 14:52 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Botts | 52-58 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 52-58 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Gregory Botts can't tip it in | 52-58 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Gregory Botts tips it home | 54-58 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas O'Neal | 54-60 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval is fouled on the floor by Douglas O'Neal - foul #3 on Douglas O'Neal, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Douglas Berry (SG), Justin Nau (SF), John Stephenson (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Anthony Ogle, Jeffrey Gordon, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Bernard Arehart (SF), John Underwood (PF), Clayton Alston (C) John Bynum, Herman Menard, Douglas O'Neal, Stephen Harris, Joseph Deaton | |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Douglas Berry buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Red | 56-60 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson makes the jumper in the lane set up by Casey Westbrooks | 56-62 |
| 13:30 | Marquette | Clayton Alston takes the ball from Douglas Berry | 56-62 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brett Cupps (PF) John Stephenson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 13:23 | Marquette | William Red misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 13:22 | South Carolina State | John Underwood gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina State | Justin Nau picks off the pass by Carl Johnson | 56-62 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Brett Cupps lays it in on a nice dish by William Red and he's hacked by John Underwood - foul #4 on John Underwood, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF) Douglas Berry, Justin Nau, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad (PF) John Underwood | |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Brett Cupps misses the free throw | 58-62 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Red | 60-62 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 60-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Grubbs (C) Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SG) Casey Westbrooks, Carl Johnson | |
| 12:15 | Marquette | The jump hook by William Red is blocked by Lloyd Ahmad | 60-62 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Herman Menard | 60-62 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Gordon is called for the reach on Herman Menard - foul #4 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #3 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG), John Stephenson (PF) Jeffrey Gordon, Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton (C) Clayton Alston | |
| 11:56 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Botts (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Stephenson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Grubbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Herman Menard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Arehart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Ahmad (fresh) C - Joseph Deaton (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Marquette | William Red is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 60-65 |
| 11:41 | Marquette | John Stephenson tips it home | 62-65 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton can't throw it down | 62-65 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad tips it but misses | 62-65 |
| 11:28 | Marquette | Gregory Botts snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Gregory Botts can't connect on a shot in the lane | 62-65 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina State | John Bynum is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (SG), Justin Nau (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF), Brett Cupps (C) Douglas Berry, Gregory Botts, John Stephenson, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson (SG) Herman Menard | |
| 11:02 | Marquette | William Red is hacked by Joseph Deaton - foul #2 on Joseph Deaton, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Clayton Alston (C) John Bynum, Joseph Deaton | |
| 11:02 | Marquette | William Red makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 11:02 | Marquette | William Red makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina State | Santos Sandoval swats the short shot by Carl Johnson | 64-65 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Brett Cupps | 64-65 |
| 10:33 | Marquette | Justin Nau drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Santos Sandoval | 66-65 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston grabs the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Thomas Boyd (C) Anthony Ogle, Justin Nau, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SG), Douglas O'Neal (SF), Stephen Harris (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) Casey Westbrooks, Carl Johnson, Bernard Arehart, Lloyd Ahmad, Clayton Alston | |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Douglas O'Neal - foul #4 on Douglas O'Neal, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart (SF) Douglas O'Neal | |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina State | Thomas Boyd blocks the jumper by John Bynum | 68-65 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina State | John Bynum hits the follow up shot | 68-67 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Douglas Berry is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 68-67 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval tips it back up and in | 70-67 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Gregory Botts is hacked by Bernard Arehart - foul #4 on Bernard Arehart, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stephenson (PF) Santos Sandoval | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad (SF) Bernard Arehart | |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina State | John Bynum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 08:26 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris gets the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina State | Thomas Boyd picks off the pass by Herman Menard | 72-67 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Douglas Berry lays it up and in on a great pass from William Red and the foul's on Joseph Deaton - foul #3 on Joseph Deaton, team foul #10 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Nau (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Gregory Botts, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Clayton Alston (C) John Bynum, Herman Menard, Joseph Deaton | |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the free throw | 75-67 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Red - foul #4 on William Red, team foul #4 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG) William Red | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 08:01 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Anthony Ogle (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Berry (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Nau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Grubbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Casey Westbrooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lloyd Ahmad (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Harris (tired) 4 reb. C - Clayton Alston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Marquette | John Stephenson is denied on a layup by Clayton Alston | 75-69 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina State | Clayton Alston gets the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Casey Westbrooks | 75-71 |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Douglas Berry misses the jumpshot from the right side | 75-71 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina State | Stephen Harris snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks is alone and drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Harris | 75-73 |
| 06:57 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs double dribbles | 75-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF), Thomas Boyd (C) Anthony Ogle, Douglas Berry, Justin Nau, John Stephenson, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SG), Douglas O'Neal (SF), John Underwood (PF), Joseph Deaton (C) Casey Westbrooks, Carl Johnson, Lloyd Ahmad, Stephen Harris, Clayton Alston | |
| 06:49 | South Carolina State | John Bynum misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 75-73 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | Gregory Botts gets the rebound | 75-73 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | William Red connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gordon | 78-73 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 78-73 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton misses the tip | 78-73 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas O'Neal | 78-73 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina State | John Bynum connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Herman Menard | 78-76 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd misses the lay-in | 78-76 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | Gregory Botts pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 05:45 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 78-76 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina State | John Bynum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG), Brett Cupps (C) William Red, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson (SG), Clayton Alston (C) Herman Menard, Joseph Deaton | |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Douglas O'Neal steals the ball from Gregory Botts | 78-76 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal is hacked by Gregory Botts - foul #1 on Gregory Botts, team foul #5 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Nau (SF) Gregory Botts | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG) John Bynum | |
| 05:09 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | Brett Cupps is called for traveling | 78-76 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-76 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Johnson | 78-76 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina State | Carl Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 78-76 |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval grabs the board | 78-76 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Justin Nau hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gordon | 80-76 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks is called for 10 seconds | 80-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Gregory Botts (SF), Richard Grubbs (C) Anthony Ogle, Santos Sandoval, Brett Cupps | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Herman Menard (SG), Bernard Arehart (SF), Joseph Deaton (C) Carl Johnson, Douglas O'Neal, Clayton Alston | |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG) Casey Westbrooks | |
| 03:56 | South Carolina State | Bernard Arehart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-76 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Richard Grubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 80-76 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - William Red (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Botts (tiring) 16 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Nau (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Grubbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Bynum (tiring) 23 pts. SG - Herman Menard (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Arehart (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Underwood (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Deaton (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Marquette | William Red misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bernard Arehart - foul #5 on Bernard Arehart, team foul #11 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Stephenson (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF), Thomas Boyd (C) Gregory Botts, Justin Nau, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal (SF) Bernard Arehart | |
| 03:34 | Marquette | William Red makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 03:34 | Marquette | William Red makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton is denied on a layup by Santos Sandoval | 82-76 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | John Stephenson snags the defensive board | 82-76 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon buries a jumper from the baseline set up by John Stephenson | 84-76 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Underwood and he's hacked by Thomas Boyd - foul #2 on Thomas Boyd, team foul #6 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (PG) William Red | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks (PG), Carl Johnson (SG) John Bynum, Herman Menard | |
| 03:01 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton makes the free throw | 84-79 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd can't finish the uncontested layup | 84-79 |
| 02:40 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd tips it back up and in | 86-79 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 86-79 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd grabs the board | 86-79 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd loses the dribble to John Underwood | 86-79 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Boyd - foul #3 on Thomas Boyd, team foul #7 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Gregory Botts (SF), Brett Cupps (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Anthony Ogle, John Stephenson, Santos Sandoval, Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad (C) Joseph Deaton | |
| 02:19 | South Carolina State | Casey Westbrooks misses the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Ahmad pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-79 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina State | Douglas O'Neal buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Casey Westbrooks | 86-81 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Gregory Botts works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Douglas O'Neal - foul #5 on Douglas O'Neal, team foul #12 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Red (PG), Santos Sandoval (PF), Thomas Boyd (C) Douglas Berry, Brett Cupps, Richard Grubbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Bynum (PG), Herman Menard (SG), Joseph Deaton (C) Casey Westbrooks, Carl Johnson, Douglas O'Neal | |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina State | Joseph Deaton gets the rebound | 87-81 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard is hacked by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #5 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #8 | 87-81 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Ogle (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 87-83 |
| 01:32 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-83 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval hits a jump hook in the paint | 89-83 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 89-83 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Gregory Botts snags the defensive board | 89-83 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | Lloyd Ahmad is called for the reach on Gregory Botts - foul #2 on Lloyd Ahmad, team foul #13 | 89-83 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | John Bynum is fouled in the backcourt by William Red - foul #5 on William Red, team foul #9 | 91-83 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (SG) William Red | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | John Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | John Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 91-85 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Thomas Boyd misses the shot from the free throw line | 91-85 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Gregory Botts tips it in | 93-85 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 93-85 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle grabs the defensive rebound | 93-85 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle is fouled in the backcourt by John Bynum - foul #2 on John Bynum, team foul #14 | 93-85 |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Nau (C) Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle misses the 1st free throw | 93-85 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Anthony Ogle misses the 2nd free throw | 93-85 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina State | John Underwood grabs the board | 93-85 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 93-85 |
| 00:15 | Marquette | Gregory Botts grabs the defensive rebound | 93-85 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | John Bynum is called for the reach on Gregory Botts in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Bynum, team foul #15 | 93-85 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Gregory Botts misses the 1st free throw | 93-85 |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Gregory Botts makes the 2nd free throw | 94-85 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Anthony Ogle is called for the reach on Herman Menard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Ogle, team foul #10 | 94-85 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Boyd (C) Justin Nau | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard makes the 1st free throw | 94-86 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Herman Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 94-87 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Herman Menard is called for the reach on Douglas Berry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Menard, team foul #16 | 94-87 |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Nau (C) Thomas Boyd | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the 1st free throw | 95-87 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Douglas Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 95-87 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval pulls down the offensive rebound | 95-87 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval is hacked by Joseph Deaton - foul #4 on Joseph Deaton, team foul #17 | 95-87 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 96-87 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 97-87 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | John Underwood misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 97-87 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | The clock runs out | 97-87 |