| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Arno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Hurtado (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses long on an open floater in the paint | 41-32 |
| 19:38 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony tips it home | 41-34 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses short on a shot from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 19:21 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (PF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne makes the floater from the left block | 41-36 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | David Appling drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Shane Lamarche | 43-36 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Lamarche - foul #1 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) David Appling, Shane Lamarche, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Lane Frady (PF), David Simmons (C) Joshua Frisby, Stephen Anthony, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Kevin Arno connects on the shot from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Peter Hines is hacked by David Simmons - foul #3 on David Simmons, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF) Michael Foster, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Marquette | Garrett Addy (SG), Bob Dowd (SF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Kevin Arno, Paul Hurtado, David Simmons | |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | David Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | Terence Dillow's pass is intercepted by Shane Lamarche | 45-38 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | David Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Damron | 48-38 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Garrett Addy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Brian Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Brian Gray's pass is intercepted by Carlos Duchesne | 48-38 |
| 16:05 | Marquette | Bob Dowd is fouled on the floor by Shane Lamarche - foul #2 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Michael Foster (SG), Peter Hines (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Robert Damron, Brian Gray, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Kevin Arno (SG), Paul Hurtado (SF), Stephen Anthony (PF) Terence Dillow, Garrett Addy, Bob Dowd, Lane Frady | |
| 15:43 | Marquette | The short jumper by Stephen Anthony is denied by Peter Hines | 48-38 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Peter Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Arno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Hurtado (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Michael Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Hines | 48-38 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | David Appling scores on a floater from the right side set up by Michael Foster | 50-38 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | Michael Foster is called for the reach on Joshua Frisby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Foster, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Smith (PF) Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | Marquette | David Simmons (C) Carlos Duchesne | |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Joe Zarate swats the short shot by Stephen Anthony | 50-38 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Peter Hines snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | David Appling knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Peter Hines | 53-38 |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado is denied on a layup by Joe Zarate | 53-38 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses the tip | 53-38 |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony tips it but misses | 53-38 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Foster - foul #3 on Michael Foster, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG), Robert Damron (SF) Michael Foster, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Bob Dowd (SF), Lane Frady (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Joshua Frisby, Paul Hurtado, Stephen Anthony, David Simmons | |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Kevin Arno makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 13:37 | Marquette | Kevin Arno makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Kevin Arno steals it from David Smith | 53-40 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne buries a turnaround from close range | 53-42 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | David Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-42 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Lane Frady | 53-42 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | Kevin Arno can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Damron | 53-42 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | David Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-42 |
| 12:26 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Kevin Arno is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Kevin Arno, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), Peter Hines (SF), Isaac Schultz (C) David Appling, Robert Damron, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Marquette | Garrett Addy (SG), David Simmons (C) Kevin Arno, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Michael Foster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Foster | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Isaac Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terence Dillow (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garrett Addy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Dowd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lane Frady (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Marquette | Garrett Addy is hacked by Michael Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Foster, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Brian Gray (PF) Michael Foster, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Philip Johnson (SF), Stephen Anthony (PF) Terence Dillow, Bob Dowd, Lane Frady | |
| 11:17 | Marquette | David Smith takes the ball from Joshua Frisby | 56-42 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Simmons - foul #4 on David Simmons, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF) David Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Marquette | Paul Hurtado (SG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Garrett Addy, David Simmons | |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony misses long on a floater from the right block | 57-42 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Robert Damron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Smith (PF), Peter Hines (C) Isaac Schultz, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bob Dowd (SF), Lane Frady (PF) Joshua Frisby, Stephen Anthony | |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Philip Johnson is hacked by Shane Lamarche - foul #3 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Arno (SG) Bob Dowd | |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Philip Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Philip Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Appling | 60-44 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | Robert Damron steals the ball from Kevin Arno in the backcourt | 60-44 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche is hacked by Lane Frady - foul #1 on Lane Frady, team foul #4 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG), Joe Zarate (C) Robert Damron, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Bob Dowd (SF), Stephen Anthony (PF) Philip Johnson, Paul Hurtado, Lane Frady | |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche travels with the ball | 60-44 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Bob Dowd is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Lamarche - foul #4 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #8 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (SF) Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Bob Dowd makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Bob Dowd misses the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 60-45 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | David Smith hits the finger roll | 62-45 |
| 08:28 | Marquette | Terence Dillow is called for a charge - foul #1 on Terence Dillow, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) Thomas Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Garrett Addy (SG) Terence Dillow, Kevin Arno | |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Garrett Addy - foul #1 on Garrett Addy, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG) David Appling | |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SF), Lane Frady (PF) Bob Dowd, Stephen Anthony | |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 07:47 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 63-45 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Philip Johnson can't tip it in | 63-45 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | David Smith hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Damron | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Hines (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Isaac Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garrett Addy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lane Frady (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Marquette | Robert Damron steps in front of the Garrett Addy pass in the backcourt | 65-45 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Brian Gray clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 07:13 | Marquette | Philip Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-45 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Isaac Schultz is called for the reach on Lane Frady - foul #3 on Isaac Schultz, team foul #9 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Robert Damron, Peter Hines, Brian Gray, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Kevin Arno (SG), Paul Hurtado (SF), David Simmons (C) Joshua Frisby, Garrett Addy, Philip Johnson, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Lane Frady misses the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Smith | 67-45 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Kevin Arno knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Terence Dillow | 67-47 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith is hacked by Lane Frady - foul #2 on Lane Frady, team foul #7 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Anthony (PF) Lane Frady | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Terence Dillow is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Terence Dillow, team foul #8 | 69-47 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Michael Foster is hacked by Kevin Arno - foul #4 on Kevin Arno, team foul #9 | 69-47 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Terence Dillow | 71-49 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-49 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kevin Arno | 71-49 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Shane Lamarche is called for the reach on Paul Hurtado - foul #5 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #10 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Robert Damron (SG), Peter Hines (SF), Isaac Schultz (PF), Brian Gray (C) David Appling, Michael Foster, Shane Lamarche, Thomas Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Marquette | Garrett Addy (PG), Bob Dowd (SF), Lane Frady (PF) Terence Dillow, Kevin Arno, Stephen Anthony | |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado misses the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Robert Damron drills a 3 from the right wing | 74-50 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado loses the dribble to Peter Hines in the backcourt | 74-50 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Peter Hines hits the finger roll | 76-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Marquette | David Simmons is fouled on the floor by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #11 | 76-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (PG) Paul Hurtado | |
| 03:47 | Marquette | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 76-51 |
| 03:47 | Marquette | David Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 76-51 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz pulls down the rebound | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Peter Hines knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by David Smith | 78-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Hines (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Isaac Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Philip Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Garrett Addy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Dowd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lane Frady (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Philip Johnson double dribbles | 78-51 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | David Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Isaac Schultz | 81-51 |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Robert Damron takes the ball from Bob Dowd in the backcourt | 81-51 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Peter Hines is blocked by Lane Frady | 81-51 |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Philip Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 81-51 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Philip Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #12 | 81-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG) Bob Dowd | |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Philip Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 81-52 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Philip Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-53 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | David Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Peter Hines | 83-53 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Garrett Addy loses the dribble to Robert Damron in the backcourt | 83-53 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | David Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 83-53 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | Philip Johnson snags the defensive board | 83-53 |
| 01:43 | Marquette | Garrett Addy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Damron - foul #3 on Robert Damron, team foul #13 | 83-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bob Dowd (SF) Philip Johnson | |
| 01:43 | Marquette | Garrett Addy makes the 1st free throw | 83-54 |
| 01:43 | Marquette | Garrett Addy makes the 2nd free throw | 83-55 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 83-55 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-55 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Brian Gray is fouled on the floor by Lane Frady - foul #3 on Lane Frady, team foul #10 | 83-55 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Brian Gray makes the 1st free throw | 84-55 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Brian Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 85-55 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Terence Dillow loses the dribble to Peter Hines in the backcourt | 85-55 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | David Smith lays it in set up by Peter Hines | 87-55 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | Lane Frady's floater is tipped away by Isaac Schultz | 87-55 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Robert Damron grabs the board | 87-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terence Dillow - foul #3 on Terence Dillow, team foul #11 | 87-55 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 88-55 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 88-55 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Lane Frady gets the rebound | 88-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Marquette | David Simmons misses the easy open layup | 88-55 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | David Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 88-55 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Isaac Schultz is called for the reach on Terence Dillow - foul #4 on Isaac Schultz, team foul #14 | 88-55 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Terence Dillow makes the 1st free throw | 88-56 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Terence Dillow makes the 2nd free throw | 88-57 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Terence Dillow steals the ball from Isaac Schultz | 88-57 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | Bob Dowd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-57 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | David Smith runs out the clock | 88-57 |