| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Jensen (fresh) PF - Michael Prom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Arno (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SF - Paul Hurtado (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Frisby steps in front of the James Jensen pass | 24-22 |
| 19:34 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby dunks the ball | 24-24 |
| 19:22 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson is hacked by Kevin Arno - foul #1 on Kevin Arno, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:15 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Frisby - foul #1 on Joshua Frisby, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| 19:15 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:15 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | Kevin Arno pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne hits a jump hook from the left block | 25-26 |
| 18:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Desjardins | 28-26 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Kevin Arno connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 28-28 |
| 17:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom blows the layup but the foul's on Joshua Frisby - foul #2 on Joshua Frisby, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Robbie Conant (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, James Jensen, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Bob Dowd (SF), Lane Frady (PF), David Simmons (C) Joshua Frisby, Kevin Arno, Paul Hurtado, Stephen Anthony, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 17:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Philip Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 29-28 |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Robbie Conant | 29-28 |
| 16:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses the easy layup | 29-28 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | David Simmons grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 16:26 | Marquette | David Simmons lays it up and in | 29-30 |
| 16:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Wise | 31-30 |
| 15:46 | Marquette | David Simmons makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bob Dowd | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dennis Wise (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Schreiner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon McAdoo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Prom (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robbie Conant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terence Dillow (fresh) SG - Philip Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Dowd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lane Frady (fresh) C - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise scores on a runner in the paint | 33-32 |
| 15:30 | Marquette | Terence Dillow is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), David Thompson (SG), John Scurry (SF), Eric Hudson (PF), John Brown (C) Dennis Wise, Bradley Schreiner, Gordon McAdoo, Michael Prom, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Kevin Arno (SG), Paul Hurtado (SF), Stephen Anthony (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Terence Dillow, Philip Johnson, Bob Dowd, Lane Frady, David Simmons | |
| 15:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry's layup is rejected by Carlos Duchesne | 33-32 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Kevin Arno gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:47 | Marquette | Kevin Arno misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 14:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 14:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Arno takes the ball from Eric Hudson | 33-32 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Frisby and he's hacked by David Thompson - foul #3 on David Thompson, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), James Jensen (SF) Terry Desjardins, John Scurry | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Bob Dowd (SF), Lane Frady (PF) Joshua Frisby, Paul Hurtado, Stephen Anthony | |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Ewing | 36-34 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | Terence Dillow comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 13:22 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:05 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Thompson | 38-34 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Terence Dillow knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Arno | 38-36 |
| 12:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by David Thompson | 40-36 |
| 11:59 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne can't finish the layup | 40-36 |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Kevin Arno gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:42 | Marquette | Lane Frady is called for a backcourt violation | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), Dennis Wise (SF), Robbie Conant (PF), Gordon McAdoo (C) William Ewing, David Thompson, James Jensen, Eric Hudson, John Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Philip Johnson (SG), Paul Hurtado (SF), Stephen Anthony (PF), David Simmons (C) Terence Dillow, Kevin Arno, Bob Dowd, Lane Frady, Carlos Duchesne | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Wise (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robbie Conant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Philip Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Hurtado (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Anthony (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Desjardins and he's hacked by Philip Johnson - foul #2 on Philip Johnson, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| 11:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Terry Desjardins steps in front of the Paul Hurtado pass in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 11:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise loses the ball out of bounds | 43-36 |
| 10:49 | Marquette | Gordon McAdoo steals it from David Simmons | 43-36 |
| 10:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 10:29 | Marquette | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Robbie Conant is called for the reach on Philip Johnson - foul #3 on Robbie Conant, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG), John Scurry (SF), Michael Prom (PF), John Brown (C) Bradley Schreiner, Dennis Wise, Robbie Conant, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Garrett Addy (PG) Joshua Frisby | |
| 09:51 | Marquette | David Simmons connects on the jump hook in the paint | 43-38 |
| 09:27 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Philip Johnson and he's fouled by Michael Prom - foul #2 on Michael Prom, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), James Jensen (SF) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, John Scurry | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Kevin Arno (SG), Bob Dowd (SF), Lane Frady (C) Garrett Addy, Philip Johnson, Paul Hurtado, David Simmons | |
| 09:07 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 08:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom dunks the ball set up by Dennis Wise | 45-40 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Kevin Arno hits a floater from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bob Dowd - foul #1 on Bob Dowd, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (SG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Robbie Conant (C) Bradley Schreiner, James Jensen, John Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Carlos Duchesne (C) Joshua Frisby, Stephen Anthony | |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses long on a turnaround from close range | 47-42 |
| 07:39 | Marquette | Lane Frady tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 07:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dennis Wise (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Prom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robbie Conant (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terence Dillow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Arno (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. SF - Bob Dowd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lane Frady (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Duchesne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Bob Dowd is called for the reach on Dennis Wise - foul #2 on Bob Dowd, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), John Scurry (SF) Dennis Wise, Michael Prom | |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Johnson (SF) Bob Dowd | |
| 07:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 07:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 07:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 06:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Dillow is called for the reach on Terry Desjardins - foul #2 on Terence Dillow, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (SG), Eric Hudson (C) William Ewing, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Marquette | Paul Hurtado (SF), Stephen Anthony (PF), David Simmons (C) Kevin Arno, Lane Frady, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 06:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Stephen Anthony snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Terence Dillow drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Hurtado and the foul's on Bradley Schreiner - foul #3 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG), James Jensen (SF), Michael Prom (PF) Terry Desjardins, John Scurry, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Terence Dillow misses the free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 06:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-44 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | David Simmons grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado lays it in on a nice dish by Philip Johnson and the foul's on Michael Prom - foul #3 on Michael Prom, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG) Bradley Schreiner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Kevin Arno (SG), Lane Frady (PF), Carlos Duchesne (C) Terence Dillow, Philip Johnson, Stephen Anthony, David Simmons | |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:25 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson is hacked by Paul Hurtado - foul #1 on Paul Hurtado, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry (SF), Robbie Conant (C) James Jensen, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bob Dowd (SF) Paul Hurtado | |
| 05:25 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:25 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:02 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby's pass is intercepted by William Ewing | 49-47 |
| 04:59 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing banks in the layup | 51-47 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne blows the dunk | 51-47 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | Kevin Arno tips it home | 51-49 |
| 04:18 | Illinois-Chicago | 3 seconds is called on William Ewing | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Dennis Wise (SG), James Jensen (SF), Gordon McAdoo (PF), John Brown (C) William Ewing, David Thompson, John Scurry, Michael Prom, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terence Dillow (PG), Stephen Anthony (PF), David Simmons (C) Joshua Frisby, Lane Frady, Carlos Duchesne | |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Bob Dowd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Paul Hurtado (SF) Bob Dowd | |
| 03:55 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Kevin Arno grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado scores on a floater near the basket set up by Terence Dillow | 51-51 |
| 03:30 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen's layup is rejected by David Simmons | 51-51 |
| 03:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo misses the tip | 51-51 |
| 03:27 | Marquette | David Simmons gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Wise (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terence Dillow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Arno (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. SF - Paul Hurtado (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Anthony (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Marquette | James Jensen swats the layup by David Simmons | 51-51 |
| 03:05 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Dennis Wise | 51-51 |
| 02:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | David Simmons pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 02:54 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG), Eric Hudson (PF), Robbie Conant (C) Dennis Wise, Gordon McAdoo, John Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Lane Frady (PF) Terence Dillow, Stephen Anthony | |
| 02:37 | Marquette | James Jensen takes the ball from Paul Hurtado | 51-51 |
| 02:32 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen hits the finger roll | 53-51 |
| 02:03 | Marquette | David Simmons clanks a turnaround near the basket | 53-51 |
| 02:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne (C) David Simmons | |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson is hacked by Paul Hurtado - foul #2 on Paul Hurtado, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom (PF), John Brown (C) Eric Hudson, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Anthony (PF) Lane Frady | |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:32 | Marquette | John Brown takes the ball from Carlos Duchesne | 55-51 |
| 01:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby loses the dribble to Terry Desjardins in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 00:50 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Arno - foul #2 on Kevin Arno, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| 00:50 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:50 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Marquette | John Brown swats the short shot by Paul Hurtado | 57-51 |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Frisby is called for the reach on John Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Frisby, team foul #11 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo (PF) Michael Prom | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Carlos Duchesne misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 00:33 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Frisby - foul #4 on Joshua Frisby, team foul #12 | 59-51 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Paul Hurtado gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Terry Desjardins steps in front of the Kevin Arno pass in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is fouled on the floor by Paul Hurtado - foul #3 on Paul Hurtado, team foul #13 | 60-51 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby's pass is intercepted by Terry Desjardins in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago 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) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins runs out the clock | 62-51 |