| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earl Miller (fresh) PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the contested turnaround from the left block | 34-36 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | William Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller loses the dribble to Ernesto Morales | 34-36 |
| 19:17 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales lays it in | 36-36 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Williams | 36-36 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | Tim Squires blocks the short jumper by Stephen Hidalgo | 36-36 |
| 18:56 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | William Williams is denied on a layup by Donald Echols | 36-36 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Tim Squires - foul #2 on Tim Squires, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle loses the dribble to Stephen Hidalgo | 38-36 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Arthur Garmon (SG), Roy Gay (SF), John Craft (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Antonio Pippin, William Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Edward Harbin (SF) Brian Kyle, Earl Miller | |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Howard - foul #1 on Douglas Howard, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (C) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (PF) Tim Squires | |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Douglas Howard makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Craft | 41-38 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 16:34 | Marquette | Roy Gay snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Roy Gay is hacked by Edward Harbin - foul #1 on Edward Harbin, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), John Hite (C) Donald Richard, Donald Echols | |
| 16:14 | Marquette | Roy Gay lays it up and in set up by Arthur Garmon | 43-38 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Rommel is called for the reach on Darrell Welch - foul #1 on Michael Rommel, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), William Williams (PF), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Douglas Howard, John Craft, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Tim Squires (PF) Robert Mullaney, Edward Harbin, John Hite | |
| 15:43 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer is hacked by Arthur Garmon - foul #1 on Arthur Garmon, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF) Arthur Garmon, Roy Gay | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF) Earl Miller | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski's pass is intercepted by Stephen Hidalgo | 43-38 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-38 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the tip | 43-38 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:52 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is fouled on the floor by Brian Kyle - foul #1 on Brian Kyle, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Craft (C) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Robert Mullaney (SG), Donald Echols (C) Micheal Sailer, Brian Kyle, Darrell Welch | |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Tim Squires - foul #3 on Tim Squires, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Arthur Garmon (SG) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Hite (PF) Tim Squires | |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:22 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses short on a jump hook from close range | 44-40 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Douglas Howard snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Douglas Howard is fouled on the floor by Donald Richard - foul #3 on Donald Richard, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Antonio Pippin, William Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (PF) John Hite | |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Michael Rommel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo (C) Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG) Douglas Howard, Arthur Garmon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Tim Squires (PF) Robert Mullaney, Darrell Welch | |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Richard - foul #4 on Donald Richard, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Earl Miller (SF) Donald Richard, Moshe Boyarski | |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller comes up short on the floater from the right block | 45-40 |
| 12:40 | Marquette | John Craft gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | John Craft is fouled on the floor by Micheal Sailer - foul #2 on Micheal Sailer, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF) Roy Gay | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:34 | Marquette | John Craft makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | John Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Donald Echols | 46-40 |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Williams (PF) John Craft | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick tips it home | 48-40 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF) Earl Miller | |
| 11:52 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Pippin is called for the reach on Brian Kyle - foul #2 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Rommel - foul #2 on Michael Rommel, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG) Ernesto Morales | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Douglas Howard is hacked by Micheal Sailer - foul #3 on Micheal Sailer, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Craft (C) Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (C) Donald Echols | |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Douglas Howard makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:23 | Marquette | Douglas Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-41 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires misses the tip | 50-41 |
| 10:36 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:30 | Marquette | William Williams makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Arthur Garmon | 52-41 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | John Craft pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | William Williams connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Garmon and he's hacked by Tim Squires - foul #4 on Tim Squires, team foul #9 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Douglas Howard, Arthur Garmon, Antonio Pippin, John Craft | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller (PG), Robert Mullaney (SG), Edward Harbin (SF), Donald Echols (C) Micheal Sailer, Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires | |
| 09:53 | Marquette | William Williams makes the free throw | 55-41 |
| 09:29 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (PF) William Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:12 | Marquette | Michael Rommel drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Fitzpatrick | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:39 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Donald Echols - foul #2 on Donald Echols, team foul #10 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), John Hite (PF) Edward Harbin, Darrell Welch | |
| 08:39 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 08:39 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Echols | 59-43 |
| 07:57 | Marquette | John Hite steals it from Donald Fitzpatrick | 59-43 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller is fouled on the floor by Roy Gay - foul #1 on Roy Gay, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Craft (PF) Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Tim Squires (PF) Micheal Sailer, Robert Mullaney, John Hite | |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:46 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the board | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earl Miller (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo lays it in on a great pass from Donald Fitzpatrick | 61-44 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols is called for traveling | 61-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (PG), Arthur Garmon (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), William Williams (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Ernesto Morales, Roy Gay, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF), Darrell Welch (C) Earl Miller, Donald Echols | |
| 06:42 | Marquette | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-44 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-44 |
| 06:22 | Marquette | William Williams drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Garmon | 63-44 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 63-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo (C) John Craft | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Donald Echols (C) Brian Kyle, Darrell Welch | |
| 05:40 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 63-44 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Williams | 66-44 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 66-44 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin pulls down the rebound | 66-44 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | William Williams scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Howard | 68-44 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard is hacked by Douglas Howard - foul #2 on Douglas Howard, team foul #8 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF), John Craft (PF), Michael Rommel (C) Antonio Pippin, William Williams, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard makes the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard misses the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Rommel | 68-45 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | Robert Mullaney steps in front of the Michael Rommel pass | 68-45 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard hits the finger roll set up by Robert Mullaney | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | John Craft misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-47 |
| 03:25 | Marquette | Roy Gay snags the offensive board | 68-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Garmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Mullaney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Earl Miller (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Marquette | Michael Rommel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Arthur Garmon | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-47 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Roy Gay grabs the board | 70-47 |
| 02:43 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon is whistled for a carry | 70-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Edward Harbin (SG) Donald Richard, Robert Mullaney | |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Roy Gay - foul #2 on Roy Gay, team foul #9 | 70-49 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller makes the free throw | 70-50 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | John Craft is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Craft, team foul #10 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG) Edward Harbin | |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer is hacked by Douglas Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Howard, team foul #11 | 70-50 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Micheal Sailer is called for the reach on John Craft - foul #4 on Micheal Sailer, team foul #11 | 70-51 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | John Craft misses the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | John Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer double dribbles | 71-51 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | John Craft clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-51 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite gets the rebound | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch drills a jumper in the paint | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Michael Rommel lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Gay | 73-53 |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller makes the driving attempt in the paint | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Douglas Howard runs out the clock | 73-55 |