| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Clint Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bob Dowd (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Schaefer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Troy Boulton (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Trim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrell Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Bob Dowd inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Marquette | Clint Nelson's pass is intercepted by Troy Boulton in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 19:54 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton misses the lay-in | 32-38 |
| 19:53 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Parker | 32-38 |
| 19:29 | Marquette | John Parker makes the wide open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Frisby | 34-38 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern State | Charles Schaefer is called for the reach on Troy Boulton - foul #3 on Charles Schaefer, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carmelo Guzman (C) Charles Schaefer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 18:55 | Northwestern State | Joshua Frisby steals the ball from Terrell Jackson | 34-38 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Michael Trim steals it from Bob Dowd | 34-38 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson's pass is intercepted by Bob Dowd | 34-38 |
| 18:20 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-38 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dan Doughty (PG), Mark Elliott (SG), Richard Kang (SF) Joshua Frisby, Clint Nelson, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood (PG), Dewayne Sullivan (SG), Adam Dodd (SF), Stephen Adamski (PF), Keith Hailey (C) Troy Boulton, Ken Jones, Todd Anderson, Michael Trim, Terrell Jackson | |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Dan Doughty is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dan Doughty, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | Keith Hailey loses the ball out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | Dan Doughty hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Mark Elliott | 37-38 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | Dan Doughty misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Adam Dodd | 37-38 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood misses the shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 16:33 | Marquette | Carmelo Guzman snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 16:21 | Marquette | Adam Dodd steals the ball from Carmelo Guzman | 37-38 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern State | Adam Dodd jams it | 37-40 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Dan Doughty's pass is intercepted by Dewayne Sullivan | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dan Doughty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Kang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Carmelo Guzman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Greenwood (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dewayne Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Adam Dodd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Adamski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Hailey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern State | Keith Hailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 15:12 | Marquette | John Parker gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:52 | Marquette | Dan Doughty misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern State | Keith Hailey gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Dodd | 37-43 |
| 14:23 | Marquette | Richard Kang misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 37-43 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | John Parker gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Dan Doughty misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern State | Keith Hailey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern State | Stephen Adamski pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern State | Stephen Adamski misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern State | Keith Hailey tips it home | 37-45 |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Dan Doughty scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Elliott | 40-45 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Lewis Cooper (SG), Jing-Sheng Ximines (SF), Charles Schaefer (C) Dan Doughty, Mark Elliott, Richard Kang, Carmelo Guzman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), Ken Jones (SG), Todd Anderson (SF), Michael Trim (PF), Terrell Jackson (C) Robert Greenwood, Dewayne Sullivan, Adam Dodd, Stephen Adamski, Keith Hailey | |
| 12:35 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Anderson - foul #1 on Todd Anderson, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Trim - foul #1 on Michael Trim, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Schaefer | 42-45 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Frisby (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jing-Sheng Ximines (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Parker (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Schaefer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Troy Boulton (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ken Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Trim (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrell Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ken Jones - foul #2 on Ken Jones, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern State | Ken Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrell Jackson | 44-48 |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby is hacked by Troy Boulton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Boulton, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Michael Trim is called for the reach on Joshua Frisby - foul #2 on Michael Trim, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clint Nelson (SG), Bob Dowd (SF) Lewis Cooper, Jing-Sheng Ximines | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Bob Dowd | 46-48 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton is hacked by Joshua Frisby - foul #2 on Joshua Frisby, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Hix (PG) Troy Boulton | |
| 10:28 | Northwestern State | John Parker is called for the reach on Terrell Jackson - foul #2 on John Parker, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim is fouled on the floor by Bob Dowd - foul #1 on Bob Dowd, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carmelo Guzman (PF) John Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 09:56 | Northwestern State | Terrell Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Carmelo Guzman | 46-48 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Bob Dowd | 46-48 |
| 09:32 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Frisby | 48-48 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern State | Terrell Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Clint Nelson | 48-48 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Clint Nelson can't finish the layup | 48-48 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern State | Ken Jones pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern State | John Hix is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Guzman - foul #1 on Carmelo Guzman, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Elliott (PG), Lewis Cooper (SG), Jing-Sheng Ximines (SF), John Parker (PF) Joshua Frisby, Clint Nelson, Bob Dowd, Carmelo Guzman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), Adam Dodd (SF) John Hix, Todd Anderson | |
| 08:23 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim blows the layup | 48-48 |
| 08:22 | Marquette | Mark Elliott pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | Ken Jones takes the ball from Lewis Cooper in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern State | Terrell Jackson misses long on a runner in the lane | 48-48 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | John Parker is called for 3 seconds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Kang (PF) John Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Mark Elliott (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jing-Sheng Ximines (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Kang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Schaefer (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Troy Boulton (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ken Jones (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Dodd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Trim (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrell Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton travels with the ball | 48-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson (SF) Michael Trim | |
| 07:03 | Marquette | Troy Boulton is called for the reach on Mark Elliott - foul #3 on Troy Boulton, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dan Doughty (PG), Bob Dowd (SF) Lewis Cooper, Jing-Sheng Ximines | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood (SG), Stephen Adamski (C) Ken Jones, Terrell Jackson | |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Bob Dowd scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Mark Elliott and the foul's on Todd Anderson - foul #2 on Todd Anderson, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lewis Cooper (SG), John Parker (PF) Mark Elliott, Richard Kang | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rodney Tucker (PG), John Hix (SG) Troy Boulton, Robert Greenwood | |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Bob Dowd makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern State | Rodney Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clint Nelson (SG) Lewis Cooper | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Trim (PF) Todd Anderson | |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Michael Trim swats the layup by Charles Schaefer | 51-48 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Bob Dowd tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern State | Rodney Tucker misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 53-48 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Stephen Adamski tips it but misses | 53-48 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Clint Nelson snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Dan Doughty hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Parker | 56-48 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Elliott (PG), Lewis Cooper (SG), Jing-Sheng Ximines (SF), Richard Kang (PF), Carmelo Guzman (C) Dan Doughty, Clint Nelson, Bob Dowd, John Parker, Charles Schaefer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), Ken Jones (SG), Robert Greenwood (SF), Keith Hailey (PF), Terrell Jackson (C) Rodney Tucker, John Hix, Adam Dodd, Michael Trim, Stephen Adamski | |
| 05:22 | Marquette | Carmelo Guzman loses the dribble to Keith Hailey | 56-48 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern State | Keith Hailey scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Troy Boulton | 56-50 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines is hacked by Robert Greenwood - foul #1 on Robert Greenwood, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG) Mark Elliott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern State | Terrell Jackson lays it in set up by Troy Boulton | 58-52 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Greenwood - foul #2 on Robert Greenwood, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clint Nelson (SG), John Parker (PF) Lewis Cooper, Richard Kang | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson (SF), Michael Trim (PF), Adam Dodd (C) Robert Greenwood, Keith Hailey, Terrell Jackson | |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Adam Dodd | 59-52 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern State | Ken Jones travels with the ball | 59-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bob Dowd (SF), Charles Schaefer (C) Jing-Sheng Ximines, Carmelo Guzman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rodney Tucker (PG) Troy Boulton | |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Clint Nelson is hacked by Ken Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ken Jones, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Hix (SG) Ken Jones | |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Clint Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Clint Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern State | Rodney Tucker is whistled for a carry | 61-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Elliott (PG) Joshua Frisby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Mark Elliott (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Clint Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bob Dowd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Parker (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Schaefer (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Rodney Tucker (fresh) SG - John Hix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Anderson (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Michael Trim (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Dodd (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Marquette | John Parker knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Clint Nelson and he's fouled by John Hix - foul #3 on John Hix, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lewis Cooper (SG), Richard Kang (C) Clint Nelson, Charles Schaefer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood (SF), Terrell Jackson (C) Todd Anderson, Michael Trim | |
| 03:26 | Marquette | John Parker makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Northwestern State | Adam Dodd is fouled on the floor by Lewis Cooper - foul #4 on Lewis Cooper, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dan Doughty (PG), Jing-Sheng Ximines (SF) Mark Elliott, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), Ken Jones (SG), Keith Hailey (C) Rodney Tucker, John Hix, Terrell Jackson | |
| 03:05 | Northwestern State | Adam Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern State | Adam Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Dan Doughty and the foul's on Adam Dodd - foul #3 on Adam Dodd, team foul #12 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Elliott (SG), Carmelo Guzman (C) Lewis Cooper, John Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan (SG), Stephen Adamski (PF) Troy Boulton, Ken Jones | |
| 02:41 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern State | Adam Dodd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan tips it in | 67-56 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Adamski - foul #1 on Stephen Adamski, team foul #13 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clint Nelson (SG) Mark Elliott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Jing-Sheng Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern State | Keith Hailey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern State | Stephen Adamski hits the follow up shot | 69-58 |
| 01:26 | Marquette | Robert Greenwood steals the ball from Clint Nelson in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern State | Stephen Adamski lays it in on a great pass from Robert Greenwood | 69-60 |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), Lewis Cooper (SG), John Parker (PF), Charles Schaefer (C) Dan Doughty, Clint Nelson, Carmelo Guzman, Richard Kang | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), Ken Jones (SG), Todd Anderson (SF), Michael Trim (PF), Terrell Jackson (C) Robert Greenwood, Dewayne Sullivan, Adam Dodd, Stephen Adamski, Keith Hailey | |
| 01:06 | Marquette | Terrell Jackson denies the turnaround by Jing-Sheng Ximines | 69-60 |
| 01:05 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby snags the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper is hacked by Ken Jones - foul #4 on Ken Jones, team foul #14 | 69-60 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern State | Ken Jones connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Todd Anderson | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Troy Boulton is called for the reach on Joshua Frisby in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Boulton, team foul #15 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bob Dowd (SF) Jing-Sheng Ximines | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:41 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim is hacked by John Parker - foul #3 on John Parker, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dan Doughty (PG), Clint Nelson (SG), Carmelo Guzman (PF), Richard Kang (C) Joshua Frisby, Lewis Cooper, John Parker, Charles Schaefer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood (PG), Dewayne Sullivan (SG), Adam Dodd (SF), Stephen Adamski (C) Troy Boulton, Ken Jones, Todd Anderson, Terrell Jackson | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Clint Nelson is hacked by Dewayne Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewayne Sullivan, team foul #16 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Frisby (PG), John Parker (PF), Charles Schaefer (C) Dan Doughty, Carmelo Guzman, Richard Kang | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), Ken Jones (SG), Todd Anderson (SF), Terrell Jackson (C) Robert Greenwood, Dewayne Sullivan, Adam Dodd, Stephen Adamski | |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Clint Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:35 | Marquette | Clint Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim buries a floater from the right block | 75-67 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lewis Cooper (SG) Clint Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Jones - foul #5 on Ken Jones, team foul #17 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood (SG) Ken Jones | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Lewis Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-67 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Robert Greenwood grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern State | Michael Trim misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 00:17 | Marquette | Charles Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Joshua Frisby runs out the clock | 77-67 |