| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Dino Russo inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Ball State | Anthony Prather loses the dribble to Antonio Pippin | 24-31 |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin banks in the layup | 24-33 |
| 19:16 | Ball State | Dino Russo evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Mounce | 26-33 |
| 19:04 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is fouled on the floor by Long Hong - foul #2 on Long Hong, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| 18:36 | Ball State | Long Hong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 26-33 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Dino Russo takes the ball from Ernesto Morales | 26-33 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | Russell Aubry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-33 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo banks in the layup set up by Michael Rommel | 26-35 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | Dino Russo double dribbles | 26-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Jensen (C) Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin, Michael Rommel | |
| 17:07 | Marquette | Roy Gay comes up short on the shot from the right block | 26-35 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Dino Russo gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:58 | Ball State | Casey Jensen misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 26-35 |
| 16:57 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Dino Russo | 26-35 |
| 16:39 | Ball State | Dino Russo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 16:22 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon is fouled on the floor by Dino Russo - foul #3 on Dino Russo, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Dale Nathanson (SG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Woodrow Fagin (C) Long Hong, Edward Mounce, Dino Russo, Russell Aubry | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 16:03 | Marquette | Woodrow Fagin swats the short shot by Michael Rommel | 29-35 |
| 16:01 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Nesbitt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Casey Jensen (fresh) C - Woodrow Fagin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Ball State | James Nesbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin tips it but misses | 29-35 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Shilin Xia snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 15:19 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the lay-in | 29-35 |
| 15:17 | Marquette | Michael Rommel tips it home | 29-37 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-37 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | Douglas Howard makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Rommel | 29-40 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Casey Jensen hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Rommel - foul #3 on Michael Rommel, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Dino Russo (SF), Anthony Prather (C) James Nesbitt, Dale Nathanson, Lawrence Arnold, Woodrow Fagin | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia | |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Casey Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:26 | Ball State | Casey Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Long Hong takes the ball from Michael Rommel | 31-40 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Anthony Prather clanks a jumper from close range | 31-40 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Casey Jensen grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Edward Mounce is fouled on the floor by Antonio Pippin - foul #2 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Russell Aubry (PF) Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Anthony Prather knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 33-40 |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-40 |
| 12:55 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Long Hong | 33-40 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Antonio Pippin is called for the reach on Edward Mounce - foul #3 on Antonio Pippin, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Shilin Xia (PF) Michael Rommel | |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Donald Fitzpatrick takes the ball from Russell Aubry | 33-40 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick hits the finger roll | 33-42 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | Dino Russo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 12:15 | Ball State | Russell Aubry tips it in | 35-42 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Long Hong picks off the pass by Donald Fitzpatrick in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Long Hong misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Donald Fitzpatrick | 35-44 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shilin Xia - foul #1 on Shilin Xia, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Casey Jensen (C) Long Hong, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Edward Mounce misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:13 | Ball State | Edward Mounce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Shilin Xia drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 36-47 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Russell Aubry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Shilin Xia - foul #2 on Shilin Xia, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SG) Edward Mounce | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG) Ernesto Morales | |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Russell Aubry misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Russell Aubry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Michael Rommel clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Dino Russo - foul #4 on Dino Russo, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold (SF) Dino Russo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Shilin Xia | |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | Michael Rommel makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:00 | Ball State | James Nesbitt scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Casey Jensen | 40-49 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Douglas Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Roy Gay tips it home | 40-51 |
| 09:24 | Ball State | James Nesbitt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 40-51 |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Russell Aubry - foul #1 on Russell Aubry, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG), Edward Mounce (SG), Anthony Prather (C) James Nesbitt, Russell Aubry, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, Michael Rommel | |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 08:47 | Ball State | Long Hong buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dale Nathanson | 42-53 |
| 08:29 | Marquette | The short jumper by Stephen Hidalgo is denied by Lawrence Arnold | 42-53 |
| 08:28 | Ball State | Long Hong snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 08:19 | Ball State | Long Hong knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Arnold | 45-53 |
| 08:03 | Marquette | Dale Nathanson is called for the reach on Antonio Pippin - foul #2 on Dale Nathanson, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Victor Howe (PF) Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (C) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| 07:57 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Dale Nathanson - foul #3 on Dale Nathanson, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dino Russo (SF) Dale Nathanson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 07:57 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:57 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Victor Howe (fresh) C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Ball State | Dino Russo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-55 |
| 07:36 | Marquette | Michael Rommel gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 07:21 | Marquette | Shilin Xia scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Fitzpatrick | 45-57 |
| 07:01 | Ball State | Dino Russo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Michael Rommel snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Shilin Xia is hacked by Victor Howe - foul #2 on Victor Howe, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Russell Aubry (PF), Casey Jensen (C) Long Hong, Victor Howe, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin, Michael Rommel | |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Shilin Xia misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:50 | Ball State | Russell Aubry pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 06:38 | Ball State | James Nesbitt makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dino Russo | 47-57 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 06:25 | Marquette | Shilin Xia grabs the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Casey Jensen is called for the reach on Stephen Hidalgo - foul #1 on Casey Jensen, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Ball State | Dale Nathanson (SG) Edward Mounce | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (C) Shilin Xia | |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Long Hong (PG) James Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF) Ernesto Morales, Roy Gay | |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Dino Russo - foul #5 on Dino Russo, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold (SF) Dino Russo | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG) Douglas Howard | |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 05:21 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 05:21 | Ball State | Casey Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Stephen Hidalgo | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:41 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the easy layup | 47-60 |
| 04:40 | Ball State | Casey Jensen snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Donald Fitzpatrick steps in front of the Russell Aubry pass | 47-60 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Fitzpatrick | 47-62 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Long Hong | 50-62 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Michael Rommel hits the follow up shot | 50-64 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | Edward Mounce (SG), Anthony Prather (C) Lawrence Arnold, Casey Jensen | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernesto Morales (SG), Shilin Xia (PF) Arthur Garmon, Michael Rommel | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Long Hong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Mounce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Nathanson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Russell Aubry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Long Hong works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Russell Aubry - foul #2 on Russell Aubry, team foul #10 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Nesbitt (PG), Lawrence Arnold (SF), Victor Howe (PF), Woodrow Fagin (C) Long Hong, Edward Mounce, Russell Aubry, Anthony Prather | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Shilin Xia grabs the offensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales misses the lay-in | 50-65 |
| 02:47 | Ball State | Victor Howe grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | James Nesbitt can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 02:35 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin grabs the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 02:19 | Ball State | Lawrence Arnold misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-65 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | Woodrow Fagin grabs the offensive board | 50-65 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson hits the finger roll | 52-65 |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 52-67 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-67 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick is hacked by James Nesbitt - foul #1 on James Nesbitt, team foul #11 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Ball State | Casey Jensen (PF) Victor Howe | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (C) Shilin Xia | |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Ball State | James Nesbitt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Donald Fitzpatrick, team foul #6 | 52-68 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | James Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:50 | Ball State | James Nesbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo loses the dribble to Casey Jensen | 53-68 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Ernesto Morales is called for the reach on Dale Nathanson - foul #1 on Ernesto Morales, team foul #7 | 53-68 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Dale Nathanson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick runs out the clock | 55-68 |