| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Rommel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alfred Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 45-32 |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo throws it down on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales | 47-32 |
| 19:10 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-32 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales travels with the ball | 47-32 |
| 18:25 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Rommel steals it from Benjamin Mahle | 47-32 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Michael Rommel can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Barry Simon - foul #2 on Barry Simon, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Michael Rommel misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 17:59 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 17:53 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 17:52 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Mahle | 47-32 |
| 17:44 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon blows the layup | 47-32 |
| 17:43 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon misses the tip | 47-32 |
| 17:41 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Mongillo | 47-32 |
| 17:36 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo loses the ball out of bounds | 47-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Booth (C) Barry Simon | |
| 17:22 | Marquette | Shilin Xia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 17:20 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 17:13 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle blows the layup but he's fouled by Ernesto Morales - foul #3 on Ernesto Morales, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG), Kevin Leavitt (SG), Anthony Downs (C) Phillip Mongillo, Alfred Brown, Albert Woods | |
| 17:13 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 17:13 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the easy layup but the foul's on Benjamin Mahle - foul #1 on Benjamin Mahle, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Downs grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 16:45 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle can't finish the layup | 48-34 |
| 16:44 | Marquette | Roy Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 16:28 | Marquette | Michael Rommel double dribbles | 48-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper (SF), Barry Simon (C) Benjamin Mahle, Anthony Downs | |
| 16:17 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth buries a jump hook from the baseline | 48-36 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Michael Rommel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-36 |
| 15:55 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth grabs the board | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Arthur Garmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Rommel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ted Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Leavitt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steve Kasper (fresh) PF - John Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper's pass is intercepted by Michael Rommel | 48-36 |
| 15:23 | Marquette | Douglas Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 15:21 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-36 |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon snags the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 14:52 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene makes the jumper from the left side set up by Steve Kasper | 48-38 |
| 14:26 | Marquette | The jump hook by Roy Gay is blocked by John Booth | 48-38 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Michael Rommel hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt hits a 3 from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Kevin Leavitt steals it from Michael Rommel | 50-41 |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt hits the finger roll | 50-43 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon is fouled on the floor by Ted Greene - foul #1 on Ted Greene, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Arthur Garmon, Douglas Howard, Roy Gay, Shilin Xia | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo (PG), Alfred Brown (SG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), Albert Woods (PF), Anthony Downs (C) Ted Greene, Kevin Leavitt, Steve Kasper, John Booth, Barry Simon | |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the shot from the right side | 50-43 |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Benjamin Mahle | 50-43 |
| 13:15 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | Michael Rommel grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ernesto Morales and he's hacked by Benjamin Mahle - foul #2 on Benjamin Mahle, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:00 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Anthony Downs | 52-43 |
| 12:50 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 52-43 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the tip | 52-43 |
| 12:28 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:22 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by Albert Woods is blocked by Michael Rommel | 52-43 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Phillip Mongillo - foul #3 on Phillip Mongillo, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Booth (C) Anthony Downs | |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:01 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:01 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:55 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 11:54 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick grabs the board | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Gay (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Albert Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo is fouled on the floor by John Booth - foul #3 on John Booth, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Shilin Xia (PF) Roy Gay | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon (C) John Booth | |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Shilin Xia misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Barry Simon - foul #3 on Barry Simon, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Roy Gay (SF) Donald Fitzpatrick, Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt (SG), John Booth (PF) Alfred Brown, Albert Woods | |
| 11:05 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 10:49 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Roy Gay hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Garmon | 57-45 |
| 10:30 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon grabs the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt is fouled on the floor by Roy Gay - foul #2 on Roy Gay, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Howard (SG), Michael Rommel (C) Ernesto Morales, Shilin Xia | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG), Steve Kasper (SF), Anthony Downs (C) Phillip Mongillo, Benjamin Mahle, Barry Simon | |
| 10:07 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Rommel - foul #3 on Michael Rommel, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods (PF) Anthony Downs | |
| 10:07 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:07 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Roy Gay | 57-46 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | Ted Greene steps in front of the Arthur Garmon pass in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 09:58 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ted Greene | 57-48 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Douglas Howard is fouled on the floor by Steve Kasper - foul #1 on Steve Kasper, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (PF) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown (SG) Kevin Leavitt | |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Douglas Howard makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Douglas Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:40 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Greene, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 58-48 |
| 09:15 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 09:10 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth tips it in | 58-50 |
| 08:44 | Marquette | Douglas Howard hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Rommel and he's fouled by Alfred Brown - foul #2 on Alfred Brown, team foul #10 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Shilin Xia (PF), Stephen Hidalgo (C) Arthur Garmon, Roy Gay, Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo (PG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), Barry Simon (C) Ted Greene, Steve Kasper, John Booth | |
| 08:44 | Marquette | Douglas Howard makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Phillip Mongillo | 61-52 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Alfred Brown is called for the reach on Douglas Howard - foul #3 on Alfred Brown, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Downs (PF) Albert Woods | |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Douglas Howard makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Douglas Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:03 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Shilin Xia gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Douglas Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 07:41 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Howard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Pippin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alfred Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Downs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Simon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfred Brown | 63-54 |
| 07:24 | Marquette | Douglas Howard clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the tip | 63-54 |
| 07:22 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 07:15 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 07:13 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Downs | 63-54 |
| 06:49 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Phillip Mongillo and the foul's on Stephen Hidalgo - foul #1 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Arthur Garmon (PG), Ernesto Morales (SG), Roy Gay (SF), Michael Rommel (C) Donald Fitzpatrick, Douglas Howard, Antonio Pippin, Shilin Xia | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt (SG), Albert Woods (PF) Alfred Brown, Anthony Downs | |
| 06:49 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Arthur Garmon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 06:30 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Benjamin Mahle | 63-57 |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Barry Simon | 63-60 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | Roy Gay can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 63-60 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo gets the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Roy Gay misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Phillip Mongillo - foul #4 on Phillip Mongillo, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG), John Booth (C) Phillip Mongillo, Barry Simon | |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:11 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Arthur Garmon | 67-60 |
| 04:44 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 04:43 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:23 | Marquette | John Booth steals it from Stephen Hidalgo | 67-60 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #2 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #5 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick (PG), Antonio Pippin (SF), Shilin Xia (PF) Arthur Garmon, Roy Gay, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo (PG), Alfred Brown (SG), Steve Kasper (SF), Anthony Downs (C) Ted Greene, Kevin Leavitt, Benjamin Mahle, Albert Woods | |
| 03:51 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 67-60 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Rommel | 67-60 |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Fitzpatrick | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Fitzpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernesto Morales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Pippin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Shilin Xia (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Rommel (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alfred Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Kasper (fresh) PF - John Booth (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Downs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Downs misses the jumper from the right side | 70-60 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Michael Rommel | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Alfred Brown steps in front of the Antonio Pippin pass | 70-60 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo (C) Michael Rommel | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle (SF), Albert Woods (PF), Barry Simon (C) Steve Kasper, John Booth, Anthony Downs | |
| 02:37 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Phillip Mongillo | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:07 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods loses the ball out of bounds | 70-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Shilin Xia hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Fitzpatrick | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:48 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Benjamin Mahle | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Roy Gay is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Mongillo - foul #5 on Phillip Mongillo, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Rommel (C) Shilin Xia | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG) Phillip Mongillo | |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Roy Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo is hacked by Alfred Brown - foul #4 on Alfred Brown, team foul #14 | 74-66 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo is hacked by Ted Greene in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ted Greene, team foul #15 | 75-66 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:22 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ted Greene and the foul's on Roy Gay - foul #3 on Roy Gay, team foul #6 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Pippin (SF) Roy Gay | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:22 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle makes the free throw | 77-69 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin is hacked by Ted Greene in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Greene, team foul #16 | 77-69 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 01:20 | Marquette | Antonio Pippin makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:05 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle clanks a shot near the basket | 79-69 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Stephen Hidalgo | 79-69 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo is hacked by Alfred Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alfred Brown, team foul #17 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roy Gay (SF) Antonio Pippin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt (SG) Alfred Brown | |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Stephen Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:54 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 80-69 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Michael Rommel snags the defensive board | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Ernesto Morales's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Mahle | 80-69 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Roy Gay snags the offensive board | 80-69 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Donald Fitzpatrick runs out the clock | 80-69 |