| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sean Schwass (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Malm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Terry (fresh) C - Roger Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jason Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Beckwith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Kelly inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Schwass misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 26-25 |
| 19:49 | Marquette | Carl Jones pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-25 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 19:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Parks | 29-28 |
| 18:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm loses the ball out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | Robert Tran misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Carl Jones tips it in | 29-30 |
| 17:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 17:39 | Marquette | Carl Jones pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:12 | Marquette | Robert Tran clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 17:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Parks is called for the reach on Patrick Malm - foul #4 on Jason Parks, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerrold Johnson (SF), Richard Fuller (PF) Patrick Malm, Jerry Terry | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (SG) Jason Parks | |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Schwass misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Tran - foul #4 on Robert Tran, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Fisher (C) Roger Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (SF) Robert Tran | |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Schwass makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Schwass makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:22 | Marquette | Willie Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Warnberg (SF) Sean Schwass | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Fisher clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 16:05 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Fisher | 31-30 |
| 15:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Kelly is hacked by Willie Rose - foul #2 on Willie Rose, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm (SG), Philip Bark (SF) Albert Kelly, John Warnberg | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jerrold Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Malm (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Bark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Philip Bark | 34-30 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Schwass (PG), Jerry Terry (PF), Roger Brown (C) Jerrold Johnson, Richard Fuller, Christopher Fisher | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:31 | Marquette | Philip Bark steals the ball from Reyes Fleming | 34-30 |
| 14:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Philip Bark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 13:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jerry Terry | 34-30 |
| 13:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Rose takes the ball from Jerry Terry | 34-30 |
| 13:11 | Marquette | Willie Rose hits a shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 12:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Philip Bark misses long on a jumper in the paint | 34-32 |
| 12:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Terry lays it in set up by Philip Bark and he's fouled by Willie Rose - foul #3 on Willie Rose, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Kelly (SG) Patrick Malm | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Parks (SG), Robert Tran (SF), William Stitt (PF) Reyes Fleming, Gilbert Higgins, Carl Jones | |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Terry makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith misses the lay-in | 37-32 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Robert Tran tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 11:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Philip Bark scores on a shot from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 11:30 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerrold Johnson (SG), John Warnberg (SF), Richard Fuller (PF), Christopher Fisher (C) Sean Schwass, Philip Bark, Jerry Terry, Roger Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (PG) Willie Rose | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Albert Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerrold Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Warnberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert Braun (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jason Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Tran (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Stitt (fresh) C - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Fisher hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith hits the finger roll set up by Robert Tran | 42-36 |
| 10:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Fuller lays it up and in | 44-36 |
| 10:20 | Marquette | The short jumper by Jason Parks is denied by Richard Fuller | 44-36 |
| 10:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Fisher snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 10:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Kelly hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | Robert Braun hits a jumper from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Kelly buries a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Robert Braun - foul #4 on Robert Braun, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm (SG), Philip Bark (SF), Jerry Terry (PF), Roger Brown (C) Jerrold Johnson, John Warnberg, Richard Fuller, Christopher Fisher | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Carl Jones (PF) Robert Braun, Thomas Beckwith | |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Kelly makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Willie Rose clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 09:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Terry snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Philip Bark is fouled on the floor by Robert Tran - foul #5 on Robert Tran, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Schwass (PG) Albert Kelly | |
| Subs | Marquette | Gilbert Higgins (SF) Robert Tran | |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown misses the shot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 08:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Philip Bark gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | Sean Schwass blocks the jumper by Jason Parks | 50-38 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Philip Bark grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 07:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Philip Bark and the foul's on Jason Parks - foul #5 on Jason Parks, team foul #7 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Fuller (PF) Jerry Terry | |
| Subs | Marquette | Reyes Fleming (SG), Thomas Beckwith (C) Jason Parks, William Stitt | |
| 07:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Willie Rose clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 07:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Roger Brown pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sean Schwass (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Malm (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Philip Bark (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Rose (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Reyes Fleming (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Beckwith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Sean Schwass is whistled for a carry | 53-38 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Fisher (C) Roger Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (PG), William Stitt (PF) Willie Rose, Carl Jones | |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Robert Braun scores on a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Philip Bark - foul #4 on Philip Bark, team foul #1 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Kelly (SG) Patrick Malm | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:19 | Marquette | Robert Braun misses the free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Beckwith steps in front of the Albert Kelly pass | 53-40 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm (SG), Jerry Terry (PF), Roger Brown (C) Albert Kelly, Richard Fuller, Christopher Fisher | |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Rose (PG), Carl Jones (PF) Robert Braun, William Stitt | |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-40 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Thomas Beckwith gets the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Sean Schwass is called for the reach on Thomas Beckwith - foul #1 on Sean Schwass, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | Willie Rose misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-40 |
| 05:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Philip Bark snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Malm clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-40 |
| 04:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Terry gets the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 04:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Terry scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Sean Schwass | 55-40 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Sean Schwass steps in front of the Gilbert Higgins pass | 55-40 |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Terry is hacked by Thomas Beckwith - foul #1 on Thomas Beckwith, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Kelly (PG), Jerrold Johnson (SG), John Warnberg (SF), Richard Fuller (C) Sean Schwass, Patrick Malm, Philip Bark, Roger Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Braun (PG), William Stitt (PF), Jeffrey Vannatter (C) Willie Rose, Carl Jones, Thomas Beckwith | |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Terry makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter hits the follow up shot | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Albert Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerrold Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Warnberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Terry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Fuller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert Braun (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Reyes Fleming (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Stitt (fresh) C - Jeffrey Vannatter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerrold Johnson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-42 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Braun | 57-42 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | The jump hook by Robert Braun is blocked by Richard Fuller | 57-42 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | William Stitt grabs the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter loses the dribble to Jerry Terry | 57-42 |
| 01:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerrold Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Vannatter | 57-42 |
| 01:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Terry can't tip it in | 57-42 |
| 01:54 | Marquette | William Stitt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | William Stitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Fisher (C) Jerry Terry | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerrold Johnson knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by John Warnberg | 59-42 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Robert Braun is hacked by Albert Kelly - foul #1 on Albert Kelly, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter misses long on a jumper in the lane | 59-42 |
| 01:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerrold Johnson makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Albert Kelly | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Marquette | Reyes Fleming can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to William Stitt | 61-42 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Richard Fuller - foul #1 on Richard Fuller, team foul #4 | 61-42 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Jeffrey Vannatter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Albert Kelly runs out the clock | 61-44 |