| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Kilkenny (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Daniel Courville (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Bullard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alva Korzenski (fresh) C - Scott Fairweather (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey (PG), Kevin Simmons (C) Daniel Courville, Alva Korzenski | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Douglas Berry misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 19:44 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Scott Fairweather | 42-37 |
| 19:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 19:35 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Simmons | 42-37 |
| 19:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Simmons clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Todd Elliott grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 19:15 | Marquette | Douglas Berry drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Willie Lindsay | 45-37 |
| 18:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Elliott takes the ball from Scott Fairweather | 45-37 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny is fouled on the floor by Scott Fairweather - foul #2 on Scott Fairweather, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (PG), Aaron White (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), Joe Crawford (PF), John Rodrigez (C) Douglas Berry, Willie Lindsay, Todd Elliott, Willie Kilkenny, Kenneth Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Goran Kacprowski (SG), Alva Korzenski (PF) Salvador Espinoza, Scott Fairweather | |
| 18:36 | Marquette | Aaron White hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 45-37 |
| 18:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Goran Kacprowski snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 18:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 18:22 | Marquette | John Rodrigez pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 18:18 | Marquette | Joe Crawford is whistled for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza (SG), Joseph McAteer (PF) Goran Kacprowski, Alva Korzenski | |
| 18:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 18:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Simmons tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Joe Crawford knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Aaron White | 47-39 |
| 17:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Todd Elliott (SF), Willie Kilkenny (PF), Dwight Hill (C) Daniel Silberstein, Aaron White, Brad Robinson, Joe Crawford, John Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Courville (SG) Salvador Espinoza | |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Dwight Hill misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rick Casey - foul #3 on Rick Casey, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Goran Kacprowski (SG), Alva Korzenski (PF) Rick Casey, Joseph McAteer | |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Dwight Hill makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Dwight Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 17:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 16:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dwight Hill | 48-39 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (SG), Kenneth Shaw (C) Willie Lindsay, Dwight Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza (SG), Joseph McAteer (PF) Goran Kacprowski, Alva Korzenski | |
| 16:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Walsh is called for the reach on Daniel Courville in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Walsh, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| 16:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza is hacked by Kenneth Shaw - foul #2 on Kenneth Shaw, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (PG), Aaron White (SG) Douglas Berry, Robert Walsh | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 15:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 15:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Courville hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Daniel Silberstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Elliott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Willie Kilkenny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Shaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Daniel Courville (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Bullard (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Joseph McAteer (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Kevin Simmons (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny misses the dunk | 48-41 |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Todd Elliott pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 15:33 | Marquette | Salvador Espinoza steals it from Kenneth Shaw | 48-41 |
| 15:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza lays it in | 48-43 |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw makes the floater from the baseline set up by Todd Elliott | 50-43 |
| 15:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Silberstein steps in front of the Salvador Espinoza pass in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Aaron White misses the easy layup | 50-43 |
| 15:17 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny hits the follow up shot | 52-43 |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 15:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Simmons | 52-43 |
| 14:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 14:48 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Daniel Silberstein | 52-43 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Aaron White is fouled on the floor by Steven Bullard - foul #3 on Steven Bullard, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), Joe Crawford (PF), John Rodrigez (C) Daniel Silberstein, Aaron White, Todd Elliott, Willie Kilkenny, Kenneth Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Goran Kacprowski (SG), Seth Gore (SF), Anthony Newlin (PF) Daniel Courville, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph McAteer | |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Joe Crawford comes up short on the runner in the lane | 52-43 |
| 14:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 14:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard connects on the shot from the left side | 52-45 |
| 13:58 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay loses the ball out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (PG) Douglas Berry | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Courville (PG), Salvador Espinoza (SG), Joseph McAteer (PF) Goran Kacprowski, Seth Gore, Anthony Newlin | |
| 13:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-45 |
| 13:41 | Marquette | John Rodrigez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:28 | Marquette | Joe Crawford comes up short on the shot from the left block | 52-45 |
| 13:26 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Kevin Simmons | 52-45 |
| 13:09 | Illinois-Chicago | The jumper by Kevin Simmons is denied by Joe Crawford | 52-45 |
| 13:07 | Marquette | Joe Crawford snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 13:02 | Marquette | Robert Walsh misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-45 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay tips it home | 54-45 |
| 12:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Crawford swats the shot by Salvador Espinoza | 54-45 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Joseph McAteer blocks the short jumper by Brad Robinson | 54-45 |
| 12:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph McAteer gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 12:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Salvador Espinoza and he's hacked by Brad Robinson - foul #1 on Brad Robinson, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Daniel Silberstein (SG), Todd Elliott (SF), Willie Kilkenny (PF), Dwight Hill (C) Robert Walsh, Willie Lindsay, Brad Robinson, Joe Crawford, John Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Goran Kacprowski (SG), Scott Fairweather (SF), Anthony Newlin (PF) Daniel Courville, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph McAteer | |
| 12:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Douglas Berry is whistled for a carry | 54-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Gore (SF) Scott Fairweather | |
| 11:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard's fadeaway is rejected by Dwight Hill | 54-48 |
| 11:48 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Silberstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Elliott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Willie Kilkenny (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Steven Bullard (tired) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Goran Kacprowski (fresh) SF - Seth Gore (fresh) PF - Anthony Newlin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Simmons (very tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Willie Kilkenny | 56-48 |
| 11:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Kevin Simmons hits the finger roll | 56-50 |
| 11:02 | Marquette | Todd Elliott makes the wide open runner from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Kilkenny | 58-50 |
| 10:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron White (SG), Kenneth Shaw (C) Daniel Silberstein, Dwight Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza (SG), Scott Fairweather (SF), Joseph McAteer (PF) Goran Kacprowski, Seth Gore, Anthony Newlin | |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Aaron White comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Salvador Espinoza - foul #2 on Salvador Espinoza, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Courville (PG) Scott Fairweather | |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Aaron White misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Aaron White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 10:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Courville loses the dribble to Douglas Berry | 59-50 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny blows the dunk | 59-50 |
| 10:02 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Steven Bullard is called for the reach on Aaron White - foul #4 on Steven Bullard, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Joe Crawford (PF) Douglas Berry, Aaron White, Willie Kilkenny | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey (PG), Scott Fairweather (SF) Daniel Courville, Steven Bullard | |
| 09:29 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Walsh | 62-50 |
| 09:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Joe Crawford buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Walsh | 64-50 |
| 09:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Todd Elliott is called for the reach on Salvador Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Todd Elliott, team foul #4 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Brad Robinson (SF), Dwight Hill (C) Robert Walsh, Todd Elliott, Kenneth Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Newlin (PF) Joseph McAteer | |
| 08:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza can't connect on a floater in the lane | 64-50 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Dwight Hill snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Joe Crawford misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Salvador Espinoza - foul #3 on Salvador Espinoza, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein (PG) Douglas Berry | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph McAteer (PF) Anthony Newlin | |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 08:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Joe Crawford snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Kevin Simmons is called for the reach on Dwight Hill - foul #4 on Kevin Simmons, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron White (SG) Willie Lindsay | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Newlin (C) Kevin Simmons | |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Dwight Hill makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Dwight Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 08:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-50 |
| 08:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Newlin hits the follow up shot | 68-52 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | The short jumper by Joe Crawford is denied by Anthony Newlin | 68-52 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | Brad Robinson snags the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 07:51 | Marquette | Scott Fairweather is called for the reach on Joe Crawford - foul #3 on Scott Fairweather, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Willie Kilkenny (PF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Daniel Silberstein, Aaron White, Brad Robinson, Dwight Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Goran Kacprowski (SG), Steven Bullard (SF), Kevin Simmons (C) Salvador Espinoza, Scott Fairweather, Joseph McAteer | |
| 07:51 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 07:51 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 07:42 | Illinois-Chicago | The jumper by Steven Bullard is denied by Willie Kilkenny | 70-52 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Douglas Berry | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Lindsay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Crawford (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Willie Kilkenny (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Shaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Rick Casey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Goran Kacprowski (fresh) SF - Steven Bullard (tired) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Newlin (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Simmons (very tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Marquette | Joe Crawford's floater is tipped away by Anthony Newlin | 70-52 |
| 07:32 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw tips it home | 72-52 |
| 07:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Willie Lindsay is called for the reach on Goran Kacprowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Lindsay, team foul #5 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (PG), Todd Elliott (SF), John Rodrigez (C) Douglas Berry, Joe Crawford, Kenneth Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Courville (SG), Joseph McAteer (PF) Goran Kacprowski, Anthony Newlin | |
| 07:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rick Casey | 72-55 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-55 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to John Rodrigez | 72-55 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Walsh | 74-55 |
| 06:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Daniel Silberstein (SG), Dwight Hill (C) Robert Walsh, Willie Lindsay, Willie Kilkenny | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza (SG), Anthony Newlin (PF) Daniel Courville, Joseph McAteer | |
| 06:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Bullard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-55 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dwight Hill | 74-55 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Douglas Berry | 77-55 |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey loses the dribble to John Rodrigez | 77-55 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Dwight Hill misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Simmons - foul #5 on Kevin Simmons, team foul #9 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron White (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), Willie Kilkenny (PF) Douglas Berry, Todd Elliott, John Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph McAteer (PF) Kevin Simmons | |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Dwight Hill makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Dwight Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| 05:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Newlin | 79-58 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Aaron White | 81-58 |
| 05:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-58 |
| 05:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza tips it but misses | 81-58 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein snags the defensive board | 81-58 |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein is hacked by Anthony Newlin - foul #4 on Anthony Newlin, team foul #10 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joe Crawford (PF), Kenneth Shaw (C) Willie Kilkenny, Dwight Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Courville (SG) Salvador Espinoza | |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein makes the 1st free throw | 82-58 |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Daniel Silberstein makes the 2nd free throw | 83-58 |
| 04:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph McAteer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 83-58 |
| 04:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Newlin grabs the offensive board | 83-58 |
| 04:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Joseph McAteer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Courville | 83-60 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Joe Crawford comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Joseph McAteer - foul #4 on Joseph McAteer, team foul #11 | 83-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Berry (PG), Willie Lindsay (SG), Todd Elliott (SF) Daniel Silberstein, Aaron White, Brad Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Goran Kacprowski (SG) Daniel Courville | |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 84-60 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 85-60 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Crawford - foul #1 on Joe Crawford, team foul #6 | 85-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny (PF) Joe Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza (SG), Scott Fairweather (SF) Goran Kacprowski, Steven Bullard | |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey makes the 1st free throw | 85-61 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 85-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Marquette | Todd Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-62 |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Newlin is hacked by Kenneth Shaw - foul #3 on Kenneth Shaw, team foul #7 | 85-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Walsh (SG) Willie Lindsay | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Courville (SG), Steven Bullard (SF) Salvador Espinoza, Scott Fairweather | |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Newlin makes the 1st free throw | 85-63 |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Anthony Newlin misses the 2nd free throw | 85-63 |
| 03:42 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw pulls down the rebound | 85-63 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Elliott (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Willie Kilkenny (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Shaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Rick Casey (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Courville (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Bullard (very tired) 14 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joseph McAteer (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Anthony Newlin (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Rodrigez (PF) Willie Kilkenny | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Shaw picks off the pass by Steven Bullard in the backcourt | 85-63 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Todd Elliott connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Berry | 87-63 |
| 03:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Courville | 87-66 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Kenneth Shaw hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 87-66 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | Todd Elliott snags the offensive board | 87-66 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | John Rodrigez is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 87-66 |
| 03:00 | Marquette | Douglas Berry grabs the offensive board | 87-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Douglas Berry is fouled on the floor by Rick Casey - foul #4 on Rick Casey, team foul #12 | 87-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Lindsay (SG), Brad Robinson (SF), Willie Kilkenny (PF) Robert Walsh, Todd Elliott, Kenneth Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza (SG), Scott Fairweather (SF) Daniel Courville, Steven Bullard | |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Douglas Berry makes the 1st free throw | 88-66 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Douglas Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 88-66 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | John Rodrigez snags the offensive board | 88-66 |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Brad Robinson misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 88-66 |
| 02:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Scott Fairweather | 88-66 |
| 02:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 88-66 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | Brad Robinson grabs the board | 88-66 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Lindsay and he's fouled by Joseph McAteer - foul #5 on Joseph McAteer, team foul #13 | 90-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron White (PG), Joe Crawford (SF), Dwight Hill (C) Douglas Berry, Brad Robinson, John Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Goran Kacprowski (SF), Alva Korzenski (C) Scott Fairweather, Joseph McAteer | |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Willie Kilkenny makes the free throw | 91-66 |
| 02:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Willie Lindsay is called for the reach on Salvador Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Lindsay, team foul #8 | 91-66 |
| 02:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 91-67 |
| 02:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Salvador Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 91-68 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron White | 94-68 |
| 01:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Willie Kilkenny picks off the pass by Rick Casey | 94-68 |
| 01:32 | Marquette | Dwight Hill knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Crawford | 96-68 |
| 01:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Salvador Espinoza | 96-70 |
| 01:04 | Marquette | Joe Crawford makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Lindsay | 98-70 |
| 00:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey loses the dribble to Willie Lindsay | 98-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Willie Lindsay clanks a shot from the right wing | 98-70 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Anthony Newlin | 98-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Rick Casey misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 98-70 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Willie Kilkenny | 98-70 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Aaron White runs out the clock | 98-70 |