| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Chuck Shults (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Lupien (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Whittington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Milliner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Timmons (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - George Liu (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Wolters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Schimmel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micah Sarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Hibner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-41 |
| 19:32 | Marquette | David Whittington is hacked by Jerome Schimmel - foul #3 on Jerome Schimmel, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry (SF) Jerome Schimmel | |
| 19:14 | Marquette | Sean Perry is called for the reach on Chuck Shults - foul #2 on Sean Perry, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Roger Timmons blows the layup but he's hacked by Roy Hibner - foul #1 on Roy Hibner, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Roger Timmons misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 19:05 | Marquette | Roger Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Roger Timmons - foul #2 on Roger Timmons, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:17 | Marquette | Roger Timmons misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | David Whittington steals it from Jonathan Wolters | 35-42 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | David Whittington misses the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Micah Sarvis - foul #3 on Micah Sarvis, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray (SG), John McKneely (PF) Jonathan Wolters, Micah Sarvis | |
| 17:55 | Marquette | David Whittington makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | David Whittington misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | David Whittington makes the 3rd free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Chuck Shults is called for the reach on George Liu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chuck Shults, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 37-44 |
| 17:25 | Marquette | Wade Murray steals it from David Whittington | 37-44 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 16:57 | Marquette | David Whittington pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:38 | Marquette | David Whittington comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Roger Timmons tips it home | 39-44 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to John McKneely | 39-44 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Leon Lupien steals it from John McKneely | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Chuck Shults (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Lupien (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Whittington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Milliner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Timmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - George Liu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wade Murray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sean Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John McKneely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Hibner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Marquette | Leon Lupien can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 39-44 |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely comes up short on the shot in the lane | 39-44 |
| 15:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Mark Milliner | 39-44 |
| 14:53 | Marquette | Mark Milliner slams it home | 41-44 |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by David Whittington - foul #2 on David Whittington, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilfred Herr (PG), Willis Rockwell (SG), John Shubert (SF), Bobby Brackman (PF), David Meserve (C) Chuck Shults, Leon Lupien, David Whittington, Mark Milliner, Roger Timmons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nathan Coates (PG), Jonathan Wolters (SG), Jerome Schimmel (SF), Micah Sarvis (PF) George Liu, Wade Murray, John McKneely, Roy Hibner | |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman banks in the layup | 43-46 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Wolters can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Willis Rockwell - foul #2 on Willis Rockwell, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jay Booker (C) Sean Perry | |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Wolters makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Wolters misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:03 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:52 | Marquette | David Meserve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis drills a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Wilfred Herr - foul #2 on Wilfred Herr, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:34 | Marquette | David Meserve knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Wolters | 46-52 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | David Meserve drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Brackman | 49-52 |
| 12:37 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis travels with the ball | 49-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leon Lupien (SG), David Whittington (SF), Maynard High (C) Willis Rockwell, John Shubert, Bobby Brackman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Liu (PG), Wade Murray (SG) Nathan Coates, Jonathan Wolters | |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Jerome Schimmel is called for the reach on David Whittington - foul #4 on Jerome Schimmel, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Chuck Shults (PG), Bobby Brackman (PF) Wilfred Herr, David Meserve | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall (SF), John McKneely (PF) Jerome Schimmel, Micah Sarvis | |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman misses badly on a floater near the basket | 49-52 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jay Booker | 49-52 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | Maynard High is called for the reach on John McKneely - foul #1 on Maynard High, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from George Liu | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Chuck Shults (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Lupien (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Whittington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Brackman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Maynard High (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - George Liu (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wade Murray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Pearsall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John McKneely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Booker (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Marquette | Bobby Brackman hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Whittington | 51-54 |
| 11:10 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | Leon Lupien gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Chuck Shults misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 10:52 | Marquette | Leon Lupien tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall is hacked by Leon Lupien - foul #1 on Leon Lupien, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilfred Herr (PG), Willis Rockwell (SG), Mark Milliner (SF), David Meserve (PF), Roger Timmons (C) Chuck Shults, Leon Lupien, David Whittington, Bobby Brackman, Maynard High | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nathan Coates (PG), Jonathan Wolters (SG), Micah Sarvis (PF), Roy Hibner (C) George Liu, Wade Murray, John McKneely, Jay Booker | |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | David Meserve comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Roger Timmons hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Pearsall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Roger Timmons gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Wilfred Herr's pass is intercepted by Robert Pearsall | 55-56 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner misses the runner in the paint | 55-56 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Mark Milliner gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | David Meserve misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Micah Sarvis - foul #4 on Micah Sarvis, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Chuck Shults (PG), Leon Lupien (SG), David Whittington (SF) Wilfred Herr, Willis Rockwell, Mark Milliner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Liu (PG), Sean Perry (PF) Robert Pearsall, Micah Sarvis | |
| 08:33 | Marquette | David Meserve makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | David Meserve misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Chuck Shults picks off the pass by Nathan Coates | 56-56 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | David Meserve hits the finger roll set up by Chuck Shults | 58-56 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | David Meserve gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | David Meserve hits the finger roll set up by Chuck Shults | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Chuck Shults (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leon Lupien (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Whittington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Meserve (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Timmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - George Liu (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Wolters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Coates (fresh) PF - Sean Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Hibner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Roger Timmons is called for the reach on Roy Hibner - foul #3 on Roger Timmons, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Milliner (PF), Maynard High (C) David Meserve, Roger Timmons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray (SG), Jerome Schimmel (SF), Micah Sarvis (PF) Jonathan Wolters, Nathan Coates, Sean Perry | |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Maynard High misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Micah Sarvis | 60-58 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray is hacked by Leon Lupien - foul #2 on Leon Lupien, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Bobby Brackman (PF) Maynard High | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry (C) Roy Hibner | |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:49 | Marquette | Leon Lupien pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | Leon Lupien is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Leon Lupien, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | David Whittington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-61 |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | George Liu misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Mark Milliner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Leon Lupien buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Brackman | 63-61 |
| 05:21 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Sarvis grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mark Milliner - foul #1 on Mark Milliner, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilfred Herr (PG), Willis Rockwell (SG), John Shubert (SF), David Meserve (PF), Roger Timmons (C) Chuck Shults, Leon Lupien, David Whittington, Bobby Brackman, Mark Milliner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nathan Coates (PG), Jonathan Wolters (SG), John McKneely (PF), Roy Hibner (C) George Liu, Wade Murray, Jerome Schimmel, Micah Sarvis | |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | John Shubert hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Willis Rockwell | 65-62 |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | Roger Timmons denies the turnaround by Jonathan Wolters | 65-62 |
| 04:32 | Marquette | David Meserve grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | John Shubert scores on a jumper in the lane | 67-62 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 03:45 | Marquette | Roger Timmons snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 03:32 | Marquette | David Meserve comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Perry snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Wilfred Herr (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Willis Rockwell (fresh) SF - John Shubert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Meserve (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Timmons (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Nathan Coates (fresh) SG - Jonathan Wolters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Perry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John McKneely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Hibner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | David Meserve steals the ball from Sean Perry | 67-62 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Chuck Shults (PG), Leon Lupien (SG), David Whittington (SF), Bobby Brackman (PF) Wilfred Herr, Willis Rockwell, John Shubert, David Meserve | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Liu (PG), Jerome Schimmel (SF), Micah Sarvis (PF) Nathan Coates, Sean Perry, John McKneely | |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Chuck Shults buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Leon Lupien | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Hibner's pass is intercepted by Chuck Shults | 70-62 |
| 02:44 | Marquette | Chuck Shults lays it up and in | 72-62 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Schimmel is whistled for a carry | 72-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray (SG) Jonathan Wolters | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Roger Timmons is fouled on the floor by Jerome Schimmel - foul #5 on Jerome Schimmel, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wilfred Herr (PG), Willis Rockwell (SG), Mark Milliner (SF), David Meserve (PF) Chuck Shults, Leon Lupien, David Whittington, Bobby Brackman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nathan Coates (PG), Robert Pearsall (SF), Sean Perry (PF), John McKneely (C) George Liu, Jerome Schimmel, Micah Sarvis, Roy Hibner | |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Roger Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | Roger Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Timmons - foul #4 on Roger Timmons, team foul #12 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Maynard High (C) Roger Timmons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely misses the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Maynard High scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Wilfred Herr | 77-63 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely is fouled on the floor by Maynard High - foul #2 on Maynard High, team foul #13 | 77-63 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely misses the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | John McKneely misses the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to David Meserve | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Wilfred Herr hits a jumper from the left wing | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Murray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-63 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Maynard High | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Wilfred Herr runs out the clock | 79-63 |