| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Conner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Lockridge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilford Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zesiro Ashalintubbi (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden is whistled for traveling | 26-26 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 19:19 | Marquette | David Pearson snags the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-26 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-26 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Conner | 26-26 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Wilford Daniels takes the ball from James Conner | 26-26 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | James Conner steals the ball from Henry Smith | 26-26 |
| 18:10 | Marquette | James Conner lays it in | 28-26 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Marlon Lockridge | 28-29 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts is fouled on the floor by Wilford Daniels - foul #2 on Wilford Daniels, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton (C) Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| 17:21 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Gorden | 28-32 |
| 16:54 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers can't finish the layup | 28-32 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:33 | Marquette | David Pearson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Gorden - foul #1 on Timothy Gorden, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (PG), Brian Marchetti (SG), Jerome Mack (SF), Gary Pesce (PF), John Couture (C) David Pearson, Aaron Knotts, James Conner, Gerald Meyers, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn (PG), Chris Dunbar (SF), Bob Rennick (C) Timothy Gorden, Henry Smith, Wilford Daniels | |
| 16:15 | Marquette | Brian Marchetti is fouled on the floor by Chris Dunbar - foul #2 on Chris Dunbar, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Ospina (SG), Zesiro Ashalintubbi (C) Marlon Lockridge, Bob Rennick | |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Jerome Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dustin Hockaday (fresh) SG - Brian Marchetti (fresh) SF - Jerome Mack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Couture (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Conrad Cockburn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Ospina (fresh) SF - Chris Dunbar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jordan Brenton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zesiro Ashalintubbi (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn is hacked by Gary Pesce - foul #1 on Gary Pesce, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Samuel Ospina | 28-34 |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Brian Marchetti hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Pesce | 31-34 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Ospina can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Couture - foul #2 on John Couture, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pearson (PG), Aaron Knotts (SG), James Conner (SF) Dustin Hockaday, Brian Marchetti, Gary Pesce | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge (SG), Henry Smith (SF) Conrad Cockburn, Jordan Brenton | |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Ospina makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Ospina makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:56 | Marquette | John Couture connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Pearson | 34-36 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Jerome Mack drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Ospina misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | John Couture grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | David Pearson travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Meyers (PF), Kevin Garnica (C) Jerome Mack, John Couture | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Wilford Daniels (PF), Jordan Brenton (C) Samuel Ospina, Chris Dunbar, Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| 13:26 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden drills a 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| 13:03 | Marquette | James Conner misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Henry Smith - foul #1 on Henry Smith, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (SG) Aaron Knotts | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn (SF) Henry Smith | |
| 13:03 | Marquette | James Conner misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:03 | Marquette | James Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 12:50 | Marquette | David Pearson pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:41 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from David Pearson | 40-41 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:15 | Marquette | Conrad Cockburn takes the ball from Gerald Meyers | 40-41 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn banks in the layup | 40-43 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Hockaday (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Conner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marlon Lockridge (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Conrad Cockburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Wilford Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jordan Brenton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-45 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Timothy Gorden | 43-45 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 43-45 |
| 11:14 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:55 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers connects on the floater in the lane | 45-45 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Marlon Lockridge and he's fouled by Kevin Garnica - foul #1 on Kevin Garnica, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Knotts (SG), Jerome Mack (SF), Gary Pesce (PF), John Couture (C) David Pearson, James Conner, Gerald Meyers, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Ospina (SG), Henry Smith (SF), Zesiro Ashalintubbi (C) Timothy Gorden, Marlon Lockridge, Wilford Daniels | |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:24 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel Ospina - foul #2 on Samuel Ospina, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Dunbar (PF) Jordan Brenton | |
| 10:24 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:24 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Ospina tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Dunbar tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 09:47 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Zesiro Ashalintubbi | 47-50 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 09:24 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 08:42 | Marquette | John Couture snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:26 | Marquette | Gary Pesce's floater is tipped away by Zesiro Ashalintubbi | 47-50 |
| 08:25 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Ospina is fouled on the floor by Gary Pesce - foul #2 on Gary Pesce, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pearson (PG), James Conner (SF), Gerald Meyers (PF), Kevin Garnica (C) Dustin Hockaday, Jerome Mack, Gary Pesce, John Couture | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Marlon Lockridge (SG), Wilford Daniels (PF), Bob Rennick (C) Conrad Cockburn, Samuel Ospina, Chris Dunbar, Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | James Conner is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Conner, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Conner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marlon Lockridge (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilford Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bob Rennick (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 07:19 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Gerald Meyers | 47-50 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bob Rennick - foul #3 on Bob Rennick, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Dunbar (SF), Jordan Brenton (C) Henry Smith, Bob Rennick | |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 48-50 |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 06:25 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Marchetti (SG), Jerome Mack (SF) Aaron Knotts, James Conner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn (SF), Zesiro Ashalintubbi (C) Chris Dunbar, Jordan Brenton | |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Meyers is called for the reach on Timothy Gorden - foul #1 on Gerald Meyers, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (SG), John Couture (PF) Brian Marchetti, Gerald Meyers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton (PF) Wilford Daniels | |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton's floater is tipped away by John Couture | 48-52 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jerome Mack | 48-52 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Timothy Gorden | 48-52 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Marchetti (SG), James Conner (SF) David Pearson, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith (SF) Timothy Gorden | |
| 05:01 | Marquette | John Couture misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-52 |
| 05:00 | Marquette | John Couture hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Jerome Mack grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 04:28 | Marquette | Jerome Mack makes the driving attempt in the paint | 52-52 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Conrad Cockburn | 52-55 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pearson (PG), Aaron Knotts (SG), Gerald Meyers (PF), Kevin Garnica (C) Dustin Hockaday, Brian Marchetti, Jerome Mack, John Couture | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Wilford Daniels (PF) Conrad Cockburn, Jordan Brenton | |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-55 |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Conner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marlon Lockridge (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilford Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zesiro Ashalintubbi (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | James Conner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Zesiro Ashalintubbi - foul #1 on Zesiro Ashalintubbi, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton (C) Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| 03:14 | Marquette | James Conner misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | James Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Wilford Daniels | 52-58 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Meyers is called for the reach on Marlon Lockridge - foul #2 on Gerald Meyers, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Timothy Gorden is called for the reach on David Pearson - foul #2 on Timothy Gorden, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | David Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | David Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jordan Brenton | 53-60 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith is fouled on the floor by James Conner - foul #3 on James Conner, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 01:58 | Marquette | David Pearson scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Knotts | 55-62 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Wilford Daniels travels with the ball | 55-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi (C) Jordan Brenton | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers knocks in the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Wilford Daniels - foul #3 on Wilford Daniels, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers misses the free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Marquette | David Pearson drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Knotts | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith is fouled on the floor by Kevin Garnica - foul #2 on Kevin Garnica, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn (PG) Timothy Gorden | |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers grabs the board | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | David Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | James Conner gets the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 00:20 | Marquette | David Pearson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn is fouled in the backcourt by David Pearson - foul #2 on David Pearson, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Eddie Patao (C) Henry Smith, Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | David Pearson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-66 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith (SF), Zesiro Ashalintubbi (C) Conrad Cockburn, Eddie Patao | |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge is hacked by Aaron Knotts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Knotts, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | David Pearson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-68 |