| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fresh) SG - Dale Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Barrie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Throckmorton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Haggerty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wells (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Wells inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | James Wells hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Martin Johnson snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens tips it home | 29-34 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | John Ross misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | James Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Devin Green can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 18:17 | Marquette | William Throckmorton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | George Barrie's pass is intercepted by James Wells | 29-34 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh lays it in on a nice dish by James Wells | 29-36 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | George Barrie works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dale Fox - foul #1 on Dale Fox, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PG), Micheal Rose (SF), Gerald Collar (C) Devin Green, James Wells, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Dale Fox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-38 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Ward | 29-38 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Ernest Ward can't tip it in | 29-38 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses the tip | 29-38 |
| 16:29 | Marquette | William Throckmorton gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty is hacked by Gerald Collar - foul #2 on Gerald Collar, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Anderson (SF), Herman Scott (PF) George Barrie, William Throckmorton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG) Freddy Walsh, Martin Johnson | |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Philip Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Crawford (PG), William Watts (SG) John Ross, Dale Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Thomas Crawford is called for the reach on Devin Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Crawford, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Watts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Herman Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Haggerty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Collar (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Devin Green is blocked by Herman Scott | 29-38 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander tips it back up and in | 29-40 |
| 15:25 | Marquette | William Watts hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Ernest Ward is hacked by Thomas Crawford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Crawford, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Barrie (SF), William Throckmorton (PF) Philip Anderson, Herman Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (SF), Martin Johnson (PF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Micheal Rose, Ernest Ward, Gerald Collar | |
| 15:04 | Illinois | William Throckmorton steals it from Martin Johnson | 32-40 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | William Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty can't tip it in | 32-40 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | James Wells is hacked by Thomas Crawford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Crawford, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Ross (PG), Dale Fox (SG), Jeff Segura (C) Thomas Crawford, William Watts, Charles Haggerty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (SG), Cruz Hutchens (C) Nolan Alexander, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh can't connect on a runner from the left block | 32-40 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | George Barrie gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:12 | Marquette | John Ross misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-40 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | George Barrie snags the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | George Barrie misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Wells - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Herman Scott (PF), Charles Haggerty (C) William Throckmorton, Jeff Segura | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PG), Micheal Rose (PF) Devin Green, Martin Johnson | |
| 14:05 | Marquette | George Barrie misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | George Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-40 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | George Barrie grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 13:22 | Marquette | John Ross misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Haggerty | 33-40 |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Dale Fox misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-40 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Ernest Ward gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 12:43 | Marquette | George Barrie grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | Dale Fox is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed George Barrie | 36-40 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Dale Fox is called for the reach on Micheal Rose - foul #2 on Dale Fox, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Badilla (PG), William Watts (SG), Philip Anderson (SF), William Throckmorton (PF), Jeff Segura (C) John Ross, Dale Fox, George Barrie, Herman Scott, Charles Haggerty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Martin Johnson (PF), Gerald Collar (C) Ernest Ward, Freddy Walsh, Micheal Rose, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | James Wells is hacked by Jeff Segura - foul #1 on Jeff Segura, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jason Badilla (fresh) SG - William Watts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Throckmorton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Segura (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Collar (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | James Wells is denied on a layup by Jeff Segura | 36-40 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Martin Johnson tips it back up and in | 36-42 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | William Throckmorton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on James Wells - foul #2 on James Wells, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | William Throckmorton misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | William Throckmorton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the easy layup | 37-42 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Throckmorton | 37-42 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | William Watts misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Martin Johnson buries a floater near the basket | 37-44 |
| 10:00 | Marquette | Jeff Segura buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses long on a shot in the paint | 39-44 |
| 09:37 | Marquette | Philip Anderson grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Jeff Segura misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Martin Johnson grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | James Wells hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 08:48 | Marquette | Jeff Segura grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 08:42 | Marquette | Jeff Segura misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 08:41 | Marquette | William Throckmorton hits the follow up shot | 41-44 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | James Wells misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Martin Johnson slams it home on a nice dish by Nolan Alexander | 41-46 |
| 07:36 | Marquette | Jeff Segura blows the layup | 41-46 |
| 07:34 | Marquette | Philip Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jason Badilla (tiring) SG - William Watts (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Philip Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Throckmorton (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeff Segura (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nolan Alexander (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wells (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerald Collar (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Marquette | William Watts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Jeff Segura can't tip it in | 41-46 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Devin Green grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | James Wells connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-48 |
| 07:01 | Marquette | William Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Collar | 41-48 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | James Wells connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Devin Green | 41-51 |
| 06:43 | Marquette | Jason Badilla misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-51 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Martin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | William Watts steals it from Nolan Alexander in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Philip Anderson drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Badilla and the foul's on James Wells - foul #3 on James Wells, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Ross (PG), Dale Fox (SG), Herman Scott (PF), Charles Haggerty (C) Jason Badilla, William Watts, William Throckmorton, Jeff Segura | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Devin Green, Nolan Alexander, James Wells, Gerald Collar | |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Philip Anderson misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Martin Johnson slams it home and the foul's on Herman Scott - foul #2 on Herman Scott, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Barrie (SF) Philip Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the free throw | 43-53 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | Herman Scott snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Ernest Ward takes the ball from John Ross in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-53 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh can't tip it in | 43-53 |
| 05:42 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:31 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty misses the runner from the left block | 43-53 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Ward | 43-53 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Micheal Rose is fouled on the floor by Dale Fox - foul #3 on Dale Fox, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG) Martin Johnson | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Micheal Rose makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Micheal Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Cruz Hutchens - foul #4 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner (C) Cruz Hutchens | |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Ernest Ward gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh's pass is intercepted by George Barrie in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | John Ross drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Scott | 47-55 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Ernest Ward is denied on a layup by Charles Haggerty | 47-55 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Ward | 47-55 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Devin Green, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| 03:22 | Marquette | John Ross misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dale Fox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Barrie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herman Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Haggerty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Ward (fairly fresh) 6 reb. SG - Freddy Walsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Ernest Ward hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Micheal Rose and he's hacked by Dale Fox - foul #4 on Dale Fox, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Anderson (SF) George Barrie | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (SF) Micheal Rose | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | John Ross connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Charles Haggerty picks off the pass by Ernest Ward in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| 02:39 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Barrie (SF) Philip Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Gerald Collar (PF) Ernest Ward, Martin Johnson | |
| 02:34 | Marquette | James Wells steals it from George Barrie | 50-58 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Devin Green is hacked by John Ross in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Ross, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 02:19 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty loses the dribble to Devin Green | 50-60 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Gerald Collar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Crawford (PG), William Watts (SG), Philip Anderson (SF), Jeff Segura (C) John Ross, Dale Fox, George Barrie, Charles Haggerty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Philip Anderson misses short on a floater from close range | 50-60 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-60 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Gerald Collar tips it but misses | 50-60 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Devin Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Crawford - foul #5 on Thomas Crawford, team foul #11 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Badilla (PG) Thomas Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (PF) Gerald Collar | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | William Watts misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by James Wells - foul #4 on James Wells, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | William Watts misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | William Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | William Watts makes the 3rd free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Jason Badilla is called for the reach on Devin Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Badilla, team foul #12 | 52-62 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Jeff Segura is hacked by Cruz Hutchens - foul #5 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Collar (C) Cruz Hutchens | |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Jeff Segura makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Jeff Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | James Wells is hacked by Jason Badilla in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Badilla, team foul #13 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Martin Johnson, Gerald Collar | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Jason Badilla clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Ernest Ward gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner banks in the layup | 54-68 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | William Watts can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-68 |
| 00:08 | Marquette | Herman Scott tips it in | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Devin Green runs out the clock | 56-68 |