| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Gustin (fresh) C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward McGuffey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Wimer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Erwin Ladouceur (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Joel Bouton inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Kamau Abu scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joel Bouton | 34-27 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 19:31 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Bouton | 37-27 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | Jason Bishop snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Kamau Abu can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-27 |
| 18:58 | Marquette | Kamau Abu snags the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | Kamau Abu is hacked by James Dalton - foul #3 on James Dalton, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (PG) James Dalton | |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Kamau Abu knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Bishop | 40-27 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer knocks in the shot from the baseline | 40-29 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Jason Bishop misses long on a jumper in the lane | 40-29 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Joel Bouton tips it home | 42-29 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Joel Bouton - foul #2 on Joel Bouton, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin (PF) Erwin Ladouceur | |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Joel Bouton loses the dribble to Scott Beck | 42-31 |
| 16:52 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-31 |
| 16:50 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Anthony Gustin | 42-31 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Jason Bishop lays it in set up by Kamau Abu | 44-31 |
| 16:19 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Sandifer picks off the pass by Edward McGuffey | 44-31 |
| 15:53 | Marquette | Jason Bishop's pass is intercepted by Brian Wimer | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joel Bouton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward McGuffey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Wimer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Curtis McPartlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Beck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Sandifer is called for the reach on Henry Fish - foul #1 on Lowell Sandifer, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton (PG), Darrell Crespin (SF), Erwin Ladouceur (PF), Brian Thatcher (C) Edward McGuffey, Brian Wimer, Curtis McPartlin, Scott Beck | |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher misses the tip | 44-31 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | Kamau Abu grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:05 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Thatcher | 44-33 |
| 14:51 | Marquette | Jason Bishop double dribbles | 44-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG) Henry Fish | |
| 14:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Bishop denies the turnaround by Erwin Ladouceur | 44-33 |
| 14:30 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Erwin Ladouceur | 44-33 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Bishop is called for the reach on Robert Spruill - foul #3 on Jason Bishop, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin comes up short on the runner from the left block | 44-33 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joel Bouton - foul #3 on Joel Bouton, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | Branko Sucharski (C) Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (SG), Scott Beck (SF) Robert Spruill, Darrell Crespin | |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Scott Beck is called for the reach on Joel Bouton - foul #2 on Scott Beck, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sung Zhou (SF), Donald Myers (PF) Joel Bouton, Anthony Gustin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey (SG), Brian Wimer (SF), Curtis McPartlin (PF) Henry Fish, Scott Beck, Erwin Ladouceur | |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Kamau Abu takes the ball from Curtis McPartlin | 44-34 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Sung Zhou is hacked by Brian Wimer - foul #2 on Brian Wimer, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Williams (PG), Joel Bouton (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF), Jason Bishop (C) Kamau Abu, Sung Zhou, Donald Myers, Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (PG), Erwin Ladouceur (PF), Scott Beck (C) James Dalton, Curtis McPartlin, Brian Thatcher | |
| 12:08 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Joel Bouton is called for the reach on Edward McGuffey - foul #4 on Joel Bouton, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sung Zhou (SF) Joel Bouton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Gustin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward McGuffey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Wimer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Erwin Ladouceur (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 44-34 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 11:14 | Marquette | James Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 11:12 | Marquette | Sung Zhou tips it home | 46-36 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-36 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Sung Zhou pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | Jason Bishop comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish hits the finger roll | 46-38 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Jason Bishop blows the layup | 46-38 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Sandifer steals the ball from Erwin Ladouceur | 46-38 |
| 09:34 | Marquette | Sung Zhou hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lowell Sandifer | 48-38 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Gustin - foul #3 on Anthony Gustin, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kamau Abu (PG), James Sykes (SG), Donald Myers (PF), Branko Sucharski (C) James Williams, Lowell Sandifer, Anthony Gustin, Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton (PG), Darrell Crespin (SF), Brian Thatcher (C) Edward McGuffey, Brian Wimer, Scott Beck | |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Kamau Abu comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 08:50 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Sung Zhou | 48-40 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Kamau Abu misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 08:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Brian Thatcher | 48-40 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Branko Sucharski pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Kamau Abu scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Sung Zhou | 50-40 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Darrell Crespin and he's fouled by Branko Sucharski - foul #1 on Branko Sucharski, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer (SG), Joel Bouton (SF) James Sykes, Sung Zhou | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG), Scott Beck (SF), Curtis McPartlin (PF) Henry Fish, Darrell Crespin, Erwin Ladouceur | |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher misses the free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:39 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Branko Sucharski | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Bouton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Branko Sucharski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Spruill (fresh) SF - Scott Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis McPartlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Thatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kamau Abu | 52-42 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Joel Bouton - foul #5 on Joel Bouton, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Sung Zhou (SF), Anthony Gustin (PF), Jason Bishop (C) Joel Bouton, Donald Myers, Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Bishop | 55-43 |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Spruill | 55-45 |
| 06:26 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 06:25 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Sung Zhou - foul #2 on Sung Zhou, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey (SG), Brian Wimer (SF) Robert Spruill, Brian Thatcher | |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Jason Bishop misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 55-46 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer's floater is tipped away by Anthony Gustin | 55-46 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin grabs the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 05:09 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-49 |
| 05:07 | Marquette | Anthony Gustin grabs the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Brian Wimer steals it from Sung Zhou | 55-49 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Anthony Gustin - foul #4 on Anthony Gustin, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Williams (PG), James Sykes (SG), Donald Myers (PF), Branko Sucharski (C) Kamau Abu, Lowell Sandifer, Anthony Gustin, Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (PG), Brian Thatcher (C) James Dalton, Scott Beck | |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | James Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Sykes | 58-52 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Myers - foul #2 on Donald Myers, team foul #11 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG), Erwin Ladouceur (PF) Edward McGuffey, Brian Wimer | |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Brian Thatcher steals the ball from Donald Myers | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sykes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sung Zhou (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Branko Sucharski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Spruill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis McPartlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erwin Ladouceur (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Thatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin connects on the jump hook from the right block | 58-55 |
| 03:10 | Marquette | James Williams is hacked by Henry Fish - foul #1 on Henry Fish, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kamau Abu (PG) James Sykes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin (SF) Curtis McPartlin | |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Sung Zhou is hacked by Brian Thatcher - foul #4 on Brian Thatcher, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Sung Zhou misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Gustin (PF), Jason Bishop (C) Donald Myers, Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton (PG), Edward McGuffey (SG), Brian Wimer (SF) Henry Fish, Robert Spruill, Darrell Crespin | |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Dalton | 58-57 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | Brian Wimer steps in front of the Sung Zhou pass | 58-57 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton is whistled for a carry | 58-57 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | Kamau Abu scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Gustin | 60-57 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward McGuffey and he's fouled by Anthony Gustin - foul #5 on Anthony Gustin, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Myers (PF) Anthony Gustin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:32 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kamau Abu | 62-60 |
| 01:13 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 01:12 | Marquette | Jason Bishop grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Jason Bishop can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lowell Sandifer - foul #2 on Lowell Sandifer, team foul #13 | 62-60 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | James Dalton steals the ball from Kamau Abu | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sung Zhou (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Dalton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward McGuffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wimer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Erwin Ladouceur (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Thatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Marquette | Jason Bishop wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Myers | 65-62 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey is fouled on the floor by Lowell Sandifer - foul #3 on Lowell Sandifer, team foul #14 | 65-62 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Sung Zhou gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:04 | Marquette | Kamau Abu misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 04:03 | Marquette | Sung Zhou can't tip it in | 65-62 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 03:56 | Marquette | Jason Bishop gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Kamau Abu misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kamau Abu | 68-65 |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | Jason Bishop snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 02:23 | Marquette | Jason Bishop buries a turnaround near the basket | 70-65 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Kamau Abu steps in front of the Erwin Ladouceur pass | 70-65 |
| 01:55 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Donald Myers is whistled for a carry | 70-65 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jason Bishop | 70-65 |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-65 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Jason Bishop drills a floater from the baseline set up by Kamau Abu and the foul's on Erwin Ladouceur - foul #1 on Erwin Ladouceur, team foul #6 | 72-65 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Jason Bishop makes the free throw | 73-65 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Kamau Abu (fresh) 12 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lowell Sandifer (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sung Zhou (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Bishop (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Dalton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward McGuffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wimer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Erwin Ladouceur (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Thatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense 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 (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | James Dalton is called for the reach on Lowell Sandifer in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Dalton, team foul #7 | 73-65 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-65 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Kamau Abu snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Marquette | Kamau Abu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Williams (PG), James Sykes (SG), Branko Sucharski (C) Kamau Abu, Lowell Sandifer, Jason Bishop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (PG), Robert Spruill (SG), Scott Beck (SF), Curtis McPartlin (PF), Daniel Jay (C) James Dalton, Edward McGuffey, Brian Wimer, Erwin Ladouceur, Brian Thatcher | |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Henry Fish | 75-68 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kamau Abu (PG), Lowell Sandifer (SG), Jason Bishop (C) James Williams, James Sykes, Branko Sucharski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton (PG), Edward McGuffey (SG), Brian Wimer (SF), Erwin Ladouceur (PF), Brian Thatcher (C) Henry Fish, Robert Spruill, Scott Beck, Curtis McPartlin, Daniel Jay | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer is fouled in the backcourt by James Dalton - foul #5 on James Dalton, team foul #8 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (PG) James Dalton | |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:12 | Marquette | Lowell Sandifer misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Sung Zhou steals the ball from Brian Thatcher | 76-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Kamau Abu runs out the clock | 76-68 |