| Lineup | Southern | PG - Douglas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Evans (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Austin Marburger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Mastro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fresh) SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bennie Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Olewinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Leonard Smith misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Rogelio Marino - foul #3 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Southern | Martin Jones (SG) Rogelio Marino | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:27 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro travels with the ball | 23-27 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| 18:48 | Southern | Douglas Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 18:46 | Southern | Austin Marburger hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Kenneth Mastro swats the short shot by Leonard Smith | 25-27 |
| 18:31 | Southern | James Evans grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 18:04 | Southern | Martin Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 18:03 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Stephen Olewinski | 25-27 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Austin Marburger - foul #1 on Austin Marburger, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:46 | Southern | Stephen Olewinski steals the ball from Austin Marburger | 25-28 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | James Evans is called for the reach on Bennie Wallace - foul #2 on James Evans, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jackson Gump (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Dustin Mayer, Stephen Olewinski | |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Jackson Gump misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Evans - foul #3 on James Evans, team foul #4 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Southern | Marc Worley (SF), Nathan Krahn (PF), Douglas Meiners (C) James Evans, Austin Marburger, Kenneth Mastro | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter (SF) Bennie Wallace | |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Jackson Gump makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Jackson Gump misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:08 | Southern | The rebound goes to Marc Worley | 25-29 |
| 16:39 | Southern | Marc Worley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Martin Jones | 28-29 |
| 16:25 | Marquette | Leonard Smith drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jeff Stickley | 28-31 |
| 16:04 | Southern | Douglas Meiners connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marc Worley | 30-31 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Leonard Smith connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Stickley | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Douglas Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marc Worley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Krahn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Meiners (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Nicholas Ketter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jackson Gump (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern | Martin Jones lays it up and in | 32-33 |
| 15:17 | Marquette | Martin Jones is called for the reach on Jeff Stickley - foul #1 on Martin Jones, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Southern | Rogelio Marino (SG), James Evans (SF), Austin Marburger (PF), Kenneth Mastro (C) Martin Jones, Marc Worley, Nathan Krahn, Douglas Meiners | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Bennie Wallace (SF), Dustin Mayer (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Jeff Stickley, Leonard Smith, Jackson Gump, Samuel Johnson | |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Mayer | 32-36 |
| 14:39 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro scores on a floater near the basket set up by Douglas Brown and he's hacked by Nicholas Ketter - foul #1 on Nicholas Ketter, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 14:39 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro misses the free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:20 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace misses the lay-in | 34-36 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Corley | 34-38 |
| 13:40 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Douglas Brown | 36-38 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 13:23 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | John Corley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Corley, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Martin Jones (SG) Douglas Brown | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Stickley (PG), Leonard Smith (SG), Samuel Johnson (C) John Corley, Nicholas Ketter, Stephen Olewinski | |
| 12:46 | Southern | Austin Marburger is hacked by Leonard Smith during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Leonard Smith, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| 12:33 | Southern | Austin Marburger makes the jumper in the paint set up by Martin Jones | 38-38 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 12:27 | Southern | Austin Marburger gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:00 | Southern | Austin Marburger makes the contested driving attempt from the right block | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Evans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Austin Marburger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Mastro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Bennie Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Mayer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Marquette | Kenneth Mastro is called for the reach on Dustin Mayer - foul #1 on Kenneth Mastro, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Brown (PG), Marc Worley (SF), Nathan Krahn (PF), Douglas Meiners (C) Rogelio Marino, James Evans, Austin Marburger, Kenneth Mastro | |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (SF), Jackson Gump (PF) Bennie Wallace, Dustin Mayer | |
| 11:22 | Marquette | Leonard Smith double dribbles | 40-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Rogelio Marino (SG) Martin Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:05 | Southern | Douglas Meiners is denied on a layup by Jackson Gump | 40-38 |
| 11:03 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Worley | 40-38 |
| 10:47 | Southern | Douglas Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 10:33 | Marquette | Jeff Stickley loses the ball out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SF) Douglas Meiners | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Stephen Olewinski (C) Jeff Stickley, Timothy Strasser | |
| 10:09 | Southern | Rogelio Marino is fouled on the floor by Jackson Gump - foul #1 on Jackson Gump, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Martin Jones (SG), Austin Marburger (PF), Kenneth Mastro (C) Rogelio Marino, Marc Worley, Nathan Krahn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bennie Wallace (SF) Samuel Johnson | |
| 09:45 | Southern | Austin Marburger makes the contested jumper from the right side set up by Martin Jones | 45-38 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Stickley (PG), Dustin Mayer (PF) Leonard Smith, Jackson Gump | |
| 09:13 | Southern | Jeff Stickley is called for the reach on James Evans - foul #3 on Jeff Stickley, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| 08:54 | Southern | Austin Marburger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on John Corley - foul #3 on John Corley, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Rogelio Marino (PG), Marc Worley (SF) Douglas Brown, James Evans | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:54 | Southern | Austin Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:54 | Southern | Austin Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Stickley | 47-40 |
| 08:17 | Southern | Rogelio Marino can't connect on a floater from the right side | 47-40 |
| 08:16 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 08:05 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 07:48 | Southern | Marc Worley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 07:47 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer grabs the board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marc Worley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Austin Marburger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Mastro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Corley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bennie Wallace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Mayer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Olewinski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace can't throw it down | 47-42 |
| 07:28 | Southern | Rogelio Marino pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:03 | Southern | Austin Marburger is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Austin Marburger, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Brown (PG), James Evans (SF), Nathan Krahn (C) Martin Jones, Austin Marburger, Kenneth Mastro | |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (PG), Leonard Smith (SG), Nicholas Ketter (SF), Jackson Gump (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Jeff Stickley, John Corley, Bennie Wallace, Dustin Mayer, Stephen Olewinski | |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Leonard Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 06:35 | Southern | Rogelio Marino snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 06:10 | Southern | Nathan Krahn knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Brown | 49-42 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Jackson Gump blows the layup | 49-42 |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Leonard Smith can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 05:48 | Southern | The rebound goes to Marc Worley | 49-42 |
| 05:24 | Southern | Rogelio Marino buries a fadeaway near the basket | 51-42 |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Leonard Smith is denied on a layup by Marc Worley | 51-42 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson tips it in | 51-44 |
| 04:47 | Southern | Marc Worley is hacked by Jackson Gump - foul #2 on Jackson Gump, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Martin Jones (SG), Austin Marburger (PF), Kenneth Mastro (C) Rogelio Marino, James Evans, Nathan Krahn | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Stickley (PG), Bennie Wallace (SF), Dustin Mayer (PF) Timothy Strasser, Nicholas Ketter, Jackson Gump | |
| 04:47 | Southern | Marc Worley makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 04:47 | Southern | Marc Worley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Marc Worley - foul #2 on Marc Worley, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SF) Marc Worley | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:31 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:14 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 03:58 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 03:56 | Southern | Austin Marburger grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 03:40 | Southern | Austin Marburger lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Martin Jones | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Douglas Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Austin Marburger (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Mastro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Stickley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Bennie Wallace (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Mayer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Bennie Wallace | 57-47 |
| 03:09 | Southern | Douglas Brown's pass is intercepted by Bennie Wallace | 57-47 |
| 02:53 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Evans - foul #4 on James Evans, team foul #9 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Southern | Rogelio Marino (PG), Marc Worley (SF) Douglas Brown, James Evans | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (SG), Stephen Olewinski (C) Leonard Smith, Samuel Johnson | |
| 02:53 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 02:53 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 02:24 | Southern | Austin Marburger splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block | 57-49 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Dustin Mayer misses the driving attempt in the paint | 57-49 |
| 02:14 | Southern | Rogelio Marino gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:14 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Southern | James Evans (SF) Marc Worley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Leonard Smith (SG) John Corley | |
| 01:45 | Southern | Leonard Smith steps in front of the Kenneth Mastro pass | 57-49 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace is hacked by Austin Marburger - foul #3 on Austin Marburger, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Brown (PG) Martin Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:36 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:36 | Southern | Kenneth Mastro grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 01:18 | Southern | Austin Marburger knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rogelio Marino | 60-50 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 00:40 | Southern | James Evans is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Leonard Smith snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Smith | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Southern | Douglas Brown is hacked by Jeff Stickley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeff Stickley, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Marc Worley (PF) Austin Marburger | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:30 | Southern | Douglas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:30 | Southern | Douglas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:25 | Marquette | Bennie Wallace clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 00:23 | Southern | Marc Worley gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:20 | Southern | Marc Worley is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Stickley - foul #5 on Jeff Stickley, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Martin Jones (SG) Rogelio Marino | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG) Jeff Stickley | |
| 00:20 | Southern | Marc Worley makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:20 | Southern | Marc Worley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | John Corley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 00:12 | Southern | Martin Jones grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 00:12 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Austin Marburger (PF) James Evans | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Southern | Martin Jones is hacked by John Corley in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Corley, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| 00:09 | Southern | Martin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:09 | Southern | Martin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Leonard Smith misses the dunk but the foul's on Martin Jones - foul #2 on Martin Jones, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Rogelio Marino (SG), James Evans (SF) Martin Jones, Marc Worley | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern | Douglas Brown runs out the clock | 66-58 |