| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nicholas Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jackson Gump (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Olewinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Job (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Woodley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 27-33 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | James Woodley tips it home | 27-35 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Jackson Gump hits a floater from close range | 29-35 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | John Corley steals it from Shannon Sanders | 29-35 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | John Corley banks in the layup | 31-35 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | James Woodley knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Baker | 31-37 |
| 18:12 | Marquette | Timothy Parks steals it from Jackson Gump | 31-37 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Brian Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Timothy Parks gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Nicholas Ketter is called for the reach on Shannon Sanders - foul #3 on Nicholas Ketter, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (SF), Samuel Johnson (C) Nicholas Ketter, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | James Woodley misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Corley - foul #1 on John Corley, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Strasser | 33-39 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Brian Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-39 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Corley | 33-39 |
| 16:33 | Marquette | Leonard Smith buries a turnaround in the paint set up by John Corley | 35-39 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | John Corley is called for the reach on Brian Baker - foul #2 on John Corley, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski (C) John Corley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Timothy Parks, Blaine Hackworth, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | George Hohl lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Behne | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Timothy Strasser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jackson Gump (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Olewinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Hohl (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Behne (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Marquette | Shannon Sanders is called for the reach on Leonard Smith - foul #2 on Shannon Sanders, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter (SF) Jackson Gump | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Andrew Toney is called for the reach on Leonard Smith - foul #1 on Andrew Toney, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Strasser | 38-41 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Andrew Toney connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Leonard Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Shannon Sanders - foul #3 on Shannon Sanders, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Jackson Gump (PF), Thomas Fraser (C) Timothy Strasser, Samuel Johnson, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF) Brian Baker, Shannon Sanders | |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Leonard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | George Hohl makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-47 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Leonard Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Parks - foul #2 on Timothy Parks, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Andrew Toney misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Jackson Gump grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 13:09 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser's fadeaway is rejected by John Job | 41-47 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | John Job grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Andrew Toney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 13:01 | Marquette | Jackson Gump snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 12:39 | Marquette | John Corley connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Smith out of a doubleteam | 44-47 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | James Woodley scores on a floater in the lane | 44-49 |
| 12:04 | Marquette | John Corley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Ketter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jackson Gump (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fraser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Toney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Woodley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Timothy Parks connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Leonard Smith can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 44-52 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Job | 44-52 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | John Job misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-52 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Timothy Parks grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | John Job is fouled on the floor by Thomas Fraser - foul #2 on Thomas Fraser, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (PG), Daniel Williams (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) John Corley, Nicholas Ketter, Jackson Gump, Thomas Fraser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Baker (PG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | George Hohl comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Leonard Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Brian Baker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:17 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski misses long on an open floater from the left side | 44-52 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Jerry Behne snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | George Hohl knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shannon Sanders | 44-54 |
| 08:45 | Marquette | Jerry Behne steals it from Leonard Smith out of a doubleteam | 44-54 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Parks | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right block | 44-57 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Jerry Behne grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Brian Baker is fouled on the floor by Stephen Olewinski - foul #1 on Stephen Olewinski, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (SG), Nicholas Ketter (SF), Jackson Gump (PF) Leonard Smith, Daniel Williams, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) Timothy Parks, Shannon Sanders, George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Brian Baker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Toney | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Timothy Strasser (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Corley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Ketter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jackson Gump (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Woodley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:44 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-60 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Andrew Toney gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth is hacked by Timothy Strasser - foul #2 on Timothy Strasser, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Fraser (C) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Jackson Gump steps in front of the Brian Baker pass | 44-60 |
| 06:52 | Marquette | John Corley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leonard Smith (SG) Timothy Strasser | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-60 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Jackson Gump grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 06:27 | Marquette | John Corley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | James Woodley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Brian Baker scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Nicholas Ketter - foul #4 on Nicholas Ketter, team foul #7 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski (C) Thomas Fraser | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:01 | Marquette | John Job is called for the reach on Nicholas Ketter - foul #3 on John Job, team foul #5 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (PG) Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF), Jerry Behne (C) Blaine Hackworth, James Woodley | |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Jerry Behne swats the short shot by Jackson Gump | 44-63 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser tips it home | 46-63 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Andrew Toney is fouled on the floor by John Corley - foul #3 on John Corley, team foul #8 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Johnson (PF) Nicholas Ketter | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Hohl (PF) John Job | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | John Corley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Strasser | 49-65 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | George Hohl scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Andrew Toney | 49-67 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Shannon Sanders - foul #4 on Shannon Sanders, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leonard Smith (SG), Thomas Fraser (C) John Corley, Stephen Olewinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (SG), James Woodley (C) Andrew Toney, Jerry Behne | |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | James Woodley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | George Hohl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Jackson Gump comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-67 |
| 04:16 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser tips it back up and in | 52-67 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Brian Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | George Hohl snags the offensive board | 52-67 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Woodley | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Timothy Strasser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jackson Gump (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Fraser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Hohl (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - James Woodley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser misses the easy open layup | 52-69 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woodley | 52-69 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | James Woodley clanks a turnaround in the paint | 52-69 |
| 03:21 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser scores on a shot in the paint and the foul's on Timothy Parks - foul #3 on Timothy Parks, team foul #7 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Nicholas Ketter (SF) Timothy Strasser, Jackson Gump | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Job (PF), Jerry Behne (C) George Hohl, James Woodley | |
| 03:15 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Nicholas Ketter picks off the pass by Blaine Hackworth | 55-69 |
| 02:41 | Marquette | John Corley is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Leonard Smith | 58-69 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jackson Gump (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) Samuel Johnson, Thomas Fraser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), James Woodley (C) Timothy Parks, Blaine Hackworth, Jerry Behne | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | James Woodley misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Stephen Olewinski - foul #2 on Stephen Olewinski, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Andrew Toney is called for the reach on Leonard Smith - foul #2 on Andrew Toney, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Brian Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-71 |
| 01:32 | Marquette | Jackson Gump grabs the board | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter blows the dunk | 60-71 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Jackson Gump tips it home | 62-71 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Brian Baker misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter grabs the board | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Marquette | John Corley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-71 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Andrew Toney snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Andrew Toney is hacked by Leonard Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Smith, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (SG), George Hohl (PF) Brian Baker, John Job | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Andrew Toney misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leonard Smith | 64-72 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | James Woodley is hacked by John Corley in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Corley, team foul #11 | 64-72 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Nicholas Ketter buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-74 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | James Woodley is hacked by Leonard Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Smith, team foul #12 | 66-74 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | James Woodley misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | John Corley misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-75 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | James Woodley snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Andrew Toney is hacked by Leonard Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Smith, team foul #13 | 66-75 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Andrew Toney misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Jackson Gump drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Timothy Parks is hacked by Leonard Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard Smith, team foul #14 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Strasser (PG) Leonard Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Timothy Parks makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Timothy Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | John Corley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-78 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski snags the offensive board | 69-78 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | John Corley clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-78 |