| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Hibbler (fresh) SG - William Carson (fresh) SF - Donald Bunch (fresh) PF - Ji Xiong (fresh) C - Toby Bittner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Williamson (fresh) SG - Blake Hamilton (fresh) SF - Timothy Dry (fresh) PF - Eric Logston (fresh) C - Bradley Gibbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois State | Eric Logston steps in front of the William Hibbler pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Marquette | Richard Williamson hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | Donald Bunch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to William Carson | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner knocks in the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Bradley Gibbs - foul #1 on Bradley Gibbs, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs connects on the open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Dry | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Illinois State | William Hibbler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Eric Logston is hacked by William Hibbler in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hibbler, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Richard Williamson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Marquette | Timothy Dry pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Marquette | Timothy Dry misses long on an open shot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Eric Logston is called for the reach on William Carson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Logston, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Feldmann (PG), Brian Morton (SG), Tyron Taylor (SF), Frank Carty (PF), Billy Atkinson (C) William Hibbler, William Carson, Donald Bunch, Ji Xiong, Toby Bittner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (PG), Mark Hurley (SG), Edwin Kaufman (SF), Rod Duell (PF), Christopher Smit (C) Richard Williamson, Blake Hamilton, Timothy Dry, Eric Logston, Bradley Gibbs | |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Billy Atkinson can't finish the uncontested layup | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | Illinois State | Tyron Taylor tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Marquette | Lee Budge misses long on a floater from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Frank Carty gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Brian Morton misses long on a floater from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Christopher Smit gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Lee Budge clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Frank Carty snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alton Feldmann (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Morton (fairly fresh) SF - Tyron Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Carty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Atkinson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Budge (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Hurley (fresh) SF - Edwin Kaufman (fairly fresh) PF - Rod Duell (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Smit (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois State | Frank Carty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Hibbler (PG), William Carson (SG), James Jackson (SF), Ji Xiong (PF), Frank Jones (C) Alton Feldmann, Brian Morton, Tyron Taylor, Frank Carty, Billy Atkinson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Williamson (PG), Richard Pier (SG), Timothy Dry (SF), Eric Logston (PF), Bradley Gibbs (C) Lee Budge, Mark Hurley, Edwin Kaufman, Rod Duell, Christopher Smit | |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs loses the dribble to William Hibbler | 5-4 |
| 15:11 | Illinois State | William Hibbler misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Eric Logston grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 14:41 | Marquette | Richard Pier misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Jackson | 5-4 |
| 14:23 | Illinois State | James Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Logston | 5-4 |
| 14:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Logston | 5-4 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | James Jackson is called for the reach on Richard Pier in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Feldmann (PG), Donald Bunch (SF), Frank Carty (PF), Toby Bittner (C) William Hibbler, James Jackson, Ji Xiong, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Blake Hamilton (SG), Edwin Kaufman (SF), Rod Duell (PF), Christopher Smit (C) Richard Pier, Timothy Dry, Eric Logston, Bradley Gibbs | |
| 14:04 | Marquette | Richard Williamson is hacked by Toby Bittner - foul #1 on Toby Bittner, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Morton (SG) William Carson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Rod Duell banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Blake Hamilton | 5-6 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Frank Carty misses long on a shot from the right side | 5-6 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Christopher Smit pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Rod Duell is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Billy Atkinson (PG), William Carson (SG), Tyron Taylor (SF), Ji Xiong (PF) Alton Feldmann, Brian Morton, Donald Bunch, Toby Bittner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (PG), Mark Hurley (SG), Timothy Dry (SF), Eric Logston (PF), Bradley Gibbs (C) Richard Williamson, Blake Hamilton, Edwin Kaufman, Rod Duell, Christopher Smit | |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Frank Carty buries a fadeaway near the basket | 7-6 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Frank Carty picks off the pass by Lee Budge in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Frank Carty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | Timothy Dry snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | Lee Budge knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Logston | 7-9 |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Ji Xiong clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 11:40 | Marquette | Eric Logston grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Billy Atkinson (fairly fresh) SG - William Carson (tiring) SF - Tyron Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ji Xiong (tiring) C - Frank Carty (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Budge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Hurley (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Dry (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Eric Logston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Gibbs (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs is whistled for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Hibbler (PG), Brian Morton (SG), James Jackson (SF), Frank Jones (C) Billy Atkinson, William Carson, Tyron Taylor, Frank Carty | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Williamson (PG), Blake Hamilton (SG), Richard Pier (SF), Rod Duell (PF), Christopher Smit (C) Lee Budge, Mark Hurley, Timothy Dry, Eric Logston, Bradley Gibbs | |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Frank Jones can't connect on a floater from the right side | 7-9 |
| 10:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Richard Williamson | 7-9 |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Ji Xiong takes the ball from Blake Hamilton in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | Frank Jones comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 10:38 | Marquette | Richard Williamson grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 10:10 | Marquette | Richard Williamson is hacked by William Hibbler - foul #2 on William Hibbler, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Feldmann (PG), Donald Bunch (SF), Frank Carty (PF) William Hibbler, James Jackson, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman (SF), Eric Logston (PF) Richard Pier, Christopher Smit | |
| 09:57 | Marquette | Richard Williamson misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Rod Duell hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 09:54 | Illinois State | Richard Williamson steps in front of the Alton Feldmann pass in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 09:52 | Marquette | Blake Hamilton lays it in set up by Richard Williamson | 7-13 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | Rod Duell swats the layup by Frank Carty | 7-13 |
| 09:22 | Marquette | Eric Logston grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Eric Logston misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Carty - foul #1 on Frank Carty, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Carson (SG), James Jackson (SF), Billy Atkinson (PF), Toby Bittner (C) Brian Morton, Donald Bunch, Frank Carty, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Pier (PG), Mark Hurley (SG), Timothy Dry (SF), Bradley Gibbs (C) Richard Williamson, Blake Hamilton, Edwin Kaufman, Rod Duell | |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Eric Logston misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | Eric Logston makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Richard Pier steals it from James Jackson in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 08:33 | Marquette | Eric Logston lays it up and in and he's fouled by Alton Feldmann - foul #1 on Alton Feldmann, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tyron Taylor (PF) Billy Atkinson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Smit (C) Bradley Gibbs | |
| 08:33 | Marquette | Eric Logston makes the free throw | 7-17 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Dry - foul #1 on Timothy Dry, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ji Xiong (PF) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (PG) Richard Pier | |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner misses the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 08:20 | Marquette | Timothy Dry pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Lee Budge is hacked by Alton Feldmann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alton Feldmann, team foul #7 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Billy Atkinson (PG) Alton Feldmann | |
| Subs | Marquette | Blake Hamilton (SG) Mark Hurley | |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Lee Budge misses the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 08:18 | Illinois State | William Carson grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-17 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Christopher Smit pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Timothy Dry drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Blake Hamilton | 8-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Billy Atkinson (fairly fresh) SG - William Carson (tiring) SF - Tyron Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ji Xiong (tired) C - Toby Bittner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Budge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Blake Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Dry (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Logston (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Smit (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Billy Atkinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Toby Bittner | 10-19 |
| 06:56 | Marquette | Timothy Dry is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 10-19 |
| 06:54 | Marquette | Lee Budge gets the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 06:38 | Marquette | Blake Hamilton scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Dry | 10-22 |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | William Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Morton (SG), James Jackson (SF), Frank Carty (PF), Frank Jones (C) William Carson, Tyron Taylor, Ji Xiong, Toby Bittner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Pier (PG), Mark Hurley (SG), Edwin Kaufman (SF), Rod Duell (PF), Bradley Gibbs (C) Lee Budge, Blake Hamilton, Timothy Dry, Eric Logston, Christopher Smit | |
| 06:05 | Marquette | James Jackson is called for the reach on Mark Hurley - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Bunch (SF) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Mark Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 06:05 | Marquette | Mark Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Brian Morton snags the defensive board | 10-23 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Billy Atkinson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Atkinson, team foul #9 | 10-23 |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Rod Duell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Hurley | 10-25 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Billy Atkinson hits the finger roll and the foul's on Richard Pier - foul #1 on Richard Pier, team foul #4 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Toby Bittner (C) Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Williamson (PG) Richard Pier | |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Billy Atkinson misses the free throw | 12-25 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Rod Duell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Donald Bunch - foul #1 on Donald Bunch, team foul #10 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Carson (SG) Brian Morton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Logston (PF) Rod Duell | |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Edwin Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner is whistled for a carry | 12-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ji Xiong (PF) Frank Carty | |
| Subs | Marquette | Blake Hamilton (SG) Mark Hurley | |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Toby Bittner - foul #2 on Toby Bittner, team foul #11 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Carty (PG), Frank Jones (C) Billy Atkinson, Toby Bittner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Dry (SF) Edwin Kaufman | |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 12-28 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | Bradley Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 12-28 |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | Frank Jones gets the rebound | 12-28 |
| 04:06 | Illinois State | Donald Bunch misses the floater from the free throw line | 12-28 |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | Frank Carty gets the offensive rebound | 12-28 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | William Carson's fadeaway is rejected by Bradley Gibbs | 12-28 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | Eric Logston pulls down the rebound | 12-28 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Frank Carty is called for the reach on Richard Williamson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Carty, team foul #12 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Hibbler (PG), Alton Feldmann (SG), James Jackson (SF), Tyron Taylor (PF), Toby Bittner (C) Frank Carty, William Carson, Donald Bunch, Ji Xiong, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Hurley (SG), Richard Pier (SF), Rod Duell (C) Blake Hamilton, Timothy Dry, Bradley Gibbs | |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Richard Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 12-29 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Richard Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-30 |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-30 |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Hibbler (fresh) SG - Alton Feldmann (fairly fresh) SF - James Jackson (fresh) PF - Tyron Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Toby Bittner (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Williamson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hurley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Pier (fresh) PF - Eric Logston (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rod Duell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Illinois State | Toby Bittner drills a jumpshot from the right side | 14-30 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Mark Hurley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ji Xiong (PF) Tyron Taylor | |
| Subs | Marquette | Timothy Dry (SF), Christopher Smit (PF) Richard Pier, Eric Logston | |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | William Hibbler comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Hurley - foul #1 on Mark Hurley, team foul #5 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Bunch (SF), Frank Jones (C) James Jackson, Toby Bittner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Budge (PG), Blake Hamilton (SG), Eric Logston (PF) Richard Williamson, Mark Hurley, Rod Duell | |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | William Hibbler makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | William Hibbler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Christopher Smit banks in the layup set up by Blake Hamilton | 16-32 |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | William Hibbler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | Donald Bunch grabs the offensive rebound | 16-32 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Alton Feldmann can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-32 |
| 01:43 | Marquette | Eric Logston gets the rebound | 16-32 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Blake Hamilton connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lee Budge | 16-35 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Ji Xiong misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-35 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | Donald Bunch tips it but misses | 16-35 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Lee Budge grabs the board | 16-35 |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Morton (SG), James Jackson (SF), Tyron Taylor (PF), Frank Carty (C) Alton Feldmann, Donald Bunch, Ji Xiong, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Williamson (PG), Richard Pier (SG), Edwin Kaufman (SF), Rod Duell (PF), Bradley Gibbs (C) Lee Budge, Blake Hamilton, Timothy Dry, Eric Logston, Christopher Smit | |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Richard Williamson is hacked by William Hibbler - foul #3 on William Hibbler, team foul #13 | 16-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alton Feldmann (PG) William Hibbler | |
| Subs | Marquette | Mark Hurley (SG) Richard Pier | |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Richard Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Richard Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Frank Carty grabs the defensive rebound | 16-36 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Tyron Taylor buries a shot near the basket set up by Alton Feldmann | 18-36 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Richard Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Tyron Taylor - foul #1 on Tyron Taylor, team foul #14 | 18-36 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Richard Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 18-37 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Richard Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Frank Carty | 18-37 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Frank Carty comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-37 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Frank Carty tips it but misses | 18-37 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Rod Duell | 18-37 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Rod Duell can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 18-37 |