| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) SG - Antonio Burnette (fresh) SF - Karson Flury (fresh) PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) C - Gary Metzler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Jacob Beller (fresh) SG - Robert Davis (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) PF - David Cline (fresh) C - Sam Crigger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Gary Metzler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Frank Gafford knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Antonio Burnette | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Wright State | Sam Crigger misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Wright State | David Cline pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Wright State | Jacob Beller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Wright State | Sam Crigger is denied on a dunk by Gary Metzler | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Wright State | James Young hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | Michael Lyon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Gary Metzler grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Robert Davis picks off the pass by Gary Metzler | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Wright State | Jacob Beller slams it home on a great pass from Robert Davis | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Marquette | Frank Gafford clanks a jumper from the right block | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Wright State | The rebound goes to James Young | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Wright State | James Young's layup is rejected by Frank Gafford | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Wright State | Sam Crigger grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Wright State | Sam Crigger can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Wright State | Robert Davis gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Wright State | Jacob Beller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Gary Metzler | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Michael Lyon makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:19 | Wright State | Sam Crigger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Irving Seeley (SF), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) Michael Lyon, Karson Flury, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 16:03 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | Wright State | James Young grabs the board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - George Chambers (fresh) SG - Antonio Burnette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Seeley (fresh) PF - John Gross (fresh) C - Luis Boswell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Jacob Beller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cline (fresh) C - Sam Crigger (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Wright State | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by Irving Seeley - foul #1 on Irving Seeley, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 15:31 | Wright State | David Cline hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Irving Seeley - foul #2 on Irving Seeley, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Batres (SF) Irving Seeley | |
| Subs | Wright State | Charles Celestine (PF), Stanley Meikle (C) James Young, Sam Crigger | |
| 15:31 | Wright State | David Cline makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:31 | Wright State | David Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by George Chambers | 10-6 |
| 14:59 | Wright State | Stanley Meikle clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 10-6 |
| 14:57 | Marquette | George Chambers grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | George Chambers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-6 |
| 14:49 | Wright State | Jacob Beller grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 14:44 | Wright State | Jacob Beller hits a shot from the right side set up by David Cline | 10-8 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 14:28 | Wright State | Stanley Meikle grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:08 | Wright State | John Gross is called for the reach on Jacob Beller - foul #1 on John Gross, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SF), Frank Gafford (PF), Gary Metzler (C) Antonio Burnette, Robert Batres, John Gross, Luis Boswell | |
| Subs | Wright State | Kory Dukes (PG), John Witherspoon (SG), James Young (SF), Sam Crigger (C) Jacob Beller, Robert Davis, David Cline, Stanley Meikle | |
| 14:01 | Wright State | Sam Crigger buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Kory Dukes and he's fouled by Frank Gafford - foul #1 on Frank Gafford, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 14:01 | Wright State | Sam Crigger makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | Karson Flury can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:38 | Marquette | Frank Gafford can't tip it in | 10-11 |
| 13:36 | Wright State | Kory Dukes grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:32 | Wright State | Kory Dukes can't throw it down | 10-11 |
| 13:30 | Marquette | Frank Gafford snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Celestine - foul #1 on Charles Celestine, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Batres (SF) George Chambers | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Frank Gafford makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Frank Gafford makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:03 | Wright State | James Young misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Robert Batres - foul #1 on Robert Batres, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| 13:03 | Wright State | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:03 | Wright State | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Michael Lyon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 12:43 | Marquette | Frank Gafford hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 12:33 | Wright State | Frank Gafford swats the short shot by James Young | 14-12 |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Robert Batres grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:26 | Marquette | Michael Lyon hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Metzler | 16-12 |
| 12:01 | Wright State | John Witherspoon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 11:59 | Marquette | Frank Gafford grabs the board | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) SF - Robert Batres (fresh) PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Kory Dukes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Witherspoon (fresh) SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Celestine (fairly fresh) C - Sam Crigger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Michael Lyon misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Celestine - foul #2 on Charles Celestine, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (SG) Robert Batres | |
| Subs | Wright State | Jacob Beller (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), David Cline (PF), Stanley Meikle (C) Kory Dukes, John Witherspoon, James Young, Charles Celestine, Sam Crigger | |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Michael Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Michael Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:34 | Wright State | Stanley Meikle drills a driving attempt from the right block | 18-14 |
| 11:14 | Marquette | George Chambers is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Burnette (SG), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) Michael Lyon, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Luis Boswell connects on the shot in the lane | 20-14 |
| 10:50 | Wright State | Robert Davis is fouled on the floor by Karson Flury - foul #1 on Karson Flury, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Batres (SF) Karson Flury | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 10:36 | Wright State | Stanley Meikle misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Antonio Burnette - foul #1 on Antonio Burnette, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| 10:36 | Wright State | Stanley Meikle misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:36 | Wright State | Stanley Meikle makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | John Gross misses the driving attempt near the basket | 20-15 |
| 10:20 | Wright State | Raymond Smith gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:08 | Wright State | David Cline drills a floater near the basket set up by Jacob Beller | 20-17 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | Raymond Smith steals it from John Gross | 20-17 |
| 09:26 | Wright State | Stanley Meikle is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 20-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SF), Frank Gafford (PF), Gary Metzler (C) Antonio Burnette, Robert Batres, John Gross, Luis Boswell | |
| Subs | Wright State | James Young (SF), Sam Crigger (C) Raymond Smith, Stanley Meikle | |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Sam Crigger picks off the pass by Michael Lyon | 20-17 |
| 08:53 | Wright State | James Young hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Sam Crigger | 20-19 |
| 08:41 | Marquette | George Chambers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 08:39 | Wright State | Jacob Beller pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:35 | Wright State | Jacob Beller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 08:33 | Wright State | Sam Crigger tips it but misses | 20-19 |
| 08:31 | Marquette | Frank Gafford grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | Frank Gafford dunks the ball | 22-19 |
| 08:11 | Wright State | David Cline comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 22-19 |
| 08:09 | Wright State | Sam Crigger hits the follow up shot | 22-21 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Michael Lyon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Batres (SF) George Chambers | |
| Subs | Wright State | Kory Dukes (PG), John Witherspoon (SG), David Glisson (PF) Jacob Beller, Robert Davis, David Cline | |
| 07:56 | Wright State | Kory Dukes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | Karson Flury snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Karson Flury (fresh) SF - Robert Batres (fresh) PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Kory Dukes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Witherspoon (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Glisson (fresh) C - Sam Crigger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Marquette | Karson Flury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 07:32 | Wright State | The rebound goes to James Young | 22-21 |
| 07:26 | Wright State | James Young drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kory Dukes | 22-23 |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Michael Lyon is hacked by Kory Dukes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kory Dukes, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | Antonio Burnette (SG), John Gross (PF) Karson Flury, Frank Gafford | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 07:11 | Marquette | James Young blocks the short jumper by John Gross | 22-23 |
| 07:09 | Wright State | The rebound goes to David Glisson | 22-23 |
| 06:58 | Wright State | Sam Crigger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Raymond Smith (SF), Stanley Meikle (C) James Young, Sam Crigger | |
| 06:44 | Marquette | John Gross scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gary Metzler and he's hacked by David Glisson - foul #1 on David Glisson, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Luis Boswell (C) Michael Lyon, Gary Metzler | |
| Subs | Wright State | Jacob Beller (PG), Robert Davis (SG) Kory Dukes, John Witherspoon | |
| 06:44 | Marquette | John Gross makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:33 | Wright State | David Glisson comes up short on the shot from the right block | 25-23 |
| 06:31 | Wright State | Stanley Meikle hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 06:11 | Marquette | Luis Boswell's floater is knocked away by David Glisson | 25-25 |
| 06:09 | Marquette | Robert Batres tips it in | 27-25 |
| 06:01 | Wright State | Jacob Beller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | John Gross pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:56 | Marquette | George Chambers knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Luis Boswell | 30-25 |
| 05:44 | Wright State | Jacob Beller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 05:42 | Wright State | David Glisson snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 05:28 | Wright State | Stanley Meikle's pass is intercepted by George Chambers | 30-25 |
| 05:06 | Marquette | John Gross comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | John Gross grabs the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:48 | Marquette | Antonio Burnette knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Chambers | 32-25 |
| 04:34 | Wright State | Stanley Meikle connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Davis | 32-27 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | John Gross is whistled for a carry | 32-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Lyon (PG), Karson Flury (SF), Frank Gafford (PF), Gary Metzler (C) George Chambers, Robert Batres, John Gross, Luis Boswell | |
| Subs | Wright State | Kory Dukes (PG), John Witherspoon (SG), James Young (SF), David Cline (PF), Sam Crigger (C) Jacob Beller, Robert Davis, Raymond Smith, David Glisson, Stanley Meikle | |
| 03:51 | Wright State | John Witherspoon loses the dribble to Gary Metzler | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Lyon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Antonio Burnette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karson Flury (fresh) PF - Frank Gafford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Metzler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Kory Dukes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Witherspoon (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Cline (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sam Crigger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Marquette | Sam Crigger blocks the short jumper by Karson Flury | 32-27 |
| 03:32 | Wright State | David Cline gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:27 | Wright State | Kory Dukes connects on the shot from the left wing set up by John Witherspoon | 32-29 |
| 03:18 | Marquette | Karson Flury loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Seeley (SF) Antonio Burnette | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 03:07 | Wright State | Kory Dukes travels with the ball | 32-29 |
| 02:40 | Marquette | Frank Gafford misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 02:39 | Wright State | The rebound goes to James Young | 32-29 |
| 02:31 | Wright State | Sam Crigger drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Karson Flury can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Gary Metzler tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 02:14 | Wright State | Sam Crigger gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:02 | Wright State | John Witherspoon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 02:01 | Wright State | David Cline gets the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:55 | Wright State | John Witherspoon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-34 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | James Young denies the turnaround by Karson Flury | 32-34 |
| 01:40 | Wright State | Sam Crigger gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:23 | Wright State | Sam Crigger is hacked by Irving Seeley - foul #3 on Irving Seeley, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | George Chambers (PG), Antonio Burnette (SG), John Gross (PF), Luis Boswell (C) Michael Lyon, Irving Seeley, Frank Gafford, Gary Metzler | |
| Subs | Wright State | Jacob Beller (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Charles Celestine (PF) Kory Dukes, John Witherspoon, James Young, David Cline | |
| 01:23 | Wright State | Sam Crigger makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:23 | Wright State | Sam Crigger makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Karson Flury scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Chambers and he's hacked by Charles Celestine - foul #3 on Charles Celestine, team foul #7 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Wright State | David Glisson (PF), Stanley Meikle (C) Charles Celestine, Sam Crigger | |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Karson Flury makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:54 | Wright State | David Glisson misses the easy layup | 35-36 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | John Gross gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 00:38 | Marquette | Karson Flury comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 00:37 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Jacob Beller | 35-36 |
| 00:30 | Wright State | David Glisson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Karson Flury - foul #2 on Karson Flury, team foul #9 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Batres (SF) Karson Flury | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 00:30 | Wright State | David Glisson misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:30 | Wright State | David Glisson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | George Chambers connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | Wright State | Robert Davis comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-37 |