| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Proper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Baker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Hopping (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Pat Huntsman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Strasser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Williams (fresh) PF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Olewinski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-34 |
| 19:51 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Huntsman hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 19:23 | Marquette | John Corley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 19:21 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Fisher | 32-34 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Daniel Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | John Corley is fouled on the floor by Keith Hopping - foul #1 on Keith Hopping, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | John Corley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Williams | 32-37 |
| 18:02 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Baker loses the dribble to John Corley | 32-37 |
| 17:38 | Marquette | John Corley misses the easy layup | 32-37 |
| 17:36 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Pat Huntsman | 32-37 |
| 17:30 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 17:29 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Corley | 32-39 |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Johnson | 32-39 |
| 16:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Daniel Williams | 32-39 |
| 16:19 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Daniel Williams | 32-41 |
| 16:04 | Northern Illinois University | John Fisher misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski grabs the board | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Proper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Hopping (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Pat Huntsman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Strasser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Olewinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Marquette | John Corley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Williams | 32-44 |
| 15:27 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Baker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Blanton (PG), Jason Sprenger (SF), Aaron Wagner (PF), Robert Crawford (C) David Proper, Keith Hopping, John Fisher, Pat Huntsman | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:27 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Baker misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 15:27 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:58 | Marquette | Jason Sprenger is called for the reach on Daniel Williams - foul #1 on Jason Sprenger, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jessie Hartwell (SG) Dennis Baker | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski scores on a turnaround in the lane | 33-46 |
| 14:11 | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Blanton's pass is intercepted by Timothy Strasser | 33-46 |
| 13:51 | Marquette | Daniel Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Sprenger pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 13:42 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Crawford is hacked by Timothy Strasser - foul #2 on Timothy Strasser, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia (C) Stephen Olewinski | |
| 13:28 | Northern Illinois University | John Corley is called for the reach on Jessie Hartwell - foul #2 on John Corley, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Proper (PG), Pat Huntsman (C) Jessie Hartwell, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:19 | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Blanton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Alexander Blanton, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping (SF) Jason Sprenger | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:50 | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Teodoro Garcia, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Baker (SG) Alexander Blanton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ton (SF) Daniel Williams | |
| 12:35 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 12:33 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Huntsman snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 12:14 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Ton - foul #4 on Thomas Ton, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Fisher (PF) Aaron Wagner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Morgan (SF), Thomas Fraser (C) Thomas Ton, Samuel Johnson | |
| 12:14 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 12:14 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:53 | Marquette | Michael Morgan knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Timothy Strasser | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Proper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Hopping (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Pat Huntsman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Strasser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Teodoro Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Fraser (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Baker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-48 |
| 11:28 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Teodoro Garcia | 35-48 |
| 11:08 | Marquette | John Corley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 11:07 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Pat Huntsman | 35-48 |
| 11:03 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Baker's pass is intercepted by Michael Morgan | 35-48 |
| 10:44 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Corley | 35-50 |
| 10:39 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Blanton (PG), Jason Sprenger (SF), Aaron Wagner (PF) David Proper, Keith Hopping, Pat Huntsman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Fredrick Herring (SG), Daniel Williams (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF), Stephen Olewinski (C) John Corley, Timothy Strasser, Teodoro Garcia, Thomas Fraser | |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by John Fisher - foul #1 on John Fisher, team foul #4 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jessie Hartwell (SG) Dennis Baker | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson misses the free throw | 35-52 |
| 10:20 | Northern Illinois University | Aaron Wagner gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Blanton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Fisher | 38-52 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 38-52 |
| 09:39 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Sprenger gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:34 | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Blanton makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Sprenger | 41-52 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson drills a jumper in the lane set up by Fredrick Herring and he's hacked by John Fisher - foul #2 on John Fisher, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Baker (SG), Robert Crawford (C) Jessie Hartwell, John Fisher | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Corley (PG), Timothy Strasser (SG) Michael Morgan, Fredrick Herring | |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Sprenger scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-55 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jason Sprenger - foul #2 on Jason Sprenger, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Proper (PG), Keith Hopping (SF), Pat Huntsman (C) Alexander Blanton, Jason Sprenger, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Huntsman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | Samuel Johnson gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 08:17 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from John Corley and he's fouled by Aaron Wagner - foul #4 on Aaron Wagner, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Crawford (PF) Aaron Wagner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia (PF) Samuel Johnson | |
| 08:17 | Marquette | Timothy Strasser misses the free throw | 43-58 |
| 08:17 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Huntsman pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:13 | Northern Illinois University | John Corley picks off the pass by David Proper in the backcourt | 43-58 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | John Corley hits the finger roll | 43-60 |
| 07:56 | Northern Illinois University | David Proper double dribbles | 43-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jason Sprenger (PF) Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Fraser (C) Stephen Olewinski | |
| 07:33 | Marquette | Daniel Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Corley | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Proper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Hopping (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Sprenger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Pat Huntsman (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Corley (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Strasser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Teodoro Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Sprenger lays it in on a nice dish by David Proper | 45-63 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser's pass is intercepted by Jason Sprenger | 45-63 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | David Proper's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Fraser | 45-63 |
| 06:51 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping snags the offensive board | 45-63 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Huntsman clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 45-63 |
| 06:44 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Hopping pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:35 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Fraser steals it from Pat Huntsman | 45-63 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Keith Hopping is called for the reach on Teodoro Garcia - foul #2 on Keith Hopping, team foul #8 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Blanton (PG), Jessie Hartwell (SG), Robert Crawford (SF), Aaron Wagner (PF), John Fisher (C) David Proper, Dennis Baker, Keith Hopping, Jason Sprenger, Pat Huntsman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Ton (PG), Michael Morgan (SF), Stephen Olewinski (C) John Corley, Daniel Williams, Thomas Fraser | |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 06:17 | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 06:17 | Northern Illinois University | John Fisher gets the rebound | 45-64 |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Crawford clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-64 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Thomas Ton is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Blanton - foul #2 on Alexander Blanton, team foul #9 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Fredrick Herring (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF) Timothy Strasser, Teodoro Garcia | |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Thomas Ton makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Thomas Ton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 05:50 | Northern Illinois University | Jessie Hartwell comes up short on the floater in the paint | 45-66 |
| 05:49 | Northern Illinois University | Aaron Wagner misses the tip | 45-66 |
| 05:48 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Fredrick Herring misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-66 |
| 05:27 | Northern Illinois University | John Fisher grabs the board | 45-66 |
| 05:09 | Northern Illinois University | Aaron Wagner scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jessie Hartwell | 47-66 |
| 04:51 | Marquette | Thomas Ton's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Crawford | 47-66 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Stephen Olewinski tips it back up and in | 47-68 |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | Aaron Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jason Sprenger (SF) Aaron Wagner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia (PF), Thomas Fraser (C) Samuel Johnson, Stephen Olewinski | |
| 04:22 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser is hacked by Robert Crawford - foul #2 on Robert Crawford, team foul #10 | 47-68 |
| 04:22 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser misses the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 04:22 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Crawford buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Thomas Ton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Morgan | 49-71 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Alexander Blanton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Hartwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Sprenger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Ton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fredrick Herring (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Fraser (fresh) 3 pts. C - Teodoro Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Northern Illinois University | John Fisher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Thomas Ton connects on the floater from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 02:45 | Northern Illinois University | Jessie Hartwell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Fisher | 55-73 |
| 02:40 | Marquette | Thomas Ton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Fisher - foul #3 on John Fisher, team foul #11 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Matas (PG), Gary Dilworth (SF) Jessie Hartwell, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:40 | Marquette | Thomas Ton makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 02:40 | Marquette | Thomas Ton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:23 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Sprenger can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 55-75 |
| 02:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Teodoro Garcia | 55-75 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 55-75 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | John Fisher gets the rebound | 55-75 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Blanton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-75 |
| 01:51 | Marquette | Teodoro Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 55-75 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Ton | 55-77 |
| 01:12 | Northern Illinois University | John Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-77 |
| 01:10 | Marquette | Thomas Ton gets the rebound | 55-77 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on John Fisher - foul #4 on John Fisher, team foul #12 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jessie Hartwell (SG), Robert Crawford (C) Robert Matas, Gary Dilworth | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser makes the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser makes the 2nd free throw | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | John Fisher loses the dribble to Teodoro Garcia | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 55-79 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | John Fisher gets the rebound | 55-79 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Jessie Hartwell misses long on a floater from the right wing | 55-79 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Thomas Fraser grabs the board | 55-79 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Thomas Ton runs out the clock | 55-79 |