| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Conner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marlon Lockridge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilford Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. C - Zesiro Ashalintubbi (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden connects on the shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Kevin Garnica - foul #1 on Kevin Garnica, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Henry Smith - foul #2 on Henry Smith, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge is whistled for traveling | 30-31 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | James Conner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi loses the dribble to Gerald Meyers | 30-31 |
| 18:23 | Marquette | Wilford Daniels is called for the reach on Gerald Meyers - foul #3 on Wilford Daniels, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton (PF) Wilford Daniels | |
| 18:15 | Marquette | James Conner misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Smith - foul #3 on Henry Smith, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn (SF) Henry Smith | |
| 18:15 | Marquette | James Conner makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | James Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 32-31 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | James Conner pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:36 | Marquette | James Conner comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jordan Brenton | 32-31 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge's pass is intercepted by James Conner | 32-31 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | James Conner blows the layup | 32-31 |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:02 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Conrad Cockburn | 32-34 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica's floater is tipped away by Zesiro Ashalintubbi | 32-34 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton travels with the ball | 32-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerome Mack (PF), John Couture (C) Gerald Meyers, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Dunbar (SF), Bob Rennick (C) Timothy Gorden, Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| 16:26 | Marquette | Jordan Brenton blocks the short jumper by Jerome Mack | 32-34 |
| 16:25 | Marquette | James Conner gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:07 | Marquette | James Conner makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Mack | 34-34 |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 15:44 | Marquette | John Couture grabs the board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Knotts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Conner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Couture (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Conrad Cockburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Lockridge (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Chris Dunbar (fresh) PF - Jordan Brenton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bob Rennick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Marquette | David Pearson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Knotts steps in front of the Chris Dunbar pass | 34-34 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | A charge is called on John Couture - foul #2 on John Couture, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (PG), Brian Marchetti (SG), Gerald Meyers (PF), Kevin Garnica (C) David Pearson, Aaron Knotts, James Conner, John Couture | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Samuel Ospina (SG), Henry Smith (SF), Wilford Daniels (PF) Conrad Cockburn, Marlon Lockridge, Chris Dunbar, Jordan Brenton | |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith is fouled on the floor by Jerome Mack - foul #2 on Jerome Mack, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi (C) Bob Rennick | |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi hits a jumper from close range set up by Henry Smith | 34-36 |
| 13:35 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 13:17 | Detroit Mercy | Wilford Daniels can't tip it in | 37-36 |
| 13:15 | Marquette | Jerome Mack grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Jerome Mack misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 12:56 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi loses the dribble to Jerome Mack | 37-36 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Brian Marchetti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pearson (PG), Aaron Knotts (SG), James Conner (SF), John Couture (PF) Dustin Hockaday, Brian Marchetti, Jerome Mack, Gerald Meyers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge (SG), Jordan Brenton (C) Samuel Ospina, Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| 11:48 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Jordan Brenton | 37-36 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Wilford Daniels misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Couture (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marlon Lockridge (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilford Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jordan Brenton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Gorden | 37-38 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | David Pearson connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by James Conner | 39-38 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton tips it in | 39-40 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | David Pearson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Knotts is called for the reach on Henry Smith - foul #3 on Aaron Knotts, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Meyers (PF) Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Ospina (PG), Conrad Cockburn (SF), Chris Dunbar (PF), Zesiro Ashalintubbi (C) Timothy Gorden, Henry Smith, Wilford Daniels, Jordan Brenton | |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Dunbar loses the dribble to Gerald Meyers | 42-40 |
| 09:49 | Marquette | David Pearson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Aaron Knotts | 45-40 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Aaron Knotts - foul #4 on Aaron Knotts, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday (SG) Aaron Knotts | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | David Pearson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | David Pearson tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dustin Hockaday - foul #2 on Dustin Hockaday, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Marchetti (SG), Jerome Mack (SF), Gary Pesce (C) David Pearson, James Conner, John Couture | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith (SF), Jordan Brenton (PF) Samuel Ospina, Chris Dunbar | |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:29 | Marquette | Brian Marchetti is hacked by Henry Smith - foul #4 on Henry Smith, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kevin Garnica (C) Gary Pesce | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Bob Rennick (C) Henry Smith, Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Brian Marchetti makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Meyers | 48-44 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Brian Marchetti - foul #1 on Brian Marchetti, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | David Pearson (PG), Aaron Knotts (SG), James Conner (SF) Dustin Hockaday, Brian Marchetti, Jerome Mack | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith (SF), Wilford Daniels (PF) Conrad Cockburn, Bob Rennick | |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:18 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers makes the runner from close range on a great pass from David Pearson | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Knotts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Meyers (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marlon Lockridge (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wilford Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jordan Brenton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | David Pearson takes the ball from Wilford Daniels | 50-46 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica misses the tip | 50-46 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Jordan Brenton snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 06:33 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Gorden - foul #2 on Timothy Gorden, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Couture (C) Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn (PG), Samuel Ospina (SG), Zesiro Ashalintubbi (C) Timothy Gorden, Marlon Lockridge, Jordan Brenton | |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Ospina pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 51-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerome Mack (PF) Gerald Meyers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:19 | Marquette | James Conner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Conrad Cockburn | 51-46 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn double dribbles | 51-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gary Pesce (PF) James Conner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Marlon Lockridge (SG), Chris Dunbar (PF) Conrad Cockburn, Samuel Ospina, Wilford Daniels | |
| 04:56 | Marquette | Gary Pesce buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Aaron Knotts | 53-46 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marlon Lockridge | 53-49 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Timothy Gorden takes the ball from Aaron Knotts | 53-49 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Dunbar's fadeaway is rejected by John Couture | 53-49 |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Dunbar pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Pesce | 53-49 |
| 03:44 | Marquette | Gary Pesce gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:39 | Marquette | David Pearson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-49 |
| 03:38 | Marquette | John Couture hits the follow up shot | 55-49 |
| 03:22 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge loses the dribble to Aaron Knotts | 55-49 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts lays it up and in | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - David Pearson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Knotts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jerome Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Pesce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Couture (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marlon Lockridge (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Chris Dunbar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zesiro Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Zesiro Ashalintubbi hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Smith | 57-51 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Conner (SF), Gerald Meyers (PF), Kevin Garnica (C) Jerome Mack, Gary Pesce, John Couture | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wilford Daniels (PF) Chris Dunbar | |
| 02:30 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Conner | 60-51 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Wilford Daniels lays it in | 60-53 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 01:53 | Marquette | James Conner pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Marquette | David Pearson drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Knotts | 65-53 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Smith connects on the jumper from the right side | 65-55 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Gerald Meyers buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Knotts | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Marlon Lockridge connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Henry Smith | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Marquette | Aaron Knotts is hacked by Timothy Gorden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Gorden, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Harris (PG), Dustin Hockaday (SG), Jerome Mack (SF), Gary Pesce (PF), John Couture (C) David Pearson, Aaron Knotts, James Conner, Gerald Meyers, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn (PG), Samuel Ospina (SG), Chris Dunbar (SF), Jordan Brenton (PF), Bob Rennick (C) Timothy Gorden, Marlon Lockridge, Henry Smith, Wilford Daniels, Zesiro Ashalintubbi | |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Jordan Brenton is called for the reach on Nicholas Harris - foul #3 on Jordan Brenton, team foul #7 | 67-57 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Nicholas Harris makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Nicholas Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Bob Rennick grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 00:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jerome Mack | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Gary Pesce comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Jordan Brenton - foul #4 on Jordan Brenton, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Marchetti (SG) Nicholas Harris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Gary Pesce makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Gary Pesce makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Cockburn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jordan Brenton | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Dustin Hockaday runs out the clock | 70-60 |