| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) SF - Roger Cruise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Flakes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronnie McKay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eljasz Zenbaver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Valenti (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois State | Jack Carter comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 19:33 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kurt Flakes | 36-34 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | Roger Cruise blows the wide open layup | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Warren Midgley pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:17 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes makes the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Jack Carter - foul #1 on Jack Carter, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:17 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Jack Carter misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Adams - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Jack Carter makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Jack Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Roger Cruise travels in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Michael Valenti steals the ball from Warren Midgley | 39-36 |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | Charles Adams picks off the pass by Michael Valenti | 39-36 |
| 17:42 | Marquette | Charles Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-36 |
| 17:41 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Stuart Flowers | 39-38 |
| 17:17 | Marquette | Warren Midgley is hacked by Stuart Flowers - foul #3 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (PG), Jacob Milone (SG), Charles Lorenzen (SF), George Kieffer (PF), Ronald Krumm (C) Carl Burse, Warren Midgley, Roger Cruise, Kurt Flakes, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (PG), Ken Flanary (SG), Dennis Nieto (SF), Peter Strayer (PF), Leslie Petrin (C) Ronnie McKay, Stuart Flowers, Eljasz Zenbaver, Jack Carter, Michael Valenti | |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Charles Lorenzen is called for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Lorenzen, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roger Cruise (SF) Charles Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | David Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 16:46 | Marquette | Jacob Milone grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | George Kieffer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Leslie Petrin | 39-38 |
| 15:57 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 15:56 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Milone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roger Cruise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Kieffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Krumm (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Flanary (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Nieto (fresh) PF - Peter Strayer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Petrin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm misses the wide open runner from close range | 39-40 |
| 15:46 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | Jacob Milone is called for the reach on Ken Flanary - foul #2 on Jacob Milone, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (PG), Charles Lorenzen (SG), Kurt Flakes (PF) Robert Morris, Jacob Milone, Ronald Krumm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Stuart Flowers (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Jack Carter (PF), James Williams (C) David Bennett, Ken Flanary, Dennis Nieto, Peter Strayer, Leslie Petrin | |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 15:31 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:29 | Marquette | Stuart Flowers is called for the reach on Anthony Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stuart Flowers, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Adams (C) Roger Cruise | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SG) Stuart Flowers | |
| 15:18 | Marquette | George Kieffer hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Kurt Flakes and the foul's on Charles Hunter - foul #1 on Charles Hunter, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | George Kieffer makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:01 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary misses short on a jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | George Kieffer pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:57 | Marquette | Anthony Williams loses the dribble to Ken Flanary in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 14:46 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 14:44 | Marquette | Charles Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Ronnie McKay picks off the pass by Anthony Williams in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Adams - foul #2 on Charles Adams, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), Jacob Milone (SF), Ronald Krumm (C) Anthony Williams, Charles Lorenzen, George Kieffer, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (SG), Eljasz Zenbaver (SF), Leslie Petrin (PF), Michael Valenti (C) Ken Flanary, Charles Hunter, Jack Carter, James Williams | |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:00 | Marquette | Leslie Petrin takes the ball from Warren Midgley | 42-42 |
| 13:33 | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Ronnie McKay | 42-44 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Carl Burse loses the dribble to Ronnie McKay | 42-44 |
| 13:08 | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Warren Midgley is fouled on the floor by Michael Valenti - foul #3 on Michael Valenti, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (PG), Charles Lorenzen (SG), Roger Cruise (SF), George Kieffer (PF), Charles Adams (C) Carl Burse, Warren Midgley, Jacob Milone, Kurt Flakes, Ronald Krumm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (PG), Ken Flanary (SG), Jack Carter (PF), Peter Strayer (C) Ronnie McKay, David Bennett, Leslie Petrin, Michael Valenti | |
| 12:35 | Marquette | George Kieffer is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-44 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | George Kieffer hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | Jack Carter buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Eljasz Zenbaver | 44-46 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Robert Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Nieto - foul #1 on Dennis Nieto, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SF) Eljasz Zenbaver | |
| 11:59 | Marquette | Roger Cruise clanks a turnaround from the right block | 44-46 |
| 11:57 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Lorenzen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Cruise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Kieffer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Adams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dennis Nieto (fresh) SG - Ken Flanary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Hunter (fresh) PF - Jack Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Strayer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Roger Cruise swats the shot by Charles Hunter | 44-46 |
| 11:38 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Carter | 44-46 |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | Charles Adams denies the turnaround by Jack Carter | 44-46 |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary misses the tip | 44-46 |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Hunter, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (PG), Kurt Flakes (PF) Robert Morris, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (PG), Eljasz Zenbaver (SF), James Williams (C) Dennis Nieto, Charles Hunter, Peter Strayer | |
| 11:17 | Marquette | Anthony Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | Warren Midgley (SG) Roger Cruise | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:56 | Illinois State | James Williams connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by David Bennett | 44-48 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Anthony Williams is hacked by David Bennett in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Bennett, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jacob Milone (SF), Ronald Krumm (C) Charles Lorenzen, George Kieffer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Michael Valenti (C) Ken Flanary, James Williams | |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Bennett and he's fouled by Jacob Milone - foul #3 on Jacob Milone, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roger Cruise (SF) Kurt Flakes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (PF) Jack Carter | |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Warren Midgley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin is whistled for traveling | 46-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), George Kieffer (C) Warren Midgley, Jacob Milone | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto (SG), James Williams (C) David Bennett, Michael Valenti | |
| 09:41 | Marquette | Anthony Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | George Kieffer tips it in | 48-51 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver's floater is tipped away by George Kieffer | 48-51 |
| 09:31 | Marquette | George Kieffer grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Roger Cruise is whistled for a carry | 48-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Lorenzen (SG), Kurt Flakes (PF) Anthony Williams, Ronald Krumm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SG), Charles Hunter (SF), Peter Strayer (PF) Ronnie McKay, Eljasz Zenbaver, Leslie Petrin | |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary is fouled on the floor by George Kieffer - foul #2 on George Kieffer, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | James Williams is hacked by George Kieffer - foul #3 on George Kieffer, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (PG), Jacob Milone (SG) Carl Burse, Roger Cruise | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (PG), Michael Valenti (C) Dennis Nieto, Ken Flanary | |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | David Bennett steals the ball from Kurt Flakes | 48-51 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Charles Hunter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 08:23 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer tips it home | 48-53 |
| 08:15 | Marquette | George Kieffer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:57 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer is fouled on the floor by Robert Morris - foul #2 on Robert Morris, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), Roger Cruise (SF), Ronald Krumm (PF), Charles Adams (C) Robert Morris, Jacob Milone, Charles Lorenzen, Kurt Flakes, George Kieffer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Stuart Flowers (SG), Dennis Nieto (SF), Jack Carter (PF) David Bennett, James Williams, Charles Hunter, Michael Valenti | |
| 07:57 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:57 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:57 | Illinois State | Dennis Nieto pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers is hacked by Warren Midgley - foul #3 on Warren Midgley, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (C) Peter Strayer | |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charles Adams | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Roger Cruise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Krumm (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronnie McKay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stuart Flowers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Nieto (fresh) PF - Jack Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leslie Petrin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm drills a jumper in the lane set up by Charles Adams and the foul's on Leslie Petrin - foul #1 on Leslie Petrin, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stuart Flowers | 51-58 |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Warren Midgley comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jack Carter - foul #2 on Jack Carter, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (PG), Kurt Flakes (PF) Carl Burse, Ronald Krumm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (PG), Eljasz Zenbaver (SF), Michael Valenti (C) Ronnie McKay, Dennis Nieto, Leslie Petrin | |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Warren Midgley makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:53 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Stuart Flowers connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eljasz Zenbaver | 52-60 |
| 06:25 | Marquette | Warren Midgley is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Carter - foul #3 on Jack Carter, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Lorenzen (SF), Jacob Milone (PF), George Kieffer (C) Roger Cruise, Kurt Flakes, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (PF) Jack Carter | |
| 06:25 | Marquette | Warren Midgley makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:25 | Marquette | Warren Midgley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver lays it in | 54-62 |
| 05:36 | Marquette | Jacob Milone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | Eljasz Zenbaver grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stuart Flowers and he's fouled by Jacob Milone - foul #4 on Jacob Milone, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Roger Cruise (SF), Kurt Flakes (PF), Ronald Krumm (C) Robert Morris, Warren Midgley, Charles Lorenzen, Jacob Milone, George Kieffer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Dennis Nieto (SF), Leslie Petrin (C) David Bennett, Eljasz Zenbaver, Michael Valenti | |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary misses the free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | Roger Cruise throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Williams (C) Ken Flanary | |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Williams | 54-66 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Roger Cruise | 56-66 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Hunter (SF), Peter Strayer (PF) Ronnie McKay, James Williams | |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Carl Burse clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Roger Cruise is hacked by Charles Hunter - foul #3 on Charles Hunter, team foul #12 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jacob Milone (SG), George Kieffer (PF), Charles Adams (C) Carl Burse, Kurt Flakes, Ronald Krumm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Jack Carter (PF) Dennis Nieto, Leslie Petrin | |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Roger Cruise makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Roger Cruise makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Peter Strayer hits a turnaround from the baseline | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Charles Adams comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Strayer - foul #3 on Peter Strayer, team foul #13 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (PG), Charles Lorenzen (SF) Anthony Williams, Roger Cruise | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (PG), Eljasz Zenbaver (SF), James Williams (C) Ronnie McKay, Charles Hunter, Peter Strayer | |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Charles Adams misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 03:37 | Marquette | Charles Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Robert Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Milone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Charles Lorenzen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Kieffer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Adams (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stuart Flowers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eljasz Zenbaver (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | James Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Kieffer - foul #4 on George Kieffer, team foul #11 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Roger Cruise (SF), Ronald Krumm (C) Jacob Milone, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ken Flanary (SG), Dennis Nieto (SF) Stuart Flowers, Eljasz Zenbaver | |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Dennis Nieto is called for the reach on Roger Cruise - foul #2 on Dennis Nieto, team foul #14 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin (PF), Michael Valenti (C) Jack Carter, James Williams | |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Roger Cruise misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Roger Cruise makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | David Bennett scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ken Flanary | 60-72 |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-72 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG) Robert Morris, Charles Lorenzen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Peter Strayer (PF) David Bennett, Leslie Petrin | |
| 02:12 | Marquette | George Kieffer blows the layup but he's fouled by Ken Flanary - foul #1 on Ken Flanary, team foul #15 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (PG), Jacob Milone (SG), Charles Lorenzen (SF) Carl Burse, Warren Midgley, Roger Cruise | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (PG), Leslie Petrin (C) Ronnie McKay, Michael Valenti | |
| 02:12 | Marquette | George Kieffer makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:12 | Marquette | George Kieffer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-72 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), Roger Cruise (SF), Kurt Flakes (PF) Robert Morris, Jacob Milone, Charles Lorenzen, Ronald Krumm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McKay (PG), Stuart Flowers (SG), Eljasz Zenbaver (SF), Michael Valenti (C) David Bennett, Dennis Nieto, Peter Strayer, Leslie Petrin | |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Michael Valenti's pass is intercepted by George Kieffer | 62-72 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronnie McKay - foul #3 on Ronnie McKay, team foul #16 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (PG), Jacob Milone (SF), Ronald Krumm (C) Carl Burse, Roger Cruise, Kurt Flakes | |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Bennett (PG), Dennis Nieto (SF), Peter Strayer (PF), Leslie Petrin (C) Ronnie McKay, Stuart Flowers, Eljasz Zenbaver, Michael Valenti | |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Warren Midgley makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Warren Midgley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | David Bennett connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Strayer | 64-75 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm misses long on a runner from the left block | 64-75 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary is called for traveling | 64-75 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Lorenzen (SF) Warren Midgley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Leslie Petrin swats the layup by Robert Morris | 64-75 |
| 00:47 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm tips it but misses | 64-75 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Ken Flanary gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Strayer and he's fouled by Jacob Milone - foul #5 on Jacob Milone, team foul #12 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (SG) Jacob Milone | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:26 | Illinois State | Leslie Petrin misses the free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | George Kieffer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | David Bennett runs out the clock | 64-77 |