| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Samuel Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Bise (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dallas Mosqueda (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Ronny Woolverton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steve Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Yo Wang (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Cunningham is called for the reach on Ronny Woolverton - foul #3 on Dale Cunningham, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Reynolds (SF) Dale Cunningham | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 19:32 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor is hacked by Dallas Mosqueda - foul #1 on Dallas Mosqueda, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 19:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 19:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-39 |
| 18:47 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:42 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF), Vince Stolle (C) Samuel Sampson, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG) Harold Cahill | |
| 18:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Vince Stolle picks off the pass by Steve Bradford | 36-39 |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Robert Santillan connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Vince Stolle and he's hacked by Ronny Woolverton - foul #1 on Ronny Woolverton, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG), Jerome Bronson (C) Daniel Smith, Eric Bise | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Richard Tsang (PF), Brian Twilley (C) William Taylor, Ronny Woolverton, Steve Bradford, Yo Wang | |
| 18:19 | Marquette | Robert Santillan makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang misses long on a shot from the right block | 39-39 |
| 18:04 | Marquette | Vince Stolle grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 18:00 | Marquette | Brian Jensen is hacked by Vincent Daly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Daly, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG) Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 17:39 | Marquette | Robert Santillan blows the layup | 39-39 |
| 17:37 | Marquette | Robert Santillan tips it home | 41-39 |
| 17:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Santillan - foul #3 on Robert Santillan, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Brian Reynolds (SF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Donald Smith, Robert Santillan, Vince Stolle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG) Brian Small | |
| 17:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:10 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 41-41 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:55 | Marquette | Brian Jensen makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Sampson | 43-41 |
| 16:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath misses the driving attempt near the basket | 43-41 |
| 16:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Clifford Culbreath | 43-43 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 16:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 15:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:41 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Samuel Sampson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Jensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Reynolds (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerome Bronson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dallas Mosqueda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Daly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clifford Culbreath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Tsang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Twilley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Culbreath - foul #2 on Clifford Culbreath, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Eric Bise (PF), Vince Stolle (C) Samuel Sampson, Brian Jensen, Brian Reynolds, Jerome Bronson, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), William Taylor (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Gerald Montgomery (PF), Yo Wang (C) Harold Cahill, Vincent Daly, Clifford Culbreath, Richard Tsang, Brian Twilley | |
| 15:31 | Marquette | Vince Stolle blows the wide open layup | 43-43 |
| 15:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small is fouled on the floor by Dale Cunningham - foul #4 on Dale Cunningham, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG) Dale Cunningham | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:52 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 43-43 |
| 14:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small tips it home | 43-45 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Donald Smith is hacked by Brian Small in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Small, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | Gerald Montgomery is called for the reach on Eric Bise - foul #4 on Gerald Montgomery, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (PG), Steve Bradford (PF) Brian Small, Gerald Montgomery | |
| 14:20 | Marquette | Eric Bise hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 43-45 |
| 14:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Smith takes the ball from William Taylor | 43-45 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Eric Bise is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Brian Reynolds (SF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Donald Smith, Robert Santillan, Vince Stolle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG) William Taylor | |
| 13:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford's floater is tipped away by Eric Bise | 43-45 |
| 13:40 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 43-45 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | Daniel Smith is hacked by Yo Wang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yo Wang, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (SG) Tyrone Maresca | |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Brian Small steals it from Daniel Smith | 43-45 |
| 13:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Cahill | 43-48 |
| 12:54 | Marquette | Daniel Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Sampson | 46-48 |
| 12:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Dallas Mosqueda steals the ball from Ronny Woolverton | 46-48 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Smith | 49-48 |
| 12:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill's pass is intercepted by Samuel Sampson in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Small - foul #4 on Brian Small, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG), Robert Santillan (SF), Jerome Bronson (PF) Samuel Sampson, Daniel Smith, Eric Bise | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), William Taylor (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Richard Tsang (PF), Brian Twilley (C) Harold Cahill, Brian Small, Ronny Woolverton, Steve Bradford, Yo Wang | |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dallas Mosqueda - foul #2 on Dallas Mosqueda, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG) Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Tsang makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Donald Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Jensen and he's fouled by Vincent Daly - foul #2 on Vincent Daly, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Vince Stolle (PF) Dallas Mosqueda | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Santillan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Vince Stolle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Bronson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Vincent Daly (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Clifford Culbreath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Tsang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Twilley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Vince Stolle - foul #1 on Vince Stolle, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Bise (PF) Jerome Bronson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG), Yo Wang (C) William Taylor, Clifford Culbreath | |
| 11:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:13 | Marquette | Vince Stolle grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Eric Bise lays it in on a nice dish by Vince Stolle and he's fouled by Brian Twilley - foul #1 on Brian Twilley, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Reynolds (SF) Robert Santillan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton (SF) Brian Twilley | |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Eric Bise makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | Brian Jensen gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | Brian Jensen is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Jensen, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Donald Smith, Brian Jensen, Vince Stolle | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Steve Bradford (PF) Vincent Daly, Richard Tsang | |
| 10:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Tyrone Maresca | 56-52 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Daniel Smith is fouled on the floor by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF) Samuel Sampson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG) Tyrone Maresca | |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:58 | Marquette | Daniel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 09:40 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 09:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:26 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 09:05 | Marquette | Daniel Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-55 |
| 09:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 08:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Bradford clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 08:46 | Marquette | Daniel Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 08:35 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Bise | 57-55 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Brian Reynolds scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 08:07 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor is hacked by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Brian Jensen (SG), Vince Stolle (PF), Jerome Bronson (C) Daniel Smith, Robert Santillan, Eric Bise, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Richard Tsang (PF), Brian Twilley (C) Harold Cahill, Ronny Woolverton, Steve Bradford, Yo Wang | |
| 08:07 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Vince Stolle gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 07:48 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson is alone and drills a floater from the baseline set up by Brian Reynolds | 61-55 |
| 07:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 07:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Reynolds (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Vince Stolle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Bronson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Vincent Daly (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Clifford Culbreath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Tsang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Twilley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Jensen is called for the reach on Vincent Daly - foul #2 on Brian Jensen, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cunningham (SF) Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (SG), Gerald Montgomery (PF) William Taylor, Clifford Culbreath | |
| 07:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:20 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Small - foul #5 on Brian Small, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG) Brian Small | |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:02 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Jensen - foul #3 on Brian Jensen, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Donald Smith, Jerome Bronson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath (SF), Steve Bradford (C) Richard Tsang, Brian Twilley | |
| 06:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 06:23 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham tips it but misses | 63-57 |
| 06:21 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Brian Jensen can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Vincent Daly - foul #3 on Vincent Daly, team foul #12 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (PG) Samuel Sampson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Yo Wang (C) Vincent Daly, Steve Bradford | |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Brian Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | Brian Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Yo Wang gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Smith (SG), Eric Bise (PF) Brian Jensen, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Richard Tsang (C) Tyrone Maresca, Clifford Culbreath, Yo Wang | |
| 05:32 | Marquette | Daniel Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 05:30 | Marquette | Eric Bise grabs the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 05:22 | Marquette | Vince Stolle scores on a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Richard Tsang - foul #2 on Richard Tsang, team foul #13 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Jerome Bronson (C) Dale Cunningham, Eric Bise | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Twilley (C) Ronny Woolverton | |
| 05:22 | Marquette | Vince Stolle makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:06 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor makes the floater in the lane | 66-59 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 04:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Brian Reynolds (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Eric Bise (PF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Samuel Sampson, Daniel Smith, Robert Santillan, Vince Stolle, Jerome Bronson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Steve Bradford (C) William Taylor, Richard Tsang, Brian Twilley | |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda hits a wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Reynolds | 68-59 |
| 04:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton's floater is tipped away by Eric Bise | 68-59 |
| 04:09 | Marquette | Eric Bise gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Eric Bise hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham grabs the board | 70-59 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Reynolds (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dale Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Bise (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dallas Mosqueda (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Daly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronny Woolverton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Montgomery (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Steve Bradford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Dallas Mosqueda misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 70-59 |
| 02:50 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham misses the tip | 70-59 |
| 02:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 02:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Sampson (PG), Brian Jensen (SG), Robert Santillan (SF), Jerome Bronson (PF) Donald Smith, Dale Cunningham, Eric Bise, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Richard Tsang (PF), Brian Twilley (C) Harold Cahill, Ronny Woolverton, Gerald Montgomery, Steve Bradford | |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Robert Santillan snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Daniel Smith (SG), Vince Stolle (PF) Brian Jensen, Robert Santillan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor (SG), Yo Wang (C) Tyrone Maresca, Clifford Culbreath | |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Vince Stolle | 72-59 |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor drills a jumper from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 01:37 | Marquette | Vince Stolle buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Smith | 74-61 |
| 01:19 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vincent Daly | 74-63 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Vincent Daly picks off the pass by Daniel Smith in the backcourt | 74-63 |
| 01:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly lays it in | 74-65 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dale Cunningham (SF), Eric Bise (PF), Dallas Mosqueda (C) Brian Reynolds, Vince Stolle, Jerome Bronson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Gerald Montgomery (PF) Vincent Daly, Richard Tsang, Brian Twilley | |
| 01:03 | Marquette | Harold Cahill steals the ball from Daniel Smith | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 00:55 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham is hacked by Harold Cahill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Cahill, team foul #14 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG), Vince Stolle (C) Daniel Smith, Dallas Mosqueda | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:52 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Yo Wang | 75-65 |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 75-65 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor tips it home | 75-67 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Vince Stolle is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Cahill - foul #3 on Harold Cahill, team foul #15 | 75-67 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Vince Stolle misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Vince Stolle makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 00:34 | Illinois-Chicago | William Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Vince Stolle grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-67 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Harold Cahill is called for the reach on Brian Jensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Cahill, team foul #16 | 76-67 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Brian Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Brian Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Gerald Montgomery clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-67 |
| 00:21 | Marquette | Vince Stolle grabs the defensive rebound | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Samuel Sampson runs out the clock | 78-67 |