| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) SG - Michael Wash (fresh) SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) C - Harold Monte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) SF - Jacob Milone (fresh) PF - Kurt Flakes (fresh) C - Charles Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Charles Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Marquette | Charles Adams can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Walker | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes loses the dribble to Harold Monte | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead clanks a shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Marquette | Jacob Milone gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Marquette | Jacob Milone tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Charles Adams snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Warren Midgley scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Carl Burse | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Kieffer (C) Charles Adams | |
| 17:16 | Marquette | George Kieffer drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Burse | 3-8 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Wash | 5-8 |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Carl Burse can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Walker - foul #1 on Thomas Walker, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess (C) Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (SG), Clarence Easter (SF), Ronald Krumm (C) Warren Midgley, Jacob Milone, Kurt Flakes | |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Carl Burse makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:40 | Marquette | Carl Burse makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:19 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wash | 5-10 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead is fouled on the floor by George Kieffer - foul #1 on George Kieffer, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Richard Linsley (SF), Chris Durocher (PF) Billy Craighead, Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (SG), Charles Adams (C) Carl Burse, Clarence Easter | |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Charles Adams grabs the board | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gilbert Corwin (fresh) SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Linsley (fresh) PF - Chris Durocher (fresh) C - Willie Hess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Morris (fresh) SF - George Kieffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Krumm (fresh) C - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Marquette | George Kieffer is hacked by Richard Linsley - foul #1 on Richard Linsley, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk (C) Michael Wash | |
| Subs | Marquette | Warren Midgley (SG), Jacob Milone (SF), Kurt Flakes (PF) Robert Morris, George Kieffer, Ronald Krumm | |
| 15:12 | Marquette | Warren Midgley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 5-10 |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Williams picks off the pass by Gilbert Corwin in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Richard Linsley is called for the reach on Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Richard Linsley, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Harold Monte (C) Gilbert Corwin, Richard Linsley, Willie Hess, Brad Buskirk | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Charles Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Monte - foul #1 on Harold Monte, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG) Chris Durocher | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Charles Adams makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Charles Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Todd Troupe | 5-11 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:17 | Marquette | Anthony Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:58 | Marquette | Jacob Milone scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Anthony Williams | 5-13 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Williams steps in front of the Harold Monte pass | 5-13 |
| 13:30 | Marquette | Anthony Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 5-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Robert Morris (SG), Clarence Easter (SF), George Kieffer (PF), Ronald Krumm (C) Anthony Williams, Warren Midgley, Jacob Milone, Kurt Flakes, Charles Adams | |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Easter steals it from Billy Craighead | 5-13 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Billy Craighead is called for the reach on Carl Burse - foul #1 on Billy Craighead, team foul #5 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess (C) Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:28 | Marquette | George Kieffer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Todd Troupe - foul #1 on Todd Troupe, team foul #6 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SF), Brad Buskirk (C) Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker | |
| Subs | Marquette | Warren Midgley (SG), Jacob Milone (SF), Kurt Flakes (PF) Robert Morris, Clarence Easter, Ronald Krumm | |
| 12:28 | Marquette | George Kieffer makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | George Kieffer misses the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk pulls down the rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-14 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | Carl Burse snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 11:46 | Marquette | Warren Midgley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-14 |
| 11:45 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes tips it home | 5-16 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Wash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Durocher (fresh) PF - Willie Hess (fresh) C - Brad Buskirk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Milone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Flakes (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Kieffer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Midgley steals the ball from Brad Buskirk | 5-16 |
| 11:03 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses the fadeaway in the lane | 5-16 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk grabs the defensive rebound | 5-16 |
| 10:46 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk misses the easy layup | 5-16 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes pulls down the rebound | 5-16 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Jacob Milone hits a floater near the basket | 5-18 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 5-18 |
| 10:25 | Marquette | Jacob Milone pulls down the rebound | 5-18 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | George Kieffer knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Burse | 5-20 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Durocher | 8-20 |
| 09:37 | Marquette | George Kieffer lays it in on a nice dish by Warren Midgley and he's hacked by Brad Buskirk - foul #1 on Brad Buskirk, team foul #7 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Harold Monte (C) Billy Craighead, Chris Durocher, Willie Hess, Brad Buskirk | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (PG), Robert Morris (SG), Ronald Krumm (PF), Charles Adams (C) Carl Burse, Warren Midgley, Jacob Milone, Kurt Flakes | |
| 09:37 | Marquette | George Kieffer makes the free throw | 8-23 |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Wash | 10-23 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Anthony Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clarence Easter (SF) George Kieffer | |
| 08:35 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Wash and he's fouled by Ronald Krumm - foul #1 on Ronald Krumm, team foul #2 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SG) Michael Wash | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:35 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe makes the free throw | 13-23 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Anthony Williams is hacked by Harold Monte - foul #2 on Harold Monte, team foul #8 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk (C) Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Jacob Milone (SF), Kurt Flakes (PF) Robert Morris, Clarence Easter, Ronald Krumm | |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-25 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Jacob Milone pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | Carl Burse knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Adams | 13-27 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gilbert Corwin (fresh) SG - Chris Durocher (fresh) SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) C - Brad Buskirk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Milone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kurt Flakes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-27 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | Charles Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 07:14 | Marquette | Charles Adams knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Carl Burse | 13-29 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert Corwin and the foul's on Jacob Milone - foul #1 on Jacob Milone, team foul #3 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Willie Hess (C) Chris Durocher, Brad Buskirk | |
| Subs | Marquette | Warren Midgley (SG), George Kieffer (C) Anthony Williams, Charles Adams | |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe makes the free throw | 16-29 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Warren Midgley comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 16-29 |
| 06:30 | Marquette | Warren Midgley gets the offensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes hits the finger roll set up by Jacob Milone | 16-31 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses long on a 3 from straight away | 16-31 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe hits the follow up shot | 18-31 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Warren Midgley is hacked by Gilbert Corwin - foul #1 on Gilbert Corwin, team foul #9 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG), Chris Durocher (SF), Brad Buskirk (C) Gilbert Corwin, Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (PG), Clarence Easter (SF), Ronald Krumm (C) Carl Burse, Jacob Milone, Kurt Flakes | |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Warren Midgley makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:37 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses the lay-in | 18-32 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher grabs the offensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Willie Hess and the foul's on Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #4 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Adams (C) Clarence Easter | |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:50 | Marquette | Charles Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess loses the dribble to Anthony Williams | 21-32 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Charles Adams clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Willie Hess - foul #1 on Willie Hess, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe (SF) Willie Hess | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Charles Adams misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Charles Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher is fouled on the floor by Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #5 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Thomas Walker (PF) Billy Craighead, Chris Durocher | |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Robert Morris (SG), Jacob Milone (SF), Kurt Flakes (PF) Anthony Williams, Warren Midgley, George Kieffer, Ronald Krumm | |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe is hacked by Jacob Milone - foul #2 on Jacob Milone, team foul #6 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Richard Linsley (SF), Harold Monte (C) James Shively, Todd Troupe, Brad Buskirk | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash is fouled on the floor by Robert Morris - foul #1 on Robert Morris, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Kieffer (C) Charles Adams | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gilbert Corwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Linsley (fresh) PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) C - Harold Monte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Morris (fresh) SF - Jacob Milone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kurt Flakes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Kieffer (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Carl Burse drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by George Kieffer | 23-34 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Robert Morris misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-34 |
| 02:27 | Marquette | Kurt Flakes tips it home | 25-36 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash double dribbles | 25-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Chris Durocher (SG), Todd Troupe (SF), Willie Hess (PF) Gilbert Corwin, Michael Wash, Richard Linsley, Thomas Walker | |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), Charles Adams (C) Carl Burse, Robert Morris, George Kieffer | |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Jacob Milone makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Adams | 25-39 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses the lay-in | 25-39 |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte tips it back up and in | 27-39 |
| 01:18 | Marquette | Anthony Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SG) Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Marquette | George Kieffer (SF), Ronald Krumm (PF) Jacob Milone, Kurt Flakes | |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | George Kieffer pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Ronald Krumm misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Anthony Williams misses the tip | 27-39 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Willie Hess | 27-39 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead scores on a floater from the right side set up by Richard Linsley | 29-39 |
| 00:03 | Marquette | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-39 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-39 |