| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) SF - Clarence Easter (fresh) PF - George Edwards (fresh) C - Charles Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Cook (fresh) SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Mitchell Piland (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Stout (fresh) C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Charles Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Warren Midgley buries a driving attempt in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown steps out of bounds on the sideline | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Warren Midgley knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carl Burse | 5-0 |
| 19:01 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:59 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mitchell Piland | 5-2 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | Carl Burse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | Charles Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Warren Midgley comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown steps out of bounds on the sideline | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown is fouled on the floor by Clarence Easter - foul #1 on Clarence Easter, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Warren Midgley pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:54 | Marquette | Jeffrey Stout is called for the reach on Warren Midgley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Stout, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (SF), Dale Barrett (PF), James Seaman (C) Clarence Easter, George Edwards, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 16:45 | Marquette | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 16:33 | Marquette | Carl Burse drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper (SG), Ray Bilderback (C) Richard Brown, Kenneth Marr | |
| 16:33 | Marquette | Carl Burse makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:14 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-2 |
| 16:13 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 15:57 | Marquette | Dale Barrett can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper grabs the board | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Midgley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Williams (fresh) PF - Dale Barrett (fresh) C - James Seaman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Cook (fresh) SG - Jason Cooper (fresh) SF - Mitchell Piland (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Stout (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Bilderback (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jason Cooper | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Ray Bilderback - foul #1 on Ray Bilderback, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), Clarence Easter (SF), George Edwards (PF), Charles Adams (C) Carl Burse, Warren Midgley, Dale Barrett, James Seaman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (SG), Lance Dunn (SF), Kenneth Marr (C) Stephen Cook, Mitchell Piland, Jeffrey Stout | |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Evan Kinney scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-6 |
| 14:58 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Darrell Stone | 11-9 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Charles Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Anthony Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | Clarence Easter can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 14:36 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ray Bilderback | 11-9 |
| 14:16 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Stone | 11-12 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Kenneth Marr is called for the reach on Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Kenneth Marr, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG) Evan Kinney, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG) Darrell Stone | |
| 13:50 | Marquette | Charles Adams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 13:49 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Adams | 11-12 |
| 13:31 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses short on a floater from the right block | 11-12 |
| 13:30 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 13:26 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 13:24 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charles Adams | 11-12 |
| 13:02 | Marquette | Stephen Cook takes the ball from Carl Burse | 11-12 |
| 12:59 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Cook | 11-14 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Carl Burse comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:31 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by George Edwards - foul #1 on George Edwards, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (SF), Dale Barrett (PF), James Seaman (C) Clarence Easter, George Edwards, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (SG), Mitchell Piland (SF), Jeffrey Stout (PF) Jason Cooper, Lance Dunn, Kenneth Marr | |
| 12:31 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:31 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Dale Barrett snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Warren Midgley connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Burse and he's hacked by Darrell Stone - foul #1 on Darrell Stone, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez (C) Ray Bilderback | |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses the free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:11 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Stout | 13-15 |
| 11:58 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 13-15 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Warren Midgley pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Williams (fresh) PF - Dale Barrett (fresh) C - James Seaman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Stone (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mitchell Piland (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Stout (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jiminez (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Stephen Cook steals the ball from Anthony Williams | 13-15 |
| 11:31 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 11:30 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Stout | 13-15 |
| 11:13 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dale Barrett - foul #1 on Dale Barrett, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), James Weatherwax (SF), Charles Adams (C) Carl Burse, Warren Midgley, James Seaman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper (SG) Darrell Stone | |
| 11:13 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:13 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:56 | Marquette | Dale Barrett loses the dribble to Jeffrey Stout | 13-17 |
| 10:41 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Cooper and he's fouled by James Weatherwax - foul #1 on James Weatherwax, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clarence Easter (SF) James Weatherwax | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (SG) Stephen Cook | |
| 10:41 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Anthony Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Evan Kinney | 16-20 |
| 10:05 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 16-20 |
| 10:03 | Marquette | Charles Adams pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:46 | Marquette | Dale Barrett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-20 |
| 09:45 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:37 | SE Missouri State | Dale Barrett is called for the reach on Jason Cooper - foul #2 on Dale Barrett, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), George Edwards (PF), James Seaman (C) Evan Kinney, Anthony Williams, Dale Barrett, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG), Lance Dunn (SF), Ray Bilderback (PF), Kenneth Marr (C) Darrell Stone, Mitchell Piland, Jeffrey Stout, Michael Jiminez | |
| 09:22 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr is fouled on the floor by Clarence Easter - foul #2 on Clarence Easter, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Weatherwax (SF) Clarence Easter | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 09:05 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback loses the dribble to Warren Midgley | 16-20 |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Carl Burse misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 16-20 |
| 08:57 | Marquette | George Edwards grabs the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | James Seaman loses the dribble to Lance Dunn | 16-20 |
| 08:26 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | George Edwards pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:11 | Marquette | James Weatherwax misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 16-20 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Warren Midgley hits the follow up shot | 18-20 |
| 07:57 | SE Missouri State | Warren Midgley picks off the pass by Stephen Cook | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Weatherwax (fresh) PF - George Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Seaman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Dunn (fresh) PF - Ray Bilderback (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Marquette | Carl Burse makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-20 |
| 07:11 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback misses the 3 from straight away | 21-20 |
| 07:10 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Marr | 21-20 |
| 06:45 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Charles Adams (C) Carl Burse, Warren Midgley, James Seaman | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (PG), Mitchell Piland (SF), Jeffrey Stout (PF), Michael Jiminez (C) Stephen Cook, Jason Cooper, Ray Bilderback, Kenneth Marr | |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Evan Kinney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 06:30 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 06:10 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-20 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Charles Adams | 21-20 |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Anthony Williams misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 05:52 | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:33 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Lance Dunn and he's fouled by George Edwards - foul #2 on George Edwards, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), James Seaman (PF) Evan Kinney, James Weatherwax, George Edwards | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bradford Taylor (PG) Lance Dunn | |
| 05:33 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:33 | Marquette | The rebound goes to James Seaman | 21-22 |
| 05:19 | Marquette | Carl Burse misses badly on a shot near the basket | 21-22 |
| 05:17 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Stout | 21-22 |
| 04:58 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Williams is called for the reach on Mitchell Piland - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG), Ray Bilderback (C) Bradford Taylor, Michael Jiminez | |
| 04:58 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Charles Adams gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Charles Adams's pass is intercepted by Ray Bilderback | 21-22 |
| 04:23 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback loses the dribble to Carl Burse | 21-22 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | Carl Burse lays it up and in | 23-22 |
| 03:52 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone is fouled on the floor by Warren Midgley - foul #1 on Warren Midgley, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Clarence Easter (SF), Dale Barrett (PF) James Seaman, Charles Adams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown (SG), Lance Dunn (SF), Kenneth Marr (C) Stephen Cook, Mitchell Piland, Jeffrey Stout | |
| 03:52 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:52 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dale Barrett | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Carl Burse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Midgley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Easter (fresh) PF - Dale Barrett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Darrell Stone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Lance Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ray Bilderback (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Anthony Williams misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 03:38 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:30 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 03:28 | Marquette | Clarence Easter grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Anthony Williams misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Lance Dunn - foul #1 on Lance Dunn, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Evan Kinney (PG), James Weatherwax (PF) Carl Burse, Warren Midgley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG) Darrell Stone | |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Anthony Williams misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:03 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown blows the layup | 24-22 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Clarence Easter pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | Anthony Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morris (SG) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland (SF), Jeffrey Stout (PF) Lance Dunn, Ray Bilderback | |
| 02:23 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr misses long on a runner from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 02:22 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 02:13 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Brown | 24-24 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Richard Brown steals the ball from Robert Morris | 24-24 |
| 01:44 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Carl Burse (PG), Warren Midgley (SG), George Edwards (PF), Charles Adams (C) Evan Kinney, Robert Morris, James Weatherwax, Dale Barrett | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 01:34 | Marquette | Charles Adams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback (C) Kenneth Marr | |
| 01:13 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ray Bilderback | 24-26 |
| 00:54 | Marquette | Warren Midgley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 00:53 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 00:37 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Cook | 24-28 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | Warren Midgley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Anthony Williams (SF) Clarence Easter | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper (SG), Lance Dunn (SF), Michael Jiminez (C) Richard Brown, Mitchell Piland, Jeffrey Stout | |
| 00:24 | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-28 |
| 00:22 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback tips it in | 24-30 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Anthony Williams misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 24-30 |