| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronny Woolverton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Covert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Longshore (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Bronson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | Brian Jensen tips it in | 40-35 |
| 19:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore travels with the ball | 40-35 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Michael Covert is called for the reach on Dale Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Covert, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Ronny Woolverton picks off the pass by Brian Jensen | 40-35 |
| 18:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:46 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kyle Thomas | 40-35 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | Aaron Mills misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Aaron Mills steals the ball from Michael Covert | 40-35 |
| 18:07 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 18:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Harold Cahill and he's hacked by Jerome Bronson - foul #1 on Jerome Bronson, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), Tyrone Maresca (SG), Ronald Polak (PF), David Carberry (C) Harold Cahill, Eric Lawson, Michael Covert, Frederick Longshore | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Robert Santillan (SG), Charles Worm (SF), James Mateo (PF), Josef Rosinski (C) Aaron Mills, Brian Jensen, Dale Cunningham, Kyle Thomas, Jerome Bronson | |
| 18:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski lays it in on a great pass from Donald Smith | 43-37 |
| 17:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Polak drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyrone Maresca | 46-37 |
| 17:18 | Marquette | James Mateo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 17:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Polak's floater is tipped away by James Mateo | 46-37 |
| 16:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Polak grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 16:51 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Ronny Woolverton is blocked by James Mateo | 46-37 |
| 16:49 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Donald Smith misses long on an open shot near the basket | 46-37 |
| 16:41 | Illinois-Chicago | David Carberry snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 16:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Polak double dribbles | 46-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Eric Lawson (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Michael Covert (PF), Jared Smith (C) Vincent Daly, Tyrone Maresca, Ronny Woolverton, Ronald Polak, David Carberry | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), Brian Jensen (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Kyle Thomas (PF), Andrew Mauldin (C) Donald Smith, Robert Santillan, Charles Worm, James Mateo, Josef Rosinski | |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Brian Jensen connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Aaron Mills | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clifford Culbreath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Covert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Jensen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Mauldin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Aaron Mills grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 15:24 | Marquette | Harold Cahill steps in front of the Kyle Thomas pass | 46-40 |
| 15:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Mauldin | 46-40 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Aaron Mills snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 14:58 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 14:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 14:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Jensen - foul #1 on Brian Jensen, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Frederick Longshore (C) Harold Cahill, Clifford Culbreath, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF), James Mateo (PF), Jerome Bronson (C) Dale Cunningham, Kyle Thomas, Andrew Mauldin | |
| 14:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Aaron Mills is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Jensen | 48-42 |
| 14:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Santillan is called for the reach on Michael Covert - foul #3 on Robert Santillan, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (SG), Ronald Polak (PF) Eric Lawson, Michael Covert | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Josef Rosinski (PF) Aaron Mills, Brian Jensen | |
| 14:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Mateo - foul #2 on James Mateo, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| 14:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Ronald Polak is called for the reach on James Mateo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Polak, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | James Mateo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Frederick Longshore - foul #2 on Frederick Longshore, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | James Mateo misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | James Mateo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Frederick Longshore, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SF) Ronny Woolverton | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG), Lester Bledsoe (PF) James Mateo, Josef Rosinski | |
| 13:35 | Marquette | Frederick Longshore steps in front of the Brian Jensen pass in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 13:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Polak's floater is knocked away by Brian Jensen | 50-43 |
| 13:11 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Tyrone Maresca | 50-43 |
| 12:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca's floater is knocked away by Jerome Bronson | 50-43 |
| 12:51 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 12:49 | Marquette | Robert Santillan is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Daly - foul #1 on Vincent Daly, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Eric Lawson (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), David Carberry (PF), Jared Smith (C) Brian Small, Vincent Daly, Tyrone Maresca, Ronald Polak, Frederick Longshore | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Kyle Thomas (PF), Andrew Mauldin (C) Donald Smith, Robert Santillan, Lester Bledsoe, Jerome Bronson | |
| 12:39 | Marquette | Brian Jensen drills a 3 from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 12:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Cunningham steals it from Jared Smith | 50-46 |
| 12:17 | Marquette | Brian Jensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 12:16 | Marquette | Andrew Mauldin tips it home | 50-48 |
| 11:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Lawson and the foul's on Dale Cunningham - foul #2 on Dale Cunningham, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (SG), Michael Covert (PF), Frederick Longshore (C) Eric Lawson, David Carberry, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Worm (SG), James Mateo (C) Brian Jensen, Andrew Mauldin | |
| 11:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Clifford Culbreath makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Daly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Culbreath (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Covert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frederick Longshore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Worm (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mateo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton (SF) Clifford Culbreath | |
| Subs | Marquette | Josef Rosinski (C) Dale Cunningham | |
| 11:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 11:25 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 11:06 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 53-48 |
| 11:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 10:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore's floater is tipped away by Kyle Thomas | 53-48 |
| 10:24 | Marquette | Josef Rosinski gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:21 | Marquette | James Mateo is hacked by Ronny Woolverton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronny Woolverton, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Eric Lawson (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Ronald Polak (PF), Jared Smith (C) Harold Cahill, Vincent Daly, Ronny Woolverton, Michael Covert, Frederick Longshore | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Brian Jensen (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Lester Bledsoe (PF), Jerome Bronson (C) Aaron Mills, Charles Worm, James Mateo, Kyle Thomas, Josef Rosinski | |
| 09:55 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Smith | 53-51 |
| 09:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Polak | 56-51 |
| 09:21 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Smith | 56-54 |
| 09:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Cunningham steps in front of the Brian Small pass | 56-54 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Donald Smith is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Small - foul #4 on Brian Small, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), Tyrone Maresca (SF), Michael Covert (PF), David Carberry (C) Brian Small, Clifford Culbreath, Ronald Polak, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), Robert Santillan (SF), James Mateo (PF), Josef Rosinski (C) Brian Jensen, Dale Cunningham, Lester Bledsoe, Jerome Bronson | |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Smith picks off the pass by Tyrone Maresca | 56-56 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Aaron Mills loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG) Eric Lawson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kyle Thomas (PF) Donald Smith | |
| 08:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Cahill | 59-56 |
| 07:59 | Marquette | Robert Santillan hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 59-56 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas tips it home | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vincent Daly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tyrone Maresca (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Covert (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Carberry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Santillan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Mateo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Josef Rosinski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 07:39 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:22 | Marquette | James Mateo buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Aaron Mills | 59-60 |
| 07:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:49 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Mateo | 59-63 |
| 06:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-63 |
| 06:34 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 06:14 | Marquette | James Mateo connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Mills | 59-65 |
| 05:57 | Illinois-Chicago | David Carberry misses the jump hook in the lane | 59-65 |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | David Carberry tips it home | 61-65 |
| 05:55 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Eric Lawson (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Ronald Polak (PF), Jared Smith (C) Harold Cahill, Vincent Daly, Tyrone Maresca, Michael Covert, David Carberry | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Brian Jensen (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Lester Bledsoe (PF), Jerome Bronson (C) Aaron Mills, Robert Santillan, James Mateo, Kyle Thomas, Josef Rosinski | |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Donald Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 61-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore (C) Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 05:27 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | Lester Bledsoe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Bledsoe | 61-65 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham misses the dunk but the foul's on Ronny Woolverton - foul #3 on Ronny Woolverton, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Smith (C) Frederick Longshore | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:01 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 04:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 04:53 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Brian Jensen banks in the layup set up by Donald Smith | 61-68 |
| 04:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronny Woolverton is fouled on the floor by Brian Jensen - foul #2 on Brian Jensen, team foul #6 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly (PG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Frederick Longshore (C) Brian Small, Ronny Woolverton, Ronald Polak | |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Mills (PG), Robert Santillan (SF), Kyle Thomas (PF), Andrew Mauldin (C) Donald Smith, Dale Cunningham, Lester Bledsoe, Jerome Bronson | |
| 04:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-68 |
| 04:08 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Longshore | 61-68 |
| 03:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly misses the jumper from the left side | 61-68 |
| 03:55 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kyle Thomas | 61-68 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Aaron Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Daly - foul #2 on Vincent Daly, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Ronald Polak (PF) Eric Lawson, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Worm (SF), James Mateo (C) Brian Jensen, Andrew Mauldin | |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Aaron Mills makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 03:51 | Marquette | Aaron Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vincent Daly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Culbreath (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Polak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Longshore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Santillan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Worm (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - James Mateo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Vincent Daly makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Clifford Culbreath | 64-70 |
| 03:40 | Marquette | Robert Santillan travels in the backcourt | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore is whistled for traveling | 64-70 |
| 03:14 | Marquette | Charles Worm can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 64-70 |
| 03:13 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas snags the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 02:52 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | James Mateo gets the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:51 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), David Carberry (PF), Jared Smith (C) Vincent Daly, Clifford Culbreath, Ronald Polak, Frederick Longshore | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Jerome Bronson (C) Robert Santillan, Charles Worm, James Mateo | |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Aaron Mills scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kyle Thomas | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Smith comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jerome Bronson - foul #2 on Jerome Bronson, team foul #7 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Frederick Longshore (C) Harold Cahill, David Carberry | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Kyle Thomas | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Brian Jensen misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-73 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Brian Small | 64-73 |
| 01:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Michael Covert (PF) Brian Small, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore can't finish the layup | 64-73 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Kyle Thomas gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Mills | 64-76 |
| 01:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Frederick Longshore connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Lawson | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Ronny Woolverton - foul #4 on Ronny Woolverton, team foul #10 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Small (PG), Vincent Daly (SG), Clifford Culbreath (SF), Ronald Polak (PF), David Carberry (C) Harold Cahill, Eric Lawson, Ronny Woolverton, Michael Covert, Frederick Longshore | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Smith (PG), Charles Worm (SG), Lester Bledsoe (PF), James Mateo (C) Aaron Mills, Brian Jensen, Kyle Thomas, Jerome Bronson | |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:53 | Marquette | Dale Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Polak misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-78 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | David Carberry tips it in | 68-78 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Brian Small is called for the reach on Donald Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Small, team foul #11 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tyrone Maresca (SG) Brian Small | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Santillan (SF) Dale Cunningham | |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Donald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:44 | Marquette | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:38 | Illinois-Chicago | David Carberry is fouled on the floor by James Mateo - foul #3 on James Mateo, team foul #8 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Josef Rosinski (C) Lester Bledsoe | |
| 00:38 | Illinois-Chicago | David Carberry makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:38 | Illinois-Chicago | David Carberry makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Vincent Daly is called for the reach on Donald Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Daly, team foul #12 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Cahill (PG), Eric Lawson (SG), Ronny Woolverton (SF), Michael Covert (PF), Frederick Longshore (C) Vincent Daly, Tyrone Maresca, Clifford Culbreath, David Carberry, Ronald Polak | |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Jensen (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Lester Bledsoe (PF), Jerome Bronson (C) Robert Santillan, Charles Worm, James Mateo, Josef Rosinski | |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-81 |
| 00:31 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Longshore | 70-81 |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Covert clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-81 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Jerome Bronson grabs the board | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Donald Smith runs out the clock | 70-81 |