| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jerry Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lefebvre (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Randy Virgen (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 19:31 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee is fouled on the floor by Wayne Banks - foul #1 on Wayne Banks, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen loses the dribble to Wayne Banks | 30-30 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | Wayne Banks misses the easy layup | 30-30 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 18:50 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-30 |
| 18:48 | Marquette | Jerry Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Ronald Lee swats the layup by Jerry Russell | 30-30 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Randy Virgen | 30-32 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter is called for traveling | 30-32 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee is hacked by Jerry Russell - foul #3 on Jerry Russell, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski (PF), John Kennard (C) Jerry Russell, Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Larson (C) Randy Virgen | |
| 17:29 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee hits a runner in the lane set up by Michael Charles | 30-34 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dobry Brozeski | 33-34 |
| 16:45 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer is hacked by Dobry Brozeski - foul #1 on Dobry Brozeski, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Oscar Johnston (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG) Jeff Hunter, Wayne Banks | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (PG), John Johnson (SF), Joey Beaver (C) Pat Scherrer, Michael Charles, Ronald Lee | |
| 16:28 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 16:26 | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:06 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 15:53 | Marquette | Joey Beaver is called for the reach on Johnathon Brown - foul #1 on Joey Beaver, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG), Jerry Russell (PF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Oscar Johnston, Johnathon Brown, Dobry Brozeski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SF), Ronald Lee (PF), Randy Virgen (C) Douglas Porter, James Larson, Joey Beaver | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Kennard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Lefebvre (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chester Tritt (fresh) SG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Randy Virgen (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Marquette | John Kennard hits the finger roll and the foul's on Ronald Lee - foul #1 on Ronald Lee, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Banks (SG) Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Michael Charles (SF) Chester Tritt | |
| 15:36 | Marquette | John Kennard misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:36 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Lee | 35-37 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Hunter - foul #2 on Jeff Hunter, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG) John Johnson | |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:57 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 14:55 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:46 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses long on a jumper from the right block | 35-38 |
| 14:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Richard Lefebvre | 35-38 |
| 14:35 | Marquette | John Kennard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 14:18 | Marquette | Wayne Banks gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Banks | 40-38 |
| 13:51 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Abdelwahed lays it up and in set up by Michael Charles | 40-40 |
| 13:22 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre loses the ball out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Oscar Johnston (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), Johnathon Brown (SF), Dobry Brozeski (C) Jeff Hunter, Wayne Banks, John Kennard, Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (PG), Douglas Porter (SG), John Johnson (SF), James Larson (PF), Joey Beaver (C) Pat Scherrer, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Michael Charles, Ronald Lee, Randy Virgen | |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | James Larson can't finish the layup | 40-40 |
| 12:52 | Marquette | Jerry Russell pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chester Tritt - foul #1 on Chester Tritt, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:37 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | James Larson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 12:12 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | Jerry Russell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Oscar Johnston | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Oscar Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jerry Russell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Chester Tritt (fresh) SG - Douglas Porter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Larson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joey Beaver (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Central Michigan | Joey Beaver misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 11:29 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter tips it in | 44-42 |
| 11:09 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dobry Brozeski | 47-42 |
| 10:51 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG), Wayne Banks (SG), John Kennard (PF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Oscar Johnston, Andrew Johnson, Jerry Russell, Dobry Brozeski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG), Michael Charles (SF), Ronald Lee (PF), Randy Virgen (C) Chester Tritt, John Johnson, James Larson, Joey Beaver | |
| 10:36 | Marquette | John Kennard is whistled for traveling | 47-42 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee is fouled on the floor by John Kennard - foul #1 on John Kennard, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter is hacked by Richard Lefebvre - foul #1 on Richard Lefebvre, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Pat Scherrer | 47-45 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter misses the 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 09:36 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Douglas Porter | 47-45 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen is whistled for a carry | 47-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski (PF) Johnathon Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Johnson (SG) Douglas Porter | |
| 08:58 | Marquette | Wayne Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:38 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Wayne Banks gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:21 | Marquette | Wayne Banks is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Wayne Banks, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Brown (SF), Oscar Johnston (C) John Kennard, Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter (SG), James Larson (C) John Johnson, Randy Virgen | |
| 08:09 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 47-45 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Banks | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oscar Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Porter (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - James Larson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:25 | Marquette | Wayne Banks misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:07 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 49-45 |
| 07:06 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter drills a floater from the right side set up by Michael Charles | 49-47 |
| 06:16 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Hunter | 51-47 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles blows the layup but the foul's on Oscar Johnston - foul #1 on Oscar Johnston, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Andrew Johnson (SG), John Kennard (SF), Jerry Russell (PF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Jeff Hunter, Wayne Banks, Johnathon Brown, Dobry Brozeski | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Johnson (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Randy Virgen (C) Pat Scherrer, Douglas Porter, Ronald Lee | |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:44 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson is whistled for a carry | 51-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt (PG), John Dawson (PF) Michael Charles, James Larson | |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt's layup is rejected by Richard Lefebvre | 51-48 |
| 05:26 | Marquette | Oscar Johnston pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:22 | Marquette | Andrew Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Oscar Johnston | 54-48 |
| 05:00 | Central Michigan | Chester Tritt is whistled for traveling | 54-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Johnathon Brown (SF) Oscar Johnston | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter (SG) Chester Tritt | |
| 04:47 | Marquette | John Kennard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Jerry Russell tips it back up and in | 56-48 |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Jerry Russell is called for the reach on Douglas Porter - foul #4 on Jerry Russell, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeff Hunter (PG) John Kennard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee (PF) John Dawson | |
| 04:35 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:35 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Randy Virgen - foul #2 on Randy Virgen, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:17 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee misses the easy layup | 58-48 |
| 03:57 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Johnathon Brown | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown is fouled on the floor by Douglas Porter - foul #1 on Douglas Porter, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Wayne Banks (SG), Dobry Brozeski (C) Andrew Johnson, Richard Lefebvre | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer (PG), Michael Charles (SF), James Larson (C) John Johnson, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Randy Virgen | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jeff Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathon Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jerry Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Dobry Brozeski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Pat Scherrer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Porter (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - James Larson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Dobry Brozeski loses the dribble to Douglas Porter | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jeff Hunter - foul #3 on Jeff Hunter, team foul #10 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (C) Jerry Russell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 58-50 |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | James Larson gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 02:16 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Pat Scherrer | 58-52 |
| 02:16 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Russell (PF), Richard Lefebvre (C) Dobry Brozeski, John Kennard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen (C) James Larson | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 01:59 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Central Michigan | Michael Charles makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Douglas Porter | 58-54 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Charles - foul #2 on Michael Charles, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 01:01 | Marquette | Jeff Hunter misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Jeff Hunter is called for the reach on Pat Scherrer - foul #4 on Jeff Hunter, team foul #11 | 58-54 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Pat Scherrer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:52 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 58-55 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Randy Virgen is called for the reach on Richard Lefebvre - foul #3 on Randy Virgen, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Kennard (PF) Jerry Russell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Richard Lefebvre misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:27 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Pat Scherrer | 58-57 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Pat Scherrer - foul #2 on Pat Scherrer, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Russell (PF) John Kennard | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Johnathon Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Ronald Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 00:03 | Central Michigan | Randy Virgen pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Douglas Porter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |