| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Samuel Spear (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Mullikin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Wise (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Troxler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gerard Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Carwile (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Shannon Hufford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Dancy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Marquette | Douglas Carwile is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Douglas Carwile, team foul #1 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Scot Hatch (C) Gerard Leonard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Barney Green (PG) Douglas Carwile | |
| 19:27 | Kansas State | Dustin Wise is hacked by Barney Green - foul #2 on Barney Green, team foul #2 | 23-21 |
| 19:10 | Kansas State | Dustin Wise is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Cooper - foul #1 on Nicholas Cooper, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Von Zagulski (PF) Richard Troxler | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 18:52 | Kansas State | Michael Mullikin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 18:51 | Kansas State | Scot Hatch tips it home | 25-21 |
| 18:28 | Marquette | Barney Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong hits the follow up shot | 25-23 |
| 18:06 | Kansas State | Samuel Spear slams it home | 27-23 |
| 18:01 | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper misses long on a floater near the basket | 27-23 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy tips it home | 27-25 |
| 17:36 | Kansas State | Scot Hatch comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Barney Green grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Barney Green clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 17:12 | Kansas State | Scot Hatch grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 17:00 | Kansas State | Michael Mullikin misses short on a floater from the right side | 27-25 |
| 16:58 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Wise | 27-25 |
| 16:38 | Kansas State | Daniel Dancy swats the layup by Samuel Spear | 27-25 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 16:18 | Marquette | Barney Green steps out of bounds on the sideline | 27-25 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Clifford Cooley (PG), Pedro Arredondo (SG), Melvin Burden (SF), Richard Troxler (PF), Gerard Leonard (C) Samuel Spear, Michael Mullikin, Dustin Wise, Von Zagulski, Scot Hatch | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:59 | Kansas State | Pedro Arredondo misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-25 |
| 15:58 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Clifford Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Arredondo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Burden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Troxler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gerard Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Barney Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Hufford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Dancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Marquette | Barney Green comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 15:50 | Kansas State | Gerard Leonard snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 15:30 | Kansas State | Richard Troxler lays it in set up by Melvin Burden | 29-25 |
| 15:14 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Barney Green | 29-27 |
| 14:56 | Kansas State | Melvin Burden buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Pedro Arredondo | 32-27 |
| 14:36 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shannon Hufford | 32-29 |
| 14:34 | Kansas State | Clifford Cooley is fouled in the backcourt by Barney Green - foul #3 on Barney Green, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Samuel Spear (PG), Michael Mullikin (SG) Clifford Cooley, Pedro Arredondo | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:10 | Kansas State | Gerard Leonard is hacked by Kevin Armstrong - foul #1 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #5 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dustin Wise (SF) Melvin Burden | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:48 | Kansas State | Richard Troxler is fouled on the floor by Kevin Armstrong - foul #2 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #6 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Melvin Burden (SF) Dustin Wise | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:28 | Kansas State | Melvin Burden misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Cooper - foul #2 on Nicholas Cooper, team foul #7 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Pedro Arredondo (SG) Michael Mullikin | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:28 | Kansas State | Melvin Burden makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 13:28 | Kansas State | Melvin Burden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Samuel Spear takes the ball from Daniel Dancy | 34-29 |
| 12:54 | Kansas State | Pedro Arredondo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 12:52 | Kansas State | Gerard Leonard pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 12:31 | Kansas State | Samuel Spear hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Pedro Arredondo | 37-29 |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Barney Green connects on the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Melvin Burden - foul #1 on Melvin Burden, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Clifford Cooley (PG), Michael Mullikin (SG), Dustin Wise (SF), Von Zagulski (PF), Scot Hatch (C) Samuel Spear, Pedro Arredondo, Melvin Burden, Richard Troxler, Gerard Leonard | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:18 | Marquette | Barney Green makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 11:49 | Kansas State | Scot Hatch knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Cooley | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Clifford Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Mullikin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Wise (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Von Zagulski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scot Hatch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Barney Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shannon Hufford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Armstrong (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Dancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy is hacked by Clifford Cooley - foul #1 on Clifford Cooley, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Samuel Spear (PG), Richard Troxler (PF) Clifford Cooley, Von Zagulski | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ray Worrall (PF), Hans Miller (C) Kevin Armstrong, Daniel Dancy | |
| 11:24 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford hits the finger roll set up by Barney Green | 39-34 |
| 11:00 | Kansas State | Hans Miller steals it from Richard Troxler | 39-34 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | Samuel Spear steps in front of the Nicholas Cooper pass | 39-34 |
| 10:20 | Kansas State | Nicholas Cooper picks off the pass by Scot Hatch | 39-34 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Dustin Wise - foul #1 on Dustin Wise, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Clifford Cooley (PG), Pedro Arredondo (SG), Melvin Burden (SF), Von Zagulski (PF), Gerard Leonard (C) Samuel Spear, Michael Mullikin, Dustin Wise, Richard Troxler, Scot Hatch | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ivan Zavesky (PG), Kevin Armstrong (PF), Daniel Dancy (C) Barney Green, Ray Worrall, Hans Miller | |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:12 | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 09:47 | Kansas State | Gerard Leonard buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Melvin Burden | 41-36 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 09:27 | Kansas State | Pedro Arredondo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 09:05 | Kansas State | Gerard Leonard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 09:04 | Kansas State | Clifford Cooley misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 09:03 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:57 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 08:55 | Kansas State | Von Zagulski gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:28 | Kansas State | Pedro Arredondo drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Cooley | 44-36 |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 08:09 | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 07:49 | Kansas State | Von Zagulski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 07:48 | Kansas State | Melvin Burden hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Clifford Cooley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Arredondo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Burden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Von Zagulski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerard Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Ivan Zavesky (fresh) SG - Shannon Hufford (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Cooper (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Armstrong (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Dancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Shannon Hufford | 46-40 |
| 07:10 | Kansas State | Gerard Leonard can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-40 |
| 07:08 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Burden | 46-40 |
| 06:39 | Kansas State | Melvin Burden clanks a shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 06:38 | Kansas State | Gerard Leonard hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 06:28 | Marquette | Clifford Cooley is called for the reach on Shannon Hufford - foul #2 on Clifford Cooley, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Samuel Spear (PG), Michael Mullikin (SG), Dustin Wise (SF), Richard Troxler (PF), Scot Hatch (C) Clifford Cooley, Pedro Arredondo, Melvin Burden, Von Zagulski, Gerard Leonard | |
| Subs | Marquette | Douglas Carwile (PG), Douglas Barto (SF), Ray Worrall (PF), Hans Miller (C) Ivan Zavesky, Nicholas Cooper, Kevin Armstrong, Daniel Dancy | |
| 06:13 | Marquette | Scot Hatch steals it from Hans Miller | 48-40 |
| 05:52 | Kansas State | Scot Hatch comes up short on the floater from the right side | 48-40 |
| 05:50 | Marquette | Hans Miller grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Douglas Carwile comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 05:34 | Kansas State | Dustin Wise grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 05:11 | Kansas State | Richard Troxler comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 48-40 |
| 05:10 | Marquette | Douglas Barto gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Carwile | 48-42 |
| 04:25 | Kansas State | Scot Hatch drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Dustin Wise and he's fouled by Hans Miller - foul #1 on Hans Miller, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ivan Zavesky (SF), Kevin Armstrong (PF), Daniel Dancy (C) Douglas Barto, Ray Worrall, Hans Miller | |
| 04:25 | Kansas State | Scot Hatch makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 04:11 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-45 |
| 03:53 | Kansas State | Dustin Wise buries a fadeaway from the left block | 53-45 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Douglas Carwile comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 03:34 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Samuel Spear | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Samuel Spear (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Mullikin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Troxler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Scot Hatch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Douglas Carwile (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shannon Hufford (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Zavesky (fresh) PF - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Dancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Kansas State | Michael Mullikin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Samuel Spear | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Ivan Zavesky misses the fadeaway from the left side | 56-45 |
| 02:54 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Scot Hatch | 56-45 |
| 02:32 | Kansas State | Ivan Zavesky steals the ball from Samuel Spear | 56-45 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford misses the lay-in | 56-45 |
| 02:18 | Kansas State | Richard Troxler pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 01:52 | Kansas State | Richard Troxler misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Armstrong - foul #3 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Clifford Cooley (PG), Pedro Arredondo (SG), Melvin Burden (SF) Samuel Spear, Michael Mullikin, Dustin Wise | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper (SF) Ivan Zavesky | |
| 01:52 | Kansas State | Richard Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:52 | Kansas State | Richard Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:42 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Nicholas Cooper | 58-47 |
| 01:30 | Kansas State | Clifford Cooley connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-47 |
| 01:16 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Von Zagulski (PF) Richard Troxler | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:49 | Kansas State | Scot Hatch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Shannon Hufford is fouled on the floor by Clifford Cooley - foul #3 on Clifford Cooley, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Nicholas Cooper is fouled on the floor by Clifford Cooley - foul #4 on Clifford Cooley, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clifford Cooley - foul #5 on Clifford Cooley, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Samuel Spear (PG) Clifford Cooley | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:36 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Kansas State | Pedro Arredondo is hacked by Shannon Hufford - foul #1 on Shannon Hufford, team foul #10 | 61-49 |
| 00:07 | Kansas State | Pedro Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:07 | Kansas State | Pedro Arredondo misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Daniel Dancy pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Kevin Armstrong misses the jump hook from the baseline | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | The clock runs out | 62-49 |