| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Caldwell (fresh) SF - Lloyd Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sheahan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Sesco (fresh) SG - Robin Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Kramer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Armand Romano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Plaster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Kramer inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | UMass | William Sesco drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Armand Romano | 24-33 |
| 19:16 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Ross | 26-33 |
| 19:08 | UMass | John Ross is called for the reach on William Sesco - foul #1 on John Ross, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:03 | UMass | Armand Romano travels with the ball | 26-33 |
| 18:37 | Marquette | John Ross misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 18:35 | UMass | James Kramer snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 18:18 | UMass | William Sesco is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Sesco, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Plaster | 26-33 |
| 17:55 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Armand Romano - foul #2 on Armand Romano, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Peterson (C) Johnny Plaster | |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:22 | UMass | William Sesco misses short on a 3 from straight away | 28-33 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 17:03 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lloyd Wright | 31-33 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Robin Kidd is denied on a layup by Robert Sheahan | 31-33 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:22 | Marquette | John Ross misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 16:20 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright makes the shot from the right side and he's fouled by William Sesco - foul #2 on William Sesco, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Bryant (PG), Steve Browner (SG), Rufus Brasfield (SF), Johnny Plaster (PF) William Sesco, Robin Kidd, James Kramer, Armand Romano | |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lloyd Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Hoffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Browner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rufus Brasfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Johnny Plaster (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UMass | Steve Browner makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bryant and he's hacked by Paul Caldwell - foul #2 on Paul Caldwell, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| 15:35 | UMass | Steve Browner misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:35 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:16 | Marquette | 3 seconds is called on Robert Sheahan | 34-35 |
| 14:57 | UMass | Rufus Brasfield misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 14:56 | UMass | Johnny Plaster tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 14:54 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:25 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell is whistled for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Sesco (PG), James Kramer (SF) Robert Bryant, Stephen Peterson | |
| 14:14 | UMass | William Sesco can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Johnny Plaster gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Steve Browner misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Lloyd Wright - foul #2 on Lloyd Wright, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Chance (C) Johnny Plaster | |
| 14:07 | UMass | Steve Browner misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Steve Browner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 13:48 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman travels with the ball | 34-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robin Kidd (SG) Steve Browner | |
| 13:29 | UMass | William Sesco knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robin Kidd | 34-39 |
| 13:10 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Ross | 36-39 |
| 13:01 | UMass | William Sesco buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robin Kidd | 36-41 |
| 12:34 | Marquette | John Ross is hacked by Todd Chance - foul #1 on Todd Chance, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Rick Pascoe (PG), Philip Anderson (SG), Charles Haggerty (SF), Herman Scott (PF), Jeff Segura (C) John Ross, Paul Caldwell, Lloyd Wright, Alex Hoffman, Robert Sheahan | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Browner (PG), Armand Romano (PF), Johnny Plaster (C) William Sesco, Rufus Brasfield, Todd Chance | |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on James Kramer - foul #2 on James Kramer, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| 12:21 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Armand Romano is hacked by Herman Scott - foul #1 on Herman Scott, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Johnny Plaster slams it home on a great pass from Steve Browner | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Rick Pascoe (fresh) SG - Philip Anderson (fresh) SF - Charles Haggerty (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Herman Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Segura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steve Browner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Kidd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Kramer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Armand Romano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Plaster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Jeff Segura comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Johnny Plaster - foul #3 on Johnny Plaster, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Hoffman (PF) Herman Scott | |
| Subs | UMass | William Sesco (PG) Steve Browner | |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Jeff Segura makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Jeff Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:25 | UMass | William Sesco buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Robin Kidd | 41-46 |
| 10:59 | Marquette | Jeff Segura's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Plaster | 41-46 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Johnny Plaster grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 10:51 | UMass | Robin Kidd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Haggerty - foul #1 on Charles Haggerty, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Ross (PG), Paul Caldwell (SG), Lloyd Wright (SF), Robert Sheahan (C) Rick Pascoe, Philip Anderson, Charles Haggerty, Jeff Segura | |
| Subs | UMass | Rufus Brasfield (SF), Stephen Peterson (C) James Kramer, Johnny Plaster | |
| 10:51 | UMass | Robin Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:51 | UMass | Robin Kidd misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:51 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Sesco - foul #3 on William Sesco, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Browner (SG) Robin Kidd | |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:23 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Armand Romano gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Armand Romano hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Steve Browner and he's fouled by Robert Sheahan - foul #2 on Robert Sheahan, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Armand Romano makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:38 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright throws it down | 44-50 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Armand Romano hits the finger roll | 44-52 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-52 |
| 08:51 | UMass | Armand Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 08:32 | UMass | A charge is called on Rufus Brasfield - foul #2 on Rufus Brasfield, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Philip Anderson (SG), Charles Haggerty (SF), Herman Scott (PF) Paul Caldwell, Lloyd Wright, Alex Hoffman | |
| Subs | UMass | Robin Kidd (SG), James Kramer (SF), Johnny Plaster (PF) William Sesco, Rufus Brasfield, Armand Romano | |
| 08:10 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-52 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Stephen Peterson gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Steve Browner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Stephen Peterson grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Anderson (fresh) SF - Charles Haggerty (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Herman Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sheahan (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Steve Browner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Kidd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Kramer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Plaster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UMass | Steve Browner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steve Browner, team foul #9 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Rick Pascoe (PG), Jeff Segura (C) John Ross, Robert Sheahan | |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Chance (PF) Stephen Peterson | |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 46-52 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Steve Browner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 06:57 | UMass | Todd Chance tips it in | 46-54 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Charles Haggerty's layup is rejected by Johnny Plaster | 46-54 |
| 06:37 | UMass | James Kramer gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Robin Kidd buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Plaster | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:58 | Marquette | Rick Pascoe hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Robin Kidd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Philip Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 05:47 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Ross (PG), Paul Caldwell (SG), Lloyd Wright (SF), Alex Hoffman (PF), Robert Sheahan (C) Rick Pascoe, Philip Anderson, Charles Haggerty, Herman Scott, Jeff Segura | |
| Subs | UMass | William Sesco (PG), Armand Romano (PF) Steve Browner, Todd Chance | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell hits a 3 from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 05:09 | UMass | William Sesco is fouled on the floor by John Ross - foul #2 on John Ross, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| 05:09 | UMass | William Sesco misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:09 | Marquette | Robert Sheahan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Robin Kidd steals the ball from John Ross in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Robin Kidd lays it up and in | 52-58 |
| 04:48 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-58 |
| 04:47 | UMass | James Kramer grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Armand Romano buries a jump hook from close range set up by Robin Kidd | 52-60 |
| 04:21 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Lloyd Wright | 54-60 |
| 04:08 | UMass | John Ross is called for the reach on William Sesco - foul #3 on John Ross, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Steve Browner (SG), Stephen Peterson (C) Robin Kidd, Johnny Plaster | |
| 04:08 | UMass | William Sesco makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:08 | UMass | William Sesco makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Alex Hoffman's fadeaway is rejected by Armand Romano | 54-62 |
| 03:38 | UMass | William Sesco pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lloyd Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Sesco (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steve Browner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Kramer (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Armand Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | UMass | Armand Romano misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Ross - foul #4 on John Ross, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| 03:26 | UMass | Armand Romano makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:26 | UMass | Armand Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by William Sesco - foul #4 on William Sesco, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Rufus Brasfield (PF) Armand Romano | |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:16 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 02:55 | UMass | James Kramer connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by William Sesco | 55-66 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | John Ross drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lloyd Wright | 58-66 |
| 02:49 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | UMass | Robin Kidd (SG), Armand Romano (PF), Johnny Plaster (C) Steve Browner, Rufus Brasfield, Stephen Peterson | |
| 02:27 | UMass | Robin Kidd buries a floater from the right block | 58-68 |
| 02:22 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Johnny Plaster grabs the board | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:06 | UMass | Robin Kidd misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Sheahan - foul #3 on Robert Sheahan, team foul #10 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Marquette | Rick Pascoe (PG), Philip Anderson (SG), Charles Haggerty (SF), Herman Scott (PF), Jeff Segura (C) John Ross, Paul Caldwell, Lloyd Wright, Alex Hoffman, Robert Sheahan | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:06 | UMass | Robin Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:06 | UMass | Robin Kidd misses the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Herman Scott pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:49 | Marquette | Rick Pascoe can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 01:47 | UMass | Johnny Plaster snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:44 | UMass | William Sesco is hacked by Rick Pascoe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rick Pascoe, team foul #11 | 58-69 |
| 01:44 | UMass | William Sesco makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:44 | UMass | William Sesco misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:44 | Marquette | Jeff Segura snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Jeff Segura can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Johnny Plaster - foul #4 on Johnny Plaster, team foul #11 | 58-70 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Jeff Segura makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Jeff Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Philip Anderson is called for the reach on William Sesco in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Anderson, team foul #12 | 60-70 |
| 01:30 | UMass | William Sesco misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 01:30 | UMass | William Sesco makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Jeff Segura makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Rick Pascoe and the foul's on Armand Romano - foul #3 on Armand Romano, team foul #12 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Ross (PG), Paul Caldwell (SG), Lloyd Wright (SF), Alex Hoffman (PF) Rick Pascoe, Philip Anderson, Charles Haggerty, Herman Scott | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:15 | Marquette | Jeff Segura makes the free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | UMass | James Kramer scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Sesco | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Marquette | Paul Caldwell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-73 |
| 00:41 | UMass | James Kramer grabs the board | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | UMass | Armand Romano can't finish the layup | 63-73 |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Jeff Segura snags the defensive board | 63-73 |
| 00:06 | Marquette | Lloyd Wright travels with the ball | 63-73 |
| Subs | Marquette | Rick Pascoe (PG), Philip Anderson (SG), Charles Haggerty (SF), Herman Scott (PF) John Ross, Paul Caldwell, Lloyd Wright, Alex Hoffman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:00 | UMass | William Sesco runs out the clock | 63-73 |