| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Jack Adkisson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Chamberlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Zidzik (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Earl Spurlock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Orr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Benoit (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marian | Earl Spurlock inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Marian | Jay Benoit hits a shot from close range and the foul's on John Chamberlin - foul #1 on John Chamberlin, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 19:44 | Marian | Jay Benoit makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:32 | New York U. | Jeff Spears misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 19:31 | Marian | Jay Benoit pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:22 | Marian | Earl Spurlock comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeff Spears - foul #3 on Jeff Spears, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | New York U. | Robert Luther (SG) Jeff Spears | |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| 19:22 | Marian | Earl Spurlock misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:22 | Marian | Earl Spurlock makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:20 | New York U. | Jack Adkisson is hacked by Paul Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Nelson, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| Subs | Marian | Victor Mecham (PG) Paul Nelson | |
| 19:06 | New York U. | Robert Luther is whistled for a carry | 33-29 |
| 18:47 | Marian | Victor Mecham drills a jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 18:29 | New York U. | Donald Ford loses the dribble to Earl Spurlock | 33-31 |
| 18:13 | Marian | Michael Zidzik clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:12 | New York U. | The rebound goes to John Chamberlin | 33-31 |
| 17:52 | New York U. | John Chamberlin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 17:51 | Marian | The rebound goes to Victor Mecham | 33-31 |
| 17:35 | Marian | Earl Spurlock clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:34 | Marian | Victor Mecham hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 17:12 | New York U. | John Moore misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Orr - foul #1 on Albert Orr, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | New York U. | John Kautz (PG), Archie Salmon (PF), Morris James (C) Jack Adkisson, Donald Ford, John Chamberlin | |
| Subs | Marian | Charles Gammons (SG), Lyle Neely (SF), Timothy Ogata (PF) Michael Zidzik, Earl Spurlock, Albert Orr | |
| 17:12 | New York U. | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:12 | New York U. | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:59 | Marian | Victor Mecham can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Kautz - foul #2 on John Kautz, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | New York U. | Barry Pyburn (SG), Carl Hake (SF) Robert Luther, John Moore | |
| Subs | Marian | Matthew Cain (SG) Jay Benoit | |
| 16:59 | Marian | Victor Mecham misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:59 | Marian | Victor Mecham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:38 | New York U. | Barry Pyburn drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Carl Hake | 38-34 |
| 16:15 | Marian | Matthew Cain misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Barry Pyburn - foul #1 on Barry Pyburn, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| Subs | Marian | Earl Spurlock (SF) Victor Mecham | |
| 16:15 | Marian | Matthew Cain makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:15 | Marian | Matthew Cain misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:15 | New York U. | Morris James pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:46 | New York U. | John Kautz blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 15:44 | Marian | Lyle Neely grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - John Kautz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Pyburn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Hake (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Archie Salmon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Morris James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Charles Gammons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Cain (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Earl Spurlock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Ogata (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Neely (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Marian | Charles Gammons clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:23 | New York U. | Carl Hake pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:08 | New York U. | Carl Hake scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Pyburn | 40-35 |
| 14:51 | Marian | Lyle Neely misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 14:50 | New York U. | Barry Pyburn grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 14:29 | New York U. | Timothy Ogata is called for the reach on Archie Salmon - foul #3 on Timothy Ogata, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | New York U. | Jack Adkisson (PG), Jeff Spears (SG), John Moore (SF), Donald Ford (PF), John Chamberlin (C) John Kautz, Barry Pyburn, Carl Hake, Archie Salmon, Morris James | |
| Subs | Marian | Paul Nelson (PG), Michael Zidzik (SG), Don Carmody (PF), Jay Benoit (C) Charles Gammons, Matthew Cain, Timothy Ogata, Lyle Neely | |
| 14:08 | New York U. | Donald Ford makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jack Adkisson | 42-35 |
| 13:49 | Marian | Donald Ford denies the turnaround by Jay Benoit | 42-35 |
| 13:47 | New York U. | Donald Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:36 | New York U. | Jeff Spears misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 13:34 | Marian | The rebound goes to Don Carmody | 42-35 |
| 13:27 | Marian | Jay Benoit can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 13:26 | New York U. | Jeff Spears gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:09 | New York U. | Donald Ford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Don Carmody - foul #4 on Don Carmody, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| Subs | Marian | Charles Gammons (SF), Albert Orr (PF) Earl Spurlock, Don Carmody | |
| 13:09 | New York U. | Donald Ford misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:09 | New York U. | Donald Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:48 | Marian | Michael Zidzik knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 12:29 | New York U. | John Chamberlin scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jack Adkisson and the foul's on Charles Gammons - foul #1 on Charles Gammons, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| 12:29 | New York U. | John Chamberlin makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:07 | Marian | Albert Orr hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Paul Nelson and the foul's on Donald Ford - foul #1 on Donald Ford, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | New York U. | Archie Salmon (PF) Donald Ford | |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| 12:07 | Marian | Albert Orr makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:50 | New York U. | Archie Salmon makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jeff Spears and the foul's on Albert Orr - foul #2 on Albert Orr, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | New York U. | John Kautz (PG), Robert Luther (SG), Carl Hake (SF), Morris James (C) Jack Adkisson, Jeff Spears, John Moore, John Chamberlin | |
| Subs | Marian | Lyle Neely (SF) Charles Gammons | |
| 11:50 | New York U. | Archie Salmon misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:50 | Marian | Jay Benoit grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 11:26 | Marian | Jay Benoit knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Paul Nelson | 48-42 |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - John Kautz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Luther (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Hake (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Archie Salmon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Morris James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Paul Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Zidzik (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lyle Neely (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Orr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Benoit (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | New York U. | Robert Luther buries a runner near the basket | 50-42 |
| 10:52 | Marian | Jay Benoit hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Lyle Neely | 50-44 |
| 10:35 | New York U. | John Kautz misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-44 |
| 10:33 | New York U. | Carl Hake snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 10:17 | New York U. | Carl Hake hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 10:15 | Marian | Paul Nelson pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:56 | Marian | Albert Orr connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Zidzik | 50-46 |
| 09:43 | New York U. | Carl Hake is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | New York U. | Jack Adkisson (PG), Jeff Spears (SG), John Moore (SF), Donald Ford (PF), John Chamberlin (C) John Kautz, Robert Luther, Carl Hake, Archie Salmon, Morris James | |
| Subs | Marian | Victor Mecham (PG), Charles Gammons (SG), Earl Spurlock (SF), Timothy Ogata (PF) Paul Nelson, Michael Zidzik, Albert Orr, Jay Benoit | |
| 09:23 | Marian | Timothy Ogata loses the dribble to John Moore | 50-46 |
| 08:56 | New York U. | Jeff Spears loses the dribble to Victor Mecham | 50-46 |
| 08:42 | Marian | Victor Mecham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 08:41 | Marian | Lyle Neely tips it home | 50-48 |
| 08:20 | New York U. | John Moore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 50-48 |
| 08:18 | New York U. | The offensive rebound goes to John Moore | 50-48 |
| 08:11 | New York U. | Jack Adkisson connects on the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Lyle Neely - foul #2 on Lyle Neely, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| Subs | Marian | Jay Benoit (C) Lyle Neely | |
| 08:11 | New York U. | Jack Adkisson makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:00 | Marian | Timothy Ogata comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 07:59 | New York U. | The rebound goes to John Moore | 53-48 |
| 07:47 | New York U. | Donald Ford makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Spears | 55-48 |
| 07:23 | Marian | Jay Benoit clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by John Chamberlin - foul #2 on John Chamberlin, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | New York U. | Archie Salmon (PF) Donald Ford | |
| Subs | Marian | Paul Nelson (PG), Michael Zidzik (SG), Don Carmody (PF) Victor Mecham, Charles Gammons, Timothy Ogata | |
| 07:23 | Marian | Jay Benoit misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:23 | Marian | Jay Benoit makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Jack Adkisson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Archie Salmon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Chamberlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Zidzik (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Spurlock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Don Carmody (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jay Benoit (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | New York U. | Jeff Spears makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Adkisson | 58-49 |
| 06:40 | Marian | Michael Zidzik can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-49 |
| 06:38 | New York U. | John Chamberlin pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:25 | New York U. | Jack Adkisson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Spears | 60-49 |
| 06:06 | Marian | Michael Zidzik hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Carmody | 60-52 |
| 05:57 | New York U. | Archie Salmon misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 60-52 |
| 05:55 | Marian | Jay Benoit gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:37 | Marian | Michael Zidzik hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 05:35 | Marian | Paul Nelson hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 05:23 | New York U. | John Chamberlin's pass is intercepted by Jay Benoit | 60-54 |
| 05:00 | Marian | Earl Spurlock can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 04:58 | New York U. | John Chamberlin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:51 | New York U. | Archie Salmon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Don Carmody - foul #5 on Don Carmody, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | New York U. | John Kautz (PG), Robert Luther (SG), Donald Ford (PF), Morris James (C) Jack Adkisson, Jeff Spears, John Moore, John Chamberlin | |
| Subs | Marian | Victor Mecham (PG), Charles Gammons (SG), Lyle Neely (SF), Timothy Ogata (PF), Albert Orr (C) Paul Nelson, Michael Zidzik, Earl Spurlock, Don Carmody, Jay Benoit | |
| 04:51 | New York U. | Archie Salmon makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:51 | New York U. | Archie Salmon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:31 | Marian | Charles Gammons misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 04:30 | New York U. | Donald Ford snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 04:06 | New York U. | Robert Luther is hacked by Victor Mecham - foul #1 on Victor Mecham, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | New York U. | Carl Hake (SF) Archie Salmon | |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| 04:06 | New York U. | Robert Luther makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:06 | New York U. | Robert Luther misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:06 | Marian | The rebound goes to Lyle Neely | 63-54 |
| 03:45 | Marian | Charles Gammons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Victor Mecham and the foul's on Carl Hake - foul #1 on Carl Hake, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| 03:45 | Marian | Charles Gammons makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:24 | New York U. | Morris James scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Hake | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - John Kautz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Luther (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Hake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Ford (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Morris James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marian | PG - Victor Mecham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gammons (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lyle Neely (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Ogata (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Orr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Marian | Charles Gammons is whistled for traveling | 65-57 |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| Subs | Marian | Paul Nelson (PG), Michael Zidzik (SG) Victor Mecham, Timothy Ogata | |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:49 | New York U. | Morris James misses the easy layup | 65-57 |
| 02:48 | Marian | Albert Orr snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 02:48 | Marian | Marian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | New York U. | Jack Adkisson (PG), Jeff Spears (SG), John Moore (SF), John Chamberlin (C) John Kautz, Robert Luther, Carl Hake, Morris James | |
| Subs | Marian | Earl Spurlock (SF), Jay Benoit (C) Charles Gammons, Lyle Neely | |
| 02:35 | Marian | Jay Benoit blows the layup | 65-57 |
| 02:33 | Marian | Albert Orr tips it but misses | 65-57 |
| 02:31 | New York U. | Donald Ford pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:02 | New York U. | John Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 02:01 | New York U. | John Chamberlin grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 01:46 | New York U. | Jeff Spears drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Chamberlin | 67-57 |
| 01:38 | Marian | Jay Benoit makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Zidzik | 67-59 |
| 01:19 | New York U. | Donald Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-59 |
| 01:03 | Marian | John Moore steals the ball from Earl Spurlock | 67-59 |
| 00:38 | New York U. | Earl Spurlock is called for the reach on John Moore - foul #1 on Earl Spurlock, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| 00:38 | New York U. | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:38 | New York U. | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Marian | John Moore steps in front of the Paul Nelson pass | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marian | Marian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | New York U. | John Moore is hacked by Earl Spurlock - foul #2 on Earl Spurlock, team foul #11 | 69-59 |
| Subs | New York U. | John Kautz (PG), Robert Luther (SG), Archie Salmon (PF), Morris James (C) Jack Adkisson, Jeff Spears, Donald Ford, John Chamberlin | |
| Subs | Marian | Victor Mecham (PG), Charles Gammons (SG), Lyle Neely (SF), Timothy Ogata (PF) Paul Nelson, Michael Zidzik, Earl Spurlock, Jay Benoit | |
| 00:10 | New York U. | John Moore makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:10 | New York U. | John Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:04 | Marian | Charles Gammons is fouled on the floor by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| Subs | New York U. | Carl Hake (SF) John Moore | |
| Subs | Marian | | |
| 00:04 | Marian | Charles Gammons makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:04 | Marian | Charles Gammons makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:00 | New York U. | John Kautz runs out the clock | 71-61 |