| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Martin Thompson inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Marquette | Kyle Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Kyle Howard is called for the reach on Paul Hardy - foul #2 on Kyle Howard, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Robert Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Martin Thompson grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Kyle Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 26-36 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | Bradley Friedman denies the turnaround by Paul Hardy | 26-36 |
| 18:59 | Marquette | Kyle Howard grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Kyle Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-36 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Benjamin Pittman blocks the short jumper by Raymond Barr | 26-36 |
| 18:26 | East Carolina | Robert Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 26-36 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman blows the layup | 26-36 |
| 17:58 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Kyle Howard drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Terry Hatchett | 28-36 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy is fouled on the floor by Terry Hatchett - foul #2 on Terry Hatchett, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (PG), George Rascoe (SG), Luis Passmore (PF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Paul Hardy, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | James Melara misses long on a runner in the paint | 28-36 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey grabs the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey double dribbles | 28-36 |
| 16:25 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-36 |
| 16:24 | East Carolina | James Paul gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Luis Passmore - foul #1 on Luis Passmore, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Kyle Howard (SG) George Rascoe, Martin Thompson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), Timothy Palma (C) Robert Adams, Billy Bailey | |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:51 | Marquette | Kyle Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Dupre (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Luis Passmore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Corey Casson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Melara (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-38 |
| 15:43 | Marquette | Corey Casson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Leland Dupre can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Palma - foul #1 on Timothy Palma, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Luis Passmore, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG), Raymond Barr (SF), Frank Westra (PF) James Paul, James Melara, Daryl Lofland | |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Leland Dupre makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Leland Dupre misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Frank Westra gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 15:22 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 15:21 | Marquette | Kyle Howard snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 15:14 | Marquette | Kyle Howard misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-38 |
| 15:07 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 14:55 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman's pass is intercepted by Paul Hardy | 29-38 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Hardy | 29-40 |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Kyle Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Westra | 29-40 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 14:24 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kyle Howard | 31-40 |
| 14:05 | East Carolina | Frank Westra hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Grimes and he's fouled by Benjamin Pittman - foul #1 on Benjamin Pittman, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Croy (PG), George Rascoe (SG), Martin Thompson (SF) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Leland Dupre | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (C) Paul Hardy, Raymond Barr, Timothy Palma | |
| 14:05 | East Carolina | Frank Westra makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Martin Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | James Melara buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Adams | 31-45 |
| 12:53 | Marquette | Daryl Lofland swats the layup by Bradley Friedman | 31-45 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | Robert Adams grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Frank Westra connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-48 |
| 12:14 | Marquette | Martin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 12:13 | East Carolina | Robert Adams gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Adams | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:57 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Westra | 31-50 |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Robert Adams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bradley Friedman - foul #1 on Bradley Friedman, team foul #5 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Kyle Howard (SG), Luis Passmore (PF), Corey Casson (C) John Croy, George Rascoe, Benjamin Pittman, Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (SG), Raymond Barr (SF), Billy Bailey (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Carl Grimes, James Melara, Frank Westra, Daryl Lofland | |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Passmore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Corey Casson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Billy Bailey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Corey Casson's layup is rejected by Billy Bailey | 31-52 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Bailey | 31-52 |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Robert Adams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-52 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr grabs the offensive board | 31-52 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Martin Thompson picks off the pass by Robert Adams | 31-52 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Martin Thompson makes the shot from the left side | 33-52 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | Robert Adams clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-52 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma tips it home | 33-54 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Martin Thompson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Hatchett | 36-54 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Billy Bailey | 36-57 |
| 09:42 | Marquette | Martin Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-57 |
| 09:40 | Marquette | Kyle Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 09:30 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-57 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Casson | 36-57 |
| 09:11 | Marquette | Corey Casson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Hatchett | 38-57 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-57 |
| 09:00 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Corey Casson | 38-57 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett double dribbles | 38-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Croy (PG), George Rascoe (SG), Leland Dupre (SF), Eugene Wallace (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Terry Hatchett, Kyle Howard, Martin Thompson, Luis Passmore, Corey Casson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), James Melara (SF), Frank Westra (PF), Daryl Lofland (C) Robert Adams, Paul Hardy, Raymond Barr, Billy Bailey, Timothy Palma | |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Wallace | 38-57 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Frank Westra pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-57 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| 08:08 | Marquette | Daryl Lofland swats the layup by Eugene Wallace | 38-57 |
| 08:06 | East Carolina | John Lane grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by George Rascoe - foul #2 on George Rascoe, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman (PF) John Croy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:51 | Marquette | George Rascoe is hacked by Carl Grimes - foul #4 on Carl Grimes, team foul #2 | 38-59 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | James Melara steals the ball from Bradley Friedman | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Leland Dupre (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rascoe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Lane (fresh) SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Melara (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | George Rascoe is called for the reach on Carl Grimes - foul #3 on George Rascoe, team foul #7 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), Kyle Howard (SG), Martin Thompson (SF) Leland Dupre, George Rascoe, Eugene Wallace | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG) John Lane | |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 07:10 | Marquette | James Melara is called for the reach on Bradley Friedman - foul #1 on James Melara, team foul #3 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Luis Passmore (C) Bradley Friedman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Palma (C) Frank Westra | |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman is called for traveling | 38-61 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Robert Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-61 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma tips it in | 38-63 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | Benjamin Pittman can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-63 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | James Melara buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Adams | 38-65 |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Kyle Howard hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Hatchett and he's hacked by Carl Grimes - foul #5 on Carl Grimes, team foul #4 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leland Dupre (PG), Eugene Wallace (SF), Corey Casson (C) Terry Hatchett, Martin Thompson, Benjamin Pittman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG), Paul Hardy (SG), James Paul (SF), Billy Bailey (PF) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, James Melara, Timothy Palma | |
| 06:00 | Marquette | Kyle Howard makes the free throw | 41-65 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-65 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy grabs the offensive board | 41-65 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | James Paul clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Eugene Wallace - foul #3 on Eugene Wallace, team foul #8 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | John Croy (PG), George Rascoe (SG) Kyle Howard, Luis Passmore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | James Paul makes the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 05:28 | East Carolina | James Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | George Rascoe is fouled on the floor by Paul Hardy - foul #2 on Paul Hardy, team foul #5 | 41-67 |
| 05:09 | Marquette | John Croy knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Casson | 43-67 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Corey Casson is called for the reach on Paul Hardy - foul #3 on Corey Casson, team foul #9 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Melara (SF) John Lane | |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland snags the offensive board | 43-67 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | James Paul travels with the ball | 43-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG) Billy Bailey | |
| 04:04 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-67 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | James Melara snags the defensive board | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | James Paul clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-67 |
| 03:53 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace grabs the board | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Marquette | George Rascoe misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-67 |
| 03:41 | Marquette | Leland Dupre grabs the offensive rebound | 43-67 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - John Croy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Rascoe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leland Dupre (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Corey Casson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Lane (fresh) SG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Paul (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Melara (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Lofland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Daryl Lofland - foul #3 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #6 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Luis Passmore (PF) Leland Dupre | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Bailey (C) James Paul | |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Lane | 44-70 |
| 03:10 | Marquette | Luis Passmore makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Croy | 46-70 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-70 |
| 02:53 | Marquette | Luis Passmore snags the defensive board | 46-70 |
| 02:34 | Marquette | Corey Casson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-70 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland grabs the board | 46-70 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | John Lane misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-70 |
| 02:15 | Marquette | Corey Casson snags the defensive board | 46-70 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | John Croy travels with the ball | 46-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | Lupe Suarez (PG), Leland Dupre (SF) John Croy, Eugene Wallace | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG) John Lane | |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Corey Casson - foul #4 on Corey Casson, team foul #10 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eugene Wallace (SF) Lupe Suarez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 01:30 | Marquette | George Rascoe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-71 |
| 01:29 | Marquette | Luis Passmore snags the offensive board | 46-71 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | Corey Casson drills a shot in the paint | 48-71 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-71 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Leland Dupre pulls down the rebound | 48-71 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace is fouled on the floor by James Melara - foul #2 on James Melara, team foul #7 | 48-71 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Eugene Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | James Paul knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Hardy | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Leland Dupre scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Daryl Lofland - foul #4 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #8 | 52-73 |
| 00:37 | Marquette | Leland Dupre misses the free throw | 52-73 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Daryl Lofland | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | James Paul lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Hardy | 52-75 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Corey Casson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on James Melara - foul #3 on James Melara, team foul #9 | 54-75 |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Corey Casson makes the free throw | 55-75 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy runs out the clock | 55-75 |