| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sledge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Barry Holley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Dutton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Losh (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Curtis Foust (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | James Sledge inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Marquette | Robert Dutton is called for the reach on Willie Stearns - foul #1 on Robert Dutton, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Francis Losh steps in front of the James Dickson pass | 38-33 |
| 19:19 | Hartford | Francis Losh lays it up and in | 38-35 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | James Sledge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 19:07 | Hartford | Melvin Cook grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 19:03 | Hartford | Robert Dutton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 19:01 | Hartford | Barry Holley tips it in | 38-37 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | James Sledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 18:21 | Hartford | Francis Losh double dribbles | 38-37 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Willie Stearns, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann (C) Melvin Cook | |
| 17:38 | Hartford | Francis Losh is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Francis Losh, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Harris (C) James Dickson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Oliver Shank (PG), Edward Green (SG), Charles Chitwood (SF), David Cox (C) Barry Holley, Robert Dutton, Francis Losh, Curtis Foust | |
| 17:20 | Marquette | William Harris can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Cox - foul #1 on David Cox, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SG), Donnie Waters (SF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 17:20 | Marquette | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | William Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:20 | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:16 | Hartford | Oliver Shank makes the jumper from the right side set up by Edward Green | 39-39 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Willie Stearns lays it in set up by Donnie Waters | 41-39 |
| 16:26 | Hartford | David Cox's pass is intercepted by Willie Stearns | 41-39 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | Donnie Waters dunks the ball on a great pass from Willie Stearns | 43-39 |
| 16:13 | Hartford | Oliver Shank hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-39 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Amado Russo gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | William Harris lays it up and in | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Oliver Shank (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Green (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Chitwood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Fleischmann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Hartford | David Cox knocks in the floater near the basket | 45-41 |
| 15:28 | Marquette | David Cox is called for the reach on Amado Russo - foul #2 on David Cox, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (PG), James Sledge (SG), James Dickson (C) Willie Stearns, Donnie Waters, William Harris | |
| Subs | Hartford | Barry Holley (PG), Robert Dutton (SG), Francis Losh (SF), Curtis Foust (PF), Melvin Cook (C) Oliver Shank, Edward Green, Charles Chitwood, Alfred Fleischmann, David Cox | |
| 15:12 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is fouled on the floor by Barry Holley - foul #2 on Barry Holley, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Uros Kubinski | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 15:05 | Marquette | James Sledge is fouled on the floor by Melvin Cook - foul #3 on Melvin Cook, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| 14:46 | Marquette | James Sledge misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 14:45 | Hartford | Melvin Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:23 | Hartford | Curtis Foust jams it | 45-43 |
| 14:01 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 13:59 | Hartford | Melvin Cook snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:51 | Hartford | Curtis Foust throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SF), William Harris (PF) Willie Stearns, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 13:38 | Marquette | James Sledge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 13:36 | Hartford | Curtis Foust pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:19 | Hartford | Francis Losh misses long on a shot from the right side | 45-43 |
| 13:17 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Holley | 45-43 |
| 13:02 | Hartford | Barry Holley connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Francis Losh | 45-45 |
| 12:44 | Marquette | Barry Holley steps in front of the James Dickson pass | 45-45 |
| 12:33 | Hartford | Francis Losh hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Curtis Foust | 45-48 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-48 |
| 12:07 | Marquette | William Harris tips it in | 47-48 |
| 11:40 | Hartford | Melvin Cook is hacked by James Sledge - foul #3 on James Sledge, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG), Danny Davis (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), Amado Russo (PF) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Uros Kubinski, William Harris | |
| Subs | Hartford | Oliver Shank (PG), Edward Green (SG), Charles Chitwood (SF), Alfred Fleischmann (PF), David Cox (C) Barry Holley, Robert Dutton, Francis Losh, Curtis Foust, Melvin Cook | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Oliver Shank (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Green (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Chitwood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Fleischmann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann is fouled on the floor by Donnie Waters - foul #1 on Donnie Waters, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donnie Waters - foul #2 on Donnie Waters, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the driving attempt from the left block | 47-50 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | James Dickson grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 10:30 | Marquette | Willie Stearns is hacked by David Cox - foul #3 on David Cox, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| 10:30 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:30 | Marquette | Willie Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:19 | Hartford | Edward Green knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Fleischmann | 49-52 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Amado Russo drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Willie Stearns and he's fouled by Charles Chitwood - foul #1 on Charles Chitwood, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG) Danny Davis | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:37 | Hartford | David Cox buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Green | 52-54 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | James Sledge buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Amado Russo | 55-54 |
| 09:07 | Hartford | Oliver Shank travels with the ball | 55-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), William Harris (C) Donnie Waters, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Barry Holley (PG), Robert Dutton (SG), Francis Losh (SF), Curtis Foust (PF) Oliver Shank, Edward Green, Charles Chitwood, David Cox | |
| 08:50 | Marquette | Willie Stearns misses short on a shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 08:48 | Hartford | Francis Losh gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:46 | Hartford | Barry Holley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Anthony Reinhardt (C) Alfred Fleischmann | |
| 08:29 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Sledge | 58-54 |
| 08:15 | Hartford | Francis Losh clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-54 |
| 08:13 | Hartford | Barry Holley tips it in | 58-56 |
| 07:56 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:55 | Hartford | Curtis Foust gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:50 | Hartford | William Harris is called for the reach on Barry Holley - foul #2 on William Harris, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SF), James Dickson (C) James Sledge, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Hartford | Oliver Shank (SG), Charles Chitwood (SF), David Cox (C) Robert Dutton, Francis Losh, Anthony Reinhardt | |
| 07:34 | Hartford | Charles Chitwood drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Barry Holley and he's hacked by Willie Stearns - foul #3 on Willie Stearns, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) William Harris | |
| Subs | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann (PF), Melvin Cook (C) Curtis Foust, David Cox | |
| 07:34 | Hartford | Charles Chitwood makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Stearns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Uros Kubinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Russo (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Barry Holley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oliver Shank (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Chitwood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Fleischmann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Cook (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Amado Russo | 61-59 |
| 07:21 | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann travels with the ball | 61-59 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Hartford | David Cox (PF) Charles Chitwood | |
| 07:05 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Uros Kubinski | 64-59 |
| 06:48 | Hartford | Barry Holley misses long on a jumper from the left side | 64-59 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Willie Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Amado Russo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Uros Kubinski | 66-59 |
| 06:27 | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann lays it in set up by Barry Holley | 66-61 |
| 06:15 | Marquette | Willie Stearns scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Uros Kubinski | 68-61 |
| 06:01 | Hartford | David Cox misses the easy layup but the foul's on Amado Russo - foul #2 on Amado Russo, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SG), William Harris (PF) Dominick Joseph, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Hartford | Edward Green (PG), Robert Dutton (SG), Francis Losh (SF), Curtis Foust (PF) Barry Holley, Oliver Shank, Alfred Fleischmann, Melvin Cook | |
| 06:01 | Hartford | David Cox makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:01 | Hartford | David Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:44 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 05:23 | Hartford | Curtis Foust loses the dribble to James Dickson | 71-63 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | James Sledge hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Harris | 74-63 |
| 04:30 | Hartford | Edward Green misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Uros Kubinski - foul #1 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #8 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Marquette | Dominick Joseph (SG), Amado Russo (PF) Uros Kubinski, William Harris | |
| Subs | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann (C) David Cox | |
| 04:30 | Hartford | Edward Green makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:30 | Hartford | Edward Green makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Green - foul #1 on Edward Green, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donnie Waters (SF) Willie Stearns | |
| Subs | Hartford | Barry Holley (PG), Oliver Shank (SG), Melvin Cook (C) Edward Green, Robert Dutton, Curtis Foust | |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Hartford | Alfred Fleischmann dunks the ball on a great pass from Barry Holley | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is hacked by Oliver Shank - foul #1 on Oliver Shank, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), William Harris (C) James Sledge, James Dickson | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charles Chitwood (SF) Francis Losh | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dominick Joseph (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donnie Waters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amado Russo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Barry Holley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oliver Shank (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Chitwood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Fleischmann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Cook (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Hartford | Barry Holley is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Barry Holley, team foul #11 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Stearns (PG) Danny Davis | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph is hacked by Oliver Shank - foul #2 on Oliver Shank, team foul #12 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Dutton (SG), Anthony Reinhardt (C) Oliver Shank, Melvin Cook | |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:49 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 02:46 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Sledge (SF) Donnie Waters | |
| Subs | Hartford | Francis Losh (SF), Curtis Foust (PF) Charles Chitwood, Anthony Reinhardt | |
| 02:28 | Hartford | Barry Holley is hacked by Willie Stearns - foul #4 on Willie Stearns, team foul #9 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (SF) Willie Stearns | |
| Subs | Hartford | Melvin Cook (C) Alfred Fleischmann | |
| 02:28 | Hartford | Barry Holley makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 02:28 | Hartford | Barry Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Dominick Joseph buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Sledge | 83-69 |
| 01:43 | Hartford | Francis Losh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-69 |
| 01:42 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 83-69 |
| 01:17 | Marquette | James Sledge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-69 |
| 01:16 | Hartford | Melvin Cook snags the defensive board | 83-69 |
| 01:02 | Hartford | Barry Holley knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Melvin Cook and the foul's on Dominick Joseph - foul #1 on Dominick Joseph, team foul #10 | 83-71 |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), Donnie Waters (SF), James Dickson (C) Dominick Joseph, James Sledge, Amado Russo | |
| Subs | Hartford | Oliver Shank (SG), Charles Chitwood (SF), Alfred Fleischmann (PF), David Cox (C) Robert Dutton, Francis Losh, Curtis Foust, Melvin Cook | |
| 01:02 | Hartford | Barry Holley makes the free throw | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Marquette | David Cox is called for the reach on Donnie Waters - foul #4 on David Cox, team foul #13 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Edward Green (SG) Barry Holley | |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Donnie Waters makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Donnie Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Hartford | Oliver Shank double dribbles in the backcourt | 85-72 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Marquette | The jump hook by Danny Davis is blocked by David Cox | 85-72 |
| 00:33 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Oliver Shank | 85-72 |
| 00:26 | Hartford | Charles Chitwood's pass is intercepted by Donnie Waters | 85-72 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski runs out the clock | 85-72 |